troubled book 2: keep holding on

chapter 11: sing it loud

Zoeya p.o.v

"My legs are dangling off the edge" i sang, my body swaying to the cheery beat of a very depressing song, which is irony in its own way! I was packing for our day out at the beach which we had planned after the studio session. The whole gang was coming, so i had to pack a lot and i still had to empty out the band van.

"NICK?!" I shouted, and i heard nicks feet pound into the ground as he ran to me.

"Whats wrong?" He stammered, checking for injuries. I laughed at his concern.he blushed at my laugh and hid his eyes with his hair. That adorable hair flip made me 'aww' in compassion.

"Stop it" he scowled, pinching my waist. I pushed him away, giggling at my ticklishness.i pass him the van keys, and he moans.

"Go clean it out, otherwise the others cant get in." I reason, and he moans again. Do i have to treat him like a child?
"fine! Ill give you a...treat, if you clean it out."i say, and he runs out the door.

Cheeseball....

The phone rings and i pick it up. I wrench the phone away from my ear when i hear moans and gasps of sex.Then i hear kane laughing and i scowl.

"Stop playing porn noises every time i answer your calls, you bastard!" i shout, and he laughs some more.then he groans and shouts at zack, who i hear tutting in the background.

"Sorry zoeya, i punched him in the balls for you, as much as i didnt want to.i dont want to break my toys, if you know what i mean," zack mutters to me, and i giggle at his snarky comment.

"Thanks zack. You ready for beach day?" I ask, and he replies with a uh-huh.he tells me to pick him up in 30 mins and then hangs up.

I message the others at their hotel and they all reply that they are ready to go.

Before i have a chance to put my phone down, kane tackles me and we fall onto the couch. He begins to kiss my neck, electing a loud moan from my throat.

"What about my treat zoeya? I cleaned the van" he growls into my ear, and i chuckle under my breath.he kisses my neck again, which cuts off my laugh with another moan.

"Good boy" i say to him, and he lifts his so he can look at me. He blows his hair out of his eyes so he can see me better, and he kisses my nose softly.

"I do have lips you know" i joke sarcastically, and he shushes me.

"Zoeya, sometimes the best part of a kiss isn't during it.... its the anticipation of it happening" he says, pushing me towards his lips by the back of my neck.he stops me, my lips a hairs length away from his.He's right.

And then he kisses me.

His lips hungry and aggressive, his hands wandering all over my body, its clear hes enjoying this, as am i. His taste is delicious and his scent is alluring. I kiss back, my arms wrapping around his neck, and my fingers trailing through his hair like snakes in desert sand.Our bodies slowly mold together, like two pieces of a puzzle fitting perfectly together.

His tongue slowly runs along my lower lip, and his sneaky move makes me gasp, giving him chance to wrap his tongue with mine and them to wind together.

It was passionate, but not at all calm.

After what seems like a lifetime of bliss, we pull away and breath heavily.he looks deep into my eyes with a friendly grin on his face.

"Not bad zoeya" he comments, "a B- , in my book".

I fake shock and push him away, and he apologises.

" nevermind, its an A+++++" he corrects, and i nod in approval.

***

" so gang, what part of the beach do we violate first?" Zack asks, and i immediately point to the ice cream stall. We venture over, and leave a few minutes later, jeff and maddie eating latte ice cream, me and mickayla snacking on oreo flavour, and the others with mint choc chip. Not bad tastes, if i do say so myself.

After we finish our treats, we rent some sun beds and pick a spot on the beach, which was lit up but not fully in the range of the suns beams. Some of us could barely handle spring without getting sunburn, let alone summer.

"So jadie, how're you two doing eh?" Ben snickers, looking to jeff and maddie.

"Jadie?" Maddie asks, confusion on her face.

" your ship name dumbass. Geez, blonde people are stupid." Ben retorts, but shrinks back when kane and maddie glare daggers at him.

"Were doing fine, thanks" jeff replies, oblivious to the hostile atmosphere. He wraps his arms protectively around maddie and her stiff body relaxes into his chest.

"Hey, anyone up for swimming?" Mickayla asks, and everyone begins to undress out of the clothes they put over their swimsuits and trunks.

Someone fox whistles, and i look over to see the boys staring at my dark-ish green bikini, and i cover myself in a towel. I get really uncomfortable in situations like these.

Nick cuffs the boys around the ear and he gives me a reassuring look. I nod and drop the towel, and looks at the girls. Maddie in a orange swimsuit, which complimented her golden locks. Mickayla sported a black bikini with gray frills on the lower piece, giving it the look of a skirt.

Im straight, but damn they looked attractive in my opinion.

A pair of arms i was familiar with wrapped around my waist, and i looked over my shoulder to see nick grinning at me.

"Hey there. I could get used to this attire" he says in a sexy tone, and i blush a deep red. I laugh quietly and we all run to the water.

During our little swim, i was dunked twice, we had water fights and i pushed mickayla off of bens shoulders in a couple of situations.

Later, i dried off as the sun started to set. Most people left but the teenagers, and we set up a bonfire using the old fire pit that a group of people made months ago. A couple of guys cracked open a cooler full of liquor and vodka, and i sighed in a motherly tone.

We were getting hammered tonight.

*** (jeffs p.o.v)

the teens we were partying with knew the band, so they had us perform some of our cover songs.

" im gonna chase this whisky with patrone, I wanna girl on my lap in a yellow thong, Im comin in hot ya heard me, And ima make it rain on the girl who serves me" nick sang with me on the wooden platform we set up behind the fire.a chorus of laughs and cheers followed after we finished singing.

"Hey lifeline, play a song you'll play at pittsburg" someone shouted and nick looked to me.

I mouthed 'the johnny trilogy to him and grabbed a mic i had brought in the van, along with all the band gear.

"Lets play the johnny trilogy!" Nick shouted to the crowd. And the lifeline began the intro to johnny ringo.

"This is your time, your life flashing before your eyes and soon enough you will realise, this is goodbye but what if i gave you a chance, you just have to SELL YOUR SOUL!" Nick and i sing in unison, and the small crowd cheer.

And so it begins, a night of drinking, singing and partying.