summer love (Dua lipa)

The lake

It was the next morning, my eyes aren't open yet but i knew it was morning because of the brightness peaking through my eye lids, I feel this humid breeze over on my face so I open them. It's Dua I guess we slept face to face, don't know how my body approved of that but we worked hard yesterday so I think we laid however. I don't know why but I have the urge to stare at her and not get up like yesterday. Her face up close looked very different then what it did from a 5ft away perspective but in a good way. She had this sort of masculine structure but very feminine too. It was the jawline she had that made her the way I thought of her. It was a face to remember

"Wakey wakey" Devin screams as he stomps into my room
Dua wakes up and she realizes I've been staring because I was still staring. I quickly look to Devin and try to focus on literally anything to make her forget that awkward moment. I give Devin the stare that communicated for him to explain himself, explain why he's in my room.
"We going to the lake like always no?" He asks
The lake he was talking about was where we met and we promised we would always go when we hung out because it was a damn beautiful lake. My parents and I went for vacation here that summer and it was boring till we went to that lake.
"Yes yes yes" I respond and quickly get up
"I was woken up for a bloody lake" Dua says as she stretches and yawns
"The best lake in the world" Devin responds while making a a circular motion with both his hands
Dua looks at me "is it really y/n?"
"Yup that where I met this brainless boy" I say as I scratch his head
"Alright then I'll wait for you guys outside unless you will allow me to watch you change" he sarcastically says with a dumb smirk on his face
"And you still say American men aren't dumb" I say annoyed
"A joke square a joke" he replies and walks out the room

Dua was sitting on my bed facing the window. I hope she wasn't thinking I was weird for staring.
"We did really fantastic last night the melody for the song was so good" she finally speaks as she turns to see me
"Cant believe we worked ourselves to sleep" I say as I put a new shirt on
"So this lake maybe I shouldn't go so you may talk to Devin alone" she asks as she gets up
"Nonsense you need to come it's beautiful" I respond
I don't know what I was talking about because she was right maybe this could give me and Devin the time alone we needed but I wanted her to come because I don't know I enjoyed her presence now? Totally normal
"I know you are in charge of me but I'm an adult I can stay on my own" she responds
Maybe she doesn't want to go?
"But you're not a bad boring presence" I say but why do I keep wanting her to go? Its like I'm not controlling what comes out my mouth
"You really want me to go that badly?" She responds and looks at me with her brown eyes that are communicating an awe
"Yes I do" I respond
"Then I will" she says while getting up and smiling as she walks out the door to I assume change and get ready

I got the bikini I bought at a biker store near my college earlier this year out my luggage and placed it in my bag. Clearly I have been planning for this since early this fall. I got my sun screen and towel all together in my bag. This summer is going so good for me. I make my bed but I couldn't help but smell this new odor, a sweet one and it wasn't mine because I wasn't the only one sleeping here. I don't know why I was beginning to notice these small things about her.

"Can you hurry up" Devin comes in
I get spooked because I was basically daydreaming because of a smell
"Yea sorry" I say as I quickly grab my bag and head out the room
I see Dua stuffing her bag with sandwiches and snacks.
"You made those?" I ask
"it's the least I can do and I love cooking so what is it you Americans say a win win situation" she says as she continues to stuff her bag with food
"You're really something out of a dream arent you but here I'll take some" I say as I get some out her bag
"You're lovely" she responds and I smile at her and for a second that felt like hours we stared at eachother. It was like a feeling of happiness and safety I don't know how to explain it. We stop staring when we hear a honk
"We should go right" she lets a small giggle out
"Yea" I say as I get ready to walk out the door

We arrive at the lake and we make Devin carry everything down. I get me and Dua ahead so I can show her around although I've only been here once but I was excited to show her it.
"This is exactly where I met Devin he was sitting on this rock splashing the water with his feet looking so so sad" I tell her
"And she rescued me like the hero she is" Devin comes behind me and wraps his arms around my neck
"One of the coolest days of my life" I respond as I stare at him
"I'll set up" Dua says and looks at me with eyes that can now communicate with mine, I find it weird that it happened quickly  because it took me some time to get that with Devin. I nod at her
"Come devin" I tell him

We walk a little and sit under a tree. He still has bruises but they're not as purple as they were in the beginning. He's actually very good looking and I don't understand why I've never felt more for him than just a friend. He was Italian but he was born here, had curly hair, but was very scrawny but the good scrawny I guess.
"Why so serious?" He asks
"I need to talk to you about something important don't worry I'm not going to bug you about your safety anymore" I say
"I don't mind it but just know I'm okay and go ahead" he replies
"Dua plans on performing" I start saying
"That's great" he screams but I wasn't finished
"If I perform with her with my guitar" I finish
He takes a deep breath so I naturally my mind thinks the worst
"I won't do it to be honest I don't really want to" I fake laugh
"You're stupid do it I'd ditch you to perform up there" he says and puts his hand on my shoulder "do it you'll be amazing" he smiles
"Are you sure and if you are your dad hasn't even approved of it so that determines it" I respond
"I'm sure he'll say yea I think he might be fallin for her" he laughs as he gets up to get to Dua

Falling for her? I knew that Devins parents weren't together anymore but I never thought of his dad finding another woman but it has been more than a decade of them being separate according to Devin. I felt the feeling of how my stomach feels when it is sucked in, how I feel when I see that devin has his life so fun and I had mine set up by my parents, "jealousy" they call it. I don't know why I did just like I don't know anything when it comes to Dua now. I felt a splash of water on me and I looked at the direction it came from.

"Jump in" Dua screams and smiles and I feel a smile I don't have control over form
I jump in and feel the coldest water hit my body but I quickly try to adjust to it. Once I float up I meet face to face with Dua and Devin on the side of her.
"It is so cold" I say
"It's a lake idiot" Devin responds and he starts swimming away
"So how'd it go" Dua says after Devin is far enough to not hear us
"He's cool with it but you still have to ask his dad" I respond
"He will say yea I promise although I think I'll have to tell him tomorrow now because you dragged me here" she says and pinches my face cheek
"Why do that" I say
"You're adorable the way you seem to have no faith in yourself start thinking more positive" she responds
I nod and smile

Naturally my mind began to think again. How was she so sure he would say yea? Maybe she was falling for him too? Why was I even thinking about this god.  I began to swim away from her to Devin and that's what I was planning to do now , to stay away because it doesn't feel normal the way I'm thinking.
We swam for an entire hour having little chats about just dumb things until we got hungry.

"These are delicious Dua" Devin says with food in his mouth which is gross I would compliment the sandwiches as well but I don't
"Thanks mate do you think they're good y/n?" She asks me with curious eyes
"Yea" I respond so blandly and I hate that I did because I wasn't that type of person
"We should head on out before it gets darker there may be a monster out" Devin blurts out
"Think that's a good idea" I agree with him

On the car ride back to the place I was thinking. I don't understand my feelings but that's not a bad thing it doesn't mean anything bad. I just have to accept the fact that I finally made a friend who wasn't Devin and nothing else. So I turn to face Dua who is sitting in the back seat
"They were delicious Dua" I say and smile
"Of course they were" she says and let's a small giggle out
Everything is cool.

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Played cool by Gwen stefani at the end lol. Thanks for reading :) planning on doing a Dua POV special