ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ | ᴛsɪᴛᴘ [2]

A Pᴀᴘᴇʀ Tᴏᴡᴇʟ?

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Dakota had been going to Cousins Beach with his mother and sister for as long as he could remember. Every summer, the family made their way down to Massachusetts to spend time with two other families. The Fishers and the Conklins.

Susannah and Laurel had been best friends with Megan for years and when the three discovered that they were going to have children around the same age they were ecstatic. Megan had the twins first, then Susannah had Conrad. Right after, Laurel had Steven.

The four had no choice but to become close. Spending every summer together for two years. Then Susannah had Jeremiah and Laurel had Belly.

Dakota could remember Liz being on Cloud 9 whenever she found out she wasn't going to be the only girl anymore. He heard about it that whole summer and for months after. The six kids all grew up together and became a family. Which was exactly what the moms wanted. For them to all be close like they were.

Eventually, Laurel and Megan had decided that they would just make the drive to Cousins together. Packing all four kids in the back which was always a disaster on its own, but just seemed easier.

So, every summer for the next upcoming years, they made the drive up there together.

The summer after the twins had turned 17, they made their usual drive to Cousins. Belly and Liz catching up as usual, and the boys messing with them any chance they got.

Which didn't stop when they got there, it actually got worse when Conrad and Jeremiah joined in. Liz ran in the house as the boys did their traditional Belly flop. Tossing the girl in the pool and cackling about it as they high fived.

Dakota and Jeremiah walk back toward the house as Conrad and Steven helped Belly out of the pool.

"So I'm hearing that there is this party tonight. You coming?" Jeremiah says

"For sure. You know whose house it's at?" Dakota says as they walk into the house

"No." Jeremiah shakes his head, "But I guess we'll find out."

"Dude, are you even sure Susannah is gonna let you go? You're only 15."

"She doesn't have to know." Jeremiah whispers as he shrugs. Dakota laughs as he shakes his head. Dakota heads upstairs as Jeremiah heads to the kitchen.

As he passes Liz's room he stops, "Yo." Liz turns with her brows raised, "Party tonight. You coming ?"

"Uh, sure." She nods, "Whose house?"

"No clue." He shrugs, "Jeremiah brought it up."

"Of course." Liz chuckles before she reaches for her phone, "I'll just ask River."

Dakota furrows his brows as he walks further into the room, "River? Who's River?"

"A girl I met a couple of summers ago." Liz says as she keeps her eyes on her phone, "She's been here before. I don't know how you haven't seen her."