"Ted, I don't know if I should go." Olive rummaged through her closet to find an outfit for her blind date. "I haven't even found an outfit that matches the vibe!"
"Olive...what vibe? You're going to some rinky dinky bar in Texas. Pick something."
O...
I spent the entirety of last night listening to music and trying to relax enough to sleep but no. I couldn't. I couldn't sleep next to Kalynn cause I still felt a little weird and couldn't sleep because my hand was still tingling.
I kept replaying his words, you're staring, no I think I'm good here.
Olive.
Whenever I remembered how he said my name I would feel my whole body light up in flames. I slept with no covers last night even though the AC was high and I was cold. Thinking about Schlatt made my body hot.
I stayed an extra 2 hours in bed before Ted convinced me to get up. I tried to play it off by saying I was sick and should stay home but he didn't buy it. Now I have to spend the day with everyone and pretend that Schlatt and I didn't have a very (romantically) tense night and that we didn't almost kiss.
"You're acting super weird," Ted said quietly as we walked to the beach. "Did something happen?"
"What?" I say a little too quickly. "Nope! All good!"
Ted squints. "I feel like something happened."
"I didn't sleep well." I half-lie.
"Uhuh." He said unconvinced.
I purse my lip and raise my eyebrows. I didn't want to dig myself further into a hole so I stayed quiet. I readjusted the beach chair under my arms and continued walking with everyone.
When we got to the beach, we positioned ourselves near the shore. We set up our chairs in two small circles and placed our two umbrellas in the middle. Jack turned on the speaker and started playing some songs I wasn't familiar with. I set up my chair in the Anthony, Jack, Ludwig, and Ted section.
"That's an adorable bikini." Aisha smiled. "Where did you get it from?"
"Oh!" I looked down at my ensemble.
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"I got it from Marshall." I chuckle. "They got heat sometimes."
Aisha smiles and nods. "I got mine from there too. Very last minute." She whispers.
"Did you girls also get your bikinis from Marshalls?" Kalynn asks. She wore a blue Hawaiian flower pattern bikini that matched her blue sunglasses.
We shared a giggle and turned our heads to Anthony letting out a high-pitched gasp as Ludwig splashed water on him.
"Don't be such a baby." Ludwig chuckled. "It's just water."
"Hey, hey! No splashing, it's freezing!" Anthony whined. He splashed Ludwig back who inhaled sharply.
"It's okay, I'll protect you, babe." Weston came up behind Ludwig and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, kissing him on the side of the head.
