I love my best friend

Chapter Seventeen~ Best Shopping Trip Ever

The next day, I got up earlier than everyone else and decided to walk on the beach. Only ten minutes later a guy around my age ran up to me, "All alone?" he smirked slightly, shuffling the papers in his hands.

"Not hardly. i'm staying with my friends down the beach a little," I cocked my head to the side smirking back.

"You guys party?" his smirk morphed into a goofy grin.

"Sure."

He handed me a sheet of paper from his hands. I skimmed over the invitation and nodded. "See you there then?" he asked.

I looked back up at him and smirked again. "Maybe."

He shook his head smiling, "see ya there." I laughed lightly as he ran off. I walked back to the house, as I entered, everyone was awake. "There you are!" I heard Willa yell. "We've been looking all over. What's that in your hand?"

"Well you see, I was walking down the beach when I was invited to a party. This is the invite. I told him we might go." I looked around.

"That's all the more reason to go to town then!" Amber bounced down the stairs. "Go on and get changed girl. We're all ready." she smiled.

I ran upstairs and quickly changed into a turquoise tank top, jean shorts and black toms brushed out my hair and put on mascara and eyeliner. Coming back down, we all piled into Amber's Cadillac and my own car. We parallel parked on either side of the road between other cars and climbed out. "Meet back at the shop over here for lunch!" Willa called, grabbing Brandon's arm and pulling him away. Brandon had grabbed Chace before he could get far. "Your holding her purse with me dude." he laughed

Amber, Kyle, Michael and I went off in the opposite direction. "I don't know about you Lexi... but i'am not wearing jeans to this party Amber laughed. "I saw a boutique as we were driving up to find a parking space. Here!" she yanked my arm and pulled me into a little shop full of sundresses, big straw hats, shoes, makeup, big brown sunglasses, belts, jewelry, etc. It was adorable. "Awww, Lexi!" Amber smiled, pulling a sundress of the rack. "Try it on, try it on!" she pushed me toward the dressing room. "Kyle, go with her." she ordered, pulling Michael off deeper into the clothes racks.

I walk into the dressing area and shut the curtain behind me. "So, Chace tells me you plan on taking care of Chloe..." Kyle started. "What're you gonna do?"

I stepped out of the changing area in the navy blue sundress. I sighed as I looked into the mirror at the dress, sprinkled in anchor designs. "In all honesty..." I turned and looked back at him. "I don't know. I'm still so shocked that she wanted me to drown to think straight..."

"Hey..." he whispered, smiling warmly at me, "You can do it. If you ask me, I say hit her where it hurts. It seems like you two have a past, a bad past. Use it against her."

I nodded slightly. "Good idea... i'll use it..." I threw my arms around his neck, "Thanks."

He smiled as we pulled from our embrace, "No problem. But that dress is to dark." I laughed as he pulled about 5 from the rack. "Change."

I rolled my eyes playfully as I walked into the changing room. 15 dresses and outfits later we finally found what we were looking for. "Now that." Kyle said as I stepped out and looked into the mirror, "Is perfect. You look gorgeous." I smiled at him looking in the mirror.

"Thanks," I said again and watched in horror as my cheeks turned pink. I looked down, my hair making a curtain between me and Kyle as I started for the curtained room to get back into my own clothes when I felt a hand gently wrap around my arm and I was spun into something warm and hard. I looked up to see Kyle's warm brown eyes. "Do you want me to shoplift this or...?" I started playfully.

Kyle chuckled, then his face went somewhat serious, "I now realize how stupid it was of me last night... not to see how amazingly breathtaking you are, Lexi." I felt my face grow hot in a deep red blush as he continued, "I was angry about you almost being drowned last night, but now that I think about it, I really should've messed that guy up, then throw Chloe to the sharks for wanting you hurt like that... I want you to know that if you need any help with her, i'm here. I'm here for anything, it doesn't even have to be Chloe."

"Kyle?" I asked him when he finished.

"Hmm?" he pressed his lips together.

"Your the best." I meant it too, i'm not sure what was just going on, but right then, I really wanted to kiss him.

Apparently he felt the same way I did, because he glanced down at my lips then chuckled slightly, "I don't want to sound too cheesy, but that whole air thing underwater... will not be counted as our first kiss..." he unwrapped his arms from my waist and cupped my face, "but this will..." we both leaned toward each other quickly closing the gap between our lips. Oh my God. I think I fell in love.

It felt like my insides turned to jelly as I leaned against him. Our lips moved perfectly in sync as we deepened our kiss. When we finally pulled apart for air I laughed slightly. "I can't believe we just kissed.."

He laughed too, "You better believe it." he backed away from me and gave a big bow, "It was a great honor for me," I couldn't help but laugh at the big goof bowing at me.

"I think i'm going to go change now..." I giggled as I walked back into the room and closed the curtain. Not a minute later I came back out, dropping my shoes on the floor and slipping back into them. We walked to the check out place and my outfit was rung up. I pulled out my wallet to pay when a big hand covered both of mine. I looked up to see Kyle holding his wallet. I opened my mouth to object when he held up a hand, "Don't ruin this." he laughed which I returned.

"Fine," I gave up slipping my wallet back into my bag and holding my hands up into defeat. He paid and we met up with the others, Brandon's arm was around Willa's waist when we arrived where we said we'd eat. She grinned at my raised eyebrows and I laughed silently. I knew they'd be together real soon. Kyle looked down at me and whispered, "Are they..?" I nodded then he looked at Amber, "You owe me ten bucks." I raised my eyebrows as Amber pulled the money from her purse and rolled her eyes handing it over.

"Classy," I smirked at Kyle which he returned.

"My middle name." I rolled my eyes playfully.

"Whatever, kid." I shot with tons of sarcasm. Kyle raised his eyebrows and kissed my head, earning a bunch of 'OOOO's from the others and a glare from Chace. I looked down, I knew after last night this would hurt Chace, But I couldn't be in a relationship with him. What if we broke up? Not only would our relationship be over, but our friendship would be to. I couldn't take the risk of losing my Soul Mate.

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