Where it All Began

Myrtle Beach

The second day; Maddie's Pov
When we got to the cabin last night, we were all spent. As soon as we got inside, we dropped all of our stuff in the lounge and headed to bed. Me and Wes agreed to take the futon since we didn't really care, as long as we were together. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out. I was in a light sleep when I felt two strong and comforting arms wrap around my waist. I smiled and laid my hand on his arm and whispered an I love you before I drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning when I woke up, I hadn't moved very much from my spot that I fell asleep in. Wes was still holding onto me, sound asleep still, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I gently moved Wes's arm from my waist so I could go make breakfast for everybody. When I slid out of bed I started to walk away but Wes grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down into bed on top of him. "Where is it you're going, missy? I was going to make breakfast and take a quick shower." He smiled at me and I saw the twinkle in his blue eyes that I absolutely love. He wrapped me in a hug and I put one hand around his neck and rested the other on his bare chest. He kissed the top of my head and I got up to go take a shower. I felt Wes's eyes on my the whole time. I smiled to myself while I was in the shower, thinking about how lucky I was to have Wes in my life. I quickly showered and headed to our room to get dressed. I decided to wear my denim shorts and one of my favorite CFD shirts. I walked out into the kitchen to help make breakfast. When I walked into the kitchen it didn't surprise me to see Wes still shirtless and Abby and Jake talking about the beach. I walked up behind Wes and wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his shoulder. He leaned against me, also making sure not to lean too much weight against me since he was bigger than I was, and turned his head towards me and kissed my forehead. I smiled and pulled away from him so I could help cook. When Abby and Jake saw out antics she smiled and gave Jake a kiss.
When we finished making breakfast it was about 9am. Wes and I walked to the other room to try and get the other four up. When we walked into the room where Lauren and Andrew were, I was surprised to see that they were both on the bottom bunk, Lauren pulled close to his side. Both of them were slowly starting to wake up so I quietly closed the door and made my way to the last room where Mikayla and Isaiah were sleeping. I walked in and Mikayla was laying on top of Isaiah's bare chest still asleep. I quietly grabbed on of the spare pillows and went to the side of the bed they were on. I, more or less gently, hit them with the pillow and told them to get up. They groaned so I picked up Mikayla and put her on the floor over the air vent, knowing that would wake her up. "Madison Elizabeth! What the hell?! You're welcome. Get Lazy over there up. Breakfast is ready. I hate you you know? I know." I walked away with a smile and walked to the kitchen to give Wes a hug. "Did you manage to get their lazy asses out of bed? Yea, Mikayla will probably kill me if she wakes up like that again. What'd you do..? At first I hit them both with a pillow upside the head. When that didn't work, I picked Kayla up and say her down on top of the air vent... She's going to kill you! I know. But I have you to keep me safe. Yea yea, I'm going to go take a shower and then are we going to go to the beach? Yea. I'm going to go get ready." I walked back to our room to get my bikini on under my clothes. When I was putting my shirt on Wes walked out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel. "Are you trying to kill me over here?! What? You.. Towel.. Nothing else.. Oh my god.. Oh yeah, sorry." I threw him a pair of shorts from his bag and went to find my sandals.
When everybody was ready to head to the beach we got into our respective cars and drove. It may only be a mile away from our cabin but we wanted to drive. We'll walk tomorrow night and take a long walk on the beach. Once we got to the beach we paid for parking and got out of our cars. Wes and I walked down first so we could get a good spot by the water. When everybody else got down to our spot we all stripped down to our bathing suits. All of us girls wanted to tan for a little while before getting in the water but the guys went straight in. After about ten minutes of laying under the sun I heard footsteps coming towards me. "Don't you even think about it Mr. Jones... I don't know what you're talking about Miss Moore. Come on, get in the water. Give me a few more minutes please? Yea, sure." I heard him walking away but didn't realize what he was doing. That was until I was getting a bucket of water dumped all over me... "WES!!! Yes'm? I'm gonna get you.. Oh really now? Yea.. You'll have to catch me then!" The last part he said after he stood up so he could get a head start. I got up as fast as I could and followed him into the water. "You gave me no choice.." He slowly started wading towards me. When he finally reached where I was he grabbed me around the waist and threw me over his shoulder. "Wesley Aaron Jones you put me down right now! And why would I do that when I could do this?" He put me back on my own too feet, but only for a second until he picked me back up. This time with me wrapping my legs around his waist. He looked me in the eye "I love you. I'm so glad we got to make this trip happen. There are many more to come in our future." He smirked at me before he kissed me passionately. I had to stop it before it became something more. We were at a beach in the middle of the day after all! "I love you too. But, I will have to punish you if you ever do that again." I say this sentence with a sneaky smile. "I might just have to take you up on the offer.." As he was finishing what he was saying he dropped me into the water, making sure my head didn't go completely under water. While I was in the water I managed to grab hold of one of Wes's ankles, dragging him down with me.
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After our day at the beach, we decided to go out to eat. It was more of a fancier occasion, so I was told, so I wore my dress and did my hair and makeup. What I didn't know was that it was just going to be Wes and I at this dinner. Mikayla and Isaiah walked to a little restaurant down the road from our cabin with Lauren and Andrew while Abby and Jake went to a different fancy restaurant, I'm assuming anyways. Neither Wes nor Jake would say a word about where they were taking the two of us, just that we needed to dress nice. Abby and I got ready together in mine and Wes's room. "So where do you think he's taking you Maddie? I'm not sure. He's been acting all weird today though. Something isn't right. I know. It's been the same with Jake. In fact, this morning when I woke up, I rolled over and tried to say good morning but he got all jittery and jumped out of bed really quickly. Wes hasn't been that weird.. I mean he is a weirdo but I don't think he's ever done that. All we have to do is go to dinner and find out right? Yeah. Help me pick out a dress? Absolutely!"
Abby helped me get ready and I helped her. Once I was ready to go I took one last glance in the mirror and smiled. Wes was going to love it. I was in my navy blue lace dress with my brown sandals. My dress went higher than my knees and my hair was curled. Abby did my makeup and I was ready to go. I walked out of our room and looked up at Wes. He was in his navy blue shirt with black pants and a black tie. Some how we always seem to match when it comes to things like this. "You ready to go? Yep. Ready." He walked up to me and held out his arm. I wrapped him in a hug before putting my arm around him. He kissed my head and we walked out the door. Wes opened my door for me and helped me inside. When he got into the drivers side he held out his hand for me to take as he drove with his left hand. "So are you going to tell me where we're going? Nope. It's a surprise." He looked over at me and smiled as we pulled into a parking lot. "Sit tight" Wes got out of his side and came around to me to open the door. He held out his hand and helped me out. Once I was standing next to him he pulled me close into his side while we walked inside.
When we got inside I gasped at the amazing scenery. He looked at me and smiled. "I wanted this to be a night you'll never forget.." I started getting tears in my eyes and he pulled me into his chest, wrapping me in one of his famous hugs that always make me fell better. "Hey, hey, don't cry. It's okay. I've got you. I'm always gonna be by your side. No matter what. I'm sorry. It's just that I haven't been able to even look at a picture of her in so long.. It breaks my heart all over again knowing she's gone. It's okay. I'm here. Let it out. Thank you. So much. I love you. Ever since she moved away, I haven't been the same. And finding out that she died in a plane crash, that made it even worse. Logan was my best friend, Wes. She was the only person besides you that would listen to everything i had to say and would hear me out. Now she's gone.. Baby it's okay. Let's just go enjoy dinner. I'm sorry, I should've told you where we were going. Trust me, once were done with dinner were out of here. Then we're going on a walk along the beach and we're going to go back to the cabin to get some rest, maybe.." The last part was said with a slight smile. "Thank you. For everything. God I'm such a mess.. I can't wait until I can be laying against you and feel your heart beat again. That is honestly the only thing that calms me down after talking about the subject."
After dinner we did as promised. A walk along the beach and then we went back to the cabin. This is the first time I've talked about Logan in awhile. Before she died she moved to the Dominican Republic to live with her grandmother. On the way there the plane crashed and she didn't make it out. When I found out the news I broke down. Wes was the one that would always find me crying at random times since then. The only thing that could get me calm again was hearing his heartbeat. Logan was my best friend. She was a fighter. Honestly I don't know how I've gone almost 3 months without talking about her. The way Wes planned dinner was amazing. I'm so lucky to have him around still. As long as I never lose him, I'll be perfectly okay. All of my thoughts drift me off to sleep, tucked safely into Wes's side with his arm around me. "Goodnight baby. I love you. I love you too" with that we both fell into a deep sleep until morning.