Penny For Your Thoughts?

Ninth

Zayn opens the door for Marissa and she curtsies before climbing in. He shakes his head at her silliness, but secretly can't get enough of it. He slams the door to make sure it's closed and jogs around the back to the driver's seat. When they're both in the yellow Jeep he rented specifically for this trip, he opens the roof and turns on the radio. Marissa puts on her pair of Forever 21 sunglasses that take up most of her face and throws her hands in the air into a stretch.

"Put on your seatbelt, babe," He tells her whilst he does his own. She quickly does it and leans over the console to peck his cheek. But he purposefully moves his prickly cheek to his lips and they quickly kiss. He can see her smiling through her side mirror and he beams as well. Marissa takes his hand in her's and leans it against her exposed thigh.

A few commercials play while he backs out of their beach house garage, but then a familiar ballad plays and Zayn freezes under her touch. She notices it almost instantly and turns to look at him. He continues driving, almost playing it cool, but Marissa was never one to go with the flow until a tension passed.

"What's wrong?" She rubs her thumb against the back of his hand which only makes him more uncomfortable. Thoughts of a different girl next to him in a different car in a different setting reaches his mind when he gets to a stop sign, and he can't get the image out.

"N-nothing," He leans over to change the radio station, but he only turns the music louder. Lyrics of starting again and weddings fill the open space as Zayn drives and he keeps messing with the controls until Marissa stops him and turns it off. They sit in an awkward silence until he could see the ocean of the beach they've been trying to find online for ages. "We're here,"