AN: Que onda amigos and amigas?! Oh man, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading your reviews! I loved how some of you guys told me about your favorite parts in the chapter... It kinda made me feel like I got to know you a little bit, does that make any sense? No? It just makes me sound like a weird creep? Yea, i thought so. U_U
But oh well! I don't care so do it again 'cause I loved it! :D
Ok so here ya go! Happy Monday! (Or whatever day you're reading this in, I don't know your life! O_O)
Tori
"Damn, this place is amazing!" Andre exclaims as he sets his bag down and looks around. I set my things by one of the couches taking in my surroundings in awe as well. Jade's parent's cabin is beautiful. It's not too big, but it's cozy and spacious. Everything is rustic and made out of wood.
"Yea, it's pretty cool." Jade says indifferently as she brings the rest of the food supplies in and places them on the kitchen counter.
"Ohmygod! Ohmygod! Ohmygod!" We turn to see Cat jumping up and down excitedly by the door. "There's a lake! There's a lake for swimming!"
"There sure is kitty cat…" Jade gives her a smile as she pushes her sunglasses up on top of her head. "We'll go for a swim in a bit ok?" She adds to which Cat squeals in delight. "Vega." She suddenly snaps. "Make yourself useful and help me take all this shit up to the room." She grabs a couple of bags and heads up the stairs while Andre goes back outside to help Robbie and Beck unload the rest of the stuff from the truck and Cat runs around giggling excitedly. I take a few bags from the floor and follow Jade up the wooden steps. There's a total of three rooms in the cabin; two of those rooms have double twin beds, while the third one has a king sized bed. She puts her and Beck's things in the big room and then ushers me to one of the other rooms.
"You can take that bed, and Cat will sleep there." She says pointing to one of the twin beds. "Your bed has the better mattress." She adds with a wink.
"Man, it's times like this that I wish we didn't keep our friendship a secret." I say as I sit down on the edge of one of the beds.
"Why?" She asks taking a seat on the one in front of me.
"'Cause…" I groan. "This is such an amazing place and here we are, with all our friends, ready to have fun. And the one person I want to enjoy this with the most is pretending to hate me." I look down at the floor and run my feet over the curves of the wood. Jade remains quiet, but I can feel her gaze on me.
"We-we can tell them if you want…" She says softly. My eyes snap up in shock. "I mean, if it really bothers you that much I –"
"No, no…" I say reaching across to take her hand in mine. "I know that you're not ready and… honestly I don't think I am either." She looks at me in confusion. "I love what we have, Jade. It's cool to be your secret friend." I smile. "I love how we're the only ones in on it, you know? And I have fun pretending to fight with you because I know you don't mean it. It's just…" I sigh and let go of her hand as I lean back on the bed. "I don't know… there are occasions, like this one for example, that I'm gonna have to experience without you. Well, I mean, you'll be here but… you know." She looks at me for a moment, her green eyes studying me intently.
"We'll see about that." She says with a slow smile pulling at her lips.
We join the others downstairs where Cat and Robbie are already in their bathing suits, waiting anxiously for us to change and take them to the lake. Sometimes I feel like they're the children in our group, and we the legal guardians. After we finish arranging all of our supplies for the weekend, the rest of us change into our swimming gear and head to the lake which is literally in the cabin's backyard. I race Cat and Robbie to the shore, laughing when Robbie trips over a log and falls face first into the water. I'm in the middle of a splash war with Cat when I turn and see Jade and Beck emerge from the house in their suits.
