****Nick's POV****
"You didn't mention that there'd be girls," I say to Jed as I glance around at the pond with people swimming in, and more people laying out on towels on the muddy beach.
"Of course there's girls," Jed says rolling his eyes,"that's why I drug you here, you need some wild southern girl so you'll quit bein' so damn mopey all the time."
"A wild southern girl? They'll kill me," I mutter glancing at the giggling girls hanging out near the ponds edge.
"No, the cowgirls will kill you. And they'll get away with it. Stick to the giggly ones, trust me. They dig guys that can fix their cars and shit," he says.
"Jed it's her," I say seeing the girl from the bonfire the other night standing in the shallow water in jean shorts, a bikini top, and a baseball cap. Something about her had me dying to know her better, and she wasn't exactly bad to look at either.
Jed glances at the girl I'm looking at and starts laughing.
"Nick, hate to break it to you, but she won't just kill ya. She'll castrate you, skin you alive, and use your guts for fish bait. She don't play nice."
"Sounds like fun," I say leaving him and I can hear him laughing at me like I'm a madman but I honestly don't care.
She sees me coming and tips her hat at me in that weird way rednecks do. I thought that only happened in movies.
"My friend seems to think you'll castrate me and use my guts for fish bait."
She raises an eyebrow and grins a little,"he's wrong, I would mount your head like an elk and fry up your meat for my dogs and then I'd use your guts as gator bait."
"Oh even better," I say laughing nervously.
"Why do you talk to me?" she asks,"if your out just for a hookup I'm not your girl, that ain't my style."
"I talk to you because you're different and I'm curious and want to know you better, if I wanted you for the hookup I'd tell you how great you look in a bikini, but I didn't."
"You think I look good?"
"I'm not blind...." I say earning myself a laugh from her.
"You don't even know my name do you?" she asks and I open my mouth to answer and realize I don't.
"I'm awful at names but I'm sure I would remember yours if you told me," I say.
"I'm Mackenzie," she says sticking out her hand so I can shake it.
"Hey hands off my bestie!" I hear a girl yell before I get mud flung at my back.
"Quit messing with any guy I talk to Ches!" Mackenzie yells before flinging mud back.
I attempt to get out of the war zone but don't make it far before Jed and Wesley join in the festivities. Next thing you know we all are absolutely filthy but laughing our heads off.
"Hey Kenz you missed a spot," I say and she looks at me and I yank off her ball cap before plopping a pile of mud on her hair that was protected by a hat.
"You dirtbag!" she yells before smearing it on my face.
"Get over yourselves and make out won't ya?" someone hollers.
She pulls her hand back from me and glares at the owner of the voice, a geeky looking kid that looks rather out of place here.
"Dax this is Nick, Nick this is Daxton, a friend of mine and Chesney," she says.
"And boyfriend of Zadie," Daxton adds when he notices my wary glance between him and Mackenzie.
"Wesley's little sis?" I ask.
"Unfortunately," Daxton says laughing,"don't get me wrong Wesley's pretty cool he can just get a little..."
"Hard to handle when drink, obnoxious, smells suspiciously like weed about 90% of the time?"
"Exactly," Daxton says laughing.
"Well if you two get along so well I'll just leave you two to flourish in the bromance," Mackenzie says turning to walk off but I grab her hand and pull her closer to me. Daxton seems to get the hint and walks off towards Zadie.
"I really would like to get to know you better," I say in her ear,"and not in the perverted 'I'm in college and incoming freshman are easy to lay' way, more in the 'you're hot but capable of murder and it fascinates me and I'm interested in you"
"Well then come shoot with us this weekend," she says,"I was totally gonna be the third wheel anyway, it'll be fun."
"Are you asking me out?" I ask smirking.
"Don't push your luck surfer boy," she says laughing and pushing me lightly.
"How can I push it anymore when I hit the jackpot of luck meeting you?"
"You're cheesy," she says rolling her eyes.
"You love it sweetheart."
"Not as much as I love the view I'm getting," she says pointing at the fact I'm shirtless.
"Oh so she does flirt back!" I say acting shocked and she just stick her tongue out at me like a toddler.
"You're something you know that?" I ask smiling.
"Annoying? hard to handle? a total jackass?"
"Lets go with cute, funny, and a total smartass," I say.
"My ass isn't smart," she says.
"Point proven."
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Fiksi Remaja"Let's get one thing straight, you will always be good enough, you will never have to change for me, and I will never forget about you," he mutters pulling me close and pressing his lips to mine and all I can think is: about damn time.
