Different

Chapter 8: The beach

"Logan sweetie, i'm going down town to run some erands and get some milk and bread. I'll be back in two or three hours." my mum called to me from downstairs.

It's been a week since Jackson and Rylan came over last Saturday, and I've seen Rylan almost every day except for Monday and Thursday. He had been coming around after i finished school with Jackosn, whilst he visited Emlyn. He is so gorgeous and i love the kid to pieces. I have sort of become a little bit closer with Jackson than before, but there are still times when he's quiet. He becomes really distant at times. I want to know what he's thinking about, but i don't just want to ask. He also seems a bit different around my family at times too. I feel like that what ever is bothering him, has something to do with me, and maybe my family too.

My phone starts buzzing on my desk beside me and i pick it up, answering the call. "Hello."

"Hey, it's Jackson." i hear on the other end of the line.

"Ah, dimples." i laugh. "How did you get my number?"

"Emlyn gave it to me. Um so. I was wondering..." he stopped speaking into the reciever, but i could hear him still. "Rylan, please stop pulling on my pants... Yes, i'm asking now... Calm down, calm down." he chuckled. "Sorry about that." he laughed nervously.

"No, no it's fine." i said with a small laugh. "So, what were you wondering?"

"Oh, yeah. Well, I'm being nagged at, by a little someone here who wants me to pick you and your brother up so we can go to the beach."

""I would love to come, i'll ask Emlyn," i put my hand over the reciever and shouted, "Hey Em, Jackson and Rylan want to go to the beach with us. Wanna go?" there was  short pause before he shouted back a yes.

"You still there?" i asked smiling to myself.

"Yeah." he chuckled.

"Ok, could you please put me onto Ry?" i asked.

"Ok," I heard some shuffling then, "Hey Ry, Logan wants to talk to you."

"Hey Ry." i said grinning.

"Hi. Are you coming to the beach with us? Please say yes." he pleaded.

"Awh, i don't know. I think i'm a bit busy. You see, my bestfriend, his name is Rylan has invited me to go to the beach with him already." i answered, trying to hold in my laugh.

"Heeeyy! That's me!" he said. "Does that mean you're going to come with us?" he asked cutely.

"Of course." i laughed.

"Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay!!!!" there was a bit more shuffling, then Jackson came on the line.

"Would you like us to pick you and Emlyn up?"

"Yeah that would be great thanks. We'll be ready in 15 minutes. Bye." We both said bye before hanging up.

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"Aannddd, I even brought my bucket and spade!" Rylan said excitedly.

"That's awesome Ry!" i smiled down at him, as he was pulling more and more out of the car.

"I think that's enough now Ry. If you need anything else, you can just come and get it out of the car, ok?" Jackson said, voice stern. Although he chuckled afterwards.

We went down to the beach and set up the beach towels and an umberella, to protect us from the sun. I called Rylan over to me, as i pulled a bottle of sunscreen out of my bag. "Ry, come over here, so i can put sunscreen on you." I put sunscreen on Rylan, then grabbed his hat and plopped to his head.