ROAD TO NOWHERE

Chapter 15

"Hey, Sleeping Beauty. Wake up." Tim chuckles as he gently shakes Avi's shoulder.

"What?" Avi asks grumpily as he shifts in his seat to get more comfortable.

"Thought you might want to see this." Tim laughs at his sleepy hitch-hiker.

Avi slowly opens his eyes and has to shade them from the glare of the sun reflecting off of the ocean.

"What the hell?!" Avi says, sitting up quickly, looking around. "Oh my, God!"

He stares at the sugary, white sandy beach, stretching as far as the eye could see. So white that it seemed to glow in the sunshine. Beautiful emerald green waves gently rolling ashore.

"Where are we? Just how long was I asleep?" Avi asks, his eyes fixed on the beautiful sight.

"We're in Destin, Florida and you've been asleep for several hours. Any more questions?" Tim chuckles.

"Yeah, can we get out?" Avi asks.

"That's why we came, isn't it. You didn't expect us to drive all the way here and then turn around and head back, did you?" Tim laughs.

Avi quickly pulls his shoes off and rolls up his pants legs as Tim did the same.

They meet around in the front of the car. Tim grabs Avi by the hand and they begin to run across the soft sand toward the ocean. Laughing like a couple of teenagers.

They stop at the edge, just close enough for the waves to lap over their feet. They're hypnotized by the beauty.

"Look!" Avi says with a giggle, bending down to pick something up out of the sand. "My first shell."

Tim takes out his phone and begins taking pictures. One of Avi posing with the shell he had found.

"Let's take a selfie with the ocean behind us and I'll send it to Austin." Tim says.

"Let's do excited faces." Avi chuckles.

"Alright. You ready?" Tim says, slipping his arm around Avi's waist. Avi did not miss the opportunity to do the same to Tim. "Alright, in 3.. 2 ..1."

They both gave excited faces as if they were thrilled to finally make it.

Tim texted 'FINALLY MADE IT!!!' and sent the picture.

Austin was quick to reply, 'Y'all are nuts! LMAO!! Have fun and stay safe!!'

Tim slips his phone back into his pocket then takes Avi by the hand as they begin to walk slowly up the beach.

"I just can't get over how beautiful this is." Avi says. "Even with the tall hotels and condos it doesn't take away from the beauty."

"I'd like to get a room overlooking the ocean." Tim says, looking up at the tall buildings. "Way up there."

"Yeah, and drink margaritas on the balcony and watch the sunset." Avi smiles.

"Sounds good to me." Tim chuckles.

They continued to stroll up the beach. Avi amused himself by watching the little crabs run across the sand in front of them and quickly bury themselves. Tim became interested in a large ship out on the horizon.

Avi glances up and sees a couple walking in their direction. Luckily he sees them before they see him.

"Oh sh*t" He says, quickly stepping in front of Tim, facing him and grabbing his other hand.

"What's wr..." Tim starts to asks but Avi interrupts him.

"Just play along with me." Avi whispers before crashing his lips into Tim's. 

Tim's eyes widen at first but soon he is drawn into a passionate kiss. He wraps his arms around Avi's waist pulling him closer. Avi wraps his around Tim's neck.

"Avi?" A high feminine voice calls out. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Avi breaks the kiss and quickly winks at Tim before turning around.

"Mitch?" Avi asks in a shocked voice. "I could ask you the same question."

Tim eyes the couple before him. So this is Mitch. The jerk that threw Avi out on the streets. And the blond must be the man he was screwing around with while he was supposed to be married.

"We're vacationing." Mitch says as he eyes Tim up and down in a flirtatious manner. "Who's your friend?"

Mitch holds his hand out as if Tim was supposed to kiss the back of his hand.

"This is Tim..." Avi starts to say.

"Timothy Foust." Tim answers with a thick Texan accent. He reaches out and grabs Mitch's hand in a firm handshake.

Mitch almost winces from the grip Tim had on his hand.

Avi bites his bottom lip to keep from laughing.

"You from L.A., Timothy?" Mitch asks, rubbing his now bruised hand.

"Nope. Don't care much for L.A., I'm from Nederland, Texas." Tim says with a smile.

"Wait. Did you say, Foust? As in Foust Oil Company in Nederland Texas?" Scott asks.

"Yep, that's the one. Been CEO ever since my Grandpa died five years ago and left me the company." Tim says.

Avi hangs his head and smiles.

"Well, if you're from Texas and Avi is from L.A., just how did you two meet." Mitch asks.

"Actually, I had some business to take care of in L.A. then afterward I was gonna take a much needed vacation. Gonna take me a road trip, I said to myself. See the country by car and not by plane. You miss so much flying everywhere, you know what I'm saying? Anyway. I saw this little cutie pie walking down the interstate with a garbage bag thrown over his shoulder. Now I'm not too accustom to picking up hitch-hikers, you might just end up dead. But this little jewel caught my eye and it was love at first sight." Tim smiles down at Avi pulling him closer.

"And it's been a wild ride ever since." Avi says, smiling seductively up at Tim as he bites his bottom lip.

"Mhmm, and sweetheart, you definitely know how to ride." Tim smirks as he leans down and kisses Avi softly.

"Uh, well. I guess we need to be going." Mitch says with an indescribable tone in his voice.

"Yeah, I think we've wasted enough of our time talking to you." Tim says.

"Excuse me?" Mitch asks.

"You're a dickhead, you know that? You're stupid as hell for throwing such a beautiful human being out on the curb like a bag of garbage." Tim says. "But then again, I guess I should be thanking you. Cause if you hadn't thrown him out then I would have never found him."

Avi looks up into Tim's brown eyes. He couldn't tell if those words were sincere or if Tim was still role-playing.

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