Since Lena can remember, She and her family have all gone to California every summer to stay at the small beach houses that they've always owned. The tradition has never been broken and this summer has been no exception. While Lena enjoys visiting with her aunts and uncles, her favorite people to see are her cousins. Summer and Ariel.
The three girls are ridiculously close in age, all of them only born a few months apart. They're related by their mothers and even though they all live in different places spread out across the country, they think of each other as sisters.
This is the last summer that they'll spend at the beach before the girls all go off to college. It's also the first summer since one family member hasn't been there. Lena's Aunt, Summer's mother, passed away months ago. Summer isn't one to talk about her pain so the rest of the family has given her space while she acts as if nothing happened. Lena knows it's painful, though. Summer used to be the life of the party but she's different now in small ways.
The girls all share a cabin while adults share cabins with their spouses and the younger kids.
The family has been here for about a week now. Yesterday, Lena got a sunburn, so today she's in bed while the rest of the girls are out doing whatever it is they do all day. Lena normally just reads anyway, so she doesn't feel like she's missing out on anything.
A knock on the cabin door causes her to look up. "Come in." She calls.
She smiles when Noah walks in, holding a bag. Noah is gorgeous, packing a sculpted body and swim trunks that ride low on his hips. He has on a soft t-shirt that's hiding his chest but when he's not wearing one, every girl on the beach can't help but to stare.
The girls all met Noah when they were young since he lives here. They were playing on the beach one day when he came up and introduced himself, being the charismatic being that he is. They all grew fond of him and he's been a part of the pack for years now.
Ariel is closest to him. They've had a few flings over the years but as far as Lena knows, they're not a thing anymore.
"How are you feeling?" He asks, walking in and sitting on the end of her bed.
"I'm okay." She tells him, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Just a sunburn and a headache."
He opens the bag that he brought and pulls out some aloe and ice cream and movies.
She smiles.
"I brought you some stuff so you won't be bored." He smiles a little. "I thought i'd keep you company..."
"You don't have to do that." She protests.
He smirks. Lena is the most gentle person he knows. She's more nice than anyone and so innocent. He loves it.
She picks up the bottle of aloe and puts some on her arms. Then he takes the bottle.
"Turn over, babe. I'll do your back." He says in the sexiest voice she's ever heard.
She swallows and nods, turning over, awkwardly.
"You'll have to take your shirt off, you know." He murmurs with a smile. "Unless you want me to rub this shit into your shirt." He teases.
She looks at him. "... I only have on panties under this." She says, blushing.
He grins. "Don't worry about it. I've seen a naked girl before."
She sighs and takes off her oversized t-shirt, careful to keep her chest covered. She lays down on her stomach quickly. Even though she isn't ashamed of her body, she hasn't ever exposed it completely to a boy before. Her cousins are the promiscuous ones.
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Sunburn (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
ChickLitA Rated R novel I'm currently rewriting/editing a lot of this book. Read at your own risk.