Wild Thing

You Again

After a long day of photo shoots all I wanted to do was relax on the beach. It was just about time for the sun to set so I figured I might as well head there. As soon as I hit the sand I started to notice there was still a lot of people. Way more than usually. I walked over to one of the lifeguards (who I actually came to know really well).

"Hey, Taylor, what's goin on tonight?" I asked him.

"Hey, cutie." he said. "I was wondering if you'd be here. You didn't hear?" he removed his sunglasses.

I shook my head and shot him a puzzeled look.

"Oh, well there's gonna be a beach party tonight. A dj is coming and there's gonna be a shit ton of food and drinks. It's gonna be sick!" he said, climbing down his chair and walking over to me.

"Oh. Yeah, I didn't know that."

He just looked at me. He was not the cutest guy. He had short dark brown hair and was wearing a bandana as a headband every day I've seen him. Most girls just want him for his body. He has a tan six pack that sent most girls drooling.

"It sounds fun to me." I said smiling back at him.

"You should stay. You can hang with me even, babe." He smiled, revealing his teeth and I just nodded back.

"I mean it sounds really fun and I don't have anything better to do." I smiled back. "I think I'm gonna go change first. I'll see ya in a few minutes."

With that I walked away and over to my apartment complex and up to my room. I changed into a strappless black crop top and some yellow shorts that faded to pink and had three black tiger stripes down each side. I straightened my hair and braided my bangs back. By the time I was done it was finally dark out so I grabbed my phone and left for the beach.

As I got closer I started to hear the pounding of the music. I noticed everybody on the beach was dancing under colored lights. Everybody was having a great time. I spotted Nick and walked over to him.

"Hey, this looks like an awesome party." I said, practically yelling over the music.

"Damn, Jada! You look fine as hell." he said, running his eyes all over me. It made me feel really uncomfortable but I just let it go.

"So you wanna get drunk with me or what?" he finally said, grabbing two red solo cups off the table next to him and handing one to me.

I looked down at the dark red liquid.

"What is this?" I asked him.

"Strawberry vodka, honey. Go on take a sip." he chugged down his and grabbed another. "It's sweet like you, babe." He winked at me.

I remembered the last time I got drunk. It was about a year ago and it didn't end pretty. But this was a new place, I could start over.

"Look are you gonna have some fun or are you gonna wuss out." he said starting to chug down his third.

The one thing that I hate the most is somebody calling me a wuss, so I went in for the kill, chugging down the vodka just as Taylor had. It burned my throat and sent tingly feelings into my stomach.

"Now we're talkin!" he yelled, handing me another.

I chugged it down just as fast. What the hell was I doing?

"That's it, babe!" Taylor said, grabbing a third off the table and handing it to me. "C'Mon, get drunk with me." he leaned into my ear and whispered, "I want you."

As soon as I grabbed the cup I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Woah now. Taylor, what the hell you trying to do?" A familiar voice said.

I turned to see Cameron. This made me so happy that I couldn't help but smile. He looked as hot as ever in a white vans t-shirt, tan khaki shorts and red vans. He had his hair spiked up in the front as usual and his deep brown eyes were as hypnotizing as I remembered them.

"Cameron? What are you doing here?" I asked, turning my body towards him.

"What, I'm not allowed to come to a beach party?" he smiled at me. "It's Jada right?"

"Yeah." I nodded as he turned back towards Taylor.

"Really man? Leave her alone." he told him. "Why don't you go find an actual girlfriend if you wanna get laid so bad." 

"Man, I was just tryin to have some fun." Taylor said. "Whatever." With that he rolled his eyes and walked away.

"Sorry about him. He just has to have all the ladies. You ok?" he asked.

"Yeah, I know how Taylor is." I said. "I'm fine. Thanks."

He grabbed the red solo cup out of my hand and chugged down the vodka.

"Hey!" I said. "What do you think think you're doing?"

"Better me get trashed then you and end up in Taylor's arms." he said, turning on his heel to walk away. "That wouldn't end too pretty." he yelled over his shoulder.

I smiled back at him but before he could walk away I spoke because I wanted more than anything for him to stay, and I didn't even know why.

"What makes you think I didn't wanna end up in his arms?" I asked, squinting and putting my hands on my hips.

"Well do you?" he asked, turning back around towards me.

"Would it make you jealous if I said yes?" I said, biting the corner of my bottom lip. "Because considering that you came all the way over here to save me from ending up 'trashed in Taylor's arms', I'd say you would be."

He laughed and started walking towards me.

"Trust me, I am not jealous." he said.

"Prove it." I said.

I walked towards him until we were so close that our faces were only inches apart.

"I'm not jealous.. because.. uh I have a..." he trailed off and just looked into my eyes just as I was getting lost in his.

The rest of the world didn't exsist then. It was just me and him, all alone. I couldn't help staring at his luscious lips. I wanted to kiss him so badly. It's so weird to think that I want a guy so much that I don't even know.

Just then our own little world was broken by a girl's high-pitched voice.

"Cameron?!" she said. "I've been looking for you everywhere."

I stepped away from Cameron and looked over to see a tall girl with light brown hair. She had on a long maxi dress with flowers on it. She was pretty.

"Who is this?" she asked him, looking at me.

"This is Jada." Cameron said, not looking away from me. "Jada, this is my girlfriend, Penny."

I felt my stomach drop. I felt like choking on my saliva. Girlfriend. How could he have a girlfriend? I felt like such a dumbass.

"You ok, Jada?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said, faking a smile. "I just realized that I should really get going. I'll see ya, I guess."

With that, I turned on my heel, starting to walk away but before I did I looked back to see Cameron watching me as Penny kissed his neck. I turned back around and started walking faster until bam I ran into somebody, knocking us both to the ground.

I wiped the sand off me and looked to see Taylor.

"Woah there, where do you think you're going so fast?" he asked.

"I was just in a hurry to get home. Sorry." I stood up and turned to leave.

"You want me to walk with you?" he asked, standing.

I really didn't want to be walking home alone in the pitch dark with alcohol in my system. Plus I couldn't really think very straight so I nodded. So Taylor and I walked across the beach, back to my apartment, in silence.