Exhausted and weary from touring Avi fought the urge to just wrap himself in seclusion and therefore force Rayne to do the same. He was certain that she wouldn't mind, but he wanted to be fair, so he accepted Kirstin's invitation to the party. He di...
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She looked one more time at her sleeping lover and let Naomi lead her away from him. She had a small feeling of dread that she just could not escape. She looked once more. Scott had joined Mitch. They were sitting talking comfortably just a little away from Avi. Avi was still prone on the blanket a safe distance from the fire. He would be safe even if they put more wood on the fire. She sighed. He made her so happy. Loving him was the easiest thing she had ever done. She turned her eyes away from him and towards Naomi. She wondered what on earth the woman could want from her. She had a feeling, one she couldn't shake. Something about the whole situation put her very much on edge.
After they had walked a bit away she turned,
"So, what's up?"
"Does something need to be up?" The tension she felt rose. Rayne was still trying to decide if she liked her. She was one of Avi's friends so naturally, she would try.
"I guess it doesn't." She decided to try and enjoy the conversation but there was a lot to overcome. She didn't particularly care for the way she had looked at them when they returned to the bonfire holding hands. She didn't like the tone in her voice just then or the way she looked at Avi. Something was just off and she could not put her finger on it. She tried to recall all the little conversations she and Avi had had over the years about the various people in his life, tried to recall the feelings she sense in him concerning her. She almost stopped walking. She remembered the way he felt when he spoke about her. It wasn't all good, in fact, his feelings had migrated more towards the negative concerning Naomi over the past couple of years. That didn't help to ease her feelings at all.
"I've never been to a party on the beach before." She was uneasy but determined to do her best.
"No?"
"No. I guess you guys go to the beach a lot out here. Do you? I like it. It's pretty, smells very different, but not in a bad way." She laughed at herself. She would talk about anything if stressed enough. She kept thinking about Avi back on the blanket asleep and vulnerable. She didn't like it.
Naomi kept them moving in the opposite direction putting more distance and time between them and were Avi lay. She was quiet as they walked. It didn't sit well with Rayne. She couldn't do all the talking. That would defeat the purpose of Naomi calling her out to talk in the first place. Unless there was another purpose. She closed her eyes for a moment and just felt. Naomi was nervous, very nervous. She guessed that could be expected. She had an overwhelming desire to just get the conversation over with and get back to him. She enjoyed watching him sleep. Besides, she was not a timid person and she didn't feel like pretending to be one either. If she could not be who she really was around his friends then she wasn't true to either him or herself.
"Look at me, doing all the talking. Was there something that you wanted to talk about?" She asked gently. She wasn't shy, but she wasn't rude either. They kept on walking. After a short while, she was finally given an answer.
