Shooting star
Summer had just began, which meant that school was out and the nice weather had finally arrived. To celebrate summer, three of my friends and I had decided to go on a two day camping adventure on one of the secret beaches I had discovered while exploring Malibu a few years back. My best friend of nearly three years, Brooklyn and I were definitely the most productive out of the small group. Kim and Rocco just seemed to make out the entire trip, which didn't really bother me too much. Brooklyn and I set up the tent and sleeping bags and had just finished when the sun began to go down. We started a small fire and began making snores, my favorite food by the way. "We're going to turn in for the night" Rocco announced with a fake yawn. I nodded and Brooklyn and I exchanged a smirk. We both knew that those two weren't going to sleep anytime soon. "Right, Lili and I are going for a walk" Brooklyn told them and got up, pouring a bottle of water in the fire. I hopped up as well and the two of us started walking in the opposite direction of the tent. This beach was pretty long and if you kept walking, it would connect with a pretty popular beach after a few miles. "This place is beautiful" Brooklyn remarked as we walked across the old board walk that looked as though it had been building during the First World War. "It's too bad Kim and Roc are too busy doing the naughty to enjoy this" He added. We laughed together and took a seat on the end of the wooden dock. We sat in silence enjoying the nature around us until Brooklyn broke the silence. "Let's go for a swim" He said out of the blue. I raised my eyebrows at him. "Are you serious? It's going to be freezing!" I exclaim but he simply stands up and starts pulling off his clothes. I laugh but do the same , revealing my matching white Calvin Klein bralette and thong. "Ready?" He asks with a mischievous grin and on the count of three, we jump in. The water is absolutely freezing and my teeth immediately start chattering but we make the most of it, swimming around and laughing until our stomachs hurt. The water is only up to my neck so I don't feel like I'm going to drowned. Suddenly I step on something soft and slimy and shriek. I grab onto Brooklyn, wrapping my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. "What? What happened?" Brooklyn asks with a grin and squeezes me. "I touched something" I explain and giggle. All is quiet for a minute, the only sound being the crickets in the long grass and a bird a great distance away. I glance up and see a shooting star making it's away across the dark sky. Brooklyn and I watch it in awe until is disappears behind the trees that help keep this place a secret. I stare up at the sky for another minute, before letting my head dropped down again. I'm caught by complete surprise when Brooklyn captures my lips with his in a long passionate kiss that made my stomach explode with butterflies. We pull away slowly after a minute or so, our shaky breaths heard throughout the still air. "That was-" Brooklyn starts but I cut him off. "Incredible" I finish and he smiles a pearly white smile. "Do you want to go out some time?" Brooklyn asks and I nod, resting my head on his shoulder, enjoying the feeling of his arms around my waist, sharing his body heat with me. It just felt right.
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