Dare to be Different

13-Beaching

~Ashley POV~

It's been a month since the dare was put back on its course. Everything seemed back to normal, but Hunter would sometimes still "growl" around me. But most of the time he was smirking, cracking jokes, and pulling pick-up lines.

I'm still dating Alec and this last month has been fantastic! He's so sweet and caring and always there for me. I've had the best of times with him.

Even though he really is amazing, i can't but help a feeling in the back of my mind. Something was missing but I didn't know what. But whatever it was, it could wait. Why ruin a perfectly good thing?

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"Alec, hurry up!" I called up the stairs. He was taking forever. I'd been waiting for ten minutes for him to get ready.

Today, Alec was taking me to the beach. I was excited because I haven't been to the beach in years. I know, I live on the coast so how is that possible? Well, I've just never had the time.

God, how long could it possibly take him? I thought girls were the ones that were supposed to take forever.

Finally, Alec appeared and climbed down the stairs. "You ready, Cinderella?" I joked and he rolled his eyes.

"Oh shut up, you're so over-dramatic. It was literally three minutes."

I laugh but shake my head. We both know he was too embarrassed to admit that he wanted to take his time and look good.

Alec leads me over to his car and holds the dor open. I thank him and climb inside. Moments later, we were speeding down the road on our way to meet veryone at the beach.

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About twenty minutes later, we were pulling into a parking spot. When the car came to a stop, I hopped out and ran down to the beach.

I couldn't contain my excitement as I leaped into the cool, blue-green water. I felt right at home.

I sighed and smiled with my eyes closed as I breathed in the ocean scent.

"Careful, Sweetheart. With that look on your face, some would think that the ocean is bringing you more pleasure than your boyfriend."

My eyes popped open and I swung around with my mouth gaping open. I squinted and swung a handful of water into hunter's face. What a moron.

"Oh, sweetheart. Bad decision." he smirked.

He sprinted into the water and did a giant cannonball which created a huge wave that crashed over me, getting me soaked.

I made a fake pouty face because he had just drenched me in my clothes.

He took one look at my face burst out laughing. "Yo-You look so stupid!"

I rolled my eyes at how immature he was.

"Hey, Hunt- What happened to you?" Alec asked me as he walked up behind us.

I rolled my eyes, "I got wet."

Hunter snickered, "Hehe, yeah she did. I was th eone who made her wet," he winked.

"Ewww, stop, Hunter!" I whined. Why does everything have to be so sexual with him? "Whatever, I'm going to go set up my towel and dry off my clothes."

I walked up onto the sand and found a good spot to my stuff down. I pulled off my clothes and laid them on top of my towel so they could dry off.

I could feel the sun burning on my back and it felt good. I needed to get tan anyways.