*Don't hate me*
Alice
I wake up to a strange room. At first, I almost flip out but then I remember we are at the lake house. Laura looks like she is just about to wake up too so I get out of bed and straighten my pajamas before heading down the stairs with Laura at my heels.
The smell of cooking food brings me to the kitchen where John is shoving something in the oven while mixing batter that he is about to pour onto a griddle.
"How'd you sleep, girls?" Mr. John asks us
"Great," I reply and Laura nods her head, agreeing with me.
"You can just go wait in the living room with the guys while I finish up cooking." He says, nodding towards the living room.
Last night we stayed up late playing games and roasting smores around the campfire. We swam for a long time yesterday too. That explains why my legs feel like buckling. Asher is sitting on the plush loveseat with a blanket draped over his lower body while London sits on the couch across from him. They are both enthralled with some sports game on television but when we come in their attention immediately snaps to us.
"Hey Ali!" Asher says, scooting over and patting the spot beside him.
I come over and sit down and when I do Asher situates so the blanket is partly on me. The air has a chill to it so I welcome the warm, especially when I am only in a tank top and shorts. I've really become lax on what I wear around boys lately.
The cool air is still attacking my shoulders so I lean closer to Ash and he puts an arm around my waist and the other one around the front of me so that I am wrapped up in his embrace. Melting into him, I put my head on his shoulder and I feel him tense up but only for a little bit, because he relaxes when I stretch my arms up and around his neck so that we are both hugging each other.
"Did you sleep well?" He asks, looking down at me
"Of course!" I reply smiling sleepily
"I dreamt about a pretty girl." Asher says
"Who is she?" I ask
"You," He replies
"I'm not pretty."
"You are beautiful, and stunning, no matter what." He compliments me
Thankfully I am saved from having to say anything in return because his Dad yells for us to come eat.
"London, go get Mandy. Asher get some plates out." Mr. John directs
Then a few minutes later we are all pigging out on a delicious breakfast. We decide to go on the family sized raft that Mr. John hooked up to the speed boat after we eat so I have to go change into my bathing suit again.
Laura and I go upstairs to the room and I change into my backup bikini so I don't have to wear the cold one from yesterday. This one is dark purple and looks good with my now tanned skin. The top part has fringe that hangs down to a point in the middle. When I am dressed with a towel wrapped around my waist I go downstairs where London, Asher, Mandy, and Laura are waiting.
"John went down to start the boat so we should go down now." Asher says, taking my hand and guiding me outside.
We go down to the large raft and all pile in, ready for the fun ride. I put my towel in the floorboard of the boat so it won't fly out like it would if I had kept it on the float with me. It starts slow but then we speed up to really fast and the water splashes up on us as we bounce over the wake. I bubble with laughter and when John takes a sharp turn I slide into Asher's lap.
