Starting over

Chapter 2 - The Backstory

Word Count: 1889 *Edited*
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Kacey's P.O.V

*Recap*

After we ate cake all of the girls went upstairs and changed into comfortable clothes, after taking a few Instagram pictures of course. And we took off our makeup. I was the last to go downstairs. But when I went down everyone was outside. So I went to go outside when I heard someone's voice, "Hey beautiful," I turn and see Trey. "Oh hey Trey," I say trying to sound casual. "Happy birthday, see you at school," he says with a smile. "Thank you, see you at school," I say turning to walk away, but I get turn around, and he hugs me. "Bye,"he says while waving. And he disappears behind the front door. Then I go outside. What a weird guy that Trey..

"Hey baby," Kason says smiling at me. "Hey," I say leaning in to kiss him. He quickly leans in too, and kisses me. We stay there for a minute, both of our eyes closed in a deep and passionate kiss. Then Trey's face pops into my mind. And we pull away. I keep smiling, but I can't help but wonder why his face was in my mind.
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Ashlynn's P.O.V

The party lasted forever and I'm happy that i can finally change out of this dress. I already took all of my many Instagram photos, so I should be good. I grab my leggings and sweatshirt that I brought over here, and change into that. My hair is still in a braided bun, with a braid crown, so i spend a good 20 minutes taking that out. Just as I move to start undoing the braid crown there is a knock at the bathroom door. I open it and it's Christian. "Hey, you remember the trip I told you I was taking?" He asks me. "Umm, yeah.. the one in Washington State right?" I question him. "Yeah, well today is the day I leave," he says like it's nothing. "Oh, I didnt know that was today," I say sadly. "Hey it's ok I will be back soon," he says smiling at me. He leans down and kisses me, but ends the kiss too soon. I frown and he says, "I love you and I will miss you, bye." And goes down the hallway, to the door. I stay silent. I hope he comes back soon. So I shut the door and continue to undo my braid crown.

When I'm done I go downstairs and outside, where everyone else is. Stella, Ember, and Stacey are in the pool. Alex, Josh, Trent, and Kason are playing football, I guess.
Kacey comes back outside and her a Kason kiss. They are so cute. But that Trey guy hugged her inside. I wonder if he like her. I hope it's a friendly hug. Everyone loves Kacey and Kason, including me. But I'm reassured whenever she comes outside and they kiss.

I really wish Christian could have stayed longer. I hope he's having fun. I kinda wish he would've stayed. No, I shouldn't be wishing he was with me, he should be having fun. I just need a distraction from thinking about him. As I'm looking for a distraction, I feel a hand on mine and someone pulling me towards the door, I turn around and see Kacey pulling me towards the door. "Where are we going?" I ask her. "To get our bathing suits on, remember you left yours here," she says with a big smile. "Oh yeah, ok then let's go," I say no longer thinking about... whatever I was thinking about.

We finally decided on what bathing suit to wear. Mine is a black bikini, showing a lot more cleavage than I expected. I guess my boobs have grown since I've worn this. And my butt hangs out a little more than I would prefer, but it's ok. I have three straps on each thigh. And three straps af my straps And Kacey's swimsuit is tie dye. With the colors of purple pink and light blue. She has a bunch of zig zag stripes on the front of her chest. Her bottoms are just plain white. I also have black flip flops, and a very colorful beach towel, thankfully I had these in my car.

We get outside and everyone is now in the pool. I see an empty spot, and jump in making a big splash everywhere. When I get up they al splash me in the face. Then we get into a full on splash battle. Towards the end of our battle my legs and arms are killing me, and everyone else is stopping and groaning about the pain in their arms, like I am. The sun has gone down a lot. We have already been in the pool for an hour, and I feel like I need a shower. I didnt even remember anything about the Christian ordeal, until right now. I decide that I want to just swim for a minute, and when I come back up everyone is getting put and drying off. So I get out and dry off too. Again, they are all leaving me to go inside, since they dried off before me. After I'm finally dried off I go to walk inside when I feel two arms wrap around me. At first I think that its Christian, but I am reminded that he left. So I turn around quickly, and I am brought face to face with none other then Alex Surlock. Yes, he may be in my "group", but I have never been so close to him. (Physically close, they are best friends. Kinda) Besides that time that he cuddled me in my room. But this has a different feeling then that time. My breathing is picking up. I feel goosebumps on my skin where his hands are. And I feel like my legs have turned to jello. I almost fall over, and he catches me. Stupid jello legs. Why do I feel like this? I have never felt like this before. Not with anybody. Not even Christian. I feel like he has complete control over me. Then he says," Hold your breath." I give him a confusing look, and then he picks me up and jumps in the water with me, in his hands. I try to scream, but he puts his hand over my mouth. Then I am met by the water. Even when he jumped in the water with me, his hands never left me, and for some reason, I'm happy about it. I dont want him to leave me, I love the warmth that his hands bring me. Being around Alex, I forget about the guy i was thinking about. What was his name? Chris- something. I can't remember. I am to focused one the beautiful eyes staring back at me. I feel something, I know it's there, but I will never admit what I am feeling. Then everything comes rushing back. All of the feelings that I didnt know I had. They are hitting me. Whenever he made sure I was okay. He came to my house in the middle of the night, just to be sure that I could sleep. He slept (not sexually, you dirty minded people😉) with me that night, and we cuddled all night. I remember it so vividly now. But I can't be with him, but for what reason? I really can't remember right now. He is so distracting. We are standing there for what feels like years. But I know that its only been a few seconds. Then the unthinkable happens. He leans down, and kisses me. I dont pull away, I kiss him back. His kiss is so soft, and sweet. He smells like cinnamon, and his breath is like ice, and mint. I can tell he is so lustful. And he is longing. My arms wrap around his neck, I continue kissing him. Until we back away to catch our breath. This time i go back in to kiss him. I want to feel his soft lips again. To taste the mint. I have the sudden need for him, that is unexplainable. That is until, I think about that guy again, what's his name? Christian. Crap. Christian, my boyfriend. I am kissing my boyfriend's bestfriend. I need to stop. Now. But I can't. He's like a drug. I have had a little, now I need more. But Christian. How am I going to end this. I need to. Now. Like right now. This kiss needs to stop. Now. Right?... No its does need to stop? Why does this keep coming out as a question. I pull away. "Alex, I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that," I say backing away and trying to catch my breath. "Do what, I kissed you first," he says and I feel a pull between us. But I keep pushing away from it. "E-exactly th-this shouldn't happen," I say stuttering and motioning to me and him. "I know you feel the same pull I feel," he says coming closer to me. "N-no, I dont know what y-you are talking about," I say lying. " I know your lying," he says with a smirk. Damn it he knows me so well. I try to hide my smile but I fail to do so. Now that I look at my surroundings, we are hidden behind a rock, blocking us from everyone else. Then, Alex kisses me again. I tried so hard, literally so hard not to kiss him back, but it's almost impossible. I can't just ignore the pull I feel. I mean I can try though right? He grabs my thighs and picks me up, where I am straddling him. My arms are already around his neck. I can't seem to stop. My head is telling me that I need to stop, but my body isn't listening. Finally, I get a grip on my body, and I stop kissing him. "Alex," I say again out of breath, "we can't do this." "But we both want to," he says also out of breath. " I know," I say before I can think about it. I immediately cover my mouth after it. And he chuckles about it. "See I told you," he says with a smile. A real smile. "But, we can't I'm dating your best friend and - and well I dont know," I say getting frustrated at myself. "Hey, hey its okay, I understand, I'm not good enough. Its always going to be him," he says putting my legs back down and getting out. "Wait Alex," I say yelling at him. He doesn't turn around instead he goes inside, leaving me in the pool, alone to think about everything that just happened.
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A/N: Hey guys!!! So this chapter took me a lot longer then I thought it would. But I am trying to move everything around and make everything longer, so that the story makes more since. Yes, I know what i am doing with my story. I already have it planned in my head. So, bear with me. The is edited. Kinda. Sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Excuse them and please, move on from them. I will fix that later. Until chapter 3.

Lots of love,
Grace❤