Seasons of Love || Richard Camacho

38

May 13th

It doesn't take long before we're at his house. He shows me around and we decide to go to the beach later. I unpack my suitcase while he's making a phone call. Everything feels natural. Like we went on a vacation and we just came back home. Which sounds ridiculous, but isn't all of this ridiculous? I put on my swimsuit and pack my beach bag. Richard is still on the phone when I enter the living room, so I decide to facetime someone. I need to have an important conversation and I need to have that conversation right now. But Richard is not allowed to hear this conversation, because if he does, I might die of embarrassment. The bathroom. Good idea. 

After locking the door, I sit down on the edge of the bathtub. 'Holaaaaaa Autumn. Why are you in a bathroom?' Jodi's happy face makes me smile. 'Hi girl. I'm kinda at Richard's place.' 'But he lives in Miami, right?' I nod. 'You're in Miami. You are in Miami and you didn't bring me. You are an awful person.' 'Okay first I am going to make this awful thing worse. Autumn is kind of my undercover escort name.' She is not very shocked and tells me she thought it didn't fit me anyways. 'So Tiffany, you locked yourself in a bathroom in Miami to tell me this.' 'No Jodi. I need advice.' She reacts in the most enthusiastic way ever. 'Okay so we're kinda, like, almost together. Me and Richard. You can't tell this to anyone. Not even India, Isa or Katarina.' 'Oh cool, I'm the best friend now. SCORE!' 'Shhhh. Quiet please. That's not my problem. My problem is that it's been three years since I kissed someone on mouth.' Her mouth falls open. 'Are you serious?' Embarrassed, I nod. 'What if he tries to kiss me again? I might be the worst kisser ever.' She shakes her head, telling me that that's bullshit. 'You should've told me earlier. I could've helped you practice.' She winks and I burst into laughter. 'I am serious. THAT'S WHAT BEST FRIENDS DO FOR EACH OTHER.' I laugh too hard, lean back too far and my ass slips of the edge. 'ARE YOU CHILLING IN AN EMPTY BATHTUB?' 'Shut up Jodi. Give me advise.' I am not comfortable, but getting up won't look charming at all. 'Just do it. Don't think too much. Not too much tongue. But use your tongue. Just let the boy lead. I don't know how to give advise on kissing. Kissing just happens.' 'YOU'RE A USELESS BEST FRIEND JODI.' We both laugh, but I shut my mouth when there's knocking on the door. 'You okay in there?' 'Yeah I'm fine. Give me a minute.' I sign goodbye to Jodi and she makes some strange gestures while showing me her tongue. I show her my middle finger. 

We arrive at a secluded beach and it's beautiful. 'Wow.' He smiles and lays down a blanket. I take off my shirt and I put my arms in the air to stretch. When I turn around I see Richard staring at me. I raise an eyebrow and look at him with my head tilted to the side. He takes off his shirt as well and copies the look on my face. I walk up to him and stop when our bodies are almost touching. I stretch my arms and let my arms rest on his shoulders. 'So. You brought me to this secluded beach. What are we going to do now?' I bite my lip and he sighs. 'We can go swimming. You could try to get a tan. We could play with the frisbee I brought. We could enjoy each others presence. It's up to you.' His eyes are focused on my lips, so I lick them to tease him. I step a bit closer so our bodies are finally touching. 'Well I would really really want to-.' I lean in a bit more with every word I say. 'Go for a swim.' I let go of him and walk away slowly. 'Are you serious?' I nod and he laughs, throwing his head back. Okay, I might enjoy this teasing thing a bit too much. When he starts walking towards me, I start running towards the water. Richard chases me and my toes are about to touch the water when he wraps his arms around me. We fall on the sand and he's half on top of me. It takes us a while to stop laughing. We stare into each others eyes and I know it. This is the moment. This is the perfect moment. Richard seems to think the same thing and starts leaning in. Okay Tiffany. Don't think too much. Use your tongue, but not too much. Let him lead. You'll be fine it's just kissing. It's just kissing. His face is so close to mine and I close my eyes. Don't think too much. You can do this. But I don't feel his lips on mine. There is a lot of water and this is the fucking scene from Shrek where Fiona and Shrek are making out and a fucking wave fucks everything up.