SWEATER WEATHER

two!

elise's pov

i woke up to a feeling of emptiness beside me. i got up and ran my fingers through my messy hair. i looked over and saw wilbert not there. phew i thought. i placed my feet on the soft carpet floor and walked over the bathroom. i tugged on the handle to find it locked.

" hello?" i asked, knocking on the door.

" i'm in here!" wilbert yelled back.

" can you please hurry?" i pushed.

suddenly, the door swung open and wilbert walked out with his sweats and shirt on.

" thanks." i muttered.

after a nice relaxing shower, i dried myself and my hair. i grabbed the brush and started to brush out my hair. i walk out and threw on my flannel. i grabbed my key card and stuffed it in my case and made my way out. i texted harper to find out where she was sitting for breakfast. i spotted her sitting with rachel and made my way over. i sat across rachel.

" morning." i greeted.

" hey." they both said back.

" how's it going so far?" i asked.

" meh." harper said, taking a bite of her hash brown.

" well, i'm going to go get breakfast." i said, standing up.

i walked in line and grabbed a plate. i placed some fruit, toast, and a few pieces of bacon. i grabbed a cup of tea and sat back down.

" we're planning on going to the pool after." rachel said, looking up from her phone. " wanna join?"

" sure." i said, popping a raspberry in my mouth.

i tied the back strap of my bikini top and quickly tied up my hair. i placed a cardigan around it. i walked out and wilbert sitting on the bed. he looked up and stared dead in my eyes. his eyes wandered throughout my body, not so subtly, i might add. i cleared my throat awkwardly and grabbed my bag next to my side of the bed.

" i'll be back later." i said, before i walked out. he didn't say anything.

stupid. why did you say that? i thought, locking the door.

wilbert's pov

i laid back on the bed, unlocking my phone. i heard the bathroom door and quickly sat up. elise walked out in this jaw dropping black bikini. i'm assuming she's going to the pool because she grabbed her bag. i shouldn't have eyed her. she told me she was going to be back, but i didn't say anything. a ding! came from my phone and i quickly picked it up.

brandon:
hey, me and zach are going down to the pool with josh and his friends, wanna join? alison can come along.

i quickly replied.

me:
yeah sure. what time?

brandon:
eh, doesn't matter. somewhere around six or seven. or eight.

me:
alright.

i turned off my phone and fell back, letting out a deep sigh. i quickly grabbed my key card and walked to deck 10. i skimmed the deck for ali or her friends. my eyes met with a familiar raven haired girl. elise. she was reading a book, while her friends were swimming. i watched for a while when someone called my name.

" hey, baby." ali said, hugging my waist and pecking my cheek.

" hey." i said, putting on a smile.

" let's go swim." she said, dragging me towards a spot near elise.

i felt a wave of panic wash over me.

" no! let's go to the, uh," i muttered," the gift shop!"

" okay." ali said.

i could tell she was suspicious, but she didn't say anything. we walked hand in hand down the stairs to deck 5.

" hey, what's wrong?" she asked me.

" nothing. why do you ask?" i said.

" you just seem off." she explained.

" i promise. i'm okay." i said, stopping her in front of me and cupping her cheeks. i attached my lips to hers. her hands moved to the back of my neck. we pulled away and i glanced over her shoulder. i saw elise staring straight at me with a hurt face. i raised an eyebrow and she turned away, walking upstairs. i was about to walk after her, but ali dragged me towards the gift shop.

elise's pov

i placed on my grey sweats and navy blue shirt. i opened my book and started reading. a few minutes after, the door swung open and wilbert walked in, holding a small bag. my eyes flickered up to him and back to my book. i swear he looked nervous.

" um, hey. here." he said handing me the bag.

i placed my book down carefully and pulled the bag closer to me. opening it, i saw a stuffed dolphin. my face instantly lit up.

" do you like it? i didn't know what you-" he got cut off due to me jumping onto him, giving him a hug. his arms snaked around my waist and chuckled softly.

" sorry, i love dolphins. they're my favorite animal." i said, pulling back.

the smile wouldn't leave my face.

wilbert's pov

elise jumped on me without warning. i didn't hate it. in fact, i put my arms on her waist for a second before she pulled back. maybe it's me or i'm just magnetically drawn to her smile.

" i'm heading to deck 10 with some friends." i said.

" me too!" she smiled.

" well, in that case, accompany me?" i asked.

" yeah." she chuckled.

we walked together to deck 10 where everyone was waiting. elise sat next to her friends while i sat with ali. there was a good amount of chatter before josh interrupted us. we all turned our attention to him.

" so, i have big news." he said, increasing the suspense. " bianca caldwell, will you do me the honor of going out with me?"

i glanced over to elise who stood up, walking away. her flannel blowing behind her. i walked after her, ignoring my girlfriend's calls. i pulled her waist and gave her a hug. and she didn't pull away.