Summer [Completed]

Chapter Nine

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You mad?
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de·lu·sion·al

adjective

        1. having faulty judgment; mistaken

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“Move.” I open an eye to find a very wet Ethan, hovering over the chair I'm stretched across.

“Hey Imani.”

“Hey. Now move Ethan, you're blocking the sun.” I push his chest and grimace, wiping my wet palm on the towel beside me.

Kelly and I thought today would be a good day to work on our tans, so we've been in the backyard sunbathing.

However, Kelly forgot to mention that Ethan goes swimming every morning, and she made the mistake of leaving me alone with him.

I sigh, sitting up on my elbow when I realize he's not going to leave. “What do you want?”

Ethan plops down in the empty seat beside me and frowns, “Dang, cranky pants, what's your problem?”

He shakes his wet curls, and the water splashes me in the face.

“Ugh, you're my problem. Ethan why won't you just leave me alone? Can't you get it through that thick skull of yours that I don't like you?”

In his defense, I am a bit tense today. It's Will's birthday today, and somehow  I didn't picture myself spending it without him. 

I wonder if he's feeling the same way. Maybe I should just call him...

“Hey Imani. Did you hear me?”

Ethan waves a hand in front of my face and I flinch and blink repeatedly, “Sorry, I wasn't listening.”

“That's okay,” he says undeterred, “I was just saying how good you look in that swimsuit.”

I can feel the heat rise to my cheeks as I try to cover my body to the best of my ability.

He chuckles to himself, “You're cute when you blush.”

Flustered I only gape at him a he stands. His abdomen is toned and his tan skin glistens with water from the pool. Water droplets dangle from the strands of his hair and dare to fall.

He bends down close to my face and I suck in a breath. “Later gorgeous.” He winks, stealing my towel and slinging it over his shoulder.

He slides past Kelly as she walks through the sliding doors.

When she reaches me, she gives me a pointed look. “What was that all about?”

I roll my eyes, looking past her shoulder and at Ethan's retreating figure. “Your brother is annoying.”

Kelly only chuckles, tossing me a water bottle as she takes a seat in the chair that her brother once occupied. She takes a sip of her own water. “Tell me something I don't know.”

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Ethan POV

My phone pings at the same moment that I go to take a bite out of my apple.

Damn.

Putting it back in the fruit basket, I check my phone eagerly.