Not Just Once Wesley Stromberg

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 - The game

"No cheating!" I shouted to James.

"No promises," he crossed his fingers and gave a wicked smirk. Wesley laughed.

"Category is cereal!"

"Lame!" Luna chuckled.

I thought of Frosted Flakes right away and was hoping he didn't call it.

"Ummmmmm," he patted his feet on the wet dock,"Cheerios!"

I looked at everyone but they didn't move. Scott splashed making it seem as if he did, and James was so close to jumping in. Scott smiled at me and I blushed playing with the water.

"Apple Jacks!"

Luna swam so fast to the floaty thing as James jumped in. I don't think she wanted him to touch her.

"Damn it!" James jumped back up onto the dock.

"Frr-Froot loops?" He turned around and had to move further away because no one was swimming.

"Um...Cinnamon Toast Crunch!" Wesley started swimming and was halfway when James got him. Wesley was now it and standing on the dock.

"This is so stupid. Um category is soda," he turned around. I watched the water droplets rush down him when he shook his head trying to dry it. His muscles flexed every time he moved.

What came into my head was Dr.Pepper. I don't usually drink soda because it's not good for my health and I like to stay fit when I can. I love water.

"Coca Cola," he said first. Scott swam fast to the other side and made it. You think with how well built Wesley is he could swim fast. But it seemed he wasn't even trying.

"Sprite?" James splashed and Wesley turned around.

"....uhh-"

Don't say mine don't say mine, I thought.

"Dr.Pepper?"

Sh*t

I was going so fast but by the time I even got going he was all ready on me.

"Got ya!" he wrapped his arm along my side and pulled me in while staring into my eyes. I pushed out of his grasp and hopped on the dock.

"She is so slow she probably won't even get us," Wesley laughed and got into position. I could tell he wanted to make it seem as if he didn't just try to motion flirt with me a few seconds ago, and I had to make it seem as if he wasn't my new step-brother.

"Category is...Fast food places, I guess." I heard whispering coming from Wesley's end.

"Shut up guys o my gosh," Luna got onto the dock with me.

"We're done playing your stupid game. You guys need to stop being so rude," she grabbed my hand and we reached for a towel, walking inside.

"Why are you holding hands? Freaks." Wesley joined the laughter with James.

"Guys come on...bye Layla..." I heard Scott say. He was the only nice one and I don't know why he would want to be friends with them. They are so mean.

"I hate him. I hate him so much," Luna said aggravatingly as we got into our rooms.

"No offense but me too," I replied.

"None taken."

"After we are done putting our stuff away it should be like 5:00, want to go just like walk in the woods or something just us?" She asked.

"Yeah sure I-" my phone began ringing.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Layla how is the cabin?" it was my mom.

"It's going great," I said back.

"Well good I was just checking up on you, tell Luna and her step-brother I said hi...whats his name? I can't remember if you told me-"

"Joseph...his name is Joseph," It was the first name I thought of.

"All right love you mom bye," I hung up the phone.

"Who is Joseph?" Luna questioned.

"Long lost cousin," I shrugged. Man I was good at coming up with things quickly.

"Oh."

We finished and she grabbed to water bottles and some snacks to put in her little back pack.

"Jeez how long do you plan on us being gone?" I joked.

"I don't know just in case," we sprayed bug spray and walked into the first set of trees. It was really

quite but thats what I like.

"Ahh nothing like the sweet woods," Luna said pulling something out of her back pack. I freaked out when I saw what it was.

"Luna! You smoke?? That is terrible for you! You're gonna look like 70 before you are even 20!" I yelled.

"I know but listen, I only do it on weekends or vacations. I was home alone and Wesley had some lying on the table. I saw it, and I wanted to try some..." she explained puffing once more."You know, we should have brought that Scott kid with us, he isn't usually nice but it seems he changed a point of view," exhaling the smoke, we hopped over a log.

Another phone started ringing and it was hers.

"Opps one second," she looked at the name,"ewe."

"What do you want?" she said into it.

"We are in the woods...no you can't come...shut up...No!" She hung up the phone.

"What was that all about?" I asked.

"Stupid Wesley wanted to come in here with us and I said no."

"Good."

We kept walking till we saw an open area that looked really cool. The grass was bright green and there were two trees surrounding it. One was an apple tree and the other was some sort of cheery tree I think. The sun was shining brightly in this spot but it was a perfect temperature.

"I remember this place, every year it gets prettier and prettier, like you," she smiled.

"Awe haha thanks," I picked an apples.

"Are these safe to eat?" I asked.

"Sure go ahead," Wesley's voice came from the trees and him and his friends appeared in the center.

"I told you not to come!" Luna yelled.

"Since when do I listen to you?"

"Well why did you even ask?"

"Who cares," James ran and climbed into the tree.

I dropped the apple not wanting to eat it in front of them.

"You know...they say a little boy used to come here every day to eat one apple. One day, his family didn't let him anymore. They thought it was too dangerous. The boy got so mad, that he left into the woods and never came back. His family mysteriously died. Every thinks it's because of a-"

"Heart attack," Scott interrupted looking off into the distance. We all heard a noise. My heart started beating fast.

"He is just joking, it's a story that no one believes, don't get scared," Luna assured me.

"Then what was that noise?" Wesley crept close to me. His body heat flowing onto me.

We heard the noise again and what sounded as if to be a small tree falling. All the sudden I heard a loud boom and not even thinking, grabbed the closest person to me. Which was of course...Wesley. I wrapped my arms around him.

"Get off me," he pushed me off.

"She was scared Wesley. Dang. Calm down," Scott rolled his eyes and came close to me.

"You could have held me," he grabbed my hand.

"Get off of her," Luna said,"I'm not letting anyone of Wesley's friends touch her, let alone date her," she moved him off. But I kinda liked Scott considering how nice he was. How could he ever be mean like she said?