moments.

twenty

kenzie's pov

today is lauren and johnny's last day here before they go back to pittsburgh. i cried myself to sleep last night, as overdramatic as it sounds. but long distance is gonna suck, and i'm gonna miss lolo more than anything. she's like my sister, and with maddie gone, all i have are my LA friends. they don't get me the way maddie and the orlandos do. i'm sobbing so much, i can barely catch my breath. there's a little pang in my heart every time i think about them.

however, we're hanging out at the beach soon before their late night flight, so i need to pull myself together before they come to pick me up.

i'm wearing denim shorts and a sheer white top over my red bikini. it's maddie's favorite, she calls it my 'slut bikini.' i don't blame her, it's revealing and has lots of straps and strings barely holding it together. i would've worn my other one, but it's lost and i cant seem to find it. so until then, slutty bikini it is.

the topic distracts me from my tears, but eventually they start up again. i'm gonna miss lauren and johnny. so. much.

lauren
we're outside. stop crying and come hang out w us
luvvvv u <3

you
shit can u see me from outside??

lauren
no but i know u well

you
shut up. & luv u too cya in a feewwww ;)

i giggle at her words despite my current state. i head to the bathroom and splash some cold water on my face, quickly applying the bare minimum of makeup and covering up the blotchiness from crying. then i grab my stuff and head for the uber.

"hey bitch!" lauren giggles, hugging me.

"hi, kenz." johnny smiles at me as well, and i smile back at my best friends. one of which is unbelievably now my boyfriend.

"hey, losers." i take my seat in between them and bury my head in the crook of johnny's neck.

"so i'm gonna be third wheeling all of today?" lauren shrieks.

"of course not!" i giggle, grabbing her with my arm and pulling her into our embrace.

after the drive, we head to the beach. we set up our stuff on the sand. johnny insists we stop to apply sunscreen, as all three of us burn easily, but lauren and i stupidly ignore him and slide off our cover ups quick as we can, but johnny doesn't take off his shirt yet. i can feel johnny's eyes on my body.

"ome on laur, let's go!" i shout, and she starts running for the ocean shore. stepping closer to johnny, i bring my lips to his ear.

"perv." i whisper.

"fuck you!" he laughs.

"you were staring!" i accuse.

"i cant help it." he shrugged it off.

"whatever, dork. we're going in the ocean, care to join?"

"i'll be there in a minute."

i shrug and run to the ocean, following lolo and catching up to her. we sprint through the baby waves, jumping over them happily. this was a game we played when we were younger. then we go into the deeper water, still jumping waves as the current brings us up, and down.

"hey." johnny makes his way over to us.

"i was right!" i exclaim, staring at his stomach. "you have been working out!"

"oh, right, last time you saw him john was a stick. can you believe he has a six pack now?" lauren rolled her eyes and jumped another wave contentedly.

i join her, and johnny does too.

this is bliss. my favorite place with my best friend and my boyfriend.

an hour later, we're sunning on the sand and gossiping.

"so, kenz." lauren props herself up on her arm to face me, and johnny sits up behind me. i feel obliged to sit up as well, since something serious is obviously coming.

"we. . . have some news." johnny looks upset.

"i know you're leaving today, don't remind me." i groan.

"no, not that." johnny mumbles. "lauren, tell her."

"fine." lauren grumbles, also clearly upset. i hold my breath. i hope they're okay, i hope no ones hurt, or will be hurt, or—

"we're moving." laurens face broke out into a smile, as did johnny's, and they erupted in laughter.

"did we get you? i'm a great actor, if i do say so myself." johnny crows, but i cant comprehend this yet.

"what?" my heart races. they couldn't possibly mean. . .

"to LA! with you!!!" johnny laughs, realizing they haven't told me where, and clearly loving every second of my reaction. realization dawns on me- this isn't goodbye! no long distance! lauren and johnny, with me, all the time!!!

"what-" i stutter. "how? when?"

"we found out yesterday." johnny explains happily.

"our producers wanted johnny to move to LA, for music and shit, and i'm moving with him! mom and dad agreed because it will help my modeling career." lauren smiles slyly.

"oh. my. gosh." i squeal. "you're not joking!"

"no, we're not! and we're not leaving today!" john laughs huskily, and i pull him into a side hug with one arm, and lauren with the other.

so, today i was proven to be majorly wrong.

this is bliss.

thank u all sm for 5k reads, wow i'm stunned beyond words! unfortunately, this book is coming to an end in a matter of chapters. i'll be posting another book i really like soon, hopefully you guys will read that :) thank u once again ily all xo
—ria