maybe i just want to be yours {zion kuwonu}

~23~

we walk onto the actual beach, barefoot with our shoes held by our hands. i look around to see if there are other people. there are only a few people, but they're all on the sand putting only their feet in the water. back home in san fransisco, no one actually swims in the water because the water is freezing cold. we do have a lot of beaches, but it's always cold in the bay. but here in la, it's really hot. they have to get lucky in order to get some rain. i leave brandon behind and run straight to the water, i put one foot in the water to check the temperature. it is cold, but not as cold as back home. plus, the sun is out to balance it out. i throw my shoes on the sand and put my phone inside of one shoe. i go further in the water and i realize i still have brandon's shirt on. i walk back to the much more shallow area and i quickly take off his shirt and throw it on the sand.

"HEY!" i hear him scream from a distance.

"what?"

"you just threw my shirt on the sand, you could've handed it to me... but you look great so i'll let you get away with it." did he really just do that.. subtly compliment me? i stick my tougue out to him and turn around to go further into the water.

"wow, so you aren't even going to wait for me," he says. i turn around to see him significantly closer from where he was before. he runs towards the water, and into it. i must say he looks really good running towards me, shirtless. he makes it into the water, and i notice he didn't take his glasses off.

"your glasses, sir," i playfully say.

"yea... about my glasses. i'm literally blind without them, so i'll just keep them on. and no, i don't want to wear contact lenses."

"okay..."

he takes my hand and we walk further in the water together. the water is now covering my thighs, it's almost touching my hair. i let go my his hand, and he looks over at me with a confused face.

"wait, i just need to put my hair up," i say, and he nods. i put my hair up in a bun, it doesn't feel stable, so i am guessing it does not look that great. i put my hand back down, and i take his to hold it.

"actually, can you take pictures of me," i suggest.

"sure."

we walk back to shore and i bend down to get my phone out my shoe, brandon hasn't let go of my hand. i hand him my phone, he finally let goes of my hand. he walks onto the sand, while i am in the water. i start to pose and he hypes me up. the way he hypes me up makes me smile like crazy. man, i better have some nice pictures. i run towards him and i snatch my phone back so i can go through the pictures.

"ew i look stupid," i mutter.

"uh, no you don't," he argues.

instead of arguing with him, i smile. i grab his arm and walk towards a lady who looks like she is in her mid-twenties and i kindly ask her to take pictures of us. she agrees, and i make brandon pose with me. i bet we look like idiots, but it's okay.

"aw, you guys are a really cute couple," the lady says while taking pictures of us. brandon and i look at each other.

"actually she isn-"

i interrupt brandon, "thank you," i smile, "do you mind taking a bit more?" i really did not want to explain myself to a stranger, so i just went with the flow.

"no, not at all," she says really nicely.

"thanks i appreciate it."

"i actually have a really cute idea for you two. maybe you can go on your boyfriends' shoulders and pose like that. that would be really cute."

"oh... um, yea good idea." i hesiate. he looks at me with an, "are you sure?" face. i nod my head and he goes on his knees. i put my legs on his shoulders, he slowly stands up and i am hanging onto his neck, hopefully not choking him.

"yes that's perfect. now act like it's just the two of you," the lady says.

we do as she says, i look down and brandon and he looks up at me and we are both laughing.

"okay, so now i want you to go on his back, like how you see couples taking pictures most of the time," she says.

"is she a photographer or something?" he whispers.

"she sure seems like she is." i giggle.

once again, she tells us to act like she is not there. a few moments later, she tells us she is finished, and she hands me back my phone. i go through the pictures, and brandon is hovering over me to see for himself as well. they came out really cute, they look a lot better than when brandon was taking pictures for me. i thank the lady once again, and brandon and i walk to where our things are. we pick up our things and i put his shirt over me. we walk to the car, and i get a text message on my phone.

zion
how's that date going? better than yesterday?

it's going really well. we had a blast today, umm i'm not answering that. aren't you busy?

zion
no, i'm alone in the frat house. i think austin is coming soon.

okay, have fun!

zion
aw but i want to talk.

are you sure you aren't with anyone? cause weren't you with someone earlier today?

zion
what are you taking about

*sends picture of himself*

i roll my eyes and put him on "do not disturb".

"who was that?" brandon asks.

"zion. but i just put him on mute."

"oh okay. well, do you want to go out and eat?"

"yes. i am starving."

"what do you want?"

"i'm craving tacos right now."

"i know this great mexican place, it's amazing."

we both get inside the car and i go to my instagram to post the pictures that were taken. i first get brandon's approval on the ones i want. as expected, he didn't care what i chose as long as i liked it. i swear he is so sweet. he tells me to send him the pictures, and i do.

i post three pictures of brandon and i on my instagram, one from each pose. i decide to caption it, "beach buds". i stay on instagram to scroll through my timeline. a couple minutes later, i get a dm from zion.

zionkuwonu
seriously?

i leave him on "seen", and i turn off my phone just so i do not have to deal with him.