A Magic Time

Chapter:22

One day before August we went out on a boat he had. He let me sunbathe on the front while his and another guy's boat were anchored together. "So, your the one that Christian has been hanging out with." A woman's voice said. I looked up through my shades seeing a lady on a boat approaching. A guy was driving it.

"Depends." I said. "He won't date most of the girls in this town and has not tried to date until you came along." She said. "Then I would be her." I said. "I doubt any girl will be able to turn his head now that he has a girl that doesn't care what he does while he's traveling." She said. "I don't care because he's too busy between traveling, rehearsals, and the nearly three hour show they do every night." I said.

"So you know about all the girls he's slept with during that time?" She asked. "Yeah. It's only been me that he's slept with." I said sweetly with a smile. She had a scowl on her face now. I smiled sweetly again. She rolled over facing away from me. I decided to look back seeing that Christian was looking this way. The guy nodded towards Chris.

Then anchored the boat next to Christian's. Chris stepped up onto the part I was laying on. "How are ya man?" Chris asked. "Good. Hanging around here. Went to college for a few years. Having fun today?" The guy asked. "Yeah. Might go tubing later."  Chris said. "Found ya a boat girl?" The guy asked. "More like a keeper." Chris said.

"Been a while." The guy said. "Just never found the right one till now." Chris said. I could tell he was tense just by a glance at his calf. I gently squeezed it making him aware that I'm right here. He glanced down at me for a moment before looking back at the guy. "I'm only going to say this once. If you threaten her or say anything bad about her, you, and whoever it's heard from will have to say it to my face." Christian said.

"You won't hear that from me. I'm happy for ya man." They did some weird handshake thing before Christian went back to the main part. I got up starting to feel my back burning. "Could you put some more sun screen on my back cowboy?" I asked. "Already turning red. Don't need you burnt." He said. I chuckled. "Don't make me tickle you." He warned.

He got my shoulders and sides along with my stomach before acting like he was holding me. "Your face is getting red angel." He said. "I know." I said. He put a little sun screen on my face and forehead. "Seriously don't want my angel burning." He said. I giggled. "Don't start laughing now." He warned. "So your going to tube?" I asked.

"Yeah. If you want to stay on the boat and continue to get some sun your welcome to." He said. "I might." I answered. "Don't start stuff." He warned. "I know." I said. A guy came right up to the boat. "Be good. Video me if you want." He said. "Might finish your first beer off." I said.

"Will that be all?" He asked. I nodded. He kissed my cheek as I took the can from him. He got onto the other boat sitting near the front. I reclined back watching as they went off. "Well the boyfriends are off having fun. I don't think any of the girls properly introduced themselves. My name is Layla." She said sitting down in the seat next to me. I took a sip of the beer. "Jesse." I said back.

"So I'm guessing that you and Christian are more than friends?" She asked. "Depends on who's asking." I answered. "I used to be a cheerleader on Yale's football team while Christian was on the football team. I never wanted to date him or get in his pants, I was into more different guys than football, wrestling and baseball players." She said.

"And he did all three." I said. "Yeah. I was more into the nerd type." She said. "How did you two meet?" She asked. "On the road, I was traveling with the Sweethearts while he was with Magic Men Live. We had nearly the same schedule so most of the stops, two of my friends and two of his road buddies would go with us to amusement parks and to places where we could let all of our adrenaline out and have fun.

"Then last fall, I sprained my knee and ankle after getting hit by a drunk driver. He offered to let me go with them on the fall tour while I healed and while there, he asked me to be his girlfriend. Six months before that is when we met." I said. "So you met him on the road and he brought you here?" She asked. I nodded before taking another swig.

I spotted Christian with his hat on on the tube. The boat was going full speed. I took another swig as he went off of the tube. I chuckled as he popped back up looking for his hat. The boat waves had knocked his hat all the way over to me. I picked it up and whistled at him as I put it on my head. "Keep it angel." He yelled across the water.

I let out a smile before finishing the can off. When they were done, he came right back to the boat, taking his hat from my head and putting it back on his own. "What would you do if I asked you to be my designated driver?" He asked. "Depends on the situation." I said. "If I got drunk here." He said. "No. Because you have to cook me supper." I told him.

He kissed my cheek. "I let you drink two of the six, one was mine that I only took one swig out of..." I cut him off with a kiss. "Ok. I'll cook for you if you let me finish the rest at home." He said.