with a smile like that

Chapter 13- Wesley and Keaton's POV

We cracked open the paint cans and Tyler passed out paint rollers to everyone. I poured the green paint into a pan that the rollers would fit in. Jade got paint on her roller first and started painting the wall. Alex got her roller covered in paint and went to another part of the wall to paint. I decided to have some fun so I flicked a little paint onto Keaton. "Whoaaa, we're painting walls here, not me," Keaton said. I shrugged, "oops." While I was too busy laughing at Keaton, Tyler flicked paint on me. "Wanna start Stromberg?" He asked. I smirked and flicked paint on his face. "My bad," I said sarcastically. Keaton was laughing so Tyler and I both flicked paint on him. "Hey not again!" He exclaimed. "Guys, paint the walls, I don't want to buy more paint," Jade snapped. We all listened and got to work. After we covered all the walls with paint in the whole condo, it was finished. We just needed to let it dry and then come back. It was already 7:30 so we decided to go back to my house and walk on the beach. We all hopped in our cars and drove to meet at the house. We pulled in before Jade did and parked. We all climbed out of our cars and walked through the front door.

My mom and Brianna were sitting on the couch, watching E! News or some other show. "We're going to to walk on the beach," Tyler said. She nodded and smiled and we went upstairs. "I'm getting my trunks on," Keats said. "Have an extra pair?" Tyler asked. Keats nodded and they walked to Keaton's room. I turned to Alex and Jade; I had forgot they didn't have any bathing suits. "Brianna has some extra suits you could borrow," I said, bringing them to her room. I opened her dresser drawers until I found her bathing suits. "Just choose whatever and come out when you're ready. We'll be downstairs," I said. They both nodded, and I left, going back to my room. I dug through my trunks until I found a pair I wanted to wear. They were a plain blue pair. I slipped them on, and took my shirt off. I didn't feel like putting another one on, so I just walked out the door. Keaton and Tyler had walked out too. Tyler was shirtless and had on a grey pair of trunks. Keaton was also shirtless, and was wearing a red pair. "Where are the girls?" Keaton asked. "Brianna's room," I told him. He nodded and we all went downstairs. Alex and Jade had already been downstairs. Alex had on a black bathing suit and her tshirt over it. Jade had on a patterned bathing suit. Jade's hair was in a ponytail and Alex's was down. "Let's goooooo," I said, walking out the door.

Tyler walked in front with Keaton and Jade. Alex was next to me, and I wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her close to me. "So how's your day been babe?" I asked. She blushed, I assumed from my word choice, and she spoke, "it was fun. I'm glad the condo is painted now," she said. "I'm glad I got to paint it. It looks nice," I told her. She smiled and nodded, "yeah it does. Thanks for the help by the way," she said. "Of course. It was pretty fun," I said laughing a tiny bit. "We'll have to get some furniture and move our stuff in tomorrow," she said. "Keaton and I can help with that. We'll get it in," I told her. She rested her head on my arm, my arm still on my waist. "I love you," Alex softly said. I was a little caught off guard, and I could feel my eyes widen. "You.. You do?" I said a little too loudly. She smiled and nodded. "Yes. I'm falling for you Wesley," she said looking up at me. I stopped walking and pulled my arm off of her. I pulled her into a huge bear hug. "Alex you have no idea how happy that made me," I said into her hair. "I'm glad," she said. "Hey lovebirds why don't you catch up with us and keep walking!" Tyler shouted. Keaton and Jade were laughing at his remark. I rolled my eyes and started walking. On an unexpected turn, Alex grabbed my hand first. I tightened my grip a little and we kept walking together.

Keaton's POV

I was holding Jade's hand and we were walking along the beach. Tonight was perfect, it was absolutely beautiful. Wes and Alex had actually passed us and were now talking with Tyler. I cleared my throat, "Jade?" I asked a little quietly. "Yeah?" I thought about how exactly I would ask. "I love you. You know that don't you?" She looked at me confused, "Yes of course. And I love you," she said. "You are the most beautiful girl I have had the privilege to lay my eyes on. I've been meaning to ask you this for a while, but I wasn't exactly sure how, so I asked Tyler and he helped. Will you be my girlfriend Jade?" I asked nervously. Jade covered her mouth in shock. "Of course loser. I love you Keaton," she said while planting a kiss on my lips. I smiled, "I was hoping you'd say that. Minus the loser part," I said with a wink. She rolled her eyes as we caught up with the other three. "Hey let's head back. It's already 9," I suggested. They all seemed to agree so we turned around and walked back. After a while of walking, we made it back. It was about 10:30 now and we had a long day. We were all yawning. "I'm gonna chill here if that's cool," Tyler said. "Yeah you get the couch," I said. "Could we stay here too?" Jade and Alex asked. I looked at Wes, who nodded. "Yeah sure," I told them. Tyler jumped on the couch. The four of us walked upstairs. Jade and I were in front, and we walked to my room. Jade grabbed one of my tshirts and and her shorts she wore earlier. She climbed on the side of the bed she slept on last night and I changed my shorts for a pair of sweats. I climbed in on my side of the bed after turning the light off. "Goodnight Jade. I love you," I whispered. "I love you too Keaton," she whispered back. I rolled over and faced her. I kissed her on the forehead, and rolled back over.