Under pressure

24: In the water again

Betty's POV      

"Can I come too?" Jelly asks me.

"I mean, we're all going," I say. She giggles. I kiss her hair.

"Juggie. You ready?" I ask.

He nods. It's almost dark outside. It's 10PM.

"Mom we're gonna go and you all can come later," Chic says.

"We'll be there 5 minutes after you, don't go into the water yet," mom says. I roll my eyes.

We grab our skateboards, but I take my longboard so that Jelly could get a ride with me.

"Does Toni have a skateboard?" I ask them. They all nod. I put mine down.

"Okay, let's go," Jordan says.

We all get on our skateboards. Fangs, Archie and Toni are already in front of our house. We smile and we all ride towards the beach. I'm wearing one of my board shorts and bikini and a tank top on it.

*Time pass, 7 minutes* 

I help Jelly off of my longboard and she smiles, taking it off of the ground like I thought her. I chuckle and we go on the sand.

We pick a place and then everyone takes their clothes off, either going swimming or surfing. Jelly has practiced a lot, so she can surf as well, even if it's only like a beginner. Plus she has my old surfboard.

We (my brothers, Jug, Jelly and me) walk to the little beach hut in here, for what we pay to hold our surfboards in. We unlock the door and all take our boards. We don't even bother waxing today, we and especially I, just wnna get into the water.

When we get here, they're still not here. The whole Andrews house and our house should come. Just to the beach. To enjoy.

We go back to our stuff and our friends and sit down, but we already attach the leashes to our ankles.

"Gosh they could hurry up," Jelly murmurs, making us chuckle, being exactly what we're thinking.

Now they come out of the woods, laughing. I like seeing my mom so happy. These years she was alone, she was a nightmare, even to herself. FP has helped her become the same mom she was when I was little.

We all get up. "Can we go now?" I ask.

"Yeah," she smiles. The swimmers run into the water and start splashing each other.

We take our boards under our arms and run towards the water. It's crazy how long it feels. It's been only a few days, but I feel like I haven't touched the ocean for years.

But once my toes touch the water, I exchale and start smiling. I see Jug staring at my face with a smile. We keep going into the water and then when the time is right, get on our boards and start paddling towards the wide ocean full of life.

"I love those waves," I say quietly.

"I know," Jug says. Chich and Jordan stayed a little behind with Jelly to help her get her techniques get better.

"I'm gonna take some waves," I tell him. He nods with a smile.

"I love watching you," he says.

I smile and go closer to him. We kiss on the moonlight and when I pull away smile at each other. His eyes say more than he ever could. And I love that in him. He puts a strand of hair behind my ear and kisses my cheek.

I paddle towards the great waves. I catch one and start riding it and enjoying myself. Great waves. Big and not for everyone. But exactly made for me. I do a few great tricks and decide to do one what Jordan has had me working on. Not that he could do it or anything, but we watched videos and we both are trying. I do it perfectly and then jump off.