Our Summer

Picnic

Andrew's POV

I woke up to Esmeralda standing by my bed, hitting my arm.

"Wha-"

"WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?!" She shouted at me. I rubbed my eyes.

"I don't know. There was a dual cabin thing... and... wait where are the others?" I asked, finally beginning to wake up.

"I... they left a note. Here." She huffed, practically chucking a piece of paper at my face.

I sighed and began to read.

Hey lovebirds~,

So it turns out that Noel brought some vodka and spiked the water. Sorry for any headaches. We all decided to leave you two to your own devices. So have fun and use a condom!
(Noel said that last sentence, sorry guys. But if you happen to do that, use a fucking condom. They're in the bathroom.)

Love,
TND & SKM

"Great... well, what do you wanna do sweetie?" I asked her, looking up to see her washing some strawberries.

"Hm... well we haven't really had any chance to be together on a date, so maybe we could go hiking or something?" She suggested, placing the strawberries in a plastic container. That sounds lame...

"Anything else with that?" I asked. She turned around with a knife in her hand, giving me a don't-test-me look. I gulped, "How about a picnic too?"

She brightened up and continued slicing whatever she had with her. I decided to change quickly.

The shirt could remain the same, so I just changed into shorts really quick. Then I walked up to Esmeralda, seeing that she was chopping up an apple. Wordlessly, I went to the bathroom and made up a medical kit, just in case.

* Time Skip to the actual picnic part *

(Esmeralda's POV)

I hope he likes the spot...

He fell silent when we arrived. It was a hidden alcove of sorts, only accessible if you knew where to look.

Weeping willows surrounded the perimeter, the soft green grass had very few weeds in it. It lead out into the lake, but it's a three foot drop in.

"You okay Andrew?" I asked after we had set everything up in silence.

He nodded, "yeah. I was just taking in the veiw, that's all."

"Yeah, it's a beautiful hide away..." I trailed off, picking at some grass. Before I knew it, music was playing and I was being swept into Andrew's arms, "w-what are you do-"

"It's called slow dancing, my dear." He spoke softly, offering his hand to me "care to join?"

I blushed and took it. My arms hung loosely around his neck, his arms lightly around my waist. We just swayed along until he pulled us apart and spun me. I giggled, then spun him into a dip.

"HeLlo," his voice cracked.

I smiled faintly, "hi."

We stayed like that for a minute or so, the light breeze flowing though my hair and rippling his shirt; staring into each other's eyes.

I snapped out of it first, setting him upright. He looked confused, but seemed to give a mental shrug and sat down. I followed suit, laying down and closing my eyes.

"Hey, Esmeral-"

"Esme," I cut him off.

"What?"

"You can call me Esme. Esmeralda's a bit long, don't you think?" I asked. He chuckled.

"Nah, it's a pretty name. At least I think so anyways." And like that, we fell into silence once more. Just enjoying each other's company.

A/N

Hi 🙂

I cry every time I hear this song now

Anyways

I'm sorry about the wait, but as previously mentioned, this was supposed to be a summer project. But, S kept asking for it to be updated and I thought "Okay, maayybbbe I can make an exception."

Either way, it's December 20th and I thought I should write some fluff(ish) stuff. I love every person that reads this story and I can't say how much I appreciate you.
I can't say when the next chapter will be out, but I do plan on continuing this story.

After all, it's frustrating when a story on Wattpad isn't finished *silently stares at fanfics, tearing up*

Anyways, I hope that you guys liked this chapter/book and happy solstichrismahannakwanzica!
Or in other words, happy holidays!