Beyond The Lights

Chapter 3: The Beginning of Everything

*Night before move-in day*

"Ok there are drinks in the ice buckets and food on the table and we have all the meat in the fridge for the barbecue tonight and we have all the stuff for the fire pit plus blankets and pillows for the sleepover" I explain to Carter where everything is for the pool party/sleepover that all the boys, Sierra and I are having. Tomorrow we are all moving into our college dorms, so we have everything ready in all of our cars so we can all go together tomorrow morning and get in early. The dorms in the college are all co-ed dorms so we could have the boys in our rooms, which will be interesting.

By 1:30pm everyone is outside by the pool with the music blaring. I see Carson and Sierra getting really close and cuddling. I must ask her about that later. I walk over to the drinks table and grab a diet coke can from the bucket of ice. Right as I go to take a sip of my drink I feel cold wet arms go around my waist. I look over my shoulder to see it's Carter smiling at me with a devilish look in his eyes. "Want to come in the pool with me?" Carter asks. I put my drink back on the table because I have a feeling where this is going to go and I'm going to  end up in the pool whether I like it or not. "No I'm fine but thanks for asking" I say cheekily back to him pulling a smirk as I start to walk away. Before I know it I'm being carried in Carter's arms towards the pool. I try to get out of his arms but it's no use I'm just going to have to go in. Carter jumps *SPLASH* we land in the pool. I swim to the surface same as Carter and I splash him and we end up in a water fight. Soon everyone joined in so all 6 of us were in the pool. We stayed in there for the majority of the day taking breaks for food, drink and to change the music.

The sun was starting to go down, so we all go back inside to take showers and get changed for the barbecue. Once Sierra and I were ready and in our pjs we head outside to see the boys trying to get the barbecue started, I walk over and say "watch this". I link up the propane tank to the barbecue and turn it on. I turn around to see all the boys looking astounded. I head back over to Sierra to ask her about her and Carson. "Hey babes" I say. "Hey" she replies. "Can I ask you a question?" I ask. She nods. "Do you like Carson?" I say. She turns bright red and turns her head away from me. "Sierra?" I ask questioning her. "Maybe, maybe not". "DINNER'S READY" Carson shouts to the group. We all head over and grab what we want, then pulling all the sun loungers in a circle so were all facing each other. Carter and I share a lounger and so does Sierra and Carson, there is definitely something going on there and I'm going to work it out. We spent the next hour just chilling and eating. We made smores on the fire pit.

By 9:30pm all of us were cuddled up on the loungers with blankets, pillows, duvets and sleeping bags. Sierra and Carson have been whispering in the corner for the past 10 minutes and being the curious person I am, I asked what they were talking about. "What you guys talking about?" I say grabbing their attention. They both become very bashful. "Well we have something to tell you all by the way Easton already knows because we told him before he left for Standford early, anyways Sierra and I are dating, and we couldn't be happier" Carson say kissing Sierra on the forehead. I jumped up screaming "I KNEW IT, I KNEW YOU GUYS WERE GOING OUT, AWWW YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER". They both giggle and laugh. We all get up and give them congratulatory hugs.

After everyone was starting to settle down and get tired, I started to get nervous for tomorrow because adult life was coming really  quickly and I wish it could all just stop or at least just slow down but now I've graduated, I am going into college, nothing is going to slow down. I wonder if anybody else feels the same as me, "hey guys how to do you feel for tomorrow cause I'm starting to get really nervous" I ask ."I'm looking forward to it, it's going to be a new life adventure plus we get to play football for the bull dogs". "I'm super nervous, it's going to be my first time living away from my parent's house except for football camp, but at least I have you" Carson says lovingly into Sierra's bright blue eyes, "Same minus the part about Sierra" Shaine says. "Hey you have me, I am your twin after all". "Yeah I guess so, but it's not the same when you get to bring like your twin sister instead of a girlfriend to college" Shaine replies. "You know what I just realised?" Carson says. "What?" everyone replied. "Both girls get to bring their boyfriends and their twin brothers to college with them, how ironic is that" Carson answered. We all just laughed, my eyes started to get heavy so I lay my head on Carter's chest and pulled the blanket up over my shoulder and fell asleep to the beautiful sound of Carter's slow but soft heartbeat.