Summer Love

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We pulled up to the beach and I immediately noticed all the girls that Paul would like. What am I thinking! I don't like Paul George, and I am definitely not jealous of the girls that he would want to date.

"Wanna go to the beach first" he asked me.

"Oh sure" I said and he smiled and nodded. We both got out and I was completely wrong about who I thought was going to steal his attention. It wasn't all the girls he couldn't keep his eyes off of, it was me he couldn't stop looking at. I felt the waves bit my feet and I flinch. "It's so cold" I exclaimed and he laughed and nodded.

"It is I've never been to a colder beach than this one" he said and I laughed.

"Then why'd you take me here" I said and he shrugged.

"It's cold for hours till you get farther south." He said and I nodded. "Come on" he said and he grabbed my hand and pulled me into the water. Obviously I ran with him because I was not going to let him drag me through the water. "Isn't it pretty" he said once we had stopped and he had turned me around to look at the city with the setting sun.

"Yeah it is" I said and then I realized he hadn't let go of my hand. I smiled a little and looked back at the city. "It actually is pretty" I said and he smiled.

"I told you" he said and I smiled. He let his hand fall from mine and I sighed softly. I looked over at him and he wasn't looking at me. The way the water rolled done him and shined on his skin, showing off his perfect six pack. The way the city lights reflected in his eyes and made them shine ten times brighter, and the small smile on his lips, god he was beautiful.

"Donovan" he said and I nodded.

"Yeah" I said softly and I smiled slightly and looked away.

"You wanna go to the pier" he asked me and I nodded.

"Yeah I don't like being in the water at night anyways" I said and he chuckled.

"Why's that" he asked me and I instantly felt embarrassed.

"I just don't like it" I said and he smiled.

"I don't really like the ocean" he said and I gasp.

"How can you not like the ocean" I said and he smiled.

"Well I like it in like Mexico, but in the US there's to much unknown because you can't see through the water. There could be a shark right behind me and I would never know it till it bit me and killed me." I rolled my eyes at his example.

"I don't think that would happen" I said "but that's why I don't like it at night because I can't see anything." He smiled and nodded. I saw the lights from the pier in the distance and he glanced at me.

"Race you" he said and I laughed.

"You know your going to lose" I said and he smirked.

"I don't know about that" he said and he took off running and I easily caught up to him. I ran in pace with him to make him think he could beat me till the last 50 yards, then I ran ahead of him. "Shit your fast" he said and I laughed and smiled.

"Your not to slow yourself" I said and he smiled. We walked around and laughed about randomness till we stumbled across the basketball game, and obviously we had to play.

"What do you want" he asked me before he started. I glanced around at all the stuffed animals and chuckled.

"The panda" I said and he smiled.

"Alright" he said and he shot it and it swished through the net.

"I don't know if I'm allowed to let y'all play" the girl running the game said and I smiled. He made shot after shot, to the point that I think he was just shooting to shoot. He got the panda and handed it to me and I laughed.

"You go" he said "let's see what I've taught you over the past three weeks." I smiled and rolled my eyes and handed him the animal he had just won.

"What do you want" I asked mocking him.

"Get me the grand prize" he said and I smiled a little. The lady told me to take a step back and if I made three then I would win. Obviously I made the first two. "Donovan Mitchell, game on the line shooting the free throw for the win" he commentated and I glanced at him and smiled at his goofiness. I shot it and we all watched it go in. Obviously. "Can we leave this here" Paul asked her "just till we're done then we'll come get it, I just don't think it's best for either of our images to he walking around with that." I laughed and she smiled and nodded. We left our stuff there and continued to play randomness. "Come on lets ride the Ferris wheel" he said and I followed him.

"I don't think I'm tall enough Paul" I said jokingly and he smiled and then frowned.

"I don't think you are either" he said and he rested his elbow on my shoulder to make me seem shorter. "Sir I think he's to short" Paul said to the man standing to let you on and he just rolled his eyes and marooned for us to get on. Paul motioned for me to get on first and I got on then he got on. He leaned back in the bench seat and he rested his feet on my seat across from him. "Hope your not afraid of heights" he said and I smiled.

"No I'm not" I said and he laughed.

"Good because when we win the championship together and I pick you up I don't want you to be scared" he said and I raised my eyebrows.

"I didn't think you had though that far into our future" I said and I winked at him and he went to say something but nothing came out.

"Do you know how, never mind" he said and I chuckled and he smiled an embarrassed smile.

"You really wanna play with me" I asked him and he looked at me and nodded.

"Yeah I think that would be cool, your gonna be really good and I could help you" he said and I smiled.

"Yeah I guess it would be nice" I said and he nodded. We looked out at the water as we slowly made our way to the top. "It would be nice to live here" I said and he nodded.

"That's why were going to draft you" he said and I nodded and looked at him. He smiled and I smiled and looked back out at the city. We didn't really talk a lot but it was a comfortable silence. Once it was about to stop and drop us off we both stood up at the same time. I ended up with my hands on his chest and we were and inch from kissing. "I um think we should get going" he said as he stepped out, and away from me. I nodded and looked down. I was so close to kissing Paul George. I bet his lips feel amazing, they look so plump and soft yet not to soft. It's probably amazing to kiss him. We went and got all the stuff we had won and we walked back to the car.

"We look so stupid" I said and he laughed and nodded.

"Yeah we do" he said as he was putting the stuff in the back seat of the car. We got in and he started to drive back home. "I actually really had fun today" he said and while he was saying it he put his hand over mine. I felt a smile tug at the corner of my lips and I looked out the window.

"I did to" I said.