Candid Kisses✔

6| froyo

It's been a few days since I've seen any of the guys. Even though on our last departure I did tell Noah that we'd see them around, we didn't really see them around. It's Thursday and the girls and I don't have any plans for the day. We've been helping Naomi repaint her room. According to her, the green isn't really doing much to accent her furniture and grey is much better fitting for her.

After helping her cover three walls with grey paint and one with yellow for her to do her own little art piece on, we were now freshening up to go out and get frozen yogurt.

"Liv! Would it kill you to move a little faster?" Lydia whined. She's been whining about how long Naomi and I were taking for 11 minutes now. Normally Lydia is the one who takes ages to get ready but what can she say... The girl loves her froyo.

"Alright alright. I'm coming," I said, grabbing my stuff from my bed and putting on my shoe. "Ok, I'm ready."

Naomi walked out of her room the same time I did and Lydia wasted no time pushing us through the door.

Bitz, the self-serving froyo place, was only a block and a half from our place so we decided to just walk. I was certainly not pleased about that idea but I was outnumbered 2 to 1.

On the plus side, walking around gave me the opportunity to take some pictures. I haven't taken much lately and I was starting to miss it. I always preferred polaroid camera's over regular ones. Taking pictures was always about capturing moments for me. But polaroid pictures just made those moments seem more permanent. Take a picture digitally, have it in hand immediately. I fell in love with them after my aunt got me my first one when I was 9 years old. Even before that, I loved taking pictures.

We walked through the entrance of Bitz and Lydia made a run for it to the froyo machines, filling up a cup with a swirl of different froyo flavors. Naomi and I followed her lead, but only doing a mixture of two flavors. We went to the toppings bar to add our desired toppings. I went with gummy bear topping on top of my strawberry cheesecake and chocolate froyo. Naomi went with crushed nuts on top of her chocolate fudge sorbet and devil's chocolate sorbet froyo. Lydia just added sprinkles on top of her froyo explosion.

We headed over to the cashier to weigh and pay for our frozen dessert.

Naomi found us a seat nearby where we all sat and started chatting. I took a candid picture of Lydia unpleasantly stuffing her face completely unaware of the camera pointed at her.

"This reminds me of last year when she first tried fried ice cream," Naomi spoke bringing up the memory from spring break. Lydia was a sucker for ice cream in any form. I believe I have a candid picture from that day as well.

"Oh my God. Yes. Remember how she got in a fight with that 12-year-old because she skipped the line? We almost got kicked out." I laughed at the memory of Lydia going head to head with the child.

"That kid was a twat. I bet she never skipped another line again." Lydia said with a mouth full of frozen yogurt.

"Ow. Stop tugging at my fucking hair you abominable shit goblin!" A girl cussed entering the building.

"Get out of my way then dumbass." That voice belonged to Reece. Another one of Noah's friends. He brushed past the blonde girl slightly pushing her out the way.

Our heads are now turned watching the encounter between the two as she caught up with him and punched him in the arm. "Shit Mads! I told you to stop doing that." Reece hissed while his friend just smiled and walked away.

Reece's attention focuses on our table and he seems to take a moment to process something before coming over to us.

"You're Naomi, right? I think I remember you from the bonfire." He said to Naomi.

"That's me. And you're Reece." Naomi answered and he nodded.

The blonde walked up to him holding two cups of froyo, handing one to him. "I got you're favorite," she said before turning her attention to us.

"Seriously Mads, I told you I was paying," Reece complained which earned him an eye roll.

"Yeah, you said that. I never agreed. Now just eat your froyo like a good little girl," she smiled sweetly at him while patting him on the head.

Naomi, Lydia, and I started laughing at the exchange happening in front of us. "Hi, I'm Maddison." she introduced herself.

"Noah's demon spawn of a sister," Reece added, still upset about not being able to pay for their dessert. "And this is Noami, Lydia, and Olivia." he pointed at each of us as he introduced us.

I offered a smile which she returned warmly.

"Caleb actually mentioned you once or twice. I thought you two were like sworn enemies who loathed each other or something." Naomi commented.

"Sworn enemies, yes. But I wouldn't say I loathe him..." Maddison corrected Naomi's statement.

"Aww. You love me! I knew it all along." Reece rejoiced, throwing his hand over her shoulder and squeezing her in a side hug.

"Let me go you reprehensible bag of shit. I never said anything about loving you. And don't think for a second that I have forgotten about that mayonnaise in my bra prank you pulled." This girl is funny. A little scary. But funny.

"You put mayo in her bra!?" Lydia questioned while laughing. I really don't like that this conversation is giving Lydia new ideas on how to prank us. I can see the wheels turning in her head already as she waits for a response.

"Yeah. We are currently in the middle of a prank war. You should've seen how angry she got." Reece was laughing so hard he had to hold on to the table for balance.

Maddison's face was so red and I wasn't sure if it was from anger or embarrassment. "I will get my comeuppance. You're gonna wish you never messed with me. It's gonna be better than the time I filled your car with sand."

"Where have you been all my life," Lydia exclaimed in admiration. "If you need any help at all. Do not hesitate. I'm your girl."

I don't know what Maddison's capable of, but I have been on the receiving end of a couple of Lydia's prank. Reece better get on his knees and start praying that this alliance is not formed.

"Well, We should be going now. Bye. Nice to meet you all. I'll definitely get back to you on that offer Lydia" Maddison said before tugging Reece out of Bitz by his ear.