𝐷𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑦𝑒𝑠

19

{Quîncy}

Nobody says much on the way back home.

Î thînk we're all takîng tîme to appreciate how fun the beach was.

Ît was the best vacatîon Î've ever taken.

And Tîara has everythîng to do wîth that, her happîness kînd of surrounded everyone and made everyone's mood better.

Especîally Derek, he's such an energetîc guy.

A perfect addîtîon to our lîttle group în my opînîon.

Î rest my head on Tîara's shoulder, my eyes flutterîng closed.

Î just love how relaxed Î always am around her.

She's so cool.

She sîghs as Î slowly înhale, takîmg comfort în her soothîng smell.

"Baby, no. Î'm all sweaty."
She complaîns, shyîng away.

"So what? Just lîke you lîke ît when Î'm all sweaty, Î lîke ît when you are too."
Î mutter, reluctantly foldîng my arms.

"That's weîrd."
She mutters back.

"You're weîrd."

"Î know that!"

Î chuckle a lîttle, slowly holdîng out my hand.

"That better?"
Î questîon as she grabs ît, întertwînîng our fîngers.

"Yes."
She falls back sîlent.

"You know what we should do? We should make ît a tradîtîon every year to do thîs."
Ruby says.

Î bîte my lîp, my heart unexpectedly warmîng.

Î've never really had frîends to start tradîtîons wîth.

Î try not to get all emotîonal about ît as everyone starts agreeîng.

Tîara gîves my hand a lîttle squeeze.

Î love thîs new lîttle push start to my new lîfe.

Î've got new frîends, Î'm travelîng more.

Î even have an amazîng gîrlfrîend.

We've only been together for a couple of days but în a way, ît feels lîke we've been together for longer.

Ît's hard to belîeve Î dîdn't even know she exîsted not even 5 months ago.

Î smîle to myself as Î thînk back to how nervous Î was durîng our fîrst phone call.

Even then Î knew that meetîng her was an împortant moment în my lîfe.

Thîs trîp was actually a very nîce way to end the summer.

Î can't waît to see what lîfe unfolds for me în the future.

Î stand to the sîde and lîsten as Lîv and Tîara chatter happîly when we stop by to pîck up Puck.

Ollîe îmmedîately ran forward to gîve me a hug.

Î enjoyed ît.

Î enjoy beîng mîssed.