Summer Fling

Chapter nine:

Picture: Claire Brooks

I ducked my head underwater for about 3 seconds. I pushed my feet up off the ground to re surface. Slicking my hair back, Ray looking staring at me the whole time. It's weird how his stares can easily give me butterflies. How it can quicken my heartbeat and make my stomach churn and do backflips. But, you didn't hear that from me, I will totally deny it if it ever comes out.
"So I think i've pretty much won this bet." I say with a beam.
"No way." he says.
"Yes way. And I will be collecting very soon Prescott."
I turn around and slowly swim over to the back of the waterfall.
I rest my arms on a nearby leveled rock. Ray later following and doing the same.
"You know if you wanted to get me naked AND alone you could of just said so." Ray grins.
Does this guy really need to be so damn cocky all the time? But, saying that standing her naked with him didn't phase me, would be a lie.
I could get a heart attack any second from now. Facts.
"Yes perfect place to make someone disappear don't you think? No one can see us, the waterfall blocks out all the noise, so no one will hear you scream...." I say, mustering all seriousness in my tone and grinning afterwards.
"How do you think of getting away with that sweetheart?" "People will have questions." he says smirking.
"Well you know, last time I saw Ray was, well he was drunk off his mind, skinny dipping in a lake. Anything and everything could have happened. For instance, my guess is he slipped on a rock , fell in the water unconscious and well, drowned..."
"Holy sh*t." he says.
"Don't test me Prescott." I warn. Plastering the most evil smirk on my face.
"Please don't do that." he gulps heavily.
"What?"
"That smirk. Don't do it, it's creeping the hell out of me."
I began to laugh at his reaction and just at how face looks at the moment.
"Who knew Ray Prescott was secretly a sissy." I say chuckling.
"Am not." he replies. His voice sounding different. His voice was naturally deep, trust me, I know. It's enough to make your ovaries burst. But now it just sounded like a mixture of Darth Vadar and Morgan Freeman. It was weird. But I was still diggin' it.
"Are too."
"Am not." he says coming closer to me.
"Totally. Are. A. Weenie." I say slowly.
He swims a few inches closer and stops when he's less than a centimeter away. He's so close I can feel the lightness of his breath brush against my skin. I can feel the sudden warmth through the water from where his body is at hands reach, which was possibly the worst possible thing ever.
"Am not." he whispers. His minty breath fanning my forehead. I look up at him and meet his eyes. His rich chocolate honey brown eyes. I could get lost in them if i'd let myself. Which was dangerous and frightening all at once. If this boy had me losing myself with just his eyes. What else could he do?
"Ray?!" "RAY?!" A voice shouted.
The voice tore us apart and we both jolted away from each other.
"RAY?!" The voice shouted again.
Levi came from around the corner and was squinting his eyes trying to make us out.
We swam over to him and made our way to the rock he was standing on.
"There you guys are." he says once he sees us.
"Um Claire's here and looking for you." he says looking at Ray.
I feel myself dis-inflate like a ballon. Even though I should be glad. Glad i'm not with him, not after what he did. But even though I should be, i'm not.
I need a drink. Stat.
I swim over to the rock that had my clothes laying on it and began to put it on. Slipping on my bikini, my jean shorts and my black tank top. Ray begins to swim over to grab his clothes as well.
"We'll just have to continue where we left off some other time." he says winking over at me.
No we shouldn't. For so many reasons.
I give him a tight small smirk and leave to the campfire. Not wanting to be around when Claire comes around and begins getting touchy with her boyfriend.
"So what were you guys doing back there?" Levi runs over to me and begins to walk with me to where I left my bag.
I look at him with a straight face and he wiggles his eyebrows up and down.
"Oh you know, playing a quick round of the usual, old fashioned, great game of marco polo." I say giving him a big toothy smile and two thumbs up.
"Ooooo naked marco polo.... that should be interesting." he says
I grab my towel out of my bag and begin to run it through my hair.
"Oh it was a blast. The fun part was when we'd find each other and just start feeling up one another." I say sarcastically.
"Well I hope you two naughty kids didn't get too crazy." he says pointing a finger over at me and narrowing his eyes. 
"Well, don't be surprised if you see me with a baby bump in a few month." I say, pressing a finger on my lips and giving a ':shhh' sound.
He zips his lips and pretends to lock them with an imaginary key.
dumbass.
I playfully roll my eyes and give him a smile. I place the towel back into my bag and zip it up.
"So, you gonna tell me what was really happening out there?" he asks sitting down on the bench. His face serious this time.
I move my bag aside and sit down onto the bench beside him.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." I say, releasing a small sigh.
"You know," he starts, looking over at me.
"None of us knew about her." he says. I quickly catch on about who he's talking about.
I just don't really know why he's telling me or where he's going with this.
"We found out a few days before you got here. Ty and I, we were surprised." he says brushing his hair back with one hand.
"That's what everyone seems to be saying..." I add.
"It's true. He didn't even tell anyone. He just showed up with her one day."
"Well that's not weird at all.." I say chuckling, and he does that same.
"Look, i'm not here to talk about her or whatever is going on with them. I guess I just wanted to make sure you're okay." he says giving me a soft smile.
"Things may be complicated or whatever you want to call it with Ray, but we're still friends." he says smiling.
I reach over and give him a hug and he returns it.
"Thanks Levi. Really" I say letting go from the hug and giving him a smile.
"Anytime." he says.
"Oh and just between the two of us," he says leaning in closer to me. "He's still crazy about you."  he whispers and throws me a knowing smirk.
He stands up and picks up the cup he had placed down on the ground by the bench.
"You're a good friend Levi." I say smiling.
"Sugar," he says nonchalantly. "That's what I do." placing a hand on his chest dramatically.
"Get outta here." I say giving him a weak playful kick.
"Alright, alright." he says turning around and beginning to jog  back to the lake.
"Remember, anytime." he says pointing a finger back at me. He turns back around and continues to jog over to the lake.
"Well, Well, Well, if it isn't Rachel." I hear an all too familiar voice obnoxiously say.
Dear Lord, shoot me now.
           Sincerely, the desperate one.
"It's Raelynn. But you already know that, don't you Vicky?" I say annoyed.
"It's Val." she corrects. Crossing her arms in front of her chest and sending me a glare.
"Right, guess there must be something in the air making us forget each other's names." I say, giving her a short, forced, tight smile.
"Whatever there's no such thing." she says. "Anyway I wanted to come say hi and-" she begins but I quickly cut in. Either way it was probably going to be something stupid, cruel, or just plain ass annoying.
"Cut the bull Val, what do you want?" I say demandingly.
"Oh well nothing really. I just noticed you were getting cozy with Levi, and was thinking how quickly you move." she says, taking a glance at her perfectly long blue witch nails.
I begin to laugh dryly with no humor.
"This coming from you?" I ask.
"Excuse me?" Val gasps, narrowing her eyes at me.
"How dare yo say that to Val." Kate and Gabby add at once.
"Have you guys been here the whole time?" I ask forging a confusing face.
They both lift their middle fingers and flick me off.
"Wow, who taught you two how to use those." I say sarcasm seeping right through my tongue.
"Enough!" Val yells. Placing a hand in front of Gabby and Kate. I think she's basically telling them to shut up in dog form or something.
"Well look at that, they're trained." I say.
"Shut up!" Gabby yells. Her hands forming fist and I think I can even see some smoke come out her nostrils.
I placed a hand over my mouth and stifled a laugh.
Hoes are crazy.
"Look I don't mean to be catty-" Val speaks.
I internally scoff. Yeah, Right.
"That's a pretty big word Val-" I interrupt.
"Let me speak!" she yells over me.
I raise my hands up in surrender.
I hear if you try and shut up a psycho chipmunk, she'll bust her nuts out at you. Or that's just my guess right about now.
"I know you came back for Ray. And I just want to say that, you're not going to get him. I'd like to think you'll listen to me this time. I think you learned your lesson the first time when I was right when I told you he'd never be with you, and he'll never stay." she says with so much hostility. Her words were poisonous and to tell the truth, they kind of sting. They were cruel and hurtful.
"I hate to tell you this Val, but when the last time Ray even spoke to you?" I ask.
Her mouth opens and closes like a fish. Se stares at me speechless.
"Look Val, i'm not your enemy anymore okay? I'm no longer with Ray. Maybe it's time you just get over him." I say sincerely.
"Maybe it's time we both do." I say softly, walking past her and walking away.