Tears of Rain (Hayes Grier FanFic)

Chapter Thirty-Three

-Hayes POV-

The fireworks last for about half an hour, and are nearly over. Tessa completely captivated by them. She barely looked over at me except once or twice. So I just stare at her while she watched them. I've seen the fireworks millions of times before.

After a minute or two, Tessa looks over at me and smiles. "Kinda repetitive, but I like it."

"Yeah, me too." I reply.

She smirks.

"What?"

She smiles. "Nothing. You've just barely been watching them."

"Well I've seen them a lot of times." I explain. She nods.

She caught me watching her.

Glances back at the fireworks, she smiles at the fireworks explode into bright blues and greens, the lights making her green eyes shine.

Looking to my right, I notice my hat sitting next to me on the fence. Smiling, I plant it lightly on the top of my head, knowing Tessa likes it when I wear it.

After awhile, Tessa turns to me and grins when she sees my hat. "Aww! I love it when you wear it!" Says pointing to my hat. I smile and nod.

"I know." I say adjusting it, when a thought crosses my mind. "Actually, why do you like this hat so much? It's so dirty." I say pointing to a stain on the top.

She smiles. "You don't remember?"

I shake my head no.

Side effect of being male, you forget a lot.

She smirks. Taking the hat off my head, she holds it in her hands and stares at it for a moment.

"It's the hat you were wearing when we first met." She says looking up at me. A beautiful glint in her eyes from the fireworks.

Smiling, I put my arm over her shoulders and pull her close. Looking up at me, we stare at each other for a long period of time. Wait.

Suddenly, I feel myself leaning in closer to her.

This is it.

Realizing what I'm doing, she leans in as well. Closing my eyes, I suddenly feel tough fabric being shoved against my face. Opening my eyes, Tessa looks at me and laughs.

Pulling the hat away from my mouth, she jumps off the fence and turns to me. "I'll only kiss you if you wear this." She says holding up the hat.

Holding my hand, she shakes her head and smirks. "You think it's that easy?" She says before taking off down the ramp toward the beach.

Launching myself off the fence, I run off after her down the ramp, watching her hit the sand at the bottom of the ramp and run for the water.

I smile.

This is better.

-Tessa's POV-

Sprinting down the ramp, I turn the corner and I feel the rough wood turn into the deep squishy feeling of the sand. Clutching the hat in my hands, I can hear Hayes hitting the sand somewhere not far behind me. The fireworks explode above me and sparkle upon the rippling water.

It's so pretty.

I sprint along the sand, the sand making me run slower but I'm still somehow able to keep far enough ahead of him. I listen to the sound of our quick footsteps along the sand, when a thought enters my mind.

This will be my first kiss...

Looking behind me, I see that Hayes is far behind me, but is quickly gaining. Coming to a stop, I throw off my shoes, one after another until each one lays side by side in the sand. Once I throw my socks off, I sprint off toward the water, only yards away from Hayes.

"Really?!" He yells sarcastically as he reaches my shoes in the sand. Laughing, I watch as he struggles to take his shoes off, and battles to get his socks off his feet. I laugh, when I suddenly feel freezing water wash beneath me. I almost jump out of the water from shock, and try not shiver as a gust of wind sweeps across my shoulders.

I watch the water absorb the colors of the bright fireworks and turn them into something even more beautiful.

I hear splashing behind me, jumping around, I see Hayes charging toward me, a wide grin across his face. Shrieking with laughter, I dodge him to the side and take off the down the shore, barely missing his hands by a few inches.

Chasing me down the water, I laugh when I suddenly feel a pair of arms tighten themselves around me.

Oh no. I sarcastically say to myself.

I burst out laughing as he lifts me in the air and twirls me around. I hear him laugh as he sets me around and spins me around to face him.

"The hat?" He says holding out his hand. Smirking, I set it in his palm.

"I guess you earned it."

Smiling like the way every girl wants her guy to, he sets the hat on top of his head. Pulling me closer to him, he-

Is this really happening?

"Yep." Hayes says pulling away for a moment.

"Oh. Sorry, I didn't realize I had said that out loud." I say looking into his deep blue eyes.

"It''s know." He says, barely getting the words out of his mouth before I suddenly feel his lips on mine. Freezing up for a moment, I find my arms slipping around his neck. I feel his hands on my waist and I smile.

This is what I've really been waiting for.

After what seems like infinity, we pull away and for a moment we just smile at each other.

"Was that your first kiss?"I ask.

Smiling, Hayes leans down and kiss me intensly for a moment before pulling away and looking into myeyes and smiling.

"Nope."

'It was my second."

I smirk and nod.

"But that''s not more important." He says.

"Hmm?"

Holding my chin, he smiles nervously.

'Tessa, will you be my girlfriend?"

I smile so wide.

"I've been waiting for you to ask."

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