The Beach House Boy

Chapter 3

When we get outside it is still daylight, but the sun will be setting soon.

"So how have you been?" I ask Clayton stealing a glance his way.

He's so hot.

"Okay, I guess. Baseball is good. School was good. What about you?" He says and this time I catch him stealing a glance.

"Good. Cheer was good. Senior year was good. I still haven't decided on a college yet though." I answer, trying to stay casual. By this time we have reached the water and started to walk into the waves.

"Ugh, me either. I have too many options. And I don't know if I want to go to a school just because they have a good baseball team. You know?" He rants slightly. After he stops talking he gives me a small smile, I can tell he's wondering if he said too much.

" Totally! I don't know if I want to go out of state to a really good veterinary school or stay in state close to my family," I spill trying to get him to open up more. Is it possible that he looks even hotter than he did last year?

"Mom keeps saying I should stay close to home." He sighs, as if remembering that made it all more complicated that it already was.

We float in the water in silence for a minute. The water is overall calm except for the occasional wave that's bigger.

"So, do you have a girlfriend back home to make everything even harder?" I ask him with a laugh at the end.

"No. At least that is one thing I don't have to worry about." He says with a laugh too.

"Don't worry, you will figure out the right place to go," I tell him in the most reassuring way I can.

"Thanks," he says " You will too Sof.." But that was all I hear because I am taken out by a huge wave I didn't see coming.

Before I can find my balance again I feel myself being scooped up into someone's arms. I automatically realize that Clayton is pulling me out from under the water.

"Are you okay?" Clayton asks worried as he holds me bridal style above the water.

"Yeah," I manage to breathe out, "Thanks," There is a pause where we both are just looking into each other's eyes. I break the stare off by looking down to his lip and back up to his eyes. For a split second he looks down at my lips too, before he puts me back down into the water.

"I think we deserve to chill in the hot tub for awhile, after that" Clayton smiles towards me. We are still standing closer than we were before.

"Me too," I smile back. As we start to head back to shore I notice the sun starting to set over the buildings. We always see the prettiest sunsets here.

We walk in silence up the beach for a minute  until Clayton asks, "You sure, you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. Thanks again by the way," I say stealing glances at him as we walked.  We are almost back to the entrance to the hot tub now.

"Do you want a beer?" Clayton asks as he pauses outside the door to his room.

"Yeah, sure," I say and then I follow him into their room. It was almost identical to ours, only a different layout in the living room. I hold the door and wait for him to grab the beers.

He comes back with two Coronas and hands me one with a smile. "Thanks" I say and we head for the hot tub.

When we get to the hot tub Clayton's little group of friends are here. I know all of them from past years. There are three guys other than Clayton who are our age and always here. First is Isaiah, he is tall, blonde, and I always thought he looked like Ross Lynch when we were younger. Next is Corey, he is the shortest of the group only about 5'10", has brown hair, and is super hot. My friend Casey always said he was the cutest but I disagree. Last there is Mason, he has short red hair, the abs of a god, and is the only one in the group that can actually surf.

Then there are the twins, Alli and Ashley have been coming here as long as I have and have never offered me a word. They are both short, blonde, and skinny. Last there is Olivia, she has brown, straight hair, is about my height, and is absolutely gorgeous. When Olivia isn't stuck up Alli and Ashley's butts we have hung out a little.

This should be fun.

"Hey guys," Clayton says as he plops down into the hot tub, "You all remember Sofie."
He smiles at me as they all follow with "Yeah." I can tell they are as thrilled I was as I climb into the hot tub next to Clayton.

Alli and Ashley are ALWAYS all over Clayton. I can practically see the steam coming out of their ears as I sit next to him, blocking them from him.

"So Sofie, why are you just now deciding to hang out with us," Ashley asks although it was more of a scoff.

"Clayton asked me to," I smile back at her, "And my friend I usually bring couldn't come this year."

"That's cool," Isaiah says as he slides in next to me and puts his arm around me, "Got anyone special back home? Or anyone not special enough that you could cheat on them?" Isaiah smirks at me. I am surprised at his up front move to get in my pants in front of everyone.

"No one back home," I say, "But..." I grab his arm and take it off me, "I'm not looking for anything." He looks a little surprised now too, you can tell he doesn't get turned down much.

"Don't worry Zay you can put your arm around me," Alli say as she flashed a smile at him. He goes and sits with Alli, completely forgetting his rejection.

"Sorry about Isaiah, he's a little straight forward," Clayton whispers to me.

"It's okay," I smile back knowingly.

"Who wants to play a game of spin the bottle?" Mason asks and is followed by a chorus of yes'. Mason lays his bottle on the platform in the middle of the hot tub and we all spread out.

Mason spins first and it lands on Olivia who happily lays a little peck on his lips as we all cheered. Next it was Clayton's turn.

Clayton spins the bottle and it lands right on me. He looks at me and smiles. He slides his arm around me and scoots closer. Just as our lips are about to touch he moves his hand to the side of my face. His lips are so soft and his hand holds my face to keep me from pulling out of the kiss. Out lips move so perfectly with each other. We must have kissed for a solid minute because when we finally pull away from each other everyone whistles and Mason slaps Clayton on the back.

Wow. This boy is going to change everything.