Time of Our Lives

Midnight Memories

   (Third person P.O.V.)

Nathan and Taylor had no idea what Grace had planned, but they were used to it. Grace had everything set up in her head the way she wanted it. The others had no clue what was going to happen, but they always loved the surprise. Grace made Taylor and Nathan wait in the car while she went and got the items she wanted. She reached up on her tip toes and grabbed the last of the things on her mental grocery list. She put all of them in a basket and walked up to the check out line. She nervously twirled her blood red hair around her forefinger, what if this didn't go as planned? what if the surprise was given away? She picked up a package of silly-putty and laughed as she remembered her young self making farting noises behind peoples back, then running away. She kept giggling until her mind wandered back to tonight's plans. She shook the worries out of her head and and grabbed the bags off of the counter, she swiped her credit card and stepped out of the store. Grace searched for the car and, when found it, almost ran to it with a big grin on her face. She ducked down into the drivers window. "Get out please?" she said as she titled her head, confusion blurred over Nathans face, but soon melted away as Grace pouted and put on her 'pretty please' face.  He got out of the car as Grace put the groceries in the trunk. ,Nathan got in the back seat and Grace settled into the drivers position, and pulled out of the parking lot. "Close your eyes!! Don't want to ruin the surprise bow do you?" Grace said, they both covered their eyes. They had been driving for 10 minutes when Grace realized the enclosed package in her lap. She flipped it over and saw the silly-putty from the store. "HOLY SHIT I AM AN ACCIDENTAL CRIMINAL!!!! I'M GOING TO JAIL!" Grace screamed Taylor tried opening her eyes but Grace covered then again. Taylor gave in and closed her eyes once more. "So why are you an 'accidental criminal'?" Nathan asked, "I stole something that I meant to put back, duh" Grace said sassily. "I will tell you when you can open your eyes." Is all Grace said.

"Where are we even going?" Taylor whined, "Just close your eyes and trust me."  Grace replied. Taylor rolled here eyes and covered them with her hands. Nathan sighed and let his eyes  flicker shut. Grace drove for about 15 minutes in full silence. She wouldn't let anyone open their eyes, and spoiled the surprise. She pulled up to Orange Beach, and she rolled down the windows and screamed, "Welcome to the Orange Beach, California my friends!!" A few lights lit up in the houses by the shore, but Taylor, Grace, and Nathan just laughed. By that time Taylor and Nathan had opened their eyes, but were still confused as to where they were going. Grace got out of the car and opened the trunk to dig out the groceries. "Come on you lazy walnuts! Pick up the pace!!" Grace screamed, "walnuts?" Nathan asked. "What is that supposed to mean?" Taylor questioned. Grace rolled her eyes and skipped ahead while Taylor and Nathan climbed out if the car. Grace lead them to a small wood pile in the middle of a sand dune, "Make yourselves useful and grab bout 10 sticks." Grace ordered. They both rolled their eyes, but obeyed. 

    Grace let them over to an empty clearing on the beach. She set down 4 grocery bags and took the wood out of Taylor and Nathan's hands, she placed them neatly in a pile. "Stay here and try to find the biggest logs on the entire beach to sit on." She dug around in one of the bags and handed them a package of glowsticks. She then picked up three flashlights and handed them out to everyone. She turned on her heels and walked back to the car. 

  Grace came back with a handful of blankets. She found the place they settled at, and saw Taylor and Nathan sitting on huge logs with Glowsticks hanging around their wrists and necks. They were giggling about random things until the spotted Grace. Taylor jumped up and placed a bundle of glowsticks around Grace's head while Nathan took the blankets. Grace dug around in the bags until she found some lighter fluid, she poured it all over the logs, and lit them on fire. The flames licked up the logs, and brightened their faces. Grace pulled some marshmallows and chocolate out of the bag. "YASSS  SMORES!" Taylor screamed, and started dancing a rather weird dance. They laughed and set the wooden logs down around the fire. They wrapped the blankets around themselves, talked. Grace explained to them about the silly putty and they all laughed, they all talked until 3:30 am. "I'm bored." Nathan whined. "ugh..." Grace replied " I might have an idea," Taylor said...

        They stripped down to only underwear and ran into the ocean. They screamed at how cold it was and laughed and played for 30 minutes until Taylor announced that she was tired. They decided to go back to the site and settle down for a while. They dried off with the blankets, got dressed in the same clothes as before, and laid down next to the fire. They all cuddled together, since it was freezing, and they were all wet. Grace laid next to Nathan, his arm around her, and Taylor laid against Grace, Taylor's head resting on Grace's stomach. They drifted off to sleep as the sun started to rise.

     ***

"Excuse me ma'am?" Taylor awoke with start at being poked in the side. She looked up to see a young man that looked in his twenties, and as if he had never been introduced to a proper diet. "What." Taylor said as she shielded the sun out of her eyes. "you're not supposed to camp out," said the man. "WEll, you can suck my ass!" Taylor replied, before noticing the police uniform on the greasy man. Her mouth became in the shape of an 'o'. She nudged Grace, who was now deep asleep on top of Nathan with her head on his chest. Grace didn't budge. Taylor was getting upset. "What did you say to me?" The man asked, "ugh-I said- erm... You've got sass?" Taylor said shrugging. She kept pushing Nathan, when he woke up he rubbed his eyes and looked down at the sleeping Grace, still on his stomach, he laughed softly and sat up, pulling Grace into his arms. Her head fell limply onto his chest, she buried her head into his neck and breathed deeply. Nathan laughed again, but quietly, trying not to wake Grace. Taylor would have thought this funny if she wasn't terrified of the acne covered man that was angrily standing over her. "Umm Nathan?" Taylor said as Nathan rubbed the sleep from his eyes, still careful not to wake Grace. Nathans eyes shifted over to the ma, "Is there a problem officer?" Nathan asked. "I' gonna have to ask y'all to leave." He said rudely. Nathan nodded and stood up, grace still in his arms. He nodded towards the blankets for Taylor to pick up. They walked towards the car, blankets in Taylor's hands and Grace in Nathan's arms. Nathan gently laid Grace down in the back seat while Taylor loaded everything in the trunk. Taylor climbed into the passenger seat while Nathan drove the impala.  They drove for 30 minutes before Grace woke up. "Where are we?" Grace asked drowsily, "15 minutes away from home." replied Taylor. Nathan looked back at her and smiled, "Good morning, sunshine!" he screamed and laughed. "ugh, I hate mornings." Grace said, "I can tell, we got kicked off the beach, carried you into the car and drove 30 minutes before you even began to wake up." he said, still smiling. Taylor rolled her eyes and turned on the radio. They started singing to Green Day, and Nathan rolled the windows down.

        ***

"Where have you guys been?" Bailey asked, They exchanged secretive glances and looked down. "You've got me!" Grace said as she put her hands in the air as a symbol of surrender, "I've been out leading my secret life of thievery, strippers and murder, while committing the most unimaginable crime, while completing universal domination, and -might I add-just being a badass in general. Oh no, I've been caught. What ever shall  do?'' She said sarcastically . Bailey rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a "typical Grace" sort of fashion. Nathan smirked and shook his head. "We were at the beach." Taylor answered, "Thanks, you know you don't always have to be a smart ass right?" Bailey retorted to Grace. Grace responded by sticking her tongue and shaking her head with sass. They laughed and Nathan sat down on the couch.

"We need fooooood." Dillon said as he came downstairs. "Fix it yourselves, I'm not the only one who can cook in this house!" Taylor whined. "I beg to differ." Said Titan, who came out of the kitchen holding a pile of crunch black stuff in a crock pot. He held the fire extinguisher in the other hand. "umm I'm afraid o ask what that is..." said Nathan, "Mac and Cheese." said Titan. "First of all, you don't cook macaroni and cheese in a crock pot, you never put crock pots in the oven, and how did you manage to catch that on fire?" Asked Taylor, "Long story." was all he said before pushing through the swing doors.

 Taylor shook her head and walked into the kitchen so she could fix everyone lunch (breakfast). 

        Grace walked over to the couch as Nathan pulled her into his lap, she laughed and curled into his arms. "Umm are you two a thing yet?" Dillon asked, "Yet?" Questioned Grace at the same time Nathan said "Why not?" They looked at each other. "What?"  they said in unison.