(James)
"Well James, I have to hand it to you. You know how to impress a girl," Betty-Ann said as we stood on the private beach.
"I aim to please. Speaking of which, let's start the picnic," I said, laying out a blanket and putting the basket down.
Soon I took out all the delicious food my mom cooked and put the roses in a vase putting it in the center of the blanket beside the champagne. This was the non-alcoholic champagne because I was an incredible light weight that got drunk off of even the most minute of alcohol levels with even a sip rendering me wasted
"Wow, fancy," she said before I threw out the champagne in champagne glasses.
We sat, ate, and drank while the music that Libby hooked me up with played.
After packing up, we laid on the blanket watching the sunset.
"How did you find this place?" she asked, laying on my chest while I had my arms were around her smiling
"I was looking for research materials when I came across this place. It was privately owned so I had to use the entirety of my funding to rent out this place for the summer" I told her
"Wow, aren't you the big spender?" she joked
"Too bad, it was all a waste. I didn't find what I was looking for and had to return back empty-handed"
"I'm sure your investors weren't happy about that. They must have been pretty upset," she chuckled
"I'm sure they were but they didn't show it. Compared to having my name attached to their campus, what's a few hundred thousand?"
"It must be pretty good to be you," she said
"Why do you say that?" I asked, taking a sip of champagne
"You're really smart. You don't have to worry about passing classes, you have great friends, good looks, loving happily married parents, and colleges are fighting to get you to join. While most kids our age is trying to save up for college, you have colleges paying you" she said with an envious smile
"I guess I do have a life rather easy" I smiled
"Yeah, you can thank that big brain"
"Yeah, I guess"
"What would you be if you weren't a genius? Or what would you like to be? " she asked
"Hm?" I said. This was a real head-scratcher. What would I want to be if I weren't a genius?
"I would probably become a teacher" I threw out a random profession
"I could see it now. Professor Taylor walking into class," she laughed
"What about you? What do you want to become?" I asked her
"Hm... I want to become an actress," she said
"That's a surprise? Why?" I asked
"To get rich and famous"
"Really?"
"What? Were you expecting some deep psychological reason," she chuckled
"Would you be surprised if I say yes" I chuckled
"What? Something like I want to be an actress so I can be someone else. Even if just for a little while. I wanted to be someone else. Maybe it would be better than being me," she said. Though she had been smiling when she said that, her eyes matching those of an abandoned puppy revealed her inner thoughts
"What's so bad about being you? I rather like you now," I said
"You've only seen the good parts," she said
"And I liked it," I told her getting a genuine smile
"You have a beautiful smile" I told her moving closer to her
"Thank you," she said, moving closer to me. Just as we were about to kiss, she moved her head
"The sun's going down," she said as she got up off the blanket
"oh yeah, you're right," I said after a cough to hide my embarrassment
"So what's next?" She asked
"It's getting late. I think we should head home," I said, getting up as her smile turned into one of disappointment
"Unless you have another idea?" I asked. Smiling again, she started taking off her clothes. All her clothes!
"It's such a beautiful night and we have an entire beach to ourselves. It would be a shame to go back without going for a little swim," she said, taking off her bra.
I wanted to reject, but my words of protest got dropped from my mouth along with my jaw. Skinny dipping. She really wanted to go skinny dipping. Oh my God, am I dreaming? Skinny dipping with Betty-Ann Turner. That had to be a dream right. But if it was I honestly didn't want to wake up
"Come on James," she said as she put her hands on my chest
"Don't tell me you don't want to swim with me?" she asked seductively as her hands made their way to my jacket and pulled it off before making her way to the hem of my shirt and pulling it over my head, then wrapping her hands around my neck and throwing the shirt on the sand before moving slowly from my back to unbuckle my belt and taking my pants off.
I tried protesting, but her breasts were pressed up against my chest so I couldn't focus enough to protest and if I was being completely honest, I didn't want to so I just stood there until she tried taking off my underwear
"Okay, okay that can stay," I said. My face now a deep shade of crimson
"Do you really want to go back in soggy underwear?" She giggled
"I don't see you worrying about it," I said, thinking she wouldn't take off her underwear
"I guess it's only fair," she said as she stepped back and took off her underwear, then threw it in my chest and I caught it
'No way!' I thought as I stared at it. It was like I was looking at proof of extraterrestrial life. I just couldn't believe it was actually there
"This way, James," she said as I looked up to see her naked figure enter the water.
And with that, the last bit of my self-control went out the proverbial window so I charged into the water, swimming over to where she was and as soon as I did she wrapped her arms around my head. We were deep in the water holding onto each other
"I knew you would come around," she said
"With the invitation you gave me, I couldn't exactly say no," I said, blushing as she smirked and gripped my hair moving closer to my ear
"Since I got you hot and bothered. Let me help you cool off," she whispered before pushing my head under the water for about a minute before letting go. I got up and spat the water out of my mouth and glared playfully at the laughing beauty in front of me
"You're so gonna get it, Turner," I said
"You'll have to catch me first," she said as she swam away.
I chased after her and when I caught her I lifted her up and threw her in the water before pulling her up.
With my hands around her waist I stared into her brown sparkling eyes, as the water dripped from our bodies, then the distance slowly started closing them, she wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me closer connecting our lips.
We kissed passionately for three minutes before breaking for air.
We just stared at each other with smiles on our faces before a wave crashed against us submerging us in the water. Betty-Ann started laughing after we resurfaced
"Getting a little handsy, aren't we?" She laughed playfully but I just gave a confused look
"That's not me"
"I can feel your hand, " she chuckled
"My hands are on your waist," I said
"Then, what's going up my leg?" she said worriedly
Dipping into the water I saw a snake the size of my hand wrapped around her leg making its way up. After seeing the snake I went back up
"Okay, Betty-Ann, don't freak out. There's a snake on your leg. I'm going to go down and see if I can get it off. Don't move," I said before she nodded, then I smiled as I dived down and grabbed unto the snake
'I hope this thing isn't venomous' I thought before yanking it off her leg and rushing to the surface, struggling to get a grip as it wiggled in my hand before I felt its fang go into my right hand. But luckily, I finally got a good grip so I threw it as far as I could. Not even waiting a second after to start swimming back to shore, but soon I found my head getting lighter. I was dizzy and my eyes were blurry. I'm not sure what happened, but everything went dark just before I reached the shore. In the darkness, I heard a woman's voice calling out my name
"James," I heard the voice say before feeling something soft on my lips, then a force pushing on my chest making in spit out the water in my lungs
Maybe it was because I had just gotten up, but for a moment I had thought I had seen Sophie but that image was quickly revealed to actually be Betty-Ann who let out a relieved sigh
"Betty-Ann?" I said after my coughing fit
"About time you woke up I was getting worried," she said
"Did you just give me mouth to mouth?" I asked, smiling as I touched my lips. I could still feel her lips as if they were on me right that moment
"Yeah," she said as I looked down to see that my hand was bandaged
"What happened to my hand?" I asked
"The snake was poisonous, so I had to suck out the venom," she said
"Actually, I think you meant venomous"
"Huh? Aren't those the same?"
"Actually, though often confused as the same thing. It's actually different," I said
"How?"
"Because actually.... maybe I'll tell you another time," I said before noticing the kit beside her
"I see you found my first aid kit," I said
"Yeah," she said
"Well, a thank you is in order, but I think we should head home first," I said before I got up then we went back in the car
"You're gonna have to be the one to drive. I still can't move that much," I said. Wow, the venom in that snake is really potent. I should try collecting a sample. It spreads really fast
"Sure," she said before we got in the car. Midway to town, the car started making strange noises
"What is that?" she asked
"I don't know," I said before the car suddenly stopped
"Oh great," I said sarcastically
"I'm guessing that's bad," she said
"We might need to call someone" I sighed. I normally would be able to do this myself, but considering my current situation that was still impossible. Soon the repairman came taking a look at the engine
"This is probably the worst date you've ever been on, right?" I said, laying in Betty-Ann's lap in the backseat
"Let's see, I had to save my date's life twice. One from drowning, then from snake venom, which is a different type of kissing and sucking than I'm used to, and to top it all off, I probably got sand in places they really shouldn't be" she said
"So worst date ever?" I asked grimly
"Well, I also got to drink expensive champagne as well as stay on a beach by myself, and who knows, maybe next time we can fulfill a fantasy of mine. Plus, I've had worse," she said with a wink
"Next time? There's gonna be more dates"
"Not really dates, but date-like outings" she clarified
"I'm glad to hear that, but the fact that you had worse dates scares me," I said before she giggled giving me another kiss
"Hey lovebirds, the car's fix," he said tapping the window
"Thank you," I awkwardly laughed, paying him
"You should go back to the driver's seat," I said after one more kiss. She went back to the driver's seat directly after driving us straight back to town
"Thank you for the dinner. I had a great time," she said
"I did too," I said
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow James," she said before she walked away
"Is that really how we're gonna end tonight," I sighed
"I was planning on giving you a kiss but I think you've already exceeded the limit" she teased
"Come on, that's not fair" I chuckled as she walked away swinging her hips as she made her way to the door then she opened it walked inside. I sighed, looking at the door longing until it opened again and she blew me a kiss before winking and closing the door
"See you," I said, smiling like a buffoon before jumping in my car. Dancing in my seat during the drive back to my house
(Sophie)
The night had been going wonderfully. Nick and I were sitting in the restaurant talking about our day when suddenly his phone went off with one look his smile went away
"Um.....Who is it?" I asked
"No one," he said, hanging up
"Okay," I said before the ringtone went off again
"No one is really insistent," I said passive-aggressively
"It's fine, it's probably something trivial," he said
"Doesn't seem like something trivial. Who is it? " I said
"Yeah, it's just a friend," he said, hanging up again then the person called again
"Come on, take a damn hint" he cursed
"Nick, it's okay, you can answer the phone"
"You sure?" he asked
"Yes, the person won't stop calling so it must be something important so you can go talk to them," I said
"I'll make it quick I promise," he said as he got up and answered the phone before walking out.
So there I was, stuck in the restaurant fiddling my thumbs for five minutes when suddenly I got a message. Taking up my phone I clicked on the Instagram message and the first thing I saw on Turner's page was Taylor and Turner taking a selfie on the beach on her story. My blood was boiling, but I didn't know why. You know what I did and it wasn't jealousy. Why would I be jealous of Taylor? I didn't care that he got himself a girlfriend, but did it seriously have to be her? There's so many better girls in the town and he chose Betty-Ann Turner. It really pisses me off, before we were dating he was practically a dog drooling over a bone every time he saw her and some part of me knew he had feelings for her even when we were dating. Now he's dating her so that just proves it
"Sophie. Sophie" Nick's voice said, knocking me out of my daze
"Huh? Sorry, I spaced out" I said
"You've been doing that a lot lately. Is something up? " he asked
"No, I'm fine, I guess classes have made me a little stress," I said
"Okay, then maybe you should take more breaks. Let the genius handle the projects. All work and no play makes Sophia a dull girl" he joked
"Coming from the guy that refuses to go to school," I said
"It was just one day, Soph," he sighed
"Yeah, it was just one day the last time. But then that turned into one week, then one month and before long it was the whole semester. After that you stopped coming to school all together. You know, just because your parents have money doesn't mean you can slack off your whole life Nick"
"Do not talk about my family!" he said, slamming his hand on the desk getting everyone's attention.
"Nick," I frowned
"Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause a scene again. Can we just stop talking about this? I promise I'll be at school tomorrow, bright and early"
"Whatever, how was your call?" I asked
"It's okay, it wasn't anything important," he said with a smile
"So who was it?" I asked
"One of my friends," he said
"Oh, a friend. Would this friend happen to be a girl? " I asked
"Yeah," he said eating a piece of steak
"Is she good-looking?" I asked, cutting a piece
"I guess why?" He asked nonchalantly cutting another piece of his steak
"Oh, no reason," I said eating the piece I had cut
"Wait. Sophia Vortex, are you jealous? " He asked a smug smile
"Hmph as if," I said, taking another bite from the steak
"I mean I understand why you would be. She is insanely hot," He said
"Hot, huh?" I said
"Yeah, she gets mistaken for a model all the time," he said
"A model huh," I said
"She has such a great figure. Big breast, slim waist, and a phat ass-" he said before realizing he was doing too much
"Why did you stop? Please carry on," I said in a threatening tone
"You know now that I think about it. She isn't all that beautiful. Especially when I compare her to you," he said
"Mm-hmm, nice save lover boy," I said before a waiter came up to us
"Is it time for dessert already?" Nick asked
"Um, yes, but there's someone here to see you," he said, before Nick looked behind me then growled angrily
"Damn it," he said under his breath
"Just give me a minute, please," he said before he got up and walked out of the restaurant once again
"Um Madam," he said
"Not married," I said
"Uh?" he said
"You say, Madam, when the person is married otherwise it's mademoiselle," I explained
"I'm sorry, I didn't do well in French class at all. I'm actually just filling in for a guy," he explained
"Oh, it's okay, I was just pointing something out," I said
"Thanks a lot so would you like to eat your dessert here or to go?" The waiter asked
"Here please," I said before he left
I turned around and saw Nick arguing with a blonde girl.
She looked a little older than us I'd say about a year or two. She looked to be a size 2 so needless to say she had a slim waist but surprisingly enough, she had big assets in front and behind. She was exactly as Nick described. The perfect example of an hourglass figure and her beautiful face made her even more attractive. About a few minutes later he gave her money, then a kiss on the cheek. I sighed as I called the waiter over
"Sorry about this, but could I change that to go pleased," I said before calling an Uber
"Sure," he said as he went back to the chef.
About a minute later Nick came back
"Sorry about that? She just wanted to borrow some money," He said taking his seat
"No, it's okay," I said, getting up and taking up my purse
"Where are you going?" I asked
"I'm getting a little tired. I should be heading home. I have school tomorrow" I listed off excuses as the waiter came back and gave me the dessert
"Thanks a lot," I said
"Okay, at least let me drive you home," he said
"No, I'm fine, I already called an Uber," I said as I started heading for the door.
Nick chased after me randomly throwing money down in the table nonchalantly and unknowingly leaving a rather sizable tip
"Come on, Sophie, let me drive you home," he said
"I'm okay," I said
"Is it about Vanessa? Listen, she's just a friend," he said
"It's not about her. I just have school early tomorrow," he said
"Then let me drive you home," he said
"Nick, I'm fine," I said
"You'll reach home faster," he said before a car pulled up beside me
"Are you Sophie Vortex?" He asked
"Yeah, that's me," I said as I opened the door
"Fine," Nick said before he walked to the driver's seat window and gave him a hundred dollar bill
"Make sure she gets home okay and you can give the change to her," he said before leaning up allowing the driver to drive away
He drove me back to my house
"Thanks for the ride," I said, opening the door
"Wait, Miss, your change," he tried to give me the cash
"You can keep it," I said as I got out and he drove away, then I looked across the street and saw Taylor parking the old car on his lawn with a goofy smile on his face.
"Hey Taylor," I said making my way over to him
"Sophie? What are you still doing up? " He asked
"I just got back from a date," I said
"Really. Did Nick get a new car again? " He asked
"No, I took an Uber," I said
"Yikes, guessing the date didn't go so well," he said
"It was fine until he kissed a girl in front of me," I said
"Did he really do that?" He asked
"Well, technically, it was behind my back and it was just a little peck on the cheek," I admitted
"Sophie, that's nothing to be mad about," he laughed
"You think I'm overreacting?" I asked
"Yeah," he nodded
"Whatever so how was your... date," I said, chucking out the last word
"It was okay, I guess," he said with a perverse grin making me glare at him
"Okay, huh?" I said
"Yeah, I mean we went on a picnic," he said
"That's all?" I asked
"Um, we kissed I guess," he said
"Like a little peck?" I asked
"Um, do you remember how we kissed last month?" He asked. I tensed up a bit at that time
"Sophie, you okay?" He asked
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just surprised. You guys must be pretty serious huh? I asked
"I don't know. I think we can get there. I hadn't felt this way since... you know. I feel like with Betty-Ann I can finally start a relationship. You understand what I mean? " he said
"Yeah, yeah, totally, I felt the same way when I started seeing Nick"
"Are you really okay Soph? You're shaking" he said
"I'm probably just cold. I think I'm coming down with something; I just need to get home okay. School tomorrow an everything you know how Mrs. Jones gets" I said
"Actually, there's no class tomorrow Mrs. Jones will be out," he said
"Oh, I still need to finish up my other homework" I lied rushing across the street
"Bye," he called out, but I didn't respond I just entered my house, slamming the door behind me for sliding down in putting my face in my lap as tears ran down my eyes
'Why am I crying?"