Beach

I look in the rearview mirror at him, he still has a dreamy smirk on his handsome face.

"Not at the moment," Garret replies, relaxing in the seat. "But things could change. What about you Rayne?"

"Me?" I ask, looking at him in the mirror to see him nod. "Not currently." I reach up and open the sunroof and roll down the windows, we are almost to the parking lot for the beach. Labyrinth by Oomph comes over the speakers and I crank it up, singing along to the song.

"You know German?" Garret asks, not really understanding what they are saying other than labyrinth.

"I know some, not enough to be fluent or anything," I reply, with a smirk. We pull into the beach parking lot, it's mostly deserted as it is still technically winter. I park the Impala and roll up the windows and close the sunroof until it vents. "Ready to go to the beach?"

"Yes, ma'am," Jackie says, on her way out of the car. I pop the trunk as Garret and I get out of the car. Going to the trunk, I pull out three of the four towels that I keep in my trunk just in case we go to the beach. Tossing my purse in the trunk, I close the lid. After locking the car, I hand a purple towel to Jackie, which she usually claims when we go to the beach.

"Which one would you like?" I ask Garret, holding out a black towel and a blue and teal stripped towel. He looks at them.

"The black one," he replies, pointing at it. I hand him the black towel that he drapes over his shoulder. We walk down to the beach, our feet leaving our trail in the sand. The salty air washes over us, the wind blows my long blond hair across my face. I place my towel over my shoulder, and pull my hair back using a black hair tie that I had on my wrist.

Jackie takes off her sneakers and socks and runs ahead of Garret and me. A few yards away from the shore she stops, places her shoes on the sand before spreading her towel out on the sand. Garret and I walk next to each other as Jackie takes off her tank top and shorts placing them on her towel before making her way to the water.

"This is the first time I've ever skipped school," Garret confesses. I smile and look over at him.

"So how does it feel to skip school?" I ask him, teasingly.

"Freeing," he replies. "But I guess that sounds cliche, right?"

"It does, but it's fine." I tell him. "What class would you be in right now?"

"I would be in gym right now," he replies.

"Well we can swim, so it's not like you're missing gym at all." I say, as we reach the spot Jackie had placed her towel and clothes. I spread out my towel on the right side of hers, before taking off my shoes and clothes to my black bra and underwear. Looking over at Garret, my heart skips a beat, he removes his t-shirt revealing ripped abs. He looks up, catching me watching him and smiles. I blush and look out at the water.

"You can look if you like," he says. "I don't mind," he lets out a chuckle.

"Ready to get in the water?" I ask, trying to change the subject.

"Yeah," he answers and we start towards the water. "What class would you be in right now?"

"Accounting, I had finished the assignment yesterday." I tell him, the waves swish against the sand of the shore. The damp sand is cool under my feet.

"Isn't accounting a boring class?" Garret asks as we walk farther out to the sea. Jackie is laying on her back floating still a few yards away from us.

"It can be, but it's fairly easy." I reply, slipping on some unseen rock under the murky water. Garret catches me, helping me get my footing again. "Thank you, I'm usually not this clumsy."

"You are more than welcome," Garret replies. "The water isn't very clear so it's hard to navigate what you can't see."

"That's true," I reply, as we walk to where the water comes up to my knees. The water comes up a few inches under Garret's knees. "Have you lived here long? I don't think I remember seeing you around."

"I moved here at the beginning of the year." Garret tells me, the waves tries to knock us over. Jackie is still floating a few feet away from us.

"Was it hard moving in the middle of your senior year?" I ask, he shrugs.

"It's not what I wanted but I didn't have a choice in the matter." Garret sighs, "my father changed jobs, so we moved here from New York."

"Probably wish you could go back, huh?" I ask, looking over at his handsome face. "This town doesn't have much going for it."

"I did at first," he replies, his blue eyes looking even deeper blue against the blue sky behind him. "But now I think I may have found something to stay around for." He smiles at me, a smile that makes me weak in the knees.

"Is that so?" I ask, smiling back at him.

"Well, that's if you don't mind being the reason," he says. I blush at his words, not sure if I could even speak, so I nod. He closes the small distance between us, lifting my face to look at him. "Good, because I find you very beautiful and intoxicated."

He leans down and kisses me softly. His lips are soft against mine. It feels like time had stopped, a fire within me builds. As we break the kiss, I feel faint. Looking into his eyes, my thoughts seem to be clogged. Garret chuckles at my expression.

"Maybe I should ask Rex to come here." Jackie tells us, bringing me back to reality. She is now standing near us in waist deep water. "You two make me wish Rex was here."

"Why don't you text him to meet you here?" I suggest to her. "You know he will want to see you."

"Well he better," she says, we both laugh, knowing he is head over heels for her. Rex and Jackie started dating a month ago and they have been with each other anytime that they had free time. Most of the time I feel like the third wheel, which I don't mind too much. She had to deal with Harley and me when we had been dating, up until around Thanksgiving.

Garret wraps his arms around my waist, the touch is gentle as he pulls me against his chest. Heat from his body radiates around me. Jackie smiles, I smile back.

"I think that I'll go text him to come join us." Her face lights up at the thought of her boyfriend joining her at the beach.

"Okay, we will be here," I tell her.

"I will be back," Jackie tells us and makes her way back to the beach. I watch my friend as she leaves.

"What are you thinking of?" Garret asks softly next to my ear, goosebumps creep along my skin.

"That I'm glad we are here and not at school." I answer honestly, turning to face him. "Glad we asked you to come with us?"

"Very much so," he says with a smile. "Being out with two beautiful girls is a fantasy most guys have." We both chuckle.

"I'm glad you came," I tell him, he blushes. I glance at the horizon, where the sea looks like it touches the sky. A dolphin jumps out of the water, arching and landing a few feet in the water again. "Aw, look over there."

"Huh," he says before looking where I was pointing. Another two dolphins jumped out of the water. "That's amazing. I've never seen dolphins in the wild before."

"Living here you will see them from time to time." I say informing him. "They still make the day better when you see them."

"This is the best day I've had since I moved here." Garret says, still watching the dolphins. I watch him, behind us splashing draws my attention. I turn to see Jackie walking out to us, a grin on her face.

"I take it he is on his way," I call out to her.

"Yes," she squeals. "He should be here in a few minutes." Her dark brown hair has dried a little bit, her tan skin looks darker against her baby blue bra and underwear.

"Get ready for two love birds," I whisper to Garret. "They are cute together but can be a bit intense."

"Ah, I know the type." He replies in the same soft voice. "But now you have me to make it less awkward." I smile at that, he smiles back at me.

"Well, aren't you two cute together," Jackie says in a cheery voice. "Now Rex needs to get here and it would be like a double date." She clasps her hands together, happy that I may have found someone that I like.

"Would you call this a date?" I ask Garret, who thinks about it for a bit.

"Depends on how you look about it," he replies as Jackie reaches us.

"And how do you look at it?" I ask him. Jackie still wearing a smile, hugs me excited to see the man she loves very soon.

"I'll let you know later," he teases. I sigh, but smile and hug Jackie back.

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