"Hey Layla, could you take a picture of us?"
Layla smiled as she took the camera from Samantha Woods and stood away so as to get the girls standing in front of the breath-taking monument with smiles plastered on their faces.
Just as she clicked, a familiar adorable face popped up from behind Samantha.
"Photobomb!" Will yelled as he ran away cackling to the annoyance of Samantha. Layla chuckled before clicking another picture and handing Samantha the camera.
"Ooh you got such a nice angle of the Eiffel tower too! Thanks Layla."
"Next stop, Louvre. So please everybody get on the bus." The heavily accented voice of their tour guide resonated from behind the group.
The large group trudged back into the bus turning to take final shots of the tower before taking their seats. Will slumped into the seat next to her.
"Hey Layla, you got any good songs on your phone. I'm so bored with my playlist."
Layla smiled and handed him her phone. It had been nearly a year since they broke up and thankfully things had gone back to just the way they'd been before their mistake of trying to turn them romantic.
He plugged his headphones in and leaned back into the chair with his eyes closed. Layla looked around the bus languidly. Most of them lay back on the seats with their eyes closed like Will. She met a sharp pair of chocolate eyes however and paused at them. She smiled warmly at Warren and waved causing him to roll his eyes at her with a ghost of a smile playing on his lips.
She glanced at Will again. Poor guy, she thought chuckling softly. He couldn't even sit with his girlfriend because her friend refused to sit with anyone else. She turned to look at the two girls chatting softly to each other- Samantha Woods, commonly known as Invisibilady and Jennifer Frost aka Freeze Girl. They were both gorgeous. With their perfect figures, blue eyes and impeccable dressing, they turned heads wherever they went. Samantha was quite friendly and nice. Will and she had begun dating 2 months ago. Jennifer seemed nice as well, just terribly shy which was why she didn't let Samantha leave her side. Get a few drinks in her and she was something completely different apparently. Layla smiled at the suggestion. She couldn't imagine Jennifer drunk and laughing aloud. She herself was a teetotaler and did not accompany the gang on their nights of frivolities. She would always hear the stories the next morning and smile at the gang's antics.
This trip had been Will's idea. Two years into college and they all met less and less frequently. Finally, Will had announced that they should go on a trip to Paris for a few days. Just the gang. Some had jumped at the idea like Ethan and Zach while some had been near impossible to convince like Warren. But eventually they'd all relented. Samantha and Jennifer had been a surprise but the group had eventually warmed up to them. So there they were- Will, Warren, Ethan, Zach, Magenta, Jennifer, Samantha and Layla- somewhere in the heart of Paris.
Will let out a little snort as he turned on his side, his mouth slightly open, his shades askew. Layla giggled. She'd always marveled at his ability to fall asleep absolutely anywhere. Just then, the bus pulled up to their destination.
Layla shoved Will lightly causing him to bolt up. He looked such a picture, she burst out laughing. As the giggles continued to spill from her lips she suddenly made eye contact with Warren. Her laughter died on her lips as she saw the intense look in his eyes as he watched her. A look as if she'd disturbed the bus with her laugh and she suddenly felt embarrassed. He however broke eye contact first as he got up and with a frown on his face, filed out the bus with everyone else. Layla followed, sheepish and confused.