In the evening while we were drinking our beer sitting at the bonnet of the vista cruiser Choji came across.
'Sup Temari?' He smiled widely looking at the blonde.
'Oh fatty!' She jumped off the car and threw her arms around his neck.
'Somebody's cuddly here.' He laughed while picking her up in a hug.
'I've just missed you guys so much this year. I don't know, maybe I'm getting old. 'She laughed still hugging the plumb boy.
'Yeah, is that a gray hair over there?' I smiled at her and she showed me her tongue. No, she wasn't getting old, she still was 14 to me.
'Don't listen to him.' Choji leaned at the car and she got back on her spot on the bonnet. 'Looking pretty Temari.'
'Thanks.' She smiled wider. 'Kankuro thinks this shorts are too short to show up in public.'
'They are short.' I commented. She pierced me. 'But hey it's the suburbs, not like anybody cares here. And me and Choji surly won't tell you not to wear them.'
'Gross, pervs.' She crossed her arms.
'Come on Tem.' Choji smiled at her. 'You didn't think we still think of you as of a boy.'
'You don't?' She pretended to be surprised.
'We don't?' I looked at my friend and he laughed out loud. 'Yeah, you're right, I think I realized you're a girl when you showed us your boobs for the first time.'
'I DID NOT SHOW YOU ….' She lowered her voice as my mother looked out from the widow. 'my boobs.'
'Well technically not….' I continued.
'When?' She looked at me waiting.
'Remember when we went away for the first time? Me, Choji, your brothers and you? That camping?'
'How old were we?'
'I think 15.' Choji looked up in the stars.
'Something about that, I remember you buying us beer.'
'You realized I am a girl when I was 18 years old?! Really?!' She hit my arm.
'Your fault you didn't show us your boobs earlier!' I laughed.
'When did you see my boobs?' She looked angrily. 'You perverted little assholes…'
'Remember when you came up with this really cool idea to go swimming in the river? '
'Yeah…'
'You were the only girl among 4 dudes and you suggested to go swimming in your underwear. Why do you think did me and Choji wait for you to get into the water before we got undressed.'
'I thought you wanted me to check the water.'
'Yeaaah….no.' Choji laughed.
'Yeah, we so much were gaping that moment. Your brothers wanted to kill us later on.'
'And? I mean it's only underwear.'
'You think we've seen a girl in only underwear in real life that age? We were 15 and not the popular type. The only panties we have ever seen were in jazz mags and in our mother's drawer.'
'You two are so pathetic. Like it's any better now.' She rolled her eyes. ' But how did you see my boobs?'
'Technically we did see them only in your bra, but that was enough to realize you are a girl.' I laughed.
'Yeah, you have nice boobs.' Choji made a dreamy face but laughed loudly too.
'GROSS. I'm out you little shits.' She jumped off the car and handed Choji her beer over. ' Have a good night babies.' She smiled and waved at us when she disappeared behind the high hedge of her property.
'Gosh it does good to have her around again.' Choji looked at me. 'I was kind of afraid she wouldn't come.'
'Why would she do that?'
'She's 21 now…I think at a certain point she'll eventually get bored with coming over and wasting her time on us. '
'Probably.' I never thought of that this way and it made me feel uncomfortable. 'We'll go to college soon too anyway.'
'Yeah…Looks like this is our last summer.'
I nodded although it made me feel sad. Adulthood was to be a thing soon.
'Have you asked her?'
'No I haven't.' I looked into the sky.
'You should.'
'I know that.'
'She's probably the only girl who can help you with that…'
'Ok Choji, I know.' I got off the car. 'I'll be going now too. See you tomorrow Big Man.'
'See you.'
As I entered the house my mom was humming happily, something that hasn't happened in a year.
'Looks like someone's happy.' I leaned at the counter. 'You need any help?'
'No, darling. I'm ok' She smiled at me. 'I'm glad to see her again. She's such a precious little thing.'
'Yeah, she's nice. ' I laughed under my breath.
'You should marry her one day.' My mom laughed.
'Gross mom.' I rolled my eyes. 'Why would I marry one of the guys? I'd rather marry Choji!' I smiled and she shook her head also smiling. A kiss on my cheek.
'One day you'll see I was right baby.' She took off her apron and hung it on one of the chairs. 'Let's go to bed, you'll need to get up tomorrow morning early again.'
'Oh yeah…work.' I rolled my eyes. 'So troublesome.'
'I know baby.' She laughed and headed to the stairs.