Chapter Four
After a five hour flight that seemed like forever they finally arrived in Florida. It was a twenty minute drive from the airport to the lake house they rented. The lake house they rented was three stories high, the second and third story each had three bedrooms with a conjoined bathroom. The moment the kids saw this they got more excited than they were before.
Lil brought her bag inside and walked towards the sliding doors in the kitchen "We can see the beach from here! This is so perfect!" she said it with a smile before turning around and headed up the stairs with Phil to choose their room.
"This is going to be one good vacation" Phil said jumping onto his bed. Lil set her bag on the bed and walked over to the window looking out at the waves. "I'm hoping so" she said it with a smile before grabbing Phil's arm and pulling him out the room to look around some more.
"T, we can look for the UFOs while we're here!" Dil said walking into the room they chose.
"Whatever you say, Dil." Tommy said shaking his head and looking around the room. "You can go ahead and do that, but I'm going to sleep"
Kimi and Chuckie walked into their room and fell onto their beds. "It feels so nice to be in a bed instead of a seat" Kimi said stretching out. Chuckie mumbled something in agreement and Kimi laughed getting under the covers so she could sleep.
The next morning Phil and Lil were the first two up. Lil got out of bed and stretched walking over to the window to see what the weather was like. "We should go get breakfast, and then hit the beach" Phil said with a smile walking out of the room "That sounds like a plan, Phil!"
Lil walked over to the room Tommy and Dil were in to wake them up so they could come along "Get up you two!" she stood at the door and waited. She knew the Pickles boys weren't light sleepers. She walked into the room and gave them both shoves on the shoulders "If you two want breakfast, I suggest you get up now" the boys groaned and she walked out of the room and down to Kimi and Chuckie's.
Right as she was going to walk in Kimi opened the door "Oh, is Chuckie up too?" Kimi shook her head and opened the door so Lil could see a sleeping Chuckie. "Can you wake him up? I'm about to make breakfast" Lil turned and walked down the stairs to the kitchen before Kimi could say anything.
"It took you long enough to get down here, I've been waiting!" Phil said sitting at the kitchen table. Lil rolled her eyes and got out everything she was going to need. A few minutes later a tired Tommy came walking into the kitchen "Something smells good" he said sitting across from Phil and stretched.
"Lil's cooking is something no one can ignore" Kimi commented as she entered the kitchen. Dil and Chuckie were the last two to come in and sat at the table waiting. Lil made everyone a plate and sat next to Phil.
This was the first time in over a year that it was just them together in a room. No parents, or significant other, just the old group. And it was an awkward meal. No one had anything to say. Kimi was doing her best to be nice to everyone but she didn't talk to anyone except Chuckie.
After they were done they all got changed and went to the beach. Kimi and Lil laid their towels out so they could tan. Tommy, Phil, Chuckie and Dil decided they would play a game of catch. They were getting along better than Lil and Kimi were.
Lil had her headphones in and her sunglasses on laying on her back, while Kimi was on her stomach watching the boys play. Lil could feel the tension between her and Kimi and she decided she'd rather walk around.
"Where are you going?" Kimi asked as Lil stood up "I don't feel like laying out right now. I really just want to explore" Kimi nodded and watched as Lil walked away.
She made her way to some rocks and sat on them. She was watching the waves crash against the shore.
"Lil?" she jumped, she wasn't expecting someone to come up to her. "Shit Tommy, you scared me" he gave her a smile before sitting next to her.
"What are you doing over here?" Lil shrugged and looked back at the water "It just seemed relaxing over here. What about you?" she looked over at him and saw him watching someone.
Tommy was watching a group of guys that were eyeing Lil in a way he didn't like. "Phil was getting concerned by those guys. But we know what would have happened if he had come over here"
Lil let out a laugh and nodded "They wouldn't be seeing tomorrow" she said mocking something Phil had said a couple of times. Tommy looked at her and smiled "Are you enjoying yourself so far?"
"It's awkward. Really awkward. Pretty much the only person I'm comfortable around right now is Phil." Tommy nodded and sighed. He stood up and offered his hand to Lil "Let's get back before Phil has a heart attack"
Lil took his hand and he helped her up. The two made their way back to the others and Phil ran up to Lil and grabbed her shoulders "Did those guys talk to you?!" Lil shrugged his hands off.
"No, Phillip" Phil let out a sigh of relief and went back to playing a game with Chuckie and Dil. Lil went back to her towel and laid down. Kimi looked over at her and then back at Tommy. "Do you think there's any hope of you two getting back together?" Lil looked over at Kimi.
"I don't know. Our breakup was over a rumor and I don't think he'd ever want to date again" Kimi made a noise and sat up "Are you kidding? He hasn't been able to keep his eyes off you."
Lil looked back over at Tommy and watched as he was playing catch with Phil, Chuckie and Dil. She turned her attention back to Kimi and gave her a smile. She didn't know what to say back to that.
"I've missed you, Lil. I really have." Lil's smile got bigger and leaned over hugging Kimi "I've missed you too" Lil pulled back "I hope you know I really didn't tell Phil anything."
"I know that now, I was just being paranoid about it."
Phil walked over to Chuckie and pointed at Lil and Kimi who were deep in conversation "It looks like they made up"
"Or are just getting along since we're stuck together for a week." Phil shrugged and took the ball from Chuckie and running back over to Tommy.
It was about lunch time now and they decided to go back to the house and rest a little bit. "Are you going to be making us lunch too, Lil?" Phil asked his eyes glued to the TV. Lil sighed and walked to the kitchen "I guess so. But just some sandwiches or something" they all came to the kitchen and waited for their food to be done.
"I could die happy if Lil was cooking for us the rest of this trip" Lil rolled her eyes at Phil "It's just a sandwich, Phil" he shrugged and took another bite of it "But it's a good sandwich" he said with his mouth full.
The group of them sat around watching movies until they all fell asleep in the living room. Lil woke up around midnight and looked around before standing up. Everyone was passed out and she decided she wanted some air and she quietly went through the sliding doors.
She took in the smell of the ocean and the night sky. She started walking towards the dock and sat at the edge of it letting her feet hang above the water.
"Lillian Marie Jill DeVille. Sneaking out are you?" Lil turned around to see Tommy walking towards her "That's twice today you've scared me, Pickles" Tommy rolled his eyes and sat next to her.
"I felt like the beach would be perfect at night." Tommy looked over at her and she was looking out at the water. He couldn't help but smile to himself "You were right." Lil looked over at him and smiled andthen up at the sky.
"I was, wasn't I?" she had a smile on her face "What about you, sneaking out?"
"I wasn't sneaking out, just following you." Lil looked at him and laughed "I thought everyone was asleep."
He shook his head and looked at the water "I couldn't get back to sleep."
"Too much on your mind?" Tommy nodded and looked over at her "Can I tell you something?"
"Of course." Tommy ran a hand through his hair and sighed "I broke up with Sloan before we left." Lil raised her eyebrows at him and felt a smile starting to creep back to her face "Why?"
"We fought nonstop. She was clingy, jealous" Lil reached over and put her hand on his shoulder "Are you okay?"
Tommy smiled at her "Actually, I am." Lil's smile grew and she took her hand off his shoulder. "What about you and Adam, how are you two?"
Lil laughed and shook her head looking down "We're fine." Tommy could tell by her voice that she wasn't happy with him. He reached over and made her look at him "Look me in the eyes and tell me that you're happy with him"
Lil looked into his eyes and her heart sped up "I can't do that"
"It's because you aren't" Lil bit her lip looked away from his eyes "I'm not." Tommy smirked and started leaning closer to her and she leaned in to meet him half way. When their lips were about to meet she stopped "I think we should go back."
Watching them from some bushes was Phil and Kimi "Dam, I was hoping they would kiss!" Kimi elbowed Phil "Shut up, they'll hear us" Kimi put her hand over Phil's mouth as the two walked by and back into the house.
"You're the only brother I know that encourages his sister to date the guy that broke her heart" Phil rolled his eyes and they made their way back to the house.