"So, school tomorrow. Lucky us." Sasha sarcastically groaned as she reached Rosie and Maddy's table at the diner.
"It's not going to be the same though, I mean with no Mrs Palmer..." Maddy let her sentence fade into the sombre air. The death of Mrs Palmer was a touchy subject around the bay. Everybody still grieving over one of the most amazing members of the community. If the fact that Gina had passed away wasn't enough, everyone's hearts broke each time they saw John or Jett. Their pain was so intense, their hurt running so deep. Jett didn't even get to be adopted. That you could read in his sad, vacant eyes.
"We've got to look at the bright side though. Appreciate all she did for us, be happy for the time we had with her, however little it was." Rosie finally spoke with a twinkling smile on her face. And she was right. Gina wouldn't want everybody in a slump.
"You're right. Let's get cake." Maddy agreed, causing us to laugh. We weren't entirely sure why we were laughing, but it felt good. Each of us had been broken, hurt in our own little way, but things were starting to get better. Maddy had finally got free of her parents, she could finally be with Spencer. Rosie now had foster parents, and a group of supportive friends. Sasha smiled to herself. She had a family, a father, a brother, a brother-in-law, a sister. She had the best friends. She had Kyle. Sasha felt herself blush at the last thought, reenacting their kiss from before. The feelings she felt, how the world seemed to slow down. Kyle was perfect, she must have done something right to get him. What ever it was, it was the best thing she had ever done in her life.
"What's that smile on your face for?" Maddy asked Sasha as she came back to the table with a slice of cake.
"Nothing," Sasha giggled taking a bite out of the cake. Noticing her friends wondrous faces she added, "It's just nice being here with you guys. Everything seems to finally be working out for us."
"So things are working out with you and Kyle?" Rosie asked, an elated look on her face. When Sasha gave her a "how did you know?" look, she ducked her head. Sasha was oblivious to the relationship that she had with Kyle outside of Sasha. Kyle had told the truth on the beach that day, he truly wanted to be her friend, and they were turning out to be great friends. Rosie felt he was one of the few people she could truly trust. Which he considered a huge achievement, so he told her all about the development in his relationship with Sasha.
"Something may have happened with Kyle and I." Sasha elusively shrugged, still curious how Rosie had known something had happened. Or maybe she had just presumed. That seemed more logical, Rosie had simply guessed.
"May?" Maddy repeated, suddenly on the edge of her seat. She was excited for her newfound friend, excited to see her happy.
"We kissed." Sasha laughed at the joyful squeals of her friends. It was a squeal worthy kiss. Or two.
"Strewth! Keep it down Sheila's." Alf commented receiving a pointed glare from Roo.
"Dad, they're happy. Let them be." The girls smiled at Roo's comment, and Alf's subsequent eye roll.
"Well give us the details." Maddy lightly demanded, wanting to share Sasha's happiness. This was the one thing she missed from back home, her friends. Their dumb conversations, but being here with Sasha and Rosie made her realize that she needn't miss it when she had something better here, in Summer Bay.
"It was amazing. Just everything that you read about and see in movies, that's what it was. It was perfect." Sasha joyfully sighed, remembering the afternoon once again. Everything was perfect.
"You sound exactly like Kyle, it's slightly nauseating, but cute." Rosie laughed predicting word for word what Sasha would say. And she had gotten it right, purely based off what Kyle had said.
"Like Kyle?" The girls both repeated, to themselves, to each other, and then to Rosie, connecting the dots along the way.
"Like Kyle? What?" Kyle repeated, mimicking the curious facials of Maddy and Sasha, as he pulled a chair up to the now crowded table. Sasha went slightly pink when she saw him, not sure how to explain.
"Speak of the devil." Maddy awkwardly laughed, the girls couldn't exactly explain why they had been so curious. The girls were averting their eye contact from each other, from Kyle, creating an awkward atmosphere.
"I swear you have like some sort of signal, like someone says your name and you know. Like Voldemort!" Rosie laughed, breaking the uncomfortable atmosphere.
"What are you talking about? I am Voldemort?" Kyle replied, his face not letting on that he was joking.
"So you're what? Like a fifty year old virgin who can't kill a little boy?" Rosie retorted, fake pity in her voice.
"Excuse you, did you see Voldemort in his fifth year? He was not a virgin." Sasha giggled receiving shocked laughs from everyone else.
"So I kissed a girl who has a crush on a guy with no nose? That's disgusting." Kyle winked at Sasha, keeping the same serious face, an endearing intonation in his voice.
"It's not disgusting that you kissed me, more just a little gross." Sasha riposted receiving an offended look from Kyle, his hand over his heart as if it hurt and she laughed.
"I seem to remember that you kissed me first, and you enjoyed it." Kyle snarkily added the last part on, causing Sasha to go pink.
"Ya see, I don't remember enjoying it." Sasha replied, gradually leaning in closer to Kyle, desperate for his kiss. It was as if her and Kyle had blocked out the rest of the world, solely focusing on each other.
"Maybe I can refresh your memory." Kyle closed the distance between them, lightly pressing his lips onto Sasha's, gently placing a hand on the back of Sasha's neck. He felt the same fireworks as their first kiss, but this time he pulled away within a matter of seconds. He brushed his lips across Sasha's cheekbone, sending shivers down her spine. When Kyle reached Sasha's ear, he tucked a purple lock of hair behind it, before whispering five simple words: "I know you enjoyed that." Sasha sat still in her seat, feeling Kyle's breath tingling on her face, she could still feel the fingers on the back of her neck when he finally pulled away, his lips on her own. He seemed to tease her for an eternity as he brushed his lips across her cheek, and if making her want him more was his goal, he succeeded. Sasha didn't care what anybody said, she would have Kyle. Not just in a physical way though, she suddenly felt the urge to know every single detail about him. As if it would somehow solve all her problems, greatly benefit her life. Sasha knew she needed him.
"Mmmmm cake." Kyle stole Sasha's fork, taking a bite from the little cake left.
"I'm going to go find Spencer." Maddy suddenly jumped up from the table going to find her boyfriend, feeling desperate for his touch after watching Kyle do that to Sasha.
"Bye Maddy!" Kyle called, eating the remaining cake. Rosie laughed at her newfound friend who had cake on his face. Sasha watched Kyle, still in her daze.
"You've just got a little..." Sasha told Kyle, touching the corner of her own mouth, indicating where Kyle had cake on his face. Sasha watched him feel various parts of his face, attempting to remove it but failing. She finally gave an exasperated sigh, and wiped it off herself feeling a surge of electricity on her fingertips. Not knowing where to wipe the icing on her fingertip she licked it off, cake was cake. Kyle found this simple gesture very sexy. He was doing all he could to not embrace her, take her in his arms and kiss her passionately, share every intimate detail about himself with her. Sensing the heated tension between the couple Rosie pursed her lips. Was this what it was going to be like from now on? Sasha and Kyle, Maddy and Spencer, and Rosie. All on her own. It shouldn't come as a surprise really, she was always alone. Everybody left eventually, why would now be any different. Feeling tears threatening to spill from her eyes Rosie haphazardly jumped out of her seat.
"I'm going to...I've got a thing I have to get to." Rosie rushed out of the diner before Sasha and Kyle could say a word. Not that they would.