6:30 rolled around and I found myself watching some lame talk show on the tv in my room.
Some couple was having problems getting along and decided to talk trash about each other
on national tv. Fed up with all that junk, I rolled off the bed and turned the tv off. I
walked over to the closet and pulled out a red tank top and blue jean shorts. I tamed my
wild half ponytail and then was on my way downstairs to find the sun lounge. I made a
quick stop at Mina's room becuase she had wanted to go.
" One second, Raye!" Mina yelled out from behind her door after I knocked. The door opened
a minute later and out came Mina. She blew a kiss back into the room behind her and shut
the door with a small giggle. " Won't this be fun, Raye? Just the two of us hanging out!
Jaime would come, but he's going out to play some golf with the other guys. He looked sooo
adorable in those little golf outfits (giggles again)." I just nodded in response, hoping
that inviting Mina along wouldn't be another bad idea.
We found the sun lounge with no trouble at all. We walked in twenty minutes before the
show was to start. We took two seats up near the front, right next to the small dance
floor. About one-third of the seats were taking up by people ranging from all ages. The
sound techies were on stage right now, setting up amps and mics. To my suprise, Chase
walked on a minute later and started testing out the instruments. After the drums were
all set, he picked up a red guitar and started playing Black Sabbath's "Iron Man". I few
of the middle aged people and younger started grinning when they recognized the song.
After finishing up on the bass, he walked off stage again with five minutes to spare
before the show would start.
" Ooooooo, that one dude was kinda cute, Raye! I just love these California grown boys."
" They aren't fruit, Mina."
" Oh, Raye! Lighten up!"
I just rolled my eyes. Seconds later, the lights faded and the band came onstage. The
audience applauded after the band announced who they were and started playing. The music
wasn't bad; they played all genres of music and a few people even got up and started
dancing. " Hey, check it out," Mina whispered to me while trying to hold back laughter.
I followed her gaze over to the dance floor. Chase was dancing with some women,who had to
be in her late 80s, to an old- fashioned swing song. They were enjoying themselves
completely and all the other grey-haired grannies wanted a turn with him. I couldn't help
but smile as he twirled his current partner around in circles.
The band then started announcing that they were going to do a slow song next. Chase then
glanced over in my direction. " Oooooooo," Mina cooed as he started walking over. I
quickly elbowed her, trying to get her to stop. " Tanz mit mir, Raye," he said as he
grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. " More French?" I questioned as he led me over
to the dance floor that was slowly filling up with couples as the music started.
" No, German this time."
" Geez, are you some language geek or something?"
" Something like that. Your friend seems quite content on watching us."
" Mina? She's just...uh...I'm sure she's just watching everyone dancing."
" Who's the guy?"
" What guy?"
" The one with her now?"
" Oh, it's Jaime. The guys must have came back from golf."
" Really...Since she's now occupied, come with me."
" What? Where?"
" You'll see. Just trust me," he said with a knowing smile on his face. He pulled me out
of the room and through the lobby. He then held open the front door for me as I walked
through, unsure of where to go. " This way," he said as he pushed my back forward. We
walked a little ways to a small parking lot marked 'Employee's Parking Only'. He strolled
up to a big black truck and pulled out a set of keys. I stopped, not sure that I trusted
him enough yet. " Come on, Raye. I'm not gonna pull anything on you," he said to me, a
look of concern showed in his eyes, " you can trust me." I looked at him for a second,
but he never moved his eyes away from my stare. Finally, I nodded and got into the
passenger side, relying on my skills from working at the temple if in case he tried to
pull anything. He glanced over at me with another one of his smiles, before starting the
engine and pulling out of the parking lot.
We drove on a curvy road next to the ocean. He took the road a little too fast for my
liking, but he never seemed to notice. He let his hand rest gently outside of his window,
letting it ride the air currents while the wind blew his hair around. By now, the sun had
set and the stars started to shine through the night sky. Chase slowly pulled the car over
to the side of the road and turned the ignition off. I started to get worried when I
didn't see anything in sight except for the ocean and a deserted beach on both sides of
us. He laughed a little as if he could read my thoughts and threw his door open. " Come
on now, Raye," he said as he closed his door. I climbed out of my side and went around
the car cautiously. He grabbed my hand as soon as I got near him and towed me along behind
him. He kicked off his shoes as he hit the sandy beach; I did the same. The sand
was cold between my toes as I walked slowly behind him towards the water. As he got
nearer, he stripped off his shirt. With a warrior yell, he ran into the water and dove in
as soon as he got far enough in. " You're insane," I yelled at him from the sand. I dipped
my toes in the water and instantly pulled them back at the shock of the cold water. " Live
a little, Raye! Don't be a wussy. That's not a good look for you," he teased as he started
to float on his back. " I am not a wuss!" I screamed back. I moved closer to the water,
not really wanting to go in. I glanced up at him again and saw him just watching me,
beckoning me in. Here goes nothing I thought as I ran in, trying not to think about the
cold that instantly attacked my body.
He swam over to me as soon as I got deep enough. " You're nuts, you know it," I said when
he got close enought to hear me. " I know," he replied," but that's part of my charm! Us
nuts guys have all the fun." I laughed a little at his corny joke. He smiled at me again
and then looked up at the night sky, now filled full of shiny stars. " Hey, Raye. Look
up. You can see a falling star," he said as he moved closer to me. How odd I thought.
There was no way to tell when a star would start to fall, but as soon as I looked up, one
shot across the sky with a brillant white flash of light. " Make a wish, Raye," he
whispered. I looked at him, not sure of what to think.
" I wish..."
" Don't, Raye. If I hear your wish, it won't come true. I want all of your wishes to
come true."
I looked over at him, shocked by what he had just said. Slowly, he made his way back to
shore, and I followed. As he got out, he bent over and shook his hair out like a dog. He
looked so funny that I couldn't help but laugh a little. " Let's get you back, Raye,
before anyone starts to miss you," he said as he picked his sandy shirt off the ground.
His golden- honey skin showed bright under the moonlight. He really was cute, but at that
moment when he turned to see if I was coming with him, he looked gorgeous. It was a
picture of him that I would always remember. He nodded at me as we walked back to his
truck, where he wrapped me in a big towel that he had sitting in the back seat. We then
drove back to the hotel in silence.
When we got back, he walked me inside to the lobby before stopping. " I had fun tonight,
Raye. I have to go work now; it's my favorite shift of the night. I'll see you around
some time," he said as he leaned over and gave me a little kiss on the cheek. I was too
shocked to say anything.
Some couple was having problems getting along and decided to talk trash about each other
on national tv. Fed up with all that junk, I rolled off the bed and turned the tv off. I
walked over to the closet and pulled out a red tank top and blue jean shorts. I tamed my
wild half ponytail and then was on my way downstairs to find the sun lounge. I made a
quick stop at Mina's room becuase she had wanted to go.
" One second, Raye!" Mina yelled out from behind her door after I knocked. The door opened
a minute later and out came Mina. She blew a kiss back into the room behind her and shut
the door with a small giggle. " Won't this be fun, Raye? Just the two of us hanging out!
Jaime would come, but he's going out to play some golf with the other guys. He looked sooo
adorable in those little golf outfits (giggles again)." I just nodded in response, hoping
that inviting Mina along wouldn't be another bad idea.
We found the sun lounge with no trouble at all. We walked in twenty minutes before the
show was to start. We took two seats up near the front, right next to the small dance
floor. About one-third of the seats were taking up by people ranging from all ages. The
sound techies were on stage right now, setting up amps and mics. To my suprise, Chase
walked on a minute later and started testing out the instruments. After the drums were
all set, he picked up a red guitar and started playing Black Sabbath's "Iron Man". I few
of the middle aged people and younger started grinning when they recognized the song.
After finishing up on the bass, he walked off stage again with five minutes to spare
before the show would start.
" Ooooooo, that one dude was kinda cute, Raye! I just love these California grown boys."
" They aren't fruit, Mina."
" Oh, Raye! Lighten up!"
I just rolled my eyes. Seconds later, the lights faded and the band came onstage. The
audience applauded after the band announced who they were and started playing. The music
wasn't bad; they played all genres of music and a few people even got up and started
dancing. " Hey, check it out," Mina whispered to me while trying to hold back laughter.
I followed her gaze over to the dance floor. Chase was dancing with some women,who had to
be in her late 80s, to an old- fashioned swing song. They were enjoying themselves
completely and all the other grey-haired grannies wanted a turn with him. I couldn't help
but smile as he twirled his current partner around in circles.
The band then started announcing that they were going to do a slow song next. Chase then
glanced over in my direction. " Oooooooo," Mina cooed as he started walking over. I
quickly elbowed her, trying to get her to stop. " Tanz mit mir, Raye," he said as he
grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. " More French?" I questioned as he led me over
to the dance floor that was slowly filling up with couples as the music started.
" No, German this time."
" Geez, are you some language geek or something?"
" Something like that. Your friend seems quite content on watching us."
" Mina? She's just...uh...I'm sure she's just watching everyone dancing."
" Who's the guy?"
" What guy?"
" The one with her now?"
" Oh, it's Jaime. The guys must have came back from golf."
" Really...Since she's now occupied, come with me."
" What? Where?"
" You'll see. Just trust me," he said with a knowing smile on his face. He pulled me out
of the room and through the lobby. He then held open the front door for me as I walked
through, unsure of where to go. " This way," he said as he pushed my back forward. We
walked a little ways to a small parking lot marked 'Employee's Parking Only'. He strolled
up to a big black truck and pulled out a set of keys. I stopped, not sure that I trusted
him enough yet. " Come on, Raye. I'm not gonna pull anything on you," he said to me, a
look of concern showed in his eyes, " you can trust me." I looked at him for a second,
but he never moved his eyes away from my stare. Finally, I nodded and got into the
passenger side, relying on my skills from working at the temple if in case he tried to
pull anything. He glanced over at me with another one of his smiles, before starting the
engine and pulling out of the parking lot.
We drove on a curvy road next to the ocean. He took the road a little too fast for my
liking, but he never seemed to notice. He let his hand rest gently outside of his window,
letting it ride the air currents while the wind blew his hair around. By now, the sun had
set and the stars started to shine through the night sky. Chase slowly pulled the car over
to the side of the road and turned the ignition off. I started to get worried when I
didn't see anything in sight except for the ocean and a deserted beach on both sides of
us. He laughed a little as if he could read my thoughts and threw his door open. " Come
on now, Raye," he said as he closed his door. I climbed out of my side and went around
the car cautiously. He grabbed my hand as soon as I got near him and towed me along behind
him. He kicked off his shoes as he hit the sandy beach; I did the same. The sand
was cold between my toes as I walked slowly behind him towards the water. As he got
nearer, he stripped off his shirt. With a warrior yell, he ran into the water and dove in
as soon as he got far enough in. " You're insane," I yelled at him from the sand. I dipped
my toes in the water and instantly pulled them back at the shock of the cold water. " Live
a little, Raye! Don't be a wussy. That's not a good look for you," he teased as he started
to float on his back. " I am not a wuss!" I screamed back. I moved closer to the water,
not really wanting to go in. I glanced up at him again and saw him just watching me,
beckoning me in. Here goes nothing I thought as I ran in, trying not to think about the
cold that instantly attacked my body.
He swam over to me as soon as I got deep enough. " You're nuts, you know it," I said when
he got close enought to hear me. " I know," he replied," but that's part of my charm! Us
nuts guys have all the fun." I laughed a little at his corny joke. He smiled at me again
and then looked up at the night sky, now filled full of shiny stars. " Hey, Raye. Look
up. You can see a falling star," he said as he moved closer to me. How odd I thought.
There was no way to tell when a star would start to fall, but as soon as I looked up, one
shot across the sky with a brillant white flash of light. " Make a wish, Raye," he
whispered. I looked at him, not sure of what to think.
" I wish..."
" Don't, Raye. If I hear your wish, it won't come true. I want all of your wishes to
come true."
I looked over at him, shocked by what he had just said. Slowly, he made his way back to
shore, and I followed. As he got out, he bent over and shook his hair out like a dog. He
looked so funny that I couldn't help but laugh a little. " Let's get you back, Raye,
before anyone starts to miss you," he said as he picked his sandy shirt off the ground.
His golden- honey skin showed bright under the moonlight. He really was cute, but at that
moment when he turned to see if I was coming with him, he looked gorgeous. It was a
picture of him that I would always remember. He nodded at me as we walked back to his
truck, where he wrapped me in a big towel that he had sitting in the back seat. We then
drove back to the hotel in silence.
When we got back, he walked me inside to the lobby before stopping. " I had fun tonight,
Raye. I have to go work now; it's my favorite shift of the night. I'll see you around
some time," he said as he leaned over and gave me a little kiss on the cheek. I was too
shocked to say anything.