Author's Note: Hey guys! This chapter is kinda long and most of it is
pointless but it'll come in later in the story~ lots of love, ashcake!
Chapter 5: Pictures
Half an hour later Luis, Adam, Julie, Guy and Connie were sitting on an overcrowded bus on their way to the beach.
Adam and Julie were standing, trying to keep a steady hold on the rail over head being jostled around. Guy looked out his window.
"This is us," he stood up and pulled the rope. Julie nearly fell over. Guy caught her and didn't let go until he was sure she was balanced.
"I'm alright," she assured them as Adam led the way off the bus.
"God! That's like being on a subway. In New York!" Connie said, as she too climbed off.
"So? Which way is the beach?" Luis asked.
"That way," Adam said, pointing towards a bunch of buildings.
"Really?" Luis asked.
"Yeah, past the buildings. The five walked across the street, Luis coming very close to being hit by a car.
The beach was only occupied by a couple of people.
"Mostly locals," Luis said.
"How do you know that?" Julie asked.
"Look at 'em. Tan, braided hair and oh-so lucious!" he exclaimed.
"Well, see ya tonight," Guy said and Luis took this as an invitation to go talk to a couple of girls, at least in their twenties, standing by the water's edge.
"Were do you wanna go?" Julie asked.
"Over there," Connie pointed towards an empty spot on the beach and they headed towards it.
Connie sat two chairs down while Guy and Adam spread a blanket out over the white sand. Julie let her bag slide off her shoulder and onto the edge of the blanket. She kicked her shoes off and unbuttoned her shorts.
"Are you going in already?" Connie asked.
"Yeah, look at it!" She let her shorts fall down onto the sand and began to lather lotion on her arms.
"Here, I'll help you," Adam said, putting lotion on her back. Connie also put some on herself and laid down on the blanket.
"Don't tell me that you are going to sit on this blanket all day long!" Julie declared.
"No, not all day. I'm working on my tan." Guy sat down beside her.
"Well, I'm going in, you coming, Adam?" she asked.
"Yeah, Sure," Adam pulled his muscle tank up over his head and threw it on the blanket.
He and Julie walked down to the water which rushed over their feet.
"It's so warm!" Julie squealed.
"Hey, do you two want a scope?" a voice came from behind them Adam and Julie turned around to see a blonde twenty-something year old standing there with a camera.
"What?"
"A scope. I can take a couple of pictures and put them in a scope, here," she handed them a sample. She had a nametag that read Katie
"Cool!" Julie said. "Ohh, Adam. Let's get some."
"Are you sure? How much are they?"
"Well, the pictures are free but if you go to get them they are two dollars for a scope, three for five dollars and a regular picture if just eight dollars," she told them.
"I don't know. Where is this place?"
"At the corner of Finway Avenue and Baltic Lane. About six blocks from the airports.
"Ohh, Adam, please!"
"Okay, okay."
"Great, umm, you two a couple?" Katie asked.
Jesse was laying by the pool. He was all alone and loving it. Most people thought that since he was from such a big family that he would enjoy being around lots of other people. The truth was that he really didn't like it. No body had invited him anywhere but he wasn't complaining. He knew that until Kenny got there, he really wouldn't have anyone. Adam, Julie, Connie and Guy were all best friends and Portman and Fulton were inseprable. Dwayne and Averman, he couldn't stand. The two nerds. His best friend wouldn't be here. His best friend wouldn't be back in Minnesota when he got there. His looked up at the blue sky. His best friend was dead.
"Let's go in!" Julie said. She grabbed Adam's arm after the pictures were taken. Before she could get very far he pulled her to him, scooped her up and dunked her in a deep spot. She came up, gasping for air.
"You jerk!" she yelled through gasps.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't resist!" Adam admitted.
She stood up and tried hitting him. Adam knew she wasn't really trying because he knew it could hurt if she was. He grabbed her flailing arms, after a few unsuccesful tries and kissed her on the lips. The comfort of her love flooded through him. He wanted her for good, for always. He pulled away only when he realized he needed air.
"What did you do that for?" she asked, still amazed.
"Because I can," he smiled back at her.
Chapter 5: Pictures
Half an hour later Luis, Adam, Julie, Guy and Connie were sitting on an overcrowded bus on their way to the beach.
Adam and Julie were standing, trying to keep a steady hold on the rail over head being jostled around. Guy looked out his window.
"This is us," he stood up and pulled the rope. Julie nearly fell over. Guy caught her and didn't let go until he was sure she was balanced.
"I'm alright," she assured them as Adam led the way off the bus.
"God! That's like being on a subway. In New York!" Connie said, as she too climbed off.
"So? Which way is the beach?" Luis asked.
"That way," Adam said, pointing towards a bunch of buildings.
"Really?" Luis asked.
"Yeah, past the buildings. The five walked across the street, Luis coming very close to being hit by a car.
The beach was only occupied by a couple of people.
"Mostly locals," Luis said.
"How do you know that?" Julie asked.
"Look at 'em. Tan, braided hair and oh-so lucious!" he exclaimed.
"Well, see ya tonight," Guy said and Luis took this as an invitation to go talk to a couple of girls, at least in their twenties, standing by the water's edge.
"Were do you wanna go?" Julie asked.
"Over there," Connie pointed towards an empty spot on the beach and they headed towards it.
Connie sat two chairs down while Guy and Adam spread a blanket out over the white sand. Julie let her bag slide off her shoulder and onto the edge of the blanket. She kicked her shoes off and unbuttoned her shorts.
"Are you going in already?" Connie asked.
"Yeah, look at it!" She let her shorts fall down onto the sand and began to lather lotion on her arms.
"Here, I'll help you," Adam said, putting lotion on her back. Connie also put some on herself and laid down on the blanket.
"Don't tell me that you are going to sit on this blanket all day long!" Julie declared.
"No, not all day. I'm working on my tan." Guy sat down beside her.
"Well, I'm going in, you coming, Adam?" she asked.
"Yeah, Sure," Adam pulled his muscle tank up over his head and threw it on the blanket.
He and Julie walked down to the water which rushed over their feet.
"It's so warm!" Julie squealed.
"Hey, do you two want a scope?" a voice came from behind them Adam and Julie turned around to see a blonde twenty-something year old standing there with a camera.
"What?"
"A scope. I can take a couple of pictures and put them in a scope, here," she handed them a sample. She had a nametag that read Katie
"Cool!" Julie said. "Ohh, Adam. Let's get some."
"Are you sure? How much are they?"
"Well, the pictures are free but if you go to get them they are two dollars for a scope, three for five dollars and a regular picture if just eight dollars," she told them.
"I don't know. Where is this place?"
"At the corner of Finway Avenue and Baltic Lane. About six blocks from the airports.
"Ohh, Adam, please!"
"Okay, okay."
"Great, umm, you two a couple?" Katie asked.
Jesse was laying by the pool. He was all alone and loving it. Most people thought that since he was from such a big family that he would enjoy being around lots of other people. The truth was that he really didn't like it. No body had invited him anywhere but he wasn't complaining. He knew that until Kenny got there, he really wouldn't have anyone. Adam, Julie, Connie and Guy were all best friends and Portman and Fulton were inseprable. Dwayne and Averman, he couldn't stand. The two nerds. His best friend wouldn't be here. His best friend wouldn't be back in Minnesota when he got there. His looked up at the blue sky. His best friend was dead.
"Let's go in!" Julie said. She grabbed Adam's arm after the pictures were taken. Before she could get very far he pulled her to him, scooped her up and dunked her in a deep spot. She came up, gasping for air.
"You jerk!" she yelled through gasps.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't resist!" Adam admitted.
She stood up and tried hitting him. Adam knew she wasn't really trying because he knew it could hurt if she was. He grabbed her flailing arms, after a few unsuccesful tries and kissed her on the lips. The comfort of her love flooded through him. He wanted her for good, for always. He pulled away only when he realized he needed air.
"What did you do that for?" she asked, still amazed.
"Because I can," he smiled back at her.
