Melani walked out of the gym at 6:00. Practice had just gotten over and she was walking to her car
"MEL!" she heard someone yell
"What's up Jenn?" she said, addressing her co-captain
"Can you stay for a little while, we're trying to plan what we're going to do at the next game" she replied
Mel looked at her watch, 6:02, "Sure" she said and proceeded back into the gym
"Perfect" Jenn said, "Thanks, now we can go" They had just finished the whole plan for the game against their rival that Friday night
Melani looked at her watch, 6:47, "Awesome" she said "I gotta run my mom's gunna have a cow. See ya tomorrow" She knew she wouldn't have time to go home and change before meeting Bradin; she was going to be late as it is. She sighed as she turned on her car and sped out of the parking lot. She didn't mind making up for lost time with Bradin, not one bit
Bradin looked at his watch as he waiting by Spanish Cove. They always met there because no one who was there would be paying much attention to anyone else but the person they happened to be with. He sighed, 7:10, she's never late he thought what happened to her today? His thoughts were interrupted by someone's hands over his eyes; before he had a chance to pull them off he felt warm soft lips hit his.
A second later, he breathed as their lips parted "That's for not being able to kiss you in the hall" Mel said smiling "Sorry I'm late, I had captain stuff I had to deal with"
"No problem" he said, "You can make it up to me later" grabbing her hand
"Or I could make it up to you now" she said as she smashed her lips in his. He felt her tongue press against his lips before he totally opened his mouth to her. Damn she's a good kisser he thought. A few minutes later the two reluctantly pulled away, in grave need of oxygen
"You're a hell of a kisser Farm Boy, you know that?" she said, smiling
"You're not so bad yourself" he said smirking as he dived in again.
The two walked down the beach hand in hand, occasionally stopping to kiss. The moonlight reflected on the ocean, but not too brightly. The two stopped and sat down on the cool sand, hands still interlocked.
Bradin looked at her, he could tell there was something on her mind "Where are you Mel, cause you're sure as hell not here"
Melani sighed "I don't know; I just keep going back to today" She buried her feet in the sand as she looked out at the ocean
Bradin put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her in close "What happened, you know you can tell me"
"It's nothing really, he just knows how to get under my skin" she leaned into him and put her head on his chest as he tightened his grip on her. She was now sitting in between his legs
Bradin hesitated to ask what he did, a part of him wanted to console her, but part of him didn't want to know what she did with that jerk. "What did he do?" he asked finally.
Melani looked up into his deep green eyes. She could tell he cared about her "He didn't do anything technically. He just took me somewhere I don't like going" she said turning away from his glance
Bradin sighed "Ok, when you want to talk about it I'll be here" still holding her tight
A few minutes of silence followed. Melani breathed slowly, her head still resting on Bradin's chest. "He took me to the place where I was almost raped" she said quietly
Bradin drew away from her and looked her in the eyes "When did that happen and why would he bring you there?" he said, shocked
"It happened June of freshman year." She said "He brought me there because it was him who stopped it from happening. He uses it to screw with my mind, like 'if I didn't care about you I wouldn't have saved you' He always takes me there when he thinks I'm not into him anymore" she turned away from his eyes and looked out at the ocean "It's supposed to be my reality check"
"Mel, that's horrible. How could he take you somewhere that he knows brings you so much pain?" he asked sympathetically
"He doesn't do it intentionally. He just knows that when I go there I remember that night and I remember how he helped me. It's supposed to remind me how much he loves me and it usually works"
"Usually?"
"Yeah, sometimes I get mad because I don't want to be there, sometimes I cry, but today for the first time it didn't make me realize how much he loves me, rather it made me realize how manipulative he is. I think you had something to do with it"
Bradin smiled "All I want to do is help you Mel"
"I know. You do, whether you know it or not, you really do. You give me away out" He smiled, his eyes reflecting the moonlight "I know how much it hurts you to see me with him, but I'm trying, really I am" she said
"It does hurt me, but I know how hard you try not to be all over him when I'm around"
"I try not to be all over him period, it's only been a week and a half since he got back and he's already tried to sleep with me twice."
"And you haven't done it?" Bradin said confusedly "Won't that ruin the whole 'act like we normally would' plan?"
"No, I usually don't like him all over me. Plus, I don't want to sleep with him. I can tell he cares about me, but there's only one person I want to be with and he cares about me a lot more than James does"
Bradin smiled knowing she was talking about him "Yeah, I know that guy and he really does care for you, more than you think he does" He kissed her, his warm breathe filling her mouth, followed by his tongue. He pushed her so she was lying on the sand, him on top of her.
She pushed him off of her "Whoa, slow down farm boy. I said I wanted to be with you, not under you" she said laughing. Bradin was about to kiss her again when the alarm on her watch went off "Oh man, it's 11:30, my mom's gunna kill me if I'm not home by curfew"
"My aunt will kill me too, I'm late" He stood up then helped her up. They started walking down the beach, letting the waves hit their feet. They got to Melani's house and Bradin walked her up to the back door "See ya tomorrow" he said
"Yeah, and I promise, we'll finish what we started tonight soon" she kissed him on the cheek and walked up the first stair
"Is that all I get?" he said and gave her his puppy-dog pout
"No" she said, and walked down and kissed him hard on the lips, her tongue massaging his. A minute later they broke away "Good Night Babe" she said
"Good Night Angel" he replied
"Angel? I like that" she kissed him again then turned and walked into her house
Bradin walked along the beach to his house It's good she lives so close he thought as he got his key out and opened the back door to his room. His aunt was sitting on his bed, apparently waiting for him to come in. Before he had a chance to respond she had grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him out of the room into the living room
"Where have you been, it's almost 45 minutes past your curfew!" she whispered angrily
"I was helping a friend with a problem. I lost track of time, honest aunt Ava"
Ava sighed "Fine, but don't let it happen again. Is your friend ok?"
"Yeah, she'll be fine. Good night aunt Ava" he said as he turned back to his room
"Sweet Dreams Bradin" she replied as he closed the door. Don't worry, if they're about Mel they will be