Three: Surf's Up
Greg was up before the sun hoping in the shower before Nick was even up. He had high hopes for this day and with Sara not in the way he had better chances with Nick. There was a knock on the door and he wondered who it could possibly be.
"Sara what the hell?"
"I wanted to talk to you."
"What?"
"Not here." She said as she pulled him out the door.
"What is this about?"
"I wanted to see if we could save our friendship."
"I don't know you've done some pretty shitty things."
"Well so have you."
"Not as bad as you
Sara."
"Fine…truce?" She held out her hand waiting for
Greg to take it just as Nick poked his head out the door.
"Greg? Oh hey Sara."
"Hi Nick." She smiled.
"So Greg do I need a wetsuit?"
"I'll get you one, no worries."
"Great." He said as he disappeared back into the room.
"Wetsuit?"
"Oh yeah did I forget to mention Nick and I are going surfing."
"You have to work."
"Ryan is covering my shift."
"You mean your boyfriend is covering for you while you go frolic with Nick on the beach?"
"Oh Sara honey, you are so naive. Ryan is just helping out a friend and it seems Nick is just a little bit crooked." He smirked.
"You are such and asshole Gregory Sanders!" she spat out.
"Have fun at work."
"Fuck you."
"Love you too Sara." He called out as she stormed away. This was working out better then he could have hoped.
"What did Sara want?"
"Nothing important, you ready to go?"
"Yeah." Nick smiled. "Thanks for doing this with me."
"Hey it's my pleasure to let more people learn about the grace of surfing."
The beach wasn't too crowded and Greg was thankful because there would be less people to ogle over Nick. When Nick walked out of the changing area in the wetsuit he found for him Greg was sure he was going to fall over. It hugged Nick in all the right places and Greg thanked God for hot men and wetsuits.
"You ready then Nick?"
"As I'll ever be you sure I'm not gonna drown?"
"I'm positive." Greg laughed. "Come on I'll go first." Nick watched as Greg waded into the water and gracefully stood up on his board. Nick knew he would not be able to do that at all, but he enjoyed watching Greg who looked like he was born on a surfboard. Nick couldn't place the feeling he was having toward Greg, while he was most defiantly attracted to Sara it was Greg who drew him in deeper to something he wasn't even sure what it was.
"Come on cowpoke the water is waiting."
Greg let out a laugh Nick was yet again knocked off his board, he came up sputtering and that made Greg laugh even more. He realized as he was watching Nick that he wanted Nick to be a part of his life as long as he could hold on. He was shook out of his thoughts when he felt cold water drip onto his head, he looked up to see Nick grinning at him.
"You seem lost in thought there bud."
"Just admiring the ocean I mean it's been all my life and yet it still gets me you know?"
"Yeah I know." Nick said as he sat down next to him. "Thanks for this Greg."
"Anytime, we got all summer and by the end you should be a pro."
"Yeah right." He snorted. "I'll be content to just watch you."
"Really?"
"Yeah." There was a comfortable silence between them as they moved closer to each other. Greg could feel it, he knew Nick was interested now and they were going to kiss and Nick would not even remember who Sara was.
"Nick! Man I have been looking all over for you." They jumped away from each other when they heard the voice and Greg was cursed Warrick Brown to hell. "What have you been doing?"
"Greg was teaching me how to surf."
"Sweet." Warrick grinned. "Cath and Sara want us to come to this party wanna?" Nick looked at Greg who only shrugged still too pissed to even form words.
"Sure you going Greg?"
"Probably."
"Well awesome come on Nick, Cath and Sara are waiting." Nick did not say anything else but followed Warrick leaving Greg behind. Greg sighed and brought his knees up to his chest, why was this so hard and why was Nick different from the other boys he usually went after? He closed his eyes and he found the answer, with Nick he could see them spending the rest of their lives together.
"Greg come on let's go." Ryan said as he entered the small apartment to find Greg sprawled out on the couch. "Greg you're not even dressed."
"I'm not going."
"What? Why not?"
"I can't go and watch them."
"Sara and Nick?"
"Yes, I can't watch them anymore."
"Didn't today go well?"
"It went great better than I ever expected we were so close I swear we were gonna kiss."
"Then what happened?"
"Warrick, Nick's friend." He muttered. "Came and told Nick the girls were waiting on them. I just can't go to that party and see them I'm into deep Ryan."
"How?"
"Because I want more, I want everything with him Ryan and it's not going to happen."
"Oh Greg." Ryan said as he went to engulf Greg in a hug. "I'm so sorry baby; I thought he would be just a fling."
"Me too, but after today I know that wasn't what I wanted, Sara has him now."
"Greg this is not like you to just give up."
"It's not going anywhere Ryan; I just might as well give up."
"Greg…"
"Go to the party Ry, have fun."
"No, not without you get up now." He said as he yanked Greg off the couch. "Now go in there make yourself sexy and be ready to show Sara up."
"I don't know…"
"Go!"
Nick kept his eyes on the door hoping to see that familiar spikey hair because frankly Sara was getting a little too clingy.
"Dude." Warrick said as he pulled Nick away from the girls. "What is up with you tonight? Sara is looking fine and you keep looking at the door."
"Nothing." He shrugged. "I'm fine Rick really."
"Well then get your booty over there and make the play with Sara."
"I will just give me a second."
"Fine but you better hurry before someone snatches her up."
"Right." Nick really did like Sara and she was making the summer better for him, but after the day he spent with Greg he couldn't shake the feelings he was having for Greg.
"Ryan I don't know I'm just not in the mood to party."
"Come on you can meet Luke."
"Luke?"
"My boyfriend he came up to be with me for a few days."
"He's here?"
"Yeah and he wants to meet you after that you can leave if you want."
"Promise?"
"I swear."
"Fine lead the way." The entered the party and Ryan led him over to a tall carmel skinned man who Greg had to admit was quite the catch.
"Luke this is Greg." The man turned around and gave Greg a killer smile.
"So I finally get to meet the famous Greg Sanders."
"Yep."
"So did you get your guy?"
"Well my guy is currently dancing up on the hoochie over there." He pointed to where Nick and Sara were.
"Damn that sucks; I wish it would have worked out for you."
"Yeah me too." He sighed sadly. "Now go you two love birds have fun."
"Are you sure?"
"Go now Ryan, feel your man up I will be fine."
"If you say so." Ryan said as he took Luke's hand and pulled him to the dance floor.
"Hey isn't that Greg's boyfriend?"
"Oh Ryan? No he was just helping Greg out." Sara said with a wicked smile, there was no way Greg would win now that Nick knew the truth.
"Helping Greg out?"
"He had this silly idea it would make you jealous."
"Me jealous?"
"Yeah, like you swung that way or something, but I know you are into me." She laughed haughtily and pulled him in for a kiss.
Greg could not watch him watch, watch them anymore it was too painful and he really hated losing even if it was something he probably would not have won in the first place. He was glad he left and chose to flee to the beach, where it was peaceful and he could forget about Nick. This summer was becoming the worst of his life and he wanted nothing more for it to be over.
"Want some company?" Greg looked up at the voice only to see Nick standing there.
"Uh…yeah that would be cool." He felt Nick sit down next to him and he wondered why Nick even left the party, why he was not currently making out with Sara.
"So you were there for like a total of five minutes."
"Yeah, I'm just not in the partying mood."
"I know Ryan is not your boyfriend."
"Sara told you huh?"
"Yeah she did."
"So are you going to hit me?"
"Why would do that?"
"Because I jumped to conclusions assumed you liked guys, I wanted to make you jealous."
"It worked you know."
"You do not have to lie; I know you are into Sara."
"I'm not lying Greg."
"Nick please do not try to spare my feelings…" he never got to finish his sentence because Nick's warm lips had found his.
