A/N: Woooo, chapter 5! I'm actually really enjoying writing this story and I have an idea of what's going to happen. I might try to write a few chapters before I post again, but who knows. And yeah, this story is probably really predictable, but I'm trying.
Also, do any of you (my readers) have any ideas? Anything you'd like to see? Because not only am I looking for ideas for this, but I'm also considering making a prompt fic. Of what, I don't know. But message me. Review. Do something. Or maybe I'll write a collab fic with someone! It's all up to you guys. Enjoy chapter five! 3
A week later, Jared and I were the happiest couple alive. Everything was perfect. Once a year, Jared's family takes a trip to California, where they have a house on the beach. And this year, I was going with them. His mom and her boyfriend had no problem with me going, but my parents were a little apprehensive.
"So you're saying that you're going with your boyfriends family to California, which is two states away, for two weeks. And you expect us to say yes?" That was my dad. I knew that he wouldn't be okay with this, but I figured that with my moms help, I could probably go.
"Now, James, think. Do you really think that Jared's mom is going to let anything bad happen? We've been friends with them for ages. They practically let Jared stay the night here," said my Mom.
"Yes, I know that. But that was before Jared and Kim started dating. Now, anything can happen." I sighed, exasperated.
"Kim?" asked my mom.
"Yes, mom?"
"Are you going to do anything with Jared while you're vacationing with his family?" My dad coughed and stuttered.
"D-d-d-DOROTHY!" I smiled innocently.
"Of course not, mom. I know the consequences of having sex, and I'm not ready for that quite yet. We just started dating."
"See, James?" said my mom, "They'll be perfectly fine." My dad agreed, and I thanked them and ran upstairs to start packing, since we were leaving in two days. I packed nearly every sundress, bathing suit, tank top, and shorts that I own (which, since I live in La Push, isn't very much) along with some underwear and Pjs, and I was good to go. Since I'd already stressed my family out enough for one day, I decided to stay at home and not go to Jared's like we'd originally planned. So I texted him instead.
"Hey lovey. My parents said ok. I'm so excited! : ) -Kim"
"I knew they would. I am too. Can't wait to see you in a bikini ;) -Jared"
"Believe me, you'll see me in less than that ;) -Kim"
"Whaaat? Is sweet, innocent little Kimberley Connweller shedding her innocence? -Jared"
"Oh shh. No, I'm just getting more comfortable with you and our relationship. -Kim"
"Haha kidding babe. I'm ok with your innocence. -Jared"
"Good. Well I gtg. I'm going to go to sleep and wait for Friday : ) -Kim"
"Okay. I love you. Sleep well. -Jared"
Friday morning, I woke up at 6, and couldn't stop smiling. Today. I didn't know what would happen over the next two weeks, but hopefully it'd be good. Jared's mom and boyfriend picked me up at 8, and we were off. Jared's family has an SUV, so his mom sat in the front while her boyfriend drove, Keane was in her carseat on my left side, I was in the middle, and Jared was on the right side. We got to California at 11 that night, and immediately went to bed. My parents had talked to Jared's mom, and we were sleeping in separate rooms, but mine and Jared's room was connected by a door. Of course, his mom locked the door at night, so that we couldn't do anything.
The next day, I woke up early when I felt something poking my face. I opened my eyes, and there was Keane, smiling down at me. I laughed.
"Good morning, sunshine!" I said. She giggled as I sat up and held her. Then, her mom came in,
"Keane! Did you wake up Kim?" She asked.
"It's okay, it was time for me to get ready anyways," I said as I got out of bed.
"Well I'm still sorry," Jared's mom said, "I don't know what Jared's plans for the day are, but I would put on a bathing suit if I were you!" Then she left, only to come back a second later to grab Keane. I smiled, and searched through my suitcase until I found my favorite bathing suit, a black sparkly bikini top with matching bottoms. I put a white eyelet sundress on over it, and quickly styled my hair into beachy waves. After grabbing my aviator sunglasses, I headed to the kitchen to find everyone else eating breakfast. I walked over to Jared,
"Hey," I said, and leaned down to kiss him. After we kissed, he smiled,
"Good morning, beautiful," he said. Then his mom's boyfriend cleared his throat, and we quickly separated. I grabbed a bowl and filled it with cereal and milk. A few minutes later, his mom cleared her throat.
"So, Jared, Jason and I are going to take Keane to see the tide pools today…what are your and Kim's plans?"
"Well, we'll probably head down to the beach and just chill, maybe swim a little," he said.
"Okay, just be careful," she said. Ten minutes later, the three of them left, with Keane in her moms arms, saying, "ti-pool! Ti-pool!"
We sat at the table for another ten minutes or so, until Jared stood up, looked down at me, held out his hand and said,
"Shall we?"
Oh he is too cute. What did I do to deserve him, again? I put my hand in his, and stood up. He grabbed a bag and filled it with sunscreen, two beach towels, and two water bottles. Then, we walked out the back door, and down to the beach hand-in-hand. The beach was fairly empty, as it was only 9 in the morning. We put our towels down, and he helped me with my sunscreen, taking a bit more time than usual to get my back. Once he was done, we lay down, me on my stomach, him on his back. We talked a little, but mostly just sat there until about 11. Then I started getting warm and I decided to go into the water. Jared decided to stay for awhile, so I went by myself. I walked down to the shoreline, and walked in to about my calves. I looked back at Jared, and he had his head back, as if he was asleep. So I decided to play a little trick on him. As soon as the next wave broke, I sat in the sand, and dug my hands through the sand. When I felt something crawl on my hand, I closed it and took it out of the sand. Sure enough, in my hand was a . I stood up, and walked over to Jared. I leaned down, and dropped it on his chest. As soon as it started moving, he jumped up and screamed, as I was rolling around on the sand in hysterics. When I looked up at him, he was giving me this look. I felt bad, so I stood up and said,
"I'm sorry…I just thought that it would be funny…"
"You…thought that it would be funny?" he asked. I nodded. "So…do you think this is funny?" Before I could comprehend what he said, he had grabbed me around the waist, and was spinning me around in circles, all while ticking my sides. I started laughing and screaming, "JARED! JARED! StooooOooOOooP!" He finally put me down, and turned me around, and suddenly I realized how close we were. I looked up at him, wanting to say something flirty.
"Hi," Really? 'Hi"? He laughed.
"Hi," he said. And then he leaned down, and kissed me. This kiss was different. My arms wound around his neck, and his hands grabbed my waist. Hesitantly, I opened my mouth a little and he pushed his tongue in. I was starting to really enjoy kissing him when I realized that we were in public, and there were probably little kids around. I pulled back, and when I looked at him, he had the happiest look on his face. I pecked him on the lips, and said, "Race you to the water!" And took off. He beat me, of course. But we still had fun, swimming in the ocean. An hour or so later, his mom, Jason, and Keane came walking down to the water. We went up to them, and they asked us if we would take care of Keane so that they could go have some alone time. We agreed, and took Keane into the water.
Seeing Jared with Keane always puts a smile on my face. He's so protective over her, it's adorable. I can only hope that someday he'll be like that with our children.
Over the next two weeks, our days basically went the same. Sometimes we went into the town and went shopping, sometimes we just hung out at the house and talked, and sometimes we would watch movies in the huge living room at the house. I was sad to leave California, but I missed my parents. And Aylin. Besides, I knew that I wouldn't really be leaving anything behind in California. I still loved Jared. And he still loved me. Nothing could change that.