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AN: So I'm sorry for the wait :/ I had massive school work and then rehearsals after school for hours so I was lacking time to write.

I do have the next ten chapters outlined though :) I just have to write them.

But first I will be finishing that oneshot with 01shane01

22

'Bring a bathing suit to school.'

That's what the text said when I opened my phone on an extremely hot and sticky morning in June.

'Why?' I texted back walking to my window hoping to catch a breeze. No such luck. The air inside and out was unmoving and thick making it hard to breathe. I had a sheen of sweat covering me already and I had just woke up. The back of my hair was sticking to the back of my neck so I pulled it up into a loose, messy bun. I stripped off my shirt and found a bikini to wear. I turned to my phone as it buzzed with a response from Ashley.

'You'll see ;) I'll meet you at school.'

I hurriedly kicked off my paajama bottoms and pulled on my bikini bottoms and then a pair of denim shorts that stopped mid thigh. I pulled a shirt over my head and grabbed my bag and went downstairs.

"You ready?" My Dad asked as he straightened his tie and grabbed his briefcase. I felt bad he has to work in a suit, especially in the summertime. I just hoped he had air conditioning in the office.

"Come on Glen started the car early to get the AC going," he said opening the door for me.

"Oh thank God," I said stepping outside and he chuckled and followed me shutting the door behind him.

We he pulled up to the school Glen jumped out of the car without a word and rushed to his friends.

"Have a good day Spence," he said as I stepped out of the car. I nodded and shut the door. I saw Ashley sitting on the school steps with her headphones in and I walked quickly towards her.

"Ok so what's up?" I asked as she stood and pulled out the ear pieces and shut off her ipod.

"You'll see," she said grabbing my hand and pulling me away from the school to the road.

"Wait, where are we going?" I asked trying to stop her. I pulled my hand away from hers and looked pointedly back at the school building. She huffed and stopped walking and turned to look at me. She stepped closer and took my hand, "Don't you trust me?" her hand still grasping mine. I looked down and then into her eyes. With my life.

"Of course," I said and I followed her down the street. I would probably always follow her, I couldn't help it. She led me to the beach and pulled out a towel from her bag and gave it to me to sit on.

"I can't believe we're skipping," I said shocked yet excitedly. That was the first time I'd ever done something like that daring.
"It's good for your mental health," she said laughing and taking her shirt off unveiling her bikini and sitting next to me on her own towel, "Too much school will kill your brain cells." I was momentarily distracted by her undressing and I forced my eyes to meet hers.

"Yeah, well that'll go over well when I explain it to my Mom," I said sarcastically.

"Please, she and you will be thanking me!" she said chuckling and falling backwards so that she was laying on the towel to tan. The skin of her neck down to the swell of her breasts looked smooth. I swallowed unconsciously and realized I was looking at her.

I sighed and fell back onto my own towel and shut my eyes. I could feel the sun beating down on my body and the air was thick on top of me, not nearly as bad as it was off shore though.

I felt my hand brush Ashley's as we lay next to each other. Her pinky wrapped arouned mine. I felt myself smile. As we lay there she never unwrapped our pinkies.

I felt my heart skip a beat at the touches similar to how it had when we held hands on the ferris wheel a couple of months ago. Suddenly I was happy I skipped school for the day, even for something as simple as keeping our pinkies tied together.

It was there that I realized something. I wanted my best friend to be more than a friend. I was in definite like with Ashley, and I didn't really care if it showed.

We were in trouble when we got back. My Mom had gotten a phone call telling her I wasn't in school and that I had a detention for skipping. I was also grounded for a week at home. Somehow though even with a detention and grounding, it was all worth it because it was one of the best days of my life.