I woke up to loud music and a pounding headache. I groaned as I opened my eyes and found the curtains were opened wide, letting the sun pour in.

It took a couple moments but finally my eyes adjusted to the sun and I realized I was in Daisy's room, in her bed. I didn't remember how I got here or what happened last night.

"Daisy?" I called and waited for a moment. "Daisy?" I called again but nothing. "Where the fuck is this girl?"

I climbed out of her bed and looked down. Someone must have undressed me last night because I was only in boxers and socks. I scratched my chest before following the sound of the music out of Daisy's room, down the hallway, the stairs and finally to the source, the kitchen.

Daisy was sitting directly in the middle of the island, eating a piece of cheese in just a blue bikini top and red basketball shorts that looked suspiciously like the basketball shorts I lost two weeks ago.

"What are you doing?" I asked while rubbing at my eye tiredly.

"Eating."

"Yes, I got that. Why are you eating cheese on the island dressed like that?"

Daisy shrugged and pointed to the fridge. "I want more cheese."

I walked over to the fridge, opened it and pulled out the package of cheese before throwing it at Daisy. "And why is the music so loud?" I questioned while going over to the radio she had set up on the counter and turning it down.

"I dunno."

"You are insane." I told her as I leaped onto the counter.

"I know this."

"So what happened to all of the guys?" I asked curiously.

"They went home earlier."

"Oh. What happened last night?"

"You got completely hammered and we had to crash here because there was no way we were getting you past Tim's mom."

"Oh. That explains the headache, speaking of which, do you have any Tylenol?"

"You know where it is." she said and I sighed before jumping off of the counter.

I walked to the bathroom and went through the cabinet until I found the bottle. After I swallowed two I put the bottle back and then went back into the kitchen, jumping back into my spot.

"It would be nice if you treated me like a guest." I said to Daisy.

"Mhm." she said while looking down at her cell phone.

I watched her for a moment as she chomped on her piece of cheese and texted whoever. Despite the fact that her hair was a mess and she looked half asleep, I still thought she looked beautiful. I was still staring at her when she looked up from her phone and grinned at me.

"Watcha thinking bout love?" she asked while wrapping her arms around her skinny legs.

"Just thinking about how you went from that scrawny little girl that used to play in the mud with me to this."

"What? A freak that eats cheese on the counter?"

"Yeah, you're a bit of a freak." I teased as I jumped off of the counter and walked over to her.

"Oh you love it."

"Of course I do. Now it's the last day of summer, what are we doing?"

Daisy frowned at my words and I gave her a questioning look. Daisy and I [i]always[/i] spent the last day of summer together; it was a tradition for as long as I could remember.

"What is it?" I asked her.

"Well someone asked me to hang out and I completely forgot today was the last day of summer and now I feel bad because-" she babbled on nervously until I cut her off.

"Daisy, calm down." I said putting my hands on either side of her face and making her look into my face.

"Okay, I'm calm John." she said a couple minutes later and I nodded.

"Now what happened? I bet we can come up with a solution."

"Cole asked me to hang out and I told him he could come over but I don't want him to ruin our last day but I don't want to cancel cause I'll feel bad."

"Daisy, calm down. Just have Cole come over, I don't mind if he chills with us on our last day."

"Are you sure? I feel really bad John."

"I know you do Daisy; seriously though, I don't mind." I said and her whole face lit up.

"You're seriously the best for understanding." she said before kissing my cheek. "Well Cole is supposed to be here soon so go put on some clothes." she instructed while jumping off of the counter. She pushed me up the stairs and into her room.

"Daisy, are those my shorts?" I questioned as she began to look through her drawers.

She stopped for a moment, looked down and nodded before she pulled them off then threw them at me. "Put these on." she told me before pulling out a pair of board shorts and slipping them on.

"What are we even doing?" I inquired while I put the red shorts on and watched her brush out her hair.

"Swim, it's like a million degrees out."

"I think you're being overdramatic."

"Shut up John." Daisy said before flipping her hair over her shoulder.

"Make me." I said and she gave me a determined look before jumping on me.

We both fell back on her bed and she instantly began to tickle me. I tried to squirm away but she kept tickling. Finally I just couldn't take it anymore and I flipped us so I was above her. I tickled her and she squealed loudly until the doorbell rang.

"Off, John get off, he's here." she shouted as she pushed me off.

I watched her scramble around her room, check her hair in the mirror and then spray herself with perfume before rushing out of the room. I raised an eyebrow; Daisy had never acted like that about hanging out with a guy before I thought as I stood up. I walked out of her room and by the time I got to the top of the stairs Daisy was already nervously tugging at her hair while Cole talked.

"So yeah, thanks for inviting me over." Cole said and Daisy nodded.

"It was no problem, I have a pool and it's hot so I thought why not. You like burgers right? I can grill later if you want." Daisy babbled on.

"Hey, chill. We can talk about food later, let's just go swimming." he said grabbing Daisy's hand and instantly I was jealous, more jealous than I had ever been.

Yeah Daisy had been my best friend since we were in diapers but I also liked her, actually I loved her. I had liked her since seventh grade and I've had to deal with a bunch of guys blowing in and out of Daisy's life. I never really got jealous because I knew that at the end of the day I would still be here with Daisy and they would move on but something about this kid or maybe the way Daisy acted around him made me jealous.

"Uh, Daisy, do you want a towel?" I asked from the top of the stairs and they both looked up at me.

Daisy nodded and looked back at Cole. "Do you need a towel too?"

"Yeah, you don't mind getting me one, right dude?" he asked and I gave him a fake smile.

"Of course not. Meet you guys outside." I said turning around and walking to the hall closet. Once I pulled out me and Daisy's usual towels, I pulled out a random one for Cole.

I shut the door with my foot before walking down the hallway, down the steps and jumping the last couple of steps before walking into the kitchen. I grabbed three cokes from the fridge and then walked out of the back door to the porch.

"I got drinks." I shouted to Cole and Daisy who were sitting on the edge of the pool with their feet in the water.

"Cool, I'll get them." Cole said standing up and running towards me. He took two of the cokes from me and then walked back to Daisy. "Here you go beautiful." he said handing the drink to Daisy who giggled and blushed.

"Thanks Cole." she said softly before popping the top.

I sighed and walked down the steps before grabbing my usual float, putting it in the water and lying back on it before opening my soda. I shut my eyes as I floated around the pool, the only sounds were Cole and Daisy's voices and their feet splashing in the water.

I was just falling asleep when Daisy screamed, "Cole! Stop!"

I shot up so fast that the float tipped and I sputtered as I swam to the top. I was about ready to kill Cole when I saw that he was holding Daisy above the water and wasn't doing anything else to her. I took a deep breath of relief and turned around to look for my float again.

Hours later and I was about ready to kill myself. Daisy had been giggling all day and Cole was the reason for it. Yeah I liked that she was happy but I hated how he wrapped his arms around her or the way he would whisper something into her ear and she would burst into laughter.

"Daisy, it's almost seven and I have to go home." I said and she looked away from Cole's face for the first time all afternoon.

"Okay, bye John." she said before going back to talking to Cole.

"What….no hug?" I questioned and she sighed before jumping up and running towards me.

"Bye, I'll call you later, kay?" she said as she threw her arms around me.

"Kay, bye." I said to her retreating back.

I sighed as I walked out of her yard and towards my car that was parked in the driveway. I threw my bag of wet clothes into the back before climbing in. I turned on my car, backed out of the driveway and began my short ride home. When I reached my house I grabbed my bag out of the backseat before walking inside.

"John sweetie, is that you?" my mom called.

"Yeah, it's me!" I shouted back before walking up the stairs.

I went into my room, threw my wet clothes in the hamper and started searching for something to wear once I got out of the shower. "You should really clean your room, maybe then you could find something."

I turned to see my mom in the doorway and I shrugged. "I like it this way."

"Mhm but you're growing up John." she said as she stepped in.

"I know."

"I just can't believe you start your senior year tomorrow, it seems like just yesterday I was dropping you and Daisy off at preschool." she said and I knew she was about to cry.

"Well, I'm gonna go shower." I said quickly ducking out of my room and walking quickly down the hall. I couldn't deal with my mom crying.

I slipped into the bathroom, locking the door behind me before I turned on the shower. Once I stripped off my clothes and was sure the water was warm enough I stepped in. The hot water ran down my back and I leaned against the tile wall.

I couldn't believe tomorrow I was starting my senior year; I was actually almost done with high school. My mind went to what my mom said and I laughed. Daisy had always been with me on the first day of school for as long as I could remember, her parents were always off working and since our mothers had been friends since they were kids, my mom was usually left bringing Daisy to school or taking care of Daisy when they were expected on long business trips.

I sighed as I thought about Daisy. I loved her so much and while I was glad that Cole was making her happy, I wished it was me who was making her that happy. I ran my fingers through my wet hair and decided to forget it, this Cole kid would be gone in a few weeks and I wouldn't ever have to deal with him again….