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Chapter 17
Tony could hear the girls giggling in the master bedroom where they were getting ready with Kate, Ziva and Brennan, even Lanie was in there happily helping them, he looked at Rick who shrugged "ah girls" he said "I don't know what they are doing in there" Tony grinned at him "the female mind is a complex thing" he said "just because it is compared to yours" Ziva called out sweetly making everyone in the room giggle, the door opened and she came out wearing a simple white dress "ooo I like" Tony said grinning at her, Tali followed her out wearing a knee length navy blue dress "hey two gorgeous girls" Tony said, both of his girls rolled their eyes.
They all looked beautiful in their dresses all casual but pretty, Alexis wore a purple dress, April wore a light blue dress, Livie wore a pale pink dress, Brennan wore a red one and Kate wore a jade green one, they all looked amazing. Rick grinned "how are my lovely girls" he asked, Kate smiled sweetly "very well thank you" she looked him up and "not bad stud" she said making him grin cheekily.
They headed downstairs where they all said goodbye to Libby who hugged them all happily, "so" Tony asked after he handed AJ back to Lanie, he grinned, "everybody ready", everyone grinned back as they nodded. "don't hurry back" Lanie said with a grin "we will be fine here, won't we Libby" the four year old nodded "have fun" she chimed and they all smiled at her before heading out calling out goodbye. They had decided earlier that they would take cars even though it wasn't a very long drive, they would walk back if they wanted to head back at different times.
When they got there the party was already in full swing so they found some parking spaces and scrambled out, "have fun little ladies" Rick said as they all grouped together "remember to let us know if you head back early" they all nodded and then headed off towards the crowds disappearing from view.
Tony looked at Ziva "come on" he said grabbing her hand, she laughed as he dragged her towards the music, the others right behind them, she wrapped her arms around him as he placed his on her waist smiling at her, she smiled up at him before lifting one hand to his cheek gazing into his greenie gold eyes, out of the corner of her eye she saw Brennan and Kate dancing gently in their partners arms, their eyes shining happily, she looked back at Tony smiling at him before kissing him as he lowered his lips to hers, she felt him smile as they kissed and she smiled too, this was bliss.
Kate grinned up at Rick wrapping her arms around his neck as he pressed his forehead against hers, she blocked everything around them out but him, even her friends caught up in this moment of pure bliss with the man she loved, she smiled at him feeling his hands on her hips moving up to play with her hair, she closed her eyes running her fingers through his hair feeling the stress she had been feeling slowly fade away disappear completely, she completely forgot any pain she was in, all that mattered was here and now, she was with the one and only man that she loved, nothing else mattered.
XO
Livie laughed as she and the girls danced to the music, she felt alive, the loud music made her heart thud loudly, she felt life rush through her, life was definitely about living the moment she decided with a smile "anyone want a drink" she shouted over the music, they all nodded and she look their choices and headed over to the bar ordering the soft drinks that they asked for, she took a sip of hers eagerly when it was delivered gasping for a drink.
She heard someone approach and a gentle male voice ordered a couple of drinks, she glanced over and saw a boy of around her own age standing next to her, he glanced over and their eyes met, he smiled gently at her to which she also smiled shyly before he looked away, Livie studied him, blond hair quite shaggy and blue eyes, gentle blue eyes, high cheekbones and prominent facial features. She looked back to pay for the drinks, that was when he spoke "you're not from round here are you" she looked at him before shaking her head "no I live in New York" he smiled "same" he said "vacation here" he asked, she nodded "my dad owns a house here" she said "come here to relax" he nodded again before holding out his hand "I'm Alex, Alex Somers"
Livie smiled and shyly shook his hand "Olivia Beckett but I like to be called Livie" he smiled "nice to meet you Livie" he said before leaning against the counter "how long you here for" he asked, she shrugged "as long as we want to stay" she said, "lucky you" he said "I am only here for a few more days then I am back off to New York" she smiled at him "bet you miss it really" he laughed "hell yeah I can hear my organs working here, it is so quiet without the constant noise of traffic don't you think" she nodded "I definitely agree" she said.
They talked for a while, getting to know each other slightly, April was the first to notice when she realised Livie hadn't come back with the drinks, she looked over and saw her leaning against the bar, a huge smile on her face as she talked to a boy "hey" she said "look at Livie, she's found herself a boy" Tali and Alexis instantly looked over "he's cute" they both said at the same time, April smiled "mm" she said, they all slipped behind a post peering out watching their friend intently "good for her" Tali said "miss I–am–no–good-in-the-dating-department" the other two laughed as they watched Livie talk to the boy.
Kate smiled at Rick as the six of them sat at the table listening to the music watching the dancers, this was perfect, she then spotted Tali, April and Alexis moving towards them looking rather excited "hey" she greeted "having a good time" they nodded their eyes shining "where's Livie" Rick asked "well" Tali said with a grin "she was getting a drink but I think she might have forgotten about that now" "why" Kate asked, Alexis grinned "she's by the bar" she said pointing.
Kate looked over and spotted her daughter and she felt a smile slide onto her face as she spotted her sitting at the bar talking to a boy of around the same age as her, there was a smile on her face as she talked and the boy was listening, "ooo" Tony said "summer loving" Alexis sighed "aw, that's so cute" Kate grinned at her before looking over at Rick who was watching Livie closely protectively she realised, "dad" Alexis said spotting him too "quit staring and let her be, she can look after herself when it comes to boys, especially after everything she has been through recently I think she can handle a boy" Rick looked at Kate who smiled at him before nodding "she will be fine Rick" she said, "aw but she is only 14, Alexis didn't start dating till she was 15" Kate rolled her eyes before leaning over to kiss him "am I being over protective" he asked "slightly" she responded "though I think it is very cute" she gazed at him "let her handle this by herself" she said and he sighed "ok" he said. Though she continued to spot him watching Livie protectively.
She watched her daughter get led onto the dance floor, she was hesitant but seemed happy to follow him into the crowds where she was lost from sight, she looked back to find Tony humming 'Summer Lovin' from Grease, making Tali giggle as she joined in.
XO
"so" Alex asked "do you know that group behind me" she peered over his shoulder through the crowds and rolled her eyes "yes that is my family and my friends and their family" he smiled "seem protective of you" she rolled her eyes again "I guess they have a right to be" she said "I am the youngest in my family" he smiled "know how you feel there" he said "I am the youngest of 3 one older brother who is a lawyer and one older sister who is in Stanford University" Livie smiled "just an older sister, Alexis, she is looking for Colleges" he smiled at her and she smiled at him, she stared into his eyes losing herself in those deep blue pools.
They danced for a while before returning to the bar where they found Alexis, Tali and April all sitting waiting with some drinks "hi" all three of them chorused, Livie grinned at them "hey guys how you finding it" "good" April said, her eyes like Tali and Alexis' were focused on the boy next to her, she sighed and introduced them "guys this is Alex, Alex this is my sister Lexie and my friends April and Tali", their smiles widened "hi Alex" they all said together, he greeted them warmly as Livie hopped up onto a bar stool next to Alexis who grinned at her, she grinned back "so is everyone watching me" she asked, Alexis nodded "yep dad asked us to come check that you were ok, you mom was whacking him over the head when we left telling him to let you be"
Livie laughed and then looked over to where the adults sat and gave them the 'ok' sign, Rick gave her the thumbs up and she saw her mom roll her eyes at him before smiling at her, Livie grinned back before turning to face Alex again.
They talked well into the night, just her and Alex, the others sat at a nearby booth talking between themselves and no doubt watching them, and Livie was very aware of how close she was sitting to this boy who she had met only mere hours ago, yet she felt perfectly comfortable with him, she had never felt this way about any other guy.
It was getting close to midnight when they realised the time, looking over they saw that their parents were dancing again, Alex looked at his watch "as amazing as this has been I promised my parents that I would be home by midnight" Livie smiled "I should probably join my friends again" she said "I can feel them watching us" he smiled and then leaned in taking hold of her hand "shall we give them something to stare at" he murmured in her ear before kissing her hand gently. Livie felt herself go red as a huge smile slipped onto her face and she positively beamed at him as he smiled at her.
"you got a phone" he asked and she nodded pulling it out, he held out his own phone snapping her picture before handing it to her "put your number in" he said, she did so handing hers to him "can I text you some time" he asked, she grinned nodding "you can call me if you want" she said, he grinned "that sounds awesome" he said as he slid off the bar stool "I shall do so" he said "it was amazing meeting you Livie, don't lose that smile, it is beautiful" he kissed her on the cheek before he gave her one final smile and headed off into the crowds.
Livie let out a breath and stared after him leaning against the bar before she looked over to see Alexis, Tali and April glaring at her then they all mouthed "here NOW", smiling she slid off her stool and headed over "details now" Alexis squealed pulling into the booth at which they were sitting, she laughed "hey April remember when you said you don't kiss and tell, well this is me not kissing and telling" April looked at her "we saw the kiss" she said "so you can tell, what was it like" she smiled "nice" she said "he was nice, no he was amazing", cheekily April and Tali began to sing 'can you feel the love tonight', she gave them a shove playfully "so are you going to see him again" Alexis asked, she grinned and held up her phone "he said he would call me" Alexis grabbed the phone and read his details "ooo Alex Somers, Manhattan New York… aw he just sent her a text"
"read it" Tali and April squealed as Livie dived for her phone "Lexie" she whined "give it back" laughing her sister held it out of reach so April grabbed it "hi Livie" she read "just checking you gave me the right number, I loved meeting you tonight, can't wait to see you again, keep smiling bright eyes, Alex" they all looked at Livie who went red "aw" they all said "shut up" she muttered "can I have my phone back" April was grinning as she handed her the phone "good for you girl" she said, Livie grinned at them before looking at her watch "what shall we do now" she asked "well I'm beat" April said "same" Alexis and Livie said "yeah I'm pretty tired too" Tali said "home" they said, laughing they headed off away from the music, and began the 10 minute walk home, laughing and giggling the whole way.
They stumbled down the driveway shushing each other and carefully crept round the back, Ryan and Esposito was lying in a hammock dozing but both opened their eyes when he heard them approaching "how was it" he asked "ask Livie" Tali said, Esposito looked at Livie "what you do girl" he asked, she grinned at him "met a boy" she said, Ryan sat up suddenly and nearly fell out of his hammock "what" he yelped "shh" they all hissed, he stared at her "you met a boy" he said, Livie grinned "I will tell you in the morning" she said "I am knackered" "oi details girl" they both said scrambling up after her "in the morning" she said, they scowled at her "have fun telling Lanie" Ryan said then and they all winced before Esposito pulled Livie into a hug "night girl" he said "details in the morning" "yes I promise" she said
They headed off to get changed and then into the living room where they found Libby sprawled across the makeshift bed "hey she sure takes up a lot of room" Tali said as April carefully shifted her sister to make more room for them all to sleep on "I'll sleep on the edge" Livie said "I might get up early and go see to Skye again" they nodded and tumbled into bed, it wasn't long before they were all out of it, completely exhausted.
XOXOXO
The next morning Livie woke up at her usual time and crawled out of the bed, the others were still out of it, she sleepily dressed before heading into the kitchen where she grabbed two apples and stuffed them into her pockets before she slipped out and saw to Skye, the mare nudged her cheekily once she had finished eating and Livie was mucking out the small stable, she smiled and hugged the horse "I met a guy last night" she whispered, stroking her long nose "he was pretty awesome" Skye nickered and nibbled her hair before lowering her head to her pocket sniffing at it interested.
Livie smiled "not yet" she said "later" then she fetched her bridle putting it on before locating her hat and pulling it on, then she led Skye outside and scrambled onto her back, instead of heading to the beach though she headed off towards the cliffs walking at a slow leisurely pace up to the top where she slid off and pulled out the apples, she gave one to Skye whilst she munched the other until Skye finished her own and looked at her, Livie rolled her eyes before giving her what remained of her own apple which the horse crunched on happily, she smiled and sat down stroking Skye's nose as the mare lowered her head to see her, she sat there for a while watching the sun rise over the horizon before she stood up and led the mare over to a small stone wall and used it to pull herself on.
She was just about to head down a trail to the beach when she heard a voice call out "well fancy seeing you again so soon" she looked round and smiled "Alex" she said "hi", "hey" he said jogging over , he reached out to stroke Skye's neck "she yours" he asked "she is very pretty" Livie smiled "yeah she is mine, her name is Skye" he nodded looking up at her "so how are you can't believe you are up this early" she grinned "not bad I like to watch the sun rise, what about you, you are up early too" he smiled "yeah couldn't sleep, was thinking about this amazing girl I met last night" she reddened again and he smiled at her "so where are you staying" she asked changing the subject, he pointed "outskirts of town, near the beach, what about you" she pointed "my house is one of those ones on the beech" "whoa does that make you rich" she ducked her head "my dad is actually my stepdad, but I call him my dad and he is the author Rick Castle" "wow" he said "lucky you" she smiled.
"so are you going down the trail" he asked, she nodded "I am not really dressed for the beach, will you be coming up here again this time tomorrow" "probably" she said, he smiled and brushed his shaggy hair out of his eyes "want to meet up again tomorrow, it is my last day then" she grinned "that sounds awesome" "great" he said "see you tomorrow morning, if not before Livie" she smiled "bye" she said watching him jog off down the track, she waited a bit before urging Skye down the trail onto the beach, instantly the horse snatched at the reins excitedly tucking her head into her chest, Livie could feel her trembling beneath her.
She readied herself before loosening the reins and squeezing with her heels, instantly Skye leapt forward into a gallop ploughing along the beach unstoppable for now. Up on the cliffs she saw Alex pause and watch her, laughing she released the reins with one hand and waved seeing him wave back as she blasted past him below, she flung her head back letting out a howl of delight, feeling the wind tugging at her hair blowing against her face and the horse moving beneath her carrying her across the sand, they were connected, no saddle between them, they were one, she wrapped her hands into Sky's mane clinging on as the horse sped up.
She saw the house approaching and everyone already up standing outside watching her come charging towards them, she saw April cup her hands over her mouth and she heard her shout out "what you planning to do when you reach the end of the beach" she laughed and shouted "haven't thought that far ahead yet" as she galloped past, she heard them laugh, she looked forward and then began to gently tug at the reins easing them back getting firmer and firmer until Skye slowed to a canter, then she turned her in a large circle and cantered slowly back up the beach towards the house slowing to a trot and then a walk, the two of them were puffing as they headed up to the house, but they had never felt so alive.
XOXOXO
Everyone was up talking about last night when they heard the howl of delight from outside, they all moved out to see the horse and rider galloping towards them, Kate saw Livie laughing as she clung to the horse that carried her across the beach, as they neared April shouted "what you planning to do when you reach the end of the beach" Livie laughed and they heard her call back "haven't thought that far ahead yet" they all laughed "she might want to think about it soon" Rick said a smile on his face as she cannoned past, she did manage to slow and came back at a walk.
Kate moved out and caught hold of sky's bridle holding her still whilst Livie slid off "ew sweaty horse" she said as Livie took the huffing horse, she giggled "I'll sort her out" she said "that was awesome" Kate smiled and they all headed back inside to continue making breakfast.
Then Livie came in and everyone looked at her "what" she said warily, Lanie looked at her with her eyes sparkling "spill the beans girl" Livie laughed "you all want to hear" she asked, they all nodded listening intently, "Ok" she said "so we met at the bar…"
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