August 12

Cat POV

I wake up in the morning, as Bella is getting dressed.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"Nowhere," she says, "Just getting dressed."
I get out of bed, and go into the closet. I put on a bathing suit and some jean shorts with a blue t-shirt. When I walk out of the closet, Bella is sitting on her bed.
"Let's go to the market!" I say.
We bike to the market, and order food. We sit and eat, and talk.
"So how's Clayton?" Bella asks.
Clayton asked me out about 3 days ago. We went out to dinner last night.
"Good," I say, "Dinner was fun."
"What'd you talk about?" she asks.
I laugh, "We were talking about our family. He was saying he hates his oldest cousin because he's such a pothead."
"You shouldn't talk about family," she says, "Ask him about him. Trust me, its more interesting."
"Okayy," I laugh. It starts to drizzle a bit.
"Let's go," Bella suggests. We get on our bikes, and when we pull into the driveway, its raining harder. Bella and I change out of our clothing, and into sweats. We stay inside for the rest of the day, and watch films. Around 6, it stops raining. 20 minutes after the rain stopped, my phone starts to ring. I pick it up, and walk over to the piano bench.
"Hey, Cat?" I hear Clayton's voice.
"Hey!" I say, "What's up?"
"Just wondering if you and Bella want to hang tonight?"
"Sure! When?" I ask.
"Umm," he starts, "7:30 at the beach."
"Kay, sounds good!"
"Bye," he says, "Love you."
Aww. What do I say?
"You too" I say.

Bella POV

Cat hangs up the phone, and she walks back over to the couch. She looks at me with a big smile across her face.
"What?" I ask.
She runs into our room.
"That was Clayton, right?" I ask.
She nods.
"What did he say?" I ask.
She looks at my unicorn on top of my dresser, and laughs.

"I love you!" she squeals.
"Aww, Cat!" I say.
"So, we're hanging with him and Brandon tonight at the beach," she says.
"Kay, when?"
"An hour," she says, opening her drawers.
Clayton and Brandon have to go to pre-season for a bunch of sports, so they're leaving tomorrow, and we won't see them until the end of the summer.
I go into the bathroom and shower. When I get out, it's 7. I go through my drawers, along with Cat. At 7:20, we decide on our outfits. It's a little cold, after the rain today, so we wear sweaters. She puts on a little, thin, pink sweater, and white shorts. I decide on a lavender sweater and jean shorts.

We get on our bikes, and go to the beach. We pull into the parking lot, and put our bikes in front. We go up the stairs, and around the garden to the ping pong room. We sit and there, until the boys show up. Clayton and Brandon walk in. Brandon wears his 'Skool Sucks' shirt, and Clayton wears a white shirt with a green snapback.
"Hey guys!" Cat says, standing up. We all walk down to the beach. I climb onto the lifeguard stand. It's still light outside, the sun came out about 2 hours ago. Brandon, Clayton and Cat climb on behind me.
"So," Clayton says to Cat and I, "Your school starts soon huh?"
"Yeah," I say, "August 26th."
"We can't stay for too long, by the way," Clayton informs us.
Cat looks at Clayton and makes a sad face.
"I like your shirt," I say to Brandon.
He laughs, "Thanks."
Clayton stands up, "I need some water real bad."
Cat pops up, "Me too!"
Clayton whispers something in Brandon's ear. Cat and Clayton jump off the stand. Brandon and my eyes follow them as they walk up the beach and sit in the dunes. Now I know what's going on. They're trying to set us up. But I don't think he wants to hook up...
"I can't believe you're leaving tomorrow," Brandon says.
I look at him, and he grabs my hand. He starts to lean in slowly, and his soft lips brush against mine. I put my hands on his shoulders, and his hands move onto my hips. I pull away for a split second. We both look at the sunset against the ocean, and then lean in again. Our lips touch, and I run my fingers through his hair.
After a little while, I hear Clayton yell, "We have to go!"
I pull away. Brandon and I stand, and he grabs my hand, when we jump off the lifeguard stand. We walk up the beach, holding hands. We walk up the stairs.
"Shit!" I say, "I forgot my shoes."
"I'll come," Brandon smiles at me.
We walk back down to the beach, and a few yards past the lifeguard stand, where my flip-flops lay. I pick them up, and Brandon takes my hand. We walk up the beach. When we pass the lifeguard stand, I look at Brandon. He stares back at me with his bright blue eyes. He smiles with his half smirk, that I always squealed about. I felt so special to be the reason for that smile. I can't help but lean in again, for a lingering kiss. I pull away and we walk up the stairs. When we reach the deck, I say, "I don't want you to leave."
Brandon pulls me into a tight hug, rocking me back and forth.
"I don't want you to leave," he whispers in my ear.
"I'll miss you," I say.
He pulls out from the hug and says, "I'll miss you more."
I feel myself blushing. We walk towards the garden, where Cat and Clayton are. I hug Clayton and Brandon goodbye, and they bike home. Cat and I play ping pong for a while, then bike home. I tell her everything about Brandon, and she tells me how Clayton and her kissed when I forgot my shoes. We drift off to sleep, listening to Catch Me. Cat says it makes her think of Brandon and I.
"Goodnight," I whisper.

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