Stephan(11)

Making myself relax I, slowly wrapped my arms around Cassie. She hiccupped and hugged me tighter. I had no idea how long I was supposed to hold her so I waited for her to let me go first.

Cassie took a deep breath, loud against my ear. “Let’s go before we miss out on any more sun.” She let me go and I grabbed the towels and sunscreen before getting out of the car.

We walked down the beach and I was surprised at how packed it was. The shore was lined with families, teens, and couples, some were swimming and others sunbathing. Cassie stood still and looked around.

“Do you have a certain spot or are you looking for someone?”

“Both. I’m looking for the best view.”

I raised my eyebrow. “What do you mean view?”

“We don’t want to be with the families or the couples. We want to sit with the hot singles. So both.”

I couldn’t help laughing at Cassie’s logic. I may not want a boyfriend or any man, but it didn’t stop me from looking.

Cassie tugged on my arm and we walked to our left away from the flags. We sat on the edge of the safe swimming flags, right behind a group of what looked to be university guys. I rolled my eyes. Cassie was full of surprises.

We’d been at the beach for half an hour, enough time to set up and put sunscreen on both our bodies. Before today I didn’t realize how putting sunscreen on a friend’s back could be such a turn on, but it got the guys’ attention in front of us.

Cassie and I now sat among four university guys in their early twenties. I tried not to be nervous or show how uncomfortable I was because I knew Cassie loved the attention. Cassie called Patricia, Renee, Stacy, and Racheal and they were on their way. I hoped when they arrived I could fade into the background.

Cassie’s phone rang and she rushed to answer it. “Hello. Nope. Jade and I are at the beach. Aha. Okay. See ya.” She hung up.

“Who was that?”

“Scott, he wanted to know where we were. He probably wants the car.”

I nodded. One of the Uni guys, Brent, was trying to talk to me. I just wasn’t interested. The guys were nice to look at but I didn’t feel any real attraction to them. An image of Stephan, the wanker, flashed before me and my body heated. I touched my lips as memories of the kiss assaulted me. I’d never been kissed like Stephan had kissed me. My mother’s ‘friends’ had kissed me but they had been sloppy and I always felt sick in the stomach when they were doing it. I hadn’t felt like that with Stephan, I felt the opposite. I inwardly sighed with happiness, because I’d been worried after what all those men tried to do I’d never be able to feel anything for someone of the opposite sex. I worried I was broken.

Closing my eyes, I let the image of Stephan surface, his big ocean blue eyes, and thick jet-black hair that fell just past his eyes. It made me want to reach up and brush it to the side. His killer dimples were lethal and I knew they could get him out of any situation with a woman, all he would have to do was smile and they would damn near swoon at his feet. I’d almost given in to him, to the temptation he was to me, but I knew I had to be strong. I heard about the Silverman brothers at school and what I’d heard about Stephan made me know he wasn’t for me. He would use me and break my heart. Oh, I knew I could get sucked in and fall for him. He was every teenager’s dream—at least most I knew.

I opened my eyes and sighed. I was new. He was a pretty rich boy who had never heard the word no. He was only interested in me because I’d said no. I needed to stop thinking about him and forget about the kiss and the way he acted. Boys like Stephan were not for girls like me. Oh they may use us, but they never stayed with people like me.

The sun beamed down and the afternoon heat was rising, I needed to stop thinking about him. I needed to relax.

“Cassie, I’m going for a swim. You coming or staying here?” I hoped she’d come. I didn’t want to leave her with the Uni guys by herself. I slipped out of my shorts and yanked my tank top off placing them on my towel. As I stood in only my tiny bikini I wished I’d had a bigger budget for a swim suit, because the one I had didn’t cover much. It was hard to find swimmers to fit me with my large bust. You had to spend a fortune to get them in big boobs' size.

“Sure. It’s getting hotter. Let’s cool off.”

I sighed in relief as Cassie shed her clothes and linked her arm in mine and we walked into the water. The ocean was cold and we both squealed as it hit us. Once we had gotten deep enough to enjoy the water, I relaxed.

“Are they making you that uncomfortable?”

I felt bad. I didn’t realize I was showing my discomfort so easily. “I’m sorry, Cassie. I’m just not used to letting my guard down, especially around men.”