Chapter 6

Needless to say, Gene and I spoke over some pizza. I tried to play it cool, and it all worked up until he asked me to go to the beach tomorrow. He had also commented on my outfit which was a WIN! So as I wander through the bathing suit isle I search for a suit that shows a lot but also leaves some to the imagination. I looked for about thirty minutes to no avail. I asked a creepy old worker if they had any other swim suit selections, luckily I think he liked what he saw, and inquired if I was willing to wait about ten minutes he'd go retrieve their shipment from the back and put them on the rack, just for me. He winked and scurried off.

So here I am thirty minutes later because the guy insisted that I model the swimsuit so he could tell me whether it was right or not, I settled on a rainbow one piece with black lace over top it looked more like lingerie than a swimsuit. The sides were exposed and it showed my cleavage something fierce. the only connector to the top and bottoms was a four finger wide strip.

So after I thanked the creepy guy for helping me out I rushed away to buy this swimsuit. I hope Gene will like it, and I REALLY hope he doesn’t assume I am a slut considering that yesterday I actually wore lingerie.

*the next morning*

I sat by the window waiting for Gene to pull up. I expect him to have some rinky dink car but, even then, I wouldn't care. What I got was less than I expected it wasn't even his car. He arrived in a Rusted red car driven by a kid who couldn't be more than sixteen. I sat perched in my dorm window waiting to see if he would come up. He did, I noted that as he walked up the stairs his foot caught and he stumbled Only a few moments later he was at my door.

I checked my breath before opening it.  We stared at each other awkwardly for a moment before he opened his mouth.

“I almost did a 'fancy seeing you here bit', but I opted out. You ready to go?" He spoke with a smirk.

My nerves must have really hated me because I surprised myself by blurting out, “Come here often?" I creepily winked, "Sorry, one of us had to do a cliché greeting, it may as well be me." and quickly following with, "Yea, let’s go." We walked in awkward silence to the car where the young man was impatiently revving the engine.

"Gene, you douche, hurry up." he yelled out the window, Gene grunted.

"Don't mind my twit of a brother. How were classes? Did you miss me terribly?" He spoke teasingly on our way to the car.

"Oh, it's fine, we are walking awfully slow. They were easy, luckily, how were yours?" I hesitated to answer the last question, formulating a response before speaking "Oh, yes as much as you could possibly miss another person because as once stated in the best film ever made ‘I want you I NEED you, oh baby, oh baby’"

 I rolled my eyes to show that I was kidding before playfully adding, "but I bet you missed me" for some unknown reason, I stuck out my tongue.

The sum of the next event was something I could not comprehend Gene said, "The film of our lives? Yeah, I know. It's okay to miss me, but now...I'm here to whisk you away!" before grabbing me up like a child and running towards the car.

I squealed like a dying pig before squeaking out, "GAH! put me down!"

"As you wish."

He pretended like he was going to drop me, which caused me to grab around his neck, a sort of embrace a couple would make. Blushing, I let go and he settled me back to earth I laughed before saying, "You are insane, you know that?"

We drove in silence to the beach. As the sound of the tires squeal away, I noted that there was no one on the beach besides us (weekday vacancy always a good thing.) Gene was the first to speak.

"Looks like we got the whole world to ourselves, almost, but not quite. It's nice"

He stripped himself of his shirt to reveal a slim but not all that toned body, hot. He walked into the water splashing around like a beached fish.

"You comin' in?" he grinned.

Stunned it took me a moment to gain my composure enough to strip myself and follow him

"Where are your friends? It is peaceful out today isn't it?" I stuttered on friends.

"They couldn't make it. But yeah, pretty peaceful,” he said before grinning devilishly before he splashed me.

I screamed, "Hey, jerk I was getting used to the water slowly!"

I promptly followed that statement back tackling him and dragging him beneath the water. We both came up sputtering and laughing.

 "Well Gene," I began, "we haven't been here but ten minutes and I think this already be the best day I've had since school started." I rested my hand on his wet shoulder touching him gave me goose bumps.

"I think I just stepped in water goo." He laughed and bent over pretending to throw water goo at me.

I flinched, and squealed, which has become a habit for me around him I am afraid.

"You're so mean!" I reached into the water and grabbed a handful of mud-like sand, playfully I threw it and it accidently hit Gene right in the face. I rushed over to him screaming, "OH MY GOD I AM SO SORRY!"

Jokingly he began flailing about "I have sand in my eye! I'm going to die!"

I laughed and seductively got close to his face almost kissing.

 "I can fix that."

I placed my hand on his head he must have been panicking because he didn't react just stood there while I pushed him under the water and jogged away laughing.

He stood up pouting like a sad puppy, He made his way to me and said "Oh yeah? Well, you know what I think?" Leaning in to me his mouth hovering close to my neck before giving a breathy whispered continuation my body once again responded with goosebumps.

"I think we should get some ice cream!" He leaned back with a big goofy grin and I think that at that moment my heart exploded from excitement.

Stricken from his sheer closeness I sputtered "Oh, Sure sounds... uhm g-great."

He pulled away and stared at me intently and in a mock serious tone stated, "I want a huge strawberry ice cream cone. What are you going to have? "

Afraid that if I didn't make my move now, I would lose my chance I leaned into him inches from his mouth and in my sexiest voice I replied, "I want Gene flavored."

I kissed him once on the lips I could feel my face blossoming red as I stepped back and frantically said, "Oh, oh my I am so so...sorry"

Gene smiled "Damn girl, you got spunk." He winced. "What I mean is, uh, I don't know what I meant." There was a long, awkward pause. I counted to ten before speaking again.

"So uhm, Strawberry for you. Mint chocolate chip for me, sound good? "

"Yes. So, yeah, let's go." He hurriedly tried to walk to the stand; I couldn't just leave it hanging in mid air so I stopped him.

"Hey, Gene?" I felt my heart pumping as he turned around.

"Hm?"

"I like you."

After the words were in mid air, his face contorted and he looked at his feet before quietly responding, "I, uh, I don't think we should discuss this."

At that moment, my heart dropped into my stomach. Embarrassed and hurt, I quickly muttered,

"Oh uhm okay, actually, I don't feel like ice cream, I'm just going to go. I am sorry about everything."

I walked calmly away; it wasn't until I made it to the bus stop that I let the tears caress my cheeks. I should have known better.

Chapter 7