I had no idea what I was getting myself into, I've played volleyball possibly once in my entire life, and I was bloody awful at it.
The only thing really I found myself being good at was investigating, and since I've gotten here with my fine detective skills I suppose I'm doing fantastic. Ugh shut up Grant.
He gave me a look of determination, but one of an apologetic tone. I had no doubt he wouldn't go easy on me, but I didn't want him to.
Stone goes easy on no one, I've seen him in bar fights, street fights. Even racing on Wednesdays, I found myself having trouble keeping up with him.
He was athletic, he was strong, he was strong willed, and he was a winner. And though I've already prepared for my loss, I was more excited to execute, rather than imagine.
Serving the ball with a mighty hand, it pummeled onto the sand ruthlessly. It all happened so fast I forgot that the game had even started. Within seconds, Stone was showing off his victory dance with his score.
"Bloody hell your fast."
"You haven't seen him in the game yet, this is just a warm up." Slapping his hands together in a loud thunder, he laughed, smiling sweetly at me, but on the contrary evilly.
"Keep your eyes open babe, but I'm sure they are wide open, I'm just so quick you can't see me coming."
"Oh your trash talk is cheesy, get on with the game!" I threw back at him with snark, as we all joined together in one abrupt laugh.
"Your ball. Go head, serve!" He offered Lilee and I the ball, and I could feel his hidden intent behind the gesture. So when the ball went up in the air, on timing, before I could fully register what exactly was going to happen, it came blazing down from the sky heated.
Landing straight into a goal.
"Did you see that too Grant?"
"You're an evil boy Stone Avils, this isn't over yet."
"I won the game before it even started love, don't be sore."
Squinting my eyes in retaliation, I clapped my hands together, "let's get on with it then!"
I was dazed, as I watched Stone in admiration, in disbelief at truly how amazing he was.
But I let my lovestruck distraction leave me, I was determined to get back at him.
This time I wanted to win.