Kylie's p.o.v
"You're not gonna kill me are you?", I joke as we drive into an isolated forest.

"Maybe I will", he smirks

We both giggle.

"You do know that you can trust me, right?". His left hand grips mine.

I squeeze softly. "I know"

I followed Noah as we got out of the truck and walked through the forest. The only thing I could hear was our feet tread the cracking twigs.

A smell of timidness hovered in the air as I had no clue of what's ahead. I clutched my fists and kept moving forward. Replicating each step Noah made.

"We are almost there", Noah murmurs

The longer we walked, the quiter it became. Until suddenly the bright sun radiated and shone over beautiful shinning waters.

"Wow", I gasped, "...So beautiful"

"I know. It is almost perfect", he agrees. I could feel his eyes on me as he did.

"Can I?", I ask

"May you what?", he corrected

"Oh. Yeah, sorry... may I go in the water?"

He stared at the olive green flowing body of water and smiled. "Ofcourse"

I took off my plaid t-shirt and threw it on the log where Noah sat, along with my top and jeans. I slipped off both my shoes. First left, then right. Leaving my bare feet exposed. I don't like to wear socks.

I was now left in my bra and panties.

"You're not coming?", I smile

He pulled out his polaroid and shook his head. "I will just take pictures of the scenery. It is too good to not capture"

I slipped feet first into the water, cool and refreshing. I inhaled the air, thick with late spring's presence and buried my head under the water as the sky vanished almost completely, only leaving a few fragments of blue.

The sound of running water in the river has a relaxing, hypnotic quality that rang in both my ears. I just want time to stand still.

I took my head above the water and exhaled while wiping away the droplets of water.

I heard his camera flash and faced him.

"Please come in", I pouted.

"Seriously, I am good", he says

I furrowed my brows for a second then swiftly brought my arm to my back and unclipped my bra. I held it over the surface of the water and swang it mildly from side to side. "Even if I did this?", I smile mischievously

He chuckled and took a lick at his bottom lip. Not breaking contact with my bare breasts.

I reached under the water and took off my matching panties. He watched me as I threw them over to him.

He grabbed them and took a gentle gulp.

I smiled. "How about now?"

He pulled his shirt over his head and turned around. I sucked in a sharp breath as his shirtless torso was exposed to me.

Gawking wouldn't quite describe it.

I was shocked, stunned, amazed by his physique. It was like nothing I've ever seen before. His body was drool-worthy.

He had a chiseled chest and the skin on it was glowing healthily. His abdominals were sculptured to perfection as his six-packs pop, instantly giving off the impression that he came out of a Calvin Klein shoot. I want to extend my hands and touch and hold as he swims nearer to me, but I also don't want to creep him out.

Wrapping his arms around me, he took my mouth with his tongue then teeth as he pulled on my lower lip. He leaned down and licked my neck, stopping at the pulse point before capturing the lobe of my ear.

He stared at me until I blushed. "You are everything and more to me"

As his lips covered mine again, I opened for him, welcoming his tongue, greeting it with mine. He tied both my legs around his waist. I cried into his mouth as he deepened the kiss.

His lips crushed mine, punishing and soothing them all at once. I sucked on his, and he moaned, the rumble reverberated down my body.

He kissed me hard and whispered, "Tell me what you want"

Where do I start? I licked my lips. "I want you."

He growled.

"But we can't. I don't have a condom"

"Shoot", I groan under my breath.

"Next time beautiful", he chuckles and made his way back to the log, "I will go and fetch your clothes".

I could still see his erection while he made his way out of the water. A light flash came from behind me and I paused. "Are you taking a picture of me?"

"Yes. Look over here", he instructed

"Noah...I'm naked", I stuttered, "And unfortunately I don't want to be a Pornstar"

"It's not like I am going to show them to anyone", he continued

Another flash.

"Noah. Please"

He sighed. "Alright. I have put it away. You can come out now"

I nod and get out of the water, hurriedly picking up my clothes and dressing up.

"Here you go", he hands over the picture


I feel a bit relieved and smile. "Your work is beautiful. As always"

"A photographer is only as good as his subject", he winked.

"I'm going to miss you Noah", I say

"I already miss you Kylie"

Two Days Before Summer....
I'm a one man woman, always united in soul and mind. Never had a disloyal bone in my body. Well, kinda.

It's not like I intended to cheat on my boyfriend Mason with my half sisters boyfriend Noah. Things just sort of, got out of hand. To say the least.

I started to unbutton his shirt and he turned his head. "Do you have a condom?"

I smile and continue until I get to his jeans. I nod my head with anticipation. My head was filled of thoughts like, "Should I really be doing this even though I'm betraying his trust?"

"You ready princess?", he asks. He still gets a little nervous.

I smiled "Of course baby... of course."

He kissed me and my stomach fluttered. Mason's hands pinned me to the bed and my freshly pedicured toes curled. He left every part of me untouched and then, as quick as we started screaming for each other, it was over. I arched my back and he pounded into me.

I moaned out and dug my nails into his back, gently scratching. I know he likes that. Hell, I like that too.

"Oh my gosh...Ma...Mason", I whimper.

He slowed down and kissed my lips.

We laid next to each other panting until we caught our breaths. "How do you always get better at that?" I giggle

He turned to me and smiled. "For you baby"

His warm hand ran down my body and I shivered. He pulled me by the waist and kissed the peak of my nose.

"I'm gonna head out". He stood up and put on his shirt and boxers, I grabbed his shorts and held them out to him.

"Why do you have to leave every summer?", he asked while putting his now wrinkled shirt on.

"I'm not complete without Echo Creek. You know that", I say, putting on a white summer dress. Still not wearing underwear.

"I get it babe. It's just", he sighed, "Summer is all about parties and friends and summer romance you know. I kinda need my girlfriend around me during the summer if we're gonna create summer memories"

"Yeah. I know, I just really miss seeing my dad and my sister, that's all"

He held my shoulders, "I wish you could stay. This is our last summer before college"

"I promise, you're gonna have my full undivided attention when I get back. Okay?"

"Okay", he smiles, "I love you"

"I love you too"

I didn't exactly mean it, well, I did kinda. The truth is, I'm not exactly sure I'm in love with Mason. Not because there's like something weird about our relationship, just because, I'm not entirely certain what love feels like. People in the movies always say 'when you know, you know' but quite frankly I gotta ask, How the hell do you know?

A few hours later I got into Miss Nadia's office. I always hated therapy. My mom says the fact that I hate it means I Probably need it the most. That's utter rubbish though.

"Well if it isn't my favourite patient", miss Nadia commented.

I smiled. "Hi Miss Nadia"

"How do you feel today? It's almost time to go back to Echo Creek"

"I feel good", I say

"Tsk-tsk. Describe How you feel in 3 words"

"First of all, who actually says things like tsk-tsk?", I tease

"Kylie", she sternly says

"Okay, okay", I groan, "I feel excited and nervous"

She jotted down in her little notebook.
"Why do you feel nervous?"

"..cause, last summer Noah and I kissed. It's like a huge thing cause I cheated on Mason and Noah cheated on Kiara. I'm not sure how I should act when I go back"

"Did that kiss you shared with him make you feel anything?"

"Not exactly. I mean, it wasn't a bad kiss but it also wasn't like, life changing or anything"

"If it came down to it, and you had to pick between the two. Would you pick Yellow Oak? Or Echo Creek?", Miss Nadia continued

"...I like both. I mean, there's so much I love here and so much I love there"

"But you have to decide."

"...Echo Creek"

"What did you base that decission off of?"

"...Noah"

Present Day....
Kelsie's p.o.v
I shut Kylie's diary and sat down in amazement. If I'm being honest, it kind of hurts that she didn't tell me about Noah. Why didn't she? It's not like I'd tell on her or anything. Wow, you think you know somebody.

"Hey. Uhm, mom and I are going to the mall. Do you wanna come with?", Kiara asked

"How long have you been dating Noah?"

"I don't know, a year and a couple of months. Why?"

"Just a thought", I said, "Yes"

"Yes what?"

"I'll come to the mall with you guys"

"Awesome. We'll wait for you in the car", she said and left.

I stare at the door for some time before putting my sisters diary in my backpack and getting up. I examine myself in the mirror, already in my striped pajamas, I put on my pair of sneakers and make my way to the car.

I open the left car door in the back seat and sit down. A farmiliar tune played in the car, a backstreet boys CD. Either my mom and Ciara are more alike than I thought, or my dad just has a thing for women who like the backstreet boys.

***

The shopping mall was pretty much the same as I remember. Nothing ever changes here.

The lighting is the same, the scent, the polished floor, the fake smiles on the faces of the shoppers. Only the music and the fashion really changed. People aren't people in here, they're consumers, they see one another as obstacles - both to walk around and wait behind for a turn to reach the tills.

I've always hated everything about shopping. I hated the crowds, the queues and the aching feet. Most especially at Echo Creek.

I remained lagging behind as Kiara and her mom went over to the deli section. Not at all long after, an overpowering smell of liquor hit both my nostrils at once.

"Kylie?", a slurred voice came from behind me.

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