9

SURFBOARDS & WINKS

"DON'T be an idiot about this, Leo." I say and he smirks, "When am I not an idiot?" He asks, pulling his surf board out of the storage house out back.

"Good question, answer it yourself." I say sarcastically and he chuckles, "I could... and I would, but I won't." He reasons and I nod, coming up behind him and looking in the storage house for an extra surf board.

"Do we have an extra?" I ask, looking into storage but I'm too short to see the top shelves.

"I don't know see for yourself." He says with a smirk on his face as I stare at him, not amused.

"Wow I'm laughing so hard right now, Leo." I say sarcastically and he bows, "Oh I know I always make you smile, Roxy." He says, leaning in so our noses touch before he brings his mouth up and lightly kisses my nose.

"Shut up." I say sarcastically before shooting my arms up, making a grabbing motion with my hands to ask if he can pick me up so I can see into the dark back-house.

"Say please." He says, his arms crossed in front of his chest as he looks at me with amusement.

"Pleeeeease?!" I ask him, my eyes staring into his as I pout my lips. His eyes go a shade darker as he smirks, "Fine." He says, the smirk on his face permanent until farther notice.

He bends his knees down... a lot... so I can get onto his back before he grabs my knees and pulls me up with ease.

"It is not my fault you're tiny, Baby." He says and I roll my eyes, "You're just a Giant, you're 6'4", it's not my fault I'm tiny to you." I say and he shake his head, looking at me like I confidently stated false facts.

"You're 5'2", you're not tall if you tried." He says and I growl, "5'2 1/5" excuse you." I say and he chuckles, "You don't even know how to surf." He says and I roll my eyes, "Blah blah blah."

"That's not how I raised you, Roxy." He states as I pull down a beautiful dark green surf board.

"You didn't even raise me you dumb bitch." I say and he throws me down, grabbing onto my waist as he pushes me against the wall.

"I'm teaching you to drive, I'm keeping the guys away from you, what else is there to it." He says in a dominating tone and I swallow.

... that's kinda hot though.

To be fair anytime he does anything I think that and it kinda ruins the mood in my head.

His touch spreads tingles through my entire body. My hart beating faster and faster as he stares into my eyes with his bluish green ones waiting for a response.

"Did you... help me with my first period?" I ask and he chuckles, "Come on, we both know I was the one who went and bought you pads and chocolate because you and Rose were too young to drive and your mom wouldn't help you." He says, smirking like he won the lottery. Like I said, permanent until farther notice.

I was fourteen and he got his license, I was a bit old but god I didn't have boobs until like last year so...

It takes a moment of silence, and him realizing where his hands were and that his thumbs were rubbing soothing circles on my stomach for me to speak again as he moved away.

Don't worry! The smirk is still there.

"Look at this beauty." I say, grabbing the surfboard and holding it up next to me. He presses his lips into a fine line before returning to his normal face, "Mom never told me whose that was, she just stuck it here so we didn't have to see it until now. She doesn't like something about it."

"Okay mood killer." I say as I roll my eyes and he chuckles, "God imagine me being a mood killer.." he mumbles before looking at me with the blue green eyes of a god.

And he fucking winks.

Oh my god I'm actually gonna die that was the hottest thing ever.

I smile a little, trying to hold it back as I look at the surf board and not him.

He grabs my face, walking closer until I'm pinned against him and the wall covered in dust behind me. "If you wouldn't mind Mr Rich I've got a limited wardrobe and you're getting my clothes dirty." I say and he grabs my thighs, lifting me up and staring at me the entire time.

His hands stay on my thighs, sending electric shocks through my body like sticking a fork in an outlet. His eyes never leave mine... never.

"Then wear mine, Roxy." He says and I involuntarily bite my lip, looking down to hide my smile.

That's smooth.

He grabs my face and pushes it back up. "If you don't stop biting that damn lip...." he mumbles on my neck, going around until his nose is touching mine, our lips millimeters apart but somehow still galaxies away.

"I'll do it for you." He finished his sentence in a whisper against my lips.

But what am I supposed to do here, knowing if I decline now it'll be awkward for me and if he realizes his mistake again later then it'll be embarrassing, humiliating, and hurt my feelings more than known possible as I am now a full blown 15 year old with a crush on a blonde asshole who's more fucking amazing then anybody in the entire world.

Though I could even argue that he was amazing.

I swallow, my arms wrapping around his neck as I run my fingers through his straight blonde hair.

But luckily I don't have to say anything as his eyes slowly shine with realization of his crap manifesto.

"Oh god, don't I love torturing you and making you know that I hate you just as much as I love you." I say with a chuckle and he winks as he puts me down, not minding what he just said and paying attention to me.

Trust me I didn't hurt his ego, he just tells me what he tells me every time, which is always gonna be the truth..

He's just joking.

"Oh you love me, Roxy?" He asks and I look at him with surprise as I carry my surf board out of the back-house, carrying it at my side like I know what I'm doing.

"How do you do that?" I ask and he shrugs, "Do what?"

"Your ears just cancelled out that bad stuff and heard that I loved you." I say with a chuckle and he smirks, "Well I hear what I know." He says, ruffling my hair.

I sigh with a little giggle that transitions us into a silence... but it's not a bad silence.

He stares at me as we walk around the large mansion of a beach house. His eyes never leaving my face as his hands rub against mine every time we walk.

"You're important to my family, Roxy. You're like the pride of my family." He starts and I smile as we continue walking, the sun beating down on us from above.

He takes a second to gather his thoughts before speaking again, "You deserve it." He says and right before we walk around the corner to the front of my house he grabs my hand.

He pulls me to the side of the house so nobody sees us and smiles at me. "I love you, Roxy." He says and I'm about to speak, to tell him I love him too when he shutters.

"I mean my whole family loves you! Yeah!" He says and I nod, dissing and eyebrow. "Okay, Leo." I say, leaning up as far as I can on my tiptoes and kissing his jaw.

"Don't flatter yourself too much." I say with a wink as I continue walking around the curve, pretending like I'm not hurt.

"But that's like my thing!" He calls after me, his yellow and blue surfboard stiff even in his wobbly hold.

I chuckle as I jog towards his car, waiting for him to get there so he can unlock it and grab the beach stuff we need.

He throws me the keys and I unlock the car, opening the door and leaning inside the car.

I grunt as I lean my entire body into the car to grab the little basket holding all of our stuff and then the towels at the back.

The towels we bought that I love, neatly folded in colors of dark purple and dark green, Leo and I's favorite colors.

He lowly mumbles something, leaning his back against the car and staring directly at my butt. I smile a little and put the things I grabbed to the side, pretending as if I have to grab something else when I don't.

I lean as far in as possible and he licks his lips, "If you want I can help..." he says more to himself and I shake my head.

I grab my things I got from the back and come out of the car, closing the door and looking at him with a small smile.

He knows I know.

A small smirk erupts on his face as he winks.

"Screw you and your winks." I say, walking towards the house to go through the inside to see who's already left for the beach.

"We decided before, you love me!!" He says as he runs after me and inside the house.

Game on boy.

I run and jump through the house to get to the sliding glass door, opening it quickly and sliding through, closing it and giggling.

He's not far behind me as I go down the wood steps covered in sand that's separate two fields that slowly morph into nothing but sand.

I go down as fast as I can, surfboard still in hand, wobbling as I run.

I can hear his stomping behind me as I get to the bottom of the steps. "Fuck you, Roxy, you know I can beat you there." He says and I shake my head. "I'm more competitive than you'd think, Leo." I say and he chuckles.

"I'm on the football team, you think I'm not competitive?" He asks and I shrug, "Just saying.. I'm on the 'Gonna beat Leo at everything' team.. so..." I say behind me but I didn't need to as his arms wrap around my waist and pick me up.

"Looks like you didn't." He whispers in my ear as he throws me over his shoulder and walks towards where his family is.

He's just about to get close to them before he gently puts me down behind him and smiles. "I win." He says, running to his dad.

"Leo!" I scream, about to run after him when another person grabs my hand

I turn around, about to scream and yell and kick about making me lose but I stop in my tracks, smiling.

"Haze!" I say as I lean in and wrap my arms around him in a hug. "Roxy!" He mocks in a weird high voice, chuckling at his own joke as his head goes on top of mine where he rests his chin.

He wraps his arms around me too, but I look behind me, not laughing at his stupid mockery that we always laugh about.

I'm waiting for the glare, or maybe the intense eye contact between Leo and Haze because Haze called me Roxy.

Like how he used to throw a little tantrum when he was seven about somebody calling me Roxy. To him that was his nickname for me, always has been.

But I forgot that he's not seven and I'm not five. He's seventeen, he's living his best life with his girlfriend. His arms around her as she laughs, her long blonde hair down to her hips as she looks perfect in her white swimsuit.

I turn back to Haze, not wanting to see it anymore as I dig my head in his chest.