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❝ I'm fine. I am very well aware of the fact that I can't swim Tucker.It wasn't like I was trying to go for a swim. I was taking my shoes off to stick my feet in when the kid knocked me over. ❞

He looked away from her, still with furrowed eyebrows, "Well you shouldn't be staying near the deepest end of the pool." he barked as they finally reached the steps to climb up on. It really wasn't helping on how much they were snapping at each other but he couldn't help it!

❝ Thank you for saving me. ❞

It didn't exactly sound too genuine, almost forced. As if it was just protocol to say thanks after having someone save your life (it probably was). He stayed quiet and simply nodded. The girl he just saved betrayed him when he felt like she was one of the incredibly few people he could certainly trust without a doubt. Of course, as per usual in his life, he was proven wrong. He let out an annoyed sigh before pulling himself up from the pool. Water poured from the fabrics of his shirt and shorts - not even dripped - but literally poured.

He walked past her then took a seat next to her. He looked at her, she seemed really distressed about what just happened. The feeling of guilt and hurt slowly began to creep back up at him. It was really wrong of him to get mad. It made him frown a bit. Maybe something like this was why they had broken apart as friends. He was probably really horrible to her, just like now. He opened his mouth as he was about to ask if she was alright but she chirped in right before he could.

❝ It's your fault, ya' know, If you hadn't been sitting there staring at me, I wouldn't have been so distracted. Why were you staring? ❞

He was completely caught off guard. His chestnut eyes widened at her and he immediately turned his head to the opposite direction, "I-I wasn't st- What are you talking about?! I wasn't staring." he nervously scratched the back of his neck, still not turning to her. Was he really staring? Ugh, he just wanted to check if she was leaving because he knew he couldn't take any sort of confrontation with her! ... so much for that.

He glances at her quickly for a second, then shook his head and got to his feet. Without a word he simply stood up and walked away from her. He really didn't know what to say. Like, at all. He walked up to the chair where he had left his towel and grabbed his things. It was going to be really rude if he just left like that but that wasn't really the reason why he got up to get his things anyway.

He headed back to her. He sat back down next to her, then gave her the towel. He still couldn't look at her and didn't say a word but as she grabbed the towel, he let go of it. It was a very weird silence. He set his hands behind him slightly and leaned back, looking far off to the people all the way in the other end of the pool as he took a big, deep breath and then spoke, "I wasn't staring. I was just checking where you were .... ..... .... ... .. and, I'm sorry for snapping..... I was just... I was just worried. I know you can't swim."

 

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Seraphina looked at Lennox. She really didn't believe the stupid tough girl act. She rolled her eyes, and then smiled at Elisa. She seemed too nice. She had left right away to go meet 2 of the other boys. She figured, that she might as well go too. She got her beach stuff, and left right away without a word. She headed down, her sunglasses covering her blue eyes. She noticed people were staring at her. She set down her towel. She sat down, wanting to tan for a little bit. She watched as the others were having fun in the water. She rolled her eyes, and then ran in herself. She floated on her back for a while. She suddenly got splashed and went straight under. ​

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She flailed her arms for a bit, before being able to float upright. She felt her legs kicking to keep her upright. The way she swam was a bit odd, but she just hoped she didn't kick him from under the water. She tried to smile, then moved her damp wet hair away from her way. She looked up to see it was Evan. He had to be one of the most excited on the bus. He was an interesting character that's for sure. She smirked at him, and then splashed him herself. She started to laugh "Watch it! You're going to cause someone to drown." Seraphina said. "Evan right?" Seraphina asked him. ​

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Cel sat at the pool, her sunglasses on her pale face. She decided that it was better to go to the beach then the pool, seeing as one of the girls in her room had fallen in and, by the looks of it, nearly drowned. Plus, there were way too many kids here, and she hated children. ​

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She made her way to the beach, and then set up her towel. She looked around to see who from her group that arrived her. Then she eyed Julius, and the girl from the bar. Her eye twitched. She just kind of stared at them for a few minutes, before looking away, feeling the bottle in her pocket. "Nah..." Cel said to herself. "I don't want to cause... well... causing trouble IS my specially but." She shrugged. She laughed to herself. She really wasn't thinking about this. She kept telling herself it wasn't real anyway, so it didn't really matter. She sighed. ​

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"Just chill Cel, nothing to stress about." She told herself. She did turn some heads, but the beach seemed to be distracted by the redhaired rich girl Seraphina, who was talking to Evan. She just laughed. She really did hate girls. Mostly girls like her. And then there were girls like Lennox. She took of the black see-through top that was on top of her swim suit. She went in the water herself, but only sat at the edge, feeling the water go back and forth on her feet. She looked up at the sun, feeling it on her face. She hummed to herself. ​

 

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JULIUS waved back at her with a smile on his face as well. It was good to see her presence wasn't a disappointment or unwanted. Erik could just shove it. ⌈ Hmm, to commandeer a ship or to swim...the answer should be clear, but why don't we save the best idea for last. ⌋ Julius said with smile before taking off his shirt. There was only a mild sprinkling of disappointment. The idea of actually stealing a boat stirred a bubble of excitement within her, although, the sight of Julius without a shirt on made that all go away instantaneously.​

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Lennox bit down on her bottom lip and curled her toes into the sand. ⌈ All right then. We shall reschedule the ship stealing for now, ⌋ she said in her most serious voice.​

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Kicking off his shoes and socks, Julius crossed his arms and smirked,. ⌈ I've been meaning to swim, was just needing some company to join me after all. ⌋ He told her.​

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Hot damn! She fanned her hand in front of her face as if she were overheating. ⌈ I suppose I could be that company, so long as I don't faint from the sight of those abs. ⌋ Lennox twirled her wrist and pressed the back of her hand to her forehead, pretending to swoon. She peeked out of one eye to see him remove his eye patch covering the eye and placed it with the other clothes he took off. Julius's eyelid was sealed shut. Huh. So that's what he looked like without the patch on. She wondered if the eye socket was filled with something or completely hollow. That seemed to raise about a billion other questions in her mind but they all seemed too inappropriately personal to ask. Hey! Even she had boundaries.​

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⌈ Well then, lets not stand around, the seas call! ⌋ Julius said closing his eyes with a childish grin before grabbing Lennox's hand and ran off with her to the water.​

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⌈ Hey, wait! ⌋ She called frantically, still in her shorts and ACDC shirt. Lennox unbuttoned her denim shorts as they ran. Julius didn't seem to stop until their feet splashed into the water. The waves washed over her feet and tickled her ankles. Lennox furrowed her brows and gave him a scowl before peeling off her shirt and shimmying out of her shorts. She tossed them onto the sand, but they landed so close to the water that the tide seemed to catch the ends of them, not that she really cared. It didn't matter if her clothes got wet. She ran her thumbs down the straps of her bikini, ensuring they weren't twisted at all.​

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⌈ All right, now I can swim with you. ⌋ Lennox gave him a light shove on his chest before wading her way out deeper. ⌈ This place is a pretty big deal. I can't believe ya guys managed to get this. ⌋ She turned back to look at the hotel and all the little huts that each guest slept in. It was pretty surprising Erik let her come with. He didn't like to take her out in public. Plus, he had been on this whole 'stay away from Julius' kick ever since the guy texted her brother letting him know they met.​

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Her blue eyes swept across the beach and she noticed that pink - haired chick from the bar that wore the skanky all leather dominatrix getup. Lennox was big on her leather, but seriously, the chick looked like she was straight out of a 90's porno at the bar. Lennox gave Julius a nudge with her elbow and nodded her head in pinky's direction. ⌈ I think ya' got a stalker. ⌋​

 

BEACH ADVENTURE FILLER ARC DAY: ONE​

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⎛WEARING⎠ • ⎛OOC⎠ • ⎛DAY: 9 & 1/4⎠​

⎛LOCATION: Pool⎠ • ⎛INTERACTION: Tucker⎠​

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Tucker had apparently not been ready for what she had to say. He had this way of stammering when he got really flustered she had missed more than she realized. ❝ I-I wasn't st- What are you talking about?! I wasn't staring. ❞ he nervously scratched the back of his neck, still not turning to her.​

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❝ If you say so, ❞ she mumbled lowly.​

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He glanced at her quickly for a second, then shook his head and got to his feet. He was leaving. That figured. Maria didn't bother looking back at him. If Tucker wanted to leave, then so be it. Their friendship was over anyway. She kept her gaze locked firmly on the clear water of the pool. Her feet were hanging in, even with her shoes on. She hadn't bothered to take them off after being knocked into the water. A shadow loomed over her, blocking out the sunlight. Maria lifted her head to see that Tucker had returned to her side with his towel outstretched in his hand. Always so thoughtful -- she took the towel from him and started to wipe down whatever parts of her body that weren't concealed by her dress. He sat back down next to her, then gave her the towel. A silence fell between them and she sighed while rubbing the towel briskly over her head. He set his hands behind him slightly and leaned back, looking far off to the people all the way in the other end of the pool as he took a big, deep breath and then spoke, ❝ I wasn't staring. I was just checking where you were .... ..... .... ... .. and, I'm sorry for snapping..... I was just... I was just worried. I know you can't swim. ❞​

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Maria let the towel fall into an unkempt pile on her lap. She had been slightly kidding when she said it was his fault that she fell into the pool. Tucker would be the one to know that. Most everyone else chalked it up to a dislike for water, not an actual inability to swim. She could see the others way off on the beach enjoying the ocean and she just shook her head. The ocean was a scary place. Maria sighed and lifted her blue - eyed gaze to meet Tucker's chestnut one, even if he kept dodging her glances. ❝ Thank you, ❞ she said softly, ❝ for worrying about me, and for saving me. I really appreciate it. ❞ She gave him a sad smile before turning to look away. This was way worse than the drowning. ❝ I really hate the way things are between us, ❞ but that wasn't going to change, so long as he was with Freya. She swallowed down a lump in her throat and set the towel in his lap before pulling her legs out of the water. ❝ Sorry, forget I said anything. ❞ Water dripped down off her dress as she started to rise to her feet. ❝ Thanks again Tucker. ❞ Maria tried to force a smile but it was too painful. Her eyes stung and not from the chlorine exposure.​

 

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Lennox was quite adamant about him stealing a ship and he began to wonder if the whole entire pirate thing was more than just a joke. He took note of the boat stealing in his mind and was ready to do so later on to please the woman and her piratey needs. He brought some hats with him for the trip so maybe he would wear some of them later on.​

There were in the water and Julius raised an eyebrow as he watched the girl in confusion as began to take off her shirt and shorts and his eyes suddenly widened. At first he had thought that the small clothing she wore was what she was going to swim in, but he definitely did not expect the bikini. The light shove to his chest soon took his mind off it. ​

"well it wasn't easy to get thats for sure" Julius said closing his eyes as he crossed his arms. "I'm still surprised this much people joined us..." Julius with a sigh. To be honest he was surprised to Lennox on the trip as well...not that he mind. He felt her nudge him and he opened his eye to see her speak about some stalker "Hm? stalker?" Julius said silently as he looked over at the direction she pointed.

Immediately, Julius' eye began to twitch "...oh shit" Julius muttered before scratching the back of his head and closed his eyes. "Met her at a cafe with my brother...she starting bitching at us for no real reason...met again at the bar on the day we met...she...starting sucking up to me cause I was her professor...she is...odd...I think she hit on me that day..." Julius said recalling that unpleasant wink she gave him.​

 

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Lilly was having a fantastic time already. After she had gotten all of her stuff in her room, she had changed into beach clothes and headed to the beach. Lilly brought a large a case of tools, it almost made her seem like a little kid, but these were important to ensure her entertainment.​

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Lilly opened up the case and pulled out her sandcastle making tools, which she rarely ever used, so they look brand new. She quickly smoothed out a patch of sand, and then started her building. She had her iPod on stereo, blasting pandora on an Owl City playlist, because it seemed like suitable beach much to her.​

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Lilly spent time really tooling out the details, she wasn't ocd but everything about the castle had to be perfectly aligned or else she would feel like it wasn't complete. Lilly kept running back and forth getting buckets of water to wet some of the sand, and to fill the moat. But when the moat failed, she filled it back in with sand.​

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After repeating this for who knows how long, she finally finished her castle, and was refining everything. ​

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Evan was having a merry old time. He gave a wave back to Ellie and went back to simply swimming around and splashing around. If not for the fact that he was indeed a grown man people most likely would've mistaken him for some sort of innocent child. Ah but the water was fun, so very fun. Especially here in the *insert Undefined Country Name Assumed to be America here.* It was so much better than Australia. Whenever he went to visit his klutzy older sister who lived there. The water there was pretty treacherous and he had to be "cautious" to make sure that he didn't get totally fucking killed. That'd be bad. But here, he was just splashing free like a dolphin in a pool and that's when he heard something that would usually be classified as terrifying.

Evan turned his attention, curious to the gasping noise's source and saw that it was a scarlet haired young 'un who was slightly struggling and potentially drowning. Thankfully she pulled herself up and splashed at him. She started to laugh "Watch it! You're going to cause someone to drown." Huh, he could do that? Well he didn't actually mean to drown her, he couldn't have that go on his record no sirree. "Evan right?" The young girl asked.

He flipped a little in the water, counter splashing the young lass and said "yep I certainly am. Evan Allen Walker, man of many talents. Drowning people accidentally is not one of them it would seem." He chuckled a bit at the rare instance of dark humor and then continued along with the conversation, "so Scarlet, are you as stoked for this beach trip as I've been because," he swam around a bit before popping his head up, only to get hit by a rolling wave, then quickly recover to shout, "this is awesome!"

 

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"yep I certainly am. Evan Allen Walker, man of many talents. Drowning people accidentally is not one of them it would seem." He chuckled.​

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Seraphina looked at him a bit oddly. She laughed dryly. ​

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"so Scarlet, are you as stoked for this beach trip as I've been because," he swam around a bit before popping his head up, only to get hit by a rolling wave, then quickly recover to shout, "this is awesome!"​

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She laughed "Scarlet? Well, thats a new one." She questioned. She took a look at her red hair. She figured of course that was way. She laughed. "I'm... Stoked. Sure I guess so." She smiled. She tumbled as she got hit by the wave, and started to laugh. "That was great!" Seraphina smiled. Though she was still thinking about Shane. She hadn't seen him since she got off the bus. She wondered what he was doing, or where he was. Oh well, it was a good idea to just chill for now until they could have a good time together. ​

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"It's so nice to be out of that stuffy little town. I'm so glad we were all able to get away. The professor knew what he was doing." She said, diving under for a few seconds. "So, Mr.Evan, are you always this "Stoked:? Or am I just lucky?" She smiled at him. ​

 

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"Thank you," she said softly, "for worrying about me, and for saving me. I really appreciate it."

He only nodded again, still not being able to look at her. He tried not to think about what she just said, he always tends to overanalyze everything - but he couldn't help it. As tender as her voice sounded, he couldn't help but feel it was not genuine. He was still brought back to that voice mail he got from her and that really hurt. It was hurting to be next to her right now and trying to strike up a conversation.

"I really hate the way things are between us,"

He turned to look at her immediately. He stared at her blankly as she turned away. What? Was he hearing things right? Did she just say "I really hate how things are between us."? Yes. Yes she did! Tucker's gaze went back to the clear waters of the pool and he had to play her words in his head again like a broken record and blink his eyes a couple times. She hated how things were between them? What was she talking about? She had started it! He thought everything was going alright and then suddenly she drops a bomb like that - and he didn't even have a clue on why. Why would she be hating on what was going on between them if she was the one w-

"Sorry, forget I said anything." Water dripped down off her dress as she started to rise to her feet. "Thanks again Tucker."

He snapped his head up at her and watched her begin to walk away. He licked his upper lip nervously, feeling his chest tighten and his muscles tense. His heart was beating faster and every beat made it hurt more. His emotions were running wild inside of him and all of them were pain, guilt, confusion and hurt. It was driving him crazy and oddly gave him confidence too.

It happened quickly, he grabbed his towel, draped it around his neck and down his shoulders and put his slippers on as he got to his feet. He jogged up to her, leaving water footprints as he did and stopping in front of her to make sure she wasn't leaving until he answered his question, which he said immediately as if he had been keeping the words locked right at his throat for the longest time as they fought to finally come out, "No. We're not dropping this. Not this time." he breathed out, "Wh-What happened between us? Maria, you have to tell me. You were one of my, a-as I considered it, best friends and then- then you just got rid of that. Why? Why would you do that? What happened?"

 

BEACH ADVENTURE FILLER ARC DAY: ONE​

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⎛WEARING⎠ • ⎛OOC⎠ • ⎛DAY: 9 & 1/4⎠​

⎛LOCATION: Pool⎠ • ⎛INTERACTION: Tucker⎠​

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Maria hadn't made it very far. Her legs were shaking and the wedges currently seemed impossible to walk in. She could hear his splish splosh footsteps from his shoes and the wet cement around the pool. She just wanted to head back to her hut and take a shower. It seemed like the only thing that could make her feel even remotely better right now. Walking around in her wet dress and underwear was uncomfortable. Dry clothes and a hot, steamy shower would make for the perfect remedy.​

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Tucker jogged past her. He turned to face her and blocked her path forward. Honestly, couldn't he just let her feel miserable in peace? Tucker's persistence was both endearing and infuriating. ❝ No. ❞ No? ❝ We're not dropping this. Not this time. ❞ he breathed out, ❝ Wh-What happened between us? Maria, you have to tell me. You were one of my, a-as I considered it, best friends and then- then you just got rid of that. Why? Why would you do that? What happened? ❞​

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Her throat felt like it was caked in clay. Nothing would come out. She could barely even breathe. Her chest constricted and the sensation of needles pricked so terribly at her eyes that Maria could only blink to fight back the onslaught of tears. Months -- that was how long she had been avoiding this topic. She had been trying to steel her emotions so that being around Tucker would become more bearable and they could eventually go back to the way things were. That never seemed like a realistic possibility. The damage had already been done.​

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She sucked in a sharp breath and lifted her icy blue eyes to meet his beautiful chestnut ones. His wet red hair was sticking out in every direction and it just made things painstakingly worse. He wanted to know? If she told him, he wouldn't wish he knew. Tucker would give her that nervous awkward laugh of his and try to brush it off like it wasn't the truth. He would make up excuses or tell her it's not what she thinks, but it is. It is exactly what she thinks. He didn't seem like he would ever look at her the way he did for such a fleeting moment over winter break. It was there, and then it was gone. She shook her head. He just doesn't seem to get it. ❝ You picked Freya, ❞ she finally said after a long silence.​

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It was like a weight fell off her shoulders. Everything she had been holding in for months just came rolling off her and the tears started to brim over. It wasn't fair. This was supposed to be a good vacation and on the first day she almost drown and now was crying in front of Tucker. Maria pressed her lips into a hard line until they started to turn white. The words just started to spill out of her as she fought to ignore the tears. ❝ Things were changing between us. After such a long time, things were becoming great between us -- the kiss, your confession about your dad. And then - and then you picked her! ❞ Maria slammed her fists into his chest and shook her head, tears flinging off her chin. ❝ It didn't make sense. I still don't understand. Freya came out of nowhere and she's a kid. I couldn't take it. Everything was falling apart. I was attacked, and Bryan died, and Stephan was being super sketchy, and the apartment was ransacked, and then when I turned to you for help you just -- you didn't look at me the same. You were giving Freya the look you gave me. ❞​

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Talking was becoming more difficult as the tears ran harder down her face. It was too much. She just wanted to leave. ❝ Then when I tried to explain on the voice mail, you never replied. I know I was the one to say we shouldn't be friends anymore, but that's because I can't sit by and watch you flit around with some seventeen-year-old Tucker. She threatened me! ❞ Anger was starting to makes its way through her now. ❝ When we were at Erik's and you and him were working on the video editing, she slammed me against the wall and threatened me to stay away from you! You have no idea what kind of person you're even dating. I can't handle the idea of just being your friend. ❞​

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She broke. Maria couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't stand there and look him in the eyes and spill out her soul anymore. Everything she had been holding back for months just seeped out of her and now she had no energy left. Numbly, her hand moved to the back of a chair and she used it to catch her balance. Maria collapsed into the chair and let her short brown bangs fall into her face. She couldn't look at him. She just wanted him to go away now. She was a realistic person and realistically, she didn't seem him pulling her into his arms and apologizing and telling her that he made a mistake and wanted to be with her. That sparkle that used to be in his chestnut eyes when he looked at her was gone and it didn't seem like it was ever coming back.​

 

The man, the myth, the legend. The very unimposing, unnoticeable, extremely forgettable and always not relevant, Dennis Baker. He had been rather quiet on the bus the whole way here, not really having any attention payed towards him at all. But that was just the way he liked it when it came to long stretches of travel. Conversing with others could get pretty awkward once the initial five minutes of pleasantries were done with. He was kind of wondering why he even came here. As far as continuity goes, the plague should be happening right about now and he should be a recluse, locked away in his own apartment. Nevertheless, non-existent plot dictated that he be here and as such he was. Dennis ended up getting to his room just fine, and didn't really make a noise while he was there. Granted no one else was really too boisterous while he was there either. Dennis just got his gear together and set out for the beach...because why not, he didn't have much else to do here.

As Dennis was walking through the lobby he accidentally bumped into a white haired woman and immediately apologized. She said it was quite alright but he still felt bad nonetheless. Not to mention he got her dog a bit riled up. It looked like a pretty mean dog too, but after a few sweet words from the white haired woman the dog seemed to calm down. She told him that she was sorry for her dog, Adam's, behavior. Apparently he used to be quite the rebellious one, and after some training from her, he was supposed to be rather docile and conforming to what she said. Dennis simply bid the white haired woman fair well after their short exchange and headed down to the beach.

After a little walk later, he got to the beach and spread out his beach towel. He looked around and saw everybody doing there own kind of thing. Were Dennis any kind of out going guy maybe he would actually try and go up to some of these classmates to have fun with them. Granted the people from school were Seraphina and Evan, and Dennis did not want to deal with Evan; Julius and some rather attractive adult who he didn't know, and that seemed like adult time; and Elissa, who Dennis could not possibly hope to match her amazingly bubbly personality. Not to mention she'd probably be hanging around with the twins again, and Dennis did not want to act like a fourth wheel on that tricycle. Instead he simply followed the lead of the blue haired man on a towel nearest to him and laid down on his own towel. Granted he did not go to sleep like the blue haired man, but simply just laid there soaking in the sun.

 

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JULIUS seemed pretty out of it for a minute. He lifted his gaze to follow her direction. ⌈ Hm? stalker? ⌋ he asked in a bit of a daze. The ocean must have been lulling him into one of those relaxation trances or something. The look on his face shifted instantaneously as he realized who she pointed to. ⌈ ... Oh shit. ⌋ he muttered before scratching the back of his head and closing his eye. ⌈ Met her at a café with my brother...she starting bitching at us for no real reason... Met again at the bar on the day we met...she...starting sucking up to me cause I was her professor...she is...odd...I think she hit on me that day... ⌋​

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Lennox cocked a brow and narrowed her gaze at Pinky. She was just sitting in the water on the shore. Only middle - aged women with small children did stuff like that. Lennox casually took a step closer to Julius. ⌈ I could get rid of her for ya'. You would nevah have to worry about her bitchin' at ya for no reason or hittin' on ya again. ⌋ she told him rather offhandedly. Lennox arched her back and stretched her arms out high above her head. The sun's rays were warm on her bare skin and the water was cool and sent tingling sensations down her spine. She waded out deeper until it stopped just below her breasts. A lock of hair came loose from her bun and she tucked the black bangs behind her ear. Water dripped off her hand and she cocked her head to the side, glancing over at Julius.​

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⌈ So, watcha guys got planned? A big ritzy resort like this has sure have some sorta bar or somethin, right? ⌋ she asked. Lennox rolled her blue eyes in the direction of the resort. They had a big outdoor dining patio. This kinda place probably had really expensive, delicious food. It would also be filled with rich people eating -- rich people that would pay her with the right kind of persuasion. She clicked her tongue to the roof of her mouth. On the other hand, spending some quality one on one time with Julius would certainly make up for the fact that she was pretty much broke. She bit her bottom lip and glided through the ocean waves until she was within inches of Julius. ⌈ Swimming is so great -- getting wet, wearing very little clothing. ⌋​

 

After getting himself situated and dressed and the correct attire, Shane left the room that he was assigned and headed down to the beach. Since he still wasn't quite sure what he was going to do right now, he just set up a towel and laid down on it. Maybe he would go swimming later, right now though he was more focused on relaxing.

 

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The offer was...tempting but he knew he had to deny it. It was true that the girl was a total *****, but even so she hadn't done him any wrong ever since the cafe incident and it wouldn't seem right. Another issue was that Erik's words still rang in his mind and he'd rather avoid having Lennox do what she just said. Erik wasn't one to lie unnecessarily so he still had to be wary when it came to Lennox. "No...I don't cause any unnecessary trouble..." Julius said.

Lennox began walking off deeper into the water and Julius merely followed along with her, feeling the cool water rise up each step as he walked along. With the combination of the hot sun beating down with them this truly felt like a paradise and it was just hard for him to even think about getting out of the water. He closed his eyes enjoying the cool feeling but opened his eyes and grinned when he heard Lennox speak about the hall. "We've got a whole shit load of stuff planned to keep everybody pleased...and yes we've got a **** load of alcohol to keep us satisfied." Julius said before closing his eyes once more and taking a deep breath.

With his breath being held, Julius immediately crouched down into the water and remained underwater for a few second before rising up again. His once dry long hair was now soaked and having returned up Julius began to shake his hair and get all the water out. "See this is wear we differ, I'm one who'd rather cover up their body...it makes me feel comfy" Julius said before raising his hand and splashing some water at Lennox "But moments like this are what makes me enjoy it" Julius said with a chuckle.

 

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✌ CLOTHES ≛ MOOD » BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR ≛ TUNES≛ LOCATION » POOL ≛OOC ✌​

She wasn't looked at him and was completely silent as well. He didn't take his eyes off of her. Not for a second until she answered his question. It was a long silence and Tucker wanted to shake her or wave a hand in front of her face to check if she was even paying attention. He glanced to his side for a second as he released a sigh and decided it would be best to repeat his question as he was afraid she had forgotten it - but just as he turned back to her and was about to part his lips to speak she shook her head, ❝ You picked Freya, ❞

He couldn't help but pop an eyebrow up and looked at her with a completely confused expression. "Wh- excuse me?" You picked Freya. What did she mean by that?! What did it have to do with anything? He tried his hardest to find a connection about the words Maria just spoke - even diving deeper into his twisted mind haunted by all the hurt and pain. Unfortunately, he really couldn't find anything. Maria and Freya never seemed to be on a bad note - not one that he could remember at least. Erik, sure. But Maria? What? How come? Why???

Getting lost in his own thoughts he was brought back by the unstable and loud voice of Maria, tears were rolling down her cheeks. It made his heart sink. Why was she crying? Everything was so confusing. ❝ Things were changing between us. After such a long time, things were becoming great between us ❞ What did she mean? They were friends for a long time - always had been until just recently - things were always great between them! ❝-- the kiss, ❞ A shiver ran down his spine and it felt like an iron rod had shot at his chest, hitting his heart. He thought he had forgotten all about that completely. He didn't want to remember it. Not one bit. ❝your confession about your dad. ❞ He bit down hard on his tongue a his eyes widened. How dare she? Was she trying to use this against him? Why was she mentioning this? He thought he had made it clear how secret and personal this was for him. ❝And then - and then you picked her! ❞ When she pounded at his chest, he swore she had knives in her hands because everything inside of him felt like they were wringing together and squeezing against each other so tightly that they were about to burst.

He could feel his own eyes tearing up as he looked down at Maria, who was already sobbing, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was mostly taken aback by the things she was making him remember - all those weird, strange and horrid things! ❝ It didn't make sense. I still don't understand. ❞ Heh. She could say that again. He was certain he had never been so confused in his life before. ❝Freya came out of nowhere and she's a kid. I couldn't take it. Everything was falling apart. I was attacked, and Bryan died, and Stephan was being super sketchy, and the apartment was ransacked, and then when I turned to you for help you just -- you didn't look at me the same. You were giving Freya the look you gave me. ❞

The look? He knew which one she was talking about. Sean and Erik teased him about it before, got a good laugh out of it, and Freya did mention it saying she thought it was cute. But that, admitingly, dorky look he had towards certain girls - he did not recall ever looking at Maria like that. Why would he? They were just friends.

❝ Then when I tried to explain on the voice mail, you never replied. I know I was the one to say we shouldn't be friends anymore, but that's because I can't sit by and watch you flit around with some seventeen-year-old Tucker. She threatened me! ❞

"Hey!" he couldn't stop himself. Sure, he felt a little sympathy and a lot of guilt when she mentioned the attack and him not responding to her voice mail but when she started speaking about Freya like that - that drew the line. "You've got it a-"

❝ When we were at Erik's and you and him were working on the video editing, she slammed me against the wall and threatened me to stay away from you! You have no idea what kind of person you're even dating. I can't handle the idea of just being your friend. ❞

His heart ached more than ever. He sniffled, feeling tears fall from his eyes which he quickly wiped away with his thumb. He looked away from her. He couldn't look at her right now, but noticed she had taken a seat. How could she speak about Freya like that? Freya would never, ever do such a thing. He wanted to consider the other things she had said, knowing that his blissful ignorance didn't help anything between them at all, but after speaking like that about someone he really cared about and who really made him happy just hurt too much. He licked his upper lip, taking in a shaky breath as he opened his mouth to speak.

No words came out. It felt like his throat had been stitched together after his voice box had been smashed. Heck, breathing made his chest hurt. Physically, nothing was wrong with him but the emotional intake this situation was taking on him was too much to bear and everything just hurt. He cleared his throat in an attempt to speak again but nothing happened.

Tucker wiped more tears from the corner of his eyes then finally got himself to look back at her. He kept quiet for a while, trying to stabilize his breathing. He still didn't get it. Not completely, maybe a bit. He understood Maria was upset with him and Freya - not separately, but as a whole. Apparently them dating was not a good thing. He couldn't see why it was. Shouldn't she understand? That she should be happy for them! That he finally had the confidence to step up and change from his old ways about the whole relationships kind of thing. He was finally trying to evolve from that broken and messed up side of him - and Freya was helping out! She was good! She was one of the best things that had ever happened to him in a long time.

He took in a shaky breath once more, "Y-you're wrong." he breathed out, feeling the tears he had just wiped away roll down his cheek again. "I don't- I don't even want to think about how you got that s-story about Freya in your head... Was it Erik? Are you both trying to do something to me? How can you be so mean to Freya? I-I feel like all my friends are turning their backs on me. B-betraying me and I just don't get it!" he took another deep breath in, raking a hand through his wet hair and looking elsewhere for a moment before returning back to Maria, his mind went all fuzzy by this time. He had no train of thought about what was going to spill out of his mouth whatsoever. It was all just reflections of all these messed up emotions and confessions. "And I'm angry. I'm angry! But for some odd reason, no matter how hurt and pissed off I am, I can never let go of any of you! I never wanted this to happen! I want to be your friends, Freya makes me really happy but I still want my friends by my side too, and if-if you don't like that idea... then... then... I- I just don't know anymore."

 

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⟣ DATE⁞ Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 ⟡ DAY⁞ 09 1/4 ⟡ MUSIC ⟢​

⟣ LOCATION⁞ Beach ⟡ INTERACTION⁞ Elisa • Richie • Lilly ⟢​

⟣ WEARING ⟡ OOC⁞ ◙ ⟢​

They had split ways and Ryder was less than enthusiastic about sharing a room with Richie. Because they were twins, everyone always felt like they should stick them in the same group together. It wasn't fair, as if they didn't spend enough time together at home or something. He followed his group to their hut. There was no way he was sharing a bed with his brother or any of the other guys in there. Each of the huts seemed to have small patios attached to them with benches and hammocks. Perfect. Ryder dropped his bag on the floor in front of the dresser and pointed out the sliding glass door. "Dibs on the hammock," he announced to the other three. He bent down to the floor and unclasped his backpack to pull out something to go swimming in. Ryder walked into the bathroom and changed quickly, leaving his clothes in a pile on the floor next to the door.​

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He walked out and shot his twin a look. "Are you coming? Elisa's probably already down at the beach." Not that he cared if his twin would join them, but Elisa would get pretty disappointed if he didn't go. They had just managed to somehow fix their weird relationship and he didn't want to have her all upset for the rest of the trip because Richie wouldn't hang out with her. It would not be fun for him in the least bit. Richie got ready for the beach and Ryder grabbed one of the towels off the bathroom shelf before they headed out to meet his girlfriend. ​

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The sun was hot and blazing down on them. Ryder cracked his neck as he walked in sync with his twin. There were sunglasses on his face and the world was tinted gray. He kicked off his sandals once they reached the beach and carried them with two fingers. The sand felt like hot needles under his feet, but it was good all the same. He searched the shore for a sign of the blue - haired beauty. There was a burst of water as she popped up through the surface. Elisa was dripping wet and a smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth. She caught sight of them and started jumping up and down, waving her arms around to get their attention. "RYDER! RICHIE! OVER HERE!"​

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Ryder dropped his towel on the ground, letting his sandals fall beside it. He pulled off his sunglasses and lifted his shirt up over his head. The pile of stuff was disorganized and already getting covered in sand, but he didn't really care. He started to make his way closer to the water and his girlfriend when he saw the little blonde - haired skater girl he had been helping out the other day. Lilly had a fairly impressive sandcastle going. He knelt down beside her and set a hand on her shoulder. "Hey Lilly. This is pretty cool." Ryder inspected the castle. She really did remind him of his sister. "We're gonna go swimming, do you wanna come join us in the water?" he asked her. He pointed over to his twin and then out to Elisa who seemed to be watching him from the ocean.​

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He gave Lilly a big smile before getting to his feet and dusting the sand off his knees. Ryder made his way to the water, it felt great against his skin. It sloshed around him as he moved faster -- albeit, technically slower do to the resistance of the water. He made his way over to Elisa and wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her up into the air. Water always made people a lot lighter, not that she was actually heavy. "Hey there," he said before giving her a kiss and letting her fall back into the ocean.​

 

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LENNOX watched as Julius crouched down into the water and remained under for a few second before jutting out of the surface. He was an interesting fellow. It was a little disappointing that he wouldn't let her get rid of Pinky, but in due time ... At least there was booze. Alcohol was always good. He shook out his magnificent long brown hair. Water droplets were sent flying and she had to shield her face from them. At first she had been wondering if he could get anymore attractive, apparently the answer was yes. ⌈ See this is where we differ, ⌋ he started to speak, ⌈ I'm one who'd rather cover up their body...it makes me feel comfy. ⌋ That's disappointing. She would like to see him without any clothes on at all. Julius rose his hand and splashed some water at her. ⌈ But moments like this are what makes me enjoy it. ⌋ he said with a chuckle.​

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Oh, well in that case, two could play at that game. ⌈ Well then, time to soak up the fun, ⌋ she said before sending a big splash back at him. Lennox glanced around the beach. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Erik hadn't joined them out at the beach. He was probably brooding over the fact that she was with Julius. He was such a square. It amazed her that he had any friends at all. She gave Julius another splash of water before speaking again. ⌈ How did you and my brother manage to become friends? He's so boring it's hard to believe that anyone besides Tucker would want to hang out with him. ⌋ And that was only because he had been friends with Tucker since high school. Honestly, the fact that they were able to maintain their relationship for this long was outstanding.​

 

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The slash of water hit him and in return Julius merely sent another splash at her as he laughed. These moments made him feel like a kid and though he wasn't the most mature person out there it still felt nice to be like this. The two glanced over at the beach and Julius smiled quite pleased to see everybody enjoying themselves. So far the trip had been a massive success and even though one couldn't go wrong with a resort, one could never ignore the chance of trouble.

Another splash hit Julius' face and an interesting question was soon enough directed to Julius. "Hmm thats a good question" Julius said as he placed his hand on his chin and began to think back. Thinking about it he always thought of Erik as a good friend, but it took him a moment to think about how that happened and then he calmly closed his eyes. "Ah...it was because of a certain event...." Julius said calmly as the memories began to flow back in.

"A few years ago the two of us along with Tucker were Camp counsellors..." Julius said before taking a pause "....**** happened and Erik and Tucker were one of the three that I could rely on the most at that moment" Julius said calmly before crossing his arms "Aside from being work buddies, were also drinking buddies as well. Yeah he can be a serious, but once you get him drunk enough you can change that...a bit" Julius said with a smirk as he looked over at her "The two of you are quite opposite, but I can see the similarities when the two of you are drunk" Julius said.

 

BEACH ADVENTURE FILLER ARC DAY: ONE​

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⎛WEARING⎠ • ⎛OOC⎠ • ⎛DAY: 9 & 1/4⎠​

⎛LOCATION: Pool⎠ • ⎛INTERACTION: Tucker⎠​

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Tucker just stood there in silence. He wouldn't look at her, but it didn't matter much since she couldn't look at him either. In all honesty, she just wanted to leave, however, her legs wouldn't let her. Maria knew exactly where this was going to go, which was nowhere. It was like Tucker was under a spell or something. It was all Freya all the time. Freya, Freya, Freya. It wasn't fair. He probably didn't even register a word she said to him. Tucker was always mistaking what people said. He never believed it at face value. His whole ignorance thing could be really frustrating. It was more like he didn't want to believe anything anyone ever told him. Maria managed to lift her head up and see that he was finally looking at her again. This was it.​

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He took in a shaky breath, ❝ Y-you're wrong. ❞ he breathed out. What? How could he say that? She was wrong? Rage bubbled up in her. She watched as tears fell down his face, but didn't care. For once, she didn't want to wipe away his tears and comfort him. ❝ I don't- I don't even want to think about how you got that s-story about Freya in your head... ❞ Story in her head?? He honestly believed she was making it up? She grit her teeth. How dare he! She would never make something like that up. It was just wrong. ❝ Was it Erik? Are you both trying to do something to me? How can you be so mean to Freya? I-I feel like all my friends are turning their backs on me. B-betraying me and I just don't get it! ❞ he took another deep breath in, raking a hand through his wet hair and looking elsewhere for a moment before returning back to Maria. Conspiring? No. This was not okay! She had never once talked to Erik about them, nor would she ever. It wasn't Erik's business. They weren't turning their backs on him. He was choosing Freya over them. This wasn't fair of him. She had never felt so angry with Tucker before.​

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❝ And I'm angry. I'm angry! ❞ he shouted, ❝ But for some odd reason, no matter how hurt and pissed off I am, I can never let go of any of you! I never wanted this to happen! I want to be your friends, Freya makes me really happy but I still want my friends by my side too, and if-if you don't like that idea... then... then... I- I just don't know anymore. ❞​

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Maria immediately rose to her feet. Normally, Tucker stood nearly a head taller than her, but with her wedges on, she was eye - level with him. ❝ I know, ❞ she said evenly. She was so angry. ❝ How dare you Tucker Knowles. ❞ He was making excuses for Freya. ❝ I would never make story like that up about someone. Are you listening to me? Freya, pushed me up against a wall, held her arm to my throat so that I could barely breathe, and threatened me to stay away from you. You wanna know why? ❞ She didn't wait for him to reply. ❝ Because she was intimidated by the closeness we used to share. If Erik has a problem with Freya, it is because of his own reasons, not mine! I have never talked to him about you. Don't you ever accuse me of lying. We haven't turned our backs on you. You have chosen a child over us! ❞​

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She was fuming. Everything hurt. Normally, her crying would keep her from being able to speak, but her anger was powering her through what needed to be said. ❝ You wanted to know why I said we can't be friends anymore and yet you are refusing to listen, like always. There is no over - thinking it or underlying meaning Tucker. It's plain and simple. I love you and I can't be around you so long as you are with her. I've been here the whole time and yet you decided you wanted to be with Freya instead of me. Do you have any idea how badly it hurts me Tucker? Every time you talk about her or that grin of yours comes on your face when you check your phone is like a knife to my heart. I love you, but you don't want me. Do understand how it feels to be unwanted? To watch as the person you love would rather be with someone else?​

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It isn't fair to me. You want me to be around you while you put me through pain? I can't be happy for you so long as you are with her. You don't want to let us go? Well as long as you continue to be with Freya, you have to let me go. I can't take it anymore. I have spent months trying to get over the fact that you don't love me. Every day has been worse than the last. I thought with time we could be friends again, but we can't. I can't be your friend. I don't understand it. It was there. You can't pretend like it was nothing. There was a spark between us when we kissed. It wasn't just me. You didn't want to stop either. And then you just did. You stopped everything. Freya wasn't even in the picture and yet everything that happened between us just magically became null and void and you were with her. You are destroying me Tucker. It hurts so much. I. Love. You. I can say it. I'm not afraid to say it, but I bet you're too afraid to say you don't love me. Or that you love her. Have you told her that you love her? You don't see the true person she is. You're too blind to see it. ❞​

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She shook her head. Tears fell off her chin. ❝ Are you happy now? You wanted to know so badly why I don't want to be your friend anymore. Are you glad to know? I'm not glad you know. This has literally taken everything out of me. Erik hasn't betrayed you. He's looking out for your best interests. I am too. It's better if we're not friends. Do you honestly think you could be happy being my friend knowing that everything you say or do hurts me? I won't ever tell anyone what you told me about your dad. It's our secret, but I can't keep pretending like things will get better between us. It's all Freya all the time for you. I resent you for picking her over me. ❞ Maria couldn't breathe. She stepped away from Tucker. She couldn't bear it anymore. She couldn't look into those chestnut eyes of his and feel happy. It only brought her sadness. Everything inside her twisted until it felt like she was literally going to break.​

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Freya, the Norse Goddess of Love has won the one thing she cares about most. Her parents were bitches for naming her that. Maria broke out into a sprint to get away from Tucker. It seemed impossible to move. Her legs were shaking too badly and the wedges made it hard to run. She fumbled with the straps until she got her feet out of the shoes. She left them there on the concrete around the pool. She didn't want them anymore. She didn't want anything anymore.​

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Maria ran towards the beach. No, she sure as hell was not going swimming. There was only one person that could make her even feel remotely better. It sucked. She didn't like people seeing her like this. All this vulnerability was just rolling off her. These were the times where she would just bury herself in her closet and hold EAP. She couldn't do that here. She wasn't home and her kitten wasn't with. EAP really wouldn't make things any better. He just reminded her of Tucker. The kitten's presence usually only made things worse. She would see that name tag Tucker got him just hanging from around his little neck and everything would hurt even worse.​

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Rocks dug at the bottoms of her feet. She wouldn't be surprised if she managed to cut herself. Sand squished between her toes, but she didn't slow her pace until the water lapped over the tops of her feet. She stood there as the tide ebbed and flowed. She didn't want to cry on anyone's shoulder, but she did at the same time. Maria wanted someone to hold her in their arms and stroke her hair and tell her everything would be all right even though she knew it was a lie. She cupped her hands around her mouth. ❝ EVAN! ❞ she called out to the ocean. ❝ EVAN! ❞ All the energy was leeched out of her. Maria collapsed onto the sand. Water washed over her legs. Her wet dress clung uncomfortably to her body. She buried her face in her arms.​

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Her eyes stung and her cheeks burned. She just wanted to curl up in the sheets of her bed and disappear. She knew this trip was bound to be a bad idea, she just didn't know how bad. Maria couldn't breathe. She sat there wheezing uncontrollably. Everything hurt. Everything. She just left Tucker standing there by the pool. She shouted at him and told him she resented him. She told him she loved him, but that wouldn't be the part he dwell on. It would be that she didn't want to be his friend. He would ignore the true problem. That's what he did best. He would act like everything was okay with him and put on that happy smile of his he used to cover up how he was truly feeling and probably act like they never even had that conversation in the first place. When they get back from the resort, he'll call up Freya and go see her and hold her in his arms and then completely forget all about her. Freya didn't even know his secret. He couldn't love her that much. Why couldn't he see the fact that he cared for her more that Freya? Why would he tell her about his past but he couldn't tell the person he was so wrapped up in? It wasn't that they were just friends. He didn't tell any of his other friends. He told her.​

 

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⌈ HMM, that's a good question, ⌋ Julius said as he placed his hand on his chin. Lennox swayed back and forth in the water. Was it that hard to remember how someone became friends with someone else? ⌈ Ah...it was because of a certain event.... ⌋ he said calmly. Certain event? What did that mean? ⌈ A few years ago the two of us along with Tucker were Camp counselors... ⌋ he paused. Oh, so on top of being a teacher at that snob school, he did camp counseling for them during the summer time as well. Just peachy. ⌈ .... Shit happened and Erik and Tucker were one of the three that I could rely on the most at that moment. ⌋ What shit? And who was the third? Julius crossed his arms. ⌈ Aside from being work buddies, we're also drinking buddies as well. Yeah, he can be serious, but once you get him drunk enough you can change that... a bit. ⌋ Julius said with a smirk as he looked over at her. Lennox couldn't even picture her brother being drunk. He was just too blah all the time. ⌈ The two of you are quite opposite, but I can see the similarities when the two of you are drunk. ⌋ he added.​

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Both her eyebrows went up and she rested her hands on her hips. ⌈ That's ridiculous. Erik and I are nothing alike. Even he could tell you that. ⌋ The idea of them being similar in any way really grossed her out. Lennox enjoyed making her brother's life difficult. He had it easy all these years. He deserved a slight hardship or two. ⌈ I hope you don't think we're too alike when we're drinking, cause I dunno how I'd feel if I found out my brother was flirting with ya when he's drunk. ⌋ She moved closer and tapped her pointer fingers on his wet chest. Lennox licked her bottom lip and tilted her head back to look up at Julius. She mashed her lips together and her dark lashes fluttered.​

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Lennox traced her fingers over the creases in his chest. Julius was all dark and sexy and the water seemed to glisten off of him in the sunlight. ⌈ I mean, it's cool if you're inta that sorta thing, I don't judge; but I was kinda hopin' I'd be more you're type and not my brother. ⌋ There was a playful smirk on her lips and she fought back the urge to laugh. Teasing people was always so much fun.​