The Summer I Found You • Steven Conklin

Official

We all giggle in the water as we splash eachother. I forgot how much I missed these guys.

"Hey, watch out for jellyfish. I do not want to have to pee on any of you guys." Gigi says as she starts to take off her clothes.

"The other two girls missed out." Taylor says laughing.

"I know. I figured Dara wouldn't, but Marissa?" Nicole says.

"Nicole." Gigi says.

"Yeah?" Nicole asks.

"Conrad's texting you." Gigi says as Nicole swims over.

"Okay, coming."

"This is so nice. Have to admit, I like your friends." Taylor tells Belly.

"I knew you would." Belly says.

"Uhm, Vivian!" Gigi yells as I look at the two.

"What's up?" I ask.

"Oh never mind." Nicole says looking at Gigi weird.

"Yea, okay." I say.

"I knew they were bitches." Taylor says as I tune back into their convo.

"What's happening?" Belly asks as Taylor swims back to the dock.

"They took everything!" I say.

"Except for our phones, which has a really incriminating text from Conbad." Taylor says as Belly and I swim over. I grab my phone and see a text from Gigi.

I'm so sorry
It was Nicole's idea
I'll give your clothes to Steven just call him tk come and get you
I hope we're still okay
It was nice getting to see you again
Tell them I say sorry

"Gigi texted me, she said she's sorry and it was all Nicole's idea." I tell the girls.

"I mean, we cannot walk home naked." Belly says stressed out.

"It-it could be worse." Taylor says.

"What could be worse than this?" I ask.

"What about that?" Taylor asks pointing at the tarp.

"No." Belly says.

"We're not walking home butt naked, let's go." I say as we get out and wrap the tarp around us.

•

"This is so bad. So bad." Belly says as the tarp is wrapped around us and we walk down the road.

"I knew those girls were shit." Taylor states.

"Nicole is shit, not Gigi." I tell Taylor.

"Why can't we just call Jeremiah? We're gonna be, like, murdered." Taylor asks.

"No. Calling Jeremiah would be too much drama." Belly tells us.

"I can't walk two more miles." Taylor says groaning.

"Let's call Steven, Gigi says the boys have our clothes." I tell them as we sit on the curb to call Steven.

"Steven." I say as he answers the phone.

"Hey what's up?" He asks as I hear party music in the back.

"Could you get the boys and come pick Taylor, Belly and I up. We're on the side of the road not that far away from Nicole's boat." I say worried sense this is the first time I've talked to him sense our little talk.

"Yes of course I'm in my way." Steven says as he hangs up.

"He's on his way." I tell them.

"How serious is it with you two?" Belly asks.

"I don't know, he asked if I was upset he was on the same team with Shayla and I said we weren't dating so no and then I have talked to him sense. And at the volleyball thing he was flirting with Layla." I tell the girls.

"That bitch." Taylor says.

"We need better friends." Belly states.

"No we don't, we have eachother." I say as they lean their heads on my shoulders.

"Damn right." Taylor states.

We see three cars pull up and we stand up.

"Oh, my God, Belly, are you okay?" Jere asks.

"What are you doing here?" Taylor asks Conrad.

"Nicole... she told me about, um..." Conrad stutters.

"I hope you told her to watch her back." Taylor says pissed.

"Yeah." Conrad states.

The boys hold up the tarp as we get dressed. I see Steven nervous as he just looks around.

Who knew I could make Steven nervous?

"Are you okay if I go with Jeremiah?" Belly asks Taylor.

"Oh, my God, are you kidding me? Yes. Thousand percent yes." Taylor says as Taylor gets im Conrad's car, Belly gets in Jeremiah's and I get in Stevens.

•

We sit in an awkward silence as I break the silence. "Pull over."

"Yea, okay." He pulls over and parks the car as I turn to him.

"I'm sorry." He says. I look and him confused.

"What?"

"I want to be official, I really do. I just, I don't know if that's what you want. I can respect that though, if you don't wanna be official we don't have to be. But I am telling you right now, I will wait until you wanna be." He says as I grab his hand.

"I thought tky didn't wanna be official." I say as he looks confused.

"Of course I wanna be official." He says with a smile.

"So are we?" I ask confused.

"Vivian Fisher, can I be your boyfriend?" He asks.

"I would like that." I say as he grabs my face and kisses me. His tongue slides into my mouth as I climb into the drivers side seat.

I am in love with Steven Conklin.

847 words. I lied. Season 1 might be done tonight!