Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Chapter 54: God Bless Sunscreen

"Thank you," she said softly.

I smiled.

"My pleasure," I responded.

I saw her hold a hand out.

"Your turn," she said.

I handed her the bottle of sunscreen, and then laid down on my stomach across the lounger, folding my arms up under my head like Alicia had done. But before we could get started, I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket.

"Hang on," I said, before Alicia moved to straddle my hips.

I reached down under myself until I could slip the phone out from my pocket and brought it up to hold in both hands in front of my face, and saw that I had a text from my mother.

"Hello Zak. What are you up to today?"

I chuckled to myself and glanced back over my shoulder at Ali.

"Go ahead, it's just a text from my mom, checking up on me," I said, looking back at my phone and typed a quick reply.

"Having a pool/BBQ party with the guys and girls."

I suddenly felt Alicia straddle over my hips, gently sitting on my butt and I heard her squeeze some lotion onto her hand.

My mother sent a reply text.

"Oh, that's nice. Is Alicia there?"

I chuckled to myself.

"What are you laughing at Bagans?" Alicia asked, rubbing the lotion between her hands.

"My mom wants to know if you're here," I responded, then had an idea.

I switched to my camera app, and stretched one arm far out in front of me, aiming the camera so you'd see most of my face, and Alicia in the background. She quickly caught on when she saw the phone, but instead of grumbling, she smiled at the phone and held up the sunscreen lotion with one hand, pointing at it with her other hand.

I smiled, not only at her willingness to take the photo, but also at how cute she looked. I snapped the picture and was pleased with the results.

"Thanks Ali," I said, so she'd know the picture came out.

"No problem," she replied.

I sent a text to my mom, with the picture attached.

"Yes, she's here. :)"

I received a reply almost immediately.

"Aww, that's such a sweet picture. She's beautiful."

I smiled to myself as I sent a reply.

"I know. :)"

I saw my mother typing a response, but didn't get to see it, because I suddenly felt Alicia's hands gently rubbing the sunscreen onto the back of the neck, before moving down to my shoulders. I then felt Alicia's fingers curve over the top of of my collarbone/shoulders, massaging my tense muscles, while her thumbs rubbed circles near the top of my spine.

"I've never given a massage before...so I probably suck at it," Alicia said softly.

With the way her hands were gently, yet firmly, kneading and massaging my skin, I disagreed.

"You're doing fine..." I said softly, letting my arm with my phone in my hand hang limp over the edge of the lounger, while I rested my head on my other arm and closed my eyes.

Alicia continued massaging my shoulders for a while longer, and then started her way down my back - kneading my tense and locked up muscles - rubbing the lotion into my skin.