If Only...

If Only...C:4

"Well guys, what y'all wanna eat?" Louis asks with a twang, jokingly.

"McDonald's!" Oliver proposes, winking. "I'm in the mood for some chicken wraps and smoothies."

"I don't care, any other suggestions anyone?" Louis questioned, looking in the rear view mirror to me.

"Fine with me." We all chorused, except for Louis who sat silent, but nodded in agreement.

"McDonald's it is." Louis announces, heading towards McDonald's.

"I'll have a ranch grilled chicken snack wrap, with a small fry, and a wild berry smoothie." I declared politely. 

"I'll have the same as Elle." Tony added, with a polite smile.

"Me too." Ivy and Ember chime in.

"Yeah, same here." Oliver adds.

"Wow. You guys really are...best friends..You even eat the same things." Louis avowed.

"It's Tradition!" We all chorus.

"Ah. I see." Louis shrugs. "I guess I should try it then."

"I guess so!" I suggest, with a wink.

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Our shiny blue jeep exits McDonald's, and heads to Hilton Head. It's the best beach we can surf at close by, so we go there often. Money really isn't a problem in our family, we have quite a lot of it. We only use it for good causes, and often give a lot of it to charity. I guess it's just herratitary. 

"That was actually really good..." Louis admits.

"I knew you'd love it." I giggle. Tony looks at me and smiles, his face lighting up. "What?" I question Tony.

"Oh, it's nothing." He mused, looking down.

"What ever." I mutter, elbowing him in the side.

"Don't worry about it. It truly is nothing." He reassures me, placing his arm around my shoulders pulling me closer.

"Forty-Five minutes til' we're there, guys. So make yourselves comfortable. Careful not to hit your heads on the surfboards in the back, by the way." He observes, looking back to the three of us in the back. Oliver nods.

"Put the radio on, please." I ordered Ivey.

"Alright, what station?" Ivy asks, blondly. 

"Ninety-Seven-Point-Three." I answer her, with a smug look. 

"Like she totally wanted to listen to the Jazz station." Ember adds sarcastically. I laugh at Ember's sarcastic remark. Ivy just scowls at her, but laughs along.

The song "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars comes on. Ember and Ivy sing along to the song, as Oliver sits blankly. Tony softly sings along to the song in my ear. Louis just concentrates on driving while he has right arm laying on the back of the seats, behind Ivy's back. "I'll pick up these broken pieces til' I’m bleedin' if that'll make it right." I hear Tony sing softly. I smile, his voice is beautiful, but he only sings along for me.

The song ends, and "Hands" by The Almost comes on, and I sing it, along with Louis, Oliver, and Tony. We all belt out the lyrics. "With our hands up high, we're screamin' woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh-oh." I laugh at the pause, because Tony's now belting out the lyrics the loudest and letting loose completely. "I'm not afraid, to make big mistakes. I'm not afraid, to fall flat on my face. I need to get this looked at, Need to get this looked at. I need some time to think, About what I've done. Oh! One last thing before I go!" We all belt out, chorusing each other, while Ivy and Ember look at us weird. "With our hands up high we're sreamin' ; Whoa whoa oh .. whoa whoa oh, and with our feet; We stomp a cadence for you." We continue to belt out. "It's all free and that's real. It's all free, you said; I need to accept, I need forget I guess. I'm glad I got this looked at, Finally got this looked at. I'm so glad you came for me. Get this, get this right, before we go!" We all shout. "I am the one who needs you. I am the one who needs you. I am the one who needs you " We all chorus, Tony locks his eyes on me as the song ends. I laugh a bit.

I shiver a bit from the breeze, and the smoothie cooling my body down. Tony pulls me closer, and I regain warmth. I lay my head against Tony's chest. "Blame It On September" by Allstar Weekend plays as I drift off.