Alice Avery
"I think you're my obsession too, honey." I told him and he smiled down at me.
I grabbed his hand and pulled him back to the car. I was eager to get to the beach, even more so now that I was covered in sticky ice cream. We both got back into the car and drove off, we took the back roads to the beach. It was a longer ride but a lovely view to see. I stole a pair of sunglasses from Ricky's console and perched them up of the bridge of my nose, although they kept falling down to my chin.
"I think they're a little too big for you." Ricky chimed in and pulls them off of my face and transferred them to his.
"Whatever," I chuckled and rested my arm on the car door.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky, just the light blue sky above us. The wind blew against us allowing my hair to blow out of my face. The long road ahead was completely empty, just Ricky and I in his black convertible on the open road.
I then turned up the upbeat song of the radio, recognizing the song by Kings of Leon. I blasted the song, they type of volume that made your eardrums burst. Something I didn't expect was for Ricky to sing the lyrics with me.
"Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know that they're watching
They're watching"
I stood to my feet, holding onto the edge of the windshield. When I gained a stable balance I lifted my arms above my head and closed my eyes.
"You
Your sex is on fire"
I could hear Ricky's voice bellow me, I admired the smile that accompanied his face. He had his left hand on the wheel and his right on the back of my thigh, letting me know he'd be there in the event of falling.
I felt genuine happiness, I didn't have a care in the world. Ricky stepped on the gas, allowing the wind to blow faster and my smile grow wider. I fell back down to my seat and childishly used my hand as a microphone.
"And you
Your sex is on fire"
Holding my microphone hand out to Ricky, he sang.
"Consumed
With the what's to transpire"
I kissed his cheek and leaned my head against the leather seats, Ricky turned down the music slightly.
I let out a breath, then a laugh and finally smiled heartily. "That shit makes me feel reborn."
"You like the sun now? What happened to your love for rain?"
"Well we all need a little sunshine in our lives, don't we?" I said and looked at him with squinted eyes, I then stole the black sunglasses back from him.
"You're my sunshine."
"That was incredibly cheesy." I said, was still romantic, but cheesy.
"It's the hopeless romantic in me." He defended and turned his attention back to the road as the beach came into view.
When finally getting there I hopped out of the front seat and grabbed my bag from the back. I slipped my white vans off my feet and stepped onto the sand. Ricky joined me and slung is arm over my shoulder as we walked. The water looked crystal clear, the sand was light and warm on the bottoms of my bare feet.
We found a clear area and and I pulled two towels out of my backpack and set them down. I slipped my blouse off and unbuttoned my shorts and shimmed them down.
"Jesus Alice." Ricky spoke suddenly, I looked up to him.
"Oh please," my eyes rolled. "It's not the first time you've seen me in a swim suit."
"Sure I just haven't ever said what I'm-" His voice faded off when his eyes slowly travelled down to my chest.
"Hey," I snapped at him and his eyes met mine again. "Eyes up here lover boy."
I laid back on my towel and readjusted Ricky's sunglasses. He stood above me and pulled his shirt off, his tattoos displayed in the sun.
"I'm immune." I told him and closed my eyes as I basked underneath the sun.
"Sure you are." He snickered and laid down beside me. "Hey uh, you mind helping me with sunscreen?"
I boosted myself up on my elbows and rested his sunglasses in front of the messy bun on top of my head. He held the bottle of sunscreen out to me, I grabbed it from him and sat up.
"You never quit do you?"
"Never," he spoke as I opened the bottle.
Before I could move any further Ricky held a grip on my waist and pulled me on top of his lap.
"Just makin' it easier for you." He shrugged and rested his palms on my thighs. "Y'know it's hard for me to apply without a mirror, I really do need your help." He added with a silly smirk.
"Yeah yeah," I dismissed him and started spreading the sun block on his face.
"View is beautiful huh?" Ricky said and I let my eyes roll.
"You're such a pervert."
"Takes one to know one." He grinned, smartass.
I tucked my fingers underneath his necklace and pulled him closer; planting a light kiss to his lips. I pulled away, his hands moved to my lower back and tried to pull me closer.
"Don't be greedy now," I whispered.
I climbed off his lap and stood to my feet. I let my hair down from my bun and threw Ricky's sunglasses down to him. I headed for the water and dove in once my feet hit the wet sand. The cool water hit my like a ton of bricks, a jolt of goosebumps covered my skin. I came up from the water and pushed my wet hair from my face, a splash alarmed behind me and Ricky came up beside me.
Suddenly a high pitched voice caught our attention, "Oh my God, Alice Avery!" Turning my head I noticed two woman coming our way, I eventually recognized them.
"Teddy? Ronnie?" I questioned as I approached them, they both squealed and opened their arms to me.
I went to high school with Teddy and Ronnie, they were all the rage in senior year. Ronnie was suspended for a week after knocking out a homophobic teacher, the two of them have been together since we were sophomores.
"I haven't seen you since graduation," Teddy said and gave me a warm hug. "What are you doing in Las Vegas?"
"I moved here with Theo about a year ago, what about you two? I thought you guys were heading off to New York after graduation?"
Both Teddy and Ronnie had big plans for the fashion industry. I know they planned to move to NY, Vegas isn't huge in fashion like it is in New York.
"We do live in New York, we bought a condo here in the new year."
My eyes widened, "Well you two did well for yourselves."
"And how about you?" Ronnie asked, "You promised you'd keep in touch and we haven't heard from you in years. We didn't even know you lived in Las Vegas."
"I know I'm sorry, just still adjusting I guess."
I did miss them, Teddy and Ronnie were some of the few people I loved hanging around with. They didn't change much over the years. Teddy's ginger hair was shorter and she appeared much tanner, her green eyes were full with long lashes. Ronnie was who I admired the most, maybe even had a crush on her back then. Her braided hair reached down to her back, the orange bathing suit complimented her dark skin beautifully.
The water motioned forward and I saw Teddy raise her eyebrows. "Now who is this?" She asked, Ricky stood tall next to me.
"Oh this is Ricky, Theo's friend. Ricky this is Teddy and Ronnie, girlfriends from high school." I introduced and they exchanged smiles, Teddy and Ronnie made eyes at each other.
"Just friends," I say loudly. "Boy friend not boyfriend."
"Of course," Ronnie winked with a voice full of sarcasm.
"Anyways, we should catch up!" I said excitedly to change the subject, I know Ricky and I both hated talking about our relationship.
"Yes absolutely, we're having a small party tomorrow night you two should totally join us!"Teddy offered cheerfully, I turned to Ricky.
"I never say no to a party."
"Great!" Teddy clapped her hands together, "I'll text you the time and place."
"Alright we'll see you then," I smiled.
I gave the girls a small hug before they began walking away. Ricky and I walked back up to the shore and I wrung out my hair lightly.
"Alice, one last thing!" Ronnie turned back around to us and grinned, "Dress fancy."
A/N
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