FOUR ❀ SUMMER HEAT.
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bella's pov:
it had been a few days since everything happened with taylor and steven. and he hadn't even as much as given me a glance.
it was now the 4th of july, and i could finally get my mind off of the whole situation. or hopefully i could.
me, jere and belly were sitting in the kitchen, eating breakfast and waiting for the dads to get here.
"hey can i finish your milk, i already drank belly's?" jere asks me with a smile.
"you're so disgusting" i laugh, handing him my bowl.
i heard the doors to the back patio open and saw conrad come through.
"yo, i'm gonna go wash the clams" he tells jere.
jeremiah shakes his head ok and says "the lighter fluid is already on the beach."
and with that, conrad was out the door again to head to the beach and wash the clams.
just then i hear steven come through the front door and ask "are we done with the portrait yet?" to mom. my heart does a somersault. maybe today since it's the 4th, he'll actually talk to me.
"yeah for today, but you do look good in a dress shirt steven. uh, which reminds me. if belly doesn't hurry up and ask cam, maybe you should" mom tells him.
he makes a disgusted face and says "ew no, gross."
"yeah, i'm gonna ask him today anyways" belly tells mom.
"bella, have you asked anyone?" mom asks me.
i shake my head, embarrassed and say "no, uh, no one really caught my eye this summer. i'm really sorry mom, i really wanted to do this but if i don't have a date i can't" i tell her with a sad smile.
i then look up and notice steven staring straight at me, but when he notices that i caught him, he quickly looks away.
mom smiles and says "it's ok, b."
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a little while later, the dads had arrived. or should i say steven and belly's dad did. mine, connie, and jere's dad is to much of an asshole to even show up for the 4th with his family.
we found out that belly and steven's dad, john, and his new girlfriend victoria, had decided to stay at a hotel in town, since it would be crowded in the house. which was true, i guess.
we were in the kitchen talking to them, when the doorbell rang and belly smiled and said "cams here!" and ran to get the door for cam cameron, and the debs.
"the debs have arrived" i heard laurel say.
a few seconds later, i was about to go to the backyard to get in the pool, when i felt someone grab my arm. i looked up and saw a nervous steven.
"can we talk?" he asked. his voice shaking a bit.
i bit the inside of my cheek before saying "maybe later. if that's ok."
he shook his head ok, and let go of my arm, letting me walk into the back yard.
when i got outside, i could see belly and cam talking, which i thought was cute. and i could also see conrad and nicole flirting in the pool. as much as i didn't like them together, i still loved nicole, she was really sweet to me.
mom then called me over to talk to her, gigi, and shayla, and we talked for about 15 minutes, before i walked away to get in the pool.
i was standing in front of the pool when i heard belly say "bella, come inside, victoria is gonna show us how to make pomegranate margaritas!"
i smiled at her and said "ok! coming" before running to go to the house.
but on the way there i ran straight into steven. gosh, i need to stop running into him everywhere.
"sorry" i mumbled, before running to the kitchen, with jere and belly.
victoria actually did show us how to make the margaritas, and apparently they were super good.
"hey i'm gonna take this out to your dad" victoria said before walking back outside.
belly took a sip out of one of the drinks and said it was strong, which made both me and jere laugh.
"do you guys think we should make some more?" i ask them.
"um yes, is that even as question" jere says laughing, while getting more pomegranate juice.
belly then starts putting kool-aid powder into the old blender when conrad walks in.
"what are you guys making?" he asks, smiling.
"pomegranate margaritas" i answer him.
"but with a twist" belly says, showing him the kool-aid mix.
he walks over to her and bends down to get something out of a lower cabinet. "well you gotta use the good blender" he says, getting the good blender, and pouring the kool-aid mix into it.
"dad would kill us" i say laughing.
jere shakes his head and says "yes. we haven't used this since the great kool-aid debacle of 2011."
conrad laughs and says "yeah, i remember the counters were sticky for what, two summers?"
"just about" jere says "dad kept his uh, briefcase in my room, for a year. as a reminder that all mistakes are not reversible."
we all laugh, as conrad pours the pomegranate juice into the blender.
i then go for the good stuff, and start adding alcohol.
i pour it in and conrad says "more, keep going" which makes everyone laugh, and me accidentally pour way to much alcohol into the blender. but it'll be ok.
after a few minutes, we had our pomegranate margaritas, so we decided to walk down to the beach, with all our friends.
"the bella special" i say, presenting to everyone, the container full of the drink that we'd made.
i sat down in a beach chair, and started chugging my drink.
"woah slow down b, the drink's not going anywhere" connie said laughing.
"yeah let's uh, slow it down, so you don't get sick" steven says to me.
i look up and give him an eye roll before saying "i was already sick when i saw you and taylor hooking up."
the conversation around us quickly stopped,
to see what had happened.
a few seconds later, the talking began again, and me and steven were giving each other death glares. me because i was a lightweight and the alcohol had already hit me, and steven because i had called him out in front of everyone.
belly definitely notices the tension, so she says "how about we play a drinking game."
"you want to play a drinking game?" gigi asks, laughing.
"yeah" belly says "screw it let's do it."
the game we played was fun. but it ended quickly, when me and shayla got up and started dancing. and then the rest of the girls did too. and then the boys started playing baggo/cornhole.
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a little while later, after we had all left the beach, jere and connie started playing football. and me, shayla, gigi, and nicole, plus steven, who i sat very far away from, sat at the dock.
i was zoned out thinking about my own problems, when i felt a pair of eyes on me.
i looked up to see steven looking at me with a sad face, but he quickly looked away. what is his deal today, he needs to stop staring at me.
"ibiza is superior though" nicole says, laughing.
"as if" shayla says.
i was about to say something when i looked up to see no other than dad. when did he get here?
he's already starting off on a bad foot though, when i see him jump in front of the football conrad was about to catch. i can the hear him lecturing conrad on how his throw could be better, which makes conrad walk away.
i get dragged back into the conversation when i hear gigi ask "so bella, do you have anyone to take to the ball?"
"i um- no, i don't" i say back.
and then out of the corner of my eye, i see shayla look at steven confused, and he shakes his head.
i sat there confused for a minute, before nicole says "i have a cousin that you could take, if you want. just text me like, next week because he'll be in town then."
i smile and say "thank you nicole."
she nods her head and smiles and says "you're welcome b."
cam cameron and belly then walk up and cam hands everyone bottles of water and they sit down.
but belly doesn't drink her water, i can see her eyes staring at something, so i follow her gaze and it's on conrad, who's getting ready to smoke the clams.
but i guess i'm not the only one that notices because cam looks at her disappointed and says "belly drink your water. and uh can we go for a walk on the beach, i need to talk to you?"
they get up and shayla says "belly, i love your dress" while smiling.
"thank you uh- taylor got it for me" belly says, slurring her words a little bit.
"mhm taylor has great taste" shayla says.
"yeah she does. oh my gosh, she totally does. you and taylor are like twins, you're both like mega- fashiony. and you're both like baddies" belly says, while cam tries to drag her away, before she says anything stupid. "and you both like the same summer boys" she continues.
shayla then says "what? i don't like anyone here" with a confused face.
belly then looks at steven and says "oh yeah i'm sorry, you did like him." steven then turns his head up to look at her and is scared by what she's might say next.
"ok belly, let's get you inside" i say standing up, and giving cam wide eyes, at which he returns the wide eyes.
belly looks at me and says "ohhh, i got it mixed up. it's you and taylor who both like the same summer guys, you know, since you're like in love with steven."
oh no. there it is. i'm gonna kill her when she's sober. she just exposed me in front of everyone, and not just everyone, him.
steven then looks at me with a confused face and gets up to talk to me, but before he can, i run off into my bedroom and lock myself in.
oh gosh. what did belly do?
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steven's pov:
bella's in love with me. i can't believe it. the girl i've loved for a long time, loves me back.
after she ran away when i tried to talk to her, i tried looking for her, but i couldn't find her. which means she probably locked herself in her room again.
god. i fucked up. big time.
that's why she reacted the way she did when she saw me and taylor.
she's in love with me.
as i was outside, i saw conrad and jere picking up the back patio and walked up to jeremiah.
"dude" i say to him with a straight face "bella's in love with me?"
he looks at conrad, which makes him walk over to us.
"dude, are you stupid?" jere asks me.
i look at him stupidly before saying "what are you talking about!"
"calm down dude" conrad says, looking at me with a straight face. "yes she's in love with you. she's been in love with you since she was like 10."
oh my god. bella rose fisher had been in love with me since we were that young. i didn't even know what love was back then, and here she was, in love with me.
"are you being serious?" i ask them.
"yes dude. she probably locked herself in her room, but when she comes out later, tell her, or i will. i can't see her go through another heartbreak that you caused, again" jere says, getting in my face, letting the brotherly instincts get him.
i shake my head fast, before saying "i will, i can't wait another second guys."
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bella's pov:
it had been a few hours, and i was still sitting in my room.
dad had texted and told me that he left, which i didn't really care about, he wasn't around much anyway, so why would i care now.
and i'm guessing that everyone else had left too.
i checked my phone and it was 10:56 pm, and i was hungry, so i decided to walk down stairs to get food.
when i got to the kitchen i saw belly.
i was obviously mad at her, for obvious reasons. but it wasn't her fault. it was the first time she'd ever been drunk.
"hey b" she said with a sad smile on her face.
"hey bells, you feeling better?" i ask, sitting next to her.
she starts "yeah. look b, i'm so sorry, i didn't mean to call you out like that, if you hate me that's fine, but i jus-"
"belly, it's ok" i cut her off, as she looks at me with a confused expression.
"what? are you sure?" she asks.
"yes. it was your first time getting drunk. you couldn't help it. and i could never hate you, i love you too much" i say, pulling her into a hug.
when we pull away she smiles and says "i love you so much b."
"i love you too" i say back to her.
i was about to get up to get food, when she grabs my arm and says "he's waiting for you outside. go talk to him. tell him how you feel."
i smile at her and nod my head before walking out the door to the back yard.
when i walk out, i see him. he's standing at the dock in front of the fireworks that are going off.
i walk over to him and stand beside him.
"so i guess everyone hates belly now" i say laughing, making him laugh too.
he looks over at me and says "na, no one could ever hate her."
after a few seconds of silence he says "bella, about taylor-"
"um, i'm sorry i brought it up today in front of everyone" i say, cutting him off.
"no, no, i deserved it. i mean i acted like i haven't been in love with you since i was like 13" he says.
i look over at him in complete shock. he's loved me since he was 13. how did i miss that?
i turn back toward the fireworks and he says "bella, you don't know the effect you have on me."
i look at him confused and say "effect on you? i don't... i don't know what you're talking about" with a small laugh.
"yeah you do" he says, looking down at me. "you just make me so nervous."
i look up at him and ask "me? i make you nervous? why?"
he looks at me stupidly before saying "because you're you bella. you're the girl i've been in love with since i was 13 years old. i've never looked at anyone, or felt for anyone the way i do for you. you're everything to me."
i could feel the heart that he once broke, start to heal itself again.
i stare back at him before saying "steven. i've been in love with you since i was 10. your the only boy i've ever thought about. every dream i ever had was about you. every wish i made was that you would love me back. and now standing here, i can't bring to words, how much i love you. i probably won't ever be able to. every bone in my body is in love with you. i can't-"
i was cut off by steven putting his lips on my own. i've never felt like this in my whole life. the boy i loved was finally kissing me back. his lips tasted so so sweet, and i knew i would never get enough of it.
when he pulled away, us both out of breath i say "i love you so much" while wrapping my arms around his neck.
he pulls me in closer by my waist and says "i love you too."
i pull away though, and say "since taylor does like you, are you gonna do anything about it?" i ask.
he doesn't hesitate when he says "no. of course not b. it's only you for me. it's always been you."
we smile at each other and he brings me in for another kiss.
this is the night i've been waiting for my whole life. and it finally happened.
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i literally love them so much!