i showed up at the address she sent me earlier than i was supposed to. i knew this because the pool and patio were empty and there were no cars in the driveway besides Bri's red bugatti.

i knocked on the door and waited a few seconds for an answer. what if she's not even here? what if she shows up after i do because she's out shopping for supplies still? what if she thinks i'm clingy? will she still like me? what if—

my thoughts were shattered as she opened the door and i swear my jaw detached from my body.

she was in a red and white striped bathing suit. the bottoms were normal and the top was a sleeveless and it showed off her curves and every perfection on her body. from her shoulders down to her thighs.

i was stuck staring at her. she also had her curls up in a bun with a few strand down in which framed her delicate features.

"oh! you're early." she says with a laugh and scans me up and down. i was wearing plain blue swim trunks and a plain white shirt as a cover up for now.

"u-um, yeah." i reply nervously and do a small rock on the balls of my feet. she giggles at my reaction and tucks one of the black strands behind her ear, smiling lightly.

"well, come on in! the rest of the party should be here in fifteen to twenty minutes." she says and opens the door wider, gesturing me to come inside as i do.

she leads me to the kitchen where we sit down on the bar stools facing each other. and it was an awkward first minute where we just sat down and didn't talk at all.

i eventually cleared my throat and she gave me a side smile, "so... sorry if this is blunt but i just have to say this now, you look crazy hot in that swimsuit." he says with a chuckle and she blushes intensely, looking down and smiling sweetly.

"thank you." she replies and moves a little closer to me.

"i don't understand how you were in the same situation as me. what guy wouldn't want you?" i ask jokingly and she giggles, shrugging and blushing even more.

"not this guy." she says and laughs nervously, adjusting her bikini top strap and trying to hide her face behind the curly strands of her hair.

right as she finished saying that, all the guests started flooding through the door. guess they came early.

she smiles at me before getting up and going over to greet all the fully prepared guests making their way to the pool and patio.

i get up off the chair and make my way to the pool where all the other guests and Bri already are. the extroverts in the large pool already and playing, the introverts cooped up at the small fruit buffet table.

i make my way to the pool and take off my shirt off, revealing a set of abs i've been working hard for along with the other boys. a group of rich pretty girls sitting at the poolside and dipping their feet in the water squeal, "yassss, babe! fuck it up!", flipping their perfect straight blonde hair and batting their basic blue mascara drenched eyes.

Bri notices and frowns a little, fast-walk-in in side. i sigh and get up out of the pool. good thing, it was cold as hell anyways.

i chase her inside and see her munching on a watermelon. i walk up to her and she gives me an attempted half smile. "what's wrong? you just sped off." Brandon asks and runs a hand through his hand.

"nothing." she replies.

"we both know it's something." he says and rubs her shoulder in an attempted comfort massage and she blushes at his touch.

"i don't know. i guess i barely know you and the girls—." she murmurs, getting cut off as i grab her hands, lifting her up to her feet.

"dance with me." i say simply.

she nods and we dance along to the upbeat latin tune that was playing. she started shy at first before the tempo picked up and she was giggling and screamed as i spun her around.

she started to dance solo. shaking her hips and moving her body, her body. her perfect body. i grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close to me, which startled her and broke her out of her dancing.

"i barely know you either and guess what?" i whisper in her ear and feel a chill run down her spine and her eyes widen in surprise and her whole face turns pink.

"what?" she asks.

"it's only you." i say and she turns to me. our eyes lock and i lean in to her. i press a gentle kiss on her perfect lips and after i pull away she smiles and kisses me again.

we kept kissing until the song was over and we set our foreheads on one another's, "good." she finally whispers back and she teasingly breaks away from my grasp and struts back to the pool and i chuckled as she did.

she's mine.

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— clair 🍁🤟🏻