Again... Summer. But this time it wasn't love. It was lust. Alex had released the nymph in me and I was keen to explore. My best friend Sammie and I had spent a beautiful sunny day down in the local park. We started our walk home as the sun was slowly setting in the sky. It's unbelievable heat still shining down on our golden skin. Chatter was usual between us. It didn't matter if there was nothing interesting happening because we would talk about anything and everything. As we were nearing home we noticed two figures walking towards us. I recognised them as two boys from the year above at our school.
"Isn't that Luc and Aaron?" Sammie said, quietly. "I used to be seeing Aaron a few years ago. Those boys are fine!"
As they got closer I realised she was right. Luc and Aaron were most certainly good looking. Luc looked up and his eyes caught to mine. He had the most beautiful green eyes. I realised I was staring and dropped my gaze hastily. Sammie, shameless as ever, flicked her hair, added an extra layer of lipgloss and walked on confidently. She flashed the boys a beaming smile.
"Hey Aaron, Luc! Where are you guys off to?" she called. They slowly came to a stop in front of us, looking us up and down, which of course, Sammie loved. She had always revelled in male attention.
"Hey Sam, Krist! We're just heading down to the park." said Aaron. "A few of the boys have some cider so we're just gonna' chill and play a bit of footie. Why don't you come down?" Sammie looked positively ecstatic at the idea but I jumped in before she could say anything that I would regret.
"Oh, thanks Aar, but we just came up from down there. We're meeting some friends in a bit, remember Sam?" I nudged her.
"Oh shit, yeah, I forgot. Sorry boys, maybe next time?" she said, batting her eyelashes.
"Definitely, we'll give you a call next time we're out. Or we could just arrange something for the four of us?" he flashed a cheeky wink in our direction. Luc stayed quiet. Not once did he avert his gaze from my face. Aaron nudged him.
"Oh.. Yeah... Sure. Umm, I have a free house this weekend if we're up for it? Let us know!" Luc said, speaking directly to me.
"We will definitely do that! See you soon!" jabbered Sammie putting her number into Aaron's phone and grabbing me by the arm and pulling me away.
After we were 10 yards down the street she went into overdrive.
"Oh my god, I can't believe that! Do you know what this means? We are the only girls our age to be invited to Luc's house! He has parties there all the time but only ever for his year group! Aaron still wants me, I can tell. Look back, is he looking at me?"
I glanced back over my shoulder to find them both still standing there. Aaron smiling and talking animatedly like Sammie and Luc, just watching. It unnerved me that he could just stare me out like that. Like he knew something and it was about me.
"Yeah he's checking you out!" I said enthusiastically.
"Oh my god, I knew it!" she squealed. "And look at you, Miss Thang! Did you see the way Luc was looking at you!"
"You saw it too right?"
"Hell yeah, I saw it! He couldn't keep his eye's off you! You are definitely in there!"
I didn't voice my concerns to Sammie. I let her have her moment of unashamed flirting.
We didn't hear from the boys about that weekend. Not that we contacted them either. We always had plans well in advance. We had places to go and new people to meet because that was the type of people we were. Some would call us sluts, we just wanted to live whilst we were young!
A few days later I was home, goofing off on my computer. My older sister was bugging me to use it so I just plugged my headphones in and blocked her out. Of course, she was furious but I didn't really give a shit. I had an attitude that was twice that of hers at my age. My email beeped, alerting me that I had a message, but being the privacy freak that I was back then, I couldn't open it until she was gone!
"Just let me fucking use it, you're on it all the time! Stop being a spoilt little bastard and let me email my friends so I can go out and get on with my life! Not that you'd know because you haven't got one!"
I knew she wouldn't stop, she was on a roll. There was only one thing for it. I knew my mother was in a good mood because she'd offered me ice-cream when I came in. So, off I went...
"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMM!!"
My sisters face dropped. Her expression went from confusion, to realisation, to fury!
" You do realise you'll get grounded as well for arguing?"
"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMM!!"
There was the sound of a foot hitting the bottom of the stairs. A smile spread across my face.
"Yeah, maybe." I said a little smugly. "But if you check the time-table, it's my turn."
A look of dread flashed across her face. My mother burst into the bedroom.
"WHAT is going on now?" she demanded. Amy dived.
"I only wanted to go on there for two seconds to email Richard and the girls to find out where they are and where they're all going but she's being so spiteful and wont even let me do that and its not fair, I'm not a child, I should have my own computer, and my own bedroom, instead of sharing with her all the time, she's horrible to me, and I never get to do anything because she's always here first, and I swear to god I'm moving out as soon as I finish school, I can't wait. ARGHHH!" she stormed passed my mother, down the stairs and out of the house.
"Well, that was easy." my mother, mused. "Behave yourself now! Stop winding her up!"
I smiled and privately congratulated myself for not getting into trouble. The second my mother left my bedroom I maximised my emails onto my computer screen.
I'd received an email 10 minutes ago from... Luc?
Lucus MAXimus: Hey babe. You okay? xx
I didn't know what to do. I just froze, my heart in my mouth... My stomach bubbling with anticipation. He was still online. I slowly and carefully wrote an email back, analysing every inch of it.
KizzyG: Hey dude :) Yeah I'm good thanks, how are you? xx
GOOD! Not trying too hard but still keeping it interesting. PING!
Lucus MAXimus: I'm good thanks babe :) What happened last weekend. We had no phonecall. I thought we were guna meet up? xx
KizzyG: Awh sorry, we didn't hear from you so we made other plans. We'll re-arrange though, yeah? :) xx
Lucus MAXimus: Oh, it's okay :) yeah sure, you can come up now if you want? ;) xx
OH MY GOD. Did I read that right? Did he just ask me up his house? Like, for real? Right, play it cool.
KizzyG: Umm, sure. I'll see if I can phone Sammie now :) xx
Lucus MAXimus: NO
Lucus MAXimus: Sorry, I meant, just me and you could hang out? :) xx
OH. MY. GOD. He did just ask me up his house. Do I go? Do I not go? I mean, I know Luc is supposed to be quite a player and a ladies man. What would we do? I've never really spoken to him before!
KizzyG: Umm, yeah okay. I could for an hour. What should we do? Watch a film? :) xx
Lucus MAXimus: Sure ;) I have a good collection. Unless you wana bring something of yours? No girly shit though. I don't do that :P xx
Oh jesus! We're actually having a conversation!
KizzyG: No it's fine, I trust your film collection ;) haha... Where do you live? I'll be right there? xx
Lucus MAXimus: I'll meet you by the roundabout by the shops? How far away do you live? xx
KizzyG: Just down the road, 2 minutes :) xx
Lucus MAXimus: Cool :) I'll see you in two then! xx
Oh shit. Oh shit. I've just told him I'd meet him in two minutes. What do I do? My make-up is done, my hair is done, my clothes are... off? Jesus I'm not dressed yet! I grabbed the phone off the stand in my room and dialled Sammies house number. She lived a bit further away so she'd never make it over here in time but at least she'd calm me down and talk some sense to me.
Her dad answered on the second ring. Since we spent so much time together, her family practically called me their daughter anyway.
"Hey, baby girl." Came Ed's voice down the line. "I'll call her for you now." I heard him screaming her name and her bounding down the stairs.
"Hee-"
"SAM HE JUST ASKED ME OUT AND I'M FREAKING. I'M MEETING HIM IN TWO MINUTES AND I'M STANDING HERE NAKE-"
"WOAH! Chill out... Who's asked you out?" she trailed excitedly.
"LUC" I practically shouted back. One of my two minutes were already gone.
"Right okay! Get your faded skinny's, put them on! Your ass looks good in them. You have an amazing cleavage but you don't want to be obvious. How about that faded blue cami your Mam got you last month?" She reeled off my wardrobe in a matter of seconds. We knew each other so well.
"PERFECT, brilliant! Thanks Sam, text you later!" I was about to put the phone down when she started.