V: I Don't Know Yet
Liam
Liam grinned at Tasha as he hefted his firepit and the duralog out of her trunk, handing her the latter.
"I think this is the one time you haven't been able to find something suitable for the weather that also shows off your body," he said as he slammed the trunk closed.
Tasha raised an eyebrow, violet eyes sparkling. She shifted the duralog under one arm, holding their InNOut bag in the other, and smirked as she pulled her windbreaker's zipped halfway down.
Liam's eyes bulged at the very generous boob-window in the knit sweater Tasha had worn underneath, face hot.
Tasha laughed, throwing her head back as she zipped the sweater back up.
"Never underestimate me on that," she chided, "Between Sara and I, I'll find a way."
Liam shook his head, "You two are ridiculous."
"I prefer 'insane', thank you."
Liam raised an eyebrow as Tasha locked the car and they headed onto the beach.
Despite the late hour, it was fairly light out. Clouds covered a lot of the sky, and the light-pollution made it seem like it was still dusk. Out over the water, though, it was black, except for a few stars. It was chilly and damp out so close to the water, but it wasn't too windy, so they would be able to get a fire going.
"What does Ryker think about that?"
Tasha eyed him, tone a little dangerous, "He knows and respects that I can wear whatever I want. I was actually wearing the sweater to fuck with Kiki. I'm still a little annoyed she ditched us."
She smiled at him and stepped close enough to bump his shoulder, "Not that I don't mind the chance to hang out one-on-one."
Liam smiled, "Me neither."
"I'm a little surprised you didn't ask Matt to join, though," Tasha said, "Or that Kekoa didn't want to come."
"Matt's too busy with family stuff like my other friends from high school," Liam said, "And Kekoa said he'd come next time when there was a bit bigger group."
Tasha smiled, "Good. I'm excited to meet him. You did tell Blake she's going to have to loan you out to me as a date during the middle of break, right?"
Liam arched an eyebrow, "Why, exactly?"
Tasha rolled her eyes, "Because Sara's coming out again, and while we definitely have some girls-only plans with just the two of us and maybe Kiki for a few, she's definitely going to want to hang out with Matt a few times, and just find a place where they can fuck."
She grinned then, looping an arm around his, "So you can keep me company then."
Liam smiled, shaking his head, "I'll make sure to get Blake's stamp of approval."
Tasha batted her sparkling eyes and gave him a toothy smile, "Thank you!"
When they got to a decent spot on the beach--far enough from the houses that they wouldn't disturb anyone, but close enough to the water to get any spray or be sitting on any wet sand, Liam unzipped the firepit's case and set up the metal contraption while laid out the towel that Liam had packed in the case.
It thankfully only took the duralog a few tries to get going, and within a few minutes, Liam was grinning at Tasha over a roaring fire.
They leaned over it for a bit, warming their cold fingers as it crackled, then Tasha tugged Liam next to her on the towel and leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulders.
For a few moments, he just sat there, enjoying the heat of the fire, the gentle crashing of the surf, the darkness that spread out toward the horizon, and the feeling of Tasha leaning against him.
He took a deep breath, almost a yawn, then unwrapped the bag of INnOut and handed Tasha her burger and fries.
Tasha grinned, straightening as she took her four-by-four and unwrapped it before taking her fries and ketchup.
"It's not fair that you can eat like that and still have abs," Liam said, looking at his own double-double.
Tasha stuck her tongue out, "I work out harder than you do. And have more sex. And probably have more athletic sex than you."
Liam rolled his eyes, cheeks growing a little hot.
"I mean, you can't fuck in Blake's room yet, right?"
Liam sighed, "We could the last few days since Marie left early, but...yeah. That's still an issue."
"And I doubt you two fucked standing up with one leg over her shoulder."
Liam blinked, cheeks hot at the implied image, and Tasha smirked at him.
"You're thinking about that now, aren't you?" Liam shook his head and took a bite out of his burger, then washed it down with some Dr. Pepper.
"I blame you. I'm trying to be a respectful friend that doesn't think about you having sex, but you keep putting all these images in my head. And just...showing me most of it sometimes."
Tasha gaped, "When have I--?"
"When you were picking out your lingerie to seduce Ryker with."
Tasha bit her lips, cheeks red, "Oh. Right."
She shrugged, popping a few fries in her mouth, then frowned.
"Ugh, these things get cold too quickly. We need to start bringing a pan or something to re-heat these."
Tasha smirked at him then, light-violet eyes dancing in the firelight, "And sometimes I just need a guy's opinion. Matt's closer, but his brain would probably just stop functioning and he wouldn't be able to give me an answer. And you're so head-over-heels for Blake that there's no way you'll be a creep about it."
Liam rolled his eyes, "I'd like to think you could trust me on that even if I wasn't dating anyone."
Tasha shrugged, grinning, "You have seen how hot I am, right?"
Liam laughed, shaking his head, and Tasha giggled.
As he took another bite of his burger, though, Liam frowned, something that had come up over dinner resurfacing in his thoughts.
"Could I ask you about that, actually?"
Tasha smirked, "About my incredible hotness?"
Tasha frowned, brows drawing together.
"What do you mean?"
Liam bit his lip, gazing into the fire for a moment as he thought.
"It's just something Adam'
