The Beach Trip_(0)

“Carolina, look at them!”

Carolina sat up from the towel and looked in the direction her friend Nicole was discreetly pointing. Two very good looking guys about their age were walking in their general direction, but Carolina quickly had her doubts. “I don’t like them; they look like tools.”

Nicole gave her a dismayed look. “But they’re hot!”

Carolina laid back down on the towel to tan some more, “Yes, but they know it, and there’s only two of them, we have Catherine with us.”

Nicole sighed and laid back down. Carolina thought that might have been the end of the conversation, and almost fell asleep on the warm sand and crowded beach. It seemed like it was just a minute later she felt Nicole shaking her arm urgently. Carolina rolled her eyes and looked at her friend. Nicole was grinning. “The boys are throwing a football right there! Do you think they noticed us?”

Carolina looked at her friend. “Are you in love already?”

Nicole shrugged, “Look at their abs! They’re hot. We don’t have boys for the week. It could be a sign.”

Carolina shook her head. “I thought the point of this week was no boys.”

Nicole looked at her best friend like she was an alien. “Boys are always an answer, especially boys like those.”

As if on cue, the football the boys were throwing landed in the sand right next to Nicole. She giggled and threw it back as one of the guys came over and began to apologize. “Sorry about that ladies, my friend Michael apparently doesn’t know how to play a friendly game of catch.”

Nicole smiled at him, “Not a problem! We were actually looking for something to do besides just laying here!”

Carolina tried to give a warning look at Nicole, but through her sunglasses and her friend’s doe eyes at the boy, it was no use. By this time even Carolina’s sister had woken up and was sitting up, trying to get a read for what was going on. The boy grinned, “Well, if that’s the case, you guys can always come hang out with us for a little while. By the way, my name is David.”

Nicole got up, wiping the sand off of her legs. “I’m Nicole, this is Carolina, and that is Catherine.”

David smiled and held his hand out to Carolina. “So you and Catherine look like sisters, am I right?”

Carolina smiled, “Yes, you are. And you and Michael…?”

“Nah, we are just friends down here for the week. Needed to get out of town for a while.” David replied.

“Us too!” Nicole said. “We got here yesterday and I think we are here through the week.”

By this time, Michael had walked over to meet the girls for himself. The boys began throwing the football again, and Michael said in between throws, “You know, there is some luau thing tonight a couple miles down the beach. David and I were thinking about going, but it would be great if we could have some gorgeous dates to come with us.”

Before Nicole could say anything, Carolina spoke up, “We’d love to, but I don’t want to leave my sister alone in the hotel room, so we will probably just find something else to do.”

David looked at Michael, “Well, Catherine could come. Michael’s little brother is with us too. He’s about her age, so they could keep each other company. He’s just off with some friends he saw right now.”

“That’s fine with me,” Catherine said.

“Yay! What time is the luau tonight?” Nicole asked.

David looked at his phone. “Well, it’s supposed to start in about five hours, but we were just planning on staying out here until then. Why don’t y’all join us?”

The girls decided they would, and for the next several hours Carolina forgot about her hesitations about hanging out with boys for a while. Michael’s brother joined them about an hour before they left, and he and Catherine seemed to get along nicely. After throwing the football, the six split up into teams in the dying light to make sandcastles. Michael’s brother, Nick, teamed up with Catherine, while Nicole and Carolina awkwardly waited on the guys to make a move. Michael made eye contact with Carolina, smiled, and took her by the hand to an open spot of sand. “We will be a team; you guys can be the third team.”

Despite herself, Carolina found herself blushing as they sat down in the sand and started planning out their castle. As the teams built theirs up, the general conversation turned more private between the couples. Carolina thought she and Michael had done a great job, and they were just about finished. As Carolina reached for a bucket, Michael hand landed on top of hers. They both froze, and Michael smiled at her, making Carolina blush again. “We, uh, probably need to think about going over to the luau.” She stammered out.

Michael slowly nodded, “Probably so. Hey everyone! Let’s go party!”

In a happy mood, the group ran to the car and took off to the luau. When they got there, they could see that there were maybe a hundred people or so, with more coming in. The girls were wearing their bikinis with pullovers and flip flops, while the guys had opted for bathing suits. David didn’t have a shirt on, while Michael and Nick wore tank tops. The atmosphere was full on party-mode, so the group found their way to the dance floor. As they started dancing as a group, drinks were passed around to everyone. Carolina knew none of the girls were legal aged, and she wasn’t exactly sure on the guys, but no one at the luau seemed to care.

After a couple of drinks, the music from the DJ was still going strong, and pairs of dancers had begun to break up across the floor. Nick and Catherine were dancing, and soon David took Nicole’s hand and led her a few feet away. Carolina was just wondering when Michael was going to make a move when she felt a hand gently rest on her side.