Jaime." I whined as he banged on the bathroom door. "I'm naked, you great idiot! Do you still want me to come out?"
"We're waiting on you! You're so fucking slow!" He cried.
I opened the door and smiled. "Are we ready to go to the beach?"
"Oh Charley!" Vic called.
"I'm coming, shut up." I grumbled, grabbing my sunglasses and walking into the hallway.
"Guess who's coming with us?" Vic asked.
"Who?" I asked blankly.
"Matt called this morning because he has the day off today and he wanted to see if you wanted to go to the city with him and I invited him to come with us instead." Vic grinned.
"Oh! Hello, darling. You look lovely. As usual." I added, smiling at Matt.
"You're beautiful. Ready for a day on the beach yeah?" He grinned.
"With you." I smiled, taking his hand.
"Where are you from?" Mike blurted.
I glared at him, but Matt smiled. "Ireland."
"Let's get this show on the road then!" I said quickly as Mike opened his mouth again.
**
"This is paradise." I sighed happily, wind blowing in my face and staring out at the blue water. We'd gotten to the island and rented a jeep. The only bad part of it all was the fact that I was in the backseat wedged between Matt and Mike.
"You look good in white, Charley." Mike said.
"Thanks." I said edgily.
"So, Matt. How does life go when you live on a boat?" Mike asked.
"I don't really live on it. The cruise season is only four to five months out of the year. I live in Dublin or San Francisco the rest of the year. I'm a lawyer, you know. I like to get out of the suit sometimes." Matt laughed.
"It must be hard to have relationships. I mean, I'm sure your family misses you, and then that has to put so much stress on a girlfriend." Mike said evenly. My glare had to be burning holes into his skull, but he didn't tear his gaze from Matt.
Matt stopped laughing. "If I found a girl who turned into a girlfriend, I'd be able to get her free cruises so she could see me a few times during the summer. There's also a few days inbetween cruises. It wouldn't be that hard." He said.
"It would be a lot of strain though." Mike argued lightly.
"You're in a band, aren't you mate? Touring and all that. Plus having all those girls want you must go to your head sometimes." Matt said.
Mike gave him a dirty look and then shot one at me. "If I had a faithful girlfriend then it wouldn't be any problem."
Matt looked at me. "Your eyes look even more beautiful when you're near the ocean."
"You're always cute though. I can't compare." I sighed dramatically.
He leaned forward and kissed my lips. When I opened my eyes, Mike and Charlotte were locked together and showed no signs of letting go.
"Hey, Charley, I went to the gift shop last night to get cheap alcohol and I saw eight magazines with your face on it." Tony said.
"You're exaggerating." I laughed.
"Okay, maybe only like two." He shrugged.
"I have an internship at Seventeen." Charlotte interjected. I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
"That's lovely." I said evenly.
"Oh, fuck off." She snapped.
"Your boyfriend does, and he thinks about me while he's doing it." I replied coolly.
She glared at me. "As if! Why do you think he's with me and not you?"
I laughed. "If I wanted him, babe, you most definitely wouldn't have him."