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Right Here, Right Now

Chapter Two

"I am so beyond tired." Maddy sighed as she walked into our hotel room.

I glanced up at her from my spot on my bed and said, "You're late."

Her face flushed red. "Mike wanted to take the boat back."

"Maddy, please don't let yourself get too involved with this guy." I said as I sat up and slid off the bed. "We've only got four more days here, and after that... well, it's not likely that you'll ever see him again."

She shrugged and said, "I know. It was already a miracle that I even met them, and honestly, I'm happy with just that."

I stared at her for a second, thinking about the day I had with Jaime, and the fact that I probably hadn't taken my own advice. It was really the only thing I could think about; nothing could get him off my mind, and all I wanted was to see his face again. I smiled to myself as I thought of him, and thought of the day we had spent together, practically joined at the hip. If it weren't for the fact that I would probably never see him again once we left Universal, I could almost picture myself being with him. Suddenly, Maddy's phone rang, breaking my concentration. She walked into the bathroom, the water coming on and turning her voice into a faint whisper. When she emerged, there was a huge smile on her face.

"Mike wants to hang out. There's gonna be fireworks tonight."

A frown spread across my face. Of course, this is what the rest of our vacation would probably be like; her hanging out with her rock star crush, me alone in our hotel room. Story of my life. She darted back into the bathroom, still chattering about Mike and completely oblivious to my discontent. She came back out thirty minutes later to find me still in the same spot and looked utterly shocked.

"Why aren't you getting ready?" she asked.

"Is there any reason for me to?" I mumbled, sounding more bitter than I meant to.

"Because you're sweaty and boys don't like that." she said, as if that explained everything. When I didn't immediately respond, she continued, "You're coming with me, right?"

I must've looked surprised, because then she said, "Did you think I was going to leave you here?" Of course I did. "Soph, I didn't bring you with me to just leave you here all night. You're coming out to have fun with me."

"Define 'fun'." I said, apprehensive even though not an hour earlier I had been upset at her for leaving me behind.

"Fun is what happens when you go out with cute boys and watch fireworks and let them buy you Starbucks."

That definitely had my attention. I was a complete Starbucks junkie.

"So if I go, I get free Starbucks?" I asked, inching closer and closer to my suitcase.

Somehow, she rolled her eyes, nodded, and grinned at me all at once. I jumped up to hug her, silently apologizing for being so pouty earlier and thanking her for being... well, her. Fifteen minutes later, I was showered and dressed to her standards, and we were headed out of the hotel. She held my hand as we walked to CityWalk, squeezing every so often and nearly bouncing with excitement. Surprisingly, I was getting pretty excited too.

When we got to CityWalk, Maddy pulled out her phone to call Mike, who said he was waiting for us at Starbucks. Once she hung up, she practically ran towards it, dragging me along behind her. When she finally stopped, I bent over, resting my hands on my knees as I tried to catch my breath.

"You know," came a familiar voice from someone above me, "I've heard that coffee can really help exhaustion."

I straightened up to find Jaime standing in front of me, a grin on his face and two cups in his hand. He handed me one and I took a hesitant sip.

"How'd you know what I wanted?" I asked, completely shocked.

"Lucky guess?" he shrugged.

"Or Maddy just happened to tell you." Mike interjected as he and Maddy squeezed past and out the door. "Now that you're done trying to be 'suave', let's go find somewhere to sit."[line]The rest of the night, I was much less awkward than usual around Jaime and his friends, even with Maddy too preoccupied to keep me from making a fool of myself. By the time the fireworks were over and our frappuccinos were gone, I was fully convinced that the rest of the night probably wouldn't be a disaster.

"Guys, guys, watch this!" Jaime declared once the last traces of the fireworks disappeared from the sky. He ran down until he reached flat ground, then proceeded to cartwheel until he nearly knocked into a couple tourists. Before I knew it, the rest of our little group, sans me, had joined him.

When he realized that I was still sitting, he jogged over to me and sat down. "You okay?" he asked, giving me a concerned look. I nodded and he said, "Then come have fun with us!"

My eyebrows raised at him; apparently everyone's idea of fun was extremely distorted tonight. "No thanks." I said with a light laugh. "I'd rather not make a fool of myself."

"Sophie, Sophie, Sophie." he sighed with a shake of his head. "I have no idea how to cartwheel, in case my almost mowing down an innocent couple wasn't evidence enough. I don't think you can get any more foolish than that."

I shook my head, but apparently that wasn't an acceptable answer. When I didn't get up, he pulled me to my feet, then hoisted me over his shoulder and fireman-carried me all the way down to where everyone else still was.

"Now, I'm going to teach you how to cartwheel." he said proudly.

"But you said you didn't know-"

"That doesn't matter right now!" he interrupted. Then, he spread his feet wide and thrust his arms into the air. "Make an X with your body, and just... do it." Through some miracle of physics, and quite possibly pixie dust, he completed a sloppy cartwheel.

When he was done, he came towards me and planted his hands firmly on my hips. Having him- well, anyone really- that close to me made my pulse race.

"Now I'm going to guide you through it." he voiced. "Just do what I did, and don't be scared. I won't let you fall."

I had no idea how to respond. I didn't even know what was going on anymore. There was a boy within 5 feet of me, and Maddy wasn't there to hold my hand, yet- dare I admit it- I was having... fun. Real, genuine, bonafide, honest-to-goodness fun,and the world hadn't even imploded.

With the weight of his hands there to comfort me, I slowly turned myself over until I was upside down, then right-side up again. When my eyes opened again and I was safely back on Mother Earth, I couldn't help but laugh.

"That wasn't so bad, now was it?" Jaime said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes and murmured to myself, "No, I don't think it was."[line]"So how was your date?" Maddy asked as we rode the boat back to our hotel.

I raised an eyebrow at her. "What date?"

"The one with Jaime, silly." she said, nudging me gently.

"Maddy, I did not go on a date with Jaime." I insisted.

She grinned at me and said, "You might wanna tell that to Jaime."

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7/18/13
Please Update this 1 too! I'm really enjoying your writing!
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6/20/13