To Love Preciado

A couple weeks have passed and I've gotten much closer to Jaime. I haven't given him much information about my family or my life at home, he hasn't either. We often find ourselves sharing our common passion for music. I found out him and some friends are starting a band, Pierce The Veil. He said he wants me to meet them, that should be interesting.

It's Saturday morning and Jaime arranged for all of us to hang out all day. I'm not sure what he has in mind, but I'm sure it'll be fun. I was cruising though the neighborhoods listening to Aerosmith until I turned into his driveway. Once again his parents' cars weren't parked outside, I guess they're busy on the weekends too.

I walked inside to find four guys, all Mexican, messing around in the kitchen. They were chucking grapes at each other and catching them in their mouths occasionally. I watched them for a good five minutes, they hadn't even noticed I was standing in the entrance of the dining room, which is just an expansion of the kitchen.

They quieted down, I decided to clear my throat in order to get their attention. The four boys all seemed to have a mini heart attack. Then Jaime trotted over to me, welcoming me with a big hug.

He led me over to the kitchen counter where the guys stood. "Guys, this is Rosaline. Rosaline, this is Vic, Tony, and Mike."

"Hi." I waved awkwardly, not being the social type of gal.

"Oh, so this is the girl you keep talking about." said Vic with a wink directed towards Jaime.

Jaime glared at Vic for a moment. Then he said, "I was thinking we could all go chill at the beach."

"It's October, isn't it a bit chilly for swimming?" Tony pointed out.

"No, you're just a pussy." Mike said with a chuckle. "The water can't be that cold right now."

"Wait, I don't have anything to swim in." I stated.

Jaime replied, "My mom keeps extra bikinis around the house for when my cousins come over. I'll go grab you something."

"Oh, uh, I don't exactly feel comfortable wearing bikini bottoms to the beach. Do you have basketball shorts I could wear too?" I asked him, afraid that I would have to reveal my disgusting thighs.

Jaime gave me a weird look, "Yeah, you can wear a pair of mine."

I followed Jaime into another room upstairs. He threw a few different pair of swimsuits at me. I decided that I would wear the plain black top considering it was the least revealing, the others were just sleazy. He handed me a pair of shorts after. He sat down in a chair and waited for me to change in the bathroom.

I came out, nervous that he was going to notice the few scars I had on my abdomen from cigarette burns. Jaime was still sitting in the chair, only now he was just wearing his swim trunks. He stood up, his eyes running up and down my body. He took a step closer and said, "You look good."

I wasn't exactly flattered, but I thanked him anyways. I couldn't help but get a little closer to him. We were inches away from each other. He brought his hands up from his sides and placed them on my hips. I threw my arms around his neck and looked into his big brown eyes. Since I'm only 5'4 I had to keep my chin up so I was able to look at him. He let his head fall a bit to meet mine, then he tilted it to the side. His lips hovered above mine, I could feel his soft breath scraping my skin.

Just as we were about to kiss, Vic came running in. "Yo, what's taking so long? Oh shit, sorry." The two of us instantly pulled away and stared at Vic in embarrassment. We watched him leave the room then shortly after, we followed him down the steps.

At the beach we ran across the sand, splashed each other, did a little boogie boarding, and more. Mike was definitely wrong, the water was pretty cold, it was bearable though. We were there for a few hours, then we headed back to Jaime's place.

We didn't stay at his house long, only long enough to change back into our casual clothes. The rest of the afternoon was spent running around the city in my truck.

My parents had given me permission to stay out until 11:00 since it's a Saturday. I dropped off Vic, Tony, and Mike off at Vic and Mike's house. By 10:00 I was sitting in Jaime's driveway once again. We sat there in my truck, no words were being exchanged for what seemed like forever. "I had fun today." Jaime blurted out, breaking the silence.

"Me too, the five of us should do that again some time soon."

"For sure." He looked down, he was twiddling his thumbs. A certain expression took over his face.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." he paused, "I'll see you on Monday." He leaned over to give me a quick hug, then he got out of the truck and went inside his home.

I started up the engine and began to drive home. I guess he's not comfortable with sharing his feeling with me yet. Maybe he has trust issues like me. Whatever it is that's bothering him, I'll find out eventually. For now, I just hope he's okay being all by himself.

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