chapter 28 part 3
She quickly responded, "K, I'm ready for the trip and I got snacks for the road! ๐ฟโบ"
It was so cute how she added emojis to everything, I started the car and started driving around the hill and onto the road. My dad was ahead of me and I caught up to him at a stoplight. We continued driving to lana's house.
As we pulled up to lana's house I parked beside my dad's van. I got out walking towards the front door to knock before I could walk up the steps the front door opened. lana walked through carrying her suitcase and shut the door behind her. She smiled and ran the short distance over to me. She was wearing a red sundress with sandals and her hair tied back. She always looked so pretty, I couldn't help but stare a little.
"Hey!" She ran up and hugged me, which I quickly returned the hug. I forgot how much I missed her embrace, even though I saw her the day before.
Struggled just a bit to hug me while still holding on to her suitcase, I broke the usual long embrace. "Here, I got It, " I gestured towards the suitcase and smiled.
"Oh, thanks, " she smiled back and handed me the bag.
We walked down the front steps to my car, I opened the trunk and put her bag inside, I quickly rushed over to the front of the car to open the door for lana. When I opened the door for her before she got inside she kissed me on the cheek, I blushed not expecting It. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face as I walked around the front of the car to the driver's side door. I got Inside turning the key, and flicking on the heat quickly since It was a chilly morning.
"Your car is so nice, " she exclaimed looking around the vehicle. She leaned over and pet Lion while he was asleep in the backseat. 1
"I really like it, I was hoping you would too, " I said with a grin. I waited for my dad to pull out and then continued to put the car into gear and start driving.
"I thought we agreed on no flirting this early, " she giggled, her laugh was so cute.
"I never agreed to that, but I recall you being better at It, " I teased and turned the corner onto the road, pulling out of the parking lot.
"I beg to differ, " she smirked, causing me to laugh.
"Oh really?" I questioned with a big smile on my face.
"Nah, I take It back, " she taunted, a laugh shortly following.
"Well I'll have to get lessons from the master then, " I joked, gesturing towards her.
She giggled, causing me to laugh as well. I continued on the road following my Dad's van, we both laughed again when we saw Amethyst push her face against the window, making faces. I continued to follow my dad's van onto the highway, taking the route to the cabin. My phone started going off like crazy, but I'll never look at my phone while driving.
"Could you check It? I just wanna make sure the gems aren't killing each other, " I asked not wanting to take my eyes off the road.
"Yeah sure, what's your passcode?" She asked while picking up my phone turning It on.
I blushed a bit, my passcode was a little embarrassing. "Jambuds, " I admitted. 6
She giggled and typed It In. "I have something similar, great minds think alike, " she joked with a smile. 2
I laughed a bit, comforted by the fact she did the same thing.
"You have a group chat with the gems?" She asked while clicking on the message notification.
"Yeah, I get spammed often, " I said, a smile on my face thinking about all the stupid memes Amethyst sent. 4
"Pearl Is asking If we're hungry, and Amethyst sent a selfie of her as a basketball.." She showed me the image and we both laughed.
"We should only communicate In memes, " I said laughing at the Idea.
lana giggled as well, "I love It, I'm sending the pain sandwich meme!" She exclaimed and searched through the gallery on my phone for It, sending the image.
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"Oh my gosh yes, " I exclaimed back.
"Nobody's going to understand, but it's worth it for the joke, " she explained while waiting for the response In the group chat.
"Pearl sent that Greg told her to tell you not to text and drive, " we both laughed a bit.
"How Ironic, " I smiled.
"I'll have to stop communicating In memes to tell them It's me, " she fake sighed, we both started laughing again.
"If you must, " I said In a fake exaggerated voice.
She sent the message and turned on the radio. We both were surprised to hear my dad's old song that turned Into a burger jingle was playing on the commercials.
"It's still playing? Didn't that happen years ago?" lana asked.
"I thought so, I guess It was popular so they kept it going, " I laughed, surprised It was still going after a few years.
The commercials ended and music finally started to play, we both smiled as Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond started to play. 2
"Ah, I love this song!" She exclaimed.
"It's impossible not to sing along with-" before I could finish my sentence the best part came up. "SWEET CAROLINE!! BUM BUM BUMM!" We both shouted at the same time. We laughed hysterically and continued singing along with the song. Lion scoffed because we woke him with our shouting. 7
We both laughed once more, enjoying the moment. You never know how much you love a girl until you sing all the lyrics to a great song together, and I knew I loved her more than ever. I smiled as we joked around. She made me feel like all that emotional stuff I was going through just washed away. I know It didn't and I'm still struggling to determine how I feel but she sure made things a lot better.
When we hit a stoplight I leaned over and kissed her softly. She returned the kiss, I could see blush on her face as we broke the short kiss. I smiled at her, which made her smiled back.
"I swear I'm gonna get In an accident because of you, " the light turned green and I continued to follow my dad's van. 2
"Shut up, " she giggled I laughed as well. My face still felt warm from the kiss, butterflies In my stomach still present.
We continued down the road, joking and laughing the whole way
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lana's POV
I giggled as ash exclaimed about only having twenty minutes left of the drive. Then I remembered we were talking so much we didn't even eat the snacks I packed.
"We forgot the snacks!" I faked an exaggerated gasping noise.
"The horror, " ash said In a monotone voice and smirked.
"You won't be laughing when I tell you It was cheddar popcorn, " I stuck my tongue out jokingly.
"That's a sin not to eat cheddar popcorn, lana how could you, " he exclaimed. 1
"You were too cute, I got distracted!" I joked back, my attempt at flirting was awful. I pulled the bag of popcorn that was stuffed in my purse.
"Apology accepted I guess, " he snickered, causing me to laugh as well. I opened the bag and we both had some.
I could never stop smiling when I was around ash, he always had such a positive energy that just made me feel happy. He made me feel listened to and appreciated, I just hope I make him feel the same. I'm the happiest I've been in a long time, my cheeks felt tired from smiling and laughing so much. I was so In love It was crazy, and by the way ash acted, I know he felt the same way.
"Hey, " ash turned onto a gravel road, still following the van. "I just wanted to thank you for that advice, It really helped, " he stated, a small smile of his lips.
"I'm glad, you seemed so suffocated, " I added, relieved to hear that my advice helped.
"It really helped, the gems knock before coming In my room now, " he laughed.
"Ugh, I know how that feels. I had to put a chair In front of my door every time I needed to get changed since my door doesn't have a lock, " I grumbled, recalling how frustrating It was.
"I'm sorry, " he apologized. I loved how empathetic he was but I hated to see how to take everything so seriously.
"Stop apologizing, you were not the idiot designer how made a door without a lock." I leaned over and kissed his cheek, blushing In the process.
"I missed your kisses so much, " ash said In a husky voice. 25
I blushed harder, not expecting his reaction. The sound of his voice made me shudder, the way he looked at me caused my heart to race. The butterflies in my stomach were going wild.
"S-same, " I stuttered, immediately embarrassed at how flustered I was just from his voice.
He smirked at my reaction, causing my face to become more red then It already was. He stopped the car, parking in the gravel driveway of the cabin, behind the van. ash took out the keys and leaned closer to me, our faces only inches apart. My lips curled into a small smile as he placed a hand on my cheek. His warm exhale brushing against my skin, my heart skipped a beat as his lips softly pressed against mine. I placed a hand on his shoulder as he tilted his head slowly.
I jumped when I heard a bang on the window behind me, practically scaring the life out of me. Our kiss sadly broke when we both jumped from the noise. I turned around quickly to see the cause, I blushed seeing It was Amethyst, who was laughing hysterically. I looked back at ash, his face was painted with blush as well.
He smiled awkwardly, "I didn't know everybody would be watching, " he pointed at mellow and lillie whispering to each other, Pearl and Greg trying to call off Amethyst. Bonnie and dawn were carrying bags, they just smirked. If my face wasn't red before, It defiantly was now.
"Sorry, " ash said noticing my embarrassed state.
I smiled softly, "It's fine, I always feel like nobody's watching when I'm with you," I stated and inched forward, quickly giving him a peck on the lips. He smiled in response.
"I feel the same, " he beamed.
"Let's go before Amethyst breaks down the door, " I laughed softly, Amethyst was still knocking on the window trying to get our attention.
I slung my purse over my shoulder, opening the door and stepping out. ash shut the driver's side door behind him and opened the trunk, grabbing our bags. I walked over and opened the backseat, hugging the mane of the large pink feline that was napping.
"I missed you, Lion!" I exclaimed while continuing to hug his fluffy light pink mane. He awoke and started licking my face, excited to see me. I giggled as Lion tickled my face with his affection.
"Lion, I already said I had dibs, " ash joked, shutting the trunk and walking over to me. I snickered at his remark and wiped my face of the small wet patch on my cheek from lion.
I stepped back and Lion came out of the red vehicle, I shut both back and passenger side door and caught up with ash who was carrying luggage to the cabin. Amethyst was already Inside the cabin, she obviously moved on from teasing us when she saw we didn't react. Lion sluggishly followed us and laid down the porch. ash somehow managed to hold the door for me even with both his hands full. I thanked him and smiled, I offered to carry a bag but he insisted that he did. I blushed at how sweet he was being.
I walked inside the cabin looking around at how pretty It was. Dark green furniture and white curtains complemented the dark oak beams perfectly. The black granite countertops looked perfect with the dark cabinets that looked handcrafted. The shag carpet was faded to be a light cream colored brown, lamps hung from the walls that looked like old fashioned lanterns.
"I think over here Is where we are sleeping, " ash said as he walked towards the hallway, turning the copper handle of the dark green door.
I quickly followed, wondering where we'd be sleeping. We walked into the room, two twin-sized beds side by side, separated by a wooden nightstand and a cute lamp in the shape of a lantern resting on top. A rug spread on the floor, with a dream catcher hung on the ceiling. The open window caused the door behind us to be blown shut, ash and I both jumped a little, laughter shortly following.
I had a small smile that we'd be sleeping in the same room, then blushing trying to push other thoughts from my mind. ash set down our bags next to the door. I walked over to one of the beds, plopping down on It. I was surprised at how comfortable It was. 3
"This bed is so soft, " I exclaimed, sinking into the mattress.
I looked down at ash, confused to see him on the floor looking under the beds. I sat up quickly making sure my legs were closed since I was In somewhat of a short sundress.
"Alright, we're clear, " he said with a smile, standing up from the floor. "No snakes, " he added. My eyes widened at his last remark. 16
"Snakes?" I questioned, worried that I'd see one.
"Yeah, they like the warmth inside the cabin. They are just little gardener snakes though, nothing to worry about, " he assured. I felt more at ease knowing they weren't poisonous. 1
"That's a relief, " I laid back down on the bed, enjoying the softness. I giggled as ash plopped down beside me.
"I missed your laugh too, " he stated, In that same voice that caused my heart to race. 5
I tried to control the blush rushing to my cheeks but It failed, "ash, it's been a day since we last saw each other, " I explained, my lips curling into a small smile.
"That's too long, " he added, a small laugh shortly arose.
"Your gonna give me diabetes, ash. " I giggled again at how silly he was being.
"I'll just have to heal you then, " ash smirked and turned to face me from his seated position beside me. He leaned down and started attacking me with kisses.
I laughed at how he tickled me and tried to push his head away, but that only made things worse because his hands started to tickle my sides.
"S-stop!" I shrieked unable to stop laughing. He started kissing my neck again, his position changed to on top of me.
I was trying to stop his hands from tickling me so he had access to my neck. I giggled more as he started laughing as well. Our laughs shortly faded as ash stopped moving his hands, I blushed profusely as he started lightly sucking at a spot on my neck. I tried to control my heavy breathing as his hands moved from my sides to my waist, pulling me closer to him. ash continued to kiss and suck at my neck, I put my hands up, holding onto his shoulders as he was on top of me. The butterflies In my stomach started back up again, the way he kissed me made my heart race. His warm exhale on my skin made my eyes shut, all I could do was lay there and enjoy the way he touched me.
His grip on my waist tighten causing my breathing to hitch slightly, I felt his lips curl into a smirk mid-kiss. What he did next caused me to shudder, he left a trail of kisses down my neck, going lower. He kissed me along my collarbone and dipped lower to where my red dress started. He trailed along the fabric, the butterflies in my stomach were going insane, my heart going a mile a minute. He slowly kissed the small amount of cleavage that was showing revealed from his pulling on my dress. I shivered as he continued to do this, my eyelids felt heavy, my grip on his shoulders tightened up, my body tensed. The feeling was new to me, but I already loved It. It was surprising that I didn't feel nervous at the moment, I felt eager and happy at the presence of this new side to ash. As he started pulling on my dress more, exposing my bra strap my breathing hitched.
"S-ash, " I hummed, feeling flustered at the way his touch affected me.
"I'm sorry, " he said softly, coming up from my chest to my eye level. "Am I moving too fast?" He questioned, looking concerned.
"No, that wasn't, " I laughed softly, he couldn't tell the difference between a moan and me just saying his name. "Nevermind, " I smiled and kissed him, he was too cute.
He kissed back, he tilted his head once more. I hummed into the kiss, enjoying the moment. We continued to kiss, ash on top of me with his hands on my waist. I had a hand on his shoulder, another on the back of his neck, halfway In his hair. ash's tongue traced my bottom lip, causing me to shiver to run up my spine. He moved a hand from my waist to my cheek, softly stroking my face, his touch was so gentle. He lightly grazed his teeth on my bottom lip, this was almost too much. I felt like I was In a haze I felt weirdly desperate for more.
Our bodies grew closer, ash burying his face into my neck once more, attacking me with kisses. I tried to control my heavy breathing as he started moving lower once more. My fingers tangled in his hair and my toes curled as he softly kissed my upper chest.
We were both interrupted as the door swung open.
ash left soft kisses on lana's neck and chest while hovering over her. lana was laying flat on the bed with her legs hanging over, her hands in ash's hair, his on her waist. Both of the young couples' heads shot up as they heard the dark green door swing open.
lillie stepped into the room, immediately wearing an expression of confusion. "What are you doing?" The small green gem said in her usual voice. 7
ash jumped up immediately backing away a step and lana sat up, pulling her sundress up slightly to cover her cleavage.
"I was just helping ash get something out of his hair!" lana chimed in, thinking of something on the spot. She combed her hair forward with her fingers, trying to cover her red cheeks. 1
"Yep, darn leaf, " ash added with an obviously fake laugh. 33
The couple smiled awkwardly at each other, lana standing up from the bed.
"Everyone is going to go to the large body of water when the temperature is at a preferred state, " lillie said while looking at her tablet that was strapped to her arm.
"In other words, we're going to the lake around noon, " dawn said peeking her head into the room.
"Thanks, dawn, " lana thanked her, the blush on her cheeks finally fading.
dawn and lillie walked back down the hallway to the living room. lana and ash shortly followed after sharing a 'that was close' kinda look. The couple sat on the sofa next to mellow. Greg, Pearl, and Amethyst were in the kitchen putting food in the fridge. Well, Amethyst was just sitting on the counter eating chaps. dawn in an armchair, smiling at ash and lana. 22
They both realized that dawn knew what just happened before lillie interrupted. They both awkwardly smiled back, trying not to look embarrassed. 1
"ash, did you check for snakes?" Pearl asked while finishing up with stocking the fridge. She was still worried she would get attacked by 'party guy'. 1
"Yeah, no snakes in the guest room, " ash assured.
Amethyst laughed, "Is the evil snake gonna get you, Pearl?" She mocked while jumping down from the counter onto her feet.
Pearl scoffed, shutting the fridge door. "It wasn't the pain, it was the surprise, " Pearl said while putting a hand on her head, recalling the frightening creature.
"Hey guess what, this year is very special!" Greg exclaimed, attempting to change the subject to stop the bickering.
"Whys that?" lana asked from the sofa.
"Since we are now trusted with the cabin by the owners we are allowed to open windows and use the fridge ice dispenser, " Greg said while a smile. 4
ash gasped at the news about the ice dispenser, he smiled at lana who was sitting next to him. She giggled at how excited he was over ice.
"High-class ice, cubed and crushed, " ash joked.
"It's just water, " mellow chuckled. She sat up from the sofa walking to the screen door leading onto the patio.
"What!" ash exclaimed, a laugh shortly following. "Crushed ice is the best thing on the planet, " ash joked and stood from the sofa walking towards the patio door. 4
"I'm offended, " lana responded, wearing a smile.
"Okay, crushed ice is a close second to you, " he kidded. "What time is it?" ash asked, forgetting his phone in the car.
"Eleven-twenty, " Greg answered. "It should be warm enough for the lake though, " Greg assured.
"Great, " mellow said again in a monotone voice. She walked off the patio and towards the lake, lillie going with her.
"I'm gonna beat your cannonball splash, " Amethyst challenged Greg walking towards the door.
"We'll see about that, " ash taunted.
"Maybe I'll beat it this year, " lana added.
"Challenge accepted, " Greg responded.
"Well, are we gonna settle the score or what?" ash added, "I'm gonna change, " ash said while walking towards the hallway to his suitcase.
"We better hurry, mellow is going to put the whole lake in the air or something, " lana joked following ash to their room.
"See you two at the lake, " dawn said standing from the chair and walking onto the patio Greg and Pearl shortly following.
"Be there soon, " ash responded. ash and lana walked into the guest room looking through their luggage for swimsuits.
lana's POV
I rummaged through my bag full of shampoo and spare clothes looking for my swimsuit. ash found his and went to change in the bathroom. He shut the guest room door behind him giving me privacy to change, which I appreciated. I finally found it at the bottom of my bag, I took it out and pulled the tag off.
After changing I threw on a thin grey jacket and flip flops since it was a small walk to the lake. I zipped up the small jacket opening the dark green door. I met ash in the hallway and we headed towards the patio.
"Sorry about earlier, " ash said, rubbing the back of his neck.
I blushed thinking about what happened before lillie interrupted. "I kinda liked it, " my attempt at flirting made me cringe. I blushed more when his expression changed.
We started onto the gravel path to the lake, ash's hand grabbed mine intertwining our fingers. "I liked it more, " ash smirked. 2
I tried to control my red face, what he said made my heart race. He always knew how to make my face red, It was cute and annoying. The butterflies in my stomach swarmed when he let go of my hand and wrapped an arm around my waist. I wanted to kiss him but the path was visible from the lake and all the Gems were waiting for us. I quickly pulled him into the treeline lining the gravel path. We both stood behind a tree, not visible from the lake.
"What are yo-" ash was cut off by me leaning up to kiss him, the kiss shortly broke. I giggled softly at his expression, he had a surprised smile.
"Sorry, I needed to kiss you, " I explained, resting my hands on his shoulders. My heart fluttered as eyes met, our faces only inches apart. I couldn't take the tension anymore and closed the gap, kissing him softly. 10
He returned the kiss, putting his hands on my waist. He tilted his head and pulled me closer by my waist, making my heart race even more. He smiled into the kiss causing a grin on my lips as well. The way he touched me sending a shiver up my spine, craving more. He pushed me lightly against the tree we were standing in front of, never removing his lips from mine. I blushed, even more, surprised at his actions.
He pulled me closer, kissing me more deeply. I did the same, biting his bottom lip softly. We broke shortly for air, both of us breathing heavily. We both laughed softly at how quickly things escalated. ash leaned his forehead against mine, smiles on both our faces.
"I love you, " He whispered.
I felt like my heart exploded, his words giving me goosebumps. "I love you too, " I responded, not able to wipe the smile from my lips.
He took a hand from my waist to my cheek, lightly stroking my face. "How did I get so lucky?" He asked sweetly, making me blush harder.
"I'm the lucky one, " I said.
"I beg to differ, " ash exclaimed as he picked me up by my waist. I shrieked as he spun me around.
"S-ash!" I shouted as he continued to keep me in the air. We both laughed hysterically before he set me down slowly. "I swear you'll be the death of me, " I joked.
"The gems are gonna get worried, we better get to the lake, " ash laughed, kissing me on the forehead.
"Race you, " I smirked.
"What, are you twelve?" ash joked but was cut off by me started to run down the gravel path. "Hey!" He shouted before chasing after me.
I looked back after running a few more steps to see ash right behind me. I shrieked as he started running ahead of me.
"That's not fair, you have diamond powers, " I said still trying to catch up. We made it to the lake after running down the path, we both shortly caught our breaths.
"You started it, " he snickered. ash walked onto the dock, greeted by the gems.
"Fair enough, " I responded. I slipped off my flip flops on the small sandy area next to the dock. 1
"ash, when did you get so buff?" Amethyst shouted from beside the dock.
I looked up to see ash had taken off his shirt, just in his swim trunks. I blushed at the sight, not used to seeing him shirtless. 1
ash's POV
Amethyst's question was a little embarrassing but I laughed it off. "Gem training I guess, " I joked, jumping in the water next to her.
Amethyst and I did our handshake, laughing as lillie splashed me. I looked up as I heard heavy footsteps running across the dock, I saw Bismith running then Cannon-balling into the water. But what caught my eye was lana unzipping her jacket, I got butterflies in my stomach as I saw what was underneath. It was a tight white strapless suit with a sideways diamond-shaped hole in the middle. It showed enough cleavage to make me stare, I realized I was gawking and looked away quickly. 18
"What's the cannon-ball record?" lana asked me, smiling.
"U-uh, I, " my brain wasn't functioning at the moment, I was expecting a one-piece like her last one but not this. My face was probably red cause she smirked at me. My heart felt like it was racing, why did her showing any skin have this effect on me?
"It's hard to measure, I just have the biggest splash, " my dad chimed in, explaining the score to lana.
"I just beat it, " Bismith joked, hitting my dad in the shoulder. Everyone laughed.
I laughed as well, sinking into the water more trying to hide my red face. lana started backing up ready to jump in the water. I had a hard time keeping my eyes off her, she looked so ... good. My thoughts were interrupted as lana jumped in the water from the dock, making a good-sized splash.
After she surfaced she swam over to me. Why does she have to look so cute with her hair wet? I tried to stay composed starting to feel a tightness in my swim trunks. I tried to not panic but lana kept swimming closer. 70
All the gems we're now swimming around the lake, mellow making waves for lillie to surf on. Pearl reading on the shore, dawn and Amethyst trying to catch a fish. My dad and Bismith swimming about. lana and I were just a little ways from the dock. 1
"How was my splash?" lana asked with a smile, now right in front of me.
"Good, " I responded my voice shaky, racking my brain for things to make the probably now visible bulge disappear. Thankfully I was in murky water and nothing was visible from the chest down from where the water line was.
"You okay?" lana asked looking concerned.
"Yep, I'm good, " I said trying to make my voice less tense. I tried thinking of things to make that go away but nothing was working.
Especially since I was staring right at her, why does she have to be so attractive? I swear my heart skipped a beat every time she looks at me, those hazle eyes. Oh God, I made it worse. My thoughts were interrupted as lana put a hand on my shoulder.
"You just seem tense, " she explained.
Ugh, just think of something else! Video games, food, sports. Those cheerleading outfits though, AH. 9
No, uh, family. Mom...shit, that worked. I had definitely forgotten about all those confusing emotions for today. Why couldn't I just forget about it completely? I don't want to feel this way, not even know if I love my own mother, what kind of horrible person am I? I felt the conflicting emotions swarming again, I felt so confused. I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts as lana spoke. 3
"ash?" lana asked sounding even more concerned. "What's wrong? You look sad all of a sudden, " lana said, her expression looked confused.
I was confused as well, I don't know know how I felt, all I knew was I feel awful for making lana worry. She looked so concerned. "Sorry, I'm fine! I just thought of something sad, it's not you." I explained, trying to convince her, and myself.
I did not want to bring anyone down with how I'm feeling. Everyone has gone through so much, they don't deserve my emotional crisis. I just have to keep this to myself, convince everyone I'm fine and I'll convince myself. It's not healthy to keep my emotions bottled up but I can't this to her, I don't want her to worry about me. 14
"You scared me, " lana added, her concerned expression fading thankfully.
"Sorry, " I said with a sad smile. "Let's have fun, yeah?" I tried to lighten the mood, splashing her a little bit. The confusing emotions fading a bit.
"I was having fun before, " she giggled, splashing me back.
I blushed knowing what she meant, returning the same amount of water. "I was having a lot of fun before, " I responded, smirking slightly.
"Pfft, of course you were, " she joked, making us both laugh.
It wasn't perfect, I still have these awful and confusing feelings towards my past, but this is a danm good distraction. We continued to swim, laughing the whole time. lana surfing on my shield as mellow created waves, dawn and Amethyst finally catching a fish with Amethyst's whip. Pearl getting pulled in the water by my dad and Bismith, ending up enjoying the water. lillie was also trying to catch a fish, getting frustrated when she found a small frog instead. I know I have to deal with my feelings eventually, but I tried enjoying the moment for now. 1
Everyone enjoyed the lake on this sunny afternoon until Pearl saw a water snake.
lana's POV
It was around four in the afternoon, everyone had been swimming all day. I had a lot of fun surfing waves on ash's shield and a splash war that was obviously won by mellow. Bismith ended up winning the biggest cannonball splash. I kept catching ash starting at me, his reaction me to showing skin was cute. Everyone was hungry from swimming all day so we decided to head back to the cabin to eat.
I stepped out of the water onto the sand, ringing out my wet hair. Amethyst stepped out of the lake beside me, shaking off like a dog. I walked over to the dock putting on my flip flops and grabbing my jacket. ash climbed up onto the dock from out of the water, dripping wet. Drops slowly falling down his chest and face, his hair damp. I looked away blushing realizing that I was staring. I continued ringing out my hair, making sure not to make eye contact. Greg and the gems we're ahead of us, already walking towards the cabin. 3
"I'm not the only one staring, " ash said while wrapping an arm around my waist, his shirt balled up in his other hand. I blushed harder at the fact he noticed.
"You were staring a lot more than me, " I responded, wearing a smile. We started to walk up the gravel path a good distance away from the gems. I slid on the thin grey jacket, as the cold air hit my face.
"So you admit it?" ash snickered kissing my temple. His touch somehow always sent a shiver up my spine. A cold breeze blew by, making his hand on my waist feel so warm.
"Maybe, " I responded, holding back a smile.
I leaned my head on his shoulder, enjoying this feeling, the feeling of comfort. I felt so secure in his arms. His warm exhale brushing against my skin once more as he kissed my forehead. He threw his shirt over his other shoulder, taking his now free hand and running it gently through my hair.
"Your hair is so soft, " ash said in that voice, making my heart skip a beat. I felt blush rush to my cheeks as he pulled closer me by my waist, starting to walk a little slower. 15
"Mm, lake water, " I joked, lifting my head from his shoulder and softly pressing my lips against his, feeling the fireworks all over again. He returned my gesture kissing me more deeply. He suddenly grabbed my hand. He broke the kiss shortly, a smile cross his lips. 19
"I like lake water, " ash joked, still smirking.
I giggled as he pulled me into the treeline, not visible from the gravel path ahead. He put both his hands on my waist, my laugh shortly faded as he kissed me again, a kiss that made my toes curl. I leaned into him without realizing it, humming into the kiss. I felt his warm exhale as he breathed through his nose, never breaking our lips apart. I blushed even more as he tightened his grip on my waist, pulling me closer, my hips pressed against his.ย โ เป ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ...
I wrapped my hands around the back of his neck, we have never been this close before. It was almost painful when we had to break for air. He waited a moment to connect our lips again, as I met his gaze, my heart fluttering. The butterflies in my stomach we're going insane as he continued his locking gaze on me. His hot breath sending a shiver up my spine. He moved his face lower, starting to leave soft kisses on my neck.
"Sorry, I needed to kiss you, " he whispered against my skin, making my knees weak. His voice had such an effect on me.
He continued leaving kisses down my neck until he found that spot. He lightly sucked at it, making me hold back the whimper that wanted to escape my lips. His grip on my waist tightening, holding himself against me. I tilted my head back slightly, giving him more access. I moved my hands from the back of his neck, one of his shoulder and one in his hair. He continued kissing and sucking at that spot, pushing me lightly into the tree behind me. I struggled not to make a sound, his touch felt so good. I felt completely safe in his arms, lost in this pleasure. I really lost it as his teeth lightly grazed that spot he's been kissing. The soft whimper I'd been resisting finally escaping. I blushed profusely as I felt him smirk against my skin.
I still felt nervous about sexual stuff, but I wasn't uncomfortable right now. I was just a little embarrassed. My cheeks felt hot as he trailed back up and met my lips once more. Taking a hand from my waist and running it through my hair. I felt so sensitive, every time he touched me I got goosebumps. Not to mention the fact he wasn't wearing a shirt and was leaning into me. He lightly bit my bottom lip, giving me chills.
I was surprised at how fast we were jumping in physical stuff, given we've only been dating around a month. I've known him for so long, It was so refreshing to be able to express how I felt. Our relationship was moving so quickly, I think it's because we were holding back our emotions for so long we were so happy to finally be able to share them. It's no longer me having a crush on a boy who I thought would never like me back, It's love. The word still gave me goosebumps, butterflies in my stomach swarming. My thoughts were stopped as I felt ash's hands both on my waist again, one moving lower, trailing down the side of my thigh.
My heart started pounding, I giggled at his actions. Surprised at how forward he was being. "ash, " I said in a soft voice. The way his fingers trailed across my skin made my knees weak, but I also didn't want to go too far just yet. I didn't feel ready to do anything but kiss, that was already intense for me. 30
He put his hand back on my waist, "Sorry, am I going too fast again?" He asked, concern in his voice.
"Maybe a little bit, " I kissed him sweetly, he immediately returned the kiss. Before slowly breaking it, a sigh shortly following.
"I can't control myself when I'm around you, " he said with a sad smile, our faces inches apart. I rested my hands on his chest, blushing remembering he was shirtless. 2
Even though my heart was already pounding, his words somehow made it best faster. "I feel the same, " I admitted, tilted my head slightly lower to hide my red face.
He hummed, "Really?" He said with a smirk, making me laugh softly. He leaned in to kiss me again but I pushed his face away playfully.
"The gems are gonna be looking for us, " I sighed, not wanting to stop but not wanted to get caught either.
"One more, " he pleaded, resting his hand on my cheek, the other still on my waist.
"Fine, only cause your an excellent kisser, " I smiled, closing my eyes waiting for him to kiss me.
I was slightly confused when he didn't for a moment. I shriek as he picked me up by my waist again since he had diamond strength it was done easily. Out of fear of falling I wrapped my legs around him while clinging my arms to his shoulders. I blushed a dark red, comprehending our current position. I was leaned up against a tree, my legs wrapped around his waist while he held me up by my thighs. My hands were hanging onto his shoulders.
"I'm not a rag doll, " I huffed, a little annoyed he kept picking me up.
"I know but you're so cute, " he explained. I giggled and tried to get down but he stopped me. "You still owe me a kiss, " he smirked. 7
The way he was acting made me shudder, he was being so mature. I liked it, to be honest. I rolled my eyes jokingly, softly pressed my lips against his. He returned the kiss, tilting his head slowly. Even with the cold breeze, I felt so warm, my lips melting to his perfectly, like wax to a hot fire. I felt his tongue slowly meeting mine, I was already extremely turned on but this was pushing me over the edge. I wrapped my arms around his back, still trying to keep my balance. I hummed softly, enjoying this feeling. His grip got tighter as I bit his bottom lip, making me smirk at his reaction.
"OHHH," A familiar voice exclaimed. 225
My eyes shot open and I broke the kiss. ash almost dropped me from being so startled. He got his balance again and set me down. I got back to my feet, my head shooting ash whose face was just as red as mine. We both faced who was standing a few feet from us outside of the treeline.
ash's POV
I stood in the treeline standing next to lana, both of our faces we're red. We looked at Amethyst that was now on the ground laughing hysterically. I felt bad for almost dropping lana, I was so startled I lost my balance, my heart was still pounding from what we were just doing. 2
"ash don't forget protection!" Amethyst shouted, a laugh shortly following, my eyes widened. 48
"Amethyst!" I shouted back, throwing on my T-shirt. I was annoyed she was still making those kinds of jokes, even when I specifically asked her not to. It made lana uncomfortable when she did that sort of thing.
I looked over at lana, she looked embarrassed, fidgeting with the zipper on her jacket. I felt bad Amethyst that made her uncomfortable, she tends to do that a lot. Amethyst continued laughing, finally getting up from the ground.
"I asked you to cool it with the jokes Amethyst, " I said walking over to lana. She gave me an awkward smile when I looked at her. I smiled back, rubbing the back of my neck.
"Oh come on, I'm sorry I was just joking around, " Amethyst said, wiping her teary eyes from laughing too much. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone, your little secret is safe with me, I ain't a snitch, " Amethyst stretched her arm out by shape-shifting, punching my shoulder. I laughed in response and pushed her hand away.
"Do you wanna eat now? I'm starving, " lana said, looking more comfortable. I was glad she wasn't too embarrassed, good thing It was only Amethyst that saw us. 14
"Yeah, let's go, " I said with a small smile, grabbing lana's hand as we started walking towards the gravel path. Amethyst ran up the path, rushing to the food. We both laughed as she screamed and threw the cabin door open. 11
"Is it just me or is she more rowdy than usual?" lana asked, intertwining our fingers as we held hands. We got onto the gravel path, walking the short distance to the cabin.
"When food is involved she turns into a wild animal, " I joked we continued to walk up the gravel path making it onto the porch. I let go of lana's hand as I held the door open. She smiled at me as she walked through the doorway.
"Your plates are on the counter, " Pearl said to lana and me as we stepped in the kitchen.
"Thanks, I'm gonna change real fast, be right back, " lana said. She walked down the hallway and to the guest room we were sharing, she went inside closing the door behind her.
"What time is it?" I asked my dad who was standing next to the fridge.
"Six, " My dad said looking at his watch. 3
Pearl slid the plate on the counter to where I was sitting. She grabbed a cup from the cabinet. "Do you want anything to drink?" Pearl asked.
Some coffie please, " I responded.
"How is little homeworld doing?" My dad asked while putting ketchup on his plate for the grilled cheese. 5
"Pretty good, just gotta get rid of some scaffolding and do some painting," Bismith said while kicking up the footrest in the lazy boy chair.
"I'll help with panting, " Amethyst said as she shape-shifted her hand into a brush. Bismith laughed.
mellow smiled slightly, "Peri, look." mellow pulled something out of her gem. lillie looked curiously while sitting on the floor next to her. lillie gasped loudly a big smile on her face. 22
"Camp pining hearts!" lillie exclaimed grabbing the disc case.
My dad handed me the ketchup and walked over to the TV the get the DVD player on. "Let's get this over with, " he laughed.
"Yes!" lillie scrambled to the small machine and put the disc inside, pushing the power button on the small box TV.
"What's all the excitement?" lana asked with a smile walking up to me.
She was wearing a sweatshirt and black shorts that made her look adorable. I had to stop myself from staring given the shorts hugged her curves perfectly. 34
Before I could speak lillie shushed lana, gluing her eyes back to the screen again, mellow sat next to her doing the same. lana and I laughed a bit, she sat next to me on another stool.
"I'll tell ya outside, " I said quietly trying not to disturb lillie. lana picked up her plate following me to the porch.
Right as I was about to step out the screen door it started to rain, a gush of wind flying by slamming the screen door shut. We were both a little surprised at how bad the storm got so fast. I quickly realized I left my car window rolled down and my phone in the car. I set down my plate on the counter, "I'll be right back, " I said in a hushed tone to lana. I stepped out onto the porch using my shield as an umbrella as the rain got worse. I hurried to my car, unlocking it. I got inside and rolled up the windows, grabbing my phone. I used my shield again and shut my car door behind me walking back towards the cabin, I saw Lion scurry into the house as the feline tried to escape the now downpouring water. I got inside, opening the door for Lion. wiping my face off with my sleeve I noticed only lana was by the door holding our plates. lillie and mellow were still glued to the TV and all of the other gems weren't there.
"Everyone is gonna watch a movie in the loft, " lana explained, keeping her voice quiet not to interrupt lillie and mellow.
Her smile never failing to brighten my day. I returned the smile following her up the short staircase to the loft where the master bedroom was. The gems we're all scattered about the room, dawn and Bismith sitting on the bed, Pearl on the floor, my dad setting up the TV. Amethyst was eating a big bowl of popcorn while sitting in between dawn and Bismith. lana and I sat on the floor next to Pearl
"Why are they so excited to watch their show, don't they watch it all the time?" lana asked me.
"Their old copy of the show got destroyed when mellow threw the barn on Blue and I guess mellow finally found a new one," I explained. I caught a piece of popcorn in my mouth as Amethyst tossed one to me.
"Ay, " Amethyst shouted as lana managed to catch one as well. We both laughed as Pearl tried to avoid being hit by the buttery kernels. 7
"Finally, It works!" My dad exclaimed happily once he managed to figure out the vintage TV.
"What movie are we watching?" Amethyst asked while stuffing her face with another handful of popcorn.
"Romantic comedy, " dawn smiled.
"That sounds like fun, " Pearl responded to dawn. Pearl rested her hands on her lap while sitting on her knees.
My dad looked through the pile of disc cases. "None of those, just a lot of horror movies, " My dad said. He continued to search the pile.
"I love horror movies!" lana exclaimed. "Well sociological thrillers to be exact, " she said with a smile.
I hate scary movies, I always felt like I was being watched after the movie and the jump scares are awful. I didn't find the feeling of being scared thrilling like some people. I gave her a nervous laugh when she smiled at me. I'd watch it if she wanted but I definitely wouldn't enjoy it. lana and I have watched scary movies before we starting dating and I always had trouble sleeping and was jumpy for the next week or so. 9
"That was the prediction I was least hoping for, " dawn chuckled at the turn of events.
"I'll try and pick the least scary one, " my dad chuckled, searching small pile.
Thank goodness I thought to myself. I took a bite of my grilled cheese, hungry from swimming all afternoon.
"Cheers, " lana smiled at me holding her grilled cheese up.
"Pfft, cheers, " I tapped my sandwich to hers. We both laughed shortly after.
"Where did you two run off to earlier?" Pearl questioned.
We both paused for a moment, trying to think of something. I racked my brain trying to think of a plausible scenario. 3
"ash got a pine cone stuck in his hair, " lana blurted out. Immediately laughing at what she said. 5
Amethyst just smiled, stuffing her face with popcorn to keep from laughing.ย "How?" Bismith chimed in.
"He wanted a flower crown but it was a grave mistake, " she said with a big smile, laughing in-between sentences.
"Pfft!" I broke out laughing as well.
"Enough of whatever uh, that was." My dad chuckled. "How about the Organ pickler?" He asked holding up the movie case.
I gulped at the name. Why did the cabin owners have to like horror? I guess I'll just not sleep for a few days. Although lana told me watching something funny right after a scary movie helps to fade the memory, I guess I'll try that.
"Is that appropriate for them?" Pearl squawked while gesturing towards lana and me. 3
"They're fine, P!" Amethyst shouted.
"Oh alright, " Pearl sighed, crossing her arms loosely in her lap while sitting on her knees.
I really hope this isn't too scary.