#o17

“Daphne Elizabeth Abernathy! We’re leaving in fifteen minutes, whether you’re with us or not!”

Daphne rolled her eyes. “Do you see what I’m dealing with her, Care? I’m on such a schedule here and I wanna dieeeee.” She added dramatically, flopping onto the large bed in her hotel room. Her family was in Miami, as they went every summer, and while the blonde was happy for theescapefromthe most boring place on the planet, she hated being away from her friends, and especially from her girlfriend, whom she’d been on FaceTime with for nearly the whole afternoon. “They wanna go to this beach, as if it’s going anywhere.” She rolled her eyes again, hearing indistinct shouting from downstairs, no doubt being called downstairs again. “I gotta go, though. I love you.” She blew the brunette a kiss, clicking the end button and tossing her phone to the side.

The blonde tugged her hair up into a messy bun, slipping into a simple white bikini and shorts. Daphne had packed about a dozen bathing suits for the summer, but always found herself back in her favorite one. One she had borrowed from Carolina. It reminded her of the brunette and she loved it; it was almost as if her girlfriend were there with her. She had begged her parents for weeks to let Carolina come along for the trip. She even offered to pay for the brunette to come with them, but they refused. They approved of their daughter’s relationship, but still decided that their family vacation should continue to remain a family vacation. Daphne hated them for it for a while, but knew that having something of Carolina’s was almost as good as her being there. She slid her feet into a pair of sandals and grabbing her phone, Daphne left her room for what was bound to be another boring day on the boardwalk.

“Why don’t you go get some food or something?” Daphne’s mom suggested when the blonde complained for the twelfth time about being bored. “There’s a bunch of shops right over there.” Plucking the twenty from her mother’s fingers, Daphne pushed up off the large beach blanket, making her way up the beach and onto the boardwalk. She glanced at the different shops, settling on getting some gelato. The line didn’t seem too long, and she could always just FaceTime Carolina again from inside. She didn’t even realize how quickly the line was moving until she heard somebody clear their throat. Daphne glanced up and felt her face flush red when she realized she was the only one in the small shop, a boy a couple years older than herself standing with a slightly impatient look on his face. “Are you ready to order?” He asked, and the blonde bit down on her lip. He had the most gorgeous green eyes she’d ever seen on a person, and sandy brown hair that was sculpted and perfectly gelled into place. He had a natural tan that was enhanced by his pearly white teeth. Her stomach flipped in a way that it hadn’t in a while; not since she had met Carolina. And the idea confused her, considering she’d never felt any type of way towards a boy in her entire life. However, something about the boy, who’s name tag read Ethan, standing before her made her stomach flutter in that small crush way that it never did towards the opposite sex.