Summer Vacation - Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 - Austin's POV Suitcase in hand, I walk to Olivia's beach house. I decide I'll sneak in and set my stuff down, then surprise her. It'll be more romantic and sweet if I'm not lugging a huge suitcase around with me. I get there and thankfully she's not in her room. I set my stuff down and head out to the living room. Her mom and dad are on the couch, watching the news. "Do you know where Olivia went?" I ask. They look up and seem shocked. I kinda forgot that they also didn't know I was coming back. "Austin, you're here!" Her mother says. Her dad gives me a polite greeting nod before looking back up at the TV. "She was taking a walk." She says, pointing in the direction Olivia took off. "When is she not?" I laugh and run out of the door, hearing her dad call, "Good luck!" On my way out. I see a familiar speck in the distance, and I start running to her. As I near closer and closer, I get excited. I know it's Olivia. Once I'm right behind her, I tap her on the back. "Do you know where I can find my girlfriend? She's about your height, the most beautiful girl in the world-" she turns around and I pick her up off the ground and hug her tightly. "Austin!!!" She screams, putting her hands on my shoulders. I set her down and she kisses me, pulling me in by my shirt. "You're here!" She says after the kiss. "I am. All because of you." I say, smiling wide. "Oh, I love you." She gives me a quick kiss and then grabs my arm as she walks me back to her house. "Mom and I were talking, and she said if you ever were to come back, you could stay in my room." "Oh, that's great. I'll finally sleep okay." She laughs. "Why's that?" "You're all I can think about, and it keeps me up at night. Worrying about you, missing you, wishing you were with me..." I say, blushing. "Awwww." She says. "You're the best." _____________________________________________ It's been three days since Austin got back. He always seems to be looking for something, though. In fact, he is right now. Looking frantically around the room. "Austin, did you lose something?" I finally ask. As awful as this might sound, he looks so cute when he's stressed. Glasses on, hair a mess, comfy clothes... "Yes-no, maybe..." He says quickly, still searching the room. "Austin." I say, walking over to him and putting a hand on his chest. "We tell each other everything. No secrets, remember?" I raise an eyebrow and he sighs. "I lost the pictures of us from the photo booth." He says, not making eye contact. I laugh. "You think I'm mad about that?" I ask, my tone soft. "Yeah, I mean, those were really nice pictures, and we took them the day we got together, and-" I put a finger over his lips, one hand still on his chest. I can feel his heart beating fast, scared I'm gonna be upset. "Austin, none of that matters to me. As long as I have you here with me, I don't need some pictures to tell me how much I love you." I say, moving my finger from his mouth. He smiles. "Really? You really don't care?" He asks, running a hand through his hair. "No. And as far as pictures go..." I go into the closet and pull out a large collage with a frame of seashells that I had been working on. "Livvy- I-" he starts, then grabs my hand, spins me around, and kisses me while I'm in a dip. "I love you so much, Liv." He says, laughing. He pulls me up from my current position in the dip. "I love you too, Austin," I say, still holding the collage in one hand. I hand it to him, then drag him onto the bed with me. "How'd you get this done so quick?" He asks, tilting his head. "I just really focused on it. I knew you would love it." I say, shrugging. I flop down with a sigh. Austin flops down and mimics my sigh. I laugh and roll over to face him. He takes his glasses off and sets them on the nightstand, then just looks at me. I begin twirling his hair around my finger, bored. "What're you doing?" He laughs. "I don't even know," I giggle. I sigh, and fall asleep in his arms within minutes, dreaming of us.