The Summer of 21 {complete}

N I N E T E E N

The light of the sun finally coming out of the shadows hit our faces. I turned over to see Archers dark brown eyes looking like pools of honey. He raised his eyebrow at me questioning why I was looking at him, but I didn't have to have an excuse. I was looking at him because he was perfect. He was sweet like honey. He was the nothing when people asked me why I was smiling.

"You have really pretty cheekbones." Archer said, causing me to laugh. I looked over at him, finding his bottom lip in a pouty grin. "No more compliments for you."

"I'm sorry brownie. No one's ever said that to me before. Thank you." His fingers traced my face until his finger was on my lip.

"More than half the summer has passed." He said, pulling me with such ease that I was now straddling him. I placed my head in the crook of his neck. I liked being there. I liked how I felt home with him. I felt comfortable.

"I never knew summer could be this fun." It was true. I was always part of the popular group, so my summers were always full of things to do. But I guess I never really enjoyed them. The memories I had created with Archer were nothing like the ones of previous summers.

I knew I was spending the rest of my life with him.

"I like you more than I actually planned, Elizabeth." I smiled against his skin cause I knew this was true. I knew that when he met me, I annoyed him. But my silly ways attracted him and I'm glad that we're here right now.

I sometimes think that what I feel for Archer happened all too fast. I found myself wanting to run away from this feeling, never looking back because he was what happiness felt like. I've always been a happy person, but whenever I'm with him, nothing can make me sad. Nothing is worth losing him. He made me feel safe.

"How do you feel about going to the aquarium?"

"I've never gone to one." I never had a fascination for the ocean and the animals that live there. If I was being honest, I was terrified of it actually. The water is so deep and suddenly a fish or another water animal could appear.

And eat you.

"Really birdie? My mom used to take me and my sister every saturday. I guess we kind of grew out of it, but it was the reason I loved saturdays so much."

That was a special reason to love saturdays.

"Lead the way to the aquarium. Lets see why you like it so much." I realised my hold from him and stood up. He grabbed my hand before I could walk towards the car and pulled me to him.

"You feel like saturday morning Elizabeth." He said against my lips. Archer placed a long yet soft kiss on my lips. Both of us moving in unison, like we've done this a thousand times, because we had. But every time I kissed him, it felt like the first time all over again. It was a burst of happiness every time.

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"Thats it. Smile for me brownie." I snapped a selfie with the dolphin between us. "Okay now a goofy one." Archer just smiled. "The dolphin knows what a goofy picture is better than you. Look at that. He's practically sticking his tongue out at you."

"Shut up." I had the urge to say make me, but we were currently in a public place surrounded by lots of people and I didn't know how Archer would react.

"Rude." I said before going in the opposite direction Archer was going in. In a matter of seconds, my feet were off the ground and my back was against Archers front as he spinned us both. I was sent into a laughing hysteria causing the surrounding people to look at us. But I didn't care.

"Let me down you big baby." Archer let me down and turned me so we were face to face.

"Kiss me." Archer said grabbing my cheeks and squishing them together. He lowered himself a bit before kissing me. "Lets see the turtles, they're my favorite."