Midnight Meetup

Three S's

I jolted awake, breathing deeply. Stefani sat up quickly with me, holding onto my thigh.

"Whats up?", She murmured, rubbing her tired eyes.

Was i just dreaming all of that?

I reached and looked out the window in-front of her, seeing the beach stretch out before the car. Stefani blew air onto the side of my neck, the feeling running down and through my spine.

I flinched away from her, pulling back to glare at her. She smiled, raising an eyebrow at me. Cheryl snorted,

"We have, like, five minutes till we're there".

I stared at Stefani for a little longer, her eyes burning into mine. Cheryl honked the horn a few times, pulling the car into a small gap. She set the parking brake on, jumping out of the car and hugging a group of people.

Stefani ran her hand up my arm, leaning to mumble in my ear. I gasped softly watching as she bit her lip and got out of the car.

I got out the same side, being greeted by a few girls saying how pretty i looked. Stefani nodded in agreement, smiling at me.

Cheryl ruffled her hair, the auburn waves flowing as the wind hit us, "Drinks?"

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The sand filled the gaps between my painted toes as the group walked down a slightly slanted sand dune, a small painted van stood in glory. Its bright neon patterns being highlighted by the early moon. I gazed in awe as we got closer. I trailed my finger around the patterns, walking to the bonnet of the vehicle.

A few other previously hidden cars stood against the sand.

They all faced a fire pit with already burnt wood in the centre. Cheryl ran behind me, rooting through the van and coming out with a large bottle. She spread its contents everywhere, someone lighting a match and letting it fall into the pit.

The fire grew, reaching for the sky. I stepped back, large hands held against my waist. A deep voice croaked, "I got you".

That was not Stefani.

The sweat built along my back, "Get the fuck off of me".

I spun, yelling at this guy. He stepped back, "I didn't mean no harm"

Stefani was at my side, "Just a long night pal, no problem". She pulled me to one side, "You're tired".

No, i just don't want to be here.

"Cheryl, I'm gonna go sit in the car, i'm still so exhausted",  i exaggerated my sentence. The keys came flying my way. I turned on my heel and stalked up the dune back to the Audi, still not replying to Stefani.

I got to the top, but decided to sit on the sand. Stefani stood watching me.

"Its pretty, isn't it Stef?" I murmured.

Stefani nodded, "Sea, Sand and sex".

What?

"The band, obviously", She giggled, taking a space next to me. I looked at her, the unruly curls dawned her shoulders. The wind nipped at her cheeks, them appearing redder than usual. The freckles like the stars in the sky.

I gazed around, not noticing her hand creep into mine. I stared down at our bunched hands and then back to her. She scooted closer, our arms connecting.