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I'm not a runner, so guess it'll be death
for me! I could see the smirk spread across Anya's lips as she took
her key out the ignition and turned in her seat to face me. "You
better hope you didn't bring a book with you or out into the ocean
it goes for putting me out there like that." She whispered evilly
causing the guys to laugh.

We all got out the car and I couldn't help but stretch my arms up
in the air. Boy, that was one tense car ride. Immediately upon our
arrival I noticed a big group of people off to one side on the
beach. Some were playing volleyball, while others were just
lounging around.

In that group I recognized the same guys that were over Tristan's
yesterday Sam, Gabe, Max, and Jordan. Surprise, surprise there's a
group of the popular females from our school there too. See, told
you they were only using us for the ride.

"Yo Tris, Luke. Over here." Sam called out waving his hand up in
the air motioning for them to go join the group.

This caused the crowd to look over in our direction, so to save the
boys the embarrassment of being seen arriving with us. I quickly
grabbed my bag and slung it over my shoulder. Running around to the
other side of the car, I grabbed a hold on Anya's hand and
practically dragged her towards the other end of the beach.

"What the hell, Lise? What's your rush?" Anya said breathlessly
trying to match my strides to get away from them.
    "Nothing, just want to get my tan on, that's all." I answered
simply.

"I know you're lying Lise, what's up? Why are you running away from
them?" Anya huffed. "I kind of thought we'd join 'em."

"Are you insane, join them?" I huffed in exasperation. "I'm pretty
sure that's the last thing they'd want. I'm positive they would
have extended the invite in the fifteen-minute car ride over here
if they did. Did they? No, so I rest my case."

Scouting the sand for a nice spot to lay down my blanket, I felt
someone grab my arm from behind. It sent shocks and a tingling
sensation from where they grabbed all the way down my fingertips.
Jerking my arm away in shock, I spun around a little too quickly
and smacked right into a rock hard chest. Where my face hit, sent
tingles all over too. What the heck is wrong with me?

Two muscular hands grabbed a hold of my upper arms to steady me,
sending shockwaves throughout my entire body. Was I possibly
experiencing heat stroke? Can it be dehydration from the intense
temperatures? Blinking my eyes rapidly, I tilted my head upwards.
Staring back at me was the face of an angel. An angel with gray
eyes.

"Hey, uh you girls just kind of ran off back there." Tristan began
as he let go of me, rubbing his hand on the back of his neck
nervously. "We didn't get a chance to thank you for the
ride."

I took a couple steps back to put some distance between us. From
what I could see his expression mirrored hurt when I did that. I
really need to get in the water and cool down, I'm seriously
beginning to see things.

"Oh don't mention it." Anya said looking up from her place on the
towel. That's what I love so much about her, she's a go with the
flow type of girl and she never lets anything bother her. She was
already laid out comfortably in her red two-piece. Her Ipod plugged
into it's docking station blaring out music.

When the freak did she have time to do all that? How long was I
entranced in Tristan's spell? I didn't even lay down my towel yet.
"I was wondering if you wanted to join us over there?" Tristan
offered glancing over his shoulder at his friends. It was a sweet
gesture, but I'm sure it’s a pity offer.

"Thanks, but no thanks. We'll be fine over here." I assured him
while setting down my towel and pulling out my bottle of sunscreen
spray. I don't have the faintest clue what came over me next that
caused me to so boldly yank my summer dress up and over my head
exposing my black two-piece. My only explanation is that it had to
be the heat.

That action alone earned me a few whistles from some basketball
players who