SUMMER.My hands reached towards the door before I slowly pushed it open and the steam from the running shower was what hit me in my face. I halted for a second, meeting Vincent’s inquisitive eyes above which were brows that soared into his forehead.He was fully unclothed and it took everything in me to not let my eyes wander, at least not yet, not now. But he was relentless in his gaze as well as intent. He ran his hands through his hair beneath the shower and if I wasn’t completely wrong, there was the ghost of a smirk on his lips.I stepped into the shower, his bathroom was more like a sauna’s with about two tap heads on opposite corners of the room. While I stayed on one side, I nervously stepped beneath the other. As the warm water trickled down my face as well as the sides of my neck, I heaved a sigh.A pleasurable one. I could feel Vincent’s intense gaze bore into my back even before I threw a coy look over my shoulders. When our eyes met, he tried to look away before batting
SUMMER."Come here, Summer."My heart lumped in the back of my throat as I inched closer to Vincent. When I was close enough, a smirk curled his lips upwards and I was overcome with shyness. I felt the blood rush into my cheeks when his hands grazed softly against them. He'd changed in a black t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Honestly, he was the only one I thought could still rock jeans in this day and age. Vincent wasn't exactly flashy, in fact the way he dressed and the way he talked was a constant reminder that he was still decades older than me.But you see, that smile. When he smiled and my knees would grow weak, it would just feel like we're the only ones in the entire world. That he's only just staring at me. It makes me forget about everything, like a charm he knew was working. His fingers crept up my face before smothering through my hair and I cowered my head against him."Oh Summer" His voice towered over me before settling in the depths of my stomach and each part of my body
SUMMER.“You know you still haven’t told me your plans for after summer, right?” Vincent’s voice drifted me out of my thoughts and when I looked up at him, his hands swept across my face. “I don’t…I don’t even know” I stuttered. He scoffed with a smirky smile.“I mean the plan was to go to med school in New York, study to become a nurse like my mum or a physician at least” I said. “A nurse?” Vincent arched his brows. “Is it such a bad thing that I become a nurse?” I asked him with a slight humph but his chest exploded with laughter.“What?” I hit him lightly in his shoulders and Vincent just stared into my eyes for a moment. “I don’t know, who’s plan is that?” He asked. “You don’t strike me exactly as a nurse” He added.“Ouch” I heaved, though it wasn’t as serious. “I mean, is a nurse really who you want to become or it’s what Lily wants you to become?” Vince asked and at that question, my heart stomped. “What?” I asked softly. “Come on Summer. You and I both know how much you love t
SUMMER.There wasn’t anybody else I’d rather lose my virginity to than Vincent. But you see if you had asked me that any other time before this summer, I probably would’ve had no idea that it would happen anyway. That things would play out the way it did.But somehow here we were, with a condom in his hands and desire filled eyes piercing into mine. I was hot, and maybe a little nervous but I knew how I felt about him. I maybe might have even fallen in love with my father’s best friend. That was all I could think about.The endless possibilities that we might be right for each other. And it may sound delusional but when I looked at him, I could swear he was all I wanted. This was all I ever wanted.“Yes” I whispered, biting into my lips and he nodded with a smile on his. Vincent climbed out of his pants but he was never so far away from my face. “I’ll be gentle with you, sunshine” He kissed my forehead and I nodded. With his ever embracing arm, I felt the safest with him. “Are you o
SUMMER.The heat of the sun beamed against my face as I slowly opened my eyes to the warmth of the sunlight. He was right beside me with his hands already stroking my hair and I sat up with a smile across my face.“Good morning” I said softly and he heaved. “Morning, Sunshine” Vincent puckered his lips in a way that made me blush lightly. “The brightest of them all” He added. My cheeks were the brightest red of them all. “I made you a little breakfast” He darted an eye towards the bed stand on which there was a tray laying across. It was hard not to remember the last night, in fact it was all that was in my head. It shouldn’t have felt different, it should’ve been awkward but it wasn’t. It was as natural as it could’ve been, Vincent even going as far as placing a soft kiss on my lips. “Last night was amazing” I crossed my arms with a whisper leaving my lips and Vince grinned proudly.“It was.” He replied. “Come on…” He held me up and soon enough, there was a wave of uncertainty acr
SUMMER.I glided my shoulders to the sound of the thudding beat. By now, I was already slightly wasted but I could tell my left from my right. I don’t think I’d ever drank the way that I did that night. But luckily, Vincent was here. At least not here, but a safe distance away. He’d excused himself to take a call, the fourth time that night and the last time he left, I was able to catch a glimpse of Sarah’s name across his phone screen. But I guess she was just sort of like a business partner.I neared the bar of the concert, directing the bartender to pour me another drink which I downed through my throat. I exclaimed from my lips before slowly moving my shoulders to the music. The lights were flashing and the atmosphere was filled with a blend of booze and make outs.“Let it happen!” I yelled to the lyrical chorus of the famous Tame Impala song when suddenly I heard a voice draw close to where I sat. It wasn’t Vincent, I knew before I even turned around. “I like them” A man settle
SUMMER."I love you." I suddenly blurted out.That was the thing, I didn't think—I wasn't thinking when I said it. it just sort of escaped from my lips in a drunken moment. And I watched as his face suddenly drained of any color as I froze there. Vincent pulled away from me and though his lips were apart, he didn't even say anything.He couldn't."Fuck!" I was so embarrassed as I pushed him away. I gathered my shirt in my hands before trying to walk away from him. I needed to leave, no way I could look back in his eyes. I shouldn't have said that, I should not.What was I thinking?But both luckily and unfortunately, there was a sudden knock on his door and drifting both our attentions out of my head, we looked back. “Who is that?” We both chorused. Finally, he spoke.As Vincent sauntered towards the door, I wore on my shirt and behold when he pulled it open, I met the shock of my life. My father stormed in with an expression that was far from pleased. Almost immediately, he shot me a
SUMMER.“You know I love that one!” I exclaimed, looking into the photos that my mum ran through with her fingers. “Oh no, I look ugly in it” Lily shot me a stare and we both burst out laughing. I couldn’t remember the last time I laughed the way I did. Well, the last time before Vincent anyway.“You can never look ugly” I said to my mum and watched her scrunched up nose deflate. “Aww” She held me with an arm as we walked down the Oregon pavement. Behind us was the largest mall in the whole place and it was where we spent the majority of the day.From the infamous photo booth to the bowling alley, the sip and paint and shopping—I had a gazillion bags in my right hand. She held the photos and the paintings. The day didn’t seem to end, I didn’t want it to.But finally, the sun began to set and we decided to take a rest on a bench, left idle in the corner. We sat on it with ice cream in both our hands. As I squinted my eyes in the distance, I couldn’t help but notice the little quick gla