"This should be a good place to park"

Derick said getting out of the car.

"Finally! That was the most boring car ride of my LIFE! Damn, you guys have NO taste in music"

Wow that was an insult...

"No, it's the exact opposite Issac, you're the one with no taste... I mean come on! Who rejects Ed Sheeran?!"

"Me!"

"Alright then, who's your favorite artist?" I asked putting a hand on my hip.

"You know that guy that has the song like ' shining so bright

Strawberry champagne

Lucky for you', that's what I like, that's what I like, you know?"

"That's not even the lyrics! And will someone help me with the bags?! If not, I'm leaving it right here"

Derick yelled from the back of the car.

"Yeah! We're coming!"

Me and Issac went to the back and grabbed our bags and slung them on our shoulders.

"Do you guys have everything? Hats? Sunglasses? Phones? Gum? Sunscreen?" I asked.

"Check, check and check, you don't need to worry so much Julie"

Issac said putting an arm around my shoulder.

"I only heard three checks Issac and by the way, I'm doing this for your sake, honestly I could care less if you get sunburned or lost" I said removing his arm from my shoulder.

"I'm not gonna get lost! How old am I? Five?"

"Well you sure act like you are" Derick butted in.

"Shush! You keep your mouth shut! I don't want to hear a word from you!You're probably the worst friend in history!"

"Issac! Stop acting like such a drama queen and Derick! Keep your mouth shut! If I hear one more word from the both of you so help me I'll call the police!"

"And tell them what?" Issac scoffed.

"That the both of you are sexually harassing me" I retorted with the same tone.

"You wouldn't, she's obviously bluffing, right Derick?"

"I wouldn't count on it, she can be very convincing"

I smirked.

"Now that we had that mild issue settled, let's go, I haven't had this much fresh air in awhile"

"That's because you're a troll" Issac snorted.

"Excuse me? I'm the troll? Have you looked in the mirror lately?"

"I do almost everyday and I must say, I am a sight for sore eyes"

"Keep telling yourself that and one day it might come true"

"Ouch you break my heart every time Juliana"

I laughed shaking my head, we continued down the trail and we each paid the entrance fee.

"Okay let's stay as a group and if we get separated for some unknown reason we all have our phones"

I said looking at the both of them, they both nodded and we started walking, I marveled at the size of these trees and how small we looked in comparison.

"These trees are huge! Julie take a picture of me holding one up!"

"What am I? A photographer?"

Despite me saying that, he positioned himself in front of the tree and crouched down putting both hands up as though holding up a big weight.

I looked through my phones camera and I couldn't get a good angle, suddenly a hand came in front of the lens, taking the phone away from me.

Derick also crouched down a bit and was trying to get a good view.

I looked at his focused face and it was like a reminder, my boss is a very handsome man.

"Come on already! I'm starting to cramp up!"

"You were the one who asked for a photo so stop complaining!"

"Are you a photographer?"

"No, I'm not a photographer, I like photography"

I nodded and when he took the photo it looked good like he was actually bolding the tree up and with that strained look on his face it's almost believable.

"Dude! That looks awesome! Derick! Would you like to be my permanent photographer?" He said holding his hands dramatically.

"And what am I? Trash?" I scoffed.

"Considering How long It took you to take the photo I'd say you really are!"

"You're such a man baby!"

"A handsome one" he smirked.

My God He is worse than his friend.

"Okay, I've had enough of this, now I know how you feel when we fight Julie" Derick said from the sidelines.

"I didn't see you intervening anytime soon, Derick"

"Sorry sweetheart, I was too busy admiring the scenery, it rally accents your skin tone"

"Flattery gets you nowhere querido"

"That means darling doesn't it?"

He smirked.

"It does, but it was just a form of speech"

"Are you sure there wasn't a hint sincerity?"

"Was there any in your 'sweetheart'?" I retorted.

"Touché"

"You know, now I believe the two of you aren't dating, because you guys are already married!"

"Shut up Isaac!" Both me and Derick shouted.

"Yup, married" he muttered.

"I heard that!" We both shouted again.

We both looked down and avoided eye contact.

After that we all kept our mouth shut and just kept admiring the scenery.

"Julie! Do you have any snacks?"

"Issac, we haven't been walking for long and you're already hungry?" I raised a brow.

"If you don't give me a snack I'll just eat you!"

"Wha-"

And my worst nightmare became a reality...

He started tickling me!

And to make it even worse, my stomach!

"Issac! You annoying son of a-"

I couldn't finish because he continued to tickle me causing me to laugh.

"You don't like that Julie? What were you going to say? Finish that sentence!"

He lifted me of the ground and started spinning around in circles.

"You're surprisingly heavy"

"Son of a b*tch! Put me down!"

I guess the swear isn't as effective when you're laughing hysterically.

"Okay, Okay, I'm sorry, here you go"

He put me down and I started rummaging through my backpack and pulled out a granola bar, I threw it at him and he caught it.

"That's for making me laugh"

"You're welcome m'lady!" He smiled, giving court bow.

I chuckled and we continued down the trail, all along the way me and Issac kept joking and laughing, while Derick kept to himself for some unknown reason.

"Hey Issac, I think I forgot something back in our last stop, me and Julie will go get it"

Derick said suddenly confusing me because I know for a fact he doesn't forget.

"Wait, why does Julie need to go with you? We'll wait for you"

"We're going!"

He grabbed my hand and started pulling me to where we came from, he kept on running faster and faster, I couldn't keep up and out of nowhere he took a left to another direction of the trail, I gave him a confused look but he kept going.

This is going too far.

I stopped and stood my ground causing the both of us to fall, he grabbed me and made sure I land on top of him.

"Why did you stop running?"

He asked.

"Why are we leaving Issac?"

That's not how you're supposed to treat your friend.

"You're here with me! not Issac!"

And that's when I felt the unexpected...

He kissed me.

The sweetest yet most aggressive way I've ever been kissed before.

Full of demand and jealousy, like asking me to be only his...

I couldn't help but stay stunned.

This isn't how I expected the kiss would happen.

Not like I imagined we'd kiss!

Okay, maybe I have but...

He suddenly stopped and that's when I realized, I never responded to the kiss!

He took it the wrong way!

"I must have miscalculated the way this would go down, I thought, hey she's definitely going to kiss me back, man, I'm an idiot for having high expectations, look, I'm sorry-"

I cut him off by kissing him, it's a bit delayed but it's my turn to surprise him.

He instantly responded and grabbed my face, making the kiss more passionate than it was from before.

"Sorry it took awhile to respond"

I whispered after breaking the kiss.

"You almost embarrassed me to death"

"Don't be dramatic you big jealous baby"

"I wasn't jealous!"

"If that wasn't jealousy I don't know what is, but seriously, what are we gonna do about Issac?"

"We'll just give him a call"

I nodded and got up, dusting off my pants, I put out my hand out for him to grab.

"Need some help?"

"Thanks, surprisingly, you really are heavy"

I glared at him and pulled back my hand.

"I'm gonna call Issac, to make sure he's okay"

"We haven't been gone for that long, I'm sure he's fine"

"With Issac you never know"

I took my phone out of my backpack and slid through my contacts and stopped at the name Issac.

"When did you get his phone number?"

"We're text buddies, we text from time to time" I smiled.

"Do you have my personal phone number?"

'The number you have dialed is currently unavailable please try again later'

"That's weird, he's not answering..."

"He probably left it at the car" Derick sighed.

"I told him! I told him to make sure he has his phone with him! Didn't I?! Why is he so much like a kid!"

"Let's just go back, we might run into him by accident" Derick suggested.

"I hope he's okay"

"You wanted to kill him just a minute ago..."

"That's your fault!"

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