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CHAPTER 23

“ARRG! Get off of me you fat arse!” I groan/laugh out as I push up on Chris whose still laying across me and Seth.....luckily the others have got off by now...just fat ass Chris who hasn’t.

He laughs, his deep chuckle that’s full of amusement...and finally rolls off us and onto the stand, pushing himself up..

I blow out a breath, finally being able to breathe properly and sit up with a small happy smile on my face....

“Haha... look at you two” Blake comes up laughing at me and Seth still on the sand.....

I roll my eyes lightly before reaching a hand up for him to help me up.

With a chuckle he pulls me up of the sand and I scrunch my nose up at the feel of my wet baggy clothes sticking to my body, along with the sand that’s just got stuck to them.....

I let go of Blake’s hand and rub my hands on my wet shorts, the small granules of sand scratching at my palms....

I chuckle once more shaking my head at my brothers and smile lightly.....

I jog back up the sand, back towards where mom is, leaving my brothers at the shore line...

“Mom?....chuck me a towel please?” I call to her as I approach, breathing slightly heavily as it’s hard to run over sand....

Mom looks up from the magazine she’s reading, looking at me through her sunglasses....and with a disappointed sigh she tosses me a dark blue towel...

“You guys should really be more careful” She says shifting position on her sun lounger and sitting up more...

I resist the erge to roll my eyes at her usual behaviour “We are mom” I say brushing droplets of water away from my eyes with the towel...

“I know....but especially with the little ones” She says glancing down the beach to where the younger ones have gone back to playing on the sand.....with...I frown...April.

Why are they even here anyway?......don’t get me wrong....I have nothing against Darren and Morgan, they’re just innocent little kids....but it’s the three older ones that...well....to put it bluntly....I don’t like.

“How come they’re here mom?” I ask not being able to help my curiosity and in a kinda bitter tone

My mom looks back to me frowning slightly at my tone, I wrap the towel around me in hopes it would at least make me a little bit drier.

“I mentioned to Ruby that we will be going...and might have or might not have hinted that they should come along” She says a small smile coming to her face as she glances back down the beach “It looks like it was a good idea...your all getting along well” She smiles as you can hear the distance loud laughing of the boys by the sea.....including Hayden and Noah.

I frown again chewing my lip as I rub the towel aimlessly over my arms, not really paying attention as my eyes are focused down the beach, towards the sea.....

“.....Lexi just try getting along okay sweetie? They’re nice kids and it will be good for you to make some friends..” I catch the end to whatever my mom was saying...

I look back to her, frowning my eyebrows more “I have friends already” I say, rubbing my arms....

Her head looks up to me and raises her eyebrow in surprise “You do?......that’s great honey” She smiles “What’s their names? You should have invited them to come....” She carries on with a wide happy smile, and it’s only then I realise that I’ve just classed Charlie, Abby and Nathan as my friends......

I blink at that realisation, maybe I do.....

I shake my head looking to my mom who’s still going on about wanting to meet ‘my friends’

“Mom!” I say loudly cutting her off “Just leave it.....I only met them recently..” I say...more like mumble and look down to the towel I’m holding creasing my eyebrows slightly......

I can tell my mom’s happy....I’m not surprised....all my school life I’ve just had my brothers and followed them.....

She smiles nodding “Okay honey...” She gives me a happy look then raises her eyebrow as she notices my clothes....

“Please tell me you brought some spare clothes with you” She says almost pleadingly....

I bit my lip, holding back a smirk “Uh...um...well....no...” I mutter giving her a sheepish look.

Mom sighs shaking her head and pushes up her sunglasses more “What are we gunna do with you?” She mumbles to herself...but I can see a trace of a small smile forming on her lips....

I smirk slyly and drop the towel back onto the blanket spread out across the sand beside mom...

“Oh...” I say remembering “Where’s my locket?” I ask as I took it off and gave to mom to look after so it wouldn’t get damaged or something in the sea...

Mom reaches into her bag and pulls out the gold locket handing it to me

“Thanks” I smile as I clip it back around my neck, letting it hang in the middle of my chest. I’ve been wearing it basically all the time since mom gave it to me.....if I could I would get it permantly attached, to know that I’ve always got something from my father with me......

I smile lightly and head back down the beach, by feet sinking in the softer more golden sand before hitting the hard, wet sand as I walk back to everyone else...

“YO! What up homie?!” Evan shouts out coming up to me putting on a fake gangster like voice making me crack a smile.

“What are you doing” I raise an amused eyebrow at him as he slings his arm over my shoulders with a cheeky smirk

I crack up laughing, not at all fazed by Evan’s weird and wacky behaviour as he’s like that pretty much half the time.

Evan laughs smirking at me “Soo...we’re gunna play some volleyball ”Evan grins, his arm still slung over my shoulder “Wanna join?” He asks glancing down at me, already knowing the answer....

I smirk, shrugging out from under his arm “Sure do!” I grin before taking off running to where everyone else is on the sand getting ready to play...

“OOH....I bagsey Lexi on my team!” Blake yells quickly raising his hand and looking pointedly at me...

I smirk “Yeah mate!” I high five him grinning...

Chris rolls his eyes “Yeah, yeah...we’ll still win” He says smirking confidently...

I scoff raising an eyebrow at him....Oh it’s on bro!

I grunt frowning as I notice April is with us....why the hell is she joining? She can’t even play! She proved that from when we first met.

We split into teams quickly, me, Blake, Evan and Noah on one and Chris, April, Hayden and Seth on the other...

I pout “Nooo.....my twin’s against me” I whine slightly playfully...

Seth smirks at me from across the sand and mouths ‘You’re going down’

I laugh smirking challengingly at him.....we’ll see Seth....

“Ready......go!” Evan shouts charging towards the ball-which is a white round volleyball that you can use from here.

The game starts off...with the other side serving....honestly I don’t really know how to play, all I know is that you have to hit it over the net...and considering what my brothers are doing, that’s all they know as well....

“Ahhhh!!” A shriek is heard coming from April just as the ball merely misses her head by like an inch....and she ducks out the way eyes wide...

I bit my lip to hold back a laugh...that was priceless!

“Aww shit! Sorry April!” Evan calls out looking worried as he rushes over to that side of the net....

I roll my eyes at that, trust him to go over...she’s not even hurt, it never hit her, she’s fine gosh...

Another squeak comes from her direction causing me to look back up narrowing my eyes as I see now Noah going over that side......

I sigh and lazily walk across the sand to the edge of the volleyball net, April only a few meters away and holding her head while making weird whimpering noises...with basically everyone crowded around her....except for Blak-Oh no wait...he’s just gone over...

Bloody hell! What’s the problem?!

“April...you alright?” I hear multiple times from the boys....and a few from Evan going ‘Shit, shit! I’m really sorry!’

I frown squinting my eyes to them, April holding her head...?.... Wait...they don’t think she actually got hit do they?

“Ow...ow...ow...” April’s distance whimpers are heard and the boys faces becoming worried..

FUDGING HELL! They do!

It didn’t even hit her! I saw that with my own flipping eyes!

God!

Attention seeking biatch!

“Oh come on!....it didn’t even hit her” I say with disbelief that they think it actually did...

April looks up towards me with water eyes, holding her head and Evan looks back with narrowed eyes

“Obviously it did Lex, otherwise she wouldn’t be in pain” He kinda snaps before turning back to April a guilt and worried expression on his face...

Oh for fu*k sack!...It didn’t hit her you idiot!

I roll my eyes irritated and cross my arms over my chest, watching boredly them fuss over Queen Bee over there...

Pfft, she thinks she’s all that, well I might have something to say about that.

“Are we playing or what?” I call out slightly agitated....

They look up to me briefly before back to April and say something which I can’t hear from here....

She shakes her head “You guys can carry on....I’ll watch” She says smiling her too sweet smile at them....

They all nod and move back to their places, “Finally” I mutter turning back to go to mine...

All except Evan come, he sits with her on the sand at the side causing me to frown.

“What the hell is Evan doing?...we need him on our team” I glare towards him, not that he can see as he’s too busy helping and talking to April..

“He’s looking after my sister, since he threw the ball at her” Noah says raising an eyebrow at me...damn....I forgot he’s on this team..

I snort “It’s just a shame it didn’t hit her harder” I mutter to myself picking up the ball from the sand

“What?” Noah eyes me suspiciously, but I see the corners of his lips curve up....

“Nothing!” I say in a sing-song voice giving him a big fake, innocent, kinda sarcastic smile before turning and serving the ball over the net.

I faintly hear his chuckle somewhere behind me, causing a small smirk to come to my face absentmindlinly....

The game carries on; only with three players each side makes it harder to hit the ball before it falls to the floor , but it’s fun as you don’t know where the ball would go as you have to spread out three people in the wide space you’ve got.

Evan is talking to April on the side lines throughout the rest of the game, making her laugh, a mouse getting caught in a mouse trap is what it sounds like to me, but who knows what to the others, it could even be misjudged to be a Seagull squawking.....

Okay, maybe that’s a little mean, but it’s funny to think that.

“I got it!” I call out running forward as the last ball flies over the net and I jump reaching my hand up to hit it....

But that never comes as someone bashes into me from the side, causing me to crash to the floor with them on top....oh and completely miss the ball, making the other team win.

“What the-?!” I groan turning my head to see a mess of dark brown hair on top of me...

“What the fuck?! Get the hell of me Noah!” I shout trying to push him away from me, key word trying.

I feel his chest vibrate in a chuckle, which only drags my attention to the fact he’s shirtless and is on top of me....

I swallow, feeling my cheeks warm up....w-whatt?...they never do that....

“Get fucking off me!” I shout again shaking my head and trying to move from under him and push him off....

“You dipshit you made us loose!” I snap angrily as I see the opposite team cheering and laughing as they one, I narrow my eyes and go back to hitting and pushing Noah...

“Me!? I was trying to get the ball when you got in the way!” He defends himself pushing himself up slightly off of me..

I glare at him “Yeah right!....I said I’ve got, but oh no....You just had to get in the way didn’t you?!” I hiss bringing my arms up and pushing forcefully on his shoulders causing him roll off of me....finally!

I huff, still glaring at him and sit up, brushing dry sand off of my arms...

“Pfft.....whatever princess, you just can’t admit it” He mumbles from beside me as I stand up from the sand...

I turn my hard glare to him “Don’t call me that” I snap “And admit what?!”

Noah just tilts his head up to me, squinting from the sun and smirks, before pushing himself up of the sand too.

“Nothing, nothing” He says still with that fat smirk on his ace and mimics my fake innocent smile from earlier...

I growl at him and turn away before I punch him.....he really pisses me off.

“You okay Lex?” Seth comes over tome raising an eyebrow and glancing back towards Noah...obviously seeing him tackle me....

“Fine...” I sigh shooting Noah one last glare, which he only smirks to...

Seth smiles and grabs my hand “Come on, let’s go find some Slushies” He grins... (A/N: slushies are like a ice drink if you didn’t know :) )

I smile and chuckle lightly as we always used to have one when we were younger......

“Yeah....bring Lee and Cory too” I smile as I know they would one...

Seth nods and pulls my hand in the direction of back over to mom to get Lee and Cory....

I smile as Seth drapes his arm over my shoulders....

Aww...I love my twin.

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