After unpacking all the coolers and bags from both of the trucks, all of us decided to go to the boardwalk.

"So you guys just come here whenever?" Amy questions as we slip on our shoes

"Yep, this place has been in my dad's family since my grandparents were little." I smile at her.

"And this is a private beach so we can do whatever, the only other people on this beach are two miles the opposite way" Arrex grins "And then the boardwalk, of course, is the other way"

The thing I love about living in Texas was it's literally always warm, especially in South Texas. Average temperatures for this time a year here were in the eighties. In Chicago around this time, temps were at most high fifties, But even that was a stretch. You weren't able to just go to the beach in the middle of October.

This was my favorite place in the whole world.

"Hey Belle wanna go on the ferris wheel?" Jordan smirks

"I hate you" I roll my eyes at my best friend "I will never in my life go on a ferris wheel"

"Let alone with any of you assholes" Em laughs

"Wait why?" Amy questions looking at all of us

"Well how old were we?" I ask Caleb and Jordan

"We were thirteen you were twelve" Jordan says

"Well yeah, so they got me to go on the ferris wheel, but with this ferris wheel it's just the car, there aren't any tall walls and im terrified of heights as is" I start to tell her, a grin slowly growing in her face

"She didn't trust any of us" Beck says, motioning to himself, Arrex and Ace "So she went with Caleb and Jordan"

"In what world would that be a good idea?" Amy questions me

"I know, stupid" I groan "Well they rocked the cart nonstop and for some reason I stood up to push them down back onto the seat but I lost

my balance and almost fell out" I finish the story making her laugh. Caleb just scoffs and rolls his eyes.

"You're being dramatic, you didn't almost fall out, I was holding you the whole time" he rolls his eyes with a grin "You wouldn't let go of me either"

"Shut up Kazer, I was scared"

"It was so funny" Jordan laughs

"I hate both of you" I pout, shrugging Jordans arm off my shoulder

"Oh you know I love you bellaboo" Jordan says as he comes up behind me,wrapping me up in a bear hug. "I'll even give you a piggy back ride to prove it"

"Fine" I sigh dramatically as I hop on his back

"You're lucky you're my best friend" he grumbles

Just chuckles before flicking his forehead

"Excise me bitch, you're lucky to be my best friend"

"Okay well we are stealing her" Em says pulling me off of Jordans back "We'll meet you guys later, back at the house"

"Bye girls" The guys bid goodbye as we run off

"Okay so what are we doing?" Amy asks

A grin takes over her face as we continue to follow her further into the boardwalk crowd.

"Wanna go to the carnival"

"Yes!"

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"Belle thats the eighth toy you've won on this game alone" Amy says as I hit another of the plush clowns with a softball.

"She's freakishly good at these games. Those clowns are impossible to knock down" Em rolls her eyes

"No they are you just have to be accurate" I say before hitting another clown "and throw hard"

The guy working the booth hands me a Luigi toy before we walk off.

"Okay what games do you guys want to play next? I'll win you guys whatever you want" I grin at them

"How about that hot guy over there, win him over" Em grins pointing to a tall guy standing by the dart game.

"I can hustle him" I shrug with a grin "but flirting, not my forté" I say making her and Amy both laugh

"God do I know" She chuckles

"Okay we'll I'm pretty sure I've eaten my weight in funnel cake, popcorn and corn dogs, you guys wanna go back?" Amy asks

"Yeah I'm pretty satisfied" I laugh, looking at the little toys I've won from all the games

"Yeah lets see what the guys are doing," Em agrees as we start walking back to the house.

After the fifteen minute walk home, we enter the near empty house.

"Hey Cheri" Amy greets as we enter the kitchen

"Hey Girls!" Cheri smiles

She was at the counter cutting up watermelon in her black one piece swimsuit and theflowy cover up. For a woman in her fifties, she worked it.

"Whatcha doing mama?" I ask as I hop up into the counter, popping a grape in my mouth

"Well I just finished the plans for my latest project, so I thought I should relax on the beach with your dad and some fruit" she smiles holding up the platter with various amounts of fruit piled on top.

"Where are the boys?"

"Out back" Cheri grins "here help me with the drinks" she gestures to the small cooler of water bottles, sweet tea bottles, beer bottles and different sodas.

Em and I grab either end of the cooler while Amy take the platter from Cheri and we all make our way out back to the beach.

"Woah" I hear Amy huff beside me,

After setting the cooler down I glance up and trace her line of sight. Straight to five of my very shirtless friends. Amy and Em were currently drooling over my brothers.

All of them were running around playing football with my dad.

"It's just the guys" I say as I grab a bottle out of the cooler

"Yeah seven extremely hot ass sweaty ones!" Em quietly shrieks

"No five of them are hot, my brothers are pigs" I scoff rolling my eyes "Do you guys wanna swim?" I quickly change the subject to distract myself from my brothers best friend who just threw a perfect spiral down the beach, straight into Jordan's arms.

"Yeah let's go" Amy says before the three of us start our way back inside

"We'll be back in a sec, we're just gonna change" I tell Cheri before following Amy and Em both upstairs

I change into my plain black and white bikini top with my blue jeans and black baseball hat before throwing a denim button down shirt on over it.

"Oh Em that's cute!" I smile at her outfit, she was wearing a flowery strapless bikini top with light blue jeans and a white button down

"Okay ready?" Amy asks as she steps out of the bathroom

"Woah Amy where have you been hiding that?!" Em grins as she twirls Amy around

"What do you mean?" Amy smiles and looks down at her attire. She was wearing a one piece cutout swimsuit, it was striped at the top and had a floral pattern at the bottom. It hugged her petit figure and made her tanned skin shine.

"That!" Emma laughs gesturing at her full body

"Oh whatever" Amy rolls her eyes "Belle is the hot one"

"Okay no, don't divert the attention on me, you're the hot one, and I am going downstairs" I say dismissively before walking out of my room, with my phone in hand. About halfway down the stairs I feel my foot slip out below me and I tumble down the stairs.

Now I really was home.

This happened at least once every time we were here. It was like some twisted unlucky tradition. I huff as I stand up and brush myself off.

Every damn time.

"You fall down the stairs again?" Caleb

questions without looking away from the fridge

"Every fucking time" I huff, walking passed him to the chip cabinet

"It wouldn't be-" he starts to say but stops short

I turn with my bag of Doritos as I hear the fridge close to look at him with a questioning look. He just stares at me with wide eyes.

"What?" I question

His dark eyes meet mine before he clears his throat.

"Oh N-Nothing" he quickly sputters "I just- yeah- nothing"

"Um, okay" I say slowly with a raised brow "Anyway, wanna go play football?" I smile

"Yeah" he nods glancing down at the ground before back at me "let's go" he grins

"Actually, hold that thought, We'll meet you

guys down there, I gotta wait for dumb and dumber" I grin and he nods before walking away

"Em! Amy! You guy comin?" I yell up to them

"Comin now" Amy yells as her and Amy come running down the stairs

"Did you fall? I heard loud thuds" Em grins

"Yep" I huff

Her and Amy both laugh as the three of us continue outside.

"Hey dad" I smile at my dad who was now sitting next to Cheri in one of the lounge chairs

"Hey girls," he smiles at us before him and Cheri both stand up and quietly step away with wide grins on their faces. Before any of us can question it we are doused in cold water

"Oh you are all dead" I growl as the three of us turn around

All seven on them take off down the beach with us three not far behind.

We chase them into the water and all at once, we fall laughing.

"That was fun but now I'm freezing" Em laughs lightly as we exit the fridgid ocean water

"Me too" Amy chuckles "lets go dry off"

So as her and Em make their way to the patio, I turn back to the guys with a smirk.

"Who's down for football?"

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"Sweaty. Belle incoming!" I yell as I practically fall on top of Amy and Em who were trying to tan

"Ew you're sticky!" Em yells as she pushes me off, making Amy and I laugh

"Well yeah I've been playing football for the passed hour and a half" I huff, out of breath as I crawl onto my towel beside her. "And it's hot as balls out here"

"Got that right" Amy sighs as she glances back over to the guys or to be more specific, Beck.

She liked him a lot. He was infatuated with her. They just needed to be together.

"You know he likes you right" I say, placing my hat over my face

"What? Who? I don't like anyone" She sputters quickly.

' Yeah sure you dont' I think to myself

I push the baseball cap that I stole from Caleb off my face just to give her a dumbfounded look.

"Yeah sure you don't, you've just been staring at him for the passed hour cause you hate him" I say sarcastically

"I don't like your brother" she states finally with much more confidence

"And I don't like cheeseburgers" I scoff "He likes you too by the way" I grin

I don't miss the small smile that appears on her face.

"No he doesn't, He's Beckett Kalanski, there's no way" she shakes her head as a red tinge appears on her cheeks.

"No he does" I refute

I know my twin, and I know this feeling. He likes her.

"And how do you know?" She questions

"Dude I'm his twin, I just know these things. The twintuition tells me" I smirk, tapping my head.

"I don't even have the fuckin twintuition and I can tell he likes you" Em says, not bothering to sit up

Amy just lays back down with a 'hmph', putting an end to our debate.

"I mean Beck likes her the same way Co likes you" Em piped up after a moment of silence

"HA!" Amy yells victoriously as she sits up to face me

I huff loudly before siting up

"Caleb does not and never will" I roll my eyes

"Bitch please, you have him wrapped around your little finger" Em scoffs with a smirk

"She isn't wrong" Amy agrees "He would drop everything for you"

"Not to mention the fact that he's ultra protective of you. It's adorable" Em comments before glancing over at the guys

"He doesn't like me, I don't like him" I state finally.

"Belle come on you can't deny, it's been like this since we were little! You guys have always been flirty, you bicker like an old married couple and you are so unbelievably protective of each other. Not to mention the fact that he will literally do anything just to make you smile" Em rambles with a grin.

It didn't make sense. Caleb and I would never happen. WE are not flirty. HE is flirty and that's just him, he's naturally flirty, I am awkward.We bicker, but that's also something we've done forever. We constantly argue. And of course he's protective of me. He's protective of the people he loves.

"No Em, All of those things are just us, it's how we've always been. It's no indication whatsoever of any feelings. Plus guys like him don't go for girls like me. He cute and he's cocky and arrogant, He usually goes for the model girls. They're perfect, and bubbly and dainty. They're the ones that like to go out on a Saturday night, not stay at home and read or binge watch a show on Netflix while stuffing their face" I laugh lightly

I basically just summed up my life. Sure I like to party, but to a degree. Reading was my life.

It was true. I wasn't this skinny model girly girl. I was far from it. I have muscles and some fat, I had thunder thighs and curves. I ate whatever and I sure as hell wasnt dainty nor elegant. I was clumsy and combative.

"Whatever you say Belle" Em sighs

"Yeah" I huff "besides, I have Dallas"

"Yeah whatever" she and Amy both sigh making me chuckle. I swear, the more we hung out, the more our few remaining braincells connected.

"Girls! C'mon Ace and Brett are here" my dad yells to us from

"He got the dick!" All three of yell as we practically jump up and scramble to meet them at the house.

As we approach the house I see Caleb rubbing his arm with a shit eating grin.

"What did you do?" I grin at him

"He got me back for last night" Caleb smirks making me laugh before looking at my brother

"Well did you?" I question

"No!" Ace yells at the two of us "Is that all you two thing about?"

"Not all the time" ... "Yes"

Caleb and I both say at the same time before breaking down to full out laughter. Of course Caleb would say yes.

Ace just rolls his eyes before walking away to join the rest of the group.

"He loves us" I state finally, watching my brother walk away

"How could he not, we're fuckin amazing" Caleb laughs " let's go join the rest of them" he hold his hand out which I take before I'm pulled along with him into the kitchen to join the rest of the family.

"So what'd you guys do?" Amy smiles

"Well we went to Kanes," Brett starts to say with a wide grim "Best burger I've ever had"

"Oh yeah, we love Kanes" Beck nods "fried pickles are the best"

"Oh hell yeah" Brett agrees making us all laugh.

He and Ace continued with wide smiles to tell us all about last night . They watched all of their favorite movies and talked about everything.

"That sounds nice guys" Caleb smiles at the genuinely

"It was" Brett nods before smiling back at Ace

"God you guys are fucking adorable. I wanna have a cute relationship like that one day" I say with a grin

"Maybe you will" Em mumbles quietly so only I could hear earning a very swift elbow from me.

"But yeah we're excited to be here though," Ace smile "We were wondering if you guys wanted to go to the boardwalk for some food?"

"Yes!" Amy Em and I grin

"Didn't you three just eat at the carnival? How are you still hungry?" Gabe questions with a raised brow.

It was a funny how much he underestimated us.

"Gabe never underestimate them, they love nothing more than their food" Wes grins at us

"Yep! Now let's go " Emma smiles.