A Summer Romance

[Girlygurl]

Name: Abigail "Abby" Worthington
Age: 18
Hair: Wavy, light brown, Just past the shoulders
Eyes: Sky Blue
Skin: Fair
Body: 5'6", great body, long legs, curves in all the right places

IC:

Abby looked out the from the balcony of her new home for the summer, admiring the ocean view.

Her father had been offered a chance to start up a company in Switzerland so she was spending the summer with her Aunt in her large beach house in Hawaii. Hawaii was big change for her. In Hawaii, most people just walked around in bathing suits like they were going to the beach even if they weren't. Abby hadn't worn a bathing suit since she was six. In New York, she was considered high society and dressed as such. She was always stylish and usually always covered up. In Hawaii, everything was colorful and natural.

She looked out at all the people at the beach and all the surfers then she looked down at her own clothes. She was wearing grey dress pants with a black dress shirt and black high heels. She went downstairs to where her aunt was in the kitchen. Her Aunt Lina was wearing a long, bright- colored saronge with her bathing suit. She also wore a flower in her hair. She had lived in Hawaii for ten years and adapted well.

Lina looked up as Ally walked into the kitchen then plopped onto a chair in front of her. She smiled and said, "Ally, perk up. You're in Hawaii! You've been here almost half a day and all you've done is mope around. Go to the beach... do something!"

Abby shook her head and said, "Aunt Lina..... Hawaii is not my style. I don't even own a bathing suit." Aunt Lina pulled a bag out of a cabinet and said, "I've taken care of that. I bought you six bathing suits. I hope that's enough."

Abby looked in the bag and said, "It's too much, considering I don't plan on wearing them."

Aunt Lina pointed at her sternly and said, "Go put on a bathing suit. Get a saronge from my room. Be down here in fifteen minutes. I've asked my neighbor's son to show you around. He's your age. I think you'll like him."

Abby pulled herself out of the chair and headed up the stairs to her room, "I doubt it."

She changed into a pink bikini and grabbed a white saronge from her Aunt's room. She wrapped it firmly around her waist. She tied her hair up in a messy bun and went downstairs. She yelled to Aunt as she descended down the stairs, "I think I'm too pale for Hawaii."

She stopped in her tracks when she saw the neighbor's son. She regained her composure and attitude. She walked over to her aunt and waited for an introduction.

Aunt Lina smiled and said, "This is my niece, Abby. Abby, this is...."

((Alrighty.... I need my neighbor's son. PM me your character description before you join. ))

 

[Girlygurl]

^^bump^^

 

[Amexer]

(il play the son of the neighbour)

 

[Girlygurl]

((Sorry, Closed for Geryon and I.))

 

[Geryon]

Name: Marcus Nicholson
Age: 18
Hair: Black, medium length, messy
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Darkly tanned, typical skin tone of a native Hawaiian.
Body: 6", a bit skinny but fairly muscular. A good beach body.

IC:

Marcus looked the new girl up and down with a smile, she looked a bit... uncomfortable in a bathing suit. Maybe she wasn't used to Hawaiian style yet. He himself was wearing nothing but his long blue shorts and a pair of flip flops. This girl, Abby, looked a bit pale to have been in or around Hawaiian climate for long. Marcus thought she had potential, though. Especially with a body like that.

"Hi," he said with a smile, once Lina had introduced him. "Uh, sorry for asking, but where did you say you were from again?" He took the opportunity to run his eyes along her smooth, curvy body again. Maybe being forced into a friendship with a stranger wouldn't be so bad after all...

 

[Girlygurl]

Abby noticed that he was checking her out which made her feel a little naked. She crossed her arms across her chest and leaned against the kitchen counter.

Aunt Lina smiled and patted Abby reassuringly on the back.

"Uh, sorry for asking, but where did you say you were from again?"

Abby didn't say anything at first because she was being a little defensive. Her aunt nudged her with her elbow and Abby said, "Manhattan....New York."

Aunt Lina gave Marcus a look that could have been interpreted as, "Sorry for my snotty niece" and then she said, "Ok, kids. You guys have fun now."

Abby put on her dark sunglasses and said, "Let's get this over with." She gave a fake grin to her aunt and grabbed her bag.

 

[Geryon]

Aunt Lina gave Marcus a look that could have been interpreted as, "Sorry for my snotty niece" and then she said, "Ok, kids. You guys have fun now."

Marcus returned a thin smile, a shrug of his shoulders, and a roll of his eyes. On second thought, maybe this would be pretty bad.

"Let's get this over with." Abby whined. Marcus just shook his head ever so slightly and walked out of the kitchen. He wondered whether Abby would bother following.

"New York, huh?" he asked conversationally as the door swung shut behind them. "So what do you do for fun in New York?" He slithered through the rollcage into the driver's seat of a shabby-looking dune buggy. "Hop in. We'll head out to the beach first of all, I bet they don't have real beaches like this in Manhattan. Oh, and don't worry about the ride, it's solid enough," he said, patting a rusty bar, "To be honest, this thing isn't exactly... street legal, but it's quick, pretty good on gas, and you can tie anything to the cage." He gestured to the case of beer he had strapped on top of a surfboard, which was bungee corded to the top of the buggy.

Abby managed to crawl in without much difficulty, and the buggy zipped off down the dirt street in a shower of gravel.

 

[Girlygurl]

"New York, huh?" he asked conversationally as the door swung shut behind them. "So what do you do for fun in New York?" He slithered through the rollcage into the driver's seat of a shabby-looking dune buggy. "Hop in. We'll head out to the beach first of all, I bet they don't have real beaches like this in Manhattan. Oh, and don't worry about the ride, it's solid enough," he said, patting a rusty bar, "To be honest, this thing isn't exactly... street legal, but it's quick, pretty good on gas, and you can tie anything to the cage." He gestured to the case of beer he had strapped on top of a surfboard, which was bungee corded to the top of the buggy.


Abby walked along beside him as he tried to make polite conversation. She stopped in her tracks when she saw their method of transportation. She couldn't believe they were actually going to ride. What was more unbelievable was that it could actually run. He had gestured to the case of beer and she thought to herself, Beer? I could really use a martini, not a beer. But hey, new place, new drink.

She climbed inside the buggy and they sped off. She had to admit that the speed was pretty fun. She watched as the scenery zoomed by. It really was a beautiful place so she decided that she needed to loosen up a bit.

"For fun, we went shopping, went to spas, and went to high- class clubs. Summers in Europe and the Hamptons. That sort of stuff. I know it sounds snobbish, but it was my life."

 

[Geryon]

"For fun, we went shopping, went to spas, and went to high- class clubs. Summers in Europe and the Hamptons. That sort of stuff. I know it sounds snobbish, but it was my life."

Marcus just wrinkled his nose. This girl definitely needed to be reeducated in the definition of fun. At least she seemed to be a bit less... cold.

"Hey... its getting kinda late..." he glanced at his watch, it was almost one in the afternoon, "What do you say we take a little... shortcut?" he said with a smirk. Before Abby could answer, the light buggy fishtailed on the loose dirt road and skidded off, bouncing over low hills towards the coast. Marcus sped up, and the small vehicle leapt from hill to hill, the ground falling several feet below the tires. They bounded over a small dropoff, and turned hard, sending a cascade of fine white sand towards the shoreline. The buggy slid to a halt, and Marcus turned to Abby, who looked a bit disheveled. "Ever do stuff like THAT in New York?" he asked with a wide, toothy grin.

 

[Girlygurl]

Abby gripped the side of the buggy as they sped off down the shortcut. She held in a squeal from time to time as they sailed through the air. She even found herself reaching for him as a brace, but pulling away immediately when she realized.

Her body slammed back in the chair as the buggy came to a halt at the shoreline. She let out the deep breath that she had been holding.

"Ever do stuff like THAT in New York?"

She took a moment to straighten her hair and sunglasses then said, "Not in New York. In the South of France, I snuck out one night in my dad's Ferrari and raced a drag strip with some French boys."

She climbed out of the buggy and said, grinning, "I won 300 bucks that night, but don't tell anyone I know how to have fun. I have a rep to protect."

 

[Geryon]

"I won 300 bucks that night, but don't tell anyone I know how to have fun. I have a rep to protect."

Suddenly, Marcus did something he thought this girl has killed his ability to do. He laughed. Rather loudly.

"300 bucks, eh?" he managed after regaining his breath, "Are we talkin' real money, or the french stuff? Meh, it doesn't matter I guess, money is money. But even if that wasn't anything new, I'm sure we can find something..." he glanced around the pristine beach, with very few people around. "Ever been surfing? It's not too hard to learn, and I know a good place... the waves here aren't the greatest. Unless..." he quickly remembered the type of girl Abby was, "unless you wanna... I dunno, sunbathe or something..." He wrinkled his nose again, and spared a glance at the volcanic mountain off in the distance, on the other side of the island. Or we could just go look around town a bit... if you know how to have fun, even if it's a secret, why don't you prove it?"

 

[Girlygurl]

".. if you know how to have fun, even if it's a secret, why don't you prove it?"

She looked at him with a smile and said, "Prove it? Okay." She removed the saronge that was tied around her waist and tossed it in the buggy along with her flip-flops and sunglasses.

She grinned and said, "Race you to the water!" She pushed him playfully onto the ground and took off running for the water.

She easily beat him to the water and dove in. She came up out of the water as he finally reached it. She actually started laughing and it felt really good to laugh.

 

[Geryon]

Marcus was so surprised that he didn't get up in time to beat the girl. He was fast, but she had too much of a headstart. And, maybe he enjoyed the view just a little. Plunging into the water after her, he surfaced to the musical sound of her laughter. That was something else unexpected today. So, she wanted to play like that, did she? Marcus scooped her up and held her across his shoulders, before toppling backwards and taking them both into the sapphire blue water. He surfaced with a smile, and splashed Abby when her face appeared above the waves.

 

[Girlygurl]

He scooped her up and they both fell backwards into the water. The water felt great even when he splashed her face.

She looked at him with shock on her face and said, "I can't believe you did that. I could have lost a contact lense." She started to swim towards the shoreline like she was angry. She knew he was standing there, confused.

She turned quickly and caught him off guard, splashing him with water. She laughed and said, "I don't wear contacts." She splashed him again.

 

[Geryon]

"You're a smartass." Marcus puffed, once he had shaken the water off his face. "You're lucky you're kinda cute, or I might really be mad!" he said with a mischeivous smile. Abby's reply was cut off by a surge, which caused Marcus to turn and see an impressive wave bearing down on the beach. The pair had drifted rather far out, and it looked like the wave would break just a few dozen feet away. Marcus sucked in a breath and ducked under the water, and glancing up, he could see the white crush racing across the surface. He hoped his little New Yorker knew how to swim.

 

[Girlygurl]

Abby saw Marcus duck underneath the water without warning. She glanced back to see a big wave preparing to break a few feet away. She felt the water pulling her closer to breaking wave.

The wave broke and the white water came rushing towards her. She paniced though she knew how to swim. She tried to scream, but all she got out was "Mar....!" before the water crashed into her, pushing her under.

All she could see was the white water swirling around her then black as her head hit the ocean floor.

Her seemingly lifeless body was pulled towards the sore by the remainder of the wave.

 

[Geryon]

Marcus surfaced, smirking, after the wave passed, expecting to find an indignant Abby scowling back at him. Glancing around, however, he saw no sign of the girl. He thought she was playing some trick, until he saw a pale shape drifting towards the beach. Oh shit. was the only clear thought he could manage to extract from his racing mind, and before he even realized he had begun swimming he was crouched next to her limp form on the sand. He leaned down and held his ear close to the unconscious girl's mouth. His initial panic subsided, although he could hear no breath, once he checked her pulse. She was very much alive, thank god, and for anyone who spent as much time around water as a Hawaiian, a little brine in the lungs was a small problem. He went through the motions of pressing on her chest and listening for breath, then leaned down and pressed his mouth against hers. Holding her nose shut, he breathed into the still girl, and was returned a mouthful of warm saltwater as Abby coughed and spluttered.

"Lesson number one," Marcus breathed, sitting back with a sigh of relief as Abby wearily opened her eyes, "don't inhale a wave."

 

[Girlygurl]

Abby coughed and sputtered water, turning on her side.

"Lesson number one.....don't inhale a wave."

Abby tried to sit up, but her head felt like it was spinning at 100 mph. She laid back on the beach and said, "I'll try to remember that next time." She laid her hand on her forehead to shield her eyes from the sun. "Ugh.... my head is spinning."

She rubbed her forehead and said, "Oh....I'm gonna have a bump."

She looked over at him and started laughing. She said, "I'm so embarassed, but thank you..... for saving my life." She laughed again and continued, "I feel like I'm in a movie."

She tried to sit up, but laid back down. She smiled and said, "Standing is definitely out of the question."

 

[Geryon]

Marcus let out a relieved chuckle.

"Yeah... I guess we'll just take it easy for a bit... and don't mention it." he sat in the sand next to her, "After all, this is Hawaii! I've saved more lives than I can remember!" He laughed. Strolling up to his buggy, Marcus produced a pair of towels and brought them back. "Here, lay on this. Believe it or not, the sand here can burn if it gets bright enough," He looked skyward, shading his eyes with his hand, "and it looks like today will be a steamy one." He casually let his eyes slide down Abby's body again. Maybe she would think he was checking for injuries... or maybe not. It didn't matter, she owed him one already and they had barely known each other an hour.

 

[Girlygurl]

Abby slid over on one of the towels when he laid it out. She did notice him giving her the once over, but she dismissed because he could have just been checking her over for injuries.

She looked over at him as he sat down on his towel. She took this moment to take in how hot he was. He definitely wasn't what she typically dated. In fact, she had just broken up with a Wallstreet millionaire's son which she met at one of her father's formal dinners. They dated for almost two years not because they liked each other, but because they were considered American royalty so they were naturally a perfect couple. Her mother still scolds her for breaking up with him even though he cheated on her three times. It was in all the top New York tabloids. BILLIONAIRE PRINCESS DUMPS MILLIONAIRE PRINCE (Details Inside) was on the front page of all of them.

Marcus was different. Their friendship would never be about money. He knew she was rich, but he didn't know how rich.

She turned over so she was facing him and said, "So.... tell me something about yourself."

 

[Geryon]

"So.... tell me something about yourself."

"Something about myself...?" Marcus said, running his fingers through his shaggy hair, "Well... I work part-time at a surf shop... only part-time because, honestly, I'd rather be out surfing than renting wakeboards to tourists. In fact, I think I'd rather do anything than rent wakeboards to tourists. How about you, who are you back in Manhattan?"

 

[Girlygurl]

"How about you, who are you back in Manhattan?"

She laughed a little then said, "I'm the spoiled, little, rich kid that has no life outside of her stuck- up friends, her fancy parties, and her daddy's credit cards." She rested her head on her hand, thinking about her life in New York.

She looked up at him and said, "To most people, it seems like an easy life but...." She laughed and fanned herself mockingly, "trust me, it's hard work being a socialite."

 

[Geryon]

Marcus managed to nod and offer the occasional "Yeah." or "Mmm hmm." in agreement with a look of mock sincerity.

"Oh, I'm sure it is, must be terribly difficult. And now you got bundled up and shipped off to some flyspeck island chain, and half-drowned by a scruffy native nobody on your first day." he said with a slow smile, "Not to mention the heat, maybe I should fetch you a parasol." his smile had grown into a wide grin. To be honest, Abby didn't seem like the Hawaii type, but then again, neither did half the tourists he saw on the island. "So," Marcus said after a brief pause, "we still have a whole day to waste. How do you want to spend it?"

 

[Girlygurl]

"Not to mention the heat, maybe I should fetch you a parasol."

She laughed and said, "Well...now that you mention it, this heat cannot be good for my complexion." She grinned and punched his arm playfully.

"So, we still have a whole day to waste. How do you want to spend it?"

She smiled and rubbed her head, saying, "Let's try something that doesn't involve water for a while. Show me around town. I think I can try standing now." She slowly pushed herself up from the ground. She extended her hand to help him up.

 

[Geryon]

Marcus let Abby help haul him to his feet, and bent down to pick up the towels, brushing sand off his wet shorts. After helping Abby clamber into his low-budget transportation, he sped off along the beach.

"There's not really that much to do in town," Marcus said, "it's mostly tourist shops and stuff. But, I guess you're a tourist, and I'm sure we'll find something anyhow." He bounced the buggy off the beach and onto a paved road, heading towards the town.