Chapter Fifteen

When we finish eating we go and grab some ice cream. We sit on a bench and eat our frozen paradise. When I throw my bowl away I take out my camera and take pictures of kids, dogs and plants. "You love to take pictures." "I just never want to forget any of this." he smiles at me but then quickly looks away. "Me neither." he says finally. I go over to the swing set on the playground and sit on a swing and Zander takes the one next to me. He tells me stories about his family and friends. He is amazing. We get along perfectly. I put my camera away and decide to just enjoy the moment. The unthinkable happens next. I look over and see a girl walking towards us. I recognize her. She spilt coffee on me back in Arizona. Not on accident on purpose. "Hey Zander let's go." "uh okay." the girl catches my eye and walks towards us. I take Zander's hand and start running down the street. We bump into a few people along the way but don't stop running. We reach the beech and I look back and see she gone. I climb up onto the wall that separates the beach from the street and stand on it still holding Zander's hand. I let go once I get my balance and stick out my arms to balance. I walk across and back a few times before falling onto the beach. "Annie!" I'm laughing while Zander jumps the wall and kneels next to me. "Are you okay?!" "Yeah I'm fine." I say with a smile. I grab my hat which fell off when I fell and put it back on. I sit back up on the wall and face the streets. I take pictures of people carrying trays of freshly baked bread and cakes in the windows. I also take pictures of birds and people holding hands. Zander's phone rings and he answers it. "Hey babe." I look down ignoring the conversation between him and I think his girlfriend. "That was my girlfriend, I got to go." "okay." "wait can I have your number?" "sure." we exchange numbers and he walks down the street to his destination. I walk across the street to the bakery. I go in and look at the perfectly designed cakes in the windows. I go in and see what looks like a million different types of pastries. "Can I help you?" asks a voice from behind the counter. "Oh no I'm just admiring the beauty." she laughs a little. "I've always wanted to be a baker." I say looking up. "Really?" "yeah sounds crazy." "Not at all. I'm Christina." "Annie." I say shaking her outstretched hand. "Well nice to meet you bit I have to get back to work." "okay. Goodbye." I say and leave the bakery. I walk back home and walk through the door to see a spotless kitchen. I set my camera on the counter and go to the fridge. I pull out the milk and make myself a bowl of cereal. I sit at the bar eating until someone covers my eyes. "Am I being kidnapped?" "Why do you always guess that? Are you waiting to be kidnapped?" "I don't know." Louis comes around so I can see him. "What's up?" I say taking a bite of cereal. "Not much. Are you and Niall cool?" "yup." "cool. So want to go to the beach?" "Sure. Just let me eat my cereal." "okay be ready in fifteen minutes." "kk!" he leaves to change and I finish my cereal and put it in the sink. I run up stairs and change into a neon yellow strapless suit. I pull on some shorts and a loose tank top. I put on my flip flops and put my ray bans on. I walk downstairs feeling like a boss. "Nice shades." Louis says walking around the corner. "Thanks." "You ready?" "is it just us?" "yeah the boys are meeting us there." "okay." we grab the keys an go to the car. "Can I drive?" "No." "Why?" "because it's so much different than America." I guess he's right. "Fine." we get in the car and drive down to the beach. We get there and we run down to the sand. I take my shirts an tank top off and go down to the shore. I write my name in the sand with my toe. I sit down in the sand and dig a hole. Louis sits across from me. "What are you doing?" "Digging a hole, can't you tell." "I can. But why?" "why not?" I take the extra sand from the hole an make a mountain. I collect shells and put them on for decoration. I trace a door at the bottom and put small shells around it. Someone comes behind me and gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Hey Love." "Hi Niall." "That's a pretty sexy castle." "It's for a king and queen." "Well can it be for me and my princess?" I give him a smile. "Of course." on the side I write the letters N and A, for Niall and Annie. "I love it." "good." Niall is behind me so I lean back against his abs. He puts his hands on my stomach and we watch the waves crash. One big one reaches us and gets us wet. I flip my sunglasses up so they rest on my head and stand up. I turn and pull Niall up. We go in the water with the rest of the boys. Zayn isn't as far out as everyone else so I stay in by him, not really wanting to go to far out. Niall runs back to me and wraps his arms around my waist. H pulls me into him and pick me up. Zayn takes my glasses and puts them on himself. He carries me out to the other boys. "Niall put me down!" "Why?" "because!" he picks me up bridal-style and spins me around. He loses his balance and we fall into the waves. He pulls me up and pushes the hair out of my face. I take out the hair tie in my hair and let it fall in soft waves down my shoulders. "I love when your hair is down." he says taking my cheeks in his palms. He tilts my head up and kisses me.