Her Forever – Chapter 12

Sadie

I was led outside, and the pool was massive. It is raised so if the lake floods, the pool wouldn’t be affected. The pier is close to the pool, so one could easily go back and forth between the two. There was also a giant hot tub that could hold at least 15 people.

I’ve never been on vacation before, and this is the ultimate vacation!

l while the girls set up their towels on some benches. I stroll down to the girls and take off my towel. Still feeling very self-conscious, I decide to walk down to the pier.

y. I’m about to sit down, but Nathan walks up.

it could be both.

l.” I laughed.

Sadie, tell me about your old home. You never talk about it much.”

ions about me, so I stayed to myself.”

sweet, Nathan, thank y

you, Nathan? What’s your story?” I a

are still in school. Aaaannd you know I already work with Ethan and Marco.” He stated.

ally do much of anything from the looks of it.” I started laughing.

ct the town; we are the enforcers.” He stated proudly.

cle of the whole town, huh?”

actly!”

than went to check who it was while I sat at the pool.

I saw people piling out of cars.

“We got double booked. They are supposed to have a mixer here tonight. They will be gone late tonight. No one is staying, but it looks like we are in for a party.” Rebecca grumbled at me. Everyone looked at me hesita

down. “Well, do we get free pizza and booze?”

oked at me and laughed, relaxing that I was not upset. I can’t let everyone feel upset just because I was.

r and card games.

card games.

d like a unit.

Some people dressed for swimming while others were dressed to go to a club. I stayed outside in my swimsuit and stayed at the end of the pier, aw

ll I want to drink! I can’t handle anything, apparently.

athan walks up with his beer and sits down with me, putting our feet in the

in soon once people calm down a bit,” I said.

he chuckled as he put his arm around my shoulder. “Hey, you like dancing. Want to dance right now?” he mumbled.

“I’m not sure if I had e

me on, and I knew I could not dance to this. It was such a sultry song, like a samba. I can’t imagine using my hips like that.

any levels. I know he cares about me more than friendship, but I also have a hard time pushing away. I’m such a coward sometimes.

aist, and the other hand grabbed mine.

ting too close for comfort. I know I’m short, so he has to be really intentional about it. I finally started pushing him back, and I realized I was really uncomfortable. “Nathan, don’t…”

had my first kiss yet, and I wasn’t planning on Nathan taking it.

, “Nathan no,” and then that’s when I heard it.

owl, almost a roar, that shook the very pier we were standing on. I looked over and saw the blacke

n his head, gelled back with a hard part on his right side.

ating aura. However, I find him extremely handsome.

y dream! The club!

What!?

ible things. My excitement at seeing this man was now sadness. I thought I got away from him. Is he now going t

d at me and back at the guy at the end of the pier.

d my arm and pulled me behind him.

Everyone from the house and

so quickly I barely have time to think. I just dove into the water and swam. Muscle weighs more than fat; maybe he can’t swim?

to the right of the lake as quickly as I could. I stopped to turn around to see what happened, and the hot tattoo guy was stil

is the first to see me, and I don’t even stop.

I ran.

ainly hope so because the theory of muscle weighing you down wasn’t true.

adrenaline is keeping me from feeling any pain right now.

OK! He will not hurt you!”

down.

ver put you in danger.” She pleaded.

e is he? Is he down there? I can’t see with all the branches!” I yelled. I’m petrified at this point. He jumped in the water to chase me, and he had already found me just a short distanc

e is Seth,” she said soothingly.

ack a sob. Rebecca knows how upset I was all week just by that one sentence. w***e and slut kept ringing through my head. Why does it bother me so much?

hear it. I heard more growling and whimpering. Is there a dog around here?

other.”

nights, even though she said he could be “kind of scary to some people, he really is a good person.”

mper.

al noises?

re there so many people here?

ly jump down the last 6 feet from the tree and land on the balls of my feet, wincing at the sudden impact. My feet were more bruised than I thought. Standing up, feeling really shy around the crowd of people I crossed my arms over my chest. They slowly dispersed and leave. Now I am left with my small group of