alexandra walks through her front door and shuts it behind her, announcing to her mom that she's home. she walks to the kitchen, throwing her keys onto the counter and placing her backpack by the dining room table.

"hey mom." she leans over the counter and says to her mother. her mother stands at the stove and sautés vegetables.

"hey sweetie. how was the last day?" her mom says.

"relieving." alexandra sighs. "hey, i'm going to hang out with some friends at the quarry. i'll probably be home in a couple of hours."

"cool," her mom says, popping a piece of potato in her mouth. "do i know these friends?"

"not exactly. it's richie and his friends, but i swear his friends are nice. don't worry!" her mom smiles at her.

"alright sweetie." her mom says. alexandra smiles at her mom before pulling her into a hug and leaving the house.

alexandra hops onto her bike and begins pedaling, enjoying the scenery on her way to the quarry.

***
the boys get to the quarry and drop their bikes, starting to undress.

"eddie!" richie says. "i can't believe that you just asked alexandra pulman to hang out with us! who knew you had it in you?"

"i didn't, frankly." eddie responds. he takes off his shirt and throws it near his bike. "it just slipped out, and i don't even know why i said it."

"i know why." richie says, looking at the rest of the boys. "you like like her! it's so obvious. that whole thing with her dimples? you were literally staring at her!"

"no i wasn't!" eddie yells.

"uh, yeah you were. you were all gooey eyed and like, 'wow alexandra, you're so beautiful.' did you really think i wouldn't figure it out when you of all people needed a pencil everyday?" eddie groans.

"shut the fuck up, richie!" eddie snaps. "just leave me alone about it." he takes off his khaki shorts and he is left in a pair of baby blue boxers with little dogs on them. richie gasps.

"when did you get those?!" richie asks eddie.

"i convinced my mom to let me buy a pair." eddie responds with a big smile on his face.

"and you chose those?" richie laughs. "you should've stuck with your tighty-whities."

"shut up. you're just mad because i'm cooler than you now." eddie retorts.

"yea, sure. alexandra pulman's gonna love those." richie nudged his shoulder. "that's why you bought them, isn't it? you're trying to get into her pants?" richie laughs.

"hey r-r-richie, c-cut it out." bill intervenes, hitting richie on the shoulder. "but it's obvious, you-you like her."

"oh my god!" eddie yells frustratedly. "i don't like her!"

"we'll see about that." richie says and points to alexandra, who drops her bike next to the rest of them.

"hey." she says sweetly. she takes off her jean jacket and the boys take the hint to turn around and let her undress. they stand awkwardly for a little before she clears her throat.

"you can turn around now." the boys all turn around and eddie's eyes widen at her figure. her body curves in all the right places, and she manages to look amazing in something as simple as a white bra and pink underwear.

"stare much?" she says playfully as she walks towards eddie. his cheeks flush a bright scarlet and he looks down at his feet.

"sorry." he laughs sheepishly.

"it's okay. i don't mind. cute underwear." she says playfully, pulling at the fabric lightly. eddie rolls his eyes and bites back the smile forming on his lips. he turns to her and she smiles up at him, those cute dimples quickly making him smile wide.

"alright love birds, let's do this." richie says, and they all take a step towards the edge.

"is it just me, or does this drop get farther every time we come out here?" stanley uris says, scratching the back of his neck nervously.

"yeah," eddie says. "i don't know if i can do it today."

"what?" richie turns to eddie. "what're you talking about? you've done this so many times before."

"i don't know, richie."

"come on, eddie." alexandra pleads. "this is my first time ever doing this! can you just do it with me?"

"no. i want to live to see tomorrow!"

"please? if you do this then i'll buy you ice cream!"

"very convincing, but i'm not fucking going!"

"yes you fucking are!"

"no i'm fucking not!"

"okay!" alexandra ends it. "i'll go first. since eddie's got his panties all in a twist." eddie flips her off. she laughs as she walks backwards, far enough to get a good running start. all the boys cheer her on except eddie, who stands by the edge in anticipation.

alexandra runs, picking up speed as she goes, but right as she gets to the edge, she wraps her arms around eddie and pulls him with her.

"alexandra!" he screams and reaches his arm out as if to grab the hand of one of his friends. a string of curses escapes his lips as he falls with her, hitting the water with a loud splash. she lets go of him as they go under the water.

when they resurface, alexandra looks at eddie with a playful smile on her face, but it is not returned. she looks up to the rest of his friends and they laugh.

"holy shit, that was awesome!" richie yells down to her. she turns back to eddie and he wipes the water from his eyes before looking up at alexandra with his brows furrowed.

"i'm gonna fucking kill you!" eddie yells, diving at her. she screams playfully and tries to swim away from him, but he's faster. he comes up from behind her and grabs her waist, picking her up out of the water.

"eddie!" she squeals. "put me dow-" she's cut off by eddie throwing her into the water. alexandra resurfaces and playfully splashes him, both of them laughing. the rest of the boys jump into the water and swim to the two of them. they all play around, splashing each other.

"chicken fight!" richie yells, getting onto bill's shoulders. alexandra cocks an eyebrow and is suddenly lifted onto eddie's shoulders.

"eddie, what the fuck?!" she yells, struggling to gain her balance. he cranes his neck up to see her looking down at him in confusion.

"just win!" he tells her, squeezing her thigh encouragingly. she looks up at richie and he cracks his knuckles playfully.

"you're going down bitches!" richie yells, bill and eddie walking towards each other. alexandra and richie fight, pushing and hitting. alexandra gets a grip of richie's hands and shifts her weight forward, pushing him until he falls back into the water. alexandra and eddie cheer, eddie pumping his fists up in the air and forgetting that alexandra sat atop his shoulders.

"eddie!" she yells as she falls from his shoulders and into the water. he turns around and gasps.

"shit." he says as she resurfaces. she runs her hands over her hair and slicks it back. she opens her eyes and there's eddie, looking down at her with a look of concern. "are you okay?"

"yeah." she chuckles. "why wouldn't i be?"

"just wondering." he smiles. she notices how his eyes light up when he smiles and it intrigues her. she smiles right back at him.

"hey eddie!" richie calls out. eddie turns around and is met with a hearty splash to the face. alexandra laughs to herself as eddie wipes his face, scoffing.

"you. little. fucker." eddie almost whispers. he draws his hand back and smacks the water, splashing richie right back.

"you wanna go, asshole? i fucked your mom!"

"suck my dick, trashmouth!" eddie puts up his middle fingers and richie cocks an eyebrow.

"why i oughta-" richie says, splashing water in eddies face. eddie turns his head and screams, splashing just as much water.

"don't test me, bitch!" richie yells. alexandra swims over to them and comes in between them, putting her hands up.

"guys!" she laughs. "cool it, it's not a big deal." she turns to richie and he rolls his eyes, splashing water into her face. she gasps and eddie puts his hand over his mouth.

"i'll rip your dick off, tozier!" he lets out a high-pitched scream as alexandra jumps at him, latching onto his shoulders and weighing him down.

"what the fuck!" he screams. "this bitch is drowning me!" he thrashes his arms around and they all laugh as alexandra jumps onto his back and wraps her legs around his waist. "get the fuck off me!" richie yells, causing all of them to laugh even harder.

after about an hour more of just hanging out
in the water, the group lays down on a big boulder, just enjoying each other's company.

alexandra sits with her knees up to her chest, skipping little rocks on the water. on her left was eddie, sitting up with his legs outstretched. his gaze is fixed on her face as she intently focuses on the rocks. he smiles softly whenever her eyes light up and she turns to him, beaming. she flicks her wrist and throws another rock, watching it skip 7 times.

"eddie! did you see that?" she excitedly says, tapping his arm. he raises his eyebrows.

"what?"

"did you see that? i just skipped that rock seven times!" she smiles and his eyes light up, now wanting to focus more on what made her so happy.

"really? i didn't see it." eddie says.

"it was such a good skip!" she whines.

"just do it again!" he tells her. she shrugs her shoulder and picks up another rock beside her, roughly the same size, and preps to throw it. she tosses it and it skips a couple times before sinking down into the water.

"are you sure you skipped it seven times earlier?" he playfully asks her. she rolls her eyes and pushes his shoulder.

"shut up! you're so annoying!" she laughs. he sticks out his tongue at her.

"please, you know you love me." he suggests. she looks at him from the corner of her eye and bites her bottom lip to hold back a smile.

"maybe." she finally says. he runs his hand through his hair and she smiles at him, making his heart flutter.

"okay. i'll make you a proposition." eddie starts, turning his body towards her. "throw the rock again, and if it skips seven times, then i'll do whatever you want."

"whatever i want?" she asks, thinking to herself.

"yes. but if it doesn't skip seven times, then you have to buy me ice cream."

"seriously?" she scoffs. she thinks for a moment before shaking his hand. "deal." she turns to the water, finding the perfect rock. she picks it up and aims, throwing it easily. it hits the water and skips one, two, three, four, five! it skips a sixth time, but sinks down into the water on the seventh. eddie whoops and cheers with a big smile on his face.

"yes! free ice cream!" eddie says and alexandra groans. "what? you don't want to get ice cream with me?"

"no, i do. i just wanted to win." she sticks out her bottom lip playfully.

"there will be more opportunities." eddie says, checking his watch. "i have to get home. ice cream tomorrow? i can meet you at your house." alexandra cocks an eyebrow. "not that i'm like a stalker or anything! i just pass your house on my way to school, i swear." he rambles quickly.

"don't worry about it." she chuckles. "i'll see you at 3." eddie nods excitedly as she stands up. "see you tomorrow, eddie."

"see you." he mumbles, a small smile pulling at his lips. bill hits eddie's shoulder, getting eddie's attention.

"l-l-little old eddie's g-g-got himself a date!" bill teases.

"oh my god. shut up, bill."

" 'alexandra! you're so beautiful!' " richie mocks loudly in a high pitched voice. eddie kicks his face.

"shut the fuck up, dumbass! she's right there!" he harshly whispers, loud enough for alexandra to hear. she looks over her shoulder and catches eddie's eye. all of the boys stop their teasing and look at eddie, who smiles nervously at alexandra, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. she turns back around, shaking her head.

" 'alexandra, oh my god.' " richie moans, mocking eddie once again.

"shut up, richie!" eddie yells, embarrassed and annoyed. he turns to where alexandra just left to and immediately smiles to himself, excited to see her again.

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