Lacey's POV

I woke up to Jase's arms around my waist. I forgot what happened yesterday, so I pushed him off my bed. Then I kicked him out my house. Oh I remember... I lost my necklace.

I know he must've been comforting me, but I'm still mad at him plus I have a boyfriend to comfort me now.

I call Lance and he comes over immediately.

"What's wrong beautiful?" He asks as he pulls me into a tight hug.

"You know the necklace my dad gave me?" He nods. "I can't find it anywhere and I've never lost it before."

"Don't worry I'll help you look for it."

He helps me look around my room again and still no necklace.

"How about a distraction for now?"

"What kind of distraction?" I ask him.

"The beach."

I get dressed in a two piece black bathing suit. The top has no straps with a gold ring in the middle and the bottom has two gold rings on each side of my hip. Then I put on faded shorts and a halter top.

Lance opened my door for me, I thanked him and got in. The whole way there was a comfortable silence between us. He parks and helps me out. I sit down at the perfect spot where you see the yellow orange sun. Lance sits beside me but doesn't talk. He knows I'm really in no mood to. I take off my shorts and shirt then lay back in the warm sand.

"Lance can you lay down?" He nods and takes off his shirt then lays on his back. I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes listening to his steady heartbeat and the crash of the waves.

"I'm sorry if I'm acting like a brat or something."

"I understand. You lost something very valuable to you. You don't have to keep your emotions all bottled up baby. Just let it out." He kisses my forehead as tears slowly run down my face. I start to sob as he pulls me on top of him and rubs my back.

"Shh I promise you, you will find your necklace." He wipes the tears off my face and kisses my eyelids then my cheeks.

"Thank you."

"No problem it's what I'm here for." I laugh.

"Wanna go for a swim?" He nods so I get off him and help him up.

When I least expect it he puts me on his shoulder and runs to the water. He throws me in the water and then dives in. I resurface to the top and look around the empty water.

"Lance?" I call out and hear nothing. I look around the empty beach then feel something on my leg. It pulls me under the water by my ankle.

I see Lance underwater and wrap my legs around his waist. He kisses me as he arms tighten around my waist. We kissed underwater. I never thought it would be so cool and so romantic. But it was.

We run out of air and resurface. I laugh as he shakes his blonde hair like a dog.

"God I love your laugh." He pulls me closer to him.

"I love your grey eyes."

"I love you." He leans forward so our foreheads are touching.

I hesitated and saw his face slightly change from smiling but quickly said, "I love you too Lance."

"Yeah? You didn't sound so sure."

"Lance I do. I swear. I wouldn't have said it if I truly didn't feel like I love you."

"Yeah but you hesitated. It seemed like you had to make yourself say it. I know you love me but you love HIM more."

"No that's not true Lance. I'm not even talking to Jase right now. I love you. I'm with you! You know I care about you."

"I know beautiful." He sighs and starts to move away. I take his face in both my hands and pull him closer to me.

"Lance you mean so much to me." He just nods. "I wanna show you how much I do love you." He looks up with a confused face.

Just as he's about to say something I cover his lips with mine. He tenses up at first then gives in and kisses me back.

He kisses me so intensely I get dizzy. He licks my bottom lip and I open. Our tongues collide as his hands move to the string on my bathing suit. He unties it and throws my swim suit on his shoulder. He kisses down my jaw and neck. He nibbles on my neck and tilt my head to give him access. He trails butterfly kisses up my neck and nibbles on my ear.

"Want me to stop?" He asks huskily into my ear.

I shake my head no, not having enough energy to talk.

He kisses my lips again this time rougher. His hand massages my breast as he kisses down my neck. I moan as he kisses my chest.

My legs wrap around his waist and I grind against him. He groans and grabs my butt. I gasp and run my fingers through his wet hair.

"Mommy is that girl a mermaid?" I hear a little girl ask.

Me and Lance break apart and see a little girl about 6 or 7 looking at me. I look down and realize my hair is covering my boobs like Ariel the mermaid. I gasp and turn away from the little girl.

Lance hands me my bathing suit top and ties the back string. We turn around to see the little girl and her mom gone.

"Well that was embarrassing." I mumble to myself and smile sheepishly. Lance laughs.

"You ready to go beautiful?" I nod and we get out the water.

Jase's POV

Hope sits on my bed as I look around my room for Lacey's necklace.

"You haven't seen Lacey's necklace right?"

"No I haven't seen her stupid necklace."

"It's not stupid. It means a lot to her. Are you okay?"

"I'm sorry I just wanna to spend time with you. Not talking about Lacey."

"She's my best friend."

"Really? Doesn't seen like it at the moment."

"What do you mean?"

"You two rarely talk or hang out is what I mean. So how can you be best friends?"

"Well I've been hanging out with you and she's been with..."

"Lance." Hope finishes for me.

"Yeah him."

"You know they're not just hanging out they're together now."

"Together?"

"Yeah as in girlfriend and boyfriend. Like you and me."

"Together?"

"Yes Jase. God what's wrong with you?"

A honk of a car interrupts me. Me and Hope walk over to my window and see Lance's black mustang in Lacey's driveway. I look in his window and see...

Lacey's POV

Lance pulls into my driveway and as I'm about to get out he pulls me into his lap. I straddle his waist and wrap my arms around his neck.

"Yes?"

"Are you ever gonna forgive Jase? I mean you guys are best friends."

"I dunno. Should I ?"

"I think you should. You guys need each other...whether you think so or not."

"Okay I guess I will. Only because you want me to so bad." I move to get off his lap but he tightens his arms on my waist.

"Wait."

He pecks my lips and moves away from my face. I grab his face in my hands and kiss him hard. He kisses me back equally hard. He accidentally beeps to horn trying to unzip my top. I laugh and unzip it for him. My fingers tangle in his messy hair, as his hands slowly trail down my waist sending tiny tingles where he touched. My hands go underneath his shirt and touch his abs. My hands get lower as I hear him take in a short shocked breath.

Knock knock.

Lance and I jump in fright as someone taps on the window.

I look over and see Chasity. I roll down the window.

"Yes Chas?"

"Duke wants you and Lance to hurry up with your make out so we can go get some food. Plus you can't have your first time in a car." She walks off.

"Chasity!" Lance chuckles and rubs my back. "Lance it's not funny. It's embarrassing."

"Baby look at me." I look up into his alluring grey eyes. "I love you Virgin or not okay?" I nod and he kisses my forehead letting his warm, soft lips linger.

He helps me put my shirt back on then we get out and walk together, hand in hand to Jase's house.

Ding Dong.

The door is opened by Catherine.

"Lacey" she pulls me and Lance inside while hugging me tightly. "Where have you been? There's this girl here that's taking your place and I don't like it." She whispers into my ear.

"I've been with my boyfriend." I point to Lance while holding up our intertwined hands.

"Boyfriend?" She frowns for a second then smiles a genuine bright smile. "Oh well as long as your happy." She turns to Lance. "You better not hurt her or I'll hurt you mister."

"Cat." I glare at her.

"Only joking. Not really. Anyways I'm Catherine Jase's mom and Lacey's second mom. Sort of... Not by blood. And you are?"

"Lance. Lacey's boyfriend. And I wouldn't think of hurting her. I'm madly in love with her." He kisses my knuckles. I smile at him brightly.

"Aww you two are so cute. John, Jase! Look who's here!"

Jase's POV

"John, Jase! Look who's here!"

I roll my eyes. Of course she doesn't call Hope. I don't think my mom likes her very much.

I grab Hopes hand and we walk downstairs surprised to see Lacey and Lance. Holding hands. Looking lovingly at each other. And I see my mom staring at them awwing. I think I want to throw up.

"John honey Lacey's back. And she brought her very handsome boyfriend."

I take in their appearance and see they must've went swimming. Lance is wearing a white shirt and blue swim trunks while Lacey is wearing faded shorts and a black halter top.

I look more intensely at her and see her lips are bruised probably from kissing pretty boy and she has two hickeys on her neck.

"Lacey how have you been?" My dad asks while hugging her.

"Fine Mr. R thanks for asking. What about you and Cat?" She teases.

I see my mom blush and playfully hit Lacey. Why can't my mom be like that to Hope?

"Cat I'm just teasin no need to be so abusive."

"Oh how I miss your humor Lacey. How is Sam?"

"She's fine no worries."

There's an awkward silence as Lacey and Lance look over at me and Hope as if to say something.

"Jase." Lacey says.

"Lacey." Me.

"Hope." Lacey.

"Lacey." Hope says.

"Lacey wanted to invite you guys out to eat with us and the guys. Right lace?" Lance says while looking down at Lacey.

"Yeah." She says looking down.

"And?" Lance asks her.

"And I'm sorry for ignoring you when you were trying to help me and I forgive you."

Lacey's POV

It kinda hurt to say sorry to Jase, because he hurt me. He doesn't deserve my forgiveness but I want to be happy and Lance thinks I need Jase in my life in order to be.

We get to Applebee's and all of us sit in a booth. Its really awkward because my brother, the guys, and Chasity are sorta mad at Jase but not really. I excuse myself to the bathroom and as I'm about to walk in I'm pushed into a wall.

I look up to see Jase.

"What Jase?"

"I'm truly sorry about the birthday forgetting. I have no idea what happened."

"It's okay-"

"No it's not okay. I owe you."

"Um okay."

I start to feel uncomfortable with his body pressed against mine. Not because it's bad but because it's kind of turning me on. And I don't want that.

"Can you move now?"

"Do you like me Lacey?" I notice that he's a little bit drunk. His eyes are a little red and he smells like beer.

"What no! I mean yeah but why does that matter. Wait what?"

His hands roam up my legs to my waist. I move his hands off my body.

"Jase I have a boyfriend and you have a girlfriend."

"Lacey I know you're playing me. You want me. You're just mad that Hope has me so you're trying to make me jealous."

"No I'm not."

"It's okay babe I know you have a crush on me or whatever."

He kisses me. What the hell?! Of course I want to kiss back but I think it's just lust. Plus he's drunk. And I love Lance not Jase. I push him off of me and slap him.

"What the hell?! You can't just kiss me. I have a boyfriend. You know what go to hell. When your sober if you remember this I want you to stay away from me. I didn't even want to forgive you but Lance said I should. That was a mistake."

Jase's POV

What did I just do?

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So what did you think? it took me like two days to think if a new chapter! more drama coming up! sneak peak of next chapter later today! Luv u! 😘

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