Snippet #2634427

For only a millisecond after Leon had reached for her face, Rebecca had let her guard down, and had she not caught herself, she would have winced. As quickly as her wall had been shattered, it had been put back up and replaced with the relaxed person she always was. She almost lost it again when she noticed the intensity in Leon's eyes, but only because it had shocked her. No one had stared at her with that much...desire, ever. She was relieved when Elisa had interrupted them. It felt like she was walking the line of what was okay and what wasn't, but she couldn't help herself. Leon was interesting and different. The other boys had been boring her for a while.

"Yeah they are pretty gross. To be honest its weird to see Leon like that with a girl. You think the handsome bastard would be smothered in women, but he's really not the sort."

"It's Bex. She's like a siren or a succubus or something." Elisa joked with a wink to her friend before turning back to her boyfriend. It was meant to tease, but it also felt a little bit like the truth. Even though Rebecca was always up front with her feelings on monogamy and relationships, a lot of boys simply didn't get the point and she had broken a few hearts. She didn't know if Leon would be the same, but still Elisa worried.

"Well Elisa Grace if your going to be like that you are NOT invited!"

She pulled her on her best pouty face. "You only love me for my bikinis, then? I see how it is." She crossed her arms and looked away at the corner with her nose in the air. For a moment she glanced back at him and in the same breath she tackled him. "You're so mean to meee. Mean boyfriend. Bad!" Her voice was the whiniest she could muster, simultaneously sounding like she was scolding an adorable dog, while snuggling her head against his chest. It was sickeningly cute and Rebecca rolled her eyes from where she sat, no on Leon's lap.

"Eh. You know your stuff. We will listen to you. Everyone happy with this choice?"

"My family likes to vacation and I ditch school enough to make some day trips, right Elisa?" Bex said with a laugh. They had gone on a handful of little adventures together, when life had just gotten to be a bit too much. It was worth getting yelled at for a missed day or two.

"We like the beach and the super quirky little shops that come with it." Elisa shrugged. "And the coffee shops are to DIE for." Not that she would be drinking any of it anymore, but the memories came back to her. It was decorated with vintage furniture and the bathrooms were covered in chalk board paint, with pieces of chalk sitting on a ledge so that visitors could sign or draw. The place was so hipster that it couldn't be contained, but it was fun as hell.

"No...not at all actually. My Pa's been kind of...down since Mum left. He doesn't seem to have the energy anymore so I haven't travelled around the US at all. I should spend a day or two before with him before we leave. I hope you don't mind. I really worry about him."

"Holy shit. I'm gonna have to take you EVERYWHERE. There's so much to do in Cali and then there's Vegas and Florida...You poor thing." Elisa said with a laugh, patting his head, though there was a bit of sadness in her voice when he mentioned his mom. She was having trouble accepting that a woman could just up and leave her kid and husband.

"Of course you can see your dad. Why would I mind?" She asked with a smile. If he had a dad that cared, he should go and visit. Especially if his dad was as depressed as she was led on to believe. The man had seemed so nice, even though she had only met him the once, and very briefly.

"You should put more trust in me. Just cause she's interested in me doesn't mean I'm bothered about her in that way."

"I trust you," Elisa said, her voice practically a whisper. She wasn't happy with where this conversation was going and Beck clearly wasn't going to back down about Millie going. I trust you, but that doesn't mean I'm comfortable with you paling around with a girl that's obsessed with you and that you use to fuck. She thought, but she didn't say it out loud.

"Even though Millie is a massive whore I'm sure the sunshine and shopping places will make up for the lack of dick she will be getting. Either that or Bex and Leon could end up with a interesting 3 way half way through the week."

"Naughty." Bex said, wagging her eyebrows in jest. "I could flip that girl, I'm like 90% sure."

"And then I'd be the only one in the room who hadn't slept with that girl. Jesus Christ." Elisa teased, albeit a bit maliciously.

"Well I mean, don't knock it till you try it. Girls have more fun."

Elisa made a face and shook her head. Even if she weren't entirely straight, she couldn't see herself going after someone like Millie. "As tempting as that doesn't sound, I think I'll pass."