I Want a Taste of Your Medicine

I found myself running out of the door and to the car that I realized wasn't there. I had 10 minutes to get to the competition before it started and 10 minutes to reach him and tell him how I feel. I started running down the beach and from the distance I could see a really big crowd and people cheering. Was I too late?

I thought that it would take longer to get there but I guess that I'm a faster runner than I thought. The competition was starting in 2 minutes and I was so close. I reached the crowd and started pushing them out of the way. Right now they were explaining the rules and by the looks of it, none of the guys from the house were up first or second. That saved me some time at least.

I continued to push through people until I ran into Max and Jake who were holding hands and smiling at me. I stopped and squealed, hugging them tightly too me. It was a good thing the only thing I was wearing was my bikini and then a pair of white short shorts. My stomach was exposed and I suddenly noticed the tan that I had gotten over the summer.

"They took it well?" I said still hugging them closely too me. I had time so it was alright that I had stopped. I still had to break a heart before I found him though and that was going to break me.

"They already knew," Max laughed and I laughed with them letting go of the hug and then kissing them on the cheek. Through everything this summer they were there for me with no judgments, I loved these two guys.

"I'm staying here," I said because I hadn't told them yet. They smiled and hugged me again and for some reason today felt really good. The sun was shining and kissing my skin in just the right way and I was extremely happy every time I saw my tan.

"Good, because we would have missed you, Pattyn. You're part of the house now and when Marshall kicks every body's ass and wins it all and has to go away for a few months then you'll have us," He said and I smiled, knowing already that whoever won was going away for two months.

"Are you surfing today, Max?" I asked confused. He was talking like he wasn't going to win at all. He smiled at me and then touched Jake's chest lightly.

"Not really my thing," He said and I smiled at him just because today was turning out to be a beautiful day and I had this happy nervous feeling in my stomach. I told them who my final decision was and they seemed to have already known who I was going to pick. I felt like I was on an episode of the bachelor. We said goodbye and then I continued running.

I was looking around but there were too many people and I couldn't see the two people I needed to talk to the most. I pushed through more people and tried to wipe the sweat from my for head. I was also surrounded by sweaty shirtless guys all there to watch.

I continued running as fast as I could and then stopped and grabbed some water and poured it all over my body trying to cool me down. I noticed guys staring at me and then I realized that I just pulled a slutty movie scene totally by accident. You know when the girl is trying to get all of the guys to stare at her boobs and so she soaks herself while wearing a white t-shirt. The only difference was that my shorts were a little sea through now that they were wet and my black bathing suit bottoms didn't help me much.

I through the water into a can and then turned around and bumped into someone. I grabbed my for head because it hurt for a split second but then ignored it and looked up at the person who was still standing there but holding my elbows so that I wouldn't fall over again. I felt my heart break once I realized who it was. It was now or never, this was my decision and I needed to end it now.

"I'm sorry, I wish things were different," I said and I could feel tears running down my cheeks. Wow, I didn't think I would cry.

"Me too," He said, "Go find him," I nodded giving him a hug and wishing him luck and then started to run again. It didn't take long to find him standing in the line with all the other competitors. I saw him and smiled but he didn't see me.

I ran up to him and before I knew it I had jumped on him, wrapping my legs around his waist and kissing him so passionately and out of breath. I had completely ignored the fact that my whole body was soaked and focused on the kiss. I could feel him smiling knowing that it was him that I wanted. There was no more confusion it was him and always will be him.

"It's you! I love you, Landon," I said and he smiled and kissed me again. He spun me around and then put me on the ground again and kept his lips on mine. It took me a while but it was him and kissing him right now in the sun at this competition never felt so right.