Rowan puts his hand around the back of her neck and massages it. “She’s getting hangry, you guys. I don’t know how long I can keep this going until she bites my head off.”
“Here,” Riley says from behind me, giving Ellie a handful of tortilla chips.
Ellie snatches the chips from her hands. “My savior.”
“Where the hell did you get those?” I ask.
Riley stuffs one in her mouth “They were given to me for free.” .
“I didn’t get any.”
“Grow some tits.”
The guy’s snicker, but I win when I steal a chip and shove it in my mouth before she can stop me.
A coupleof hours and many drinks later, we're still sitting at our table, enjoying the ocean view and sunset that comes with it. Pink, purple, and orange swirl together like sherbet.
"Those were the best enchiladas I've ever had." Addie exhales, leaning back in her chair.
“Thank god you’re not sharing a room with someone,” Riley giggles into her glass.
“Are you implying what I think you’re implying?” Addie whispers across the table.
“Just don’t bring any guys to the room, you’ll thank me later,” Riley says.
"I don't know about you guys, but I’m beat.” Ellie yawns,letting out a small yell for dramatics. “Eating my weight in steak tacos makes me very sleepy.”
Rowan gets up from his chair and holds his hand out for Ellie. "Let’s get you to bed. We'll see you guys in the morning."
Ellie gives us a floppy hand wave with a sleepy smile. “Bye, guys,” she says through another yawn.
"That sounds like a good idea," Addie says, getting up from her seat.
Beau gestures his head at me from across the table, "You want to keep drinking? Maybe scope out the place.” Beau wiggles his brows. “Find some ladies."
Hailey chuckles and rolls her eyes. She pushes her chair, making a scraping noise. "I'm calling it a night. See you guys tomorrow."
"I'm right behind you," James adds.
"Yeah, I think I'm gonna head back to my room and enjoy the stunning view I have." I smirk at Beau, teasing him about the hotel room.
He narrows his eyes and points a finger at me. "Not cool, dude. You are excluded from scope night." He dramatically walks away.
Riley doesn’t get up from her seat, and I let my eyes linger on her and take in everything while she stares into the sparkling blue ocean, and the sun reflects off her already golden skin.
The small bump on her nose, her bow-shaped lips with the bottom fuller than the top. The sun shows the peach fuzz along her cheek. She glows like an angel in this light, and I'm going to capture this moment in my head and store it away.
Her cheeks puff out when she lets out a long, tiring sigh.
“What’swrong?” I ask.
“Nothing.”
I tilt my head. “Don’t lie to me.”
She looks back at the water, a clear view of the ocean from where we’re sitting. The ripples sparkle off the setting sun.
“I’ve been stressed about the bakery.” She turns to me. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m really excited to be starting a new journey, especially with my best friend.”
