A Summer to Remember

chapter 28





We were woken up the next morning by a loud knock on the door. I turned over and looked at the clock. Lily was right on time, as usual. I crawled out of bed and pulled on my PJs that were on the floor. When I got to the door, I was greeted by Lily’s smiling face. She was prepared, coffee in hand. She hadn’t been kidding. She really was happy about the break up.

“Good morning, Sunshine! You ready to hit the road? You look like you’ve been up all night.” She came in the door. “Oh wait, you probably were.” She laughed.

“Shut up!” I laughed and grabbed one of the cups of coffee she brought. “I’m going to wake up Adrian and change and then we should be ready to go. The remote to the TV is on the coffee table.” I pointed her in the direction.

“Okay, but hurry. I’m ready to meet some new guys!” She plopped down on the couch.

“Believe me, I doubt any of them are even up at this hour.” I walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind me.





It didn’t take long for us to hit the road. The drive seemed like it took longer than usual, but it wasn’t too bad since I had Adrian and Lily to keep me company. I was never really a big fan of the ride up there. I would rather be the driver than the rider. When we finally reached the road to the cabin, I was hungry and ready for a nap.

“Okay, Adrian.” Lily leaned forward between us. “Give me the low down on some of the guys that are going to be here. Who has girlfriends and who doesn’t? And are their girlfriends going to be here? I don’t want to end up in some kind of drama because someone didn’t bother to tell me he has a girlfriend.”

I listened to their conversation, happy I wasn’t the one trying to remember the names and background information of the guys Adrian was talking about. I’d never been good with names. It could take me up to a month to remember everyone’s names in my classes, if I was lucky.

When we got to the cabin, Adrian took Lily and I around and introduced us to a few of the people around the house we hadn’t met before. After all the introductions, and when Lily was done flirting, we grabbed our things and headed upstairs to claim a room. I automatically headed for the room I had stayed in before.

“Where you going?” Adrian asked.

“Oh. I guess I was heading to the room I stayed in last time. I liked that room.”

“Well, you might want to check out the room I stay in before you make any decisions. If you don’t like it, we can stay in that room, but I’m pretty sure you will.” He motioned for me to follow him. We walked into a door at the end of the hall and I was happy he insisted I see it first. I walked straight over to the huge picture windows and pulled back the curtains. The view was amazing! I noticed a sliding glass door that led out onto a deck. I pulled it open and walked outside to admire the view that overlooked the lake.

“Why didn’t you show this to me the last time we were here?” I was a little jealous he had this view the whole time we were here last time and he didn’t even want to share it with me.

“I thought about it. But I thought that might be a little awkward for you—someone you’ve just met inviting you into his room. I didn’t want you to think of me as one of those guys.”

“That makes sense.” He stood behind me and wrapped his arms around me. “This is gorgeous. So relaxing. I’m surprised Brian didn’t want this room.”

“He’s more into wanting space than wanting a view, so he took the master at the other end of the hallway.”

“Hey, you two love birds!” Brian came up behind us and smacked Adrian on the shoulder. “You ready to hit the lake or what?”

“Yeah, I think so. You ready, babe?”

“Actually I’m feeling a little tired. I think I’m going to stay back and take a nap. I know how long those campfires can last so I’d rather just stay here and rest up for that.”

“All right, we’ll stay here, then.”

“Let me know if you change your mind. I’m gonna go pack up the coolers.” Brian walked out the bedroom door.

“No, you go. Have fun! I’ll be fine here by myself. Besides, it’d be nice for Lily to have someone she knows to go with.” I walked back into the bedroom.

“Are you sure?” He followed me and closed to sliding door behind him.

“Yes, I’m fine. I promise. Now go have fun with your friends.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him.

“All right.” He kissed me softly on the lips. “I love you.”

“I love you, too.” He walked out the bedroom door. I took my sandals off and flopped down on the bed.

“Oh, babe.” He popped his head in the doorway. “Don’t forget to check out the bathroom.” He nodded toward a door that I had thought was a closet. “You’ll love it.” Before I could say anything, he disappeared and closed the door.

I glanced around the room. Everything was total log cabin style. All the furniture was made out of logs. There was a bed, two nightstands, and a dresser with a mirror. He was right, the room wasn’t big, but that view made up for it for sure.

I opened the door to the bathroom. He was right, I loved it! To the right was a huge Jacuzzi tub in front of a large window with the same view as the deck. There was also a beautifully tiled shower with glass doors; you could probably fit five people in it. This was my dream bathroom, except for the shower, it could be smaller. I never understood why you would need to have such a big shower. As much as I wanted to test out the Jacuzzi tub, I was too tired and hungry, and I knew I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much as I could until after I was fed and rested.

I went downstairs to fix myself a sandwich and took it upstairs to enjoy it on the deck. What I wouldn’t give to have a house like this someday. After I ate my lunch, I went inside and laid down on the giant king size bed. I was so tired, it didn’t take long before I was sound asleep.