Loving the Summer Brothers

“Do me a favor and pump the gas for me.” My mother tells me while handing me her debit card. This makes me let out a sigh while I grab the card from her and then step out of her 2017 black Range Rover sport.  I am seventeen years old, meaning that I wanted to drive myself in my 2018 Toyota Prius, but no, my mother insisted on driving us to the beach house using her car that she got. “I better be getting some Wendy’s or something for doing this for her.” I mumbled to myself while starting to pump the Rover. I can hear my mom on the phone with someone. Maybe it’s her fellow coworker from the law firm she works at. Whilst I am waiting for the tank to fill up, my phone buzzes nonstop from my butt. Or well, more like my back pocket but you get it. I grab it and then smile when I see it’s my crush’s name on my iPhone XR screen. “Hey, does there happen to be a Chelsea there?” My lifelong crush, James explains to me with a hot chuckle in his tone. I roll my eyes playfully at this. “I can’t wait to see you buddy.” I tell him with a chuckle completely ignoring his stupid question. “Me either! Oh, and I have some exciting news to tell you once you get your cute ass over here.” James says with some excitement in his tone. I bite my lip with a smile on my face. “I can’t wait to hear it.” I tell him with a laugh. “I love that laugh, now I need to go so I’ll see you when I see you.” James tells me and then hangs up. I put the pump away, and then close the gas tank. ☼☼ We head into the neighborhood where the beach house is. Well technically it is James’ home, but I call it beach house because his backyard is the beach, he’s been at this house since I was six, and he was only seven. “We are almost here, also, your 18th birthday is coming up next week, so Blair has something special planned for you.” My mother tells me while looking at me from the driver’s seat with a grin. My father then wakes up from behind us. “Tara, are we almost there?” My dad asks my mom with a yawn. “Yes, we are.” My mom says with a chuckle. “Good, I wonder what grub I’ll grab this time for my trip.” My dad says. You see, my dad and James’ dad go to Northern California to tour Vineyards and also to go surfing and fishing. Our moms don’t like that stuff, so the men decided on taking a men’s trip every year, they’ve been doing it for about nine years now. “Well, you know what your ladies want.” My mom informs him while pulling into the driveway. “Yeah I know, a t-shirt and sweater from the Vineyard I go to for Chelsea, and some wine and a t-shirt for my wife.” My dad tells her with a smile. My mom gives him one in return. I look out the window to see a tan-skinned light blonde hair Blair walking out of the house with a glass of Mimosa in her left hand, and sunglasses over her eyes and wearing her wedges. “Hey!! My best friend come here you b***h!!” Blair yelled out while waddling in her high wedges to the driver’s door. My mom laughs and my dad and I get out the same time. “Ah, sweetheart, we have elderly people across from us.” Blair’s husband, Charles explains with a chuckle. “Come on Charlie, I only see her once a year.” She says with a giggle. My dad and Charles both give each other a side hug. “You ready for a great adventure?” Charles asks my dad with a grin. “Damn right I am.” My dad says with a chuckle. After we grab our luggage, we make our way inside the house. “So, I decorated your bedroom.” Blair tells me once we both walk in the house. I look at her with a smile, which she gave me one in return. “Come on let’s go see, and Tara there is a pitcher of mimosa on the kitchen island, help yourself.” Blair tells my mother while walking up the stairs. I followed her while carrying both of my duffel bags. I go into a room that has view of the street. “Here you go, I’ll leave you be.” She says with a chuckle. “Thank you, Blair, it’s nice.” I tell her with a grin. She smiles at me. “No problem, and lunch will be ready in twenty minutes.” She tells me. “Connor is coming.” Charles says with a sigh once he came in. I went silent while still looking out the window at the street. “What? You heard from him?” Blair asks him in a shocked/hushed tone. “Yeah.” “But why is he coming? What happened to Stamford?” Blair asks with disbelief. “Well he said he was done with school and decided to come home.” Charles tells Blair with a sigh. This makes me look back them. Blair then hangs her head down and rubs her eyes with her free hand. Since she’s holding her drink with the other hand. “I won’t go on my trip you need help with him.” Charles tells his wife. Blair thinks for a moment. “No, I have Tara with me. I’ll call if we need backup.” Blair tells him while looking at him. Charles then looks at his wife while biting his lip. “Okay fine.” He says with a sigh. “Okay, now come eat before you leave.” Blair tells him with a grin. She then kisses him on the cheek.   ~~*~*~*~ “What are you doing?” I hear a voice ask. I look up to see it is Connor, the troublemaker. “I’m getting my summer tan.” I tell him. “Well have you seen James?” He asks me while taking a seat in the tanning chair that is next to mine. “No, I haven’t, he said his friend needed him during lunch yesterday then I haven’t seen him all evening.” I say with a hint of hurt in my tone. “Ah, I see, well I’m going to change and then go surfing.” He says with a chuckle and then start walking back inside the house. I sit up and look straight at the ocean with a frown on my face. This isn’t like James at all, he would always come to my room and sleep on the floor my first night here in Malibu.