Notice Me (10 page)

"So what's your excuse for not calling me
first?" Anya asked for the millionth time, her blue eyes staring at
me expectantly. She stood in my walk-in closet with her hands on
her hips watching me pull out my outfit for the beach. "I'm your
best friend, hello!"

"I know and like I said, I'm sorry." I
apologized yet again pulling out my emerald green two-piece. "I
wanted to tell you in person and I was totally in shock from it
all."

She let out a dreamy sigh, "You and Tristan. I
can't believe it." She shook her head in disbelief. "He's so damn
hot, not as hot as Luke, but just about." Anya grinned then
shrieked. "I'm so excited for you!"

My cheeks blushed just thinking about him. The
way my entire body heats up when he kisses me, the tingly
sensations I get when he touches me, and the chills that rack my
entire body when I hear his voice. Ugh, I sound so obsessed. Little
does Anya know she's in for it when Luke sees her later on. She's
in the same predicament I am, haha. It was just the other day I was
gagging at them being all lovey-dovey. To think they're not even a
couple yet. I can imagine what Tristan and I look like and what
people think.

"Oh god..." Anya gasped covering her mouth with
her hand. "I know that look!" She screamed pointing at me in
horror.

My eyebrows creased in confusion, "What?" I
asked bewildered. What look is this nut job talking about?

"That look!" She cried out as she began laughing
at me. "Annalise Foster. Are you in love?"

"Pft, What're you talking about?" I asked
pursing my lips trying to act like she was full of crap. Even
though there's a reason why she's my best friend. She knows me
better then anyone else. "You're nuts."

"Oh please!" Anya yelped loudly with wide eyes.
"You dazed out for a minute when I mentioned him and you got the
same exact look on your face when you first laid eyes on Siva from
The Wanted!"

Do I get all doe-eyed thinking about Tristan?
She knows I'm absolutely head over heels in love with Siva from The
Wanted, but c'mon let's come back down to earth here. He'll never
know I exist! Ugh, she got me. "Yea, don't try and deny it!" She
cackled like the witch that she is. "You're in love with him,
really Lise? All ready? Have I not taught you anything?"

Exhaling deeply, I puffed my cheeks out. Can I
help it that Tristan's incredibly good looking, not to mention a
total sweetheart? "I.am.not.in.love." I reassured her rolling my
eyes drastically as I shoved her out of my walk in closet. "Now get
out so I can change."

You all already know I'm a total sap when it
comes to love. So yes, he's managed to steal my heart and I think I
might possibly be in love with the guy. Am I falling too hard way
too fast? Maybe I needed to take a step back and reevaluate things
between us. I wonder if he feels the same way about me that I do
about him? Probably not, considering he's a guy and could have
anyone he freaking wants.

Yanking my tank over my head, I opened up the
closet door to find Anya gone. I put on the same outfit I wore to
school, grabbed my bag and followed the sound of voices downstairs.
Standing in the foyer was Anya, Luke, Tristan, and both of my
parents. Did an hour pass by that quickly? I thought as I glanced
down at the time on my cell phone...6:50 PM. I still had ten
minutes, what're they doing over here? I thought he demanded 'be
back here in an hour' before I pried myself off his lap?

"So where you kids headed?" My dad inquired with
his arms folded across his chest. I guess he was trying to look
intimidating, but it's not as effective if the guys you're trying
to scare are the same height as you are. My mom stood there looking
serious, but you could tell she was trying her hardest to hold back
a smile.

"That's the reason why we came over here Mr.
Foster." Tristan spoke up confidently. "Luke and I were hoping to
get your permission to take Lise and Anya to the beach with us. A
few of the kids from school are going there to hang out."

Is he serious? He came over early to ask my
parents for permission to take me out? How sweet is that? Little
does he know I don't have to ask my parents for permission to go
anywhere. They trust me enough to make my own decisions. I've never
given them reason to think differently. All I had to do was let
them know where I'd be and whom I was going with. Curfew for me is
at midnight on weekends and eleven on weeknights.

However, I never abuse curfew since up until
recently I never went anywhere. It's only now that Anya has her
license and a car that we go places. Plus I've been spending time
with Tristan. I know, I know my parents are very lenient with me.
What can I say? I have a great relationship with them.

"Will there be drugs and alcohol at this little
get together?" My Dad drilled with a stern face. I have to give it
to him; he’s doing a pretty good job at keeping up with the false
pretenses.

"Not at all." Tristan lied with a straight face.
I was positive there'd be alcohol there. "I can assure you we'll
take great care of both of them."

"Aren't you boys a little too old to be hanging
around these girls?" Dad said taking a step towards them using his
eyes to scrutinize their every move.

Luke began to shift uncomfortably from foot to
foot as he gazed up towards the ceiling. I take it he's never
experienced being grilled by an overbearing dad? Tristan looked a
bit bothered by that last comment but didn't let it show. He just
shrugged his shoulders a bit and gave me a small reassuring smile.
Almost like he was trying to tell me, 'don't worry I got this'.
Poor thing doesn't even know when he's being toyed with.

"Well Sir, for all it's worth we're only a
couple years apart. We're all seniors." He answered in an almost
pleading tone. Aww, I think he's trying to get my parent's
acceptance!

It was starting to get pretty painful to watch
the guys squirm under pressure. If I allowed him to, dad would
definitely drag this out for as long as he could. "Alright Dad, had
enough of your fun yet?" I asked giving him a pointed glare. "Mom,
please tell him to stop."

Both of my parents began cracking up. "Alright
honey, I think that's enough." Mom scolded giving him a playful
smack on the arm. My dad's entire facial expression changed to
friendly as he walked between both guys and slapped them on the
back with each of his hands. "Ahhh I'm just messing with ya." He
confessed with a chuckle. "You kids go out and have fun. Just be
safe."

A look of relief flashed through Luke and
Tristan's faces. Anya and I rolled our eyes at one another; she's
already used to my parents and their silly antics. "C'mon guys
let's go." I said pulling open my front door for them to go out
first. "Good night mother, father. Love you, I'll be home at
midnight." I sighed dramatically leaning in to give them a
kiss.

"Wow your parents are awesome." Luke laughed
walking down my driveway towards Tristan's.

"Thanks for saving us." Tristan smiled
expressing his gratitude. He pulled me closer to his side by
grabbing a hold of my hand after taking the tote bag off my
shoulder.

Tristan drove us over to the beach, from where
we parked we could see a large crowd of people. As we got out the
car and walked closer we could hear the music playing. The sky was
still bright for being early evening and there were plenty of other
people on the beach enjoying the wonderful weather. There were
coolers scattered around with what I assumed to be alcoholic
beverages inside. Someone brought a bunch of solar tiki torches;
the sand was almost glowing giving it a cool atmosphere.

Wow, my first actual High School party with my
first boyfriend, very exciting. Shush it, I know I sound like a
complete and utter dork, but who cares? I felt Tristan wrap his arm
protectively around my shoulder as we approached the group.
Glancing up at him, I was greeted with a toothy grin.

In a sweet gesture he placed his lips on the
side of my head, causing me to get a feeling similar to that of
brain freeze. "Want anything to drink?" His husky voice caused me
to shiver even though it wasn't even cold out here.

Shaking my head no in response, I answered in a
small voice. "No thanks, I'm good." Tristan rubbed his hand up and
down my arm mindlessly. Probably thinking I was cold, but it was
due to him. Anya was walking on the other side of me. Luke had a
hold her of hand and they were talking quietly amongst themselves.
Aww, they both look so happy together.

Lana was draped all over Gabe’s arm. We decided
to set our towels away from the crowds of people dancing. We didn’t
want to get trampled on by drunken teens.

Sam and Max ran up to us from the water, each
with a surfboard in hand. "Yo, we're having a surf competition. You
two have to join in." Max demanded giving them each a fist
pound.

In the distance we could see a group of about
ten guys out in the water perched on surfboards. Guys everything's
always a competition of sorts. "Hello ladies." He grinned leaning
in to give us a welcoming hug. He was soaking wet, which means now
my clothes are damp. "You don't mind if we steal your guys for a
bit right?"

"Hey." Anya and I responded in unison. "Not at
all." We looked at each other and laughed. The way we spoke
together, we could be mistakened for twins. Tristan looked hesitant
like he didn't want to leave my side, but I wasn't having any of
that. We came here to have fun and that's what both of us are going
to do.

"Go show em how it's done." I commanded giving
him a little shove in his side. "You better win too." He glanced
down at me with amusement in his eyes.

"I'll need a kiss for good luck." Tristan said
teasingly, jerking my body so that I was flush against his. I had
to put my hands out to brace myself from face planting into his
chest.

Giving him a heated look, I stood on my tiptoes
and kissed him on his nose. "There ya go for good luck." I smirked
patting him playfully on the chest. "Knock 'em dead."

Next, I tried to walk away from him, but I
couldn't budge. He had me in some sort of death grip. Guess he
didn't find me humorous. "Nope, I want a proper kiss." Tristan
grumbled huskily. He didn't even give me a chance to react before
grabbing a hold of my chin and tilting it upwards.

He seized my lips in his own, tasting like his
usual pineapple gum. Wonder what this boy's obsession is with
pineapples? My arms wrapped themselves around his neck trying to
pull him closer to me, if that was even possible. His hands ran a
hot trail up and down my lower back underneath my tank top. I
couldn't help but let out a tiny moan of pleasure at the
feeling.

Running his tongue along my bottom lip, he
deepened the kiss making my knees go weak. Thank god he's holding
me up, I felt like I'd become putty in the sand! The clearing of
someone's throat interrupted our heated Moment. "Uh, sometime this
year." Max said awkwardly.

Tristan smiled against my lips and pulled away
leaving me breathless. Whoa, I preferred proper kisses to his
little pecks. He pulled off his black singlet leaving him only in
his dark gray board shorts. Next, he took his sneakers off and left
them next to my towel. "Be back soon." He promised squeezing my
side softly before walking off with the guys. I'm sure there was
drool dripping from the side of my mouth as he threw me a smirk
over his shoulder.

Laying in the sand catching up on what happened
during school and about Anya's upcoming gig; I glanced up at a
sudden commotion of hushed shrieks erupting from a majority of the
girls. I noticed Axel walking along the boardwalk towards the party
with someone who looked just like him, but a bit older. Older
brother, maybe?

Instead of approaching the crowd, they made a
beeline towards the spot Anya and I were laying. Way to get us on a
hit list, thanks a lot guys. "Hi." Axel called out as he came to a
stop in front of us. He had a bit of a guilty expression on his
face? I hope he doesn't think I’m mad at him for telling
Tristan.

"Hey." I smiled letting him know I wasn't angry.
He can't help that he's permanently linked to me in some strange
way. I feel bad for inconveniencing his life. "Anya this is Axel,
he's new here. Axel this is my best friend Anya."

They greeted each other before Axel turned
to the guy standing next to him. "This is her, Lise and her best
friend Anya." He informed his brother. "This is my brother Jett."
Anya just glanced between us with a
‘what
the hell’
look on her face, obviously she has no clue
what Axel meant by 'this is her'. But, being her usual chipper self
she stuck out her hand and greeted him anyway.

"Nice to meet you." I smiled while thinking that
damn these wolves are unusually good-looking creatures. Even the
females are gorgeous.

"Same here." Jett said with a grin. Axel sat
down in the sand next to me and his brother next to him. We all sat
there in a comfortable silence looking out into the water.

We watched as the guys competed with one another
by pulling tricks on the surfboard while riding a wave. Hmm, is
this what my life is going to be like from now on? Axel has to be
next to me whenever Tristan's not around? If this is the case, then
I need to try and make more of an effort to become his friend. I
don't like not knowing much about him.