ARIELLE TILTED HER HEAD BACK AND LET THE WARM SUN’S RAYS SHOWER APON IT.. THE LAZY SUMMER DAYS IN OCEAN PINES WERE ALWAYS FILLED WITH HOT DAYS WARM NIGHTS,AND ADORABLE GUYS. (OF COURSE ARIELLE DROVE DOWN THE TEEN-INFESTED HIGHWAYS..SEATED BESIDE HER SAT SHAWNA TAFT.THE TWO GIRLS WERE PRACTICALLY INSEPARABLE.SHAWN THREW HER LEGS OUT THE WINDOW FOR A SECOND AND ARI DODGED IN ONCOMING CA~.SHAWN BROKE OUT LAUGHING AND SWE1?VED HER LONG ATHELETIC LEGS BACK INTO THE CONVERTIABIJE. “LIFE IS FULL OF OPPERTUNITIES’~ SHE SHOUTED.THEY FINIALLY REACHED T E WHITE SANDEDBEACH AND HOPPED OUT.SHAWN TOOK THE COOLER THE RADIO AND THE TOWELS. ARIEIJLE STRETCHED AND GRABBED THE PICNIC BASKET,SUNGLASSES LOCK~ THE CAR UP AND REACHET) ~rr R FRIEND. THEY’ KICKED OFF THEIR FLIP FLOPS AND RACED TO WHERE THE VOLLEYBALL GAMES HAD STARTED.KIMBER WAS BEING HER USUAL FLIRT,LIZ WAS ENGROSSED IN HER USUAL BOOK WORM BCCKS,LINDY,BREE,DEEDEE,KIM CHRISSIE AND JESSI WERE STARTING UP THEIR OWN GAME OF VOLLEYI BALL AND SO ARIELLE AND SHAWN DUMPED THEIR STUFF DOWN ON THE WHITE SAND.ARIELLE PULLED OF HER COVER UP TB REVEIL A STUNNING ZIP DOWN PEACH BIKINI.SHE DASHED FOR 73HE BALL AND SENT IT OVER EVERYONE’S HEAD. “OH,HI ARI~:OVER HERE:” LILA POINTED TO THE EMPTY SPOT BESIDE HER.ARI SMILED AND TOOK A LEAP FOR IT ..PiVI~A~ CLEARED HER THROAT AND GAVE THE BALL A GENTLE PAT4T DIDN’T GO ANYWHERE AND ARI AND SHAWN ROLLED TEIR EYES. “~iO INVITED HER??” ARIEIJLE WHISPERED TO LILA AN D SHAWN.LILA SHRUGGED AND ASKED MELIJISA WHO SHRUGGED AND SHE ASKED BESS WHO ASK~ED NANCY WHO SHRUGGED~ “LET’S TAKE A BREAX~” URG~ED BESS IN A DEEP VOICE THAT WAS MORE OF A COMMAND.. hIAGREED.)~ A CHOURAS OF VOICES CALLED.ARI SMILED AND SET OUT HER BEACH TOWEL. SHE SMOOTHED SUN TAN LOTION ON HER ARMS AND SPUN AROUND. “HELLO YOUR SELF GEORGOUS~” SAID RANDY~ GIVING HER A QUICK KISS. “HEY.” SHE FINISHED SMOOTHING THE LOTION ON HER LONG MUSCULAR LEGS AND THEM’J STOOD ~?.TCGETHER T EY WALKED OVER TO JAIVIEY’S LIFE GAURD CHAIR. “HEY,LIFE PRESERVER WHAT’S T~E TIME?” SHE SMILED AT HER 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER WHO CHECKED HIS WATCH.HE HELD UP I FINGER THEN 1 T~EN6. “IT’S ONE SIXTEEN.HOW ABOUT A SODA?” RANDY’ NODDED AND LACED HIS FINGERS THR- OUGH HERS.AN HOUR LATER THEY WERE SURFING AND HAVING THE TIME OFTHEIR LIVES. SHAWT~ WAS OUT STRETCHED ON HER BLANKET CHATTERING WITH LILA AND LIZ WAS STILL READING.LI’~ WAS USUALY’ WELL LIKE OTHER TEENS~INTO HATh,CLOTHES,BOYS,AND MAKEUP.ESPECIALLY MAKEUP.BUT NOT WHEN SHE READS. AS ARIELLE LEAPED OFF HER INTO AN ONCOMING WAVE, GUYS CHEERED.