Page 21 of Saving Micah

I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

{‘Lucky’ -Jason Mraz}

Spring Break, here we come.

Beach, here we come.

I hope to let go and just relax this week. I already know it isn’t going to happen though.

Even with all the help I’ve had, I cannot get passed what happened to Micah two years ago. It eats at me, day and night.

I hold her hand as I drive down the road. Most of the time, this is as far as I can get with her. I’ve tried to help her but, I don’t think I’m doing her any good.

Several hours later, we get to the coast. After we find out hotel rooms, we decide to hit the beach first.

Mrs. Lucy packed us a cooler and a bag of snacks so we take all of that with us.

“Bro, look at all these chicks.” Levi says.

“Yeah, you shouldn’t have a problem finding you some company this week.” I tell him as we lay everything out on the sand.

“Nope. Sure won’t.” He smirks.

“What about Chance? You think he’s going to find him a chick this week?” I look at Chance, down by the water with the girls, as I ask Levi.

Levi laughs. “Yeah right man. That isn’t happening and you know it. While I love the girls, they aren’t for me like they are for you two.

Levi has always said that. I’m with Micah. I know she is it for me.

Chance is in love with Kelly, even though she doesn’t know it. He will not even look at another girl for real. He makes it look like he’s interested but, Levi and I know better. Kelly is none the wiser. Yet.

“You’re right.” I tell him. “Come on, let’s go get wet. That’s what we came for.”

We run down to the water and splash Chance and the girls as we run in to the great Gulf of Mexico.

Hours later, we decide to head back to the hotel to get ready to go out and find some night life to get into. We aren’t old enough to hit the bars so we will have to settle for a restaurant.

The guys and I are in one room while the girls are in another. Of course, we are ready first and have to wait on them.

I hear them before I see them. They are laughing their girly little laughs. Micah’s giggle always stands out. It’s like aloe vera lotion to my sunburnt heart.

It took so long to hear that sound and I never take it for granted now. I do everything I can, whenever I can, to get that sound out of her. Even on my bad days, I try to make her laugh.

When she finally walks into the lobby, I lose my breath. She is so freaking beautiful.

Her long blonde hair is down and in soft flowing curls. She is wearing cut off shorts, one of her favorite rock t-shirts, and her gray and white Converse shoes. She’s perfection.

She gets close to me and I smell her scent. She loves body spray from Bath and Body Works. She never wears the same scent more than once. She always tells me‘there are so many scents to choose from, I can’t just stick to one’.This one is new but it is a subtle smell.

“You smell nice, beautiful. That a new one?”

“Yeah, I just got it right before we left. Is it too much?”

“No. It might just be my favorite.” I tell her honestly.

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