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"I saved up from working at the Genuardi's the last two summers. It's a little sedan thing. Anyway, that's not the point. I've had other boyfriends, Lemony. They were crappy assholes who only cared about fucking me. Like they could stuff my head and hang it on their wall after. The connection I have with Logan, I can't describe it. Except I don't have to because I know you feel the same way with Liam."

"Like we were meant to be together," I said. It was Disney-like love in a very not-Disney way. But I couldn't deny it.

"Exactly," Marissa said, "And maybe we didn't set out to seduce the two of you this summer, totally? But, if anything, you guys only reinforced my feelings. Also, your tits are awesome."

I blushed. That had been coming up a lot lately.

I heard our parents tromp down the stairs and we started to bring out the food. The adults all enjoyed breakfast -- I think they were a little in shock, seeing what we'd done.

Afterwards, I hung back to wash the dishes and Marissa helped me dry.

"So, we're cool?" Marissa asked, looking over at me.

"We have one day left together. I want us all to enjoy it. Liam does, too," I said.

"That's my girl!" Marissa said.

*

Talking about what we wanted to do and finding a place to do it were two different things entirely, however. Both sets of parents insisted we all spend time together on our last day. Marissa gave me a disappointed look, but there wasn't any way around it.

I went back up to the bedroom to collect my things for the beach. A moment later, Liam came in to do the same.

"Hey, Melanie," he said. He bent down and kissed my cheek.

used to you calling me that," I said.

said you didn't want things

already

head. "I'm happy they have. I like fucking you

couldn't argue

day before, it was nice to be on the quiet beach. To hear nothing but waves and screaming seagulls. We set up near the water. Everyone did their own suntan lotion.

they'd been fighting again. I no longer cared. Even more importantly, I didn't need them to stay together anymore. I'd seen the truth of things and I knew that they weren't my destiny. If anything, I wanted them to get it over with

was back in another one piece, a bright red one, and it made me feel a little sad. I knew I'd be shopping for more bikinis as soon as

spent the morning being wholesome. Jumping the waves in the ocean, playing paddleball on the sand, working on our tans in the sweltering Jersey sun. It was nice, a little reprieve from the bad and the good that was going on in my life. A reminder that normal things happen most of the time, even when it seems like everything's going crazy. I caught Marissa's eye at one point. I could

sandwiches and drinks. Eating on the beach was strange, it felt like the sand was trying to sneak into my meal any way it could,

sun.

rattling noise. I looked over to see my Dad rummaging

my orange

should be in

"Well it's not."

dug through the cooler, next to my Dad. "Huh. I

do this!"

"Do what?" Mom asked.

you to do one simple goddamned thing and you blow

didn't blow it off, Gary, I

again. You never fucking listen. It's like

was four years ago, and

"Well fuck you, too!"

them as they flopped into their respective chairs.

pin and throwing the grenade. At least then I'd be responsible for the explosion. Marissa saw the anger

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