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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.

that," I said. "Like,

you didn't want things to

know. They already

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

couldn't argue

the beach together. After the day before, it was nice to be on the quiet beach.

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

was back in another one piece, a bright red one, and it made me feel a

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 tell she was already

drinks. Eating on the beach was strange, it felt like the sand was trying to sneak into my meal any way it could, but it was also nice. The cold cut turkey

sun.

loud rattling noise. I looked over to see my Dad

see my

be in there, Gary," Mom

"Well it's not."

me take a look." Mom got up and dug through the cooler, next to my Dad. "Huh. I must have forgotten. I swear I left some in

you always do

"Do what?" Mom asked.

do one simple goddamned thing and you blow

blow it off,

fucking listen. It's like that time my car broke

And besides, that was four years ago, and this

"Well fuck you, too!"

as they flopped into their respective chairs. The

moment, I felt like having it out with everyone right there. Just pulling the pin and throwing the grenade. At least then I'd be

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