"The black one?" Emma thought for a second. "Oh shit. ZAC. I CAN'T wear that one...I keep losing the top.." she told him, drying her body quickly. "I know." he grinned, then went to get her suit as she groaned and tried to snap him with her towel. He did return with the dark green one, however, and the green and tan board shorts that matched. "Thank you, baby.." she tiptoed up to kiss his cheek and he sucked in his breath as she stood before him, completely naked, combing out her long, curly hair. "You better get dressed, or we'll never leave this apartment." he told her, pulling her against him, his voice low. She snaked her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply."Damn...Em.." he grinned down at her and caressed her bare breast before he let go of her. "I love you, drummerman.." she giggled, then went about getting her suit on, as he watched intently. "Don't just stand there.." she laughed, "Make yourself useful. Can you hook this?" She turned and let him fasten her bikini top, then took a deep breath as his mouth traveled over her shoulder to the back of her neck. He moved her damp curls aside and sucked at the spot on her neck. behind her earlobe, leaving a light purple mark where her hair would cover. "Mmm...Zac..." she murmured as there was another knock at the door. "That's Ike and Kim.." he said softly, "we better go." "Kay.." she smiled up at him and caressed his cheek. "I DO love you, Zac." "I love you, baby." he responded, and gave her a quick squeeze. He stepped out of the bathroom as she dug in a little glass jar containing hair ties, and he reached over her to grab one for himself. She watched as he pulled his hair back and walked into the living area at the same time, and wanted to run her hands over his strong, bare back. She shook herself out of it, grabbed a hair tie and quickly twisted her curls into a loose french braid, letting a few stray curls spring free around her face. There was a lively conversation going on as she entered the living area of her small apartment, and she smiled, having never thought SHE'D have a place this full of people she loved and considered family. She silently prayed that nothing else would happen to ruin it, or make it all disappear. Jen smiled to herself as she watched Emma look around her apartment to make sure they had everything they needed and stack it all by the door, not realizing that she and Emma had just recited the exact same prayer for themselves and each other. "Okay you guys.." Emma's eyes sparkled happily. "Let's go before there's no surf left." She gave Jen a wicked grin. "Unless you PREFER sissy surf.." she teased. "Okay that is IT...outside wench.." Jen teased back and dragged Emma out of her own apartment in a headlock, both giggling, as Kim followed, shaking her head. "JEN! SHIT! I gotta grab my board...and my wetsuit.." Emma grunted as she and Jen wrestled their way out the door. Finally, Taylor and Zac looked at each other then each grabbed their respective partners around their waists and pulled them apart. "I almost had you, you skinny, blonde, no-assed, poser." Emma laughed as Zac dragged her away from Jenny. "Whatever..you skanky, ghetto-bootied, wench.." Jen giggled as Taylor dragged her in the other direction. "Girls...NO MUD...damn..." Tay teased, "At least wait for us to build you the ring..." "Oh hell yeah.." Ike chimed in, wiggling his eyebrows at Kim. "OH-HO NO..." Kim laughed. "I am NOT getting in the middle of that.." Zac let go of Emma and she srtaightened her shorts, tugged her t-shirt down, and flipped her braid back. "It'd take the two of you skinny, wimpy girls to take me down anyway.." Emma boasted.

Jenny and Kim looked at each other and Emma took a step back. "Oh shit.." she giggled. "BRING IT ON!!" she challenged, and crouched down as all three men stepped back. Jen moved first, then Kim, and Emma slipped quickly between them, avoiding their grasp. "Suckers.." she taunted, making their male audience chuckle. "Oh-ho.." Jen shook her head and grinned wickedly. "You are soooo toast when I get through with you.." "Well show me whatcha got..." Emma taunted, laughing as Jen tried to grab her. "You mean this?" Kim teased and grabbed Emma's arms, pinning them behind her back. "Damn.." Emma muttered as Jen grabbed her calves, and the two of them lifted her up. "Uh-huh..yeah..see? Told ya...TWO..." she giggled as they hoisted her into the back of Zac's truck with a thud. Jen and Kim high-fived each other as Emma stood up in the bed of the truck. "Don't EVEN.." Emma giggled. "I told you it would take both your scrawny butts to take me.." She let out a whoop and banged the top of the truck's cab. "Grab my board drummerman...I'm through foolin' around!!" she hollered. "Are we gonna surf? Or are we gonna just TALK about it?" She gave him a sexy grin as he handed her board up to her. "That's more like it!! Lets' ROLL DAMMIT!!" she giggled and hopped out of the truck bed, slipped her arms around both Jen and Kim's necks and gave them a squeeze, then planted a big, noisy kiss on Jen's cheek. "Jeez Emma..you are such a dork.." Jen giggled and hugged her back, placing a less noisy kiss on Emma's cheek. Jen and Emma's gazes locked and they turned their wicked grin on Kim. "Shit.." she giggled and tried to get away, but she couldn't before Jen and Emma simultaneously planted a noisy kiss on each of her cheeks. "OKAY! SURF'S UP!!" Emma hollered again and bounced into Zac's truck as the rest of them got in their vehicles. Emma hung her head out the window, and yelled back at Tay. "Don't forget to stop for beer, dork breath. I'll get your suits and boards." Taylor pulled up next to Zac's truck. "Hey. Who you callin' dork breath? And I know you don't want beer." Taylor answered her. "Jenny you pick. You know what I can handle and you and I can share. No whiskey though." she smiled at Jenny, who nodded understandingly. Emma didn't miss the fact that Zac grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze when she said that. "Kay. Let's motor.." she grinned and they all sped off. Zac and his brothers were amazed at the amout of energy Emma and Jenny had when it came to the water. Emma and Jen were still in the water when everyone else had enough and were in desperate need of food. Kim was glad that the girls had taught her to surf, she liked it but she was too nervous to surf in the rough water that was crashing against the beach right then. All watched as Emma and Jen took waves swelled well above them and crashed over them in the shape of a giant cement tube, completely swallowing them up. And each time they came up out of the water, they let out a loud whoop, splashed each other, or high-fived, depending on the intensity of the ride they just took. Zac and Tay lay back on a blanket watching, and stoking up their energy with the snacks Emma had packed in a cooler, while Ike and Kim walked the beach. "Damn..." Tay muttered. "How the hell can they do that without stopping to eat? My stomach thinks my throat is cut." he said, taking a huge bite of his sandwich. "Are you kidding me?" Zac asked incredulous. "I have to drag Emma kicking and screaming out of the water every time we surf. I think Jen's just keeping up with her because she knows Hannah's fine. When Emma's on an adrenalin high, it takes alot to bring her back down. It's scary sometimes." Zac told him. "Remind you too much of yourself?" Taylor teased his brother. "Nah, man...just wait." he grinned, "the bigger those waves get, the worse she'll be. Hope you brought her some kind of hard liquor, or she won't sleep.." Zac told him. "I can guarantee you you won't see her eat until she's ready to hit the little mexican place up the street." Ike and Kim returned then and sat on the blanket to watch Jen and Emma. "Man!" Kim exclaimed, "I didn't know there was anyone, beside you Zac, that could keep up with Emma, especially when she's..." Kim didn't know how to finish the sentence. "Speeding? Flying? Take your pick of drug addict terms and there you go.." Zac grinned. Jenny picked that moment to decide she was tired and hungry, and gave Emma their childhood sign for, "I'm bailing.see you in a few.." Emma gave the "I gotcha" sign and paddled farther out. Jenny squeezed her hair out on the sand then flopped down next to Taylor on the blanket. "Food....need food ... she's ...gonna...kill...me..." Jen over-dramatized, making everyone laugh. Taylor went in the cooler and grabbed her a sandwich and a soda, then handed it to her. "Thanks baby.." Jen told him, and quickly devoured both. "Damn Jen.." Tay chuckled. "YOU try keeping up with her without food.." Jen defended herself. "Couldn't do it." Tay grinned. "Oh holy shit..." Zac muttered and stood up, shading his eyes from the sun to see Emma better. Everyone turned to look when they heard Zac's tone.

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