When Life Gives You Fins by Elaina H (most read books txt) 📕

            Zak glares at Jennifer, cheesily, but really dreamily, he bends down and kisses me. Now I expected something a little bit more romantic, but I’ll take it.

            Zak kisses me sweetly, but for a long time. I’m guessing long enough to make a point to Jennifer.

            I pull away and Zak smiles. If Jennifer had feet she’d be stomping them right now. “Uhhh, I hate you both!”

            “With that classy exit, who knows,” I look at Zak, “you might want her back?”

            “You can’t get rid of me that easily.”

            “Who said I wanted to?”

Really Dumb Move When I Have Work With The Evil Blonde Benson!

            After Blondie left, Zak asked me about Adrianne and Josh because Jennifer decided to mention it.

            “They just met at the club, he’s really nice.”

            “I don’t know? I need to meet him? Is he going to the ball with her?”

            “No, she’s going with someone else. But that doesn’t matter because she’ll probably spend all her time with Josh anyway.”

            “True. Usually when she likes someone she forgets about everyone else,” Zak adds. “Do you think they’re serious?” his expression is worried this time.

            “Well, I certainly don’t think it’s a fling. But that doesn’t eliminate the fact of whether it’s real or not.”

            “No it doesn’t,” Zak looks awfully worried over something so small.

            “Zak, why be so worried over this, Adrianne can handle whatever comes her way. She’s tough; she knows how to deal with guys who break her heart.”

            Zak smiles, “That’s the thing, no one’s ever broken her heart. They’ve only scratched it.”

            “Her heart must be covered with band-aids,” I say in an attempt to lighten the mood.

            “You have no idea.”

            After another thirty minutes of ‘snuggling’ with Zak, I go to work. Unfortunately, after I leave Zak it gives me time to think about the fact of Haden. Yes, you think, why can’t I just give this guy up?

            I can honestly say, I love Haden, but, I am not in love with Haden.

            Now, whether or not I’m in love with Zak is the story. I like Zak a ton, enough to date him, and go steady. But love is something you cultivate, especially that kind of love.

            I stop in front of the nursery door and enter. Jennifer hasn’t shown up and I’m three minutes late.

            Meredith and Fiona are in back still, “Hey guys! I can take over have you seen Jennifer?”

            “No, we assumed she was sick or something? She’s always five minutes early,” Fiona answers.

            “Well, I can take over still,” I offer.

            “By yourself? We can barely keep up and there are two of us.”

            “I’ll just help until Jennifer gets here,” it took every ounce of will power not to call her Blondie.

            As we change diapers we hear the front door open and close, “Jennifer, you’re late. You know how we all hate to work late! Where were you?”

            Jennifer looks at her fin, but for sure she ignores my eyes, “I had a really traumatic experience. I’m having Post Dramatic Stress right now.”

            The sad part is she’s saying this seriously. Wow!             “But then, she perks up, this guy saw me looking all down and told me some crazy funny jokes. He’s really nice and cute. Maybe you know him? His name is Haden,” her wicked smile crawls across her face.

            “You are crazy! Haden would never hang out with the likes of you!”

            “Really because we’re eating dinner at Shelly’s, so I can tell him all about this girl who stole the love of my life from me. If the girl happens to be hid best friend,” she shrugs, “he’ll have a shoulder to cry on.”

            Meredith and Fiona knew something was going down, right here right now.

            “You leave Haden out of this. He should find out about Zak and I through me. Not some malicious Blonde and her brother trying to rule the world.”

            She laughs, “You think my brother is part of this, yeah right, sadly he has too much guppy love for Adrianne. He’s too far gone.”

            She’s really creeping my out right now, all that’s missing is an evil laugh.

            “Okay, well, I think we should probably get to work now. Before they,” I point to Meredith and Fiona, “tell my advisor on me or you!”

            “I should tell your advisor on you!” she points her green-tipped finger at me.

            “Hey! I was here in time and working.”

            She screams under her breath, “Whatever!” and she leaves.

            “Okay….” I drag out the last syllable. “I guess you’ll have to call someone down to help? So you guys can leave.”

            Meredith nods, “We’ll send someone as soon as possible.”

            They swim out and I turn around, seeing a mess that wasn’t there before I roll my eyes. As I clean up, three kids need diaper changes. Great! I change them quickly and continue picking up. A minute later, more diaper changes.

            I continue this process for another hour, until, finally someone shows up.

            “I’m back here!” I shout to the new helper.

            In walks Josh.

            “What’s up!” he gives me a peace sign and wipes the sleepiness away from his eyes.         

            “Not much, just trying to grow a third arm. You?”

            “Sleeping, they called me down, plus I felt guilty because my sister started it. She can be a real jerk sometimes,” Josh shakes his head.

            “Yeah, but I guess we all can.”

            “True dat!” he raises his hand like he’s holding a glass.

            I laugh at him, “So, how’s Adrianne?” I ask quietly.

            “Great! She really likes me. I am so glad you introduced us,” I smile takes up half his face. Josh is actually kind of cute. He’s probably a year younger than me. He has brown hair and brown eyes, different for down here. His tail is orange and as I said earlier, he’s scrawny and tall. Josh is probably 6’2” at least, whereas Adrianne is 5’5” at most.

            But, apparently she really likes him. Works for me as long as he’s not evil like his ugly sister.             “Well, why don’t you go ahead and clean the room, there’s like one hundred diapers I need to change.”

            As I change diaper I think t myself about how this would be a decent time for Zak to meet Josh, but I think Josh is good. I think.

            After I finish changing diaper I go to Josh, “Hey, I’ll be right back. I have to go run an errand. Be right back.” He nods and continues hanging out with the kids.

            I go into the hallway, and swim at super speeds to Zak’s room. I bang on the door and he opens it. He was sleeping. Dang it!

            “I’m so sorry,” I whisper but I don’t know why, “Josh is down stairs at the nursery. I thought you might want to meet him. Again, I’m sorry, didn’t mean to wake you up.”

            “What time is it?” Zak’s room is completely dark.

            “I think it is 4:30 or 4:45 something like that.”

            “Okay,” he leaves the door open and waves me in.

            “We have to hurry because I told him I was on an errand.”

            “Why is he down there anyway?”

            “Oh, Jennifer, kind of quit.” I don’t know why, but I don’t look him in the eyes as I say it.

            “What happened?” he grabs my chin in his hand and forces me to look at him.

            “She’s going to hurt Haden,” my bottom lip trembles because I feel so bad for Haden. He’s having such a hard week, our fight, me telling him I could never date him, now Jennifer is going to mess with him. “I feel so guilty.”

            “You shouldn’t. She’s screwed up anyways, you know that and so does Haden. He’ll stay away from her.” Zak tries to stop my trembling lip.

            “You’re right,” I wipe away the lone tear that fell from my eye, “Haden’s smart. You’re smart. Adrianne’s smart. I’m smart. We all know what’s going on with Jennifer. We just need to know what her brother’s position is. But I think he’s fine personally.”

            “We’ll see.”

            Zak and I swim down to the nursery, fast. I open the door and yell out, “Look who I ran into – Prince Zak.”

            “What’s up,” Josh yells.

            “Not much, just came to say hi, plus I wanted to see who this guy my sister won’t shut up about.”

            I smack my hand to my forehead. And run a finger over my throat. Overkill. He doesn’t care.

            Josh runs to the front of the room, “Really! She talks about me, a lot?”

            “Yeah, I guess.”

            Josh’s smile lights up the whole room, “Wow! I wish I could take her to the ball,” his smiles gone, “too bad that lame bottom feeder had to ask first.”

            “Too bad,” Zak mumbles. I give him a questioning look, what’s worng.

            “Josh would you please change Sophie’s diaper, I’ll be back in two seconds.”

            “No problem!” he leaves us alone.

            “What’s the issue, he’s sweet.”

            “Yeah, but now I’m worried Adrianne’s going to squash him like a bug.” Zak watches the door way Josh went through.

            A knock comes from the entrance door, and Adrianne comes in. “Hey? What are you doing here Zak?” she has a worried expression on her face. She must think Zak is mad because Josh is Jennifer’s brother.

            “Came to say hi to CJ.” There’s some truth in that.

            “Oh.” Adrianne holds a basket in her hands. I see three sandwiches in there. One for her, Josh, and me. That’s so sweet!

            “You know what Adrianne, Zak was just leaving.” I give Zak a look.

            “Sure,” he leans down to eye level with me and smiles. He kisses me on the corner of my mouth.

            Whatever? He’s weird. As Zak leaves Adrianne smiles.

            “Thank you! Here this is for you,” she hands me a sandwich with my name on it.

            Josh comes from the back at blinding speeds, “Adrianne?!” He swims up to her, and lifts her up. He plants a big kiss right on the lips.

            I turn away and go to the back of the room. I hear Adrianne ask Josh a question, “Can I help?” I never thought those three words would come out of Adrianne’s mouth.

            “Sure.”

            Josh and Adrianne come back. “I’m cleaning up the toys, but you can help CJ!”

            “Okay!”

            I hold my hand up as to stop her, “I’m changing diapers!”

            She gives me a look, “Okay? So what?”             “Never mind?” Adrianne comes over and begins helping.

            She gives me a smile, “I’m so glad you introduced me to Josh, CJ. He’s just so sweet. I really like him, what do you think?” she waits for me to answer.

            I really think they’re cute together, “I think you need to come up with a plan to dump your old date, and bring in the new!”

            Adrianne laughs, “I wish it was that easy! But I haven’t even seen him since he asked me to the ball.”

            “Maybe he forgot about you?” her eyes say, yeah right!

            “Wishful thinking,” she mutters.

            “You could have Josh beat him up?” I say as she hand me a baby to change.

            “Wishful thinking,” she repeats, “or Josh could go alone and I could just ditch my date to go with him?”

            “Wishful thinking? Has there ever been a guy who doesn’t follow you around?”

            “True.”

            We stop our conversation, before Adrianne starts it again, “So how are things with Zak? Was that a kiss I saw in there?” she smiles at me.

            “Honestly, I can’t tell you what that was. But that’s not saying I haven’t kissed him.”

            “Oh, I knew this was going to happen! Haden was no match for Zak!”

            I give her a half smile