Back Then: Summers of Love, #1

Back Then

Summers of Love, Volume 1

Lettie Flores

Published by BLACKHEARTED STORY STUDIO, 2019.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

BACK THEN

First edition. July 31, 2019.

Copyright © 2019 Lettie Flores.

ISBN: 978-1393742432

Written by Lettie Flores.

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Back Then (Summers of Love, #1)

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The summer breeze wafted around me. It felt a little chilly though, even though the sun was still burning our skin even as it headed down towards the horizon. I just wanted to take it all in.

Megan kept asking how I was doing. I told her I was fine.

She looked at me with those light brown piercing eyes. But I grinned, feeling the stinging sun soak into my skin.

I'm serious Meg – I'm really fine.

She gave me another quizzical look, but then she sipped from her mug. We both had a pair, with chilled sparkling wine inside.

We laid out on the beach, taking the day off for girls’ day. The beach was still crowded though, the summer brought out all the locals and their friends. I looked down to my bikini, it had some purple frills on the edge, and I like the way it shimmied around me.

It was hot here, being that it was the Northern California coast. Just down the sand, the Santa Cruz boardwalk loomed above us.

Megan lathered herself in suntan lotion from head to toe. She was much fairer skinned than I was. And although I didn't mind the sun stinging my skin, I knew that I would get dark soon. I liked the tan. I never really burned, I just got darker.

We leaned back, enjoying the warm sand underneath our towels. The crash of waves was like a lullaby, even overpowering the sound of the people around us. Closer to the boardwalk, a group of guys played football –  looked more like our age. If I had been in a different mood, maybe I would've got over there to say hey.

Instead, I took a deep breath and inhaled the salty air.

It filled me with a sense of freshness and the thought of something new coming my way.

This is what I needed. The smile evident on my face.

Definitely.

The past couple of weeks had been quite interesting.

I can understand Megan's quizzical look from everything I had been through recently. But I couldn't tell her all of it.

Someone in my shoes, should be drowning herself and drinks, cursing at men and telling them that they're