Prove Me Wrong.

'Jamie's POV'

Leave it to my overly competitive, volleyball obsessed girlfriend to not only find a sand volleyball court but also manage to get a ball at our adult only resort. Mind you she also managed to do this all in Spanish, did I know that she spoke Spanish almost fluently? No. Did anyone on this trip know? The answer to that would be no, so when Kieran started talking to the waiter at breakfast on our second day here in nearly fluent Español we were all shocked. When asked about it she just shrugged it off like it was no big deal, "I'm from Texas, it's normal. Just like you Canadians are supposed to know French."

Kieran managed to get a volleyball from the front desk and now here we all are in standing in the hot, white sand trying to pick teams. The word dibs is being thrown around left and right, Cody and Tyler who had called being captains were fighting over who got Kieran. Kieran however doesn’t seem to care what team she plays for , as she sits laughing at them both from her spot in the sand drinking a beer with Jess.

"I think I get dibs on my girlfriend." I suggested and Tyler rolled his eyes, "Fine Chubbs gets to be on Kieran's team. But Cody and I are playing Rock, paper, scissors for Kieran." Who knew rock, paper, scissors was still a valid decision maker in adulthood. After 3 games the teams were decided, it would be Jordie, Jess, and Tyler versus Cody, Kieran, and I. With the SEC powerhouse on our side there was no way we were going to lose.

"Hold up," Jordie protested raising his hand up, "I've seen her hit, and I am not taking any of those to the face so can we limit Kieran?" Jess agreed, and Tyler looked at Kieran as she tossed the ball in her hands. "Fine, no jump serves and I'll only hit back row. Deal?" Everyone agreed to Kieran's terms and we split onto our sides of the court. In all honesty I was glad to be on the same side of the net as Kieran, even with her limiting her hits she still knew how to put the ball down and I feared for the safety of the 3 semi-tipsy goobers on the other side.

'Kieran's POV'

Sliding by blue tinted Ray Bans over my eyes I tossed the ball around in my hands, "Can I serve?" Tyler's team prepared themselves as I stepped back to serve, before I tossed the ball I thought I'd add a little fire to the mix, "Is this is a bad time to mention I won 2 Junior beach volleyball national championships.." Tyler crossed his arms over his chest and Jess' face cringed, "We're so fucked." exclaimed Jordie. I giggled and blew them a kiss, "Protect that face Seguin."

Without much effort I tossed the ball and watched as it sailed over the net, Jordie managed to pass it to Jess who had played volleyball in high school. She tipped it over the net, where Cody passed it to me, too low to hit so I pushed it deep on the other side causing Tyler to fall in the sand. Cody and I high fived, "Team Ginger 1, Team Tyler 0"

I dropped back to serve once more, the ball sailed and was quickly returned, to my surprise Jamie managed to set it up perfectly and without thinking I jumped up and slammed the ball hard over the net. Trying to react quickly Tyler attempted to pass the ball, it deflected wildly and Jordie barely managed to dump the it back over. A save by my fellow ginger and a hit by Jamie we were up 2-0. "What happened to going easy Kier? I think my arms are bruised!" Pulling my shades from my eyes I looked at Tyler's arms, they were beat red "Sorry Ty, my instinct is to slam the ball."

Shaking his head we got back into the game. With no surprise Team Ginger ended up winning our hot mess of a volleyball game 21-6, taking way longer than it should have with frequent beer breaks. Avoiding the water situation in Mexico is easy when you have an unlimited supply of beer to drink.

After returning the ball to the front desk and grabbing yet another beer from the cabana bar I found Jamie laying on a towel in the sand, his arms behind his head and black sunglasses covering his eyes. With one knee on either side of his body I sat on Jamie's stomach, trailing my fingertips over his chest "Somebody's worn out." His lips curled into that grin I couldn’t get enough of as he sat up on his elbows and pushed his sunglasses to the top of his head. "I have a new respect for your kind babe," I let out a laugh, "You make me sound like an alien Jame," He shrugged, "You're a hot alien, kinda disappointed you wore that top though I was hoping for a wardrobe malfunction."

Of course he was, I thought as I rolled my eyes and brought my face down to his. "Not my first rodeo Benn, I knew this one would hold up." Being away from home meant I could kiss Jamie anytime I wanted, in public or not the guys hadn't been recognized since we left the States and I was enjoying the freedom. Pulling away from his hungry lips, I laughed through the smirk on my mouth "tu beso sabe a cerveza." Jamie looked at me questioningly, "English please?" "I said," leaning down to kiss him once more, "your kiss tastes like beer." With a cocky grin on his face Jamie picked me up off of him and settled me into his arms "Same to you red, but I like it." In a flash I was being carried into the water, I think he was expecting me to object but I loved being in Jamie's arms I felt safe and wanted.

Once he got to where he could no longer touch Jamie let me go, and I floated in the water letting the waves take me with them. The water felt amazing on my now slightly burnt skin, cooling me off and awakening me from my slightly intoxicated state. Jamie and I bobbed in the water for a while in silence the only sounds coming when we were spitting the water out that we took in from going under expectantly. When we had had enough, we let the current push us back to shore. At the edge of the water I saw shells, and the small child in me wanted to take them home with me. As I picked the up one by one I could feel Jamie staring at me, he was probably thinking that I'm a child but I didn’t care these were going to bring back memories one day and this was a trip I didn’t want to forget.

'Jamie's POV'

I watched as Kieran picked up a handful of shells, she may look like an adult on the outside but that girl is really a 6 year old. Placing the shells in her beach bag she walked back towards the water she started drawing in the sand with her toes. From where I stood I couldn’t make out what she had written so I walked towards her, stopping when it became clear what was now carved in the sand. J+K in a giant heart, God she's such a dork but that's what makes me love her. Running back to our towels I grabbed my phone, snapping pictures of her as she stood looking at the water.

When the waves washed away her artwork she started drawing again, this time it just said Kieran. Standing beside her I pouted, "What about me Picasso?" She gave me a shy smile and drew a heart beneath Kieran and wrote Jamie as if to say Kieran loves Jamie. I took another picture as she wrote, "That's better. C'mere babe" She stood and wrapped her arms around my waist, "Did you just have me come over here to take a selfie?" "I did, now smile." Doing as she was told she smiled and then kissed my cheek, making memories to last a lifetime.

Notes

Happy Valentine's Day! Just a fun filler chapter for the happy couple :) xoxo - Ally

Beach Volleyball