Mount Olympus

Rayah

I shake my head.

I'm curious. Don't hurt him unless I say so...

I come up for air and take a deep breath. Oh sh*t. I have a bikini on.

Swear and look up at Charlie as he grins, looking at me.

Jace

I surface and shield her...toplessness from the guy's view, wrapping my arms around her. I don't face him, not wanting to do anything that Rayah wouldn't like. And I don't feel like puking tonight...hitting him just might do that to me.

Rayah

I swallow and look up at Jace, kissing him to get the thought of Charlie off my mind.

"Rayah!" I hear my name called and I just ignore it, wrapping my arms around Jace's neck.

Please go away, please go away, please go away...

Jace

She kisses me and he screams for her. I close my eyes and try to ignore it, holding her close and letting her do what she wanted. If he yells at her again, I'm gonna beat the sh*t out of him. Everyone she's ever known knows she can't stand that.

Rayah

"RAYAH!" He tells again and I pull away, looking around Jace to see Charlie.

"What the hell do you want?" I ask calmly.

He motions me to him and I shake my head. "Tell me from here."

He shakes his head and I shrug, taking Jace's hand. "Then I'm good."

He sighs and dives in anyways. I swear and hide behind Jace, closing my eyes.

Jace

He dives in and Rayah cowers behind me. I hold her close and turn to watch Charlie closely, holding myself back from saying or doing anything I'll regret.

"She asked what you wanted," I remind him, "If you can't say it in front of me, I don't think she wants to hear it."

Rayah

I nod behind Jace and Charlie sighs, crossing his arms. He studies Jace. "Wait...aren't you that kid that stole her from me?" He asks.

I reveal myself and Charlie flashes a smile. "You look good in a bikini," He winks.

I sneer and shake my head. "Just shut up."

Jace

I ignore Charlie and look at Rayah, not liking how she's revealed to him but not wanting to force her to hide again. I'm not her father..not her guard dog. She does what she wants.

"Can you get to your point, please?" I look back at him, "We were in the middle of something and we have to leave soon."

Rayah

"I'm sorry," He finally says. "I didn't mean what I said. I-I didn't want to. Just...give me another chance?"

I swallow and look down, awkward. "No."

He smirks. "Why not?"

"Because I'm with someone." I reply, grabbing Jace's hand.

He looks over at Jace and sneers. "Why do you always steal girls from me?" He asks, glancing back at me.

Jace

What?

"Dude, you broke up with her like a year ago," I remind him, "She's with someone now. Leave her be. And I didn't steal her from you. You jumped to conclusions and bolted off."

Rayah

"Dammit Rayah!" He screams, looking back over at me. I jump, tensing.

"Why? You were begging!" He chuckle. "Just break up with him!"

I shake my head, hating his tone of voice. "You don't understand."

He shakes his head and turns away, teleporting off. I swallow and look down, his voice ringing in and out of my head.

Jace

I turn around and look at Rayah, giving her space.

"I'm sorry," I say, "I guess I've screwed up just about everything for you."

Rayah

I shake my head, reaching for him again. "No, You didn't," I say, taking his hand. "Don't think that way."

Jace

I look at her, sighing. I did and you know it, Ray. None of this would have happened to you if I... I don't finish, not wanting to think about that possibility at all.

Rayah

I can tell he's thinking otherwise and I take a step back, letting go. "Maybe I was wrong," I whisper. "I shoudln't have thought this would work out." I tell myself, turning away. I glance on the beach, walking up and throwing my dress over my bathing suit.

"I'm going home," I tell him, and start walking.