Beach Blondes by Katherine Applegate

Author:Katherine Applegate [Applegate, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781416975694
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2008-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

10

All About Seeing and Not Seeing Guys

“Okay, now smile,” Summer directed. She pointed the video camera at Seth, who was standing there, sullen, thumbs hooked in the waist of his jeans, refusing to cooperate.

Summer lowered the camera. “Would it kill you to smile?”

“I don’t even know this Jennifer person,” Seth grumbled.

“She’s my best friend. And she just posted a video of her boyfriend. I mean, this guy she’s sort of seeing, anyway,” Summer amended quickly. “I don’t know if he’s actually a boyfriend.”

“So now you want to be able to show her your guy you’re sort of seeing, anyway?”

“Yes,” Summer said. “I want her to see what you look like.”

“Uh-huh. Have you taped Diver yet?”

“No. That’s not the same,” Summer said impatiently.

“Why not?”

“Because Diver is not a guy I’m sort of seeing. You are,” Summer explained. Lately Seth had been trying to meet Diver. Like he was jealous of Diver, which made no sense at all. “See, Jennifer shows me the guy she’s sort of seeing, and he’s cute and all, so now I have to show her the guy I’m sort of seeing so she’ll realize that the guy I’m sort of seeing is cuter…almost as cute…as the guy she’s sort of seeing.”

Seth just stared at her. “If two guys were doing this, you’d say it was sexist.” Then, under his breath, but loud enough for Summer to hear, “Almost as cute.” He shuddered. “Cute is such a girl word.”

“Like grout is a boy word. You have grout, we have cute. Just like you boys have belching and grunting, and we have actual conversation.”

“Ugh,” Seth grunted. “Camera no good. Camera scare caveman.” He took the camera from her hands. “Caveman need to be bribed.” He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.

Summer let him draw her down onto her bed. He lay on his back. She lay atop him, kissing his lips, enjoying the feel of his hard body. Then she noticed a familiar whirring noise.

She spun around and saw that Seth had raised the camera over them, pointed it down, and depressed the button. The little red light was on.

“Seth!” She slapped his chest.

“There! Do you see, Jennifer? Do you see how mean she is to me?”

“Seth, turn that thing off.”

“Hi, Jennifer, I’m the guy Summer is sort of, kind of, maybe seeing, part of the time. But she has six other boyfriends, too, although none of them is as cute as me.”

“They’re all cuter,” Summer said, laughing. “I’m kidding, Jen, obviously, duh.”

“What?” Seth demanded. “Are you saying there are no other guys you’re sort of maybe seeing?” He turned off the camera.

Summer started to climb off, but he wouldn’t let her go.

“So how much longer do we have to go on avoiding the dreaded B-word?” Seth asked. “You know how I feel about you.”

“Seth, we’ve been all over this at least six times,” Summer said. “I just am not going to rush into some big commitment. I’m too young. Besides, what am I supposed to do

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