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My One and Only Love

Chapter 3 By the Lake

Word Count: 2335    |    Released on: 12/11/2023

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art attack on the se

, was swimming in the lake. So they put their rashguar

mores to swimming in the lake so he can post them on social media when they get home, in which he suspected that

ssumed they were twins, even though they were nothing alike. Trevor had his Mom's auburn hair and blue eyes, while he had the Prescott dar

Mom, Elyse, his uncle's younger sister, died giving birth to him. His cousins were

ve him, Hunter and Brooke an advantage since they were athletes back in high school. He and Hunter were in the Football team, the Braswell Institute Knights. Bro

s unlike the rest of their siblings, who all had their Mom’s auburn hair and blue eyes. Alex was sort of a tomboy. Back when they were young, she would rather play tag or climb trees with him and her brothers then play

the docks. Bryce's dog, Oddy was sitting

ept him from doing physical stuff. Connor on the other hand, has asthma and constantly carried an in

hich was by the way, already a deep part of the lake since they can't ev

," Bryce replied

, little brother, it isn't." Trevor assured.

scoot towards the edge of the dock

evor and looked up at her brother. "And wha

I'm just gonna tak

"Don't just jump into the water. I don't

m where he sat and walked to the sh

Mom, Celine, since she had died hours after giving birth to him. So Brooke had tak

e had shared a room with Olivia and Alex in the Prescott Manor, but she mostly played with Trevor and Liam himself. Because back then, Olivia played w

alth was delicate. So Liam can’t really blame Brook

ghten up a bit." He suggested. "We're here to have f

nnor can't swim." She said. "And if he drowns because you told him to jump

am towards them. "And if that happe

int taken,"

Trevor if someone drowns, I'm gonna join Connor to the shore," He said. "It

red after his master, wa

t!" Liam cursed as he wiggled free from wh

d. "Oh, god, something's

e lake ready to pull down campers under, though there were no reports

, laughing his head off. "Oh, shit!" He

high five. "Nice one,

an!" Liam screa

ter. "Goddammit, Beckett!" S

am said as he swam towar

aimed. "Come on, Li

." Liam yelled back. "She's gonna

tuff and tending the dogs. And in a simple game of rock-paper-scissors, they decided

, Oddy was trying to approach his master, but unable to do so because he w

, wagging his tail playfully. His snowy white Husk

sked when he saw him getting nearer

"It was just Hunter playin

and nearly knocke

m said as his dog

s and Bullseye at her heels. "

ousin," Liam confirmed. "It'

aling her purple rashguard underneath, then ran towards

h envy. "Why can't I go ther

h of you can't swim, and if either one of you dr

with the four dogs. Well, three, becau

. He remembered that day. He was really worn out from football practice when Alex burst into his room with a snowy white Siberian husky

Alex's dog, Artemis, the most stubborn of the pack, much like her master actually, whom Alex named after her favorite Greek goddess; Bryce's dog is Oddy, the most playful of the bunch, and you always see him scampering after his master. He named him after the Greek Hero, Odysseus. (Alex and Bryce are obsessed w

't notice Bryce wasn’t on the shore with Conno

Connor

" Alex shrie

one of you drowns, He had said. Your parents will kill us. Now, he was s

muttered, then

d started to drag him ashore. Liam swam towards

him on the sand. All their dog

yce!" He screamed. "Wake up!" He slap

, god, he thought. He tried not to think what his aunt a

t beside him. She took Bryce's pale a

e," Brooke said. "He

he took it upon himself to help Bryce from all the training he had fr

e other and continuously pr

oser to Bryce and pinched his nostrils shut. She then pressed h

ere in sync performing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation on Bryce. He continued pumping the

e," Liam mutte

m them down. Alex had her hand clamped her mouth and Connor's jaw dropped

mode. "Shit!" He cursed as he raked his hands through his wet hair. "I

ot helping," Hu

ater and his eyes fluttered o

back in relief. Th

again," Connor sai

ehead. "Oh, god. Wha

's okay, You're okay. We're all okay now." He said, half-muttering to himself. He then turned to Liam and Alex, while still having an

" Alex corrected. "Because you dragged him to that deepe

other nearly died today and all you're worried about

ncurred. "I'm tell

m the lake for the rest of the trip?" He suggested. "That

e more, Becket

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