There was a tapping sound. It was loud and it was annoying. Arabella groaned, half asleep, and she rolled over onto her stomach. She buried her face into his pillows and let out a huff. The tapping didn't go away but a bit of laughter could now be heard from around the room. Finally, Arabella pushed herself up into a sitting position and she glanced around the room. It was early in the morning and most of Arabella's siblings were still in the cabin, getting ready for the day. Arabella rubbed her eyes, pushing her mess of golden hair out of her face. "There's someone at the door for you, Arabella" One of her sisters said with a giggle. Arabella furrowed her brow before hearing the tapping sound again. It was knocking. Someone was knocking on the door.
She rolled out of bed and tugged on the hem of her pajama shorts as she walked towards the door. Who would be looking for her so early in the morning? Arabella slowly opened the door a crack and she peeked out onto the doorstep. "Ethan!" Arabella squeaked and she pulled the door open. Her handsome boyfriend grinned at her and he walked towards her. Ethan wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
"Good morning, Arabella" Ethan said in a soft voice. He kissed her lightly then let go of her.
"Wha-what are you doing here?" Arabella asked him, her cheeks pink and a little smile on her face.
"I'm here to walk you to the breakfast table, you goof" Ethan laughed. "You get dressed. I'll wait here"
"Okay.." Arabella bit her lip then squeaked a little before closing the door and rushing towards her bed. As quickly as she could, Arabella pulled on a pair of denim shorts and a tee shirt. She slipped into a pair of shoes and rushed back to the door, pulling it open and grinning at Ethan. "Ready!"
"Damn...that was fast" Ethan teased. Laughing a little, Arabella smacked his chest and headed outside with him. As she walked, she pulled her hair back into a messy bun.
"So, what inspired you to pick me up this morning?" Arabella asked him, turning to look up at him with a little smile. Ethan glanced down at her before slipping his arm around her waist and pulling her close to his side.
"I wanted to see my girl before she had to sit at her table. Is that a crime?" Ethan teased and he placed a kiss on her cheek.
"No, I supposed not"
"Lovely" Ethan said and stepped into the line to get breakfast. He grabbed two trays and passed one to Arabella.
"Someone is in a good mood today..." Arabella teased, smiling up at him. Ethan smiled down at her and when they both had their food, he walked her towards her table.
"I'll see you once I'm done eating" Ethan told her. He gave her a small kiss then walked towards his table. Arabella watched him walk away before sitting down at the end of her table. She leaned forward and asked her cup for her regular coffee then quickly took a sip, letting the warm liquid wake her up. Arabella yawned then popped a strawberry into her mouth.
In all honesty, she was a little confused about why Ethan was being so sweet. Maybe he was trying to make up for the previous night. He had been so cold and rather mean to her friends and Arabella wasn't really happy with him. She didn't like that he wasn't nice and it seemed like he was trying to make up for it or something. Lost in her thoughts, Arabella quickly ate her breakfast but she didn't really pay any attention to it. She was worried that something was wrong with Ethan. She had never seen him act the way her did when they were in the city together. It was new and it worried her.
Arabella quickly finished her breakfast and she took care of her tray. She was just about to head to her first activity of the day when Ethan appeared in front of her, a big grin on his face. "So. I have a plan." Ethan said.
"Uh-oh..." Arabella sighed, a tiny smile on her face. Ethan gave her a wink then took her hand, leading her away from the camp, towards the water. "You know...I do have arts and crafts right now."
"And I have Ancient Greek. We're skipping" Ethan said simply and looked down at Arabella. He chuckled a little bit at the worried look on her face and he wrapped his arm around her, pulling her close. ''Come on...we're going to start being really busy now that camp has started and we're not going to get to see much of each other. I thought that we could go for a walk this morning"
"Well.." Arabella bit her lip and she looked back at the camp. She turned her gaze back towards the ocean then looked up at Ethan. "Okay" She gave in with a giggle. Ethan grinned and kissed her tightly before pulling away and going back to walking.
"I knew you would give in. It was only a matter of time" Ethan teased and Arabella rolled her eyes.
"Don't get cocky" She huffed and she glanced down at their hands, smiling slightly. Arabella brushed her thumbs across his knuckles, happy that she had gone for a walk with him. It would be nice to just spend some time together at her favorite place in the world. There was a comfortable silence for a moment but then Arabella gasped as a brain wave hit her. "Come on!" She squeaked and she ran away from the beach, tugging Ethan with her.
"Where are you taking me?" Ethan laughed in a worried tone but he let her lead him into the woods. Arabella started to slow down a little bit so that she didn't trip over roots and rocks. Finally, she got to a little clearing in the middle of the woods and she looked up at the sky through the circle of trees. With a satisfied smile, she stood in front of Ethan and locked eyes with him.
"Do you know where we are?" She asked him, her voice practically buzzing with excitement. Ethan glanced around with a slightly confused face and her heart dropped. How could he not remember where they were? Arabella took a deep breath and glanced around. She thought that it would be pretty obvious.
"Uh..." Ethan cleared his throat, still looking a little bit lost.
"This is the same spot where you saved me during the last capture the flag game" Arabella told him softly. Ethan glanced down at her then looked around the small clearing.
"Oh! It is. Wow...you have a good memory" Ethan said with a little laugh then looked down at her. "I'm sorry...it was just...really dark that night and I couldn't really see where we were"
"Yeah, I guess your right" Arabella said softly and she let him place his hands on her hips, pulling her closer to him. "Did I ever tell you how amazing our first kiss was? It was the best kiss ever" She told him with a little smile.
"Your past experiences must have been pretty bad if your best kiss was outside of your brownstone with me" Ethan laughed but Arabella's face fell.
"No...I mean...when I kissed you...here." Arabella said softly. "After you saved me.." She bit her lip and looked down at the ground. Ethan, however, gasped and she looked back up at him.
"Crap...I am really failing today. I thought you meant like...our first official kiss as a couple." Ethan leaned down and he pressed his lips to her nose. "I'm sorry that I keep failing your questions today. I guess I'm just somewhere else."
"Sure..." Arabella gave him a little smile then pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. "We should, uh, we should get back. They're going to start wondering where we are soon" She said with a nod and she pushed past him, walking towards camp.
Something was off with Ethan and Arabella was going to get to the bottom of it.