Free The Beach House by Chloe Young

to showing Kristi just how much more adventurous and athletic he was compared to his male counterpart.
     
    Mark got onto the jet ski and Megan climbed on behind him. As she wrapped her arms around him, he couldn’t help but wish that it was Kristi’s arms that clung onto him tightly. He knew that one day things would be right and that Kristi would realize that he was the right man for her after all. For now, he had to watch Kristi get on the back of the jet ski behind Damon, some strange guy who she found appealing for some reason that was completely unknown to him.
     
    As Mark and Damon raced out into the open water, the girls couldn’t help but laugh and smile as they held on tightly to their men. It was so freeing to be out in the water, feeling the cool breeze, and moving at such a rapid pace. The warm water splashed up against their skin as they lapped over the waves. Damon had been right, it was exhilarating and lived up the expectation of being a great activity for the day.
    Mark was having a great time cruising out in the water; this was the most fun he had had since the trip started. Damon couldn’t help but be fascinated by the depth and vastness of the ocean. He once again realized how easily things could go unnoticed out here. The image of Jonathan splashing about and screaming for help flashed through his mind. It wasn’t his fault that his brother had chosen to go that far out into the ocean when he knew he couldn’t swim back to shore.
     
    Damon, being lost in the moment, made a sharp turn and nearly crashed his jet ski straight into the one being driven by Mark. Mark turned right behind Damon, feeling some anger and frustration rising to the surface. “Watch where the hell you’re going, man. I can give you some lessons if you need them.” He couldn’t help but sense that Damon had nearly crashed into him on purpose. He was sure that Damon was threatened by him and was trying to make him look like an idiot in front of Kristi.
     
    Damon hadn’t liked a single thing about Mark since he had met him. He hated his macho behavior and attitude. He hated that he thought he could have any girl he wanted. He hated that he had a secret relationship with Kristi. It took a lot of will power for him not to act upon this hatred. Instead, he decided that it would be more satisfying to wait for the right time. However, at this moment, his level of self-control began to deteriorate.
     
    Damon again made a sharp turn and began to circle around Mark’s jet ski. Mark, not wanting to get into an accident that would potentially hurt Megan and Kristi, stayed still in the water. Damon continued to circle around him.
     
    Kristi, holding on tightly, couldn’t help but scream as she feared crashing into the jet ski and falling off into the water. “Damon, stop! What the hell are you doing? You’re going to hurt someone. Stop!”
     
    Mark had to suppress his laughter as he watched Damon spiral out of control. He always considered this guy to be a loose cannon. Maybe Kristi would finally realize that this guy belonged in a psych ward, not at her side as a boyfriend. Megan just sat in shock, watching Damon circle around her at a dangerously high speed. She began to worry for her friend.
     
    Kristi began to look more and more frightened, especially considering that Damon was completely unresponsive to her or anyone else. “Damon, stop right now! I’m going to jump off of here if you don’t stop.” She began to feel dizzy, her arms losing their grasp around Damon’s chest. Everything around her seemed to be a blur, and she couldn’t help but scream in fear.
     
    Damon began to come back to reality. He didn’t want to reveal all of his cards right now, not this early on with everyone watching. He brought the jet ski to a complete stop his jet ski directly in front of the one Mark was commanding. “I’m sorry if I scared you. I was playing around, having fun.”
     
    Megan didn’t see the fun in Damon’s antics.