I walked away from him sleeping on the couch. And the rest of us moved to the cold sand, the summer night blew through our thin clothes and tingled our skin. We stood on the shore and dared one another to plunge into the ocean. The boy with the funny jokes and green sweater bluffed; I said I would go nude if he'd go nude. I played with my spaghetti straps and bluffed until he took his shirt off and we all laughed. Then, as he laughed along and shook his head, I stripped to my underwear and laughed. Said, "did you really think I'd go naked for you guys?" and ha-ha-ha'd all the way into the water, feeling the ice cold ocean pour over me up to my bare shoulders. Green shirt ran after me and lifted me up, daring to throw me all the way in. I screamed and playfully kicked into the air until he said give him a reason why he shouldn't. I said because I'd be his best friend forever. He smiled and finally put me down. He said I had convinced him. When we joined Jen and his friend on the beach, his friend said, "No, lie that was pretty hot" and I nodded, "Why, Thank You." Later, I reminded green shirt of our "best friend" agreement and he smiled and said he was glad I could keep a promise.