A Tripple Summer Romance

After they arrived at the lake, 16-year-old Bridget begin to think that everyone there would be looking and talking about how old she was, and why she had to accompany her parents on their vacation. She had begged and pleaded for them to let her stay home or stay with her aunt Sue, or at least check in with her every day. Her parents were very concerned for her wellbeing and behavior, and didn't want Bridget to get into some sort of trouble.

The first morning after they arrived, Bridget slipped into her bathing suit and slowly found her way to the beach. She didn't want to jump into the water so soon, so she sat down in the lovely clean sand. She was burying her feet in the sand to pass time, when she heard someone say, "Good morning." She was slightly shocked, as she had not heard nor seen anyone near. Then she turned around and there stood a rather tall, handsome young man, probably nearly her age. "Don't tell me," he said smiling, "you had to come on vacation with your parents, and you are feeling bored and would like to meet a friend. Hi," he said, holding out his hand - "my name is Ben, and I'm happy to meet you."

Bridget pushed herself to her feet and held out her hand to him. "It's nice to meet you also, Ben, but how did you know why I'm here with my parents as well as the rest of the story?"

"I just made an educated guess, since I'm in the same boat," he said smiling. "There aren't many people here for such a nice spot. I guess it's because it's so late in the season, but it's a beautiful day and there's a beautiful lake out there for us to enjoy. Let's take a dive and go about ten feet out."

"Okay, let's go," Bridget said as she ran into the water and began to swim. Soon she had reached the intended area, and turned around and was headed back to shore. But she did not see Ben swimming anywhere. Then she saw him standing on the beach clapping his hands, and shouting, "beautiful, beautiful."

After reaching the beach, Bridget stood up and said, "I thought you were going with me."

"Well, you looked so good, and you were swimming with a lot of confidence, I wanted to stay here and watch you. Come here," he said, reaching out for Bridget with both arms.

At first, Bridget moved toward Ben, then she stopped, but when she looked up into his face, she practically fell into his arms. They hugged each other tightly, but all at once Bridget pulled away and said, "That's it, that's all, that's as far as it goes. But as she looked at Ben again, she felt he seemed like another person. Even his demeanor had changed - but he is Ben - she thought.

The next morning, Bridget was sitting in a chair on the porch of their cabin. She saw Ben coming toward her, smiling. "Good morning," he said. "Would you like to see me swim out like you did?

It was then that Bridget noticed something different about him and she could not figure out what it was. He looked exactly like Ben, yet, somehow he didn't relate the same or even talk with the accent he had when she first saw him.

"I don't need to see you swim; I believe you, but are you really Ben - the real Ben I first saw?
At that, Ben began to laugh and he called out to someone over by the cabin he came from. "Hey Brad, come over here and meet Bridget."

When Brad walked closer to where Bridget was sitting, she suddenly placed her hand over her mouth and almost screamed, "Oh my God - there are two of you. Why didn't you tell me you have a twin brother? Now I have to figure out how to tell which is Ben and which is Brad."

Later that day as the three of them were discussing the surprise, Ben said, "It's best this way because we shouldn't get too involved with one person. We will call this a 'tripple summer romance."

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