~ Asher’s POV ~

“Asher, you made it!” Karlie chimed in excitement as soon as she saw Asher.

Asher walked lamely on the sand with his hands buried in his jeans pockets. He looked up to the group of people sitting and standing around the bonfire on the beach.

“Yeah, hey,” Asher forced out a smile and nodded at Karlie.

Karlie immediately got up and made her way over to him. Meanwhile, Zoie, who was grabbing drinks from a nearby cooler, walked past Asher to get ...