faster.
Heading onto poolside we spotted James leaning down to talk to someone in the water. As he pulled up Sarah grabbed my arm as she realised that it was Chris.
“It’s your lucky day” I said, as we wandered up to the deep end and James raised his hand to acknowledge us.
“Do I look ok” she asked
“Of course, you look lovely” I replied “Dive in, impress him” I finished. Then as I turned to James, Sarah did a lovely dive off the poolside and swam back towards the side to wait for me.
“Hi Steph, is that a new bikini” he asked
“No just one I haven’t worn for a while” I said, blushing as always at his compliment.
“It suits you” he replied “Now stop distracting me from work and do some swimming”
I nodded and sauntered towards the diving board and produced a pretty good dive into the cool, blue waters beneath me.
Chris had noticed us but I guessed he was shy as he continued to swim lengths with just the occasional glance over in our direction. We did the same until James motioned me over to the side
“I’m just about to finish my shift so I’ll come and join you”
“Ok, any chance you can drag Chris over, Sarah really likes him” I replied.
“Sure, he is a bit shy, not a bit like me” he said, grinning at me.
After another spectacular entrance into the pool from the diving board he swam over and disappearing beneath the water he grabbed my foot. Pulling me under he tried to drag me away from the side but I scrambled against his grip until he released me
“I’ll tickle you next time” he said
“You’d better not, I hate being tickled” I replied, laughing all the same.
Chris swam over to us and joined in the general laughter with our group. Once again I waited for James to make a move but he didn’t. Whilst the guys raced each other up and down Sarah pulled me close
“Why don’t you kiss James” she said “It’s almost your last chance” she finished. As I pondered this idea we swam a couple of lengths I decided that Sarah was right. So when James was alone with me against the side in the deep end I took the chance
“I’ve got a surprise for you, but you need to go under water and keep your eyes closed” I said. James looked shocked at my request but he did as I asked, almost in the exact same spot where he had kissed me. Taking a final deep breath I headed under the water and swam towards him.
I reached out and as I did he opened his eyes and caught my hands in his as he pulled me close and our lips found each other’s again. This time my eyes were open too and we gazed. My eyes shone with the love I already felt for him, his were sparkling and blue but I couldn’t hope to guess what they were shining with as we broke the surface together, our hands still clasped tightly. We didn’t need to say anything as we parted and swam the short distance to the pool side and grasped it. Running my hand up to catch some of my loose hair back into my pony tail, James reached out and tucked a strand behind my ear. Just that slight touch had me reeling and struggling to catch my breath as my heart beat raced within my chest.
Saying goodbye again, Sarah and I eventually left the pool and headed home. James and Chris were heading to the pub for a final drink together before James left on Sunday.
Dragging her eyes away from the words on the page Charlotte looked at the clock and realised that it was much later than she had planned. She was so caught up in her Mum’s story. Part of her wanted to turn to the back and see how it ended but she didn’t want to miss any part of this enthralling romance as it had started to get really good now. Underwater kisses, it was years since she had been to the swimming pool; perhaps that was the place to go to find a gorgeous guy? Or perhaps her Mum and Aunt Sarah had just been extremely lucky that year? She couldn’t wait to find out, but for now sleep was calling as her eyelids drooped.
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Heading onto poolside we spotted James leaning down to talk to someone in the water. As he pulled up Sarah grabbed my arm as she realised that it was Chris.
“It’s your lucky day” I said, as we wandered up to the deep end and James raised his hand to acknowledge us.
“Do I look ok” she asked
“Of course, you look lovely” I replied “Dive in, impress him” I finished. Then as I turned to James, Sarah did a lovely dive off the poolside and swam back towards the side to wait for me.
“Hi Steph, is that a new bikini” he asked
“No just one I haven’t worn for a while” I said, blushing as always at his compliment.
“It suits you” he replied “Now stop distracting me from work and do some swimming”
I nodded and sauntered towards the diving board and produced a pretty good dive into the cool, blue waters beneath me.
Chris had noticed us but I guessed he was shy as he continued to swim lengths with just the occasional glance over in our direction. We did the same until James motioned me over to the side
“I’m just about to finish my shift so I’ll come and join you”
“Ok, any chance you can drag Chris over, Sarah really likes him” I replied.
“Sure, he is a bit shy, not a bit like me” he said, grinning at me.
After another spectacular entrance into the pool from the diving board he swam over and disappearing beneath the water he grabbed my foot. Pulling me under he tried to drag me away from the side but I scrambled against his grip until he released me
“I’ll tickle you next time” he said
“You’d better not, I hate being tickled” I replied, laughing all the same.
Chris swam over to us and joined in the general laughter with our group. Once again I waited for James to make a move but he didn’t. Whilst the guys raced each other up and down Sarah pulled me close
“Why don’t you kiss James” she said “It’s almost your last chance” she finished. As I pondered this idea we swam a couple of lengths I decided that Sarah was right. So when James was alone with me against the side in the deep end I took the chance
“I’ve got a surprise for you, but you need to go under water and keep your eyes closed” I said. James looked shocked at my request but he did as I asked, almost in the exact same spot where he had kissed me. Taking a final deep breath I headed under the water and swam towards him.
I reached out and as I did he opened his eyes and caught my hands in his as he pulled me close and our lips found each other’s again. This time my eyes were open too and we gazed. My eyes shone with the love I already felt for him, his were sparkling and blue but I couldn’t hope to guess what they were shining with as we broke the surface together, our hands still clasped tightly. We didn’t need to say anything as we parted and swam the short distance to the pool side and grasped it. Running my hand up to catch some of my loose hair back into my pony tail, James reached out and tucked a strand behind my ear. Just that slight touch had me reeling and struggling to catch my breath as my heart beat raced within my chest.
Saying goodbye again, Sarah and I eventually left the pool and headed home. James and Chris were heading to the pub for a final drink together before James left on Sunday.
Dragging her eyes away from the words on the page Charlotte looked at the clock and realised that it was much later than she had planned. She was so caught up in her Mum’s story. Part of her wanted to turn to the back and see how it ended but she didn’t want to miss any part of this enthralling romance as it had started to get really good now. Underwater kisses, it was years since she had been to the swimming pool; perhaps that was the place to go to find a gorgeous guy? Or perhaps her Mum and Aunt Sarah had just been extremely lucky that year? She couldn’t wait to find out, but for now sleep was calling as her eyelids drooped.
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