The Deal

Chapter Four - The Unexpected

"Brendon!" I shrieked, as I rapidly jumped out of the pool, fully clothed.

He laughed. "You should've seen the look on your face!" I glared at him, my hair soaking wet.

"Come on, Elena. It was pretty funny." He smirked, after committing an evil act of shoving me in the pool. In a matter of seconds, my glare formed into a malicious grin.

"Do you want a hug?" I threw my arms wide open, running after him.

His eyes went wide. "You're completely wet! Get away from me!" I smirked.

I threw myself at him, as he lost his balance and fell right into the pool. Mission accomplished. I laughed until my stomach hurt. In surprise, he instantly grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the water. I gasped as I fell in.

"Fine. You win." I surrendered, waving a hand at him. The water actually felt good against my skin. It was refreshing, after baking all day in the summer sun.

"I always win." He raised an eyebrow with confidence.

Noticing his hand still tight around mine, I dazed into his caramel eyes. He ran his free hand through his soaked hair. His wet shirt pressed against his body, revealing his muscular build. Oh god. Elena, stop! I pulled my hand away, as he released his grip.

"Hey guys, I got the drinks-" Jay stopped, as he stared at us in a perplexed manner. "Why are you in the pool with your clothes on?"

"Oh, you know. Just chilling." Brendon replied with a nonchalant shrug. "Right," I glared at him. "Just chilling."

After a moment of silence, Brendon smirked.

"Nice bra." He pointed at my chest.

I gasped, noticing my wet white shirt revealing what lies beneath it. I crossed my arms against my chest.

Shut up. Pervert" I mumbled, as we hopped out of the pool.

Jay laughed. "Here you go, Polkadots." He said, tossing over a towel. Polkadots? What? Then I noticed, my bra had pink polkadots on it.

"You guys are jerks." I mumbled, feeling my cheeks heat up in embarrassment. As I dried my hair, Brendon pulled his shirt over his head and I couldn't help but stare at his chest. I shook away those thoughts, and instantly turned my head.

"Hey, Elena! I don't think you'll find anything, if you keep staring." Jay teased. I shot him a look that said "Shut up, I wasn't even staring!" Though Jay and Brendon were incredibly attractive, I've never let myself fall in love with any of them. However, I must admit, it is nice to appreciate their looks once in a while.

Brendon glanced at us in confusion. "Am I missing something?"

"Nope!" I exclaimed, the same moment that Jay said, "Absolutely."

"Or should I say, ABS-olutely." Jay added. I burst into laughter.

"That was terrible!" I called.

At this moment, I realized how much I truly loved these guys. Brendon with his sarcastic remarks and understanding personality. Jay for his stupid puns and genuineness. Realizing I had no dry clothes to change into, I declared, "I'm going to walk back to my house for a minute and get some dry clothes."

The boys nodded, and I walked down the street. I must've looked insane, walking around looking like a wet mess. I cringed as my shoes made a squishing sound, every time I took a step. Lovely. Looking down at my shoes, I suddenly didn't see the tall figure crash into me. We fell to the ground, as an unexpected jolt of pain radiated up my arm.