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26

It's been an fun afternoon at the pool party for Tatum and the girls. They've had some really good food, tons of snacks, and of course, drinks. Mikey has stayed sober with Sadie to help take care of the other girls when they get back. Jenna, Emma, and Tatum, however, drink a lot.

Right now they are drunkenly playing "mermaids" in the pool with Johnna who plays Divina in Wednesday and Devyn who plays Anika in Scream VI.

"You have to jump over and I go under!" Jenna exclaims at Emma. The two are doing a trick for Mikey and Sadie. Jenna swims under Emma as she jumps over Jenna.

"Okay, okay! Are you watching?" Emma asks the two sober girls. They both nod, holding back laughter. The two girls perform their trick and look over to see Mikey clapping.

"That was so good guys!" Sadie praises.

"Oh my gosh, we should do synchronized swimming!" Tatum exclaims, giggling, "You know, like this?"

Tatum puts her hands in the air and spins around. The others laugh and begin to copy her.

"Now this!" She swims to the bottom and sticks her feet out, kicking them in the air. She comes back up gasping for air, "Did... Did you see?"

"Yes, love, we did," Mikey smiles. Tatum then climbs out of the pool to get another drink. On the way to the bar, she runs into someone.

"Ah! Cold!" Elodie exclaims as her drink is spilled all over her.

"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, Elodie!" Tatum exclaims. She immediately grabs a towel from a nearby pool chair, "Here. Here's a towel. I'm so sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

Elodie takes the towel and cleans herself off. She grabs Tatum's shoulder, "Hey, it's okay. I know it was an accident. I'm still in my swimsuit anyways."

Tatum's look of panic slightly subsides, "Are you sure? I'm really sorry."

Elodie reaches up, grabbing the girl by the back of her neck, "It's okay. I promise. I'm not mad." Elodie looks into Tatum's eyes, grinning. She begins to pull Tatum in closer.

"Wai——"

"Hey, is everything okay?" Mikey grabs Tatum's arm and pulls her away from Elodie.

"Yeah. I, uh.. I accidentally spilled her drink," Tatum nervously says to Mikey. The older girl's grip on her arm is firm but not because she's mad.

"Yeah, I told her it's okay," Elodie adds.

"Okay, let's go get some water, huh?" Mikey asks, taking Tatum's hand into her own.

"Yeah. I'm sorry, again," Tatum apologizes once again as she is led away from Elodie, who looks more annoyed now that Tatum is being taken away from her, "Mikey, I didn't mean it, I swear."

"I know."

"So... so, you're not mad at me?" The brunette stammers.

"Of course not. Why would I be?" Mikey hands Tatum a bottle of water.

"Well, you... you grabbed my arm kinda rough... I didn't know if I would get you guys in trouble," Tatum explains. Mikey takes her back toward their pool chairs. Sadie still sits at the edge of the pool, watching Emma and Jenna.

"Oh no, I was more concerned about Elodie," She replies, "Her hand placement was unnecessary."

"Yeah.. yeah that was weird."

Tatum sits down on a pool chair while Mikey goes to Sadie, "I think it's time to go."

"Is everything okay?" Sadie asks.