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Twenty-Five: The Skinny Dipping Fight Club

THE SKINNY DIPPING FIGHT CLUB
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aka: where Cali causes chaos..?
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"Put a finger down if you've ever used a stuffed animal to... you know." Gigi, who was/is obsessed with Jeremiah, was one of the girls on the boat, begging everyone to play never have I ever. Taylor, Belly, and Calista exchanged amused glances as they took in Nicole's boat, still a bit in awe of their surroundings.

The ride over had been filled with Belly gushing about Jere asking her to the ball just an hour earlier, her cheeks glowing with excitement. Taylor had spent the entire time listing every reason why her ship name for them, 'Jelly,' was practically a done deal.

Calista watched Taylor smirk as she put her finger down, then launched into an animated explanation of why she did, having Calista raise her brows in amusement. There was no way anyone could ever pay that kind of information out of her.

By the time multiple questions were asked, Calista looked around. She only had four fingers up while Belly still had ten, smiling awkwardly. It was nice for her to see Belly limiting her alcohol this time.

Taylor noticing the absence of fingers from Belly, targeted the next prompt toward her. "Put a finger down if you've ever made out with Jeremiah Fisher."

Belly's smile faltered slightly, but she obediently put down her first finger of the night, trying to play it off as no big deal.

"Wait, no," Gigi interrupted, eyes narrowing slightly. "I want to hear this story." Maybe it was the drink clouding her judgment, but Calista could swear Gigi didn't look entirely happy. The rumors Calista had picked up while working at the pool suddenly came to mind—Gigi had a massive crush on Jeremiah, always following him around whenever he was there. The realization made Cali cringe inwardly, this group had a habit of burying their true feelings.

"Cali and Conrad caught us that night actually," Belly admitted sheepishly, playing with her hair.

Nicole, who had been quiet until then, suddenly turned to Belly. "I always had this feeling something was going on between you and Jeremiah again."

Cali took a slow sip from her pink glass, savoring the moment. "Hmm, because there is," she replied with a small, knowing smile.

The boat fell into a sudden hush, the girls exchanging surprised glances, except for Taylor, who stifled a laugh.

"well, that explains a lot," Nicole said, shaking her head in amusement.

Eager to keep the mood light, Taylor pressed on with the game, clearly unfazed. "Put a finger down if you've ever gone skinny dipping."

Before anyone could respond, Nicole jumped in with a mischievous glint in her eye. "Even better—put a finger down if you've ever gone skinny dipping at Hoppers Cove."