Chapter 3

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"Wanna go swimming?" I asked Niall for the tenth time. Everyone else found something to do but me and Niall were so bored.

"You already asked that."

"I know, but it's basically our only option."

"Fine." he gave in. We both stood up from the couch and ran upstairs. Niall, literally knocked on everyone's door yelling, "We're going swimming!" he even knocked on the bathroom door thinking it was someone's bedroom.

"Wait, really?" Harry peaked his head outside his door.

"Yeah. Why not? There's a gigantic pool in the backyard just waiting for someone to swim in it." Niall answered. He didn't want to swim when I asked him five minutes ago.

I got into my bathing suit which was actually really cute for once. I usually wore some plain colored one, but I decided to change things up this summer. By the time I got outside Liam, Niall, and Harry were already in the pool.

"Damn Ali, you look hot." Harry said stopping his splash fight with Niall.

"I try." I gave sass back.

"Are you going to actually swim or be one of those girls who says the water is too cold and just sits and tans?" Niall asked.

"I don't know. How cold is the water."

"See for yourself." Zayn yelled from behind me and pushed me in which resulted in me pulling him in too.

"It's not too bad." I shrugged when I cam up from under water. "I little cold."

"Chicken fight!" Zayn yelled.

"I call Ali!" Niall and Harry yelled at the same time.

"Maybe I want to be on Liam or Zayn's team." I pointed out to them.

"Sorry Ali, don't want to hurt my hip." Liam said. "I'll be the judge."

"In that case, I choose Harry cause Zayn you're weak, and Niall, I don't trust."

"I'm not weak!" Zayn yelled.

"You made the right chose by not trusting me." Niall smirked. "I call being the chicken."

"We better not loose." Zayn told Niall as he hoped onto his shoulders.

"Well, you're going to." Harry said as he helped me onto his shoulders.

(And if anyone doesn't know what Chicken is, its a game a you play in the pool where there is two teams of two. One person on each team sits on the shoulders of their other team member. And the two people on top try to push each other off the their teammates shoulders into the water. It's actually a lot of fun)

"On your marks," Liam started. "Get set...GO!"

The fight didn't last long. I pinched Niall's nipple and twisted it. He fell off in like ten seconds.

"We win!" I shouted.

"You cheated!" Niall shouted when he came up from under the water.

"I did not!"

"You purple-nurbled me!" he yelled.

"Judge?!" I called for Liam's call.

"Judge rules... no cheating. Ali and Harry won."

"Yesss!" Harry yelled throwing his hands int he air then helped me down off his shoulders.

"Are you kidding me!" Niall fought it some more." That's not fair! If I would have done that I would have been called a pervert!"

"Well then good thing you didn't do it." Liam laughed at him.

"You guys are unfair." he pouted.

"And you're a sore loser." I told him.

"You cheated!" it's funny to see him so worked up about it.
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We messed around for about an hour before I decided I've had enough.

"I'm going inside to shower." I told them all and climbed out of the pool.

"Party pooper!" Zayn yelled.

"I'm cold and tired so shut up." I yelled at him and grabbed a towel that Liam had brought out for everyone. I dried off as best as I could so I wouldn't get the floors wet in the house. I really am ready for bed, in London it's nine o'clock at night and I've also traveled making me even more exhausted. Shower then bed.

At the top of the stairs I looked up and saw Louis. He was about to walk back inside his room but stopped when he saw I was looking at him.

It was almost like a stare off. Who would look away first or say something first. I tried reading is facial expressions to see what emotions he had right now. But nothing. His eyes were fixed on mine, lips in a straight line in a serious way, body motionless. I wanted to know what he was thinking. If he wanted to scream at me or even push me down these stairs. Maybe, in some parallel universe, he wanted to hug me. But we all know that's not the case. I Just wish he would show some emotion so I can see what this time here is going to be like. I mean, he did storm off from the breakfast table, but what about now? He's had time for the idea of me being here to sink in. But what if he still hates me? It's not my fault Liam didn't tell him I'm coming to stay with them. If anything he should be mad at Liam and not me. But how do I know if he's mad if he won't show any sign of some kind of emotion. I wish he would just punch me or something to get this whole 'awkward, wanting to kill each other' phase over with. I mean, like, things happened. He needs to get over it. It was a year ago.

I heard the back door open down stairs causing me to stop day dreaming. I realized Louis and I were still starring at each other, neither of us had moved an inch.

He heard the door too cause he started to open his bedroom door.

"Wait, Louis..." I got him to stop moving. But I panicked and nothing came out of my mouth. "I...I..." I let out a deep sigh. My loss of words made him give up and walk through the doorway and shut the door behind him leaving me alone in the hallway.

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