Liam Payne's Step Sister

37: So I'll Just Teach You...?

Ellie's P.O.V

We got back home and quickly decided to go to the beach. And when I say quickly, I mean we didn't even get fully inside before Louis loudly announced we should go to the beach.

It was a good plan though. Jason would pick up Sophie and come with us while Janelle would come home to watch the twins.

I snuck a volleyball into the trunk and we were off.

The beach was really crowded but, I fully expected it to be. Why wouldn't the beach be crowded on the weekend?

"C'mon..." Zayn sighs when I slightly push him into the water as the six of us walk on the dock together.

"Sorry." I snicker.

Suddenly, a pair of arms pick me up and drop me into the freezing water.

"You're such a little bitch!" I shout before grabbing Niall's foot and dragging him in with me.

"I'm a bitch? You're an ass-hat." He confidently smirks.

Harry offers me a hand and pulls me out of the water. He carefully wraps a towel around my shaking body as well as his arms.

"You're too cute." I giggle.

"Oh. I see how it is. Just leave me in the freezing cold water?" Niall dramatically sighs as he hoists himself onto the deck.

"It's your fault in the first place." Harry admits with a cheeky grin.

We head back to our spot and open up the picnic basket just as Jason and Sophie arrive.

Sophie instantly rushes up to me and tries to squeeze the living daylight out of me the second she lays eyes on me.

"Auntie Ellie!" She joyfully shrieks.

"Soph!" I excitedly yell once I realize she remembers me. I haven't ever seen her in person before. Just in Skype calls with Jason and Janelle.

Zayn, Harry and Louis send a questioning glance in our direction as the little girl hides behind me. Niall is too busy eating to pay attention to anything else and Liam already knows who Sophie is and is talking to Jason.

"Sophie, honey. These are my friends. Go and tell them your name and ask what theirs are." I give her a small push in their direction. She heads straight for Louis and his goofy grin.

"I'm Sophie. What's your name?" She hesitantly asks.

I send him a glare to make sure he doesn't mess around and he gets the message.

"Hi. I'm Louis." He happily smiles.

She nods and heads over to Zayn.

"I'm Sophie. What's your name?" She asks, more confidently this time.

"I'm Zayn." He gently waves.

She doubtfully looks at Harry and then back at me.

"Are you guys married?" She innocently asks making everyone chuckle and Niall turn his attention to us.

"No." I say through giggles.

"Well... You should be." She happily says.

"Maybe some day." Harry chuckles.

"I'm Sophie. What's your name?" She asks, remembering her job.

"I'm Harry." He smiles.

I point in Niall's direction and he innocently smiles at her. She looks between Niall and I and nods.

"Nevermind. You guys should get married instead." She confirms.
Niall starts to slightly blush and he instantly covers his face with his hands.

"Do you want to marry Auntie?" She innocently giggles.

Niall simply shrugs, still keeping the deep red blush on his face.

"That's not an answer!" Sophie declares.

"Ask his name, Sophie." I gently remind her.

"I'm Sophie. What's your name?" She politely asks, forgetting about Niall's former embarrassment.

"I'm Niall." He grins.

"What's your last name?" She surprises us with the question.

"Uh... Horan?" Niall replies, unsure.

"Ellie Horan... I like it!" Sophie declares as if she just put together our lives.

"Let's play some volleyball!" I happily break the awkward tension.

"I'm captain! So is Ellie!" Zayn decides.

"I want Sophie!" I pick. She may be small but I personally think smaller players have the advantage. And... because I'm 5'6.

"I pick Louis!" Zayn happily says.

"I pick Niall!" Sophie decides to torture the poor Leprechaun.

"I pick Harry!" Louis happily smirks.

"I'll play setter. Sophie. Back row. Niall. You're up front with me." I give everyone their positions.

Zayn on the other hand, seems to have it a lot tougher than my team so I have to go and place the three idiots.

Liam and Jason decide to stand closer to our court as I step in and serve the ball and rush back up to the net.

Louis pops the ball up and stares at it in awe until it comes back town and slams him in the face.

I hand over the ball and Jason steps behind the line, tosses it up and slaps the ball over to our side. Sophie pops it up and Liam rushes under it after I call for help. He pushes it up to me and I then slam that ball down into the middle of the other teams court.