Grace the Runner #1 ✔️ #wattys2019

Chapter 6 - Awkward

Grace

"Grace it's a warm day, why don't you sit out by the pool?", Emily says politely as I walk into the kitchen and grabbed an orange from the fruit bowl.

"Yes, Grace you should. I bet it would do good to you", Olivia spoke to me as well, while she sat next to Emily reading a newspaper. 

Smiling at both women I answer back "I would love to, but I don't have anything to wear".

Olivia looked towards me and says, "don't worry dear, we always have some spares in the cupboard in the sunroom".

I smile towards Olivia and I thank her before walking towards the sun room and choosing some swimwear. Once I opened the cupboard I found hundreds of bikinis and one pieces. Choosing a black and white bikini I walked towards my room and changed into it.

Before heading downstairs, I grab a towel from my joint bathroom.

Slipping on some pale pink flip flops I walk down the stairs towards the swimming pool. Opening the glass doors, I quickly place on the sunglasses as the sun is very bright. 

Walking towards a sunbed, I place my towel down and take off my shoes. 

It has been around 20 minutes and sun was getting rather warm on my back so I turn over so my stomach is facing the sun and make myself comfortable.

Hearing laughter I look up to see Kaden wobbling about as two boys next to him are holding there stomachs because they are laughing so much. They must be his friends I think to myself, one of them looks familiar. I think Emily has a picture of him on her phone. I look away before they can catch me starring. 

Hearing a shout from one of the boys "banging body babe" and a wolf whistle, I hide my face with embarrassment.

Slowly looking up Kaden starts talking and apologising for his friend's behaviour, "hey I'm sorry about my friends, we're just going to use the pool. You can stay and you can join us if you want?" at the end he winks towards me and smirks, a cheeky smirk.

I stutter over my next words and blush again while saying "oh, ah, y-you, I m-mean I c-can leave".

Kaden responses back to me "No I insist, it's a hot day stay outside and have some fun". I think to myself why would he want an awkward girl like me to stay with him and his friends as they hang out.

I try to talk again, "B-but I...".

Instead he cuts me off and demands me with his next words "No stay. Grace stay".

I blush at his command, feeling my face redden up even more. 

"Do you want to join us in the pool?" Kaden asks again as his friends cannonball into the pool. 

"No, thank you", I reply, scared what these could do to me. 

That morning it wasn't just the sun which was heating me up, it was Kaden's gaze on my body as well. I'd have a couple peaks through my sunglasses when I could hear loud splashes and chuckles coming from the pool.

In those little peaks, I would find myself always starring directly at Kaden's delicious body.

One time he caught me looking and smirked towards with a knowing look in his eyes. At that point, I turned and hid my embarrassment once again by hiding in between the books white paper pages.

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Hey guys sorry its a bit short, next chapter they get a little closer, yay! Happy reading! xx 

Also the pool is the one from The Kissing Booth, I just capture Kaden's pool as that, but imagine its in London instead.