"ari, i'm so sorry." i began.
"don't be, it's in the past, nothing anyone can do about it." she said still looking at the ground.
"hey," i said and lifted her chin up.
"what do you say, i help you."
"what do you mean help me?" she asked clearly confused.
"what if i help you with your fear of the ocean?" i said.
our eyes locked for several seconds, which felt like years, heavenly years.
"shawn, i don't know if i'm ready." she said.
is it bad that hearing her say my name made me even more attracted to her? yeah that's bad. it's been less than a day since i met her.
"i'm not trying to force you, but id love to help you.
Ariana's POV:
"i'm not trying to force you, but i'd love to help you." he said oh so gently.
i couldn't help but smile at his kindness. it was so amazing how sweet he was.
i took in a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
"let's do it." i said.
shawn took his t-shirt off, revealing his perfectly toned abs. i felt my heart beat speed up a little.
he grabbed my hand and slowly walked into the water where it was just above my ankle.
i felt goosebumps rise almost instantly from the memories popping up and the slightly cold feeling of the water hitting my skin. shawn didn't take his eyes off of me, as i took another step into the water. i grabbed his hand tighter as i felt the sand slowly sink below me. it was just what happens when you step in the wet sand though.
we finally got to where it was at my waist, and i was a nervous wreck.
shawn stood in front of me, holding both of my hands.
"look me in the eyes, don't look anywhere else." he said and squeezed my hands.
i looked into his eyes and felt my heart melt. he was like a day dream that came to life.
"on the count of three, let's go under water really quick." he said.
i took a deep breath and nodded.
"1..2..3.." he said and we dunked under really fast.
i came up and started hyperventilating.
"it's ok it's ok." shawn said pulling me closer to him.
"how about we do it one more time, but for a little longer." he said. i felt knots form in my stomach as he said that.
he obviously noticed my quick mood change.
"can you do it?" he asked.
"yes." i said quietly.
we went down and i stayed under for at least 10 seconds.
i came up feeling just a little light headed.
"now why don't we try swimming around?" he asked.
he pulled me to his chest and put his hands on my waist, causing an electric feeling to shoot up my spine. he pulled me deeper out and started to swim as he held onto my hand.
after a few minutes, he let go of my hand, and i started swimming by myself.
my confidence in the water slowly started to rebuild itself as i dove under water and came back up by shawn.
"see! there you go!" he said with a big smile.
i smiled back.
after a little while we got out of the water.
"thank you so much shawn, there's no way i would've ever brought myself to get back in if it weren't for you." i said looking him in the eyes.
we stood there, centimeters from each other faces. i stared in to his eyes, as his eyes slowly glanced down to my lips. before it went any further, i pulled my face away and fake coughed.
"i uh, sorry." shawn said running his hands through his hair.
i should've taken that chance. wait no, no i shouldn't of.
we started walking back as i felt my freezing cold skin form goosebumps.
we arrived at the house and i booked it upstairs, before i was stopped by the guys sitting in the living room.
"what took you guys so long? why are you guys soaked? where's the pizza!" nash exaggerated the last part.
i looked over at shawn, who was looking at me.
"we decided to go down to the beach instead." i said and headed upstairs.
i almost got to my room before i heard a conversation start between shawn and nash.
"so, did you guys do any more than swim, in the ocean?" nash asked.
i froze waiting for shawns response.
"no nash. i wouldn't do that." he said still standing in the same spot.
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