Truth (Brad Simpson AU)

Chapter 13

I awoke to a nudging in my shoulder. My eyelids felt heavy as I squinted to see the dimly lit room. It was basically dark except for the glow from the TV.

"Hey," the buzzing of Brad's voice came from beneath me as I realized my head still rested on his shoulder. I sat up once I realized my position, rubbing my eyes that were still trying to adjust and open.

"Hey, what time is it?" I asked rather curious how long I've been asleep for.

"It's only 7:45, I wanted to know if you wanted to go swimming before the pool closes at 9, it's ok if you don't want to I just thought it would be fun." He shrugged. I've only been asleep for probably less than 2 hours and I mean I guess it will be fun to go to the pool.

"No, no let's go, it'll be fun" I stood up from my position on the couch, my head getting dizzy and my vision slightly blurring as it always did when I stood up too fast after sleeping. A smile appeared on his lips at my response. "Ok I'll go get my bathing suit," we both headed toward the direction of our own rooms to get changed. My bare feet slid against the soft carpet that lined the hotel room. I bent down next to my suitcase that I yet to finish unpacking, and grasped my galaxy printed bikini from the front zipper. I slipped my tank top over my head and slid my shorts down till they landed on the floor. My bikini bottoms were now pulled up to rest on my waist as I tried to put my top over my head. Soon enough the strap was caught around my bun and for the life of me I couldn't untangle it. My arms flailed around in attempt to fix the strap knotted around my messy hair.

"Shit," escaped my mouth. Both of my arms were stuck up over my head as a tried to wiggle into my top. The faint sound of footsteps coming closer snapped me out of my problem as I realized the only possible person it could be coming closer, not to mention my lack of a clothing on my upper half.

"You ready?" Brad questioned, his voice getting closer but not quite where I am yet.

"Shit no, don't come in!" I yelled in attempt to veer him away from the door.

"Okay. Why what's wrong?" The sound of footsteps stopped as he stood in place to listen to me outside my door.

"I'm having some technical difficulties with my bathing suit top," I answered as I almost successfully got it on. He answered me with laughter and I realized just how much of a klutz I am. Finally I got the top placed in the right position, so I slipped my white, cover up dress over my bathing suit. I quickly fixed my hair before slipping my flip flops back on and opened the door to reveal a smiley Brad. He was dressed with red swim shorts and a stripped shirt that matched. Black sandals were placed on his feet. "Sorry," I laughed "let's go." I walked past him as he followed behind and out of the door, laughing to himself.

The elevator landed on the bottom floor of the hotel where we exited in search of the pool. The lobby was quiet because of the lack of people, we continued walking through it until we saw a sign pointing the direction to "pool and spa."

The smell of chlorine soon filled my nose as we got closer to the glass door that led into the pool area. Luckily Brad had remembered his room key, which we need to be admitted into the pool. He slipped it into the swiper before the light turned green, the door buzzed and opened with the pull of the handle.

Before I could even get in through the door, Brad pushed passed and ran, pulling his shirt off as he made his way further into the closed in area. While still running he whipped his shirt so it landed on a white chair and flung his flip flops next to it. Without stopping he dived straight into the pool and water spread all over the concrete floor.

I looked around and noticed that no one else was in here. It was probably a good thing because Brad had clearly not looked at the sign written in big red letters, "NO RUNNING, NO DIVING." Both of which he had already done.

I, unlike Brad, walked over to the white chair where his clothes were placed, laughing to myself. My flip flops slipped off of my feet until they were placed neatly on the ground. My hands grabbed the hem of my cover up and I lifted it up over my head before flinging it in top of Brad's shirt which was sprawled on the chair. Turning my body around so that I could walk toward the pool, I saw Brad just looking at me.

"What?" I asked as my feet made contact with the warm water. I have always been insecure about my body which even though I wasn't super big, I felt like I was.

"Nothing" he swallowed, my body was now fully emerged into the water, thank god I was covered up and he couldn't see my exposed body.

Before I even had the chance to float in the water I was hit upside my left shoulder and side of my face with a wave of water from Brad's direction. His laughter filled the air of the pool area and my face dripped wet.

"You are gonna pay for that," I tried my best to sound somewhat intimidating even though I probably didn't at all. With all the power I had inside me, I used both my palms to push up a wave of water towards Brad. If I do say so myself I did a pretty good job of drenching his whole face about ten times more than he did to me. I couldn't hold back the laughter that bubbled over me as he stood there with his mouth open, eyes closed, and water dripping off every inch of his upper body. With a lurch forward he grabbed my waist and wrestled me down so just my head stuck out of the pool.

My laughter increased even more as he tickled my sides. I chocked out a "STOP" between laughs but he continued. My feet were feverishly kicking up against his torso in attempt to escape his grasp, and eventually he let go. I took the opportunity to swim underwater to the other side of the pool, him quick on my tail. All the while, all that could be heard was the loud laughter coming from both our mouths.

When I reached the concrete edge of the pool I stopped to catch my breath while I still fought the laughs.

Brad pushed himself up using the edge and climbed up to stand on the ground above the pool. When I looked up I took in the view of his toned stomach, Jesus. But before he could catch me looking, I moved my gaze to his face. He smiled before jumping straight into the pool in cannonball position and speeding water all over me.

"Your turn," he looked at me.

"Uh- uh," I shook my head and grasped my stomach. I was not getting out and letting him see my ugly body again. I'm really not a self confident person and I'm really insecure about my body, and I don't need him judging me.

"Why?" He looked at me with a concerned look plastering his face.

"I don't want to," I said avoiding his eyes.

"Do you think your fat or something?, because you are definitely not and even if you were I wouldn't like you any less." He took my hands into his own. My heart sped up to about 100 mph.

"I don't know I don't like people seeing my body."

"Why? Your beautiful, if I were a girl I would be jealous of you and your body." My cheeks flamed red at the compliments Brad gave me. I didn't know what to do with myself and I didn't know what I felt right now. It was a weird butterfly feeling surging throughout my whole body and I liked it.

Without a thought filling my head except that of Brad, I went in the same time as him, and with complete meaning, unlike last time, our lips met.

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*Authors Note*

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Okayyyy I'm am so so so sorry for the extra long wait for this short, shitty chapter but I have literally been so busy and haven't had time. :-( but I missed you guys and thank youuu soooo much for 2k reads!! I love you guys so much!!!! Anyways my 5sos concert is today and I don't even know what to do with myself ahh ! Ok thank you guys so much for reading ilysm <3 xx