A Coincidence||Fionn Whitehead

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The day was very hot to the point where Tom, Jack, Barry, Cillian and Mark were being spritsed with cold water every so often to cool them down in their thick jumpers and clothes. Dotty fanned herself with a leftover script as she waited for instructions. From the other boat, she could see Jack and Tom waving at her, Tom pointing at his phone. She glanced at hers and answered his call. "What's up, you're literally ten metres away?" She said straight away. 

"You look sweaty, maybe you should offer to Fionn been as he isn't sweaty enough," Tom replied giggling to himself. She looked up at him raising her middle finger and ending the call. "Well isn't that just rude!" He yelled at her over the sound of waves lapping against the sides of the boast. 

"You deserved it!" She retorted as their boats grew closer together. 

Before either of them could reply Chris asked Dotty to join the guys on the other boat and so she climbed onto the side and was about to step off onto the Moonstone when the boat jerked away from it. It caught her by surprise meaning she lost her footing falling but luckily both Jack and Barry had quick reflexes grabbing onto the girls' arms and waist, hauling her onto the Moonstone. "Holy shit, are you alright?" Asked Barry as she stabilised herself. 

"I'm fine, that was thrilling. Thank you guys." She hugged the two boys and turned around to her father who looked as if he was about to have a heart attack. "I'm all good, dad!" She raised her thumbs at him and Christopher sighed in relief, the colour returning to his face. He nodded and went to talk to the captain steering the boat. 

Dotty's heart was racing as she bent over with her hands on her knees. once she looked up she noticed how scared the guys all looked, especially Tom whose eyes were as wide as they possibly could be. "That was terrifying." He exhaled bringing her into a hug. "It was as if everything was in slow motion, I was frozen as you slipped, I am so thankful that Barry and Jack had a different reaction. We're near the back of the boat, close to the propellors." His voice was low and quiet as if he was still scared he was imagining her in his arms. "God, that was-"

"Calm down, Tom, I'm fine, aren't I?"Dotty cut him off pulling back from the hug, poking his cheek. "See still here."

"I know but-"

"-What he is saying is that if we didn't catch you, Fionn would kill us for letting his lass get hurt," Jack added a smirk toying with his lips as he sent a wink her way. 

"What do you mean 'Fionn would kill you for letting HIS lass get hurt'? I am not his lass and he doesn't think that either." Dotty stated folding her arms. 

"Maybe not now." Said Mark high-fiving Cillian and Barry who was laughing. 

"You guys are unbelievable."

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"I'll say it again. You guys are unbelievable." Dotty shook her heads amused as she watched Tom and Jack jump into the sea in just their boxers. 

"Come on Dotty, come join us!" Tom exclaimed splashing Jack, "And you Barry, Cillian, Mark! It's really refreshing!"

Cillian and Mark shook their heads whilst Barry started to strip down to his underwear before cannonballing into the water. "Refreshing or not, I am not stripping to my underwear and getting in. If I'd have known this was going to happen I would have worn a swimming costume."

Barry raised his eyebrows, "But isn't a bikini just publically accepted underwear?"

"Yes, but white goes see-through when wet and I don't want you guys seeing everything, thank you very much." She concluded getting her phone out and filming the boys messing around. 

"Then come in your clothes." Shrugged Jack, "It's not like they're a costume like ours were."

Chris came up behind her and nodded, "Go on, have fun. I'll nip back and get you a change of clothes once we go back to the beach so you can get changed." 

Dotty sighed, "Fine." Kicking off her shoes and socks and tugging off her life jacket, giving her phone to her dad, she stood on the edge and jumped in, Jack catching her so she didn't go fully under. "This is actually very refreshing." She snorted splashing Barry. 

"Oi, watch it, missus!" He exclaimed splashing her back as Tom and Jack joined in. After a while, Dotty dove under the surface and snuck up next to Jack tugging his leg and causing him to go under. Bubbles escaped her lips as she laughed and pressed a finger to her lips before pointing at the blonde boy and then Barry. Tom got the message and the two rose to the surface coughing slightly and flicking their hair out of their eyes. Dotty splashed Jack repeatedly with the green, murky water and Tom did the same to Barry both who couldn't register what was happening quick enough to retaliate.

"Who want's to play chicken?" Suggest Jack after they finished splashing the pair. The three other shrugged and Jack swam under the water returning with Dotty on his shoulders, Barry doing the same to Tom. Tom and Dotty started to push each other, trying to knock the other off, unbeknown to the fact that Cillian was filming them sending the videos and pictures he took to the group chat. 

Tom successfully knocked Dotty off and they decided to get out of the water as Chris wanted to get back to the beach. Climbing back onto the boat, the four were covered in green and muck as the water was not the best. They got wrapped in towels and sat waiting for the boats to reach back to shore. Once back on shore, Chris let Dotty know he was getting her some more clothes and the group found Harry, Tom (H), Fionn and Aneurin waiting for them. "Looks like you had fun." The latter commented. 

"We did, after the scare, Stripey gave us," Barry stated nodded towards Dotty. 

"Stripey?" She asked. 

"It's our code name for you," Barry informed her and nudged her slightly. "She was climbing onto the Moonstone when the Captain of the crew boat jerked slightly and she fell, but Jack and I caught her before she was fed to the propellors."

The four guys eyes widened and Fionn approached Dotty placing his hands on her towel covered shoulders, "You're okay though, aren't you?" 

She nodded, "No matter what, when I climb from boat to boat I won't climb near the back next time." 

"Good. Can't lose you can we, eh?" Fionn smiled as Dotty agreed with you not knowing that the others were sharing knowing looks.