Story Of My Life

Chapter 7: pool party.

After changing, everyone made it to the pool side where they all sat and sipped on some freshly made lemonade and ate the snacks Liam's uncle brought over when he came to make sure we weren't dead. Everyone was there ,apart from me. I had been composing myself in the kitchen for that past 30 minutes. Maxine's swim suit was way more revealing than i had anticipated. I was half naked! I had been eating when I was supposed to be working out. This body wasn't ready for the world.
"yoh Liam, where's your babe!? " I heard Mark shout from across the yard. Liam shrugged. "babe,  you coming out?! " I heard Liam's voice. I completely ignored his question and got stuck on the part where he called me babe. I felt my cheeks get hot. "Lola come out already! " Jolè's voice brought me back to reality. It went quiet for a while. I bit my lip trying to make a decision.
"I don't want to! " I responded.
Mariah then uttered words that I didn't hear but managed to get me scared. I took a deep breath and walked out...covered in a long black robe.
"so! We swimming or not? " I foolishly asked, knowing very well I was the only one fully covered up. They each gave me a look. "what! Y'all are acting like you'll be swimming in your shirts." I said. "yeah, only thing is that we'll eventually take them off. You're stubborn as hell Lola." Wilma said. I squinted at her wondering where her new found courage to talk to me like that had come from. "look, this robe isn't coming off until I see bare chests for the guys and lovely bikinis for the ladies. " I said with my nose in the air.
"seriously? Fine! " mark said and began to take his shirt off. The rest of the guys followed.
This was the age the boys decided to take care of their bodies. Thank God for that. The way they looked, you'd wonder if they worked out at the same gym, at the same time, wearing the same clothing 👀. I began to sweat.
I saw Liam in slow motion. The way he grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up while his muscles flexed from the kinetic movement traveling from his lower torso to his chest and ended at the spiky tips of his blonde hair.
I didn't even notice the girls take off what they had on.
"happy now? " Andrew asked. I began to laugh wondering why they were acting like I was the guest of honour who came to cut the ribbon and open up the swimming pool. "your turn " Liam said. "nope." I responded. Before I could finish shaking my head, Wilma grabbed on to my robe and yanked it off. I couldn't, hold on to it fast enough. The force had left me in the awkward position of my chest out, waist to the side and my hair blowing in the wind. Way to sexy to be a mistake.

I remained bare.. Naked.. Exposed. As red and the suit I was wearing.

I had to keep it together. Act cool.
You chose to wear the damn swim suit Lola. You brought this on yourself.
I ignored the open mouth staring coming from Liam. i was sucking it in and Good thing I thoroughly moisturized before this.
The moment caught up to me and I remembered how I wanted to kill Wilma. I gave her the 'death' stare. She quivered and and ran. I chased after and caught up. Her struggles were no match for my anger as I dragged her to the side of the pool and pushed her in. Andrew jumped in after. everyone else got in.
I dove in after shouting "cannon ball! "
I spent most of the time in the pool in Liam's possession. The cupcake phase: we couldn't keep our hands off of each other.
"get a room" jolè said and splashed us with water. " Ey!  William is over there. Bother him, not us. " Liam said. Jolè and William stood looking blank after Liam's comment. "it's awkward now. " I said in a low voice to Liam. "that's the point" he said and we both laughed.
After an hour of staying in the water, my fingers began to prune. I got out and made my way to the kitchen and found a bowl of grapes in the fridge.I was quite happy. I always got giddy when I saw grapes and always pretended to eat them like I was in a movie.
I then sat at the counter texting Christina
"hey mamasita " Christina texted.
"Whassup " I responded, adding the dancing woman in red emoji at the end.
"I just wanted to say, I hope no one is coming home pregnant from your once in a lifetime getaway "
"haha. No way. How's AJ? " I asked.
"he's alright. I know you're about to say you told me so but.. He asked me out yesterday. " she responded.
"..."
" I'm assuming  asking you out means he asked you to be his girlfriend?..I don't know these things 😅." I replied.
"hahaha. Yes girl. It does. " she said.
"*screaming* well then. I told you so" I replied.
"shut up" she responded.
"well if it makes you feel any better, I'm Liam's 'gurrfwend' Now 😅. " I said.
"I told you so. " she said adding the winking emoji at the end.
"your turn to shut up. Wilma has a boyfriend now too.... " I said.
"really?.. She's finally grown wings. " Christina replied.
"ugly ones.. Okay girl. I gotta get back to the people now. " I said.
"alright mamasita, Ttyl. " Christina sent her last text.

I was dry by the new so I tiptoed to one of the rooms I had visited before, the art room.
I sort of just stood there, looking, taking mental notes on the techniques, really feeling my inner art critic.
"hey hey Whachu doin? " William walked in and disturbed the moment.
"nothing, just standing, living life. " I said. "you're missing out, jolè almost drown.. But i saved her. " he said. "really? " I asked, uninterested. It went quiet and we both stood there in silence till I chuckled. "you can be free around me you know. " I said and tried my best to give a nice smile. He smiled back.
It was quiet again.
" I don't think you like me much. " he finally broke the silence. "yeah no I don't ..not really no." i said without hesitation and gave a polite smile as I shook my head. "I'm sure you know why... Or must I explain? " I asked. " no, I do know..i was an ass" he scratched the back of his head. I laughed. " you acted like you were better than us Willy, and that made jolè feel that he wasn't good enough to be your crush. You put her in an awkward position. " I said.
"so you like her? "
"I don't know .. "
"you're doubting yourself "
"no I'm not "
"William.. " I said and gave him the straightest face of the century. He sighed "of course I do.. A lot. " he finally admitted. "she likes you too. All you have to do is talk to her...damn, I thought I was the awkward one. " I said. "how do I do that? " he asked. "just count real quick to ten then say the first thing that comes to your mind.. Unless its stupid then say the second thing.. And if the second thing is stupid as well, then you're pretty much screwed. " I said. He shook his head as he walked to the door "Thanks Lola for that advice. " he said "you're welcome boo" I said and blew a kiss.
As soon as he left, I exhaled. Minutes later, Liam walked in. "I saw William leaving here. You're cheating on me already " he said. "oh my gosh yes!! Yes!  I'm cheating on you with William of all people. " I said and laughed. "his awkward behavior just turns me on! " I said, Liam laughed. "hey that's my friend"
His incapability to find out what he wants is.. It...it gets me so hot! " I said being sarcastic. "That's enough, come here" Liam grabbed me and once again ,we found ourselves on his bed, intensely making out. I could feel him tugging hard at my swim suit. Anyone could tell what he wanted. That wasn't what I wanted though. I wasn't  ready to be that intimate with anyone so I decided to stop the moment. Before I could push him away, I felt his lips touch my neck and I swear, I left my body for a split second. The vibrations were back with a vengeance and I couldn't get Liam off me.. I didn't want to. It's true, I think my neck was my weak spot. I tried to tell him to stop but I ended up whispering mumbo jumbo. I decided to gather the little strength I could and spoke up. "Tayloorr..." .
It was like time stood still for that second and all feeling rushed away as shock set in. We paused and my head heated with embarrassment.
"Taylor? " he asked. We sat up and I cleared my throat. " what?" I asked. "Taylor, you said Taylor just now ..who's that? " he asked. I could only imagine how he felt. " ..Taylor.. My best friend from the Stacey and Taylor story?yeah...him" I owned up. "oh... " Liam said. I made a funny noise. "I'm really sorry, it wasn't like that. I wasn't thinking about him, I wasn't even thinking at all. I wasn't concentrating and you, you were doing something on my neck and-" I tried my best to explain.
He picked up his Shirt "I uh, have to do a thing.. And also getaway from this awkwardness in the air. " he chuckled. I nodded noticing he was bummed. He left the room.
What the hell just happened.
Taylor??what the f***!!