The Water Park - Jawsten

The Water Park

               Awsten feels the cool water around him. He breathes in, rhythmically, after each stroke of his arm. His legs sway back and forth. He has always enjoyed this feeling, and now he gets to do it whenever he pleases. Suddenly, Awsten slows down and gently stands upright. He lifts his head out of the pool, flipping his short hair to the side to get rid of some of the water, and climbs out to dry himself. Water continuously drips onto the ground as he walks over to his bench and runs his towel along his body. He feels slightly cold, but he enjoys it. Awsten slicks his wet locks back, and thinks, Man, I love swimming.

               It's already been two months since this water park opened up near his Texas home, and Awsten didn't waste one second to get his year pass. After graduating high school and leaving the swim team, he has rarely had the opportunity to enjoy a nice swim, since there weren't many swimming facilities in close range to his home. But now, he could take a plunge into a big pool whenever he wanted. He enjoyed taking a ride down the water slides at times, too.

               What makes this place even better, he thinks to himself, is the cute guy who works here. Awsten has been eyeing this attractive man since he started swimming here, and he had decided that today he would finally introduce himself. Jawn, he thinks to himself, dreamily. Awsten loved seeing this man work. He had beautiful chin-length hair that had been dyed a pretty red color, looking attractive whether he tied it back or left it down. He also had an outstanding figure. Jawn's job was to wipe the wet benches and chairs and to restock the shelves by each pool with new clean towels. Awsten loved watching him work, as it looked like he thoroughly enjoyed it. He always seemed so friendly when talking to his coworkers, as well.

               Although Awsten had never approached his crush, he had studied his movement patterns and would often move to the area where Jawn would be, getting close enough to watch him work but far enough where as to not make it obvious. He remembers the first time he saw him. Awsten was about to get in a pool on his second day at the water park, when he suddenly noticed a pretty red color at the other side of the pool. He looked up, and he saw a very attractive young man, folding and restocking the towels. The purple-haired boy immediately became interested in him, so he got into the pool and swam to the other end. The attractive man was turned to the side, but Awsten was close enough to see his name tag. Jawn, he thought to himself, that's a beautiful name.

               Awsten proceeded to silently watch the red-haired boy for the next two months, slowly falling harder for him with each passing day. But finally, today would be the day when he would approach him. Awsten was currently swimming in a pool at the base of some blue water slides, where he knew Jawn would be arriving shortly. The purple-haired boy started to do some backstrokes in the water, and it wasn't long before his crush arrived at the scene, holding a stack of folded white towels. Jawn was arranging the stacks into the shelf by the pool. Then, he walked over to the wooden seats by the edge of the pool to dry them off. He stopped at a chair almost right in front of where Awsten was, and his body was facing towards the pool. They were only a few feet away from each other. Now's my chance! Awsten thought to himself. He began to slowly yet stylishly climb out of the pool, revealing his purple knee-length swim trunks and toned legs. Once he was completely out of the water, he flipped his hair to the side, slowly slicked it back with his hand, and walked over to his crush.

               "Hey, man," he said seductively, once he was right in front of the other man. Jawn stopped wiping the chair and looked up. He was about to reply, but he stopped. His eyes widened at what was in front of him. An attractive man had gone up to greet him. He loved what he saw. Jawn stood up and said, "Hey, how may I help you? Would you like a fresh towel?" Awsten smiled and took a few seconds to admire the man in front of him, who was wearing a sleeveless white t-shirt and red knee-length swim trunks. His hair was tied back, and he wore his blue nametag on his shirt. "No, thanks," he replied, "I wanted to introduce myself. Hi, I'm Awsten." Awsten puts out his hand, offering a handshake. Jawn looks down at the hand and then back up at the man. He smiles and gently grabs Awsten's hand with his, reciprocating the handshake. "Hey, dude, I'm Jawn." I know, Awsten thinks, sweetly.

            "So," says the purple-haired boy, starting to feel slightly nervous. He didn't want to waste anymore time, so he cut straight to the point. "I hope this doesn't come off as weird, but I've seen you around here a couple times, and I couldn't help but see how attractive you are. So, I was wondering if you might want to grab some smoothies after your shift?" Jawn is surprised by this request. This attractive man is asking me out...? he thinks to himself. Jawn smiles, and says, "Sure, dude! My shift ends in about an hour, is that alright?" "Yeah, of course!" replies Awsten, "wanna get smoothies at the food stand outside the locker rooms?" "That sounds perfect," says Jawn with a smile. "Alright, see you soon!" says Awsten, as he gently touched the other man's shoulder before walking away. Jawn felt so happy. He hadn't gone on any dates in a while, but his craving heart would finally have another chance at love. Jawn watched the other man as he walked away. He bit his lip as he ran his eyes up and down the backside of Awsten's figure. Oh yeah, I dig that, he thinks to himself, nodding his head. He then returns to work, eagerly waiting for the end of his shift.

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               Awsten was already sitting at the tables in front of the food stand when Jawn came over after finishing his work for the day. They greeted each other, and then ordered smoothies and french fries. As they ate, they talked about their lives and the things that they like. They were laughing continuously, enjoying the conversation. After they finished their meal, Awsten wanted to bring his date to one more location. "So, Jawn," he said. "Do you like water slides?" Jawn's face lit up. "I do!" Awsten took that as his cue and grabbed his date by the hand, taking him to his favorite water slide. They were still in their swim trunks, so they headed straight for their second destination.

               Soon, they arrived at the tallest water slide at the park. They climbed up the steps and waited in line for their turn to slide down the moist, slippery tunnel. Awsten let go of the red-haired boy's hand, turned to him, and asked, "You ready?" It was almost their turn. "Yeah," said the other, with a smile. There was only one more couple left in front of them before Jawn and Awsten would slide down. "You ready Geoff?" said one of the men in front of them to the guy next to him. "Yeah, let's go, Otto," said the other. The two men shared a quick kiss before the one named Otto went down the slide, and the other boy followed soon after. From seeing the two strangers interact so lovingly, Jawn blushed, thinking about when or if he might ever do that with Awsten.

               The two men finally walked up to the water slide's entrance. Awsten went closer, wanting to go first. He turned to his date, saying, "See you in a bit!" before going down the slide. Jawn also went down a few seconds after. It wasn't long before Awsten shot out of the water slide and into the pool at the bottom, excited from the fun he was having. He turned around just as Jawn shot out after him, falling straight into Awsten's arms. The purple-haired boy spun the other man around after catching him, as he slowed down the velocity. They were smiling at each other, feeling the adrenaline.

               After they slowed to a complete stop, they looked at each other in the eyes, lovingly. They both were feeling butterflies in their stomachs. Awsten let out a soft smile, and went in for a kiss. Jawn blushed, and his eyes sparkled. He went in as well. They lingered on each others' lips for a couple seconds before pulling away. Jawn was still blushing. He then put his arms around the purple-haired man's back, hugging him. Awsten reciprocated the embrace, then pulled away after a few seconds. He looked at Jawn, smiling. "You're cute."