Cinematic Universes United

Chapter 39

Emily POV

We arrive at the beach and take the cooler of food that we packed at home with us as we set our clothes on our towels. I've just sat down on my towel to read a book when I feel something wet splatter against my leg. I look up with an angry glare on my face to see a smirking Jakie with her hands on her hips as she's standing in the water waiting for my reaction.

"What... The... Hell?" I fume and set my book down on my towel and stomp over to her but keep myself just out of the water.

"You looked like you needed to cool off," She smiles evilly and I can see her formulating a plan of getting me in the water.

"You know I don't really like swimming... Not after what happened last time..." I complain and she gives me a sad smile before splashing me again.

"Come on! Get in! We're waiting for you!" She urges and by now we've attracted our whole group of people around us.

"No!" I all but scream at her and storm off to my towel. I hear someone wading through the water and feel them dripping onto me. I glare up at them and see Jakie looking at me with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

"I know you're scared, but you got some really cute bathing suits and you need to use them! Come on, please? I'll be with you the whole time and we're all watching out for you," She pushes and I finally give in.

"Fine," I grumble unhappily and slowly make my way down into the water as I try to forget I nearly drowned last time.

"Still waiting!" She calls diving into the water gracefully.

"Yeah yeah," I mumble just as a bunch of water splashes me. "Come on!"

"That was funny!" Peter laughs, holding Jakie on his back.

I feel a presence under the water and scramble towards the closest person as fast as I can, which happens to be Peter and jump into his arms kicking the water like a maniac as Sam comes up spluttering water and holding his stomach where I must've kicked him.

"Ow!" He complains but I see the evil glint in his eyes before I feel myself being lifted higher and tosses into his outstretched arms.

"What the hell?!" I exclaim when I'm dropped into the water unexpectedly and I scream as loud as I can. When my head is underwater I close my eyes and since my mouth is open and I wasn't prepared, I inhale a mouthful and a nose full of water.

I feel someone grab me under the arms and pull me up above the water. "Thanks," I cough and repeatedly exhale to get the excess water out of my system.

"Anytime," Jakie replies.

"You do know that your boyfriend dropped me, right?" I inquire with an annoyed look on my face.

"I'm aware. I just wanted to help so I could do this..." She says splashing me in the face.

"That's it!" I scream and stomp out of the water angrily. As I approach my towel I feel someone's arms grab my waist and drag me kicking and screaming back to the water.

"We're just trying to have fun!" The person amends but I cross my arms and huff in annoyance.

"Do not piss me off," I growl.

They gently set me down in the shallow end and walk off to join the rest of the group. Sam comes over to me and sits down in the water facing me.

"What happened that you don't like water?" He wonders.

"Last time we came here I was swimming and got caught on some seaweed. If Jakie didn't untangle me, I would probably be dead," I admit and he looks at me with sympathy as Jo comes over and sits down on his lap pecking him on the lips.