"Niall - no! Niall!" I shrieked and giggled as Niall threw me over his shoulder, carrying me towards the pool. "Niall!"
"One," he grinned down at me and swung me. "Two, three!"
He tossed me effortlessly into the pool, and my scream was cut off when I went through the nice and cool water. When I surfaced, I stuck my tongue out at Niall, who was laughing next to Louis.
"You have to let me push you in now!" I said, swimming to the edge and hoisting myself out. With my hands on my hips, I raised an eyebrow at Niall and smirked.
"What? No way." Niall said.
"Sorry, Jess, it doesn't work like that." Louis said with a wicked grin.
I grabbed onto Niall's arm and tried tugging him towards the pool, but I may as well have tugged on a brick wall because he didn't budge.
He smirked and shot Louis a glance. Then, in perfect unison, they nodded.
Fuck.
"Don't you dare," I said to Niall, but it was too late. Louis easily picked me up, and Niall grabbed onto my legs. That was when Denise and Harry made their way out from the bar; Denise had a towel modestly wrapped around her shoulders, and Harry ha a towel slung loosely around his waist. They had gone swimming earlier, but they got out right when I arrived.
"Harry! Denise! Save me!" I shouted as Louis and Niall began to swing me.
"You're on your own, Jess!" Denise replied sheepishly, sitting down on a lounge chair. "I'm not getting involved with this."
"You - "
The boys tossed me into the air, and I was flung back into the water like a ragged doll. A few moments after I went in, someone else did, and I surfaced to see Niall surfacing as well.
"Don't talk to me," I huffed, swimming away from him.
"Babe, don't be mad! Come on - it was fun!" He laughed behind me. He dove under the water and playfully tugged on my ankle. I giggled and tried not to accidentally kick him; he pulled me downwards again, and I struggled to stay afloat.
"God, are you trying to drown me?" I asked in mock exasperation. "What a great boyfriend you are."
"You know I love you." We were in the shallow end now, and Niall pressed me tightly against his body, his face growing serious as he looked over mine. I was waiting for him to kiss me; hell I was about to close the distance and do it until I heard Denise's voice.
"Y'all are way too cute," she said. "But come on, the world doesn't want to see y'all kiss."
