Him

Chapter Two

He was in the pool, shirtless. Great combination for me. I was over at Maya and Tyler's house, and we were just hanging out in the pool. Well, he's in the pool, we're sitting out tanning.

"I'm going to go fix some food" my bestfriend, Maya, told me.

Once she was inside, I rolled over onto my stomach to tan my back. Suddenly, I felt something cold and wet drip onto me, and I was picked up bridal style. I looked up and saw Tyler carrying me.

"Tyler, what are you doing?" He just smirked at me in reply.

Then, he jumped into the pool, with me still in his arms, and suddenly I was submerged in water.

Tyler was still holding onto me, but he had somehow rearranged me so that he was holding onto my waist and I was pressed up against him. I couldn't move, so I had to wait for him to swim up to breathe. Finally, after me almost drowning, I was able to breathe again, but he still hadn't let go of my waist.

"Tyler, what are you doing?" I asked breathlessly.

We stayed there, staring into each other's eyes for an unknown amount of time, and then he slowly began to lean in.

We couldn't do this. He doesn't like me the way I like him. His sister, my best friend, was right inside the house, but I felt my self slowly leaning in, too.

Then, I heard the footsteps and we both jumped away from each other. We shared a look that said we would be talking about this later. That's not a good idea.

"Hey guy- Emma, when did you get I'm the pool?" Maya questioned me.

"It wasn't by choice," I grumbled while sending a glare towards Tyler.

Maya and Tyler's mom walked out and asked me if I was spending the night and I told her that I would love to.

"You guys should get out of the pool. Dinner will be ready soon." She told us.

"Thanks Mrs. D," I called after her.

Maya and I headed up to her room not long after that. I just borrowed some clothes from her since I didn't know that I would be spending the night.

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After dinner

By the time dinner was over, it was already eight at night. Maya and I went upstairs and watched a movie with some popcorn.

It was a horror film, which I hate, but she loves.

About thirty minutes into the movie, this idiot girl was going up the stairs of the killer's house. Really, how stupid can you get?

As she was going up the stairs, I thought I heard the floor creaking in the hall, but I just brushed it off since it was probably just my imagination. Then, I heard it again. I was really starting to get paranoid, but I didn't say anything to Maya because I knew she would make fun of me.

Just as the girl was going to open the door, Maya's door slammed open, and I just about jumped out of my skin. Then, I heard that deep, throaty laughter that I had come to love and my heart skipped a beat for a completely different reason.

"You should have seen your faces," Tyler sputtered out with tears in his eyes.

"It wasn't that funny," I muttered, my face probably beet red.

"Whatever you say, babe," Tyler directed to me with a wink.

I guess that Maya didn't hear that, but that was the third time in five minutes that my heart jumped out of my chest.