Winter Break

Chapter 7

Kate's P.O.V

I step into the pool and it's warm. Thats one of the the reasons I love indoor pools. I look over at Ryan and he points. I follow his finger and see Lucy fixing her hair, her back to me.

Perfect.

I slowly swim toward her, making sure I'm being very quiet.

Almost there...

"Boo!" I poke her sides.

She screams jumping and falling back into the water.

Ryan and I burst out laughing.

"Hey!" She laughs.

"Sorry, I had to," I smile.

"I'll get you back," she glares and points at me.

I put my hands up in defense. "Ryan was in it too."

She glares at him. "And you too," she points.

Ryan slithers further into the hot tub. "You won't get me. I see everything."

"Oh yeah?" I scoff.

"Yeah."

"Why don't you come into the pool with us?" Lucy asks.

"Nah, I'm comfortable here. Why don't you come in the hot tub with me?" He smirks.

"Ya nasty," I scrunch up my nose.

"Me! I think that would be you!" Ryan says.

I dive underwater and swim toward the hot tub pulling myself up so my hands rest on it and my feet barely touching the floor.

"Please," I say.

He looks at me. "Why?"

"I wanna play sharks and minos. Lucy you wanna play?" I call behind my shoulder.

"Sure," she says.

I look back at Ryan. "So will you? While no ones in here?" I give him my puppy dog face.

He sighs in defeat. "Fine."

He jumps from the hot tub into the pool making a big splash.

"That was totally necessary," Ryan says without Lucy and I even asking.

"I call mino!" Lucy and I call at the same time.

"Ugh, being a shark is to much work," Ryan pouts.

"Afraid you won't ever catch us?" I smirk.

"We'll see," Ryan says.

"Yeah, I doubt it you big wimp."

"Excuse me?" Ryan looks at me in his diva way.

"Your excused."

"That's my line!"

"To bad," I stick my tongue out at him.

"Oh it's on now."

Lucy and I swim to one side while Ryan swims to the other.

"Ready?" I look at Lucy.

She nods. "You?"

"Oh yeah. He will never catch me."

"Wait, there are only two of you, that won't take long," Ryan says.

"Right..." I say thinking.

"Why don't we just play tag in the water?" Lucy suggests.

"Sounds good," Ryan says.

"Cool. Let's play."

"Not it!" Lucky and I say at the same time again.

"Man!" Ryan hits the water and Lucy and I high five each other and laugh.

"You just don't have that great of a reflex," I say pretending to be interested at my nails.

"I'm still gonna catch you Kate," Ryan glares.

"Whatever," I roll my eyes playfully.

"Where's base?" Lucy asks.

"No base," Ryan has a sly grin.

"Awesome."

"And the last person still not tagged has to get out of the pool before they get tagged or they won't win," Ryan adds.

"Okay, can we play now?" I ask.

"Ready, set, go!" Ryan calls and we're off.

I dive underwater and swim to the end. I rise up and see Lucy swimming for her life diving and trying not to let Ryan catch her. Finally he catches her and they pause for a second. Then they look at me and dive. It's a small pool so I hope for the best.

I dive again and swim like crazy trying to get out of the water, to win. When I've made just enough twists and turns that I think they won't catch me, someone grabs my foot and pulls me under them. I look up to see Ryan smiling at me. I smile back and push him off but he wraps an arm around my stomach and pulls me to his chest.

"Okay okay you got me!" I laugh.

Lucy swims up to us. "Good job Ryan."

"Thank you," he says. "I told you I would catch you, didn't I?"

"Yeah yeah whatever," I laugh.

Then I realize his still holding me.

"Um Ryan?" I ask.

"Yeah?"

"You can let go of me now."

"Oh sorry," he drops me and I float away.

Lucy giggles. "That was fun. We should do that again. Kate your it this time."