Out of the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 31

Simon P.O.V

This is great.

It's been a couple of days since everyone showed up and things have been wonderful. My friends are here, along with their girlfriends, or sister and they all seem to be getting along. It makes me especially happy that Andrea is hanging out with the girls. They talk and sit around the pool all day, but at least Andrea is joining them. She's really fitting in and finding some appropriate people to talk to.

I did the right thing by telling her to dump Cecil.

"Simon! Come out, the girls are in the pool!" I grab the tray of sandwiches I've been preparing as Will takes the liters of Sprite out to the deck. We've only been around the pool most of the day, relaxing and playing soccer out in the yard. As we come outside, Pete races to my side, surprising me.

"The girls are swimming, look man!" Pete points to the pool, showing me the group of women swimming.

"I see." I walk around Pete, heading to the picnic table to set the food down. "Here, Will, put those there."

Will and I lay the stuff down, then walk to the edge of the pool.

"Will, get in!" Renee shouts to her boyfriend, who smirks down at her.

"Renee, I've been asking you to get in for the past four days and now you want to go in?"

"Yes! I needed to become golden brown before I went in, so come now!"

"You're black Renee!" Will defends and I chuckle at the statement.

These two are so head-strong, such a funny pair.

"Will! Now!"

"Alright" Will dives into the pool, treading over to Renee to pull her under. She squeals and the others laugh at her suspense.

I see that they are all in the pool, including the guys, except for me and .....Andrea?

Where's Andrea?

I look back to the row of pool chairs set out to find her at the picnic table taking a helping of food. She takes a cup but drops it on the ground, looks around to see if anyone notices and puts it to the side, to show no one should take it.

I smile as I walk over to my suspicious girlfriend by our lunch.

I should tease her a bit.

"Damn I can use a cup of Sprite. " I purposely speak louder as I take the cup that fell and reach over her to grab the bottle of soda. She tenses as I start to unscrew the pop, pouring it into the cup.

"No!" I'm too late to react as she slaps the solo cup out my hand, making me spill most of the soda from the big container in my other palm. " Oh my god......"

It splashes all over the front of my pants and I try to back away but it already got me. Andrea gasps as she backs away too.

"Oh Andrea, you are so going to pay." Her eyes go wide as I shake some of the liquid from my hands. I can see in the corner of my eyes that the guys in the pool are watching us now.

"I'm so sorry Si. That cup dropped on the ground and I didn't want you to use a dirty cup." Andrea pleads, turning to a chair and taking a towel to hand to me. "This can clean some of it off. I'm sorry again."

"Sorry's not gonna cut it, Andrea. I think you need a little dip in the pool." She starts shaking her head, quietly whispering no to me. I nod with an evil smile.

I haven't seen her in the pool once, she needs to come swimming at least once while we're up here. She walks backwards, slowly, and that's when I bolt at her. She swiftly turns around, sprinting as fast as she can away from me.