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dirty dancing [steve]

another sweltering hot summer rolled around in hawkins, which meant a hot summer spent at steve's house in his pool.

a few days ago, steve had taken me on a date to watch dirty dancing, and it had pretty much been all that was on my mind ever since.

i was constantly singing '(i've had) the time of my life' and dancing.

steve had a day off from the video store and i also had a day off from the bakery that i worked at.

so, i had something in mind for us to do. since it was so boiling hot, i wanted to recreate the lift from the end dance scene in dirty dancing.

johnny teaches baby the lift in water first, so it was perfect to do it in steve's pool to cool down.

it was about mid-morning when i arrived at steve's house, and the temperature was only going to get hotter, so i couldn't wait to get in the pool.

walking around the back of the house and into the back garden, i saw steve sat in a lounger outside already.

he had his eyes closed and it seemed like he was asleep. as i realised he was asleep, a plan formed in my head.

after putting my bag down (which had a change of clothes in, since i walked here in a bikini with a playsuit over the top) i carefully tip-toed into the garage to get a bucket, and i filled it with freezing cold water from the pool.

steve was shirtless too, which would make the water feel colder, and make this even funnier. i chucked the whole bucket of water all over him, and he yelped in surprise and shock.

he leapt out of the lounger and a loud string of curse words came from his mouth, then he saw me standing there with an empty bucket in my hand absolutely pissing myself.

"y/n you goddamn- you're gonna regret that." steve had a mischievous smirk on his face, and before i could even get a word out he picked me up and threw me in the pool.

completely submerged in the water, i kicked my way back up to the surface. i gasped in a huge breath of air.

this time it was steve's turn to laugh at me. as i was about to swim to the edge, steve cannonballed into the water, splashing me straight in the face.

"steve?" i said elongating his name, and he looked at me suspiciously.

"yes?" he mimicks my tone, swimming closer to me in the water.

"remember the other day we went to see dirty dancing?" i brought up the topic of the movie, so i could tell him my plan about learning the lift.

"of course i do, you wouldn't let me forget it." he laughed, and i playfully splashed him.

"okay well you know johnny and baby do that lift in the end dance?" steve looks like he already knows what i'm going to say, and to be honest he probably does.

"you want to do the lift don't you?" it came out as more of a statement than a question. and i rapidly nodded in excitement.

i changed out of my playsuit so i was just in my bikini, and then got back into the water.

the first few times were nowhere near a success, to no one's surprise.

everytime i jumped, i either got scared and stopped midway through or steve ended up dropping me.

after a few more attempts, we were getting closer.

eventually after a few water breaks and elbows to the face, steve managed to lift me above his head.

i couldn't stay there for very long, but we were getting there.

"come on steve, we've got this. i'm feeling good about this one!" i cheered us on since we were getting so close.

steve had a doubtful expression, probably since the last five hundred hadn't worked.

"easy for you to say, you're the one getting lifted." i playfully punched steve's arm and he gave me a cheeky smirk in return.

but i jumped, and steve held me above his head. we stayed there, and my arms and legs were in perfect position.

"yes! y/n don't fall, don't fall-" steve encouraged me, but it didn't last much longer.

"too late!" i managed to yell before i dived face first into the water, taking steve with me.

we both resurfaced, and stood up again. we got it, now we just needed to practise a few more times and we would have it down.

after a few more practises in the water, we had nailed it. i landed perfectly back in the water, and steve and i were both smiling proudly to each other.

"do you think were ready to try it on the grass yet?" i ask steve, and he nods.

"i think were ready." he says in a mock-serious tone, which makes me giggle.

we both get out of the pool and make our way onto the lawn.

"should i do the run-up this time?" i stand a bit further away from steve, and he agrees.

there was definitely some failed attempts and i would definitely have bruises by tomorrow.

but we did actually manage to make it work.

i ran up to steve, and he lifted me up above his head for about the millionth time that day, and i smiled from ear to ear.

it got to the point where it was almost easy- for me at least- and also where we needed a long break.

the both of us went inside, and steve passed me a diet coke from the fridge.

"thank you." i said as he handed it to me. he took one for himself, then we sat drinking the cokes with our feet dipped in the water.

for a while, the two of us sat talking peacefully until a large group of teenagers slowly started filing into steve's garden.

i looked up and saw the kids with dustin leading the way.

"hey guys!" i greeted them all, steve also said hi. they all returned my greeting, and sat by us on the loungers.

"sorry, i forgot that dustin and the party wanted to come over today." steve mumbled to me and he seemed a bit annoyed with himself, but i smiled and shook it off.

to be honest i quite liked them all, they seemed like genuine and good kids.

"it's alright, don't worry. besides, we can show off what we did today." steve laughed. "guys, do you wanna see what steve and i were learning today?" his expression dropped rapidly but the kids actually looked interested.

"y/n i don't wanna do it in front of them! what if i drop you?" he tried to make an excuse, but none of them would fly with me.

"you won't! come on, you'll be fine." i stand up and grab his hand, pulling him up and off the floor.
"ready? watch this!" i yelled at the kids, and they all stood expectantly watching us.

i nodded at steve, and ran straight at him from across the lawn, jumped, and he lifted me into the air.

he held me above his head, and i kept my body still and straight until he brought me back down.

the group clapped, until dustin piped up. "you two spent all day doing that?"