Filling The Gap...

Katie

I sit leaning back into the sofa bench outside drawing on my sketchpad. Mum and Pedro are on the upper deck of the boat talking near the control panels having parked near rocks where Robbie and William are playing near in the water.

"come play Katie."

Robbie screeches when William lifts him up and drops him in the water. I try to go back to my drawing when I can't seem to tear my eyes away from Williams bare body. Now just in his shorts, not thinking we were going to swim not that it mattered since the weather was warm and their clothes would dry quickly.

"She won't. She scared of getting her hair wet."

Williams says dunking Robbie again into the water. I knew what was happening. He was trying to bait me into proving him wrong that I wasn't scared and then I would end up playing with them then getting my clothes wet. Waving them off, I carry on with my sketch of the rocks and ocean that is glistening around us.

The sound of water dripping drags my attention away from my sketchbook, William now leans against the table beside me, water dripping down from his soaked shorts having gotten out of the water.

"You should join us."

He says whilst shaking the water from his hair. I don't know why I get the sudden urge to run my fingers through his now messy curled hair again. His body leans nearer towards me as drops of water flow down his skin, the chain around his neck now dangling in the air. I lick the bottom of my lip that now feels awfully dry.

"I can't I'm not wearing a swimsuit."

His eyes looking down at my clothes.

"And? Neither are we?"

It was okay for guys in shorts or boxers, but with me just in my underwear I'd be very uncomfortable especially around Pedro being someone I just met. He takes what seems to be a deep breathe which I knew was impossible since learning more about him, he didn't breathe in any air in let alone having a beating heart.

"I can't. It would just make me feel uncomfortable."

Now feeling insecure about my body and not wanting to talk about this anymore. I had thought deep about the reasons why maybe Cameron had cheated on me. One with me had being a Virgin and not being as experienced sexually as the girls he had been with. And that he just wasn't attracted to me. I didn't have the body and huge boobs like Mandy did. I let out a depressive heavy breathe which makes William only move closer to me.

"Why?"

Him not wanting to let the conversation drop.

"Because I don't want to get my clothes wet and swim in my underwear. I just cant. Okay."

Not meaning to snap at him when his steps back. His head tilting to the side before he turns around and walks inside the boat now disappearing from my view until a shirt gets thrown in my direction and lands onto the table on top of my artwork.