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Paris walked out the back doors with her best friend Madylin in tow. They were chatting and laughing as always down to a few open chairs to drop their towels and slip in the pool. They walk by ‘surfer dude’, as they had nicknamed him yesterday so they could talk about him since they didn’t know his real name, in the pool with his friends.
“Hey look it’s surfer dude!” Madylin said in a hushed, but excited, whisper.
“Maddy shh. Don’t want him to hear!” Paris said in a similar hushed whisper, sliding down into the pool, Madylin following suit.
Brennan idly swam around with his friends, enjoying the relaxation. His eyes were being drawn to a girl and her friend that had just arrived at the pool. He knew his friends could tell, they always did but chose not to comment about it. Brennan shook his head and snapped out of it, retuning his attention back to his friends.
Paris could feel eyes on her but ignored it for the moment. She immediately dove underwater and stood on her hands and sat there for a couple seconds and dropped back down and resurfaced. Madylin was currently doing a backflip, so Paris let her attention wander and her eyes landed on ‘surfer dude’ as usual. She felt as though she had a magnet that connected with one he had that drew her to him.
Brenna couldn’t help but look the girls way again. it was weird to him, he normally didn’t do this and on vacation where he would probably never see her again? He tried to keep his attention on his friends and what they talking about with no luck, he kept zoning out.
Paris swam to the pools edge where there was a small step a foot below the water to sit on and sat on said step. Madylin followed her and sat beside her.
“Don’t look how but I think he’s staring at you again” Madylin whispered excitedly. Paris couldn’t help but look and sure enough he was staring. They made awkward eye contact and she quickly looked away back to Madylin who sat in the perfect spot, thus making it easier for Paris to take quick glances at ‘surfer dude’ and then back to Madylin who rambled about video games and a boy she liked.
Now you made it awkward, good job Brennan thought after they had made eye contact. He needed to stop looking at her, had to take his mind off of her but there was just something that made him want to look. Even though Brennan was engaging in the conversation him and his friends were having, he kept trailing off to look at the girl.
Paris so desperately wanted to talk to him but she wasn’t one to approach a stranger.
“I see you doing that” Madylin said, snapping her out of her thoughts.
“Doing why exactly?” Paris responded, looking back at her.
“Staring. At him. Stop it and focus on me” Madylin said obviously irritated.
“You’d do the same if you were in my shoes Mads. Don’t even try and lie your way out of this one” Paris said, glancing at the boy and back to Madylin.
“Good greif woman, your like a pathetic little puppy.”
“I’m okay with pathetic puppy” Paris said standing in the pool and doing yet another handstand to effectively end the argument.
“Hey, Brennan,” One of his friends said, “Stop staring at that girl.”
Brennan rolled his eyes, “Why can’t I?” He asked, raising an eyebrow.
“You’re just going to make it more awkward then it already is, alright mate?”
He glanced at the girl again who was now doing a handstand then back to his friends.
“I can do what I like.” He replied crossing his arms.
“Then for pity’s sake talk to her!” Another friend said, flailing his arms in the air.
“Not yet, I’ll do it when you girls aren’t around.” he said, a grin on his face and the comment earned him splashes from his friends and thus, created a water fight.
Paris broke through the surface and got splashed and immediately turned ready to slap someone if nessisary. She saw it was the group of boys including the boy and spun back around to Madylin and swam back to her.
“They’re so lucky I didn’t turn around swinging. I’d have smacked someone for splashing me” she said thought her teeth.
“Paris honey, relax. Your in a damn pool for Christ sakes. Your gonna he splashed, get over it” Madylin said putting a hand on Paris shoulder calming her.
“Sure whatever. But I’m not one to get splashed right after I just got water off my face. I didn’t wipe it for nothing ya know” she said, calmly.
“I signed us up for salsa dancing by the stage. They randomly pair you with a stranger. Meeting new people and bonding is they’re thing. I thought it sounded fun” Madylin said, smiling.
“Great. Exactly what I want to do, make a fool of myself with a complete stranger” Paris groaned, facepalming.
“Oh well. It starts in 3 hours. Better hope you get a good partner.”
Paris splashed at Madylin but smiled anyway.
“Brennan, you going to salsa tonight?” His friend, Corey asked as the fight died down.
“Uh, I don’t know.” He said, rubbing the back of his neck with a hand.
“Come on, it might be fun!” Corey said, grinning, “I’m going, so you better come with me so I don’t look like a loner.” Brennan rolled his eyes.
“Fine, but if I embarrass myself I’m blaming you.” He said, pushing himself up onto the concert pavement and running a hand through his hair. Corey just shrugged.
“Fair call.”
Paris swam over to the stairs and climbed out. She decided to tan and play on her phone until she had to go upstairs and get ready.
“We have to wear something dressy, but we have to be comfortable. And they said no dresses since it’s learning the steps.” Madylin said following Paris to the lounge chairs. They both laid out their towels and sat down, Madylin the texting a boy and Paris playing Candy Crush.
“I can’t believe you two are going to the salsa tonight.” Another friend of Brennan’s said, putting his arms out of the water and looking at Brennan.
“I can’t believe it either but,” He shrugged, “Who knows what will happen.” He said, look at the water and kicking his legs idly.
Paris played Candy Crush like there was no tomorrow and eventually ran out of lives.
“Maddy I ran out of lives” she moaned.
“Oh well, if you want to shower before salsa better get up there now.” Madylin said sliding off the chair and grabbing the towel, her phone and the hotel room key card. “Great, I forgot about that” Paris said standing phone already in hand and snatching up her towel. She adjusted her bikini top and walked towards the building to go upstairs and get ready.
“Come on Brennan, let’s go get changed.” Corey said, pushing himself out of the water and walking to where the towels were and chucking Brennan his.
“Thanks, let’s go.” He said, walking with Corey out of the pool area and up to the hotel.
Paris and Madylin managed to duck in the building just before the boy and his friend but got stuck waiting for an elevator. Paris saw the pair walk in and tried to pretend like she wasn’t gawking at ‘surfer dude’… even though she was.
Corey was making quiet conversation with Brennan as they waited for a elevator. Brennan trying not to look at the girl even though he wanted to. Soon the elevator arrived and they walked in, selecting their floor number.
Paris and Madylin were forced to share an elevator with the two boys sincerely there was nobody else in the lobby and the other 3 were up higher.
“8 please” Paris said, trying to keep her emotions in tow. She wrapped the towel tightly around her and leaned on the wall of the elevator.
“No problem.” Brennan said, clicking the 8 button that lit up and soon the elevator started to move. There was an awkward silence until the elevator stopped at level 5 and Brennan and Corey stepped out.
Once the door closed Paris let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding.
“Girl you should have said something” Madylin said poking her in the side.
“Oh hell no. I’m not one to say something first and you know that” she said and stepped off the elevator that arrived at the 8th floor and started off towards their hotel room.
“That was the girl you keep staring at. You could have at least said ‘hi’ or something.” Corey said, flailing his arms in the air.
“Corey, no. I’m not going to. There’s no point getting to know her because we wouldn’t see each other again after this vacation.” He said, opening the door to their room.
Madylin followed Paris down the hall, unlocked the door and the girls walked in. “At least say hi. Maybe he’ll be here for a while like we will. We have 2 and a half weeks left. You never know what could happen if you don’t try” Madylin said.
“Maybe. We'll see. My luck nothing will happen. Or he’ll laugh in my face and walk away” Paris responded grabbing her clothes and headed to the bathroom Madylin did the same and pulled the door closed behind her. Her parents were out for the day but who knows when they’ll get back.
“Brennan, you have to talk to her at least once. Maybe she’ll be at the salsa later.” Corey said shrugging one shoulder, “And maybe you’ll get paired up with her.”
“Stop trying to play matchmaker, it’s not going to happen.” Brennan said exasperated.
Paris quickly showered, not bothering to wash her hair as the salt water pool pulled all the oil out of it. She put conditioner in her hair, washed t out, washed her body and got out. Trading Madylin places, only she was getting dressed rather than undressed. She pulled on a plain white crop top with short sleeves and some maroon denim shorts that covered everything but were kind of short.
“I’m going out now” She said to madylin and she slipped out the bathroom door before Madylin could answer.
Brennan changed and showered quickly, pulling in a pair of black shorts and light blue shirt. He brushed his hair and after saying a quick, ‘see you later!’ To Corey, headed out of their room, hands in his pockets casually and went looking for something to eat.
She brushed and dried her hair leaving it to hang curly down her back. Madylin stepped out of the bathroom as Paris shut off the dryer, wearing black shorts and a loose black and white chevron tank top.
“We have an hour before it starts Paris. Hurry up!” Madylin said, checking her phone.
“Okay mom” Paris said rolling her eyes. She threw on a little mascara concealer and a little highlight to make her face shine then slipped into a pair of white converse.
“Ready” Paris called from the chair she was sitting in.
“Give me a mother minute or two” Madylin called for the bathroom, probably doing her makeup or hair.
