When He Does Come Home

"SSOOOOO, what are you reading?" Liam asks me. I look at the cover of the book I'm holding. "It's called 'Witch and Wizard' the lady at the bookstore recommended it, and its actually pretty good." I say. He raises an eyebrow. "'Witch and Wizard' huh? You know, if I wasn't your brother, I'd be a pretty concerned friend." He says.

"Ha ha, so funny I forgot to laugh." I say. "You wanna come to the deck? We're going to stop so that we can climb out and swim." Then he notices I'm looking at him funny. "I don't know how to swim." I say. I never really got the chance to learn like he did.

"I'll teach you. Now, get dressed and come down. We're going to start in a few minutes." With that, he closes my door so that I can change. I grab my bikini, and start putting it on. Then I look at myself in the mirror. I think I'm really ugly in bikinis. Liam and Mum are the only ones who have seen me in a bikini. I sigh, grab a towel, and start wrapping myself in it. Then I head up to the deck.

Once on the deck, I look at Liam and the lads talking. They turn around to my presence, and stop talking. "Ready?" Liam asks me. "Ready." I say. Zayn looks at me funny. "You're going to have to take the towel off." He says. "You don't think I'm aware?" I say. I take in a deep breath and unwrap the towel. I set it on the bench. "Let's go." I say.

Liam indicates the dive and tells me that he'll catch me when I do, and we'll start the 'lesson' from there. I nod my okay. I cross my arms over my chest as normally as I can without getting noticed. Once Liam jumps, he tells me to wait a minute before I do.

Niall grabs me by the arm. He looks, nervous? "I know that you think that you look ugly, but I'm telling you, you are the right amount of curvy, and you look great." He says. Liam calls for me. I shake the adrenaline that had rushed to my cheeks. Niall told me I look great. One step. He told me that I was the right amount of curvy. Two steps. He told me I was not ugly. Three steps. And he was nervous about it. Jump.

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