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Makayla
“You have gotto be kidding me!” I hiss under my breath.
I can’t believe this is how movie night is turning out. So much for a nice time floating in the pool and watching one of our favorite movies on the outdoor screen. Why did Hannah have to suggest we put names in a hat? Ben should have to take a lawn chair. He was the one who popped the float and made the numbers uneven.
“Come on, Kip. You can’t put them together,” Hannah argues.
Kip shrugs his shoulders, looking around at the floats. “Han, what do you want me to do? It’s all we have left. If you two hadn’t popped the other two—”
“We didn’t pop them! He dove into the pool and popped it.” She stabs her finger in Ben’s direction.
“Well, it was your idea to draw names.”
Which worked out for Hannah. By some miracle, she drew Levi’s name to share a float with. Hannah looks at me, guilt swimming in her eyes.
“Oh, stop being a baby. It’s a float. What, you scared to sit by me?” Ben asks. “As long as you don’t peck at me, we’ll be good.” I shoot daggers at him. He holds his chest and laughs. “It’s a joke. Come on. It’ll be fun. A game of let’s-see-if-we-can-get-a-whole-movie-in-without-trying-to-drown-each-other.”
I want to smack him with my towel. Maybe wrap it around his neck and squeeze. The glimmer in his eyes says I won’t last through opening credits. Well, he’s not winning this one. “You know what? Let’s do it. I do love seeing boys cry during the sappy parts.”
His smile falls. “I don’t cry.”
I wave him off and grab the double-seated float. “Don’t forget to grab the Kleenex.” I walk down the stairs into the pool and carefully climb into the raft so I don’t get—
“Where you going, partner? Not floating away without me, are you?” I squeal as Ben jumps into the hole of the floaty, splashing water and forcing me to grip the sides so I don’t fall over.
“Can you not do that?” I snap.
“Do what? The movie’s starting.” He starts kicking his legs out to push us deeper into the pool.
“I’m not ready!” I’m going to kill him! I hold onto the handles and almost fall into the pool. Ben reaches over and snags his arm around my waist before I barrel under.
“Slow down there, duckling. Swim time is over.” I catch my bearings and finally get situated. “You always this needy?”
“Are you always this jerky?” I snap. He wiggles his brows, and I debate holding his face under the water.
“Can you please be quiet? I’m trying to watch the movie.”
“You’re the one talking!” He’s infuriating.
“How am I supposed to be quiet if you keep talking to me? Honestly, it’s like you want me to keep talking to you.”
I scoff, digging my hands into the raft. He only laughs harder, irritating me more. “Seriously. I’d rather drown than spend this whole movie with you.”
“Wow, big words, duckling.”
“Chase, stop!” Hannah yells from a row of floats in front of me.
“Dude, no one cares about this part.” Chase fast-forwards the movie. “Now we’re talkin—”
“Chase!” Hannah yells again. Of course, he stopped at an inappropriate scene.
“What? You know this is the only reason you girls watch this stuff. Gotta learn somehow.” He laughs like an idiot.
Hannah whips an inflatable ball at him. “Yeah, right. It has an actual storyline, unlike the dumb stuff you watch. Oh, wait, I forgot cartoons aren’t considered movies.”
Kip and Levi burst out laughing as Chase splashes Hannah.
Ben leans my way. “You like this kind of stuff, duckling?”
