This is my second story. I didn't make it as lengthy as my first but I left the ending open to a sequel. If anyone wants one please let me know and I'll write one! :)
All characters in this story are 18 years or older.
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All the yelling from downstairs was muffled the moment I slammed my door shut. I was so mad. I paced around my room with my hands on my hips while I tried to calm down. I had just gotten into a big fight with my parents. They yet again were going on about my "bad" behavior. Saying that I was going out too much and heading down the wrong path and what not. Even my older brother chimed in and agreed with them which really pissed me off. I know for a fact that he was way worse than me when he was my age so he had no right to talk. If my parents had any clue of what he was like or what other kids my age are like now, they'd think I was an angel. So what if I go out a lot? It not like I'm doing drugs. They've never liked any of my boyfriends either but at least I have steady relationships as opposed to just sleeping around. I was so tired of them being extra critical of me because I'm the baby in their eyes.
I couldn't hear anything downstairs anymore so I figured they all went to bed seeing that it was pretty late. I sat down on my bed and stared out my window. I was still upset and really wanted to leave. I didn't care if they were all asleep, I needed to get out there and get some air. I thought about calling one of my friends to come pick me up but it was a school night and they'd all be going to bed soon. Just when I thought I'd have to settle for staying in, I looked down at my neighbor Chris's pool and got an idea.
Chris is this really hot guy who's lived next door to us ever since we moved in 5 years ago. I first met him when I was walking home from school. It was an awkward day since I was the new kid, but my mood suddenly shifted when I saw my dad talking to some tall, buff, hottie with his shirt off standing next to his lawn mower. When I walked up to them my dad introduced us. He was so cute and practically broke my hand when he shook it. I've had a crush on him ever since. He's a lot younger than my parents, probably early thirties, but they've always been friends. I only talk to him when I see him outside every now and then. Last week he asked my dad to get his mail for him while he went out of town somewhere. I knew he wouldn't be back until tomorrow and we don't have a pool so as I stared at his I realized I could take advantage of it while he's away.
'He'd never know.' I thought. 'Beats staying in here with all this bad energy.'
I stripped off my clothes, put on a white bikini and grabbed my purse. I quietly got a towel from the hall closet but I didn't want to go downstairs and risk someone seeing me or hear me go out the front door. So once I was back in my room I locked my door and slowly opened the window that faced my backyard. There's a stretch of roof outside of it that I stepped onto. After closing the window I grabbed onto a thick branch and climbed down one of the trees that surround our house. Chris's house is the exact same layout as ours except it mirrors it so our side gates are right next to each other. When I got to his pool I put my things down and kicked off my flip flops. I just sat on the edge at first, swaying my legs around in the water as I lit a cigaret. When I finished I hopped all the way in and started swimming all around. The water was warm and felt nice as it flowed across my body. I could literally feel all my stress melting away.
"Thought you'd take a dip in my pool while I'm away, ay Emma?" A voice said out of nowhere.
I screamed and whipped around. Chris was standing there in the doorway looking hot as ever wearing a t-shirt and basketball shorts and holding a beer in his hand. He started laughing. Probably at how he startled me. I couldn't help but laugh too.
"Oh my god." I said and buried my face in my hands in embarrassment. "I'm sorry Chris!"
I swam to the edge of the pool in front of him and rested my elbows up on the floor.
"Yeah." I confirmed.
He just laughed again.
"I'm sorry." I said again. "What are you doing here? I thought you weren't coming home until tomorrow."
"Ended up coming back a little earlier than expected." He said as he shrugged his shoulder and took a sip of beer.
"Oh." I replied.
"Didn't you see my car out front?" He asked as he pointed to the front of the house.
"Uh no, I uh...came from my backyard." I said.
He looked confused as to why I would do that.
"I uh, had to sneak out my window." I explained.
I told him all about how I got into a fight with my family but I didn't say what it was about.
"Ahh, I see." He said.
"Yeah." I said. "Do you uh, want me to go?"
"Um..." He looked over at my house and thought about it for a moment. "Naw. I guess you can stay for a little while. It's a little late to be going for a swim though, isn't it?"
"What, you've never gone night swimming before? It's fun." I asked.
He took another sip of his beer as he shook his head no. I don't know if I was still mad at my family and just trying to piss them off or what. But I suddenly realized what a great opportunity this was to actually hook up with this guy I've been crushing on for so long and I wanted to see how far I could take this.
"Well...why don't you come in?" I asked as innocently as I could.
He stared at me for a minute.
"Uhh..." He said as he rubbed the back of his head and looked over at my house again. "Alright." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Why not?"
He took a big chug of his beer and set it on a table next to him. Then pulled off his t-shirt by the collar and turned around.
"I'll be back." He said and went into the house.
'Yes!' I thought.
I smiled to myself and started floating backwards. I swam around for a minute before remembering that he had left his beer on the table. I quickly got out of the pool and walked up to it. Just as I lifted to bottle to my lips an arm appeared around me and snatched it from me making the liquid spill out of my mouth. I covered my mouth and turned to see Chris standing there.
"Hey!" I complained and laughed.
"Heyyy!" He mocked me imitating my whine. "Caught ya." He said. "Sodas..." He pointed into the house. "Are in the fridge."
"You suck." I said and rolled my eyes.
"Oh I suck do I?" He said and lifted his eyebrows.
He looked me in the eyes as he got close to me to set the bottle back down on the table behind me. The next thing I knew I was in the air and screamed as I went flying into the water with a splash. It was silent underneath the water as I realized he had thrown me in. When I reached the surface I heard laughter. I rubbed my eyes and saw him stepping into the pool with the beer and set it on the edge of the pool.