I do not own Twilight or the characters!

Thank you to my beta, Nikki, for taking on this fic. I love her like no other!

BPOV

"Ugh." I groaned as I turned off my cell phone alarm. Here goes another day of work in this heat drought. The past three days have almost been unbearable with temperatures soaring in the 100's with no breeze and just pure heat. New temp records have been broken and I am just glad to be working at a pool this summer.

Being a lifeguard has very little drawbacks; who can complain about sitting all day, watching people enjoy their summer, and just soaking up the sun? Not me. Not to mention, a pool at your dispense anytime of the day. It really is a great job. It's not too bad either when you have your best friends working with you.

Alice and Rosalie have been my best friends since junior high school. We meet in the same home economics class. I loved the cooking part of the class and Alice loved the sewing part. Rosalie, on the other hand, could have cared less about it and was just there because it was required.

"Aaah." I sighed just remembering those days. To be young and carefree again.

This was most likely our last summer working at the pool. Being twenty-one, working as a lifeguard at a public pool, was quite old, I thought. Besides most of us working there were all entering our senior year of college. The start of being a true grown-up was quickly approaching.

I rolled out of bed, grabbing my swim suit, and headed to the bathroom to wash up. Taking a glance at the clock, I didn't have time to eat breakfast, so I got my towel and water bottle, stuffing everything into my bag, and headed out the door.

It was only five-thirty in the morning and I was already sweating walking to my truck. I didn't mind getting up early to open the pool; I just hated pulling 12 hour shifts, especially after partying til the early A.M. Last night, most of us from the pool were out at Jacob's house on the lake.

Jacob and I have known each other since, well, nearly our entire lives. Jacob's dad and my dad have been great friends, and the Black's are basically my family. Jacob is like a brother to me and I am really glad to have him in my life.

Last night was just another typical summer night out on the lake; a boat, some beer, and a bonfire. After hanging out in the middle of the lake, on a sandbar, we decided to head back to shore and drink a little more by the fire. Nights often became chilly and a small bonfire usually kept us content and not needing many clothes to keep us warm. Everything was chill until Jacob and Rosalie decided they wanted to play a little game of Power Hour.

"Come on Bella, you know you want to play!" Jacob said.

"No, I have to be up at 5:30 in the morning to open the pool, unlike any of your lazy asses." I was now glaring at Jacob, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper.

Being a head lifeguard for a few years now, gave me that responsibility of opening the pool. I only took on the duty because Rosalie and Alice, also Head Guards, are not morning people. And when I say 'not morning people' I mean it.

"Bella, I tell you what. I will pick up your 12-6 shift Friday, so that you can have the day off and that would mean you have the whole weekend off, which also means P-A-R-T-Y for you!" Rosalie shouted.

The thought of that made me kind of excited. I haven't had a whole weekend off in, God only knows how long, and being the summer just implied there was a party somewhere in town. I looked at my watch and realized that it was still early in the night. Only ten. I had more than enough time to recover.

"Okay, I'll play!" I shouted.

"Yes." Jacob and Rosalie said in unison, rubbing their hands together, evilly.

"Wait, how do you play?" Jasper, Alice's new boyfriend, asked. "I mean, I know how to play, but what are your rules?"

"Well, we play with music, for an hour, obviously. When a song starts you take a shot. If you miss the start of a song, you take two shots and have to remove a piece of clothing." Alice said and was already beaming at the thought of seeing Jasper in less clothing.

"Alright then, let's play!" Jasper said excitedly and a with smirk on his face. No doubt he had the same idea as Alice.

"What is your liquor of choice, Jasper?" Jacob asked while getting up. "You are new to the group, so it is only fair that you choose, since it's your first time playing with us."

"Tequila."

"Hmmm…interesting choice, Jasper, that is my favorite liquor too." I said. Maybe Jasper and I will get along just fine.

Jacob ran into the house to grab the bottle of tequila, shot glasses, and I was sure that he told the rest of the people in the house that we were playing the game. The more people the better. When more people play, the more talking happens, and people tend to forget about the music.

Jacob came back and followed by Angela, Jessica, Ben and Mike. Jacob passed around the shot glasses and filled them with tequila. I pulled out my iPod and hooked it up to the small outdoor boom box. I always had a special play list for our drinking games. The music always started off slow but then would build as we continued the game and thus giving us all more courage to get up and dance.

I hit play and we all took our first shot.

"Ooooh." we all said with scrunched up faces as the tequila burned our throats.Drive by Incubusplayed in the background.

"I can't wait to see them this summer!" Rosalie said quite loudly.

"That's right, it will be your first time seeing them won't it, Rose?" Jacob said "How many times have you seen Incubus, Bella, four times?"

"Yeah, that's about right," I said.

"I took you your first time didn't I?" Mike chimed in giving me a smirk that I wanted to smack right off his face.

"Ugh. Yes you did, but I try to only remember the concert," I said while glaring at him.

When we were in high school, Mike was always asking me to go out with him and I always said no. He wasn't bad looking or anything, he just wasn't my type. The only reason I even decided to go out with him, for a month before the concert, was because I really wanted to see Incubus. So…basically I used him. The night of the concert was also when he gave me my first kiss and to say I was disappointed was putting it mildly. I knew what was going to happen when he walked me to my door that night and I really thought that I might give him a chance. It was me thinking that I could somewhat repay him for taking me to the concert. The kiss was awful. It was like he just slobbered all over my face. I shudder just thinking about it.

Mike and Jacob are best friends and that is the only reason I am civil with him. We, or should I say I, ended things quickly after that kiss. It wasn't a bad break-up but we still see each other frequently because of Jacob. Mike is dating Jessica now and I am thankful that he found someone new to hover over and swap spit with.

The song changed and we all quickly took our shot. Jasper and Alice nearly missed it because they were swapping spit.

(Everyday I Have the Blues by John Mayer)

As the music was playing I was just relaxing and letting the tequila warm my body. I love the blues and John Mayer for that fact. Everyone was still in conversation and just having a good time.

"Hey, who is singing right now?" Jasper asked.

I nearly had a heart attack when Jasper asked that ridiculous question. Everyone else snapped their heads to me because they knew how much I loved John.

"Jasper, just get the fuck out of here! Anybody who doesn't know who this is needs to just leave and not come back until they know!" I shouted. Jasper looked shocked to say the least at my abruptness.

"Oh, okay, well, I guess I should be going then." he said.

Jasper started to get up when everyone including myself started doubling over in laughter. He actually thought I was serious about it. Not that I didn't love me some John Mayer, but of course I knew that not everyone can know his music like the back of their hands. My friends only knew his music because I made them listen to it.

"Jasper, I am only kidding. You don't have to leave. But it does now mean that you will have new music on your iPod very soon. To answer your question, it's John Mayer. As you can probably guess, I love John Mayer. I have seen him countless times over the years and never miss a show that is close to home. NEVER!"

"Man, I really thought you were serious Bella. I am not going to lie you scared the shit out of me. I know who John Mayer is but never listened to his music. But I really like that song." Jasper nearly whispered. I think he was afraid to admit that he has never listened to him before.

"Shit!" I shouted.

"What?" Nearly everyone said while looking at me.

"The song changed and we all missed it." I said.

"Man, it is too soon to be taking double shots already." Jacob said.

We all took our first shot, then, refilled with another.

"Well, I guess I will be the first to take off my clothes." I said and lifted my shirt off. Everyone followed suit.

By the time everyone took off their piece of clothing the song was changing.

(Come When I Call by John Mayer)

We all took our shot.

Conversation started back up and I could tell that we were starting to feel the tequila.

Mike, Jessica, Angela, Ben, and Jacob were all talking about their weekend trip to Chicago next week. We all usually go on those trips together but next weekend Alice, Rosalie, and I had to work. Besides, there were not enough guards to look over the pool if we were gone.

"I really wish we could go. I could use some new clothes," Rosalie said.

"Yeah, Rose, like you didn't just put a whole new wardrobe on your parent's credit card a few weekends ago," I said.

"Hey, that was all summer clothing. I need to start buying new clothes for the school year. Chicago's Magnificent Mile should have the new fall line coming out soon," she shot back.

The song changed again, and I grabbed my shot and took it.

(Bold As Love by John Mayer)

Rosalie must have been dreaming about a shopping trip or something because still hadn't took her shot. I called her out and she came back to reality giving me the death stare and willingly took her shots. Then she proceeded to take off her shorts. There she sat in just her little designer bikini. She better be careful or she will be sitting naked very soon. That was the thing about playing this game in the summer. Not many of us wore that much clothing and that meant we had to really pay attention to make sure we didn't end up naked.

The songs changed and we all took our shots.

(Battlestar Scratchlactica by Incubus)

(Soft by Kings of Leon)

(Fans by Kings of Leon)

(My Party by Kings of Leon)

We were all doing pretty well playing the game by this point but I know for a fact that I was very much buzzed.

The song changed intoTaylor by Jack Johnson. We took the shot with easy. This is the point where we start getting our courage. We all knew the song and started to sing it together.

The song changed and shots in hand. We downed them.

(Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson)

Jack Johnson was definitely a good choice by this point. We were confidently singing along with all the words even though we may have been slurring them a bit.

"….and la da da da da at"We all sang in unison. "If you would only listen you might just realize what you're missing, you're missing me. It's as simple as something that nobody knows that her eyes are as big as her bubbly toes…"

All of us continued to sing not missing a beat.

Song change and all of us took our shots.

(I Like the Way You Move by Outkast)

Liquid courage soared through everyone and we were dancing having a good time.

The songs continued, as well as, the shots.

(Yeah by Usher)

(My Love by Justin Timberlake)

(Sexy Back by JT)

(American Boy by Estelle and Kayne West)

The play list ended, the game to a close, and we were all definitely drunk. Thank you, Power Hour.

Good thing that it was only eleven and I had plenty of time to get my rest and be ready bright and early tomorrow. Most of us made it back to Jacob's living room and passed out. I slept for a few hours and was woken up by a voicemail from my dad. I called my inbox and checked the message.

"Hey, Bells, just making sure everything is going alright. I was just headed to bed. Talk to ya later."

I told my dad that I was going to Jacob's earlier that day so he knew that I was in good hands. I quietly got up and went into Jacob's room to let him know that I was headed home. I needed at least a few hours of sleep in a comfortable bed and not on the couch. I only lived 5 minutes from Jacob so I was back to sleep in no time.

I pulled up to my parking spot, cut the engine, and started my day of work. Good thing that not many people came to lap swim because I knew that a headache was going to be fast approaching.