Once their bathing had passed they hopped into a shower stall, still in their bathing suits and giggled as it reminded them of when they were children. They received a manicure and pedicure afterwards which Natsu tried desperately to get out of but he couldn't turn Lucy down, and they then sat in a dark room to unwind. All he could do was think of Lucy in her bathing suit and blush, and be grateful that the room was dark and that Lucy wouldn't be able to see his face.
Overall, they had a great experience and Natsu was glad to have listened to Gray on this one.
After getting dressed in their separate changing rooms and heading back to the car, Natsu decided to make a pit stop at a gas station nearby. He wanted to not only get gas, but also some alcohol and made sure to pick up some fruity drinks especially for Lucy as they were her favorite.
While exiting the convenience store, he saw a rather angry looking raggedy man talking- no, hitting on Lucy and he seemed to be getting kind of nasty about it seeing as she rolled up her window and locked the doors. Natsu headed over and pushed the man out of the way, illuminating his hand with a flame as he did so. The man got the message rather quickly and ran off, and Natsu smiled smugly to himself as he extinguished his hand.
"Natsu!" Lucy called from the car and he quickly got in on his side of the car.
"Yeah?" He looked over at her.
"What was that about?" Lucy raised an eyebrow and Natsu stared for a moment.
"What are you talking about?"
"You took that a little far, don't you think? I could have taken care of myself." Lucy huffed and folded her arms. Natsu took a moment to gather himself.
"Hey, I was just protecting you. I don't want you to get hurt. Look I'm sorry if it came off as anything other than that, but you'll be happy to know I got you something while I was inside the store." He reached behind him and grabbed the bag with the alcohol in it and handed it to her. He exited the car while she inspected the drinks and finished filling up the car. Once back inside she gave him an approving smile.
"Nice, margaritas. Any special occasion?"
"Just wanting to hang out is all. It's been a while." He started up the car and pulled out of the gas station.
Natsu took Lucy home and they both went inside her apartment. They put their bathing suits in with the laundry and got comfortable in the living room before sitting down with their drinks.
"Hey, let's play a game." Natsu offered.
"Oh yeah? Like what?"
"Truth or dare."
They did the classics, like 'dare: put an ice cube down your shirt' for Lucy or 'truth: do you have a crush on…' for Natsu and time flied by.
"Truth: what was the last thing you searched for on your phone?" Lucy asked.
"Pornhub." Natsu answered honestly and deadpan, and Lucy laughed. "Your turn! Truth: are you a virgin?" He raised an eyebrow and she paused.
"…Yes. Truth: are you?"
"Yeah." They both sighed at the same time. "Sucks, doesn't it?"
"You can say that again." Lucy took a bitter swig from her bottle.