p class="p1"span class="s1"They get back to they apartment and Finnick puts her down. "Why don't you get washed up? It's kind of early so we can put in a movie or something."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She nods and goes into the bathroom. emHe must think you're such an idiot. If he did like you for some odd reason, it's all gone now. /emShe looks at her face in the mirror. It's her face. It's pale and her cheeks are flushed and her eyes are red and her eye lashes and eyebrows are too dark for her hair color. Her eyes are green but somehow the greens are different because her eyes don't make her feel safe like Finnick's do. She always thought her skin was too pale for someone who's from Florida, and it's only gotten more pale since she's been in Boston. She has a few freckles on her face though from being in the sun so often. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" A lot of times, either during or after a panic attack, it helps her to just stare at her face. Sometimes panic attacks freak her out so much that she doesn't even feel like a person anymore. So if she looks in the mirror and sees that her face is okay, then she feels a little better. She washes her face and then goes into her room to change. She hears Finnick clanging around in the kitchen and wonders what he's doing. emProbably making food, /emshe says. She suddenly realizes how hungry she is. They haven't eaten anything since the pancakes they made this morning. /span/p
p class="p2"She pulls on pajama shorts and a t-shirt and pulls her hair into a braid. "Finn, can we get something or make something? I'm starving."/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She blushes when she sees he's only wearing sweatpants. The waistband is rolled over a few times and they're slung low against his hips. She averts her attention up so he doesn't catch her staring. "Yeah, I was making you tea, but we can make pancakes or something else."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" That catches her off guard. "You were making me tea?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, to calm your nerves a bit."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She sits on the counter. "Thanks. What do you want to make? You seem to be a big fan of breakfast food."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, I just like it."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I can make omelettes if you want, since we just had pancakes this morning and I think we're running out of mix. I'll have to go grocery shopping tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick's phone rings and he sees it from his coach. "Fuck," he says, before answering it. "Hello, Coach. What's up?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You missed the swim lesson."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No, that's tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I told you it was Saturday."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shit! I thought it was tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Well, I moved it so now it's tomorrow. Same time. But every other week it will be Saturdays. Get your shit together, Odair." He hangs up before Finnick has the chance to say anything else. Finnick puts his head on the counter./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Missed the lesson?" Annie asks, getting eggs, ham, and cheese out of the fridge./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He looks up at her and nods. He looks so tired. "Coach rescheduled it to tomorrow which is dumb. I think he lives to torture me." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Is ham and cheese good for your omelette?" He nods. "It shouldn't be so bad. You get paid to swim and be with little kids."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's the thing, little kids terrify me. I'm not very good with me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm sure you're great. You had so many little brothers and sisters to take care of." She turns on the stove, sprays the pan and puts ham in it./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I've never made an omelette before," he says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Come here. You can make it and I'll help you." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No, I'll just watch."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "This is how you learn. Come on."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He groans and walks over to the stove. "You're so mean," he whines./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She just laughs and ignores him. "So I've browned the ham a little and while that's browning we mix the eggs in a bowl. Finnic cracks the eggs in a bowl and whisks them with a fork. "We need a whisk," she says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Why? A fork works just as well."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I guess. Alright, pour the eggs in the pan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "What about the cheese?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We add that last. Don't worry." She takes a spatula out of the drawer and hands it to him. "Okay, lift up the edges that are starting to solidify so the parts that are still liquid run under it."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Like this?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie shakes her head and goes behind him. She snakes her arms around him and puts her hand on top of his. It's like all of the extremely corny positions you see in movies except the boy is usually in the back. For good reason too. Finnick is a lot taller than Annie so she has to peek around his arm to see what he's doing. They both hold the spatula together and she helps him make it so that they have almost an egg pancake. "Okay, now take the cheese and put it on top and then fold the omelette in half. She guides his hand and the omelette isn't perfectly in half, but it's good enough. Then they put it on a plate./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We did it!" he cheers. He turns around and high fives her. "What a team!"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We have to make one for me now," she says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Alright, but lets switch spots so I'm in the back."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You don't have to help me. Eat your omelette before it-"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He interrupts her by going behind her and nudging her towards the stove. "Omelette time." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Let's crack the eggs first," she says, cracking the eggs into the bowl and whisking them. She goes back to the stove and throws a generous amount of ham into the bowl./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You should really eat your omelette before it get cold."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shhhh… Thou shalt not interrupt my cooking with your nagging."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's a really specific one."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Cook, Cresta," he cries out, jokingly. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She adds the eggs and the breath catches in her throat from him just being there. It didn't feel like anything when she was behind him, but now that he was behind her she couldn't seem to steady her breather. His arms are wrapped around her waist and his hands are covering hers as they guide the spatula together. They finish her omelette and Annie finally relaxes. She starts doing the dishes. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We can do that later," he says. "Let's eat these before they get cold. What movie do you want to watch?" His eyes light up like a child. "I still accept requests but I got the sudden urge to watch Tarzan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie laughs. He looks so cute when he gets excited. "Let's watch Tarzan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shit! I forgot about your tea. It's probably cold."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "How did you make tea? We don't even have a tea kettle."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Microwave."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Do you hear that? That's the sound of British people weeping."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'll make the tea. Get in my bed and I'll be right there."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie laughs. She never would have thought Finnick Odair would be asking her to get in his bed, especially not in this context. She turns on the light and gets under he covers. She starts to eat her omelette. "How is it?" Finnick asks, as he brings in two cups of tea. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We're good chefs," Annie says. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Good," he says. He gets into bed. "Are you feeling better?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Much. Thank you."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You don't have to keep thanking me. It's nothing."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It doesn't seem like nothing to me. When I panic like that I feel like no one is there for me and you were there for me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Listen, Annie. I will always be here for you."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" They put on the movie. Annie finds out it's Finnick's all time favorite Disney movie and he once went to the zoo and asked the worker if he could go live with the gorillas because they were his family. Annie thought that was almost as embarrassing as her mermaid story. Hearing embarrassing stories about someone when they were a kid is always very enjoyable. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" A few minutes into the movie, they end up snuggled up against each other. Finnick puts his arm around her and pulls her closer into his side. She rests her head against him and tries not to fall asleep./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Towards the end of the movie, Finnick looks down to see Annie is sleeping. She looks even more beautiful when she's sleeping. She looks young and peaceful, like nothing can harm her. As much as he wants to stay snuggled up to her, he has to turn off the light. He carefully untangles his arm from around her and goes to turn off the lights. Luckily she doesn't wake up and he climbs back into bed. "Goodnight, Annie," he whispers./span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie wakes up to see that she's still in Finnick's bed and he's gone. emShit, I fell asleep in here. I hope he's not mad at me. /emShe gets up to go to the bathroom and hears her phone vibrating in the kitchen from where she left it charging last night. It's Finnick. "Hey, Finn. What's wrong?" she answers./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "There's a pass in my backpack that I need to get in the building and I forgot it. Can you bring it to me? Please? And hurry. It's almost ten and by the time you get here it's going to be later than that and Coach is going to kill me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'll be there."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You're a life saver."/span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie gets to the building and sees Finnick sitting outside with a few kids. "Thank God Coach is late," he says as she hands him the pass. "Why don't you stay? You know how to swim. You can help and then we can grab breakfast and go shopping afterwards."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I don't have a bathing suit."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Just swim in your underwear and bra. No one will know the difference."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie shrugs. She really doesn't feel like riding the bus all the way back alone. "Okay."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Once all the kids get there, Finnick starts. "Alright, kids. I'm Mr. Odair and this is Miss. Cresta. We're going to be your teachers." The kids all nod intently. Luckily there are only five of them and they're all eight which is a manageable age. Apparently it's a slow day and not all of them showed up. "Today we're going to practice swimming back and forth with the back stroke."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick looks at Annie who is still in her clothes. "Are you going to join us or what?" She blushes and pulls her shirt over her head and then takes her pants off. Luckily she's wearing matching underwear and bra today. Her underwear is bright red and lacey and her bra is red with black straps./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick tries not to stare too much when Annie takes off her clothes and gets into the pool. He doesn't want to judge, but he expected Annie to wear plain undergarments. Not that he's complaining. She looks great in what she's wearing. emCalm down, Odair. She's your roommate and you're with children. /em/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" The rest of the lesson passes smoothly. The kids are quite quick at picking up things, and by the end of the lesson, they're swimming like pros. When they get out of the pool Annie starts blushing. "Shit, Finnick. I don't have any dry underwear."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I have extra sweatpants and a sweatshirt in my bag," he says. "More comfortable than going commando under your jeans."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm going to not wear a bra in public?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick laughs. "Girls do it all the time in things way tighter. No one will be able to tell. My sweatshirt will be like three sizes too big on me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Thanks, Finnick."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It's nothing. You saved me by coming here."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie goes into the bathroom to change and Finnick's coach walks over to him. "This is a paying job, not a free-for-all where you can mess around with your girlfriend."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's my roommate. I left something at home, so she was helping me out by bringing it to me. She can swim too and it didn't make sense for her to go home, so she stayed."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Well, you're lucky that the kids really liked her. She has the job if she wants. But remember, Saturday next time."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick nods. "Thanks, Coach."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie comes out and Finnick can't help but laugh a little. The sweatshirt is so big on her that it almost comes down to her knees, and the sweatpants are so baggy and long that she had to roll them up a bunch of times. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I look ridiculous."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You look damn sexy," he jokes. "And it's worth it. Coach offered you a job doing this next week. We get to be co-teachers if you want."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No way," she says. "Yeah, apparently the kids really liked you, and there are supposed to be more kids than there were today, so you get a job."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's awesome," she says. She grabs her bag and he and Finnick walk out of the school. "Are we getting breakfast?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, I didn't eat anything which probably wasn't the best thing. I could have drowned and then you would have had to save me by giving me CPR. Which I can't say I would have hated."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She smacks him on the arm. "Shut up!" /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He starts laughing and she smacks him again. "We are in public, Annie Cresta. This is domestic violence." He pauses. "We can go to the diner. I might get waffles. Then I'll have competed the trifecta of breakfast foods in my past three meals."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You forgot french toast."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Dammit. I did!"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I can get french toast and you can get waffles and we can share."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I like your way of thinking, Annie Cresta."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie pauses for a while before speaking. "I feel like people are staring at me," she says, as they almost get to the bus stop./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It's because of how hot you look," he says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She blushes. "Stop lying."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm not lying. Either that or they think we had sex and you're wearing my clothes."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She laughs. "Probably that one." She pauses."Either way, I'm keeping your sweatshirt. It's really comfortable."/span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" They get to a diner and a young girl who looks about their age comes to take their order. The diner is always busy on the weekends because it's open twenty-four hours and they get drunk college kids and hungover college kids hungering for milkshakes and burgers and waffles. "My name is Ellen. What can I get for you today?" she says in some type of Southern accent. She smiles at Annie and Annie can't help but think that she is thinking what Finnick said earlier./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We'll have an order of waffles, an order of french toast, two milkshakes and two waters." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Ellen writes down their order. "That'll be right out."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I didn't say I wanted a milkshake," Annie says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You have to get milkshakes here. They're the best."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Ellen brings them they're food. "I don't want to pry, but I just wanted to let you know that y'all make a really cute couple."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie blushes and just plays along with it. Finnick takes her hand. "Thank you," they both say. Ellen leaves, but Finnick doesn't let go of her hand./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She nods and goes into the bathroom. emHe must think you're such an idiot. If he did like you for some odd reason, it's all gone now. /emShe looks at her face in the mirror. It's her face. It's pale and her cheeks are flushed and her eyes are red and her eye lashes and eyebrows are too dark for her hair color. Her eyes are green but somehow the greens are different because her eyes don't make her feel safe like Finnick's do. She always thought her skin was too pale for someone who's from Florida, and it's only gotten more pale since she's been in Boston. She has a few freckles on her face though from being in the sun so often. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" A lot of times, either during or after a panic attack, it helps her to just stare at her face. Sometimes panic attacks freak her out so much that she doesn't even feel like a person anymore. So if she looks in the mirror and sees that her face is okay, then she feels a little better. She washes her face and then goes into her room to change. She hears Finnick clanging around in the kitchen and wonders what he's doing. emProbably making food, /emshe says. She suddenly realizes how hungry she is. They haven't eaten anything since the pancakes they made this morning. /span/p
p class="p2"She pulls on pajama shorts and a t-shirt and pulls her hair into a braid. "Finn, can we get something or make something? I'm starving."/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She blushes when she sees he's only wearing sweatpants. The waistband is rolled over a few times and they're slung low against his hips. She averts her attention up so he doesn't catch her staring. "Yeah, I was making you tea, but we can make pancakes or something else."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" That catches her off guard. "You were making me tea?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, to calm your nerves a bit."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She sits on the counter. "Thanks. What do you want to make? You seem to be a big fan of breakfast food."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, I just like it."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I can make omelettes if you want, since we just had pancakes this morning and I think we're running out of mix. I'll have to go grocery shopping tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick's phone rings and he sees it from his coach. "Fuck," he says, before answering it. "Hello, Coach. What's up?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You missed the swim lesson."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No, that's tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I told you it was Saturday."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shit! I thought it was tomorrow."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Well, I moved it so now it's tomorrow. Same time. But every other week it will be Saturdays. Get your shit together, Odair." He hangs up before Finnick has the chance to say anything else. Finnick puts his head on the counter./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Missed the lesson?" Annie asks, getting eggs, ham, and cheese out of the fridge./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He looks up at her and nods. He looks so tired. "Coach rescheduled it to tomorrow which is dumb. I think he lives to torture me." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Is ham and cheese good for your omelette?" He nods. "It shouldn't be so bad. You get paid to swim and be with little kids."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's the thing, little kids terrify me. I'm not very good with me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm sure you're great. You had so many little brothers and sisters to take care of." She turns on the stove, sprays the pan and puts ham in it./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I've never made an omelette before," he says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Come here. You can make it and I'll help you." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No, I'll just watch."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "This is how you learn. Come on."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He groans and walks over to the stove. "You're so mean," he whines./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She just laughs and ignores him. "So I've browned the ham a little and while that's browning we mix the eggs in a bowl. Finnic cracks the eggs in a bowl and whisks them with a fork. "We need a whisk," she says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Why? A fork works just as well."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I guess. Alright, pour the eggs in the pan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "What about the cheese?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We add that last. Don't worry." She takes a spatula out of the drawer and hands it to him. "Okay, lift up the edges that are starting to solidify so the parts that are still liquid run under it."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Like this?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie shakes her head and goes behind him. She snakes her arms around him and puts her hand on top of his. It's like all of the extremely corny positions you see in movies except the boy is usually in the back. For good reason too. Finnick is a lot taller than Annie so she has to peek around his arm to see what he's doing. They both hold the spatula together and she helps him make it so that they have almost an egg pancake. "Okay, now take the cheese and put it on top and then fold the omelette in half. She guides his hand and the omelette isn't perfectly in half, but it's good enough. Then they put it on a plate./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We did it!" he cheers. He turns around and high fives her. "What a team!"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We have to make one for me now," she says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Alright, but lets switch spots so I'm in the back."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You don't have to help me. Eat your omelette before it-"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He interrupts her by going behind her and nudging her towards the stove. "Omelette time." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Let's crack the eggs first," she says, cracking the eggs into the bowl and whisking them. She goes back to the stove and throws a generous amount of ham into the bowl./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You should really eat your omelette before it get cold."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shhhh… Thou shalt not interrupt my cooking with your nagging."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's a really specific one."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Cook, Cresta," he cries out, jokingly. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She adds the eggs and the breath catches in her throat from him just being there. It didn't feel like anything when she was behind him, but now that he was behind her she couldn't seem to steady her breather. His arms are wrapped around her waist and his hands are covering hers as they guide the spatula together. They finish her omelette and Annie finally relaxes. She starts doing the dishes. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We can do that later," he says. "Let's eat these before they get cold. What movie do you want to watch?" His eyes light up like a child. "I still accept requests but I got the sudden urge to watch Tarzan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie laughs. He looks so cute when he gets excited. "Let's watch Tarzan."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Shit! I forgot about your tea. It's probably cold."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "How did you make tea? We don't even have a tea kettle."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Microwave."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Do you hear that? That's the sound of British people weeping."/span/p
p class="p2" /p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'll make the tea. Get in my bed and I'll be right there."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie laughs. She never would have thought Finnick Odair would be asking her to get in his bed, especially not in this context. She turns on the light and gets under he covers. She starts to eat her omelette. "How is it?" Finnick asks, as he brings in two cups of tea. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We're good chefs," Annie says. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Good," he says. He gets into bed. "Are you feeling better?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Much. Thank you."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You don't have to keep thanking me. It's nothing."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It doesn't seem like nothing to me. When I panic like that I feel like no one is there for me and you were there for me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Listen, Annie. I will always be here for you."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" They put on the movie. Annie finds out it's Finnick's all time favorite Disney movie and he once went to the zoo and asked the worker if he could go live with the gorillas because they were his family. Annie thought that was almost as embarrassing as her mermaid story. Hearing embarrassing stories about someone when they were a kid is always very enjoyable. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" A few minutes into the movie, they end up snuggled up against each other. Finnick puts his arm around her and pulls her closer into his side. She rests her head against him and tries not to fall asleep./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Towards the end of the movie, Finnick looks down to see Annie is sleeping. She looks even more beautiful when she's sleeping. She looks young and peaceful, like nothing can harm her. As much as he wants to stay snuggled up to her, he has to turn off the light. He carefully untangles his arm from around her and goes to turn off the lights. Luckily she doesn't wake up and he climbs back into bed. "Goodnight, Annie," he whispers./span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie wakes up to see that she's still in Finnick's bed and he's gone. emShit, I fell asleep in here. I hope he's not mad at me. /emShe gets up to go to the bathroom and hears her phone vibrating in the kitchen from where she left it charging last night. It's Finnick. "Hey, Finn. What's wrong?" she answers./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "There's a pass in my backpack that I need to get in the building and I forgot it. Can you bring it to me? Please? And hurry. It's almost ten and by the time you get here it's going to be later than that and Coach is going to kill me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'll be there."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You're a life saver."/span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie gets to the building and sees Finnick sitting outside with a few kids. "Thank God Coach is late," he says as she hands him the pass. "Why don't you stay? You know how to swim. You can help and then we can grab breakfast and go shopping afterwards."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I don't have a bathing suit."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Just swim in your underwear and bra. No one will know the difference."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie shrugs. She really doesn't feel like riding the bus all the way back alone. "Okay."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Once all the kids get there, Finnick starts. "Alright, kids. I'm Mr. Odair and this is Miss. Cresta. We're going to be your teachers." The kids all nod intently. Luckily there are only five of them and they're all eight which is a manageable age. Apparently it's a slow day and not all of them showed up. "Today we're going to practice swimming back and forth with the back stroke."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick looks at Annie who is still in her clothes. "Are you going to join us or what?" She blushes and pulls her shirt over her head and then takes her pants off. Luckily she's wearing matching underwear and bra today. Her underwear is bright red and lacey and her bra is red with black straps./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick tries not to stare too much when Annie takes off her clothes and gets into the pool. He doesn't want to judge, but he expected Annie to wear plain undergarments. Not that he's complaining. She looks great in what she's wearing. emCalm down, Odair. She's your roommate and you're with children. /em/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" The rest of the lesson passes smoothly. The kids are quite quick at picking up things, and by the end of the lesson, they're swimming like pros. When they get out of the pool Annie starts blushing. "Shit, Finnick. I don't have any dry underwear."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I have extra sweatpants and a sweatshirt in my bag," he says. "More comfortable than going commando under your jeans."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm going to not wear a bra in public?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick laughs. "Girls do it all the time in things way tighter. No one will be able to tell. My sweatshirt will be like three sizes too big on me."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Thanks, Finnick."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It's nothing. You saved me by coming here."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie goes into the bathroom to change and Finnick's coach walks over to him. "This is a paying job, not a free-for-all where you can mess around with your girlfriend."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's my roommate. I left something at home, so she was helping me out by bringing it to me. She can swim too and it didn't make sense for her to go home, so she stayed."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Well, you're lucky that the kids really liked her. She has the job if she wants. But remember, Saturday next time."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Finnick nods. "Thanks, Coach."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie comes out and Finnick can't help but laugh a little. The sweatshirt is so big on her that it almost comes down to her knees, and the sweatpants are so baggy and long that she had to roll them up a bunch of times. /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I look ridiculous."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You look damn sexy," he jokes. "And it's worth it. Coach offered you a job doing this next week. We get to be co-teachers if you want."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "No way," she says. "Yeah, apparently the kids really liked you, and there are supposed to be more kids than there were today, so you get a job."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "That's awesome," she says. She grabs her bag and he and Finnick walk out of the school. "Are we getting breakfast?"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Yeah, I didn't eat anything which probably wasn't the best thing. I could have drowned and then you would have had to save me by giving me CPR. Which I can't say I would have hated."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She smacks him on the arm. "Shut up!" /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" He starts laughing and she smacks him again. "We are in public, Annie Cresta. This is domestic violence." He pauses. "We can go to the diner. I might get waffles. Then I'll have competed the trifecta of breakfast foods in my past three meals."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You forgot french toast."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "Dammit. I did!"/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I can get french toast and you can get waffles and we can share."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I like your way of thinking, Annie Cresta."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie pauses for a while before speaking. "I feel like people are staring at me," she says, as they almost get to the bus stop./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "It's because of how hot you look," he says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She blushes. "Stop lying."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I'm not lying. Either that or they think we had sex and you're wearing my clothes."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" She laughs. "Probably that one." She pauses."Either way, I'm keeping your sweatshirt. It's really comfortable."/span/p
p class="p3"span class="s1"***/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" They get to a diner and a young girl who looks about their age comes to take their order. The diner is always busy on the weekends because it's open twenty-four hours and they get drunk college kids and hungover college kids hungering for milkshakes and burgers and waffles. "My name is Ellen. What can I get for you today?" she says in some type of Southern accent. She smiles at Annie and Annie can't help but think that she is thinking what Finnick said earlier./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "We'll have an order of waffles, an order of french toast, two milkshakes and two waters." /span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Ellen writes down their order. "That'll be right out."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "I didn't say I wanted a milkshake," Annie says./span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" "You have to get milkshakes here. They're the best."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Ellen brings them they're food. "I don't want to pry, but I just wanted to let you know that y'all make a really cute couple."/span/p
p class="p1"span class="s1" Annie blushes and just plays along with it. Finnick takes her hand. "Thank you," they both say. Ellen leaves, but Finnick doesn't let go of her hand./span/p