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Hot Tub
The Horsemen have been living in the house for a while now, yet they realized that they hadn't utilized the Jacuzzi. So, Merritt suggested that this afternoon, they would all just relax in bubbling water.
Merritt was the first to get dressed. He changed into his black and white striped swim trunks and walked outside to the Jacuzzi. He brought the hose over and began to fill the tub with water.
Daniel came into the backyard next. He wore dark green swim trunks. "Hey Merritt," Daniel greeted. "Where's everyone else?"
"I don't know, but they should be here any minute," Merritt replied. He turned off the hose when the water reached the top and was about to step in.
Daniel held Merritt back and scolded, "Merritt, we should wait for everyone."
"Ugh. Fine," Merritt whined. He sat on the porch next to Daniel and the two chatted idly for a while. They turned around when they heard the door to the backyard slide open.
Henley came in. She was wearing a red halter bikini. She also wore a large-brimmed white hat that had a little flower on the side. "Hey guys," she said excitedly, "Let's get our hot tub on!"
Daniel was speechless, something he hardly ever was. He couldn't help but stare. And his stare earned Henley's blush.
Merritt looked between the two and whispered, "That awkward moment when you two have seen each other naked and seen each other clothed, but never that in-between that swimwear provides."
And the two glared at him.
Daniel coughed and said authoritatively, "Henley, you have to change."
"What? Why?" Henley demanded, upset. She wore the bikini in hopes of impressing a certain arrogant magician, and was disappointed that he didn't seem to like it.
"It's fine," Merritt assured. "Henley's gorgeous, let her flaunt here gorgeousness." Merritt hoped that the meant-to-be couple would calm down and he wouldn't have to deal with another argument.
"Henley needs to change," Daniel restated calmly.
"Why do I have to listen to what you have to say?" Henley countered.
"That isn't even a swimsuit! Go change into something that won't give you a full body sunburn," Daniel replied.
Henley glared, "At least I have a great body." She stared pointedly at Daniel's slight muffin-top stomach.
"Oh, I see. You're still upset from when I called you fat. I don't have a flabby stomach, in fact, this happens to be a toned, well-defined stomach," Daniel defended.
"Oh, you mean that one-pack flab of a stomach you have right there?" Henley snapped. "I'm not changing."
Merritt had always heard that hot tubs screamed sex and sexual connotations. In fact, Merritt always thought every memory of a hot tub would be about him and a girl getting heated in the Jacuzzi. But Merritt never expected to be listening to his teammate criticize the hotness of each other. Merritt whistled awkwardly and said, "Hey, where's Jack?"
And as if on cue, Jack came into the backyard. He was in a navy Speedo, but that wasn't all. The other Horsemen looked at his messed up hair and light bruises on his arms. It looked as though a bear had mauled Jack.
"Whoa! Jack, what happened?" Henley asked, concerned.
Jack shuddered, "It was horrible. Who knew that wearing a Speedo without water in sight was a free-for-all pass to beat up the poor guy in the Speedo."
The other Horsemen raised an eyebrow in confusion.
Jack noticed the confused looks he was getting and explained, "I had already changed into my Speedo. And yes – I wear a Speedo. I don't want to cover up any of my beauty –"
Here, the other Horsemen laughed loudly.
Jack glared but continued, "Anyways, I wanted to get us some drinks, so that we could relax in the Jacuzzi to the extreme. So I drove to the grocery store. I didn't cover myself up because it is extremely hot today and besides, it's not like people have never seen a Speedo before. Next thing I know it, moms were shielding their children's' eyes, old grandmas were hitting me with their purses, and someone called the police."
Merritt didn't know what was funnier, the events that happened to Jack or Jack in a Speedo. "Wow Jack, that sounds… traumatic," Merritt commented.
"Ever hear of a social norm? Yeah, most people don't wear swimsuits to the grocery store. Especially not swim suits that resemble underwear," Daniel said.
"Let's just get in the Jacuzzi. I didn't even get the drinks," Jack mumbled.
The four got into the Jacuzzi and let their stress disappear as the hot bubbles massaged their backs. Merritt adjusted the bubbles so that they were just the right amount of strength, but not so overwhelming that they ripped through skin.
"Why does Jack get to wear a Speedo and I can't wear a bikini?" Henley demanded after a while.
Merritt groaned, "Next time, we're all going skinny dipping. No more swimwear for the Four Horsemen. Ever."