"You want some sunscreen?" Kate asked Claire.
"Thanks." The girls were getting a tan. It was the summer before their senior year of high school. Kate and Jack were 17 and Claire was 16. They were all excited and scared for their last year, so this summer they wanted to have as much fun as they could.
"Well, hello Freckles and Clairebear!" Sawyer surprised them as he came up from behind. They turned around in their chair to see him. Claire's face became a bright red, which Kate noticed.
"Hey Sawyer!" Kate greeted him and Jack came out of the house. They were all at Jack and Claire's house by the pool.
"You ladies want to join us in the pool?" Sawyer asked grinning.
"Maybe later. We're tanning right now." Claire replied.
"Come on Sporto. Maybe we can get the girls to change their mind." And Sawyer took off his shirt and dived in. Claire thought she was going to faint.
"You sure Kate?" Jack asked.
"We'll be in later." Kate smiled.
Jack took off his shirt revealing his muscular arms and chest. He was working out for football season. Kate's stomach fluttered and her heartbeat became fast. Thank God she was wearing sunglasses, so Jack couldn't see her staring as he got in the pool.
However, Claire did. "Oh. My. God!"
"Claire!" Kate tried to keep her quiet.
"You like my brother!" A wide smile came across Claire's face. She was excited and suspected it long ago.
"If you tell anyone, I'll say that you have a crush on Sawyer!"
"You wouldn't, would you?" Claire asked worried.
Kate just gave her a look.
"OK. I won't tell, but we have to talk later. Let's go get in the pool."
With that the girls got up and made their way over. However, they made a mistake and turned their back to the pool. Jack and Sawyer were on the move. Suddenly, the girls felt arms go around them and pull them in. They screamed as they fell in the pool.
"Jack!" Kate yelled as Claire screamed "Sawyer!"
They just laughed and the girls splashed them back.
"I'm going to get a shower and rinse the chlorine off." Kate told Claire when they came back in the house.
"OK. But we are going to have that talk about Jack when your done."
With that Kate left Claire's room and got a shower.
Later, Jack came in the house. Sawyer had just went home. He still smelled like the pool and decided that he needed a shower. He took off his shirt and put it in the dirty clothes. He grabbed some towels and headed for the bathroom.
When Jack opened the door, his eyes almost popped out of his head. Kate had just wrapped a towel around her when the door opened. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. They had known each other since they were 8, but the feelings inside of Jack now were new. All she has on is a towel. I've never realized how pretty she is.
Kate was stunned. She was only wearing a towel and he was shirtless. Her face was 50 shades of red by now. Oh my God! This does so not look right.
"I…uh…Hey." Jack tried to talk.
"I was…um…just getting a shower cuz of the…pool." Kate tried to explain.
"Me too. I mean after your done."
"I'm done. And I'm going to go now." She tried to finish the awkward moment.
"OK." He smiled at her. She made her way out still in the towel and all Jack could do was stare as she walked away. I'm so checking her out. And I have a girlfriend. Come on Jack. Think of Sarah.
Kate changed fast and ran back to Claire's room and shut the door.
"By the expression on your face, you look like you gave a science report in Azrt's class." Claire stated.
"Jack saw me naked!"
"What?" Claire mouth was almost on the floor.
"Well, I did have a towel on." Kate then explained what all happened.
Claire was smiling and giddy. "You two had a shower scene!"
"Claire stop it. Your acting like it's a good thing."
"It is. It's a step forward in your relationship."
"Whatever."
"Did you like him looking at you?" Claire asked.
Kate stared at her wide-eyed, but then dropped her eyes and shyly said, "Yes."
"What is wrong with my brother? I need to smack some sense into him! He doesn't like Sarah. Not when he can have you. You're the best thing for him."
"You really think so?" Kate asked.
"Totally."
"I'm changing the subject now." Kate wanted it dropped, so she did. "So, how big is your crush on Sawyer?"
"I like him." Claire admitted. "He's got that sexy bad boy quality."
This made Kate laugh a lot.
"It's not funny Kate!" Claire said.
"Yes it is!"
"I guess your right. He probably would cheat on me all the time. I'm better off without him."
"I think everyone is." Kate joked.
This made the girls go into a fit of giggles.
That night at dinner was a challenge. Jack and Kate did their best not to focus on the shower scene. But Margo and Claire noticed their glances. Later that night, after Kate went home, Margo asked Claire about them.
"Claire, is something going on between Jack and Kate?"
"I think so mom. It's in the beginning stages, but I think it could work out great!"
"They would be a cute couple."
"Definitely."
Mother and daughter hugged and planned what to do next.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Since the July 4th weekend is coming up, I won't be able to post until Wednesday. So, I hope you all liked this chapter. But here's some hints at what is comming up next:
Sarah catches Jack and Kate in a comprimising postition; some new kids move totown; a secret is revealed about Kate's past; and Claire gets into a bad situation