Chapter 5: In the Water
They dove in one by one, and swam until they were up to their necks. The warm water soothed them as they just stood near each other.
Collins looked around, grinning, and dove under water. Moment later, Maureen began screaming and was lifted up, her anarchist friend below her. As she sat on his shoulders, she kicked her legs with glee.
Roger, catching his ex-roommate's mischievous sense, went behind Mimi, and began rubbing her shoulders. He then pulled the string off of her bikini top, and pulled away her blue halter. Her hands instantly covered her chest, as she screamed her boyfriend's name.
"Mark, catch!" he called, tossing her top into the air.
"Here," Maureen said to Mimi, reaching behind her back. She pulled off her brown bikini top, and tossed it to her friend in need.
"Thanks," the dance said, pulling it on.
"Maureen!" Joanne shouted, her eyes wide. She snatched the other top form Mark, and handed it to her less-than-modest lover, who was reluctant to put it on.
Collins laughed, and dropped the drama queen into the water. He stepped back over to his own lover, and put his arm around Angel's shoulders.
"You two," Mimi giggled, "should trade trunks." Collins and Angel looked at one another and shrugged. Angel move a bit in the water, and the tacky short floated up to the surface. The anarchist giggled as he took off his own, and handed them to him, before pulling on the other pair.
"Who else can trade?" He asked, looking around at his friends.
"Mark and Joanne," suggested Roger, "He is wearing a shirt."
"A white one," the lawyer corrected.
"Because I burn," the filmmaker added. Roger rolled his eyes. Mimi nudged him.
"You trade me," she told him.
"Trade what?"
She smiled coyly. "Bottoms."
"What?" he asked, expecting her to be joking, "I'm not going to put on bikini bottoms!"
"C'mon, why not?" she begged, grinning.
"Yeah, Roger," Mark joined, "it'll be fun."
"Then you do it!" he snapped at his roommate.
"You guys," Maureen said, rolling her eyes, "let's just play!" She dove under water, and emerged next to Mimi. Her smile widened, and she tapped her friend's forehead. "It!" she called, and dove back under.
Everyone jumped away form Mimi, and splashed though the water. She grabbed Roger's ankle and pulled him back to her. "It!" she yelled, "no tag backs!"