"Erin, come and join us! We can play knock off!" Dave calls from the pool where he's holding onto Henry by one leg.
"Don't do it, Erin! Dave hasn't lost at knock off yet and Derek and I are a foot taller than him and Reid's faster than him!" Aaron calls down to Erin.
"I'm not afraid of him! You're not as distracting as I am!" Erin calls back. She climbs into the pool with the boys.
"Auntie Erin, be on my team!" Henry says as he swims over to Erin.
"Alright Henry, climb onto the pool deck and you can climb on my shoulder's from there." She knows Dave is watching her intently. She smiles sweetly at him as Henry climbs carefully onto Erin's shoulders.
Dave suddenly realizes how beautiful and strong Erin is. Her hair has dried in the summer sun. Her hair's getting blonder the more time she spends outside in the sun. He can see her competitive spirit coming out as he and Jack get set.
"Dave, we should do this lengthwise in the pool so when one of the boys gets knocked off they don't end up on the pool deck." Erin suggests.
"That's probably a good idea." Dave concedes. The boys tend to be overenthusiastic when they play with each other.
Dave and Erin laugh as Henry and Jack wrestle in the pool after Henry knocked Jack off. "Whoever thought I'd get beaten at knock off by a girl?" Dave asks trying to stay out of the way of the boys.
"You only got beaten because you were distracted." Erin sways her hips as she walks through the water towards Dave.
"You are pretty distracting in that orange swimsuit, Erin." Dave says teasingly. "Let's leave the boys to the pool." Dave hauls himself out of the pool and then helps Erin out. He passes her a towel and grabs one for himself.
After Erin dries herself off she walks over to her beach bag, finds her short, orange sarong and ties it around her waist. She sits down at the table with the guys.
"You got beat by your boss, man." Derek rags on Rossi.
"Yeah, and surprisingly, I'm okay with that. I shouldn't expect to be undefeated forever and she's very good." Rossi admits quietly.
"She's not that good, Dave, but two somethings bouncing in your face distracted you." Aaron teases Dave.
Erin blushes at Aaron's phrasing. She did notice that Dave was not really paying attention to Jack, but to her instead. She ducks her head away from the view and Aaron and Derek and Spencer.
Dave reaches over and strokes Erin's cheek gently. "Don't listen to them." Dave says seriously.
"Maybe I should listen to them. It seems like their observations are pretty accurate." Erin teases Dave.
Dave gulps and reaches into the cooler for another beer.