Chapter 12
"You hold your hand like this, Sammy," Quinn demonstrated after breakfast.
Sam curled her hand.
"No, your thumb outside," Quinn took her hand and put her thumb outside of her fist.
"It doesn't feel right," Sam tucked her thumb back in.
"You'll break your thumb," Bryan warned her.
Sam popped her thumb back out, causing all six of the Elys to laugh. She hit the nearest guy which was Jake.
"Ow," Jake complained, rubbing his arm. "No more hittin' lessons for you."
"Wimp," Sam teased.
Six jaws dropped as she giggled.
"Sammy, quite the joker," Nate guffawed.
Sam gave him a saucy grin.
"Time to go swimming," Kit announced. "It's getting hot."
Sam lost her grin.
"You go and change Sammy, Jake will loan you a t-shirt," Adam said.
Jake nodded and got up to start rummaging through his things. Sam stood up next to him, watching as his brothers headed to the lake.
"Will they be, uh…" Sam whispered.
"Naked?"
Sam nodded.
"Yeah," Jake told her. "Don't worry we'll stay under the water."
"You too?" Sam asked.
"Yeah," Jake answered. "You won't know unless you start grabbin' for somethin'."
He grinned at the grimace on her face.
"I won't," Sam put her hands on her hips.
"Then what's the problem?" Jake asked. "We're your brothers, Brat. Guys swim naked."
"We've gone swimming and you wore shorts," Sam reminded him.
"I don't have shorts with me," Jake told her. "So it's either jeans or nothin'. It will be okay."
Sam raised her eyes to his. She did trust Jake. He was right, they were her brothers. She nodded and he handed her his t-shirt.
"Are you sorry you came?" Jake wondered.
"No," Sam shook her head. "I'm having fun."
"Okay, just come on down when you're dressed," Jake turned.
"Undressed," Sam corrected.
"No, I'll be undressed," Jake teased and Sam stuck out her tongue at him. She heard Jake's laugh as he ran down to the lake, leaving her to change.
Sam stood on her tiptoes, checking to make sure that the boys couldn't see her from down at the lake. Then she started wiggling out of her clothes until she only had on her underwear. Then she slipped Jake's t-shirt over her head.
She stood on her tiptoes again to check to make sure all of the guys were in the lake. Not seeing anyone standing around, Sam started down.
"Hey Sammy," Quinn called to her. "Come on in, the water's fine."
Five Elys groaned at Quinn.
"Just jump in," Jake encouraged her. "Just like the lake we normally swim in."
Sam nodded, held her nose and jumped. Straight into the arms of Quinn. Sam squealed in surprise, but Quinn just laughed.
"Gotcha," Quinn teased her then tossed her over his shoulder.
Sam hit the water with a shriek. She came up coughing and sneezing.
"Way to go Quinn," Jake grumbled.
"You should have given her a chance to hold her nose, little brother," Adam told him.
"You okay, Sammy?" Kit asked.
"Sorry, Sammy," Quinn apologized. Sam splashed him.
Quinn splashed her back. Jake splashed Quinn. Bryan splashed Jake. Sam splashed Bryan. Nate splashed Kit. Adam splashed Quinn and they were soon all laughing as they got into a splashing fight.