Chapter 4
Logan and Clay climbed out of the pool at Duke and walked over to the bleachers. They grabbed their towels and began drying off.
"I love swimming," Logan said.
"I remember when you were too scared to even walk into the ocean," Clay said.
"Yeah," Logan said. "That was a long time ago."
"Hey," Clay said. "I have an idea. Let's race."
"You want to race?" Logan asked.
"Yes," Clay said. "Backstroke. Loser buys the winner dinner. Hey, that rhymes."
"Okay," Logan said.
"We just need someone to officiate the race," Clay said.
A girl walked over to them.
"Hey Logan," the girl said before kissing Logan on the lips.
"Wow," Clay said.
"Daddy," Logan said. "This is my girlfriend Mandy."
"Oh it's so nice to meet you!" Mandy said excitedly. "Logan's told me so much about you!"
"That's strange," Clay said. "Logan never mentioned he had a girlfriend."
"So Mandy," Logan said. "My dad and I are going to do a backstroke race. Loser buys the winner dinner. Hey, that does rhyme. Do you think you can officiate it?"
"Of course," Mandy said.
Mandy, Clay, and Logan stood by the pool. Logan and Clay put their goggles on and each jump into a separate lane.
"Okay," Mandy said. "Since I'm officiating, I'll decide how long to make the race. Let's go 50 meters, which is down and back. The person who gets back first wins."
"Okay," Clay and Logan said.
"Now take your mark," Mandy said.
Clay and Logan got in position.
"Go!" Mandy said.
Clay and Logan took off and began to race. The race was intense, but in the end, Logan won. After the climbed out of the pool, Clay and Logan shared a hug.
"Good job Logan," Clay said. "I owe you dinner."
Logan looked at Mandy.
"Hey Mandy," Logan said. "Would you like to join us?"
"Sorry," Mandy said. "I have to go meet my sister."
"Okay," Logan said.
"Bye," Mandy said.
"Bye," Logan said.
Mandy walked off and Clay and Logan began to dry off with their towels once again.
"That was a fun race," Clay said.
"Yeah," Logan agreed.
"So I'm thinking seafood?" Clay asked.
"You read my mind," Logan said. "There's this really great place not too far from campus."
"Let's go there," Clay said. "Hey, why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend."
"It just never came up," Logan replied.
"How long have you been dating?" Clay asked.
"About 6 months," Logan replied.
"So in the 6 months you've been dating, you never once mentioned to your own father that you had a girlfriend," Clay said.
"Sorry," Logan said.
"Do I embarrass you or something?" Clay asked.
"No," Logan replied.
"So I don't embarrass you?" Clay asked. "Then I want to know why my son didn't feel like he could tell me about his girlfriend!"
"You're mad at me," Logan said.
"A little," Clay said.
"We were having a good time and you had to ruin it," Logan said.
"Logan," Clay said. "We can still have a good time. Come on, I owe you dinner."
"I'm not hungry anymore," Logan said. "I just lost my appetite."
Logan walked off.
"Logan," Clay said. "I'm sorry. Please don't walk away. I don't know which dorm building you live in!"
"That's your problem!" Logan shouted.
Clay turned around to see his shirt and shoes were gone.
"Very funny," Clay said. "Who took my shoes and shirt?"
No one replied.
"Oh crap!" Clay said.