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This drabble is a request from bballgirl22 who asked if I could do one where Henley regrets teaching Jack to swim since I hinted at it back during that drabble. I hadn't planned on ever doing another drabble about swimming, but as soon as I read that review this came to mind so I hope you enjoy, bballgirl22. :)
Category: Gen
Setting: Pre-heists, post-Out of His Hands part 2
Characters/Pairings: Four Horsemen
Rating/Warnings: K+, if you haven't read Out of His Hands from this drabble series, I would check that out.
Summary: Henley is beginning to regret teaching Jack how to swim.
Disclaimer: Neither Now You See Me or its characters belong to me.
Teacher's Regret
The more they traveled over the first few months, the less money the Horsemen had to spend. Thus they were reduced to cheap hotels in the bad parts of towns where the sheets hadn't been washed in only-God-knew-how-long and beds that practically sat on the floor. It wasn't until their names were becoming known and they were performing in bigger cities that they were able to afford another hotel with a pool.
And, Henley swore, it would be the last time they stayed anywhere near a pool.
It was her fault, she had to admit grudgingly. If she hadn't insisted on teaching Jack to swim at that first hotel, none of this would have happened. If she had just never taught him, then maybe they would have been able to relax after their first show. But she had taught him, and no sooner had they entered the room—each intending to collapse on the nearest soft object and sleep—then it began.
"So who wants to go swimming?"
"Not now Jack." Henley groaned, falling onto the bed and closing her eyes.
"Maybe later." Daniel added.
Merritt just grunted. They thought that was the end of it, but they couldn't have been more wrong. Five minutes of silence passed before…
"Who wants to go swimming?"
"Not tonight, Jack." Daniel snapped. He had almost been asleep and he didn't appreciate being woke up.
"Ah come on, guys." Jack all but begged. "We haven't stayed in a place with a pool for months now."
"And we won't again if you don't stop asking." Merritt threatened.
"I've asked twice!" Jack exclaimed.
"That's two times too many." Merritt replied, not even bothering to open his eyes.
"Come on!" Jack was already digging through his bag for swimming trunks.
"No!" The other three exclaimed.
Reluctantly, Jack quit digging through his bag and sat against the wall, looking for all the world like a put-out puppy. Silence fell and the Horsemen began to drift off again, sure everything had been settled.
"Are you sure you don't want to go swimming?"
The three Horsemen groaned. It was going to be a long night.
