ELLY
   We watch the movie in relative silence, Chase and Noen whispering with me and the occasional comment being shouted at the TV. When the movie is over, it's only 8:30.
   "Are we really going to sleep already?" Sam whines, pouting from his spot on the floor.
   "I'm not even tired yet!" Chaser says, flopping back against the bed. "Let's go do something!"
   "Hey, I saw the pool when we walked in. It's open 24-hours." Chase smirks and crosses his arms. "Who's with me?"
   "I'm down," Anthony mumbles.
   "Yeah, us, too," Maverick says from where he is sitting with the Wauds.
   "Great, that settles it. Everyone get changed and head down to the pool," Chase says, getting up and starting to head out. I just look at Noen and shrug, then get up and leave with all the other departing people.
   I unlock the door to the room and push it open. Jaden steps inside right after me and lets the door close behind him.
   "I'll change out here," he says quietly.
   I nod and smile. "It seems we are starting to get into a routine."
   Jaden laughs. "Yeah."
   I grab my duffel and head into the bathroom, digging through it for my swimsuit. I find it eventually and pull it on, then put my other clothes back in my bag before leaving the bathroom.
   "You look...nice," Jaden comments after I come back into the room.
   "You, too." I drop my bag onto the bed and start over to the door. "Ready to go?"
   Jaden hops up quickly and gets his phone. "Yeah."
   We head down the hall to the elevators where Griffin and Anthony are already waiting with Payton. I smile and stand beside Griffin as we wait.
   "Too much skin," Griffin mumbles to me.
   "What?" I ask with a laugh.
   "You're showing too much skin." Griffin glares at me. "I don't like it."
   "Well, I do. And if you don't, then stop looking." I pat his arm with a smirk as the elevator opens and I follow everyone inside. He grumbles as he walks inside the elevator and leans against the wall.
"Hey!" Sam calls from his spot in the pool next to Chaser. Noen and Chase are near them, tossing water at each other.
"Hey," I reply, dropping my phone and towel on a chair and then sitting on the pool ledge.
"Elly, get in!" Chase yells. I sigh and slide off of the ledge, dropping into the pool water.
"That's better," Noen says, coming over to me. I laugh as I smooth my hair back and away from my face.
"So, what's taking everyone else so long?" I ask.
"They're always slow!" Noen groans. "And all they have to do is put swim trunks on. Well, besides Madison, but she's always slow, too."
"You see, Elly, they are slow at all times. We," Chase points between him and Noen, "are only slow in the morning."
"Ahh." I nod and look around at everyone who's in here. Jason and the Bakers walk in then.
"Ooh, hey." Chase taps my shoulder excitedly, so I turn back around to face him. "Now would be a good time to talk to your options."
"Chase," Noen groans. "She can get a boyfriend on her own time."
"But I'm just trying to help. Elly, aren't I helping?" Chase asks. I nod with a laugh, and he shoots Noen a glare.
"You are the worst helper ever," Noen mumbles. Chase splashes him with some water.
"Elly, you should go flirt. You look great. I bet once you start talking to them, they won't be able to resist you," Chase says quietly.
"Maybe," I tell him. "If I want to."
"See," Noen says. "If she wants to."
"Fine," Chase grumbles, then splashes me with some water. I laugh and splash him back. We all start splashing each other and swimming around the pool to avoid getting hit with the water.