Hey troops! I'm back! I'd apologize for taking so long but I'll just start sounding like a broken record. Lot of stuff has been going on and kind of been stressed out. The first part of the pool party is up, but many more are to come! Hope you enjoy this fun little chapter and the next one will be worth the wait, I promise! Keep those awesome reviews coming as always!
~HM
Chapter 21
"I can't wear this," Rose said as she looked at herself in the mirror. She had on a very skimpy lime green string bikini that Lily had practically forced her to buy the other day on their shopping trip. "It's too…revealing, I feel naked."
Lily appeared in the mirror peering over her shoulder. "You look hot. Scorpius' tongue is going to fall out and hit the pavement."
Rose groaned. "I'm putting on my one piece."
"Oh, no you don't," Lily said placing her hands on her shoulders before she could walk away. "You are not putting on that horrible dirt brown one piece."
"It's a chocolate brown," she corrected.
"Whatever, you're not putting it on…it's not the right color for you…I swear Rosie, sometimes I think you want to blend in so people won't notice you."
"I think it looks great," Mia said as she came out of the bathroom with her brand new baby blue bikini on.
Lily shrieked when she came out. "Oh, I knew it! The perfect color for you, Mia."
"I don't fill it out very well," she said miserable as she went to the mirror as well. "I'm so bony."
"You're very pretty, Mia," Lily said looking at her in the mirror. "Very long and willowy. Albus is going to flip."
Mia bit her lip. "You think so? He only treats me like his best pal…I don't think he'll ever see me as anything else."
"Give him time…my brother can be slow. What are you doing?" she asked Rose when she saw her fiddling with a very large ugly shade of yellow material.
"Putting on my cover-up," she said. "I can't very well go out like this."
"Give me that hideous thing," Lily said grabbing it from her. "You two are hopeless…what would you do without me?"
"Probably be less annoyed," Rosie said with narrow eyes and then caught the thin white material Lily threw at her face. "What's this?"
"Your cover-up."
"But…it's just a T-shirt," she said holding it up to her. "A very small T-shirt."
"Exactly…it will cover up your top part, but still expose your legs. You got nice legs, Rosie…use them to your advantage. I would if I had long legs."
"Your legs are fine, Lily," Mia said as she turned around to study her backside in the mirror.
"I'm a shrimp," Lily pouted then sighed. "But I know how to work with what I got…unlike the two of you."
"Mia, I say we tie her up and gag her," Rosie muttered as she put on the white cotton tee.
"She's just trying to help," she said with a wistful sigh and turned away from her reflection.
"Thank you, Mia," Lily said and then went to her closet. "Here, you can wear one of my cover-ups."
Mia frowned. "But it will barely fit me."
"Exactly," Lily said as she came out with a white terrycloth cover-up that had a zipper in the front with a hood. "Here, put it on and it will show off your legs, too."
Mia put it on without complaint and when she pulled the zipper all the way to her neck, Lily rolled her eyes and pulled it down. "You need to show off some cleavage."
"I don't have any cleavage."
"Sure you do…every girl does." She gave both of them a quick look over and grinned. "You two look hot. Now you can go on downstairs, your boys are already outside. I have to go get in my suit, Jack's going to be here any minute."
"I kind of like the sound of that," Mia said with a sigh. "Our boys."
"Me, too," Rosie giggled in agreement as they made their way down the stairs. "It should be interesting how Al reacts to you when he sees you. I bet he'll stutter like an idiot."
"And Scorpius will have only eyes for you all day," Mia countered back.
Rosie blushed with pleasure at the idea. "I hope so," she said as they made their way through the opened
patio doors that let out to the pool.
When they stepped outside into the bright sun, the party was already underway. A few adults were lounging at the tables under the shade, Nora was splashing in the small baby pool Harry wanted to build just for her. It was the action in the pool that caught their attention as they walked over to the lounge chairs on the other side.
There was a friendly game of Muggle water basketball going on between the boys. A basketball hoop was set up on both sides of the pool as the guys battled it out, passing the ball to teammates, while avoiding tackles.
Rosie of course had her eye on Scorpius, who hadn't yet noticed she was outside since he was so focused on the game. Through the summer she had the pleasure of seeing him without a shirt on and the sight always seemed to make her heart flutter. She couldn't seem to look away from the way his muscles moved under his skin. He was gorgeous. He was one of the most popular blokes in school and could possibly have any girl he wanted. She couldn't help but hope that one day he would stop seeing her as her friend and see her as something so much more.
Mia was doing her fair share of hoping as she watched Al leap up out of the water, trying to block a pass. He was so darn cute. No boy had ever give her the time of day until the time Al ran into her legs on the train almost a year ago. She'd never forget the way he looked down at her, giving her the cutest smile as he helped her up on her feet. Ever since then he became her dear friend, something she never had before. Now thanks to him, she had many friends that cared for her and accepted her for who she was.
"Hey girls."
Mia and Rose turned to Freddie lounging in her chair decked out in a blue and white stripped bikini. Samantha was stretched out next to her in her red bikini with a grin on her face. "You going to drool at the boys all day or take off your cover-ups and join us?" Sam asked.
Rose and Mia blushed as the turned away from the boys. "Is it that obvious?" Rose asked.
"A little," Freddie said with a giggle. "Not that we blame you…Sammy and I are doing the same thing…we're just a bit more subtle about it."
"Well, go on then," Sam urged with a wink. "Take the cover-ups off and give the boys a turn to drool."
It was Scorpius who noticed them first. He was in the middle of trying to get open from a very persistent Albus who was guarding him. His arms fell to his side and for the first time since the fiercely completion began, his mind was now only filled of Rose.
Now all he could think about was legs. Sexy, slightly tanned, ridiculously long legs. It wasn't as if he'd never seen her in a swimsuit, he knew she had a good body, no matter how hard she tried to hide it. Maybe it was because she obviously wasn't trying to hide anything, that made all his blood in his head rush down south of the border.
Albus noticed his opponent he was guarding wasn't putting up a fight any more and gave him a nudge. "Oi! What's your problem? What are you staring at like an idio...oh." His eyes went straight to Mia who was in the middle of unzipping her small excuse of a cover-up. "Bloody hell," he whispered. "God bless bikinis."
"Amen," Scorpius agreed in a soft groan when Rose pulled the thin white shirt over her head.
"Do you think Mia wore that blue bikini just to drive me crazy?"
"Just as much as I believe my sweet not so innocent Frecks wore that very revealing bikini to drive me crazy."
"Well…it's working for me, how bout you?"
Scorpius swallowed hard when Rosie gave him a little wave from her lounge chair. "Her plan was pretty much fool proof. I never stood a chance. Who knew she'd look hot in lime?"
"Heads up!"
Before either of them could tear their eyes away from the very appealing sight, the basketball hit Albus smartly on the side of the head, causing him to stumble back and knocked over a very dumfounded Scorpius. Laughter erupted as Albus scowled while rubbing his bruised head and his bruised ego, while Scorpius tried to get back on his feet with as much dignity he had left.
"Nice, guys," James said, sharing a laugh with Danny. "Hugo…go get the ball," he told him gesturing to the basketball that bounced off out of the pool.
"What?" Hugo exclaimed. "Why me? They're the ones goggling over a bunch of girls."
"Yes, but we're bigger than you," Albus pointed out giving his head a little nudge.
Hugo rolled his eyes, grumbling about how it sucked being the youngest as he pulled himself out of the pool. He barely had time to straighten up when he found himself face to face with Braiden Williams, his best mate's twin sister. She was smiling at him, dressed only in a bikini that matched the color of her long ink black hair. She had the basketball in her hands and he wished he could take a step back since she was entirely too close, but since that would mean he would fall in the pool and make a fool out of himself he had to stay where he was.
"This what you were looking for?" she asked holding up the ball.
"Er…yeah," he stuttered as he tried hard not to shuffle his feet. He barely noticed Lily snicker as she stood behind Braiden. "Need the…ball…er…for the game."
"Well…here you go," she said extending it out to him.
He didn't know what was happening to him. The whole situation was ridiculous, but he couldn't stop staring at her eyes. They were so big…and really blue. He had trouble breathing…and was it a damn parade in his belly? She smelled really good. Like peaches or something fruity. And her lips were so….
"Woo-hoo, earth to Hu."
Hugo blinked, then shook his head clear. "What?" He looked down at Albus who was leaning his elbows against the side of the pool with a grin on his face. "What?"
"You're suppose to take the ball from her…now that she's offering it to you."
"What?" he said again as he looked back at Braiden who still had the ball stretched out towards him. She had one brow raised and the corner of her mouth tilted up slightly. "Oh…right." He took the ball from her hands. "Er…thanks."
"No problem, Hugo." She gave him a wink before returning to Lily, who giggled with her as they walked over to the other girls.
"Smooth, Hugo," Albus teased once he slid back into the water, pulling him into a headlock. "Real smooth."
"Sod off," he grumbled but couldn't help but smile. He watched Braiden stretch out on the lounge and felt that uneasy feeling in his belly. It was a feeling he could get use to.
"Dude."
Hugo looked over at Jack. "What?"
"That's my sister."
Hugo winced. "Sorry."
Jack rolled his eyes and looked over to give his sister an annoyed look, but his eyes fell on Lily and blushed like an idiot when she gave him a little wave.
"Dude," Hugo countered back.
"What?"
"That's my cousin."
Jack gave him a sheepish look. "Sorry."
Hugo bit his lip and looked back at Braiden. "Call it even?"
Jack nearly sighed at the sight of Lily stretched out in a skimpy two piece. "Sounds good to me."
XXXXX
After the party was in full swing, Harry took a break from being the host and stretched himself out on the pool steps. He was sitting on the first step, leaning back against the edge with his feet out in front of him. He was nursing his beer while he kept one eye on Nora, who was splashing near by, and the other eye on the game. It was girls versus boys, and although there was more flirting going on than a basketball game, the boys were only up by one.
"Hey," Draco said sitting beside him as he handed him a fresh bottle. "Who's winning?"
Just then, Freddie swished a long jump shot. "Tied up."
"Nice shot," Draco said with a grin. "Not much of a game…your son is snogging the enemy."
Harry chuckled when he saw James wrapped up in his girlfriend. "Yeah, every once in awhile they'll stop guarding each other and start going at it like horny teenagers."
"The are horny teenagers," Draco pointed out with a grin. "My son seems to be having a good time."
Scorpius was matched up against Rosie and he was grappling with her as he tried to get open. The pass went over his head and he dove after it, with Rosie jumping on his back, pushing him under the water. She made a grab at the ball and had sole possession for maybe two seconds before Scorpius wrapped his arms around her from behind. They were both laughing like goons while the girls cheered on Rosie and the guys ragged on Scorpius.
"That a girl, Rosie, get it!" Lily encouraged.
"C'mon, Scorp!" Danny laughed. "Going to let a girl beat you?"
Harry shook his head. "You know he's not trying his hardest...he wants to savor the feeling of Rosie wrapped around him."
"That's my boy," Draco chuckled.
Harry snorted out a laugh. "Oh, please."
"Hey your boy Albus is doing his fair share if Mia."
Harry watched Albus pin his arms around Mia, preventing her from helping out Rose. "He's smitten."
"He's not the only one."
Harry looked over at him. "Pardon?"
"Don't think I haven't noticed the tension between you and Hermione today. You can't stop staring at her and she'd doing everything in her power to avoid you."
Harry's eyes found Hermione, who was still in her cover-up she had yet to shed. She was sitting at the table with Natasha and Luna and she must have sensed him watching her because she shifted her gaze and made eye contact. The connection was brief, but said a million things between them. "We're that obvious, huh?"
"Afraid so. Care to share?"
Harry gave a shrug. "Oh you know...the usual. She's annoyed that I'm seducing her without her permission."
Draco was silent for a moment before letting out a loud booming laugh. "Why Potter, I'm surprised. I didn't think you had it in you."
Harry grinned. "I didn't either, but I've been pleasantly surprised to find out that I do."
"Never seduced Ginny?"
Harry gave him a dry look. "Ginny had a crush on me since she was ten…I never had to."
"Good point."
"Hey, Uncle Harry."
Harry looked to see Rosie, Al, Scorpius and Mia swimming their way towards them on the steps. "Hey guys, game all done?"
"Pretty much," Albus answered.
"Who won?" Draco asked.
"We kind of lost count of the scoring," Scorpius said with a grin. "Wasn't much of a game."
"Dad, can we go down to the beach for awhile?"
"Sure…stay as long as you want, but stay together, okay?"
"Don't worry," he said and the four of them walked up the steps out of the pool.
"Have fun," he called out as they walked away then nudged Draco. "C'mon, let's go over to the pretty witches…I want to go have some fun making Hermione nervous."
Draco chuckled. "Sure, why not? Could be fun to watch."