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Nina

10 pm. The resort seemed quiet, almost too quiet at that hour. Everyone was in their twenty-somethings so why was the pool quiet? Nina didn’t really know, she’d ask tomorrow. Probably something along the lines of everyone was “relaxing” at that hour. Meanwhile she was doing the opposite as she headed out of her room clad in a swimsuit and sarong. She had come to the resort to relax and have some fun without cameras following her every move, so why not take advantage of it? John was cute and made her laugh; he was cool from their conversation earlier in the day so why not have a little bit of fun? It was a beautiful night. Starry, warm, and a bit of a sea breeze: something LA never seemed to have. She thought it’d never cease to amaze her just how brilliant this place was. As she made her way to the pool Nina draped her sarong and her towel over a chair, moving to sit by the edge of the pool as she waited for John to arrive. 

John

John walked towards the pool happily, already shirtless again and adorning his swim trunks. He was excited to see Nina considering he thought she was very pretty. She was paying him attention and that alone made John feel very lucky. "Well, hey there, pretty lady." John smiled as he walked up behind Nina. Giving her some space, he jumped straight into the water and looked up at her once he broke the surface.

Nina

The sound of a voice behind her caused Nina to jump then laugh at herself as she realized it was only John. "Hey you" she smiled glancing over her shoulder as she watched him walk to the edge of the pool. "I swear if you get me wet before I-" she was cut off as he suddenly jumped into the water, emitting yet another laugh from her lips as he broke the surface. "Not even slightly cold?" she asked kicking her feet in the water, "I'm still warming up to it. You're just a little fish, aren't you?".

John

"Not cold at all." John smiled as he pushed his hair back from his forehead. "I think that should be my new day job. A fish. Sounds like a good career." John thought out loud, half to himself. He sneakily grabbed onto Nina's feet and shook them gently. "Your feet are cold." John observed as he touched her skin, soft against his hands. Stretching his hands out, he took her feet into his hands to share some of the heat he somehow always possessed.

Nina

"I agree, you can just spend your day swimming around, entertaining people. Would you prefer to be a saltwater or freshwater fish do you think?" Nina smiled, tilting her head as she contemplated finally getting in the pool. Just as she thought about getting in she felt a gentle hand grab at her foot causing her to laugh "Hey! Did I tell you, you could touch me?" she smirked, raising an eyebrow as she wiggled her foot. "Your hands are really warm though. What is with guys being exceptionally warm?"

John

"Saltwater. It's the place to be. Y'know saltwater taffy? That stuff is the shit." John joked as he eased his hands away. "Sorry, didn't mean to disrupt the queen. Her majesty must not be touched by a saltwater fish peasant." John fake frowned as he slipped down into the water, blowing bubbles with his air. "And I'm actually a werewolf. And you play a vampire on TV. Sound like Twilight yet?" John teased.

Nina

"Exactly, I'm glad we're on the same page, peasant" Nina teased before relenting and slowly sliding herself into the water. Splashing herself with some water Nina smiled "Only plausible answer why you're not freezing right now, and I am. Next thing we know you'll be falling in love with my scary child demon-vampire thing. You'll go from a cougar lover to a cradle robber faster than I can snap my fingers". Leaning back in the water Nina took a few practice strokes, before backstroking her way to the other side of the pool her eyes remaining on John. "You stay over there, peasant, I can't have your germs mixing with mine".

John

John laughed loudly and kept his distance as Nina swam past him. Her body moved elegantly under the water and he watched her closely. "Oh, no no. I would never want to infect the queen." John said slyly as he slipped himself under the water again. Pushing himself off the pool wall with his legs, John torpedoed himself towards the other side of the pool where Nina was.

Nina

As John propelled himself towards her Nina let out a squeal of laughter, quickly covering her mouth so to quiet the accidentally loud laughter, as she moved herself upright. Standing on her tiptoes the water came up to her chin as she watched him, moving her dark hair over one shoulder, "Did I invite you into my kingdom?" she teased, crinkling her nose when he emerged from the water.

John

"No.." John whispered as he put his hands on the wall on either side of Nina's head. "But you never said I wasn't allowed to sneak into your palace." John teased with a playful smile, keeping himself close to her.

Nina

Nina gave him a small smile as she back herself into the wall as he drew closer, she could feel the heat from his body radiating towards hers. "It's trespassing, a serious offense especially in the house of royalty" she told him, her voice falling to a hushed tone. "But, I'll let it slide this once, being the kind queen that I am" Nina's smile fell into a smirk as she bit her lower lip.

John

"Thank you, your majesty." John smiled down at Nina before leaning back a little to give her some space. He liked being close to Nina but John knew to take his time. "So how about that run? Are you still up for it? Or do you wanna call it a night?"

Nina

"I may be older than you, but I'm not old enough that I call it quits at ten-thirty" Nina laughed, "Of course I'm up to kick your bum in a race" she smiled, "But first..." slowly she leaned into him, locking eyes with John once more, bringing her face centimeters from his before quickly pulling herself up and out of the pool. "First one to the ocean wins!" she giggled pushing herself up off the pool deck and taking off in the direction of the beach.

John

John was ready for her trick before Nina even pulled it. He had already bunched up the strength in his arms so that when Nina pulled herself out of the water, so did he. On purpose, he let her stay a foot ahead of him as they ran to the beach. The sand would obviously slow them down, but John had already worked out on the beach. Reaching the area, John bolted forward and took a lead on Nina as they took the final stretch to the water. John smiled as his feet touched the water before Nina's had and he launched himself straight into the saltwater to claim his win.

Nina

Nina thought she had won this one, she felt highly confident only to forget the fact that running on a beach was a lot more difficult than running in the streets of LA or on her treadmill. As John took the lead she couldn't  help but laugh as she powered on through reaching the water barely a moment after he did. Falling down in the shallow water, she sat in the ankle deep water giggling as the water lapped at her frame, "You're so lucky I chose the beach, I demand a rematch someday".

John

"Doesn't matter where you pick, I'll always win." John boasted as he crawled towards Nina. He sat beside her and held himself up with his hands behind his back. "You are fast though, I'll give you that." John admitted with a smile.

Nina

"Psh we'll see about that" Nina laughed, shaking her head as he joined her in the surf. "I'll just train harder and harder until I beat you. I thought this would be a vacation, nope I'll go back to LA more ripped and in better shape than I've ever been just so I can say that I beat John Gomez in a running race" she teased looking over at him, "It'll happen, you wait and see. You may be faster but I have determination".

John

"Determination will get you anywhere in life." John smiled at Nina and his eyes flickered to her lips for a moment. "I've got my goals too, y'know. I refuse to leave until I've conquered all of them." John promised sincerely, looking up at the sky.

Nina

"Goals are important" Nina agreed, biting back a smile, "And I hope that you are able to reach them all before you have to leave" she told him, breaking their eye contact to look down into the sand before yawning. "Okay I know I just said I like staying up late, but I'm crazy jet lagged so I probably should sleep before I start saying crazy things to you" leaning over Nina hesitated for a moment before pressing a soft kiss to his cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" and with that she pushed herself up and out of the sand, giving him one last smile over her shoulder as she headed back to her room for the night.