“Oh my god!â€? I squealed, gasping for breath once I got to the surface. Trey was laughing hysterically. “That wasn’t funny!â€? I yelled at him while giggling.

“Then why are you laughing?â€? he teased, splashing me. I didn’t reply, just splashed him back but he floated away.

He looked up because my expression changed. “What’s wrong?â€?

“The sign over there says, ‘Private Property.’â€?

“Yeah. So?â€? He looked at me; raising his eyebrows like that fact didn’t matter at all.

I sighed, “Oh wow. What’s that now?â€?

Trey glanced at me all confused. “What?â€?

“So you’ve got the whole jock look and now you’re being bad boy too? What am I gonna do with you?â€? I joked about him, smiling.

Trey was still staring at me funny. “Well, I don’t know. But anything will be good if it has to do with us. Right?â€? Us. I love how that sounds.

“Right.â€? I swam over to where he was and he reached for my hand underwater. I took his firmly and for once, it actually felt like summer. Until everything had to come crashing down on … us.