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Ronnie's smile fell away, abashed at his misstep with the comment about the flowers. Leave it to him to say the wrong thing... again. Still, it seemed to bring Brandon out of his funk. Ronnie nodded along; of course he didn't like seeing his friends cry either. But were they really doing Amelia any favors? Just assuming she needed them to fight her battles then sulking when something went wrong. [i]Nah. She's stronger than they give her credit for... Then again they're stronger than they give themselves credit for.[/i] His stomach gradually unclenched itself. He observed (not for the first time) that a big part of the group tended to withdraw when uncomfortable. He wondered if that wouldn't continue to cause problems...

[color=ed1c24]"Hell yeah!"[/color] he responded immediately to Brandon, wrapping an arm around him and one around Penny.[color=ed1c24] "We're here to party, not take gardening lessons."[/color] He began leading them back into the house when Alex appeared asking for ideas on some sort of distraction. [color=ed1c24]"Yo, how about you rap for us? Even if it doesn't make us all laugh it'll be such a cringe-fest we'll forget this morning ever happened."[/color] He laughed out loud, then shrugged. [color=ed1c24]"Nah, how about a game or something. Get everyone involved in something, maybe get the alchy flowing."
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Just then his phone went off and he read the text from Elizabeth with a satisfied smirk. [color=ed1c24]"That works too..."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"Aight, listen up. We're gonna head inside, and change into our swimsuits..."[/color] he paused then added with a wink and grin, [color=ed1c24]"or you know... whatever you feel comfortable swimming in. Then we're gonna start this summer off right with the best pool party ever."[/color]

He directed the group inside, pulling Alex into his half-embrace as he passed. Once inside he called out to everyone in earshot. [color=ed1c24]"I wanna see all your sexy bodies out at the pool within ten minutes. Any later and I can't guarantee there'll be any watermelon left."[/color] He grinned at his companions then rushed up the stairs to change.

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Shortly after he was walking out to the pool, his flips flops slapping on the tiled floor surrounding it. He'd wasted no time in changing, excited to get to the fun part of the day. He'd momentarily even considered just heading straight to the pool and letting his boxer briefs serve as his suit. Hell, they were less revealing than any speedo. He figured everyone would thank him for wearing trunks... at least for now. 

He was one of the first, noticing only Amelia was present by the pool's edge. He walked over to her, kicking off his flip flops and setting his towel and sunglasses down on the nearest recliner. [color=ed1c24]"You know Amelia... it can be dangerous to be so close to the pool fully clothed. Some clown might think it's funny to just push you in..."[/color]

He lunged in her direction with a mischievous grin, but went right past her for a low dive into the deep end. His dive minimized the splashing though it would be enough to still get Amelia's clothes a little wet if she didn't react in time. Ronnie surfaced once more with a smile, treading water.[color=ed1c24] "Lucky for you this clown would rather just mess with you."
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