Colleen yawned and sat down on her bed. She fell back against the pillows and closed her eyes. They had just gotten back from recording the show, and VH1 now had nearly 3 hours of Hanson preforming and answering questions. Tomorrow was Saturday, and they would have to go down to the studio to edit. Sunday they would see the finished show and then everyone would go home. Colleen sat back up and yawned again. They had gotten up early this morning to practice, and so everyone was tired. Ike, Taylor, Zac and Colleen had decided to go swimming and then rent a movie and order pizza. Colleen changed into her swimsuit and grabbed her towel. She knocked on the boy's door and Taylor opened it. "C'mon in." He said, smiling. "Ike and I are ready, but Zac can't find his towel."
"Never mind! I've got it!" Zac yelled from under the sofa. He slid out and jumped up, throwing the towel around his shoulders like a cape. "I'm TOWEL-BOY!" he proclaimed loudly.
"You're towel-dork" said Ike, dropping his own towel over Zac's head.
"aaa!! Towel-boy can't see!!!" Zac yelled. He ran around the room and crashed right into Taylor, knocking them both over. "Alright!! Who'd I hit?!" Zac yelled, pulling Ike's towel off his head.
"Get off me, Zac!" Taylor said.
"Never!! You shall surrender to Towel-Boy!!" Taylor rolled over and knocked Zac off of him, then jumped up and pinned him down.
"C'mon guys, let's go." Ike said, retriving his towel and heading for the door. Taylor let go of Zac and followed. Colleen pulled Zac up and pushed him out the door.
They went down to the pool and Ike was immediately pushed in by Zac, who jumped in right after him and chased him with his squirt gun. Colleen laughed and glanced over at Taylor, her breath catching in her throat when she realized he was taking off her shirt. Damn he's skinny! She thought. And very cute. She flushed and looked away.
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Taylor glanced over at Colleen as his brothers splashed around in the pool. He couldn't seem to take his eyes off her slender, muscular frame. He watched as she jumped into the water and swam away.
Then Zac pulled him into the water and started squirting him. They played in the water for about an hour until everyone but Zac was tired. They all climbed up on water-rafts (**AN: Floating beds?**) and tried to stay on as Zac steered his into everyone elses and tried to knock them off.
Ike glanced over at Taylor and then looked over to Colleen. He sat up and grabbed Zac's raft as he floated by. "Hey Zac, I bet I can kick your butt at fooze ball!"
"You're on!" Zac relpied, swimming over to the edge of the pool. "No one can beat me!!" Ike and Zac went into the game room and Colleen and Taylor were left alone.
"Colleen? Can I talk to you about something?" Taylor asked. When he got no reply, he looked over to where Colleen's raft was. The raft was there, but Colleen wasn't. "Colleen? Where are you?" He asked, sitting up and looking around. Suddenly, something hit the side of his raft and flipped him over into the clear, cold water. Taylor resurfaced, sputtering, and looked around. He heard someone behind him and spun around. Colleen was treading water and trying hard not to laugh. "You...are.... DEAD!" Taylor yelled in mock outrage. Colleen screamed and and started swimming away. Taylor cornered her and advanced slowly, watching her try to find a way out. He lunged forward as she dived to one side and caught her around the waist. Colleen struggled and tried to push away, but Taylor's grip was too strong.
"Alright, you caught me." She gasped through her laughter. "Let me go now please? C'mon, you were already.."
Her voice trailed off as Taylor's eyes met hers. Their faces were only inches apart, and Colleen was very aware of his hands around her waist and her hand resting lightly on his chest, poised to push him away. But she didn't. She looked up into his eyes as slowly, their faces moved closer together and their lips met in a long, slow kiss.
Colleen broke away and looked into Taylor's brilliant blue eyes. He smiled hesitantly, and she smiled back.
"C'mon," He said, gently taking her hands and pulling her over to the side of the pool. "Let's go find Ike and Zac." They walked over ot the game room and looked in.
"Pay up!" Zac said to Ike. "I can't believe I beat you again! You must be the worst fooze ball player in 153 contries!" Ike sighed and reached into his pocket.
"I don't have any money with me Zac! I told you that before!"
"You guys were playing for cash? C'mon, Ike, you should know better then to play Zac for money! How much do you owe him?" Taylor broke in.
"Plenty..." Ike groaned. He looked over at Taylor then glanced down at his and Colleen's locked hands. He raised his eyebrows in a silent question which was answered by Taylor's happy smile. Zac also noticed and made a face.
"Aw, man! You guys aren't gonna be like all lovely-dovey and all over each other and stuff now are you?" he said, looking back and forth from Colleen's face to Taylor's. They both blushed bright red and looked at each other, not answering.
"Shut up Zac!" Ike said, hitting him on the head with the ball from their game.
"Ow!" Zac rubbed his head and threw the ball back at Ike.
"Your aim is way off, little dude." Ike laughed as the ball sailed past him and hit the wall. "You guys ready for pizza and a movie?"
They went upstairs and ordered the pizza, then debated over what movie to watch. They finally agreed on Twister and settled down to watch the movie. When it was over, Ike shot an understanding glance at Taylor and ushered Zac into their room, once again leaving Taylor and Colleen alone.
"Colleen, can I talk to you?" Taylor asked hesitantly.
"Sure, what's up?" Colleen asked.
"Let's go out onto the balcony, okay?" They walked out onto the balcony and Colleen leaned against the railing.
"Wow, it's beautiful up here." She said. "So what did you want to talk about?"
"Well.." Taylor paused then rushed right in, talking fast. "I like you a lot, as more than a friend, I mean, and well everyone goes home soon and so I guess I was just wondering.." He broke off and looked over to see how she was reacting.
"I like you a lot, too, Tay." She said softly.
"Then, what I was wondering was, would you go out with me? You know, be like my girlfriend?"
His got his answer as Colleen reached over and gently turned his face to hers and kissed him softly. They walked back inside, hand in hand, shutting the balcony door behind them.
1998 by Hanson Lovers
Chapter 13
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