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The house contained many rooms worthy of excitement; a theater, a vast library, and her favorite: the swi pool At the entrance was a faux poolside; coe chairs and other upscale patio furniture The roof peaked into an oversized skylight that let the sun’s rays in Tiled stairs led into the L-shaped pool; the water so clear you could see the multi-colored tiles floored beneath it, as if there were nothing in the way

Amie leaned over and dipped a toe into the water, heavenly and war around one of the stone pillars lining the poolside

“Okay, so instead of saying ‘we’re going on a tour’, you definitely should have said ‘we’re going swiht now’”

“‘Like’ isn’t a big word in my vocabulary,” he teased He watched her reaction for a ?”

“Is that even a question?”

He sh”

The tent their separate ways—Malik having to reet back to her bedroo back at the pool

While Amie bashfully tiptoed down the tile stairs into the water, Malik si her into the water

“You’re one of those!” she scorned as she tried to run away fro her down

Eventually, he caught up to her, grabbing her waist and spinning her around in the water,to dunk her under The two laughed and began walking the length of the pool together

“You sure you wouldn’t rather be in the hot tub?” he asked, pointing across the room

“I’ht here”

He nodded and began leading her to a smaller staircase by the pool He walked her up and opened a door at the top The entrance led to a sprawling garden and a connected pool outside Tall trees were planted in front of the entrance and gave way to endless greenery

A flora and fauna, until Malik came up behind her, picked her up, and carried back into the outdoor section of the pool The water was perfect, and her new boss wasn’t so bad himself