Sometimes Our Saints Are Sinners (TVH sequel)

I woke up to the sunlight hitting my eyes. I groaned a bit and stretched myself across my bed, listening as my back cracked a few times. I sat up and looked at the clock, which said it was nine in the morning. I was a little baffled that I’d be up this early, but I went with it and rolled out of bed. I scampered across the cold wooden floor to the even colder tile floor of my kitchen and pulled out a small bowl. I made myself some breakfast, sitting cross-legged on one of my kitchen chairs. After I cleaned up I went over to my balcony door, my eyes landing on the pool. It was opened, and looked too enticing to ignore for a second longer. I ran back into my room and pulled on my purple ruffled swim top and matching purple bottoms. My favorite towel was waiting for me on my balcony as I darted down the steps and over the rock walk-way up to the pool. I dove in, ignoring the rush of bone-chilling water and the fact that I had skimmed the bottom of the pool with my stomach. I rushed up for air and flipped my hair back like those movie stars.
It was completely silent and empty on the farm, except for the morning insects and my careless movements in the pool. I just couldn’t get enough of swimming, it was calming. It felt weightless and for a minute everything was right in the world. I was doing laps back and forth across the pool and it had seemed like I had only been swimming for half an hour, but the fact that five men were watching me from the back porch made me think it was later than 9:30.
“What time is it?” I yelled, cupping my soaking hands over my mouth to enhance my already loud voice. Even from a distance, I could tell that at least three of the five men were smirking, which made me smirk out of habit.
“Eleven.” One of them yelled back. Although the back porch wasn’t that far from the pool, I had some water in my ears and chlorine in my eyes, so they all looked like blobs and they all sounded the same.
“Come join me, it’s nice!” I offered. I couldn’t tell whether they nodded or not, but I assumed they said yes to the idea because they all filed into the house one after one. I stared at the back porch for a minute before shrugging and diving back into my water, which was cool against my baking skin.
What felt like half an hour later, I popped my head out of the blue water at the sound of the back door closing. I blinked back the fuzziness from the chlorine to watch the five men walking up the path with plates full of food.
“Wait, you guys got food?” I asked, my stomach rumbling a bit. They all nodded simultaneously and I frowned. “And you didn’t think to bring me some?”
“You looked like you were having too much fun swimming.” Zach replied as he bit into a muffin. I scowled, my eyebrows knitting together angrily.
“What I’m getting here is that food is more important than a girl in a bikini.” I huffed frustratingly. They nodded happily and I picked up a cup of water in my hands and threw it at them. Brian and Jimmy picked their legs up from the ground, just barely avoiding my splashes.
“Hey, missy. Don’t be throwing water at us while we’re eating.” Brian scolded. I glared at him.
“Someone give me some fucking bacon or there will be hell to pay.” I commanded. A chorus of laughter rang from the various chairs around the pool and Brian got up, bringing me a big strip of bacon. I opened my mouth and he fed it to me, smiling like an idiot the whole time. Once I finished the bacon Brian went back to his seat to finish the rest of his food. “I hate you all.”
“It’s not our fault you didn’t wake us up earlier,” Zach shrugged with a sarcastic look on his face. “If you would have gotten us up at whatever time you came out here then we all would have missed breakfast.”
“Yeah, I mean we went to go wake you up when your Aunt said breakfast was made but you weren’t there,” Johnny continued as he stuffed his face with eggs. “Like Jimmy lunged at your bed when we got in there with enough strength to kill you and all he got in return was a face to the wall.”
“Jimmy did you break my bed?” I accused as my eyes landed on the giant munching on his bacon strip. He stopped mid-bite and widened his eyes a bit. I raised my eyebrows. “You better be kidding.”
“He is.” Brian chuckled as he folded one of his legs under the other on the chair he was sitting on. “There was this huge crack when he hit the bed but we had Matt lay on it and it didn’t break so you’re good.”
“Good.” I mumbled. The men continued to eat and I was growing increasingly hungry since I quickly burned off all the cereal I had eaten a few hours earlier. I observed all the men, trying to find which would cave in enough to give me a muffin. I wanted to say Zach or Brian would, but they were stuffing the muffins down their mouth like they would die if they didn’t eat every single muffin on their plate. Jimmy didn’t have any muffins and Johnny was eating his last, which left Matt. Matt was picking at his food, and he had two muffins left. I swam over to the edge where he was sitting, which was a small ways away from the other men. His dazzling eyes met mine and I blinked innocently, trying to give him the puppy-stare. His face softened and I held my almost dry hand out. “Matt, can I have a muffin? The other men are mean and I’m really hungry.” I could feel four other pairs of eyes on us, but I really didn’t care. I wanted my muffin and I would resort to swimming without my top on for some food. I pouted a little and reached my hand farther, holding Matt’s stare as I tried to mind-control him into giving me a muffin. I guess it worked, because his mouth slowly turned into a smile as he handed me one of his muffins, making sure to wrap it in a napkin before setting it on my damp hand. I sent him a thankful smile and retracted my arm so I could finally eat my muffin. I took a bite and groaned in happiness at the taste of the warm bread in my mouth, filling my near-empty stomach.
“Hey, Kid,” Brian called. I turned my attention to him to see that he was standing up and shirtless, showing off his plain black swim trunks. I raised an eyebrow and he smirked. “Remember the time I drenched you and Matt at the beach?” I nodded slowly, not quite catching on to what he was getting at. I was only just beginning to realize what he was saying when Brian came barreling towards me, jumping over my head as he full on cannon-balled into the pool right behind me. I screamed as water flew over my body and onto Matt, managing to get both us and our food wet in the crossfire. I stared misty-eyed at my soaked muffin, a pout crossing my face as I dropped it onto the floor, it sagging from the weight. I glanced up at Matt, who looked irritated that he and his food got wet. I turned around and attacked Brian, who was laughing his ass off behind me.
“I will fucking kill you, you sick son of a bitch!” Brian was taken aback by my hostility, but was unable to move away before I jumped on him and forced him under the water with my legs. I held him down for as long as I could until my legs floated away from his chest. Brian came up for air and shook out his hair before wiping his eyes.
“Damn, Kid, you are vicious.” Brian scoffed as he coughed a bit. He sneezed from the water being in his nose and I pushed him.
“It’s your fault. I was avenging my poor muffin.” I retorted, pointing to the soggy ball of dough that looked gross from a distance. Brian laughed and shrugged.
“Whatever, it was worth it.” I pushed him and he splashed me with water, which started a water fight. The other four men watched in entertainment as I failed trying to pull Brian down. His back was towards the men and he snuck in a quick kiss, which took me off guard just long enough for him to pick me up and hold me tightly to his chest. “Who wants this flailing female?”
“I’ll take her!” Jimmy called as he stood up and threw off his shirt. Zach and Johnny followed Jimmy’s lead and also stripped into their swim trunks before boldly running into the pool. There was a brief minute of complaining about how cold the water was, but it was soon forgotten when I flew airborne into the direction of Jimmy. Jimmy caught me smoothly in his arms and I flopped in his grip, not wanting to be thrown around like a ball. “Jeez, Kid. You weigh like a pound.”
“I don’t want to be a ball!” I cried in despair, trying to loosen Jimmy’s hold on me. Instead, he just continued to launch me in the direction of Zach, who caught me with ease. “Don’t you guys want to play on the slide instead? It’s more fun than throwing a poor innocent girl.”
“A slide doesn’t sound near as fun as this.” Zach informed me as he tossed me carelessly in Johnny’s direction. I screamed loudly as I felt roughly into Johnny’s arms, and I was about to give up. My mouth opened in shock when I felt Johnny’s arms release me and the first thing I did was hug Johnny tightly. The other three boys groaned and splashed water at us. “Johnny, you traitor.”
“I like slides.” Johnny shrugged simply as he hugged me back. I grinned and stuck my tongue out at the other three before wading to the stairs, which lead out of the pool. I grabbed a bucket nearby and filled it with water before trotting over to the white slide. I could feel the sun baking my skin as I went over to the slide, which was in the deep end of the pool. I turned the crank to start the water and then grabbed the bucket, dumping the contents on the slide to get it wet quicker. I took notice of the looks I was getting, but chose to ignore it as I dipped the bucket in the pool.
“That’s a nice swimsuit you have on.” Jimmy called after he let out a low whistle. I rolled my eyes and spilled the water onto the slide. After I was satisfied with the wetness of the slide, I hopped up the steps to the top and sat down. Before I could get mentally striped by every single boy I pushed myself down and squealed as I landed into the refreshing water. I came up for air and wiped my eyes, looking around to see that the four boys in the pool were now racing for the slide, shoving each other roughly to get to the pool. I swam over to the steps and sat down, watching as each of them slid down and immediately got out of the pool to go on the slide again. After the third time of going down like a normal human, they all began going down upside-down or on their backs or on their backs face first. I watched in entertainment and laughing when one of them came up complaining because they got water in their nose or they accidently kept their eyes open during the impact.
About half an hour had passed before I realized that throughout this whole ordeal, Matt was out of the way and not joining us in the fun of getting chlorine in places we didn’t want. I glanced towards the fire pit, where Matt was lounging on a reclining chair, and observed as he silently watched his friends being idiots through his aviators. His head tilted in my direction and I narrowed my eyes, determined to get him into the water whether it killed me or not. I quickly dunked myself into the pool, hoping the whole ‘wet girl in a bikini’ trick would make him quickly cave and jump into the pool with me like we were Austin Powers into the time machine. I wrung my hair out before stepping out of the cool water and into the warm air, purposefully shifting my shoulders back to make my chest pop as I walked towards Matt. His head instantly turned in my direction and a smirk crossed his face as I stopped at his feet, lacing my fingers together behind my back.
“Come join us.” I suggested, a small smile crossing my face. Matt titled his head a bit and I licked my lips subconsciously. “It’s not the same without a fifth idiot shoving himself face first down a slide too small for him.”
“Although you’re right,” Matt began as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The smile fell from my lips and I raised an eyebrow as he slid his hands behind his head and stretched himself across the recliner. “I think I’m good just watching.”
“If you’re trying to play a game, Sanders, you’re going to lose.” I declared as I crossed my arms over my chest. Matt made a clicking noise and rolled his head from one direction to the other.
“I’d like to see you try, babe.” I ignored the small flutter in my heart and the urge to use seduction as I went over and began pulling at his shirt. Matt easily let me slip his white shirt over his head, but I knew that was just because I probably wouldn’t get him any further. I rubbed my hands on his swim trunks to dry them and wiped my feet on the hot rock before removing his aviators and placing my hands firmly on the side of his body. He was smirking intensely as I took a deep breath and shoved as hard I could, which surprisingly got him all the way off of the recliner and onto the hot stone around the pool. I huffed in satisfaction and sent him a wink as he stared up at me in shock.
“I don’t care if this will take one hour or five, I can do this all day.” I warned as I pushed the recliner to the side. I grabbed his shirt and shoved it under my knees as I prepared myself for another push on the side of Matt’s body. The second and third and fourth time did absolutely nothing, and it hadn’t occurred to me that I had gotten his side damp until my hands were slipping across his stomach and onto the rock. I fell straight onto Matt’s stomach, which made him lose his breath. “Ow! Fuck! I cut my hands!”
“You wanna give up yet?” Matt asked in a cocky tone. I let out a grunt and laid my head against his stomach, which was warm from the sun’s ray. I decided to go a different way and completely shut myself down, letting my body fall against his. I turned my head to face him, and his eyes softened a little.
“Please join us Matt,” I begged, my voice quiet and cracking. I slid my legs closer and rubbed the side of his ribs gently with my thumb. I forced myself not to soak in the feeling and reminded myself of why I was doing this. “It’s no fun without you in the pool.”
“Now that isn’t fair.” Matt complained, his voice barely hitting a whisper. I blinked sadly at him and he groaned before sitting all the way up and pulling me onto his lap. He held on tightly to my legs as he pushed himself off the ground, placing his other arm on my back as he turned towards the pool. I grinned at him and he returned it before it twisted into an evil smirk. “Now let’s have some fun.” Once again I was airborne, but this time I had no one to catch me except for the cold blue pool that lay beneath me.
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I stood under the frigid water and sighed as it relieved the burn of my skin. It was silent in the master bathroom, although I could faintly hear loud yells coming from outside. It was now five in the afternoon and I had abandoned the long-warmed pool to clean off all the chemicals on my skin. I felt as though I could stand under the near freezing water forever, but unfortunately I was interrupted by a small knock on the door. I jumped a bit and the door opened, revealing a wet and sun-kissed Brian.
“Mind if I join?” Brian questioned in a cheeky tone, eyeing my naked body as he did so. I instinctively hid my upper body, although he had already seen my body in this state a long ago.
“What if someone notices?” It wasn’t what I was planning to say, but it was a thought I was having nonetheless. The corners of his mouth twisted up in a way that was too familiar and he leaned against the tile wall.
“No one’s going to notice. Ty just came out with beer and snacks, the other four will be content for hours.” I let out a small giggle and he shrugged. “This house is way too big anyway; they’d all probably think I’d gotten lost.”
“Okay, you’ve convinced me; hop in.” I motioned for him to step in before turning my attention back to the cool water. I heard the rustle of Brian’s boxers and a second later his strong arm wrapped around my hips. The shower door clicked shut and the other arm slid around my stomach. Brian’s head slid onto my shoulder and he leaned his scruffy face happily next to mine. I absorbed the feeling of touch as though I hadn’t felt it in years, although in reality it was only five months since I had felt the sexually tense touch of a man. Brian’s arms twisted me around and had me look at him, the spray from the shower head only reaching the middle of his chest. He leaned down slowly and our lips touched.
“You have some explaining to do,” Brian breathed as he stood up. His hand grabbed the other lever in the hexagonal shower, turning on the second and taller shower head. I raised an eyebrow and he pressed me against the opaque glass wall, his hands roaming every inch of my skin that was within his reach.
“Oh? And what for, Mr. Haner?” I purred as my hand rubbed his arm. He let out a deep breath and smirked a little, his eyes flooding with want.
“Matt mentioned something about you and his little secret relationship…” My eyes widened a little and I could feel my cheeks filling with blood. Brian kissed my cheek gently and brought a hand to the other, staring at me with lust. “Now he didn’t go into detail, but he verified that he was, in fact, the first ever band member to be with you.”
“And where does me having to explain come in?” I asked, tilting my head a bit. A small laugh escaped Brian’s lips.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Brian wondered, heat radiating from his skin. “I was holding back for months.”
“Matt asked me not to tell you.” I admitted, my hand sliding through Brian’s dripping hair.
“Why?”
“You’re going to have to ask the man himself. I have no clue.” Brian let out a sigh before kissing me deeply, taking me completely off guard.
“Well then you just have to make it up to me.” Brian announced. I scoffed a little.
“Oh, do I?” Brian nodded slowly, his free hand beginning to roam my body again. I smirked and flicked my eyebrows. “Well if I really have to…” Once again he nodded as he kissed me passionately, his arm sliding around my back as he pulled me closer to him. My head began to spin as Brian kissed my lips, neck, shoulders hungrily. He slowly turned me around by hips and I let out a deep breath as his cool lips once again met my now hot skin.

Notes

Don't get too excited that I'm updating as much as I am, this chapter is for Kaleigh since her birthday was on the 16th and I told her I'd update for her. I don't plan on updating this much until I have a few more chapters typed out. ~Jessi