“Close your mouth, honey…” Sam said as she pushed Dean’s gaping lower jaw shut.

            Nicole knew her eyes were on her and she refused to acknowledge the look but she couldn’t deny the bubbles of excitement floating in her heart at the thought of Dean staring at her. She headed towards Brooke who was sitting at the opposite side of the pool with her feet dangling in the water. She handed her the bowl of ice cream she had been carrying.

            “Thanks, Nic…”

            “Uh-huh…” Nicole sat on the chair behind Brooke.

            “Where’s Mary Cherry?” Brooke asked.

            “She went home…” Nicole said. “She said something about picking up some supplies… I gave her my car… She’ll be back later…”

            Nicole let her gaze wander and surreptitiously glanced towards Dean. Silently she cursed her for not wearing a swimsuit. While everyone was in their respective suits, Dean was fully garbed in a brown khaki shorts and a black soccer jersey – BLACKBURN ROVERS – the emblem stated. Nicole didn’t have a clue which team that was but she was not interested in the jersey, rather the package underneath the clothes… Hey, isn’t that a title of a song?

            
            I haven’t slept at all in days
            It’s been so long since we’ve talked
            And I have been here many times
            I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong

            
            What can I do to make you love me?
            What can I do to make you care?
            What can I say to make you feel this?
            What can I do to get you there?

             “Hey, I like this song…” Carmen said as she went to the stereo to turn it up a notch.

            “The Corrs?” Dean asked. “I used to like them too…”

            “You?” Sam asked skeptically. “The Corrs?”

            “Yeah… But with the sound turned off…”

            All heads turned to her as if she had grown horns.

            “How can you listen to a music group if you turn the sound off?” Carmen asked.

            “I never said I listen to them…” Dean said. When she saw the confused looks, she chuckled. “It’s sort of a physical thing…” she said. “One of the sisters had a great bum…”