Chapter 18

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"I'm bored," Jordan whines. We've all been pretty quiet for the past 10 minutes- Both Matts arguing about the dumbest things, Lee talking to his girlfriend on the phone, Jordan complaining about every little thing, and me leaning on Oli's shoulder while he replies to fans on twitter.

"Then jump off the boat," Lee jokes once he hangs up. Jordan gasps, standing up and ripping his shirt off.

"What the hell are you doing, mate?" Matt chuckles.

"That's a great idea!"

"Jumping off the boat?" The other Matt asks. "No, it's not."

"Sounds fun," I say, standing up and taking my shirt and shorts off. "C'mon, let's do it!" Jordan laughs and gives me a high five.

"Babe, no," Oli says, grabbing me by the hips and gently pulling me back. I wiggle out of his grip and walk over to the side of the boat, completely ignoring the fact he just called me Babe.

"Loosen up," I tell him with a wink. Jordan lifts me over to the outside of the boat, where there's a little ledge I can stand on. I look over to see Matt K with his camera in his hands.

"Summer, I swear to god if you jump off that ledge," Oli says, getting up and walking over to me. Jordan climbs over, standing next to me.

"Why do you have a problem with me having a little fun?"

"It's dangerous," he says sternly. "Do you have any idea how deep this water is? It goes down for miles." I laugh.

"You do know I can swim, right?"

"This couple worrying thing is cute and all, but can we jump now?" Jordan asks. I smile and nod, patting Oli on the shoulder. "Would you feel better if I held her hand? Or will you get upset that I'm touching your girl?"

"I'm not his girl," I say, taking his hand and getting ready to jump.

"One...Two...Three!" Jordan and I jump as high as we could manage before our bodies collided with the water. It was a rush of freezing cold water, which felt nice against my scorching body. Jordan and I let go of each other and after a few seconds I come back up to the surface. Everyone on the boat's cheering for us, except for Oli, who looked like he was going to have a heart attack any second. I laugh at him as I swim around.

"I have an idea!" Jordan announces. "We should play Chicken Fight."

"No!" Oli shouts. I raise an eyebrow.

"What's that?" I ask.

"It's a game where there are two pairs, and you get on your partner's shoulders and try to knock down the other pair or break them apart in any way," Lee explains. I splash around in the water excitedly.

"I want to play! I'm with Jordan!" I quickly say, swimming over to him. He laughs and helps me onto his shoulders, while Oliver glared at him. "Come on, I want to battle you." He hesitates for a minute but eventually climbs over, sits on the ledge, and slowly slides into the water. He cringes at the coldness. "Yo Nicholls," I call out. Matt looks over me with a smile.

"Did you just say Yo?" I nod.

"Come be Oli's partner." Without hesitation, he takes his shirt off and jumps in, creating a big splash that sprays all over Oli, making him cuss Matt out. I just laugh and wait for Oliver to get on his shoulders. Once he does, Lee yells for us to start. Jordan swims towards Matt and Oliver, and I try to shove Oli off of his shoulders. I fail miserably, since he's a lot heavier than me. Jordan swims closer as Matt backs up, and I put my hands on Oli's tattooed chest and try to shove him off again. He grabs my hands and pulls me closer, leaning in for a kiss. I lean away as he keeps leaning in, and eventually I fall back into the water.

Once I come back up to the surface, I take Oli's hand and pull him off of Matt's shoulders. "You're mean," I say, smacking him on the arm. He chuckles.

"Round two!" Matt K yells from the boat.

"Since I won, I get to choose my partner. And I choose you," Oli says, pulling me closer. I smile and roll my eyes as he helps me up onto his shoulders. Matt climbs up onto Jordan's shoulders and Lee yells for us to start again. Oli has a tight grip on my legs so I don't fall while I try to kick Matt off of Jordan. Matt tries pushing me off, but obviously Oli doesn't let that happen. Oli's very fast.

"I'm going to win this one!" I yell, continuing to push and kick Matt, and even Jordan. Instead of going after me, Matt goes after Oli this time. He tickles his stomach and Oliver laughs, thrashing around. I screech and wrap my legs around Oli's neck, holding onto him for dear life. Then Matt goes in for his neck, and that's when I shove Matt off with all my force. He goes flying into the water while Oli pants. Still on his shoulders, I bend down and kiss his forehead.

"Awww!" Matt K wails, making everyone laugh. I get off of his shoulders and Lee helps me back onto the boat.

"Come on, let's go have lunch at the front," Matt suggests. The boys agree and follow him. I let them go, deciding to dry off first. Oli creeps up behind me as I'm drying off.

"You're going to pay for jumping off that ledge later, sweetheart." Then walks off to the others, leaving me dumbstruck as usual.

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