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"If you insist. But still I cannot help but worry." Since her brother the slightest sneeze worried her. She knew her brother didn't catch a common cold. Her brother got infected by the nightmare virus. It was totally different and she was sure that her brother suffered more than anyone who had a common cold. But she wasn't going to go there. Sick was sick.

Alison grinned. Sebby was a cute nickname. But noticing that it was an embarrassing thing she didn't dwell on it. Still she thought a nickname was cute. She herself didn't have one.

"Sir I don't need to be payed to teach him. And if anything you taking me on this trip is payment enough." Alison would not feel right taking money to teach someone after not getting anything at all for teaching someone else. She was wanting to teach him. "I want to go through the work." She squeaked. There were reasons she wanted to teach him. One was she looked forward to being close to him. It was about spending time with him.

Alison was sure that he couldn't be that hard to teach. Unless of course they distracted one another. Now that was a good possibility. In any case she liked a challenge.

She ignored the exchange of money. That was not her business.

At the mention of Arri having something for her she held her breath. She wasn't sure what he was going after. When he returned with a coat she was relieved. "Thank you," she smiled. She went ahead and slid it over her shoulders.

After they left she would have to inquire about this uncle. She couldn't help but wonder if he was anything like her uncle. Her uncle was a true romantic. There was not anything or any lengths he wouldn't go to for his wife.

She found herself blushing. She wanted to do romantic things with Sebastian. She was finally starting to put together these fluttery feelings she had felt for hours now.

"Thank you again. I think though that we need to go. We don't want to be so late that the pool closes." She grinned.

With Arri out of the room Alison felt more at ease. That felt like a mini interrogation. She was sure that all of that would change during the trip. She was really looking forward to the trip. His dad was nice but something about that. Maye it was being caught.

She looked the book over. "Thank you." This would certainly help her be more knowledgeable about things. She looked forward to reading it and being able to talk to him about the things he liked. She tucked it into her purse. "I'm going to start reading it first thing when I get home. We don't have a phone so I'd have to come over." She actually was glad she didn't have a phone. That would mean that she would have to come over. She would be able to see Sebastian.

She stood up and brushed the wrinkles out of her dress. "Shall we?" She motioned to the door. She didn't want to hang around too much longer in case his dad came back. She wanted to spent the rest of the day with him not him and his dad. Family time and dinners could happen another time.

Alison felt the heat in her cheeks once more. She felt the flutters once again. She felt extremely special that he straightened himself up just for her. She wasn't entirely sure how she knew it was just for her but she knew.

"You look very nice." She hooked their arms together so that they could walk out of the house together. She was extremely giddy.

"I honestly never paid attention to the name of the store. I just saw it one day on my way to the pool."

"Please don't hold back your laughter. It is adorable." She leaned into him.

She lead them to the store. It was not all that far. About a ten minute walk at most. Long enough for them to teeter on the edge of comfortable due to being in good company and nervous because of the extra closeness. Alison had an unnoticeable sway about her float to the average eye. However, it could be felt from the closeness. It was something that she did without thought and thought nothing about it.

Never before had she enjoyed walking someone where as much as she had now. Sure she had, had an amazing time with Eidel but this walk with Sebastian was different. Different in a really, really good way.

Alison remembered reading something about characters feeling flutters and fondness in her romance novels. She was sure of it now that that was what she was feeling. She had put her finger on it earlier but now she was even more positive.

"Here we are," she let go of him to open the door. Even not knowing the name you could not miss it. The windows were filled with displays of manikins in swimwear.

Alison wanted to tell the salesperson that it was never to late to swim. But didn't because she was after all part mermaid. She loved water. She gave the clerk the once over. "We need a pair of swim-trunks for my boyfriend." She thought nothing about the later word she had said. After all Sebastian was Sebastian was a boy and he was a friend. She really did not think that Sebastian would look good in skintight swimwear and she also knew that she could not look at him with a straight face if he wore a speedo.

They could find her a top in a minute.

Alison tried not to hover to much as the salesperson did his thing. She did not know much about swimwear when it came to males. She just knew swim trunks. Neither her or her brother had to worry about covering the bottom half when it came to swimming.

Her eyes wondered from the Waterscale line samples to Sebastian. Her mind was picturing things it had no business picturing. She mentally smacked herself. She nailed her thoughts down and finally pictured him in those particular swim trunks. "If you like that style I'd say go with the blue. The blue would compliment your hair." She smiled.