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Richard blushed bright ed, stuttering a bit. "I uh-uh- y-yeah, ok I'm going...geeze....he sent her a flashy smile before heading toward the door. "you know...I wouldn't mind if you changed in front of me.." He smiled jokingly. "We are to be married right?" He asked coyly,, raising an eyebrow. He had never joked with Lorey in such a manner, and hoped she would take it lightly. He would never pull anything without her permission of course. With one last little look and laugh, he disappeared to change into his own suit.

Something hit Raquel that made her slightly uneasy. She let her hands drop momentarily, lost in her thoughts. Finally, she eased his hands off her, turning to give him a smile. "I'll try really hard ok? I'll stop messing around so much." She promised with a guilty little smile before kissing him sweetly on the lips. She had another question entirely on her mind, but wouldn't voice it. She felt guilty for even thinking such things. Damian would surely not take it well, and she had made a solemn promise to herself she wouldn't let things get bad between her and Damian simply because of her own selfishness.
She was about to say something more, when Richard came in, wearing nothing but a pair of dark brown swimming trunks. He grabbed a mug, and filled it up with coffee, wanting to get a quick jolt before he went out for a dip with Lorey. "Oh, good- well looks like its afternoon!" He greeted nervously, taking a few long sips. "I'm taking Lorey out for a dip if you want to join us." he offered, feeling slightly guilty that Lorey and himself were being very intimate and reclusive recently. They didn't mean to, they just liked the privacy, just as Damian and Raquel did occasionally.
Raquel tried not to stare, for her was very well built, though she tried not to pay attention. She just wasn't used to seeing Richard in such a way. Only on altru was he ever shirtless. But she easily dropped this thought, looking to Damian to see his reaction to a swim or not.

Richard nodded, smiling a little. "Alright. We'll meet you out there." he smiled, turning to leave. though met Lorey on the way out. He gave her a once over with a big goofy grin before blushing and clearing his throat. "You look l-lovely..." he exclaimed, heading to open the french doors that led outside for her.

Raquel sighed, hoping things were really ok with her and Damian. But trying not to dwell on it too long, she took off to change herself.
Raquel ended up finally finding the swimsuit she had bought while with Damian. It consisted of a simple, dark red bikini top and a pair of very short jet black feminine swim trunks that hugged her curves well. she left her hair down, going out to meet the others.

Richard smiled, shaking his head slightly. "Not quite that recklessly..." He explained. "You'll stay afloat no matter what. Our bodies were just made that way." He offered, trying to give her little comfort. He decided to conveniently leave out that even when dead, bodies still floated with ease...he had seen many himself to prove it. But he figured this wouldn't be a wise decision.
"Then it's just a matter of moving your arms and legs rhythmically and in a certain way to glide through the water." He eased himself in as well, preferring to jump in right off. but didn't want to rattle his love's nerves anymore than they probably were. "But lets start with the whole floating business..." He leaned back, letting his feat go from under him as he drifted along the pool, not moving at all, just floating on his back. "See? ...you wanna give it a try? I'll be right here..." He promised, getting himself upright again, wading towards her.

Raquek had meanwhile joined them quietly, merely taking a seat at the edge of the pool, dipping her feet in to watch the lesson.

Richard sighed furrowing his brow in thought. "Lorey watch, it isn't that scary...I promise." He said with a smile, holding his breath, before easily slipping under the water, before resurfacing just fine. He smoothed his now we hair back, making him look even sexier if that was possible. "Do you want to try at least getting your head wet? We can stay in the shallow end." He prodded, hoping to at least demolish one fear at a time.


Raquel jumped at his touch and his words terrified her. "N-no Damian d-" But she figured that it was too late. *I'm guessing I can just god more the int o the water? lol*
She was basically tackled *?* into the water,taking Damian down with her, though didn't have time to do as she was instructed for she took in a lot of water. She found herself underwater for several seconds before resurfacing, desperately grasping to get a hold of Damian. Spitting out water and blinking the chlorine out of her eyes, she held his shoulders tightly. "Y-you bast-" She panted though was shaking slightly. She hadn't mentioned to him before about her fear of water. It wasn't that she didn't know how to swim, it seemed easy enough, she just had a strong dislike of large bodies of water. Thats why she had been so 'scared' when on altru. If she was sure she wouldn't drown, she'd be fine, but deep water just gave her the willies. Which obviously meant that she was quite annoyed with Damian though dropped it quickly enough, just holding onto him tightly like he was a lifeboat.

Richard turned and glared at the two. "If you're going to rough house, stay on the deep end alright? I don't want to rock Lorey more than she needs to ok?" He sighed, returning his attention to Lorey.

Raquel merely ignored him, trying to hide the fact that Damian had scared her to death. "D-dont do that again, because if you almost drown me, CPR will be the last kiss you'll get..." She threatened with a small smile, trying to act comfortable.

Raquel was slowly becoming just a tad bit more comfortable with it, still holding onto him with one hand, the side with the other. "Oh it's alright...You can if you want...just know that when you do, you're coming down with me..." She gave him a wink before kissing him back on the lips. She had to admit, Damian looked darn good in a swimsuit. That and his hair wet made her smile and even blush a little. Just because he looked so good, she decided to give him one more kiss for fun.

Richard smiled when she resurfaced as he reached out to push her hair away form her face. "You look as lovely as always..." and he meant it. He wasn't sure how water or anything for that mater could make Lorey not beautiful. It was just in her eyes... though her pristine white hair did look quite beautiful drenched as the rest of her.

"Ah-" Raquel gave a frustrated nice as she gripped the wall again. She edged her way on it for a bit, trying to see if there was in fact another way, hopefully one that did not involve going out into the middle of the pool. Bu it seemed all hope was lost. She sighed slightly irritated as she furrowed her brow. "Fine..." She mumbled to herself, biting her lip in an unsure manner. She judged the distance between her and Damian, gave a strong nod of approval, then basically leaped through the water, flailing slightly, but swimming partially to him, grasping him and holding onto him for dear life, a slight sign of panic in her eyes as kept her face away from Lorey, not wanting to freak her out anymore. She just held onto Damian, pretended to laugh, then whispered quietly yet frantically. "Don't let me go-"

Richard smiled proudly, cocking his head as he thought. "We can at first, just until you're used to it. Then we can move onto basic strokes. Ok?" He smiled, his hand on her head, leaning her head back so he could kiss her quickly.

Raquel gave him a weak smile, shrugging innocently. "I-i'm fine...really." She gave him a peck on the cheek. "You never did give me a kiss after I came all that way to get one." She said jokingly, trying to enjoy herself more. "...Did I mention you look amazing in that swimsuit?" She asked, playing with a bit of his wet hair.

Richard laughed a little. "But watching is so much fun..." he whined but ended up joining her anyhow. "If anything, I find this much more relaxing than actual swimming," He confided, swishing his arms back and forth to get himself moving about slightly.