Zack is game, Chloe not so much

"Sounds great," Zack answered as he turned to Chloe. "What about you?"

His best friend looked at him with a pleading expression on her face. "Uhn, do we have to?"

Zack gave her a small smile, figuring out her ****. "You don't need to put on a swimsuit to go down there, you know?" he asked. "Although it could be a great opportunity for you to try working on your issues.

"Yeah, Chloe, it's just us here, no one will make fun of you," Ashley added.

Chloe looked down at her feet for a few seconds. "Look, I'll put on a bikini, but I'll wear my clothes over it," she conceded. "If I feel comfortable enough, and that's a big if, then I'll join you guys in the water."

"That's a start," Ashley grinned. "Can you tell Vicky to come too? See you two down there!" the blue-eyed blonde requested before turning around with Brandon and pulling him outside.

Zack turned to Chloe. "I'm gonna head back to the room and put on something," he briefly clasped her on the shoulder and then made his way back to the bedroom he was sharing with Gavin. From what he could see, his friend was almost finished with his stuff.

"Hey, Gavin, some of us are going down to the lake, wanna come?" Zack asked while retrieving a pair of red swimming trunks from one of his bags.

"Aww, no thanks," Gavin replied as he folded a shirt and put inside a drawer. "I think I'll try not to make a fool of myself on the first day, at least."

Zack, who was on the process of taking off his clothes, shook his head in amusement. "Ok, but I'll tell the same thing I just told Chloe," he said. "You have to start working on your issues."

"Sure, but not today, I think," Gavin fired back as his friend changed clothes behind him. Once he turned around, Zack was already dressed to go out. He then walked over to the table and picked up his phone.

"Last chance?" Zack tried one more time.

"Next time," Gavin smiled while firing up his favorite game, 'Fatal Tower of Doom'. He plopped down on his bed as Zack got out of the room and closed the door behind him. Deciding to not dwell on his problems, the light brown-haired young man focused on his game.

He wouldn't know how much time passed, since he wasn't keeping track, but all of a sudden, Gavin could hear people shouting outside the room. He paused the game and raised a curious eyebrow. What's all that racket?