Monitoring Sean's progress with the towel, Hal gave a grunt of disgust. "Come on. I have an extra towel you can use in the office. No way you can drive home like that-you'll ruin the car's interior. 'Sides, we need to talk," Hal added heavily. Turning on his heel, he headed back toward his office.
Sean swallowed with a decided lack of enthusiasm. They entered Hal's cramped cubicle of an office and Hal shut the door behind him. It closed with an ominous bang. He took a towel hanging from the hook on the door and tossed it at Sean, who grabbed it one-handed.
"Thanks," he said, as he bent to pat his khakis dry.
"I hope you know what the hell you're doing." The warning tone in Hal's voice had Sean pausing to glance up at his friend. He straightened, towel forgotten.
"Hey, I didn't plan what you saw back there, Hal. It just happened."
"What'd she do? Pull you into the pool?" Whatever he saw in Sean's expression had Hal's face shifting into a lopsided grin. "Thought so. Serves you right, McDermott. You were being a total SOB. You knew it, so did she. Christ, you would never pull that kind of stunt with Dave." He gave a snort of disgust. "I was watching the two of you the entire workout. Don't think I didn't see when you finally took pity on her. Any slower, and you'd have been doing a dog paddle. Real shitty of you, McDermott." Sean admitted silently. "Right. If she ever agrees to swim with me again, I'll let her swim her arms off. She got her revenge anyway."
"Good for her."
Sean's gaze narrowed. Sometimes Hal was a pain in the ass. "Gee, thanks, Coach."
Unfazed by Sean's sarcasm, Hal continued, "You know, I always suspected something would happen between you and Lily. Intense rivalry can't come without intense passion. I figured the attraction was there, just waiting for the right moment." He paused to glare at Sean, then said, "But I would have hoped you'd have a hell of a lot more smarts than to try to seduce a beautiful woman in pool! Anybody could have walked in on you!" His voice was at a near shout.
Sean swallowed with a decided lack of enthusiasm. They entered Hal's cramped cubicle of an office and Hal shut the door behind him. It closed with an ominous bang. He took a towel hanging from the hook on the door and tossed it at Sean, who grabbed it one-handed.
"Thanks," he said, as he bent to pat his khakis dry.
"I hope you know what the hell you're doing." The warning tone in Hal's voice had Sean pausing to glance up at his friend. He straightened, towel forgotten.
"Hey, I didn't plan what you saw back there, Hal. It just happened."
"What'd she do? Pull you into the pool?" Whatever he saw in Sean's expression had Hal's face shifting into a lopsided grin. "Thought so. Serves you right, McDermott. You were being a total SOB. You knew it, so did she. Christ, you would never pull that kind of stunt with Dave." He gave a snort of disgust. "I was watching the two of you the entire workout. Don't think I didn't see when you finally took pity on her. Any slower, and you'd have been doing a dog paddle. Real shitty of you, McDermott." Sean admitted silently. "Right. If she ever agrees to swim with me again, I'll let her swim her arms off. She got her revenge anyway."
"Good for her."
Sean's gaze narrowed. Sometimes Hal was a pain in the ass. "Gee, thanks, Coach."
Unfazed by Sean's sarcasm, Hal continued, "You know, I always suspected something would happen between you and Lily. Intense rivalry can't come without intense passion. I figured the attraction was there, just waiting for the right moment." He paused to glare at Sean, then said, "But I would have hoped you'd have a hell of a lot more smarts than to try to seduce a beautiful woman in pool! Anybody could have walked in on you!" His voice was at a near shout.
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