"No thanks," I said, flashing him a smile. "Come on Emily," Emmett said, nodding towards the tube. "Parker will shove me off or something," I said, shooting him a meaningful glare. "Swear I won't," Parker said, holding his hands up in mock surrender with a smile. I looked over to the other guys. "Seriously? You guys aren't going to do it." "It's not that we aren't going to do it," Harley defended. "Just not right now." Right. I sighed, stripping my tank top and shimmying out of my shorts. I think of the boy's whistled, but he was shut up pretty quick, so I couldn't be sure. I kicked off my flip-flops and handed Emmett my sunglasses before joining Ricky and Parker in the back of the boat. "I swear to God Parker Adams, if you shove me off this tube I will cut your balls off," I warned him. He laughed, flashing me a pearly white smile. "You have my word." "And what's that good for?" "Not much," he admitted. "I want Ricky to sit in the middle," I said to Emmett, as he tied the tube to the boat. "Parker has to," Emmett informed me, as he tossed the tube into the water. "He's the heaviest." Parker flexed his muscles. "Sorry babe, can't help it." "Shut the hell up," Emmett and I said in unison. Ricky laughed. "That's so cool." "Alright Parker, you're in first," Emmett said, stepping back. Parker climbed into the middle first, muttering to himself. Ricky climbed in next, sitting to Parker's right. "Em?" Emmett said to me. I had to climb over Parker to get to my side, and he smirked at me the entire time. "I hate you," I informed Parker. "You don't mean it." "Oh but I do." Emmett saluted us before heading back over to the Captain's chair. "Have you guys ever done this before?" Ricky asked us. Parker and I both nodded. "Is it fun?" Ricky looked to Parker, waiting for his guidance. "Yeah man," Parker said, flashing him a smile. "I won't even shove you off your first time." "If you prefer your balls connected to your body, you won't lay a single hand on me," I warned Parker. "Violent," Parker muttered. The tube jerked into motion, the line connecting us to the boat taut. Emmett started off simple, just pulling us in a single direction, pretty fast. And then he started with the twists and turns. I found myself clinging to Parker's arm, screaming for my life. I seriously hate Emmett. And then we hit a wave, at high speeds, and both Ricky and I flipped out of the tube. I hit the water a couple of times before coming a stop, reminding myself to tread water so I wouldn't sink. Ricky shot me a thumbs-up and I shot him one back, the two of us pretty far from each other. We'd flipped in opposite directions. I watched as the boat circled back for us, and I swam up to the boat, accepting Emmett's hand as he hoisted me up. "That was great," Harley informed me. "Shut up." "You and Ricky practically mirrored each other," he continued, still laughing. I shook my hair out on him, spraying him and a couple of others with water. "At least I wasn't too scared to go," I taunted, before grabbing my sunglasses and retaking my seat. "I'm not scared," Harley retorted. "I'd just rather not-" "Go right now," I filled in. "Yeah, we've all heard that one before." "Called out," Kale called, causing all of the other boys to start poking fun at him. "Okay!" Harley called, standing up. "I'll do it if you do," he said to me. "Okay," I agreed, standing up. "What's going on?" Parker asked, Emmett finally pulling the tube back to the boat. "I'm going man," Harley informed Parker. "No shit?" "No shit," Harley confirmed. "You too?" Parker asked me. "She has to," Harley informed him. "Who else is going?" Emmett asked. All of the boys shook their heads, including Ricky. "Oh come on," Parker called out. "You guys all fucking suck." "Looks like you're going again," Emmett said to Parker, nodding towards the tube. "This is ridiculous. They should all have to run sprints." "On the boat?" "Swim laps," Parker countered. "Shut up and get in the tube." Parker climbed back into the middle with me on his left again and Harley on his right this time. "You going to flip out this time?" Parker asked me, with a smirk. "I hope you do." "Good one." "You guys fight like an old married couple," Harley informed us. Parker laughed, and I rolled my eyes. The line grew taut and the tube jerked into motion, once again. "Try not to scream louder than Emily," Parker called out to Harley. I punched Parker's arm, causing him to laugh harder. As Emmett started the whips and turns again, I gripped Parker's arm, determined not to flip out. And Harley was most definitely screaming louder than me. The three of us safely made the rounds, and Emmett pulled the tube back in. "Tried my hardest to flip you guys out," Emmett promised, as we reached the boat. "But you guys are good." "It's a gift," Parker informed him, being the first one to climb out of the tube. Emmett offered me his hand and I hoisted myself up out of the tube, shaking the excess water off of me. "You're like a dog," Parker said to me. I ignored him, grabbing my sunglasses from Emmett's cup holder. "You know what they call female dogs?" I gave him a good shove before retaking my seat. "She's so violent," Parker said to Emmett. "Well don't provoke her." We started off towards an island, probably to dock for lunch, and I let my hand dip down into the water again. And then we began to slow down. I looked over at Emmett, unsure of what he was doing. And from the looks of it, he wasn't too sure either. "Dude, what're we doing?" Kale asked Emmett. "Breaking down," Emmett informed him. "Are you serious?" Parker asked Emmett. Emmett ignored him, heading to the back of the boat to check out the engine.