[ Julie snorts loudly. Where she was from was so flat and dry that even the lake was manmade, and it was for fishing and boating only. But they'd had a tolerable public pool, and she'd known a handful of people with above-ground pools in their backyard. And, of course, her family's white trash specialties: sprinklers and slip-and-slides (which inevitably caused at least one concussion amongst the children every year). ]

Sophomore year of high school, I dated a guy all summer just 'cause his family had the best pool in town. In-ground and everythin'. He sucked though. Smelled a little like Fritos all the time. This is way better.

[ Stirring her drink with her straw, Julie tilts her head at Nadine for a moment before she moves her sunglasses to rest atop her head. ]

You wanna go down together?