>Nick (12), his brother Jake (8), Jason (13), and Jason's brother Joseph (10) are walking through the neighborhood on their way home from the park.
>It's the early afternoon in the middle of summer.
>Nick wipes the sweat from his forehead.
>"Fuck, why's it gotta be so hot?"
>
>"Hey, I think we can cut through here."
>There was a house with a FOR SALE sign in the front yard.
>It's a good chance that nobody's living there, so it should be fine to walk through.
>The boys walked around the side of the house and encountered a gate.
>"Think we can hop over it?"
>Jason looked through a nearby window.
>The house was completely empty inside.
>"Yeah, nobody's here. Let's go."
>Nick gave Jake a boost over the gate, then Jospeh jumped and climbed over it.
>As Nick started making his way over, he heard Joseph.
>"Woah! Guys, come check this out!"
>Jason was the last one over the gate, and they all went to see what Joseph found.
>There was an in-ground pool in the back yard. Filled, clean, and fully operational.
>Joseph was giddy with excitement.
>"We can go swimming! Nobody even lives here, so it's like our own private pool."
>Jason wasn't as enthusiastic about it.
>"Eh, man I just want to go back home and relax. Get something to eat and sit in front of the AC."
>"Aww, come on! Please? I really wanna swim."
>"Well what are we supposed to do about Jake? You know he can't swim without his floats. Let's just go home and get inside where it's cool."
>Joseph lowered his head and looked at the ground. It looked like he would not get to go swimming today.
>But then Nick piped up: "Hey, I could stay here and swim with him."
>Jason turned to face Nick "You sure? What about your brother?"
>"Well, you could babysit him for me. You guys are both heading back to your house anyways, right?"
>Jason stood and thought for a moment. He and Jake have never had much interaction without Nick or Joseph around.
>"Alright then, if that's what you want to do. Come on Jake."
>Jason walked over to the fence and took a peek over it. The lot on the other side looked safe to cross.
>He gave Jake a boost over the fence and then hopped up on top of it himself. Then he looked back at Nick and Joseph.
>He waved and and said "See ya!" right before he hopped down on the other side.
>Now that they were gone, Nick kicked his shoes off and began pulling off his shirt.
>"Well, since we don't have our swim trunks, I guess we can just swim in our underwear."
>He threw his shirt to the side and pulled down his shorts.
>Just as he was stepping out of them, he saw Joseph run past him completely bare-ass naked.
>Joseph jumped and pulled his legs close to his body as the splashed into the water.
>As he resurfaced, he saw Nick standing at the edge in his boxers.
>"What the hell, man. I said keep your underwear on."
>"I didn't wear underwear today."
>"What!? Why not?"
>"Because it's hot."
>Nick grunted and shook his head.
>"Well, dude, you can't just swim around naked. What if someone sees you?"
>"We're in a fenced in yard behind an empty house. Who's gonna see me?"
>Nick crossed his arms and tried to think of a comeback, but Joseph had a point.
>"...Alright, fine. But I'm keeping mine on."
>Nick sat down on the edge and dipped his legs in. The water felt cool, but not too cold.
>Then he pushed off of the edge and jumped in. The cool sensation surrounded his body and immediately began to rejuvenate him.
>He returned to the surface and took a deep breath.
>"Ah, that's a lot better."

>After swimming for a while
>"Hey Nick, wanna have a race?"
>"Alright, sure."
>"Come over here."
>Nick and Joseph swim to the far side of the pool and hold on to the edge.
>"Okay, so first one to the other side wins. Ready?"
>They both put their feet against the wall.
>"Go!"
>Both boys kick off of the wall for an initial boost.
>As they are gliding across the pool, Nick feels his boxers falling down.
>He reaches back, grabs the waistband, and pulls them back up.
>He lost a little speed from doing this, but he can still catch up.
>Nick starts using his arms and legs to take big strokes.
>But he feels his knees getting caught on his underwear.
>He surfaces from the water and wipes his eyes.
>Joseph is already at the finish.
>"Hah, I win!"
>Nick felt frustrated.