Chapter 285: Feminine Wiles

"Seeing as they both got out at the same time, who is the winner?" Tom's father asked, once his sons climbed out of the pool with Lucy's father.

"Who else, but Tom? He would have won had he not gone back to help Andrew," Tom's mother pointed out.

"And my husband would have won had he not hurt his shoulder," Lucy's mother defended her husband as she went to her husband.

"Unfortunately that wasn't anyone's fault, so no one can be blamed for that. Tom on the other hand gave up his chance to help him," Tom's mother said matter of factly, but Lucy's mom wasn't listening to her.

"Are you okay, darling? How bad is it?" She asked with concern as touched the arm her husband was favoring.

"I'm okay, babe. Nothing a good massage won't fix," he assured her with a wink that relieved her, before facing the guys.

"Thanks, boys," he said as he slapped Tom's back, and then Bryan's back.