*Pool

@Sarah Mcdaniel He narrowed his eyes at the other, "meanie." He dipped his hand in the cool water and splashed her playfully, chuckling lowly. He looked around the pool once, not exactly knew why or what he was looking for but then he stopped at Sarah and admired her for a second before shrugging to himself then grabbed the hem of his shirt. "Maybe the cold water can help soothe my sore muscles." He mumbled, lifting the shirt up revealing more ink scattered around his toned body. He folded his shirt neatly before standing up to take his jeans off. "You don't mind, right?" He paused, peering down at the woman.

@Zayn Malik "If you say so." Sarah chuckled before she closed her eyes, listening to the echoes of their voices and the cooling pool water. "I'd say that it's a downgrade." Sarah teased as she mirrored the smirk plastered on the man's lips. "I know." Sarah informed him before she swam over to where Zayn sat, resting besides him while her arms held her up. "If you say so. Just tell me if you need anything." Sarah smiled in return.

-she hummed softly and set her towel down at the edge of the pool. Within seconds a pile of shorts, shirt, bra, and rested next to the pool. Water splashed out and two second later Jessi resurfaced, a content hum in from the relaxing sensation of skinny dipping in the warm water-

@Sarah Mcdaniel "meh, I'm not." He waved it off, shaking his head in amusement. It had been a long time since the last time he hung out with someone as cheery and genuine as Sarah, he was starting to like this mansion more each moment had passed with her. He shook his head at the question, "no need to rush, just enjoy yourself. We have all the time in the world." He shrugged, his eyes narrowing slightly and scoffed softly, chuckling lowly as he shook his head. "I was handsome and now I'm cute? Is that an upgrade... Or a downgrade?" He smirked back, wiggling his eyebrows playfully. "Just stating facts, not trying to kiss your bum." He shrugged again, casually taking off his shoes and rolled his pants up to his knees before taking a seat on the edge of the pool, sighing in content as he dipped his tired feet in the cool water. "My arms just a little bit sore but they're fine. Thanks for the offer though." He smiled at the woman gently and nodded.

@Zayn Malik "You're amazing, alright!" Sarah chuckled as she slipped over to where the man was. "When should we go? After I get out and change out of my swimsuit?" Sarah asked before her eyes caught notice of the man's blush creeping up along the sunkissed extent of his cheeks. "Wow. You're cute even when you blush." She thought out loud, only to cover her lips, laughing softly with a small smirk playing on her lips. "Oops~" She teased before it disappeared, her eyes on him as he spoke of her past. "Zayn, You're very sweet.." Sarah simply replied with a faint smile, taking a small breath before she noticed the glimpse at his abdomen, not paying much mind to it as her eyes traveled to the model. "Zayn, would you like me to give you a massage? I notice you've been stretching your arms out quite a bit.."

@Sarah Mcdaniel "Hmm... I just met you, but how about this?" That got Zayn's attention and he found himself leaning in more, reflecting Sarah's mischievous smile with a grin of his own, his eyes twinkling with mischief and amusement. "Exploring this mansion with you, huh? Say no more, I'm sold." He nodded, chuckling lowly. The male felt warmth creeping up his cheeks, no one had ever call him cute before so it was an understatement that it caught him off guard but he kept his cool, scoffing lightly under his breath as he watched the woman having a great time in the pool. "That's bull. No average pretty girl got the honor to be called as a Victoria's Secret angel. Yes, I know it was in the past but it still counted, it helps that you're a literal angel yourself." He nodded, saying those all casually then with a groan, he got up and once again stretched his arms up, his shirt lifting up in the process flashing the other a glimpse of his toned abdomen.

@Zayn Malik "Hmm... I just met you, but how about this?" Sarah could feel the mischievous smile etching onto her plump lips. "How about we go together? You and me, exploring the mansion and seeing its secrets." Sarah smiled brightly, only to have her eyes widen at his sudden outburst. Oh, who knew how adorable he seemed the moment he was so riled and frantic? "Don't worry, it was cute." Sarah laughed lightly before she pulled away from the edge, floating to the surface as she closed her eyes, smiling sweetly at the sweet and cool caress of water brushing over her body. "Oh dear, I am not gorgeous, there are others far more gorgeous than I. I'm just an average pretty girl.." Sarah laughed with a faint smile, not deny the fact that he made her so flustered.

@Sarah Mcdaniel He hummed and nodded in agreement, "yep. Especially if you have someone else to explore with you. Could be a great time to spend with a dear friend or a date." He shrugged, the explorer in him growing excited at the idea. He snapped his fingers at her, eyes wide as he nodded frantically. "Exactly! Like, why only put the spotlight on me? It takes two to tango y'know. And how could I possibly be a heartbreaker when there wasn't any heart getting broken." He stopped, taking a deep breath and glanced at the woman in the pool with an apologetic smile, cursing himself in his head for getting so riled up. Zayn didn't understand why his heart felt light watching as the shade of pink coloring the woman's cheeks, it just made him want to smile more. "Thank you. You're gorgeous too, Sarah."

@Zayn Malik "Oh yes, the mansion would be an amazing place to explore as well." Sarah chuckled before her plump lips opened to speak, only to close it to allow him to speak. Silently listening, Sarah nodded firmly before a smile appeared on her lips once again. "You know the press, they exaggerate and stretch out the details to make it juicy, not only that. they take a lot of things out of context." Sarah smiled before her cheeks blossomed into rosy hues of pink at his words and the oddly very attractive teasing smile plastered on the lips of the other. "Y-yes, you are very handsome.."

@Sarah Mcdaniel Zayn leaned forward, resting his arms on his knees as the smile on his face widen hearing the woman laugh for the first time. "True that, but I actually don't mind. It'll be fun to explore it, just imagine what you'll find. Maybe you'll find a secret room or something like that, who knows?" He shrugged and scrunched his nose up when the smell of chlorine hit him, only paying attention to his surrounding just now. The male's eyebrows rose in surprise, honestly wasn't expecting that and he smiled gratefully. "Thanks. I've always hated the title.. I don't even know how they came up with that and why me, y'know?" He grumbled, resting his chin on the back of his hand, a teasing smile in place. "I'm devilishly handsome, huh?"

@Zayn Malik She was thankful he didn't push any further into the manner of her leg. It was an incident she did not want to hear of. Whether it was intentional or accidental, Sarah had brushed it aside. Sure, the pain reminded her of it every day, but she had already pushed it aside, slipped away to the depths of her mind where she needn't worry about the excruciating pain. "Indeed. It's a shame that despite how pretty it is, it's far too big-" She admitted with a laugh before she floated over to the edge of the pool, her eyes traveling to meet his own once again. "I'm aware. Zayn~ Uprising Male Model of the decade also referred to as 'Mr. Bad Boy'. But in pure honesty, you don't seem to be like how they portray you, which is a good thing!" Sarah smiled while she spoke, "Not only that, I think it's just because you're devilishly handsome, it isn't your fault. I've always hated the press."

@Sarah Mcdaniel Those gorgeous eyes stopped to meet his and Zayn was pretty sure that his guess was accurate, there were a lot of commotion about it before, her being a rare jewel in the industry. And he was absolutely a er for pretty eyes. "Alright if you say so.." the male saw the pain in her eyes but didn't push, it wasn't his business and sighed softly, stretching his arms up and groaned as sound of joint popping rang in his ears. "Right. Mansions and their reputation." He chuckled then paused when she stripped her sweater off. Now Zayn was never one to stare too long but he couldn't help it, the woman was gorgeous. She looked like she was sculpted by God himself and he was known as an individual who could appreciate art when he saw one. Tilting his head, he watched in silence before cracking a lazy smile, "I'm Zayn, by the way."

@Zayn Malik Sarah's mismatched eyes, one of the milkest brown, and the other bluer than the ocean traveled to meet his eyes upon seeing his concern towards her. With a smile to mask the faint hints of pain, Sarah cheerfully spoke. "I'm fine. Don't worry... It's always like this." Sarah admitted before the former angel's eyes turned down towards her leg, smiling faintly at his words. "That's a common idea to think of. The mansion is big, quite too big sometimes for the inhabitants." Sarah chuckled before she rested her leg on the floor, beginning to slip off the large white sweater that covered her body from hidden eyes- or, maybe not hidden eyes from the man who was currently staring at her, but did that stop her from wanting to take a swim? No. Sarah got up and strolled to the side of the pool and slipped in, letting out a breath of bliss at the cool waters that caressed and coaxed her tired muscles.

@Sarah Mcdaniel The male somehow couldn't take his eyes off her, she looked familiar but he couldn't place a name for that face or figured out where he had seen her before. His heart clenched when he saw her limping then it clicked, he knew where he had seen her before. "Are you okay?" Zayn frowned in concern, locking his eyes on her face even though he wanted to look out of curiosity. "Yeah.. just arrived today. I'm glad that I finally meet someone, I thought I'll be living in this mansion all by my own." He sighed, running a hand through his dark hair.

@Zayn Malik With a small breath, Sarah had limped to the lounge seat besides the man. The locks of her auburn hair shinning a hue of pink under the lighting of the pool. The smell of chlorine relaxing her tense bones. "It's fine. It seems that they didn't tell you." Sarah informed before she sat down with a wince, taking a quivering breath before she brought her fingers to carefully caress her fingers over her imperfection. "Are you new? I haven't seen you around before"

@Sarah Mcdaniel Frowning deeply, Zayn stretched his legs out and thought back to what his agent and the agency representative said about this mansion. "'Oh you're going to have fun living there, son'." he mumbled, imitating an annoying old man's voice. However, a tentative voice called out to him, interrupting his musing and he jumped slightly in surprise, eyes wide as his head snapped to the direction where the voice was heard from. "Oh? Really? But-" he paused, looking like a deer caught in the headlights as he gaped at the woman before him. "I'm sorry. I didn't know." Zayn finally regained his composure after a few seconds of staring, slipping his vape pen back in his pocket as he huffed out the last of it.

@Zayn Malik As per usual, Sarah was headed to the pool. The staggering of her ungraceful movements with the horrid limp prevented her from moving much, however it didn't prevent her from wanting to take a swim in the pool. Only in the water did she feel somewhat graceful again. However, the artist froze, there was a man resting on the chair she normally had set her things on. Not only that, he was vaping. With a small breath, Sarah limped over to the man. "Excuse me.. I don't think you're allowed to vape indoors.."

@Sarah Mcdaniel Ever since he arrived two hours ago, Zayn hasn't been very much successful in encountering other than the maids in the mansion. Those two hours were spent with exploring, the male making mental notes of some spots he'd like to check out later. "Damn," he whistles, elated that he finds another rad spot, the pool. He takes a seat on one of the lounge chairs scattered around the poolside, digging in his pocket for his vape pen. He takes a drag, exhaling slowly as he admired the pool, lost in his thoughts.