To start off, I (m22) woke up and went in to work (this is relevant I super promise). My manager and I butt heads alot, bla bla bla I get sent home. With the energy and tension I had from getting sent home (you really feel it) I decide, fuck it, I need to go swimming, if Im lucky there'll be a cute girl there.

I pickup and grab my stuff, hit the pool, and I notice a decently cute girl (6.9/10) just getting up on the stand as I get there. Alright, so far so good.... Really only 4 other people in the pool at that time (an hour before closing). I hop in the pool do a lap or two and walk over near her stand and start teasing her about how lazy she is since there were literally bugs floating everywhere. She laughed a bit and asked me if I life guarded before, I had been for a few years prior, I keep teasing her about her laziness if anyone had ever drowned or if she ever had to save anyone, usually coming back with a sly smug "uh huh" rebuttal to everyone of her answers. She was smiling and any lifeguard (well most) would appreciate the conversation since it get's pretty boring up there. Anyway she gets down, and some guy gets up, about the same age as her maybe a bit younger. I make almost no mention to her once she's off, she starts walking to the front desk. Completely swap convo to the guy, asking how long he's lifeguarded, ect.

After a few minutes I get out and start drying off, and check my phone's messages. She's in the bathroom cleaning with a hose and I realize I could have approached her there, but the butterflies were just eating me away. I would have folded if I tried to get her number then. I know shame on me, but I wanted to wait till I had a cleaner smoother approach opportunity. I know, the ego thing is holding me back big time. Well I get up and say fuck it, it's now or never, I cant sit here all day biding my time till I'm ready.. Get up walk to the front, she's right there checking the sign in book, I ask "So I never caught your name," Her: "Izzie" Me: "So how old are you" I was being careful.. Her: "Seventeeeen" She kind of dragged the end there Me: "Do you want to give me your number?" Her" "Well how old are you" Me "Haha 22" Her" Well.. I don't know.." Me "It's up to youu" Her: "sure why not"

Casually wrote it down on a piece of paper, told her "Alright Izzie, take care haha" and walked out feeling really positive.

Later got home and realized, poof right in the mirror, this delicious white obvious zit white-head thing on my nose. Probably the second time Ive gotten a girls number after asking. I don't know why I haven't stepped up more often but it felt really good and I hope I start taking more opportunities like this.

edit: this is in Texas