Chapter 29

Chapter 29

The next few weeks or so was a blur, I'd had time off to care for Whip, Em didn't mind, the cafe wasn't busy. I was downstairs tidying up when whip stood in the doorway, 'what are you doing up!?' He smiled and shook his head 'because if I stay in bed one more day I'm going to go stir crazy' he laughed softly 'take a seat, you hungry?' He pondered a minute 'yeah I think I am' 'okay well what do you want?' 'Toast?' I nodded and made him two slices, taking them over I sat down opposite to him 'how's you stomach?' 'It doesn't hurt today, at least my stitches are out now, back to work soon' I laughed 'yeah okay...' 'What?' 'As if you're going to work soon' 'well...why not?' I looked at him and sighed 'just because the outside his healing, doesn't mean the inside is doing the same' he tutted and rolled his eyes 'I suppose you're right' he carried on eating his toast. 'But the docs said 2 weeks till I could begin to do non strenuous exercise'

We sat in the room and watched TV when my phone rang, I picked it up and I could hear a lot of chatting at the other end 'helloooo?' Kept repeating 'ohh hello love can you hear me? Think you can come down to the cafe please?' 'Erm yeah everything okay?' 'Yes love but I'm rushed off my feet here...' 'Right ill be down' I came off the phone 'Hun I gotta go to work...' I paused 'you gunna be okay on your own?' He looked at me frowning 'why am I on my own? Can't I come with you?' 'Well yeah if you think you can handle it' he nodded and pulled himself up, he was definitely on the mend, the doctors had done a brilliant job. We both got dressed and I drove down to the cafe...

When we got to the street, it was jam packed full with people all outside the cafe, 'what the hell?' We both said parking the car, we stepped out and began walking arm in arm towards the crowd, a few people noticed and parted ways creating a path for us to walk down to the front door. Inside were four men dressed in blue lifeguard shirts, we walked in, all the tables were full of people that

Em was running around. The four lads turned round, Maxi, Kobi, Mouse and Harries. They all came to us 'how are ya mate?' Asked Maxi. Kobi came to me 'how's it been, you're brilliant the way you've been taking care of him' I smiled and hugged him. I ended up hugging all the other lads. Whippet lifted his shirt up and showing them all his scar, still a little boy at heart, showing all the ohter boys his war wounds. it had healed wonderfully, there would hardly be a visible scar. 'What are you guys doing here anyway?' I asked 'well after everything you've done for whip, don't say you haven't done anything you're the best thing that's happened to him!' They turned to whip 'isn't she?!' He nodded with such enthusiasm. By now the shop had gone quiet listening in to everything. I turned beetroot colour... 'Well' they continued 'we know your cafe hasn't had much attention because its new...But we thought we could bring bondi rescue fanbase to the cafe, get it in people's minds, if we come here they will' well they had a point...'th th thankyou' I stammered 'and we've made you a twitter page' whippet added, he was in on this!? 'You knew about all this?' 'It was my idea' he laughed Maxi nudged him gently 'well mostly my idea...the guys may have helped' maxi nodded to say thank you.

The rest of the day the guys posed for pictures with fans and then they came inside and got served by them, whippet and I were stood in a corner, his arm around me. I rested my head n his shoulder 'thank you, I don't deserve any of this' he turned me round so I was stood in front of him 'you are worth everything, no one has ever cared for me so much except my parents..' 'Its because I love you' I smiled I hated any kind of attention, I was a shy person, being friends with the guys had brought me out if my shell a little bit but I still didn't like attention. He kissed me softly in the lips whilst holding my waist. Bringing me in closer. Then we heard screaming, really girly screaming I thought maybe Maxi and Mouse had taken their shirts off...maybe that was just wishful thinking...we pulled apart and saw a man with a FTW. Hat and a pair of sunnies on, he came into the shop and man hugged Whip...I stood there clueless...'mate this is Charlie' he beamed the man took of his hat and sunnies...kid mac...

He grabbed and hugged me, what was it with these men and hugs!? Not like I was complaining, I stood there in awe, what did I say OMG!! 'Hey, heard a lot about you' he smiled, now Is the time to tell you...when I meet someone who's is famous I go squeaky and high pitched...I once met Sean Bean, don't know who he is look him up! He said hello my reply lets just say made him laugh, hysterically, for a good 5 minutes that was definitely a *facepalm* moment...anyways, I smiled trying not to speak 'you okay' he smiled 'uh huh' I nodded I was determined not to speak, 'good good' he laughed he then turned around to face everyone 'right guys! Everyone to the beach we are going to have a mini concert' everyone got up and headed to the beach, we shut up shop so Em could come too.

When we got down to bondi there was a mini stage near the tower, Kidmac jumped up on stage and lunatic began, the crowd was jumping around to his music singing long with him me, whip and the guys who I'd found out were off duty all stood at the side dancing around too. Several songs later he began to get people from the crowd to come and sing what they wanted, 10 seconds of fame and all that, it was a really lovely day. We carried n dancing to everyone who got up on stage when I realised Whip had gone 'where's whip?' I asked Maxi 'I don't know?' But he was smirking...'you sure' I raised my eyebrows 'yeahhh' he was crumbling, I was about to ask him again when whip came back 'where were you?' 'Just in the tower' he replied, good enough answer for me. Kidmac took over the mic...'I'd like to welcome a special someone onto the stage, she won't come up on her own so she's going to need a little push, I've been told she's a good singer and loves a bit of country...' My stomach turned my palms got sweaty...'what have you done!?' 'I mayyyy have put a word in' said whip sheepishly, I felt a hand grab my arm, before I had time to dig my heels in I was stood in the centre of the stage, facing a crowd of easily more than a hundred...

My breathing quickened, I looked around at all the faces looking at me, I turned and faced the guys all had their thumbs up at me, I turned to face the crowd again 'you can do it!' A lad shouted this caused the others to join in cheering at me...I took a deep breath, closed my eyes as Beyonce *love on top*...oh god....here I go, I closed my eyes tightly and sang 'honey honey i can see the stars all the way from here' i moved in time to the music, it was weird...I was really enjoying this I was just hoping I didn't hit any bum notes. I knew i didn't have the power of beyonce but I could hold a not. The crowd were dancing to the beat. I got a bit more confidence and began swaying to the music holding the microphone stand and mic. 'Youre the one I love, you're the one I need' I began the chorus, everyone was jumping and singing along with me, the backing singers started behind me, god I felt famous. The song finished everyone clapped I did a little bow and legged it off the stage. The guys all clapped, then Maxi and Harries ran up to the stage 'right guys can we do the macerena?' They all screamed back yes at him the music started they managed to get everyone to do it, they both had snake hips I was giggling the whole time.

The night drew on people began to go home until it was us and kidmac. 'You're a great singer' I shook my head 'noo' he laughed and gave me a hug 'I best be going I got a small gig tomorrow night' we saw him off and it was left with Me, Whip, Mouse and Maxi. 'How you feeling?' I asked whip 'I'm great, I feel fine' then he fell backwards onto the sand and didn't move, I jumped up and shook him 'RYAN!!!' Tears began to form again when he started to chuckle...'are you kidding me!!!' I yelled at him storming off to the edge of the water 'hey come back I'm sorry!' He chased after me 'that was mean!' I didn't look at him 'I'm sorry' 'no you're not' I folded my arms 'yes I am that was cruel' I looked at him 'too right' I didn't know whether or not to be cross...I deep sighed, he came towards me with open arms how could I refuse I hugged him and pulled away 'I WILL get you back' 'yeah right, what you gunna do? Throw some sand at me' I mocked him and we walked back to Maxi and Mouse.

We all laid there watching the sunset when we heard snoring, it was Whip...payback timeeeee, I whispered to the lads my plan, we began covering him in lots of sand and began to mould it into shape, 'mermaid' I whispered Maxi shaped the tail round and added the fin Mouse found some seaweed for his hair placing it gently around his head. I put one foot either side of him and bent over moulding the boobs. We all stepped back I got out my phone and took LOADS of pictures of him, the lads had a printer in the tower I printed several off and pinned them up around the tower, knowing he was coming in the next day. We locked up and went back down to him waking him up 'what have you done to me!?' 'You're a gorgeous mermaid' we all burst into giggles he broke free and chased us the guys managed to escape him, I didn't see them again, I ran for the house, he soon caught up as I ran up into the bedroom...

Well HE certainly felt better...