CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 7 - The surfing lesson

We both stood at the top of the stairs looking at the surf, the waves weren't too big. perfect. We started walking down the stairs, this time I was prepared for the sand no grasshopper action...so I thought...as my foot touched the sand 'HOLY S**t!!!' I began running round like a headless chicken, Whippet stood there watching as this girl in front of him started jumping around like a lunatic. I ran back to the stairs which seemed cool now, I'd lost my thongs somewhere on the sand. whippet who was still stood there looking at me began to giggle, 'how do you do it!?' I said trying to fan my feet, 'I don't know I guess I'm just used to it' by now he was full on fits of laughter. He propped his surf board up and went to pick up my thongs. He came back and put them on my feet, 'think you can walk to the tower?' He asked 'no way in hell' I said standing up, 'guess we have a problem then' he laughed...guess we do.

After a few minutes of me trying and failing to walk on the bloody hot stuff he stood infront of me but with his back towards me 'oh that's it then turning your back on me are you?' I joked 'get on' 'what?' I asked confused 'get on my back' a piggy back...yep I'd take that...I counted '1,2,3' with that I jumped on his back we stumbled forward a bit I screamed out he just laughed again apparently he 'meant' to do it. He told me to pass him his surf board and we (he) set off up to the lifeguard tower.

As we got there he put me down at the bottom in the doorway as he took my keys and phone into the tower, I could hear every word they were saying...'you kissed her yet?' One asked they were just as bad as girls! 'Enjoy your date last night?' Another asked this time he answered 'yeah we did thanks, you enjoy your beers?' I could have a guess it was Maxi, 'w w what do ya mean?' I heard him stutter 'we saw you as if you were there just to have a drink' I heard whippet laugh 'we just wanted to see how you were doing' just then Whippet came down the stairs took hold of my hand and brought me into the tower. I stood there like a deer in headlights. 'Another day at the beach?' mouse asked 'I'm taking her surfing' whippet answered for me 'nice!' mouse high fived Whippet. He turned to me and said I may as well take off the top as I would have nowhere to put it...so I took it off whilst the lads pretended they weren't watching and placed it on the side with my other things. 'You ready?' 'Ready as I will ever be' I smiled he then picked me back up on his back and we went down to the sea.

I waded in a little till waste deep then began to swim, I was a pretty strong swimmer I had to be to scuba dive. Just then I saw a set of small waves coming, 'get on' the second time he told me to get on that day...he sat up on his board and shuffled back I climbed on, wasn't the prettiest manoeuvre I admit, 'lay down, like a rescue' I did as I was told which meant his face was only a few inch from ass....well this was awkward. As he began paddling I held onto the board for dear life I was NOT letting go. 'Stand up!' Was he kidding!?!! I still clung onto the board 'st stand up!' He said again, he obviously found it funny how I was holding on for dear life, I didn't realise how fast it would go so I was not letting go of that board. 'Kneel up then' okay this was better than standing for sure, but A) I would still rather cling onto the board and B) I was not sticking my whole ass in his face. Next thing I knew he had jumped off leaving me on the board bobbing when he swam to the front so we were face to face, I looked up from the board 'what are ya doin?' He said laughing but I think he realised how much fear I actually had, and the waves weren't even big! 'You okay?' I nodded still looking down 'what's the worst that can happen? You'll fall off, you're a strong swimmer!' He was right 'okay let's go again'.

We paddled out to the next wave, yes WE...I actually let go of the board and helped. Then I saw a wave coming I looked back at Whip who had already seen, 'ready?' He shouted 'as ill ever be' I knelt up, my ass in his face which on the bright side made me stand up quicker. I looked down I was standing up, I was surfing!!! I raised both of my arms in a celebratory fashion, bad move...I ended up walking backwards along the board but I managed to steady myself, I looked back Whippet, wasn't there, Oh my god he wasn't there, I looked round and he was surfing on a lifeguard board next to me, well I stumbled back knowing nothing was holding me and splash in I went. I swam up grabbed hold of the board and climbed on sat on it, I felt like a proper surfer, may not have looked like one but I sure felt like one. Just then I heard laughing coming behind me Whippet had watched everything and was in hysterics.

We caught a few more waves I'd managed to stand up and not fall off surprisingly...when he ditched the rescue board and climbed on the end of mine, after watching Deano propose to his girlfriend like this on the show, i wondered what he was doing 'you've lost your bobble' I looked down and my hair had gone all wavy, wet obviously but wavy 'I probably look like a drown dog' I joked but I meant it 'no' he shook his head 'you look like a proper surfer, a pretty proper surfer' I blushed he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear, he was so gentle but he didn't move his hand, he moved in closer smiling, oh god this is it the first kiss!!! As I closed my eyes I heard a noise I thought it was just another wave, so I ignored it...but as the noise grew louder I opened my eyes whippet had done the same his hand still in place but we both turned to see the jet ski coming closer and closer, but instead of hitting us it turned at the last minute sending water all over us toppling the board and us over, there was arms and legs everywhere.

We both came to the surface and held onto the board, 'hop on' I gladly did so he paddled us back into shore, as we got the sand we stood up he picked his board up, I was determined to walk on this chuffin sand. We began to head up to the lifeguard tower, I was walking fine till I hit the soft sand that was it, free for all I've never run so fast, I ran till I got on the step leading up to the tower, whippet caught up eventually. We both walked in but Whip went right up to Kerrbox and grabbed him, all the other guys laughed 'I will get you back for that box!' So it was Kerrbox who'd got us with the jet ski. He turned around and bear hugged Whip, 'look forward to it mate' he joked, now his laugh was the BEST! Just then I felt a towel go over my shoulders, I turned round and Kobi was stood holding another one for Whip. 'Thanks' 'no trouble' he smiled. As Whip took the towel off him he dried himself off and hung it out the window he sat on the side and began messing with a tennis ball.

I didn't really know what to say so I just sat on the side next to him with the towel wrapped around my waist. Mouse decided to pipe up 'you ruined his moment box!' Playfully hitting him on the arm 'his moment?' Had he planned that whole thing out? 'I needed to get him back for what he did to me the other day with that f*****g rat' I leaned back a bit, whippet noticed and put his hand on my thigh 'let's go' he whispered, he gave me goosebumps again ' right guys we are heading off before box does something else to us' he winked I grabbed my stuff and we headed back to my house....