Summerland
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A/N: I've missed Summerland so much, so I've decided to write my own fanfic! This is my version of series 3. Hope you all enjoy it, only just started so I don't know when I'll be posting and how often, etc, so bear with me! J
Main Characters:
Ava Gregory Johnny Durant Susannah Rexford Jay Robertson Bradin Westerly Nikki Westerly Derrick Westerly Erika Spalding Cameron Bale
Colby Freed
Chapter 1
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Ava Gregory rolled over in her bed to see the man whom she had loved since she was a teenager. She smiled as she watched him peacefully sleeping, thankful that they had finally got together again. The sound of cartoons blasting up the stairs and inaudible talking told her she wasn't the only one awake. Slowly and carefully, so not to wake Johnny, she out on her dressing gown and went downstairs. The TV repeatedly flicked back and forth between Spongebob Squarepants and the news channel.
"Nikki, that's my favourite episode, put it back on!" Derrick said, fighting with his sister for control of the remote.
"Derrick, you've seen it before, it's a repeat, it will be on again. I want to watch the news, you know the thing that doesn't do repeats." Nikki argued back, slowly gaining control of the remote.
"Find something you both want to watch." Ava said warningly. "Or the TV goes off." Derrick gave in angrily and gave the remote to Nikki. He joined his aunt walking to the kitchen, where Bradin was already leaning against the counter and eating his cereal.
"I was thinking we could all spend the day at the beach today, the weathers great." Ava said cheerily.
"I'm going to be down there anyway, me and Erika were going to catch some waves. What?" Bradin said, seeing the disapproving look that crossed his aunt's face.
"Bradin, sweetie, you and Erika aren't still thinking about being a couple, are you?" She said, as she watched him clean his bowl in the sink.
"So what if we are? It's no one else's business but ours." He said madly before storming into his room, slamming the door behind him. Ava sighed, she decided against mentioning it again, trying to prevent him from doing something stupid to get back at her.
"Someone doesn't seem happy." Ava jumped and turned to see Susannah. "Mention the Erika thing again?" Ava nodded as she poured herself and Susannah coffee.
"I just don't know what to do about them two." She sighed.
"Maybe you should just leave it. I mean, they do like each other, a lot too, and if you're right then they should break up eventually. For now, I say you should just try and be happy and supportive of him." Susannah replied before taking a greedy sip from the mug cupped in her hands.
"Thank you, Dr. Phil." Ava said with a laugh. "Anyway, are you up for coming to the beach with us today?"
"Sure, sounds fun, not like I have much else to do." Susannah replied.
"Is it OK if I ring Cam to meet us there?" Nikki called over.
"Of course it is." Ava said, then jumping as she felt two muscular, toned arms wrap themselves around her waist. "Johnny, you scared me!" She laughed, before turning round and kissing him. Nikki and Susannah exchanged a quick, happy glance before they broke apart.
"Aunt Ava, is it OK if Martha comes to the beach with us, too?" Derrick asked, speaking up for the first time since sitting down and eating his cereal.
"Sure, honey, would you like me to ring and check with her mom?" Ava asked, knowing she had to be careful where Martha was concerned.
"Yeah, that'd be great!" He said happily. Ava ruffled his hair before he ran upstairs to get changed. The others quickly followed suit and one by one headed upstairs to get ready.
Twenty minutes later and everyone was downstairs, dressed and ready to go. Ava knocked on Bradin's door.
"Bradin, are you coming to the beach with us or are you going later?" She asked.
"I'll be out in a second!" He called.
"Good morning, all!" Everyone turned to see an exceptionally happy Jay standing at the door. Isabelle and her son, Danny, were there too. "I have happy news," he said with a grin, casting a secret look over to Susannah who already knew, "after a bit of convincing from Jay Robertson, Isabelle and I are having a baby!"
"Congratulations, you two!" Ava said, hugging them. "Finally, Jay Robertson is going to be a dad, wow that's a scary thought!" She laughed when hugging him.
"Yeah, yeah make jokes Ava. But I am going to do everything in my power to give my wife and children the best life possible." He said.
"Stop going all mushy on us, Jay." Nikki said as she gave him a congratulatory hug.
"Did I just hear Jay say he is going to be a dad?" Bradin asked with a grin on his face as he came out of his room. "Poor kid." Jay gave him a fake punch in the gut and they quickly hugged.
"Jay, would you, Isabelle and Danny like to join us at the beach?" Ava asked beaming at them.
"Honey?" Jay asked Isabelle, smiling, loving being able to finally act like a proper couple.
"Sure." She replied, giving him a quick kiss, and having to wrench his hands off of her as he predictably wanted more.
They all set off out into the garden and down to the beach.
"So, how many weeks pregnant are you, Isabelle? You're stomachs flat as a board." Ava asked, smiling.
"About six weeks, I think, but I can't be sure." She replied.
"You know, I never thought it'd feel this good." Jay said, still smiling as he had been since they had saw him.
"We can tell." Johnny laughed, looking at the smile painted on Jay's face. "I wonder if we'll ever start our own brood." Johnny said to Ava, putting his hand on her waist.
"Johnny!" Bradin and Nikki said in unison, both slightly sickened. Derrick, however, wasn't paying much attention and had rushed off ahead with Danny, talking animatedly. Finally they picked a good spot on the beach and had started laying down their blankets and towels.
"Erika!" Bradin called, having spotted Erika a slight distance away up the beach. They jogged to each other and kissed, causing Ava to look away disapprovingly, but she said nothing.
"Want to catch some waves?" Erika asked suggestively, after breaking free from the embrace, and they walked off hand in hand over the rocks to get ready to surf.
"I'm so glad that I'm no longer Wave Crasher's 'bad guy', but that doesn't mean people are thinking differently about some of the stuff that got leaked." Bradin said, annoyed, as he pulled on his wet suit.
"Your aunt?" Erika asked.
"Yeah, she hates us two being together. And Derrick hates me 'cause I'm not the 'bad guy' anymore. It's like no matter what I do I still do everything wrong." he said sourly. Erika slid her hand into his.
"At least now we can be together without as much hassle off everybody." Erika said, smiling at him, try her best to cheer him up.
"Yeah, I know," Bradin said putting his hand on her cheek. "that's the only thing that's been keeping me sane." He kissed her passionately. He felt so good, they no longer had to hide, they could go to public and kiss in front of everyone and not give a damn because their opinion no longer mattered.
"Maybe we should catch some waves now." Erika said, after about 2 minutes stood kissing.
"Ok." Bradin replied with a mischievous grin. "But I know something else we can do if we get bored here." Bradin winked at her and let his hand trail down her back as he kissed her again. Erika broke the kiss and put her finger on his chin to stop him kissing her again.
"Maybe, but I want to surf a little first." She said teasingly and ran off into the sea. Bradin watched her and bit his lip slightly before quickly running in after her.
--Back at the beach--
"Martha!" Derrick cried, grinning, as he saw her walking up the beach with her mother.
"I have to go to see a movie with Chris, Martha's brother," Carol said awkwardly, remembering what her son had done to Ava in the past, "but I should be back to pick Martha up at around 5:30."
"Ok, see you soon." Ava replied.
"Hate her." Susannah said once she was out of ear shot.
"She's not that bad." Ava said, defending her, but failed because of the grin on her face. Ava looked over at the kids. Derrick had introduced Martha and Danny and they were now playing. She smiled and looked ahead again, only to have a volleyball hit her in the face. Johnny had been the one who threw it.
"Come on, don't just sit there doing nothing, lets play volleyball!" Nobody argued with this and soon they were all playing, even the kids.