Pre-face:
Alex and Claire are relaxing in the middle of a hot, sticky, Australian summer. To everyone at Drovers, they are only "best mates", but they have been having a relationship in secret for the last two weeks. Alex is trying to bring out the "wild side" in Claire, but she doesn't seem to want to do anything daring, such as wearing a red bikini or taking a dip in a weedy pond...
Claire sat on the edge of the bank, watching Alex dive into the cool water.
"You coming in?" Alex yelled as he heaved himself onto the rubber ring. "I don't have a swimsuit, Alex." "Sure, excuses, excuses! You're not afraid of the yucky pondweed are you?" "Of course I'm not! I TOLD you, I don't have anything to wear." "I'm sure Tess has got something you can borrow." "Yea - a bright red bikini!" "So?" Alex squinted in the sun as he looked at her. Claire rolled her eyes. "I'm not wearin' it Alex!" "Why not? Tess isn't using it. Plus, it's boiling hot and you're just in your jeans and shirt. .Can't you resist the tempting coolness of the refreshing water?" Alex made himself sound like one of those advertising guys trying to seduce you into visiting a tropical location. "I'm happy just dipping me feet it, thank you." She splashed water at Alex. "Oi!" Alex swam up to where Claire was sitting and dived under the water. Claire couldn't see where he had gone and was about to take her feet out when he reappeared, forcing a huge gush of slimy water in her face. Claire screamed and Alex laughed. Her shirt was soaked and her hair was wet. "You dickhead! She stood up and tried to wring her shirt. It dripped heavily and Alex was in fits of laughter. "Oh my god, I'm soaked. My hair's all slimy!" "You coming in now?" "NO!" Alex heaved himself up onto the side of the water and stood up. Claire knew what he was going to do and she started to run. "Alex! Don't!" She screamed. "I'm gonna getcha!" He chased after her and grabbed her by the wrist. She turned around and glared at him, but couldn't help laughing. He had waterweed all wrapped around his legs. He picked her up and took her to the pond. She grabbed his neck and yelled "No! Alex! No! N-" A loud splash was followed by another as Alex did a bomb dive right next to her. Claire was so angry. Her jeans were completely soaked and heavy, luckily it was shallow enough for them both to just be able to stand up otherwise her jeans may have pulled her under. "If you were Tess, I would be SO MAD at you right now!" "Glad I'm not Tess then! I bet you wouldn't let Tess do this to you either." Alex said and he held her in his arms, kissing her on the neck. She squirmed out of his grasp and he struggled as Claire jumped on his shoulders, pushing him under. He stayed under for a few seconds and suddenly pushed himself upwards fast enough to send Claire backwards. Another high-pitched scream filled the air - Claire really had a voice when she tried. She managed to get out of the pond without getting hauled back in again. "How is Blaze gonna let me ride him when I'm this wet, eh?" Her clothes were so heavy. Alex followed her and Claire leaned against the willow tree in the shade. He put his hand on her chest and looked into her eyes. Claire knew that the only reason he could get away with so much was that he had the most amazing eyes that seemed to make her melt.
Alex and Claire are relaxing in the middle of a hot, sticky, Australian summer. To everyone at Drovers, they are only "best mates", but they have been having a relationship in secret for the last two weeks. Alex is trying to bring out the "wild side" in Claire, but she doesn't seem to want to do anything daring, such as wearing a red bikini or taking a dip in a weedy pond...
Claire sat on the edge of the bank, watching Alex dive into the cool water.
"You coming in?" Alex yelled as he heaved himself onto the rubber ring. "I don't have a swimsuit, Alex." "Sure, excuses, excuses! You're not afraid of the yucky pondweed are you?" "Of course I'm not! I TOLD you, I don't have anything to wear." "I'm sure Tess has got something you can borrow." "Yea - a bright red bikini!" "So?" Alex squinted in the sun as he looked at her. Claire rolled her eyes. "I'm not wearin' it Alex!" "Why not? Tess isn't using it. Plus, it's boiling hot and you're just in your jeans and shirt. .Can't you resist the tempting coolness of the refreshing water?" Alex made himself sound like one of those advertising guys trying to seduce you into visiting a tropical location. "I'm happy just dipping me feet it, thank you." She splashed water at Alex. "Oi!" Alex swam up to where Claire was sitting and dived under the water. Claire couldn't see where he had gone and was about to take her feet out when he reappeared, forcing a huge gush of slimy water in her face. Claire screamed and Alex laughed. Her shirt was soaked and her hair was wet. "You dickhead! She stood up and tried to wring her shirt. It dripped heavily and Alex was in fits of laughter. "Oh my god, I'm soaked. My hair's all slimy!" "You coming in now?" "NO!" Alex heaved himself up onto the side of the water and stood up. Claire knew what he was going to do and she started to run. "Alex! Don't!" She screamed. "I'm gonna getcha!" He chased after her and grabbed her by the wrist. She turned around and glared at him, but couldn't help laughing. He had waterweed all wrapped around his legs. He picked her up and took her to the pond. She grabbed his neck and yelled "No! Alex! No! N-" A loud splash was followed by another as Alex did a bomb dive right next to her. Claire was so angry. Her jeans were completely soaked and heavy, luckily it was shallow enough for them both to just be able to stand up otherwise her jeans may have pulled her under. "If you were Tess, I would be SO MAD at you right now!" "Glad I'm not Tess then! I bet you wouldn't let Tess do this to you either." Alex said and he held her in his arms, kissing her on the neck. She squirmed out of his grasp and he struggled as Claire jumped on his shoulders, pushing him under. He stayed under for a few seconds and suddenly pushed himself upwards fast enough to send Claire backwards. Another high-pitched scream filled the air - Claire really had a voice when she tried. She managed to get out of the pond without getting hauled back in again. "How is Blaze gonna let me ride him when I'm this wet, eh?" Her clothes were so heavy. Alex followed her and Claire leaned against the willow tree in the shade. He put his hand on her chest and looked into her eyes. Claire knew that the only reason he could get away with so much was that he had the most amazing eyes that seemed to make her melt.
