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A/N ok, I am so very sorry for not updating sooner. I have exams in 5 weeks and I have been real busy studying and catching up on heaps of homework, as I have been off school a bit with a rather sore and possibly cracked rib =/ I have had this written out on paper for a while, but have only just had the time to write it out. So, anyways, read and review…
They boarded a small plane from Tauranga domestic airport to New Plymouth. They had just landed and arrived at the hotel when Jane complained he was bored.
'Lisbon' he whined
'Yes Jane?' she said, obviously annoyed at the fact that he was using that tone of voice, the one that usually involved her doing some form of paperwork because he was bored
'I was looking at some pamphlets on the plane on what is good to do here, and I want to go surfing' he said, usual Jane smile in place
'Jane, you do realise that about 100 yards from your house there is a great beach for surfing, don't you?' she asked
'Course I do, dear Lisbon, but, the pamphlet said that surfing in New Plymouth was one of the best surf in the southern hemisphere, don't want to let that opportunity to pass by now, do we?' he said
'Fine, we will leave in an hour' she said grumpily as she went to find her bathing suit
'Hey, Grace' Rigsby whispered
'Yea?' she replied
'We got an hour, and I think we can get ready in about 10 minutes, so what you wanna do for the other 50?'
'I got a good idea' she said, with a smile playing on her lips
The pair went up into Grace's room and the second Rigsby walked into it, Grace dive tackled him onto the queen sized mattress, kissing him with all her might
'Wow Grace, I know that the flight was a whole 45 minutes, but really, I think you could have handled a bit longer without kissing me, like when I was a bit closer to the bed' he said with a laugh
'Oh, so you don't want to be kissing me then?' Grace said, fake shock on her face
'No, no, of course I do!' he said
'That's what I thought' she replied, before attacking his lips once again
After finishing their make out session, they went down to the lobby to meet Cho, Jane and Lisbon, juts to find that Jane and Lisbon weren't in sight.
'Hey Cho, where are the others?' Grace asked
'Not sure, probably having angry sex' Cho deadpanned
'Hey, look, speak of the devil' Rigsby said as he saw an angry Lisbon and Jane with a cheeky smile on his face as they came down the stairs
'Where have you two been?' Grace asked in a suggestive voice
'Jackass wouldn't get out of the bathroom' Lisbon grumbled
'I didn't take that long' he said, trying to defend his case
'You took forever!' Lisbon said, throwing her hands up in the air
'Ok now children, play nice' Grace teased
'Shut up, let's just go' Lisbon growled
'Oh yes my dear, let us be away' Jane said bowing deeply before Lisbon hit him over the head 'Message received' he added, as he rubbed the back of his head
They were awestruck at the waves around New Plymouth and how big and strong they were as they crashed against the cliffs
'Wow' Grace said 'So much water'
'Coming from the girl who lived inland her entire life, I'm not surprised' Rigsby whispered in her ear
'Oi' she said, elbowing him in the ribs playfully
'Well, are we going to stand here looking at the waves or are we going to go ride some waves?' Jane asked before running off ahead
The rest of them just rolled their eyes at him and took off after him.
Grace, having snowboarded most her life found surfing easy, but as Teresa never had time to learn, due to her unfortunate childhood, she wasn't doing nearly as well as the young red head. But, as usual, Jane was there to help her out. Grace, Rigsby and Cho all found this rather amusing.
'Come on Teresa, if you put your foot here and then put all your weight on me, you will be fine' he tried to reassure
'Jane, I don't care what you say, I am not getting on top of that thing' she argued
'Have faith Lisbon' he said
'Jane, I'm not doing it and that's final'
'That's what she said' Grace muttered to Rigsby, who laughed
'Come on Lisbon, you will be missing out if you don't' he coaxed and Lisbon caved
'Fine, I will go one wave, and that's it!' she said, giving in, but still trying to keep her strong persona
'That's great, now, put your foot here' he said, once again going through his instructions.
'Come on Grace, how about you and me go surfing away from this lot?' Rigsby asked
'Sounds good' she said, as she picked up her board and ran towards the water
They rode the wave further down the beach and lay down on their surfboards together in silence
'This has really been the most amazing holiday ever' Grace said with a smile
'I know, wanna know my favourite part?' Rigsby replied
'I think I can guess, but go ahead anyway'
'Spending time with you, and yes, I know I sound utterly corny, but it's true'
'Looks like my guess was right, and I don't think that it's corny, I think that it's cute'
'You always say that'
'That's coz you are' she said, slipping off his board and pushing him off while she was at it
'Oi!' he said, as he hit the water below
'Sorry, the voices in my head told me to' she said with a seductive smile
'Well, the voices in my head are telling me to do this' Rigsby replied before crashing his lips against hers
'Wayne, you know when we were in Taupo and I was trying to tell you about my past?' Grace said
'Yes'
'Well, I think I'm ready'
'Go on' he encouraged
'Well, I said that me and McDowell had been going out for a few months and that was when things started getting different for us, the team had had a rough game and he felt it was all his fault and-' but she never got to finish, as she was interrupted by both the next wave and Jane, Cho, and Lisbon who were riding it
'Hello down there' Jane said as he came in over the wave
'Hey Jane' Rigsby said, obviously annoyed at Jane's timing
'Not interrupting anything, am I?' he asked
'Nope' Grace said, putting on a fake smile
'Ok, well, how about we catch a few more waves and then go get something to eat?' he offered
'Sounds good Jane' Grace smiled and got on her board and paddled out to catch another wave
Later that night, the boys were out surfing again with some of the locals as well as a few other tourists, while Lisbon and Grace stayed at the hotel. They had gone down to the thermal pools and were drinking cocktails when Grace steered the subject to the surfing that they had done earlier in the day.
'You enjoy today? Grace asked
'Yea, Jane was right, it was rather fun, I'm glad I did it'
Grace felt that this was the perfect time to tease her boss about the chemistry between her and a certain consultant
'I think you liked the fact that he was helping you and he had no shirt on' Grace teased
'No, will you stop that already? I don't like Jane' she said, refusing to look her in the eye
'That's what they all say to start with, denial is what stops you from being happy, if you don't deny it, then you and Jane could be very happy'
'Ok, seriously Grace, this conversation is over' Lisbon said, turning away
'Whatever' Grace said smiling
Meanwhile, out on the beach, Cho, Rigsby and Jane were talking about the exact same thing
'You're in love with the boss, aren't you?' Rigsby asked
'Yup' Jane answered simply
'Thought so' he replied
Later that night, Grace and Rigsby lay in bed and were talking about their boss and consultant
'Jane likes her and she likes him, why can't they just get together already?' Grace asked impatiently
'I don't know, if Lisbon would just admit it to herself, it would be so much easier'
'Jane just came right out and said it, while Lisbon denies it whenever anyone asks her, why is that?'
'That Grace, is the difference between men and women' Rigsby said in a philosopher style voice
Grace hit him with a pillow.
A/N haha, I feel evil! You thought that you were going to find out why Grace left Iowa, but no! haha! Only 2 more chapters until you do though! I was actually born in New Plymouth. Some random facts for you all! Well, back to studying, those of you who are from New Zealand and are doing NCEA, I feel for you… =/ reviews will help cheer me up in this dark time of studying.
