"Now that they're gone I am going to need your help." Sasha suddenly spun around to face her siblings, still sitting on the couch. She was seizing the opportunity to enlist Dex and Indi, as Sid had just left for work while Romeo was in the shower.
"Ooh what for?" Indi excitedly replied, moving herself to sit on the coffee table so that the three of them could easily converse.
"For learning how to surf. What do you think Indi?" Sasha sarcastically replied, rolling her eyes. Indi poked her tongue out in response. "As you know our loving father has grounded me and seeing I have a date tomorrow night, that is a bit of a problem." Sasha explained.
"With Kyle Braxton? Dad's probably right for grounding you." Dex huffed receiving death glares from his sisters, "Fine, I will help. Strangely enough I like seeing you happy."
"Thank you Dex, how sweet of you." Sasha laughed, giving her brother a side hug who recoiled knowing that Sasha was just teasing.
"I mean I'm totally fine covering for you and we have plenty of tips for sneaking out, but why do you need them? Dad has the night shift, he's not going to be a problem." Indi asked, already thinking of the best way to get Sasha out of the house without her father, or any of the locals, knowing that she was sneaking out.
"Romeo will totally bag me to Dad, don't deny it." Sasha warned Indi seeing that her sister was about to protest.
"As much as I love my brother-in-law, she's right. He can't know about this. That is why I have the perfect plan." Dex smugly added, pausing as he heard the shower turn off.
"Dex, you are terrible at plans." Sasha groaned.
"That's why you will storm in to your room around noon tomorrow and not come out till school on Monday morning. We will get Indi to go in with food, Romeo won't question a thing." Dex explained as his sisters smiles broadened.
"That is the most perfect thing ever!" Sasha squealed, jumping from her seat and rushing into her room. She passed Romeo on her way, not acknowledging his hello.
Sasha tapped impatiently with her foot as she stared aimlessly into the fridge. It was nearing on mid day on Sunday, and she couldn't wait to put her plan to action. She was eagerly anticipating her date with Kyle, who was going to pick her up and take her to a nice restaurant in Yabbie Creek. No distractions.
"Sasha, just pick something, please." Dex moaned at his sister, hopeful that she would take the bait.
"Why? I have a full two weeks to decide what I am going to eat." Sasha replied, slamming the fridge door as she spun around to the pantry.
"Sasha! Don't slam the door." Sid scolded his daughter as he prepared lunch for the family. Sasha rolled her eyes, grabbing a bag of chips from the pantry.
"Sasha, will you just wait for lunch?" Sid sighed, attempting to pry the chips from his daughter's hands.
"You know my friends, yeah I still have those, are going to the diner for lunch. I should definitely join them." Sasha suggestively said, hoping her Dad would just forget about the whole grounding. She didn't really want to sneak around behind his back.
"You may want to make a rain check for say...two weeks." Dex snickered, knowing that his plan was going to work perfectly. Sasha stared at her Dad, waiting for him to say something. When he didn't, she screamed her hatred for him before storming into her bedroom, chips in hand. Hey, she was hungry.
Sasha sat on her bed and watched the clock turn to 6:00. In half an hour she would be out of the house and she could hardly wait. Nervously turning her phone in her hand, she watched as the clock turned forward another minute. This was going to be a long wait.
She jumped when she heard knocking at the door.
"Sash let me in!" Indi yelled through the door, and Sasha just threw a pillow at the door, knowing that Romeo was sure to be around.
"Sasha!" Indi called once more, and Sasha made her way over to the door, letting her sister in.
"Is it working?" Sasha whispered, closing the door behind Indi.
"Perfectly, but you are not wearing that." Indi smiled, flicking through Sasha's wardrobe.
"Oh my gosh! I haven't even thought of what I am going to wear!" Sasha exclaimed, suddenly feeling very worried. She wanted to look nice for Kyle, and she couldn't exactly get anything from outside of her bedroom. Indi threw a black dress at Sasha, making her way over to Sasha's expansive jewelry collection.
"How do I look?" Sasha asked, turning to face her older sister. She was wearing her little black dress paired with statement jewelry and peach wedges, perfectly bringing her outfit together.
"You look stunning! He's not going to know what hit him." Indi smiled, pulling her feisty sister in for a hug.
"I better go, wish me luck." Sasha smiled, pulling her window open. This was going to be a perfect night.
Sasha stumbled down her driveway, still trying to regain her footing from her fall out the window. It wasn't an area that she was an expert in to say the least. Seeing headlights at the end of her driveway, Sasha quickened her pace. She could see Kyle leaning against Heath's truck and she smiled to herself, glad that Heath had lent them his truck.
"You look...wow! Beautiful." Kyle stuttered out a hello, seeing his girlfriend approaching him.
"Not too shabby yourself." Sasha smiled, pressing her lips to her boyfriends in a greeting. Kyle grinned against her lips, letting his arms snake around her waist.
"We really should get going." Sasha whispered, pulling away before their kiss could be deepened. Kyle frowned as he opened the door for Sasha, already missing her lips.
"Why are we at the headlands?" Sasha cocked her head to the side when Kyle pulled the car over. Weren't they meant to be going to Yabbie Creek for dinner? In a restaurant?
"Did I not mention this? Oh I said Yabbie Creek didn't I? Don't you find it's really easy to mess the two up?" Kyle winked, jumping out of his seat to open the passenger door for Sasha, he was raised to be a gentleman. Taking Kyle's outstretched hand, Sasha couldn't suppress a chuckle.
"No, I really don't." Sasha leaned her head on her boyfriend's shoulder taking in the view. It really was stunning. Feeling the wind fly through her hair, a wave of shivers went down Sasha's spine, eliciting goose bumps. She hadn't thought to bring a sweater, thinking they were going to be indoors. Kyle noticed this and peeled of his jacket, draping it around his girlfriend's shoulders, before directing her to a pre-setup picnic.
"Kyle Braxton. Who knew you were you the romantic?" Sasha breathed taking in the soft picnic rug which was dressed with candles, and plates full of food. The rug was perfectly positioned to look out across the sea, easy to take in the stunning view.
"Didn't I tell you? It's in my resumé so I presumed you knew." Kyle cheekily replied, lowering himself to the ground, watching Sasha sit down on the other side of the rug. He wished she had sat closer.
They laughed through the night, eating, drinking, admiring the view, all while edging closer to one another. When Sasha was close enough to see the lines of worry on her boyfriend's forehead, she gingerly kissed him, letting her fingers crawl their way up his back, to weave themselves into his soft hair. Kyle pulled Sasha onto his lap, resting his hands on the small of her back as he deepened the kiss. His tongue brushed against her closed lips, asking for entrance. When Sasha opened her mouth, Kyle swept his tongue inside her mouth, letting his teeth graze her bottom lip, eliciting a soft moan. This sound was like music to Kyle's ears and he felt his hand tracing patterns up her back, lightly lifting the soft fabric of her dress. Sasha pulled Kyle closer, relishing the warmth of his tan skin. Neither of the two wanted to break the kiss, but Kyle soon did, needing the air. His mouth however did not leave Sasha's flesh, placing kisses along her jaw and down her neck, earning soft moans. With a swift movement, Sasha had lowered herself to the ground, moving Kyle to straddle her waist, holding himself up by his two hands on either side of Sasha's head. Sasha stared up in to Kyle's hazel eyes, biting down on her lip.
"You're so beautiful." Kyle murmured before kissing Sasha passionately. Sasha placed her hands on Kyle's chest, slowly moving them down, tracing patterns on his ribcage. When Kyle felt Sasha's hands dip below his waistband he grinned into their kiss, but managed to curl his fingers around her wrists and pin them above her head, much to Sasha's dismay. Sasha lent back from the kiss with a pout, which made Kyle laugh.
"If you haven't noticed, we are in the public. I don't think the likes of Mr Stewart would appreciate us getting frisky." Kyle winked, kissing the tip of her nose. Sasha just looked so cute.
"I don't think anyone would appreciate it really. Although..." A voice sounded from a few meters behind the couple causing Kyle to jump. He reluctantly pushed himself into a standing position, Sasha quickly followed. When he saw a girl around Sasha's age he was confused, but stood defensively in front of his girlfriend, encompassing her hand with his own.
"Get lost Holly. Don't you have anything better to do?" Sasha rolled her eyes at the girl, annoyed that she had interrupted her date.
"Like tell your Dad? I'm sure Doctor Walker would love to hear about what I've just seen." Holly laughed, taking a step towards the couple.
"Did you just threaten me?" Sasha incredulously asked, breaking away from Kyle and meeting the shorter girl. She glared down at her, hoping that Holly would feel intimidated and leave.
"Don't get too close Sasha. I prefer keeping my life, I mean we are near water." Holly smirked, loving the way this got Sasha angry.
"You have no idea what you're talking about." Sasha replied a little erratically taking a step away from the girl. Of course she would bring up Stu, a memory that she was desperately trying to suppress.
"I think you should leave." Kyle spoke for the first time, wrapping his arm around his girlfriend's waist, pulling her in defensively.
"I wouldn't be careful of getting too close to Sash, you may end up dead. I mean she is stone cole murderer." Holly let the word linger in the air, watching the range of emotions cross Kyle's face. Confusion, betrayal, sadness, but most predominantly defensiveness. She would have preferred anger to be the dominant emotion.
"What are you talking about Holly?" Kyle spat, tightening his hand on the side of Sasha's waist when he felt her tense up. This was clearly a subject that made her uncomfortable, he could see why. Had she really murdered somebody? That wasn't the Sasha he knew. She didn't have it in her to kill somebody.
"You haven't told him, oops." Holly feigned innocence before letting out a harsh laugh, "Well before Sasha here started slutting it out with your baby brother she was with a different River Boy. You got a thing for bad boys Sash? Anyway, I guess she didn't love him anymore or whatever so she killed him. How did that feel Sasha? Seeing the life rush out of his eyes knowing you did that? Or was it slow, did you make him suffer?"
"One. Sasha was not slutting it out with my brother. Two, even if she did kill this River Boy, not everything is black and white. And what ever did happen is really none of your business, so I suggest you get out of here before I call the police. Stalking is a crime." Kyle threatened, feeling Sasha pull herself away from him. Holly waved goodbye before walking away, head thrown back in laughter. Sasha had began to gather her stuff, tears streaming down her face. She hadn't meant for Kyle to find out like this, from Holly. The way Holly had said it, she was sure Kyle wouldn't want her anymore.
"Babe, where are you going? I don't care about what Holly said, you can tell me in your own time, if there is anything to tell me about." Kyle had cupped his hand on Sasha's cheek, tilting her head to face him. His other hand was curled around her elbow, stopping it's movement.
"It wasn't fair of her to say that. That's not what happened." Sasha sobbed, collapsing to the ground. Kyle's heart broke at the sight of his distraught girlfriend and instead of saying anything he wrapped his arms around her, letting her cry into his chest. They stayed like this for a while as Sasha let herself calm down to the steady beat of Kyle's heart.
"Why don't you come back to mine and I can explain everything?" Sasha whispered, looking at Kyle with earnest eyes.
"If that's what you want." Kyle smiled, assisting Sasha in standing up and leading her to the truck. Sasha sighed, it wasn't what she wanted at all. But Kyle had been so good to her, so nice about it. He hadn't pushed her or pressed her for information, so although she never wanted to relive that time of her life she felt she needed to tell Kyle, she owed it to him to tell the truth.