We have to do what now? 10
Jayden squinted in the sunlight. He was perched on his lifestand, his red floatee by his side. The sun beat down on his bare skin, since his shirt had shrunken. He hated this job because it was boring.
Suddenly, he caught sight of a little girl almost drowning. He sighed, grabbed his floatee, and dove on in. Soon, she was on the pool side in a towel. He sat beside her and waited for a parent to claim her.
"I am alone," she finally said, a sparkle in her eyes, "I came here because my mom said I could. My swimming lessons start in a hour with Kevin."
"If you're just learning to swim, you need to stay in the shallows," he gently advised her.
"Are you single?" she suddenly asked.
"What?" he looked at her in surprise.
"Are you?" she smiled at him.
"I have a girlfriend," he told her, blinking.
"Where is she?" the girl made a fist.
"Kid, that's not a good idea," Jayden rose, "I need to…"
"I'll help," she offered.
"But you can't swim," he gently chided her, "now, go to the shallows."
Pouting, she went. But she hovered around him asking endless questions for the next hour.
Great, he thought, now I have got a really annoying girl.
"Annabeth?" Kevin looked at his oldest student.
"That's you," Jayden hopped down from his post, "bye."
"Wait," she took his arm.
"What?" he turned to be kissed by her when she jumped up.
He forgot about his sunburn she was on and the yell of alarm from Kevin. All he registered was that she was kissing him. He was so startled, he fell over, leaving her to bury in his chest.
"You freakin' son of a gun!" he yelled, feeling protective of his student.
"But she…." He began, but Kevin scooped her up and stormed off to the shallows.
Jayden couldn't believe it. What had happened between them? All she had done was kiss him.