CALLEIGH'S HEART Chapter 29

CALLEIGH'S HEART Chapter 29

At The Beach:

Ryan and Natalia finish gathering everything from the car and head towards the beach. Ryan keeps glancing at Natalia as they walk. He can sense that she's really nervous. Man, you're not going to let anything happen to her. She's going to be fine. She's going to have a blast.

Natalia can feels someone watching her and looks up just as Ryan turns his head. "Is this spot good to leave our stuff?"

Ryan: "Yeah, this will do. Are you ready?"

Natalia: "I think so." Natalia takes her tank top and shorts off and grabs the surf board that Ryan said she could use. Natalia starts to walk to the water and realizes that Ryan isn't next to her. She turns to find him just staring at her. Natalia could feel her face turn pink. Why is he staring at me like that? "Ryan, are you coming? Remember, you invited me and promised you would teach me how to surf."

Ryan: "I didn't think you would be this anxious. You were biting your lip the whole way here."

Natalia: "I know I'm in good hands. I'm still nervous, but I have to get over that, right?"

Ryan: "You sure do." Ryan grabs his board, takes his shirt off and jogs until he meets up with her. They walk to the water's edge and stop for a moment.

Natalia: "Is something wrong?"

Ryan: "No, nothing's wrong. Ready?"

Natalia: "Let's go. So what do I do first?"

Ryan: "Do you want to start in the water or did you want to start on the sand?"

Natalia: "What's going to be easiest?"

Ryan: "Let's start on the sand."

Natalia: "Alright." Natalia places her surf board on the sand and waits for further instruction. This is going to be an interesting day.

Ryan places his board on the ground next to her's and asks her to imitate what he is doing. Ryan walks her through how to get to a standing position from lying down on the board. Then Ryan shows her how to stand on the board to help keep her balance.

Calleigh's Apartment:

Calleigh slowly walks around her apartment with a box in her hand. "It's been long enough." Calleigh picks up a shirt that belongs to Jake and throws it into the box. She glances over at her coffee table and sees the necklace that he had given to her. "How could he do what he did?" Calleigh shakes her head and finishes grabbing his stuff. What am I going to do with it now? Maybe Eric will take it to Jake's apartment. Calleigh sets the box in the spare bedroom and heads to the kitchen to grab some ice cream.

At the Beach:

Ryan and Natalia are finishing their surf lesson and heading back to the blanket spread out on the beach. Ryan grabs for the basket that Natalia has packed and starts pulling items out.

Ryan: "Do you think you packed enough food, Nat?"

Natalia: "Never. I know how you like to eat, so I thought I'd bring a lot."

Ryan: "Let's see, what do we have here?"

Ryan pulls out a couple cans of soda and four sandwiches. Ryan hands one of the sodas to Natalia and asks, "What kind of sandwiches did you make?"

Natalia: "Two turkey and two ham. Wasn't sure what kind you would like."

Ryan: "Can I have one of each?"

Natalia: "Of course you can. You don't need to ask."

Ryan grabs two sandwiches for himself and hands the other two to Natalia. Ryan takes a bit and says, "These are great. Thanks."

Natalia: "You're welcome. Glad you like them. It's getting late. Maybe we should head back."

Ryan: "Alright. Let's pack everything up."

Ryan packs everything up and grabs the basket and his board while Natalia grabs her beach bag and her board. They reach the car and get in. Ryan drives the short distance to Natalia's house and turns to her and realizes that she's asleep. Man, she must be worn out from the surfing lesson. Ryan shakes her slightly, "Natalia, we're at your place. Wake up."

Natalia jumps at his touch. "Hmm, I can't believe I fell asleep."

Ryan: "I can. You're probably going to be sore tomorrow. Get a lot of sleep tonight. Here, let me help you to the door with your things."

Ryan grabs her beach bag and basket and walks to the door following Natalia. She unlocks the door and turns to say goodbye.

Natalia: "Thanks for the lesson today, Ryan. I learned a lot. It was a lot of fun. I'll see you at work tomorrow."

Ryan: "Yeah, see you then. Remember, get some rest. You're body is going to need it."

Natalia: "Thanks. Bye."

Natalia turns to walk in the door and Ryan grabs her hand and pulls her to him.

Natalia: "Ryan? What are you…?"

Ryan pulls her into his arms and crushes his lips onto hers. Natalia's body stiffens at first contact and then she relaxes against him. Ryan continues to kiss her and then pulls away.

Ryan: "I've been wanting to do that since our first date."

Natalia: "That was ages ago, Ryan. Not that I'm complaining."

Ryan: "I know how long it's been."