Sorry this has been a long time coming and sorry if it appears a bit of a mess. normal service will resume in the next chapter.
The training, lizzie went on i saw on a You tube video and my sister gave me the idea. i am not sure how they really do it in the royal navy so as i only saw a short video. anyway enjoy and please be kind in the reviews.
It had been two weeks since lizzie's mother walked out. Lizzie woke up and felt Dylans arms wrapped around her. Sliding out of his embrace, lizzie walked quickly in to the bathroom, as she felt a wave of nausea wash over her. Reaching over the toilet she brought up nothing. Sitting back on her heals, she tried to do the mental calculation of her last period. Reminding herself to check her app later, lizzie ran the taps and took a swig of water. walking back in to her room, lizzie tried to be as quite as possible, but she stubbed her toe. Swearing loudly, she started to hop on her good foot.
"are you ok," Dylan asked sitting up
"No, I stubbed my toe," she said half sobbing as she made it to the bed.
Dylan smiled at her and the smile turned in to a laugh.
"it's not funny it really hurt" she said hitting him on his arm. Grabbing her hands Dylan managed to flip her on to her back and pin her to the bed. He started to place kisses along her neck.
Arching her neck to give him access to her neck and chest. Deciding that Dylan was having all the fun, lizzie used all her strength and flipped him on to his back.
"you really need to shave," she said placing a kiss on his chest. "and I really need to get up, I have a meeting," she added.
"we could stay in here all day," he whispered in to her ear with a wicked glint in his eyes.
"And what will we do for food?" lizzie asked teasing him. Sliding out of the bed, lizzie pulled her underwear out of the draw where she kept them and slowly pulled them on. Picking up her jeans, she again slowly pulled them on, grabbing her t-shirt and slipped it on. Picking up his uniform shirt, she tossed to him saying "you better get dressed, you don't want to be late," turning and walking out the door and down the stairs to her snug, she heard him swear loudly as he saw the time. Smiling she walked, down to the kitchen and poured herself a cup of tea from the pot. Pulling a cup from the dishwasher, she made a coffee and put it on the bar, as Dylan walked in.
"coffee," lizzie said pointing to the cup.
"thanks," he said taking a big gulp.
lizzies father walked in to the kitchen, placed a kiss on lizzies' head.
"ah Dylan, I'm glad I caught you. I am going to need your help this afternoon. I am showing the Sea cadets the damage control training at HMS excellent and could do with an extra pair of hands helping the cadets take part, for them it will be team building. Lizzie helping to for an article, I need you there by three this afternoon," her dad said before turning and walking out of the kitchen.
"Fancy making it more interesting?" lizzie asked as soon as her dad had left.
"I'm listening,"
"Battle of the sexes, Boys vs Girls," lizzie said "loser has to buy the winner dinner at their choice of establishment,"
"ok you're on," Dylan said as he also turned to leave "oh and I am going to win," he said as he walked out the door.
"Want a bet," lizzie called after him.
Lizzie spent the morning starting her article notes ready to write the full thing later. Sitting back in her chair, she stretched up and rolled her sholders as they were stiff from sitting in the same position for hours. Checking her phone, lizzie decided to make herself some late lunch before making her way to the training centre.
Lizzie arrived at the training centre, and picked up her bag from the back seat. And walked to the door, where her father and Dylan were standing.
"Hey dad, Dylan," she said. Waling to the briefing room, lizzie saw 10 cadets sat waiting for their instructions.
"Right, lizzie you are going to be in charge of the boys, petty officer Mullholland you are in charge of the girls," lizzies dad said. Looking over lizzie saw the look on Dylan's face. It looked a picture.
Walking over to the unit Dylan pulled lizzie to one side.
"um why did you not say that your dad was going to decide the teams that way?" he asked
"i did its boys vs girls." she replied
"then why are you not on the girls team?" he asked
"oh that, dad just thinks that the boys need to be used to having a woman tell them what to do, given that they may have a female who is in charge of them if or when the join the navy," she said before running to catch up.
Standing with her team and her father, lizzie saw the girls getting under each other's feet, in a vain attempt to impress Dylan. It took them twenty minutes just to locate the wedge bag and immediately dropped the Contance into the rising water and then they were scrambling about picking them up which took them another ten minutes. By the time they had completed the task Dylans team were soaked through.
lizzie and her team took the next section, the breach was a different type and in a different place but her team managed to Compleat the task in half the time it took Dylans team and they too were soaked through. But her father declared the boys the winner. Walking back to her car, lizzie rolled her sholders.
"So which restaurant do you want to go to?" Dylan asked as he came up behind her.
Turning to face him, lizzie smiled and said "Well the is a new vintage American style dinner open in town. so, there,"
"Ok," he said leaning down and placing a kiss on to her lips and pulling her close to him. Placing her hand on to his chest, lizzie gently pushed him away.
"i will see you when you get home," she said as she opened her car door and slid in.
Sat at her desk, lizzie drafted out her article and sent it over to her editor for them to approve. leaning back in her chair, lizzie closed her eyes, took a deep breath and decided to take a shower. She had showered after the damage control training but the showers were not the best. Walking up to her room, and in to the bathroom, she stripped off her jeans, top and underwear and turned-on the shower. Stepping under, lizzie allowed the hot water to envelope her.
Stepping out and wrapping a towel around her, lizzie stepped in to her bedroom and straight in to Dylan.
"Ah, So fancy going to the dinner tonight?" he asked tucking a piece of wet hair behind her ear and placing a kiss on her neck.
"Yeah, let me dry my hair and get dressed," she said walking over to her dressing table and sitting down. Dylan walked in to the bathroom and lizzie heard the shower turn on. Pulling out her hair dryer from draw in her dressing table and plugged it in. Blasting her hair, she dried it in no time. Pulling her curling tongs out and curled her hair. She was just putting the finishing touches to her hair when Dylan walked back in to the room with a towel wrapped around his waist.
Lizzie stood up and walked over to her wardrobe and pulled out a burnt orange dress. Laying on her bed lizzie pulled out her underwear from the draw and pulled them on. pulling on the dress lizzie turned to Dylan "can you zip this up for me?" she asked
walking over to her in two strides, Dylan placed one hand on her Sholder and gently pulled the zip on the back of her dress up.
"There, give me a minute to get dressed and we can go," he said pulling on a pair of jeans and a shirt.
Walking in to the restaurant, lizzie and Dylan were shown to a table and given menus.
"What are you having?" Dylan asked looking over the menu at her
"Umm, I think i will have the hot dog, what about you?
"I'm having this," he said pointing to the megger deluxe burger
"And you going to finish it all or are your eyes bigger than your stomach," she said smiling.
As the waitress came over and took their orders, lizzie and Dylan talked about everything.
"so, my editor got back to me, I have a choice of papers in Sydney all of whom will let me work from cairn or whichever base you are placed at and just visit the office once a month," she said taking a sip of the drink the waiter had just placed in front of her.
They spent the rest of the night talking and eating, and by the time lizzie had finished her meal she could see that Dylan was struggling.
"I see your eyes were bigger than your stomach, told you," she said calling the waiter over for the bill and to take the plates away. Dylan took the bill and paid it, walking out lizzie turned to Dylan
"Come on, lets walk it off," lizzie said linking her arm through his and guiding him to the beach.
"i feel sick," he said
lizzie turned to look at him, and seeing he looked a bit ashen she opened her bag and pulled out some calcium carbonate tablets and passed them to him.
"Chew two of these and you should feel better," she said
deciding that it would be better for them to go home, lizzie lead him back to the car and drove them home and helped him to bed.