Chapter 3
"We need some more wood if we're going to keep this fire going" Chris says putting the last of the branches and leaves onto the fire "Steph do you wanna come with me?" he asks looking over at her as she finishes laying out all the contents of their bags trying to dry them. She looks at Paul he just shrugs his shoulders.
"Erm.Yeah all right" Steph says smiling to herself, what was going on with him? One minute he was nasty and making jokes about her and the next minute he was being nice to her and asking her to help him collect wood. Maybe this was just a trick to try and get her to make a fool of herself or something. Chris starts off down the beach, Steph goes after him and catches him up. They walk in silence for a while picking up bits of wood here and there, Steph watches as Chris runs his toes through the sand as he walks. "Do you hate me?" Steph suddenly blurts out without thinking.
"No of course I don't hate you" Chris mumbles still staring down at the floor as they walk "Why would you think that?" Chris then looks up at her questioningly.
"Because you always make fun of me and make everyone laugh at me, and you call me names and make me cry," Steph says, "You make my life hell Chris Irvine!" Steph yells, shocked at the tone of her own voice. She stops walking and stands staring at the ground, she couldn't believe she'd spoken to him like that. Chris walks back a few steps so he's in front of her.
"I..I don't know what to say, I'm sorry, I didn't realize what I said made any difference to you" Chris says softly trying to get her to look him in the eyes. "I wouldn't have said it if I knew it upset you" Steph couldn't believe it, first he had apologized and now he was being all kind and sweet to her.
"Hmmm, im not sure if I believe you Mr. Irvine" Steph smiles at him hoping he'll smile back, she loved his smile. It was one of the best parts of him, apart from his hair, his eyes, his face his body..well everything about him was his best part. Chris laughs and shakes his head.
"Fine don't believe me but it's the truth, now are we going to collect some wood or not" Chris starts walking on ahead and starts picking up bits of driftwood and things for the fire. Steph looks along the beach at the unfamiliar landscape, the whole island just seemed kinda creepy to her. She runs to catch up with Chris not wanting to be far from him, and not just because they were in a strange place.
"Is the water cold?" Steph asks walking along the waters edge as Chris wades in a bit deeper, the water just splashing up against his rolled up trousers. He looks over to her and flashes her a cheeky grin.
"Well why don't you just come in and find out yourself!" Chris laughs coming splashing towards her, he grabs her arms and pulls her into the cold water making her squeal. He picks her up and drops her into the water making her scream even louder and grab onto him.
"What was that?" Andrew asks looking up from the fire back at their little camp, he looks at Paul. They were the only ones on that island and they had both definitely heard a scream. Adam is asleep inside so they quickly get up and head towards the beach where they had heard the noise.
"So is it cold?" Chris chuckles as Steph finally manages to get to her feet, her clothes drenched and her hair all messed up, She stands in front of him with her hands on her hips looking at him. "Erm..Sorry?" Steph grabs his shoulders and shoves him backwards making him fall over into the water. Chris surfaces, a big piece of black seaweed stuck to his hair making Steph laugh. He pulls her back into the water and they start splashing each other and laughing. Paul and Andrew run out of the clearing to the beach, they walk towards the water, Paul coughs loudly making Steph and Chris stand up.
"What happened to you two?" Andrew laughs watching as the two walk towards them and out of the water onto the sand. Chris starts ringing out the water from his hair and clothes and chucking the piece of seaweed at Paul.
"I thought Stephanie needed her annual bath" Chris laughs he looks over to Steph who scowls at him. He puts his hands up in surrender and laughs "I'm sorry Stephy, I didn't mean it" He flashes her his Cheshire cat grin making her smile. They all start back up the beach and through the clearing to where they had set up their little camp. Chris walks quickly to catch up with Steph as Paul and Andrew fall behind collecting the wood that Steph and Chris were meant to have got. "I'll get you later for pushing me over Princess" Chris whispers in her ear.
"Oh I'm scared" Steph says patting her mouth in a false yawn "What do you have in mind?" she asks raising her eyebrows at him trying hard not to laugh.
"I'm sure I can think of something to do to you" Chris replies loosing all interest in this conversation now, he pulls of his soaking hockey jersey and ties it around his waist, he looks at Steph watching him and winks at her making her blush and turn her face away from him suddenly finding something interesting in the other direction "You make me laugh"
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Steph says turning back to face him.
"I'd say that's a pretty good thing" Chris laughs, he drops the small bundle of wood down next to the fire and walks inside their little cave. Steph sits down by the fire and watches as he zips off the bottom of his trousers till they are shorts and brings them back out along with his shirt to dry by the fire. "You'll get cold if you stay in those wet clothes you know" Chris looks up at her before chucking her a sweatshirt "My bag was a lucky one, all my stuffs dry" Steph goes into the cave to get changed into the sweatshirt.
"We need some more wood if we're going to keep this fire going" Chris says putting the last of the branches and leaves onto the fire "Steph do you wanna come with me?" he asks looking over at her as she finishes laying out all the contents of their bags trying to dry them. She looks at Paul he just shrugs his shoulders.
"Erm.Yeah all right" Steph says smiling to herself, what was going on with him? One minute he was nasty and making jokes about her and the next minute he was being nice to her and asking her to help him collect wood. Maybe this was just a trick to try and get her to make a fool of herself or something. Chris starts off down the beach, Steph goes after him and catches him up. They walk in silence for a while picking up bits of wood here and there, Steph watches as Chris runs his toes through the sand as he walks. "Do you hate me?" Steph suddenly blurts out without thinking.
"No of course I don't hate you" Chris mumbles still staring down at the floor as they walk "Why would you think that?" Chris then looks up at her questioningly.
"Because you always make fun of me and make everyone laugh at me, and you call me names and make me cry," Steph says, "You make my life hell Chris Irvine!" Steph yells, shocked at the tone of her own voice. She stops walking and stands staring at the ground, she couldn't believe she'd spoken to him like that. Chris walks back a few steps so he's in front of her.
"I..I don't know what to say, I'm sorry, I didn't realize what I said made any difference to you" Chris says softly trying to get her to look him in the eyes. "I wouldn't have said it if I knew it upset you" Steph couldn't believe it, first he had apologized and now he was being all kind and sweet to her.
"Hmmm, im not sure if I believe you Mr. Irvine" Steph smiles at him hoping he'll smile back, she loved his smile. It was one of the best parts of him, apart from his hair, his eyes, his face his body..well everything about him was his best part. Chris laughs and shakes his head.
"Fine don't believe me but it's the truth, now are we going to collect some wood or not" Chris starts walking on ahead and starts picking up bits of driftwood and things for the fire. Steph looks along the beach at the unfamiliar landscape, the whole island just seemed kinda creepy to her. She runs to catch up with Chris not wanting to be far from him, and not just because they were in a strange place.
"Is the water cold?" Steph asks walking along the waters edge as Chris wades in a bit deeper, the water just splashing up against his rolled up trousers. He looks over to her and flashes her a cheeky grin.
"Well why don't you just come in and find out yourself!" Chris laughs coming splashing towards her, he grabs her arms and pulls her into the cold water making her squeal. He picks her up and drops her into the water making her scream even louder and grab onto him.
"What was that?" Andrew asks looking up from the fire back at their little camp, he looks at Paul. They were the only ones on that island and they had both definitely heard a scream. Adam is asleep inside so they quickly get up and head towards the beach where they had heard the noise.
"So is it cold?" Chris chuckles as Steph finally manages to get to her feet, her clothes drenched and her hair all messed up, She stands in front of him with her hands on her hips looking at him. "Erm..Sorry?" Steph grabs his shoulders and shoves him backwards making him fall over into the water. Chris surfaces, a big piece of black seaweed stuck to his hair making Steph laugh. He pulls her back into the water and they start splashing each other and laughing. Paul and Andrew run out of the clearing to the beach, they walk towards the water, Paul coughs loudly making Steph and Chris stand up.
"What happened to you two?" Andrew laughs watching as the two walk towards them and out of the water onto the sand. Chris starts ringing out the water from his hair and clothes and chucking the piece of seaweed at Paul.
"I thought Stephanie needed her annual bath" Chris laughs he looks over to Steph who scowls at him. He puts his hands up in surrender and laughs "I'm sorry Stephy, I didn't mean it" He flashes her his Cheshire cat grin making her smile. They all start back up the beach and through the clearing to where they had set up their little camp. Chris walks quickly to catch up with Steph as Paul and Andrew fall behind collecting the wood that Steph and Chris were meant to have got. "I'll get you later for pushing me over Princess" Chris whispers in her ear.
"Oh I'm scared" Steph says patting her mouth in a false yawn "What do you have in mind?" she asks raising her eyebrows at him trying hard not to laugh.
"I'm sure I can think of something to do to you" Chris replies loosing all interest in this conversation now, he pulls of his soaking hockey jersey and ties it around his waist, he looks at Steph watching him and winks at her making her blush and turn her face away from him suddenly finding something interesting in the other direction "You make me laugh"
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Steph says turning back to face him.
"I'd say that's a pretty good thing" Chris laughs, he drops the small bundle of wood down next to the fire and walks inside their little cave. Steph sits down by the fire and watches as he zips off the bottom of his trousers till they are shorts and brings them back out along with his shirt to dry by the fire. "You'll get cold if you stay in those wet clothes you know" Chris looks up at her before chucking her a sweatshirt "My bag was a lucky one, all my stuffs dry" Steph goes into the cave to get changed into the sweatshirt.