Life Saving: Chapter Four

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Hobie woke the next morning still in his dress clothes from last night and on the couch in the lounge. Oh shoot! He thought to himself. He looked at the other end of the couch and Beverly was already awake.

"Morning." Hobie said to her sitting up.

"Morning." She said back to him.

"We should get home…I promised my dad we would be home at 11." Hobie said standing and reaching for her hand.
Beverly took his hand and also stood up.

They decided not to go upstairs since everyone was up there. "Let's go this way." Hobie said walking down the hallway with Beverly behind him.

Before they even reached the door they were caught.

"So Hobie you said 11pm, correct?" Mitch said walking up behind them.

Hobie spun around. "Dad look I can explain and it all makes sense." He began.

"Hobie I want to speak to you in the other room." Mitch grabbed Hobie by the shoulders and pushed him into the other room.

"You said 11pm!" Mitch yelled with anger.

"Dad listen I'm sorry but we couldn't get home fast enough!" Hobie yelled back.

"No Hobie that's not good enough! How can I trust you now? How can I trust her?" Mitch asked.

"Dad please just hear me out first. Some guys were chasing us and I know that here is a safe place."

"Hobie I don't want to hear it. I think we should tell the police about Beverly and let them handle it."

"Dad come on."

Beverly listened to the two fight through the closed door, she couldn't take it anymore. She walked toward the stairs and started up them as a lifeguard was walking down.

"Excuse me…Will you tell Hobie and Mitch that Beverly felt she couldn't stay any longer?"

"Sure." The man said.

Beverly nodded then left.

Hobie and Mitch both came busting out the door and both mad.

"Where's Beverly?" Hobie asked aloud.

Newman walked up to them. "She said she had to leave and couldn't stay any longer." He told them.

Hobie looked at his dad, and could see that he was sorry.

"Hobie…" He started.

"No dad. I'm going to look for her." Hobie said going to the guy's locker room to get his swim trucks.

Mitch followed him. "I'm coming too."

"Going where?" Matt asked.

"Beverly left and Hobie needs to find her." Mitch said.

"We'll I'll get CJ and we'll help you." Matt said.

Hobie looked at them. "Okay well I think we should take the boat because she may go back to the small beach I found her on." Hobie told them.

"Alright let's go." Matt said walking out of the room and getting CJ.

They all met at the pier where the Baywatch boat was kept. Mitch and Hobie were already in. CJ jumped in and Matt untied the lines then jumped in as well. Hobie directed his father into where to go. When the were in sight of the beach they saw the guys holding something under the water. Right away Hobie knew it was Beverly.

"Dad hurry." He said in a panic.

"I'm trying Hobie." Mitch told him.

When they started getting really close the guys left in a hurry.

Hobie dived out of the boat before it even stopped and swam right over to Beverly who was unconscious. He pulled her to the boat and handed her to Mitch and Matt. When Hobie climbed back into the boat Mitch was already doing CPR on Beverly. Hobie sat next to his dad.

"Come on Beverly." Mitch said.

Hobie started to get scared. "Move dad!" He said pushing his father out of the way, and continuing CPR. Finally Beverly coughed up water and Hobie helped her sit up.

Mitch was happy to see she was okay, he went stood up and started the boat and headed back for the pier.

Beverly started freaking out. "Hobie, leave me alone." She said trying to get out of his arms.

Hobie tried to hold her still. "Listen, to me its okay…" he said trying to get her to not hate him.

Matt helped hold her.

"No it's not okay! I made you and your father fight. Don't you get that? I don't think me being a part of your life right now is something you need."

Mitch motioned for CJ to take over driving and he went and sat next to Hobie and Beverly.

"It's not your fault we were fighting. It's mine. I should have trusted Hobie and took your situation into consideration. "Mitch said to her.

The boat stopped and Matt jumped out and tied it back up again.

"Let's go get you some dry clothes." CJ said taking Beverly away from the three guys.

Hobie looked at his dad. "I'm sorry."

"I know you are pal, me too." He said pulling his son into a hug. "Me too."