A/N: Although the thought of having angry emails sent to me and being Erin's dancing monkey girl was quite tempting I thought I'd better continue.
Otherwise it sounds like I might have a few deaths on my hands according to devilschild and as a lot of you said you needed me (including the little man in TheQueenOfTheRogue's left ear) I thought it's the least I can do after you were all so kind and paid me so many compliments!
Thank you sooo much! It helped me get somewhat happier!
And Tarillyn, its not sad cos im on here every day!
And Athena, I take advice from anyone and anyways, you sound v like me and I take advice from myself!
And thank you Lady Aladaine for yr advice- im new to this and wasn't really sure what ratin to give it. As you can c, I lowered the ratin 4 now. After all, I can always change it again.
And hey Sam, I would have rung you but I wouldn't have been allowed and d'ya no wot? My mum's even getting cross at the amount of time I spend on the net! Well, seeing as I am on here almost all day continually, she does have a point! A bit. And Kez, just to let you no cos it saves txtin you- im going away at the w/e (in case you'd forgotten) and I ain't got much money to txt. Im going Friday evening, coming back Sunday. At least it means I'll get to write loads of this. Hopefully.
Anyways, enough of me, read my lovely little scene. As you may have guessed, I couldn't think of a title for this chapter as it's kind of a filler…I need to waste time til the ball and I need to develop their relationship, so here goes…
Dedicated to Dom! (no, not the real Dom jus my new mate in Australia!) If you're reading this Dom, you're great! I know I barely know you but we're so similar and as I'm great, you must be great 2!
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Kel sat in the stern (back) of the small rowing boat, fighting to keep herself under control. Against all her protests, Dom had refused to let Kel help with the rowing. As the sun was beating down, making the day very hot, Dom soon had to remove his shirt and all Kel had to do was watch. But it was very distracting for Kel, who was trying very hard to concentrate on their surroundings, to have Dom sitting in front of her, chest bare, his muscles rippling as he strongly rowed the boat to an isolated sandy shore.
Their stopping place was a little cove, deserted and only reachable from the sea. It was a pretty little place, calm, serene and quiet. Here, they spent the remainder of the day, basking in the warm sun and each other's company. They had brought some food with them that they ate happily when they became hungry. As the afternoon drew on, Dom stripped down to his breeches (A/N: I can't really have him naked now, can I?) and dived into the clear waters. Kel refused to join him and he shrugged, leaving her be. Afterwards, he sat near her, drying off in the sun.
'It's lovely in,' he commented
'Good- I'm glad you enjoyed it.'
'Come on, Kel- let go a bit- have some fun!'
'Dom. For a start, what would I wear? I'm in a dress- I can't just strip down to my shift and I don't have any spare clothes. And this could all just be one of your sneaky tricks to get me in another mushy (A/N: would Kel say mushy?) mood.' She gave him a look. 'On the beach again. A picnic, swims in basically nothing and then lying together in the sun to dry off. Well it won't work, master Dom, 'cause this girl sees right through you.' She was only teasing him and believing she knew his nature, Kel thought he would just grin and tease her back.
But Dom sighed. 'Fine,' he said sullenly. 'I can see you really don't understand me.'
Kel glanced over at him. He seemed downcast, lazily running the sand through his fingers.
'I was only teasing, silly,' Kel said and she reached over and gently brushed a slip of dark, wet hair behind his ear. Kel drew her hand back quickly, embarrassed, and cross at herself for losing control, but Dom's hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
'No Kel,' he whispered. 'Stop hiding. Stop running. I know you're in pain but I can see you're lonely and I know you want this. Stop denying yourself.'
'Dom,' began Kel shakily- he was pulling her close to him again. 'I- I- don't love you.'
'No, I know,' he whispered, his warm breath on her face making her shiver. 'Not yet. Or maybe you just haven't realised you do.' Then he brought his mouth down on hers. Kel began to protest but then stopped, realising that she actually liked his kisses as much (if not more) than Cleon's. Then she just let him hold her tight, enjoying the feeling of his lips on hers.
When he broke the kiss, Dom looked in her eyes for a moment as if searching for something. Then he stood and scooped her up into his arms. Kel squealed as her feet left the floor.
'What are you doing?' she cried as he started to carry her off down the beach. 'Dom! Put me down!' He had now reached the sea and it was lapping around his ankles. He continued to wade in until it was just past his knees, a manic grin on his face.
'Dom! Dom! You idiot!'
'Ok, Kel. You win again. I'll put you down now,' said Dom.
'Not here!' screeched Kel. But it was too late- he had dropped her. When she resurfaced, her hair and dress dripping, she glared at him and then ran at him.
Once they had had enough of chasing each other through the sea, they came to sit on the sand. But the sun was going down and it wasn't as warm anymore so together they found just enough wood for a small fire.
Once the fire was burning quite happily, they settled down (reasonably close to each other) to dry off. Kel yawned.
'Are you tired?' Dom asked.
'A bit,' Kel reluctantly admitted.
Dom shrugged. 'It's probably just the sea air. Are you warmer now?' he asked softy after a short pause.
'I'm still a bit cold,' Kel answered sheepishly. Dom closed the small gap between them and put his arm around Kel's shoulders. With a slight sigh, she tentatively snuggled up to him, resting her head against Dom's warm chest.
Dom held his breath as Kel leant against him. He tightened his arm around her but she didn't seem to notice; when he could manoeuvre himself enough to see her face, he realised Kel was asleep.
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Awww…oh, by the way, I don't own any of this although I wish I owned Dom…