Sorry for the short chapter but I think it is necessary. R&R
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters
xx faithinfools
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
Shake It Out - Florence and The Machine
It was horrible. Horrible being an understatement. The man clearly had no idea what he was doing and was completely moronic. Luckily for Lizzy
a) he didn't board.
b) he didn't know how to ski either (though to his credit, he did try…)
c) he was a complete novice.
And Lizzy couldn't stand him. Each morning she'd rise extra early to train with Uncle Jerry, then teach her classes and then spend the rest of the day trying to avoid Collins. She had been completely humiliated when during one of her morning snowboarding classes he had tried to 'show her his love for her' and when yelling out to her while she was on the ski lift, he had smashed directly into a group of tourists, trapping them all into a large, ugly snowball rolling down the mountain. She winced when at the bottom, still entrapped in the snowball proceeded to yell out his love to her still. Georgie just looked at her confused.
"Do you know him Lizzy?"
"I will not dignify that question with an answer."
"Then why…?"
"My mother sent him to stalk me. She's convinced that he's going to be my husband." She shivered and not from the cold. "Oh… And he's my cousin."
"Oh gross." Georgie wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"Yeah. I know. He won't stop following me around and I keep trying to avoid him. It's pretty bad. I'm not going to lie."
"Haven't you told him–"
"You don't think I've tried? He keeps thinking it's some whacked out Romeo and Juliet thing and he won't stop." Georgie shivered.
"Eugh. Creepy."
"Yeah…" They both shivered.
It was Wednesday and Lizzy had had enough. She couldn't stand the snivelling Collins any longer. As grumbled under her breath as she walked towards Jerry's small house. As she crept closer she heard two voices talking from the small shack. She quickly ducked down under the window and listened but couldn't here much except for the murmur of low voices. She heard the door lock click open and quickly ran around to the side of the house and stayed silent as a large figure of a man walked out of the house and into the shed where the helicopter was kept. She breathed in a deep sigh and walked around to the front of the house, opening the door.
"Ready for today lass?"
"Yes. I need to release all my anger at Collins out on the slopes." She replied tiredly.
"Collins?" Her mentor looked confused. Suddenly his eyes lit up with recognition. "Was he the lad that caused the snowball disaster yesterday?" He asked. Lizzy groaned.
"Yep. That's him." Uncle Jerry chuckled. He shook his head in amusement.
"Fanny wants you to date him doesn't she?"
"Yep."
"Well take that anger and use it down the slalom. I've invited a visitor today, he'll be helping me coach you and he will be practising himself. And I will be coaching him too." Lizzy groaned.
"Really Uncle Jerry? I mean, really?" Great. That's just what she needed. Another person knowing her secret training grounds and using them for his own practise." She sighed. He nodded.
"Aye lass. Get used to it. Now let's go, we've wasted enough time as it is and he's waiting in the hangar." She nodded and followed him. They went to the helicopter hangar and as Jerry switched on the lights Lizzy saw a figure next to the helicopter. His back was turned to her and she couldn't make out who it was underneath his ski gear. She walked up to the figure at held out her hand.
"Hi. I'm Lizzy Bennet." The figure turned around slowly.
"Elizabeth?" He asked surprised evident on his face.
"Oh. No."
Beginning of D&E
xx faithinfools