This chapter came out different to what I thought it would... still okay, but I guess that's up to you guys to decide :D I don't think Emily and Matt are in character, soz if they're not :D :D :D Got some lovely Jecker in there just because they're the only couple I can really seem to write about lately. I tried writing Conby and Memily, I honestly tried :D :D :D Well I'm off to go sneak into the kitchen and steal those chocolate biscuits screaming my name :D There's probably mistakes in this so just um... skip over those :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D
Enjoy :D :D :D
"Five quid says they'll only hire three jet skiis." Emily said quietly from her seat next to Matt on the sand.
Becker laughed. "No takers there Emily. Connor wouldn't stop talking about it on the way here."
"Well in that case, you and Jess having to share a jet skii." She replied, smiling at the small glare she got from Becker. Her eyes brightened at an idea that had shot into her mind. "Ten quid on Connor falling in first!"
"Five on one of you girls falling in before him." Becker added. He watched with narrowed eyes as the others made their way back over from the shack, Connor and Abby with grins stretching from ear to ear and Jess staring at the key in her hand. She looked nervous almost, maybe even a little scared.
Matt rolled his eyes, bringing Becker's attention back to them as he spoke. "you two are unbelieveable. I already know which on of you will win."
"And how would you know who wins?" Emily playfully poked him and grinned. "You keeping more secrets from us?" she didn't receive even a hint of a smile. Something was definitely playing on his mind. "We'll talk later." she whispered just as the others joined them.
"Becker you're with Jess on that grey jet skii over there. Matt and Emily here's your key, your on the red one left of the grey and Connor and I are on the blue-"
The all watched as Connor sped off down the beach, forgetting that Abby still had the key and sat himself down on the seat. He went to turn it on and froze. He glance over his shoulder and frowned. "Hurry up!"
"Connor we have to put the stuff in the compartment before we can go. Get off the jet skii!" Abby called. She quickly made her way over with the picnic basket and blanket, rolling her eyes at the others just as Connor's foot slipped and he toppled into the water with a yelp.
Becker sighed. "I'll pay you later."
"No need. Just seeing him actually fall in is payment enough." Emily laughed.
Becker walked over to the grey jet skii with Jess following close behind him and opened up the water proof compartment under the seat and got out the two life jackets before placing his towel and shoes inside. He looked over his shoulder at Jess and frowned, noticing traces of fear flash across her eyes as she gazed out at the calm waves.
"You okay?" he asked soothingly.
She blinked repeatively before looking at him and nodding. She passed her things over to him and he quickly placed them into the compartment before stripping off his shirt and adding that to the pile.
"Put this in too." she said quietly, handing him her sundress that she had just stripped off, leaving her in only her bikini. Abby wolf-whistled and she blushed.
Becker only glanced over his shoulder at her for a second but it was enough to get his heart pounding. There was no way he'd be able to survive the day seeing her dressed in only the canary yellow bikini she had on. He quickly busied himself with his life jacket, mentally scolding himself if he tried to look at her again.
"Seriously Matt! Don't!" Emily laughed just as he waved bits of seaweed towards her. He threw it towards her and she let out a scream before she tripped over backwards into the ripling waves, bobbing up and down above the surface due to the life jacket. "I hate you."
Matt chuckled, extending his hand towards her. "It was only seaweed Emily."
"'Only seaweed'?" she took hold of his hand but instead of letting him help her to her feet, she grinned misheviously and pulled him down into the water beside her. They both laughed.
"Come on Abby! I want to go!" Connor nagged, already sitting on the jet skii with his hand stretched out waiting for the key.
She rolled her eyes and finished doing up her life jacket. "You really are like a three year old trapped in a grown man's body." she whispered as she got on behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
He wriggled slightly and she grinned, pressing herself closer to his back. Her hands were slow but deliberate as they moved from around his waist and down to his thighs. His breath caught just her hands stop on the inside of his tights. He looked over his shoulder with a frown, seeing the glint in her eyes. "No distracting the driver, thank you very much."
she laughed lightly, her hands connecting around the front of him again and he turned on the jet skii. They both squeeled as it roared to life, humming underneath them.
"See you on the island!" The four remaining members looked up just in time to see Matt and Emily jumping over a couple of waves, speeding off in front of them.
"Hell no! They are not beating us!" Connor growled and suddenly the jet skii jolted forward at a speed Abby wasn't expecting. Her arms tightened around Connor's waist but he seemed more occupied with trying to beat the other two that he didn't notice.
Jess back away from the jet skii, away from the water and back up the beach. Her heart was pounding in her chest. She hated jet skiis. The one time she did go on one, she ended up getting flung off it and ended up spending two weeks in the hospital with a concussion, and bruised ribs.
Becker turned to help her on when he noticed her now standing meters away. "Okay Jess, what's wrong? It's just a jetskii."
she looked down and begun fumbling around with the zip of her life jacket while he made his way over to her. "You have been on one before, right?"
she nodded her head.
"What's wrong then?"
"I can't." she said the words so softly becker found it hard to hear her.
"Can't what?"
Jess was surprised by how soothing his voice was. She was sure that if he kept that tone he'd be able to convince her to do anything. She shook her head, both in reponse to his question and to try wipe the thoughts out of her mind.
"Did something happen to you? And incident involving one?"
Damnit! How did he always know? Jess slowly looked up into his hazel eyes and found them filled with concern. "I can't get on one of those things again Becker. At first I thought I could. It's like, i've faced future predators and survived, how hard can it be to get on a jet skii. But I just can't."
"Okay we'll go do something else then. Go... shopping." he shivered and a hint of a smile appeared on jess' face.
The smile disappeared as quickly as it had appeared however. She lowered her eyes again. "I tried to get out of it when we were getting the keys but Abby wouldn't let me. She said she'd handcuff me to one of them if she had to."
"of course." he thought for a moment before slowly lifting Jess' chin up so her eyes met his again. "Close your eyes." he whispered.
Her cheeks flushed suddenly. Her heart pounding away in her chest. "Why?"
He dropped his hand to her shoulder and sighed. "Just close them." she frowned but obeyed him and closed her eyes. His hand slowly slid down her arm and he gently took hold of her hand, slowly leading her back towards the waters edge. "What's your first memory of the ARC? What did you enjoy most?" he asked calmly.
Jess blindly walked forward, taking cautious steps but trusting Becker the whole time. She thought back to her first day. She'd gotten a quick briefing from Lester who reminded her a bit of her dad at the time with his heavy sarcasm and hostility to any new members. He had left soon after that, leaving Jess to do as she wished. She'd met some of the technicians but they'd gone home too, there was the lady filling in for Abby at the menagerie but she only came in for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon just to feed the creatures. "My very first memory of the ARC?" she whispered.
"yeah." becker's voice was cool and level. He glanced over his shoulder and could just see the other two jet skiis in the distance.
"Meeting Lester and then being left alone in the ARC."
he laughed lightly and the sound sent a shiver of delight down her spine. She liked his laugh more than she'd orginally thought, especially since her eyes were closed. Her other senses, mainly her hearing and sense of touch, had been heightened. She could feel the soothing circles his thumb was making on the back of her hand.
"I enjoyed meeting Rex the most. He flew right up against the glass and nearly gave me a heart attack. I had seen him flying around a couple of times but it still gave me a fright to see him so close. Sid and Nancy were cute too." she smiled at the memory of seeing them rolling around in their pen while Rex munched on some leaves beside them.
Becker groaned. "Those two have caused more trouble than Connor has. Chewed through the wiring for the ADD and everything!"
Jess gasped as the cool water surrounded her toes and her eyes flashed open. Becker's hand tightened around hers slightly. "Close your eyes!" he smiled and she quickly shut them again, feeling that the jet skii was close.
"What about Rex? Has he ever been trouble?" Jess asked in a quiet voice.
"Abby's brother used him to gamble with and Connor ended up coming to me, beggin for me to help get him back."
Jess' eyes opened and she frowned. "Really? You actually helped Connor with something?"
he rolled his eyes and nodded towards the jet skii floating behind her. "jump on."
Panic flitted across her face as she stared down at it. Becker's hand was gentle as he turned her gaze away from it and towards him. " I'll be on it as well Jess. I promise I won't let anything happen to you." it wasn't just with the jet skiis that his promise stood in place. He'd protect her from anything and everything. With his life if need be.
Her heart was pounding inside her chest, making it hard for her to breathe as Becker helped her onto the seat. He laughed lightly when her hands gripped onto the handles with an iron-like grasp.
"Relax..." he whispered as he sat down behind her. He leaned around around her and turned the key making the jet skii come to life. Jess went to get up but Becker's arm wrapped around her waist. "You honestly don't want Connor making fun of you for the rest of the trip, do you?"
Jess sighed, her fingers gripping onto the handles again. She closed her eyes briefly as he placed his hands over hers and he twisted one towards them slightly slightly. The jetskii slowly begun to move forward and Jess' grip tightened.
Her breath caught suddenly when she felt the warmth of Becker's foot brush against hers. Realisation hit her then. She was on a jet skii with Becker. She was encircled in his arms while his hands covered hers on the handles. She was surprised at how well she fitted against him and desperately resisted the urge to lean her head back against his shoulder.
"Relax your hands Jess." he said calmly into her ear.
Her face was flushed, turning a deeper shade of red the more she thought about how close he was. His chest pressed lightly against her back, the fabric of his board shorts skimming across the exposed skin of her legs, his toes brushing against her achilles heel, his chin resting gently on her shoulder.
She subconsciously leaned back into him and his grip tightened over her hands, a small chuckled shaking the both of them. The jet skii slowly begun to speed up and soon enough it began jumping over the waves towards the island.
"There you two are!" Connor called when he came into view. "I've managed to drop Abby off on the island and beaten Matt around the place twice! You two been... y'know." his eyes narrowed and a smirk formed on his face.
"Splash him." Jess hummed.
Becker grinned. "With pleasure."
Their jet skii sped forwards towards Connor and before he had a chance to move Becker spun the jet skii around, spraying him with a wave of salt water.
Reviews determine whether or not the next chapter had a Jecker kiss in it :P *covers eyes*
I REEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY want to put in a Jecker kiss in the next chapter! Ooo I might do a deleted scene... yess that might work :D Now... BRING ON THE CHOCOLATE COOKAYS! *runs to the kitchen*