Chapter 4: The Big Upset

6 years ago

Brian breached the surface of the water carrying his Hawaiian sling and a bag of fish. Lisa was sitting on the beach as she was not feeling well enough to dive with Brian this time. Brian had decided to take Lisa out to this one restaurant up the coast that boasted the best fish in the state. The only snag with the restaurant was that you had to catch your own fish, but they would cook it and provided shrimp and steaks. Lisa did her best not to laugh as Brian walked up the shore towards her carrying on about how he was a manly man and he was a hunter.

"Me man! Me hunt swimmy fish for pretty lady!" Brian did his best caveman voice and imitation. Lisa curbed a snicker and hugged Brian even though he was still dripping wet.

"You're so foolish sometimes but have I mentioned you're my prince? Lisa's shirt and hair by now was getting soaked with the briny water.

"Augh pretty lady get shimmer cloth wet…" Brian coughed as the voice was obviously scratching his throat. "Hun you're going to get soaked and get a cold" Brian opened a duffle bag and took out his school hoodie and shirt and tossed her both he turned and started walking back towards the water so as to give her time to change. Just as he was about to re-enter the water a voice rang out.

"Ok Brian you can come back I'm all good!" Lisa was now donned in Brian's oversized hoodie and shirt. She had to push the sleeves up in order to even be able to use her hands.

"You sure I see this really cool fish that… wait its trying to communicate…GO TO SYDNEY LITTLE BUDDY!" Brian laughed as he turned around and then he spoke again "Sorry hun some little fish was looking for something had to help the little guy out." Lisa rolled her eyes as Brian now strutted up the beach amused by his own sense of humor.

"Ok Captain Planet, the world thanks you for your service to the fish world. But I would thank you even more if we could make our dinner reservation." Lisa made a motion up the beach as if this would drag Brian faster towards the car. Brian suddenly burst into a sprint and at the top of the beach on the end of the parking spaces and started running in place.

"Well now I'm waiting on you Lisa." Brian chuckled as he obviously felt proud of himself for catching fish, and making dinner reservations for two. "You know I'm playing babe I'm just excited that we finally get to go out tonight." Brian currently attended a school in a different state then Lisa. Brian was in his second semester studying at a Bible college to be a missionary but recently he had been contemplating going to be a student pastor. Lisa was in her senior year of high school, she wanted to go to school to become a teacher. There was two years difference between Lisa and Brian, but their parents gave the green light. Surprisingly this distance between them didn't a damper on their love; in fact it seemed to make their love stronger.

"Come on Brian you know I'm feeling kinda sick, you're lucky I still agreed to go out with you" Lisa started after Brian then seen the look on his face. Brian looked like he had been punched in the stomach and he looked sad that he made her upset. "Brian I didn't mean that I'm happy to be out here with you, I wouldn't trade it for the world" Lisa looked back at Brian's face, it looked a little happier though he still felt bad.

"I'm sorry I made you feel that way sweetheart, I wasn't being very thoughtful. I thought I could make you feel better by being funny and playful" As Brian spoke these words a gull flew overhead. "See! Gull!" Brian pointed at the bird and it seemed that as the bird flew by it took Brian's sadness away with it. "Come on Hun your right we need to go to dinner." Brian walked back down to Lisa and took her hand in his and helped her up the beach.

That evening at the restaurant they handed the bag of fish to the chef and sat at a booth in the back. The evening was spent chatting and laughing over their fish, shrimp, and steak. The only problem with the meal was the steak seemed a little undercooked, but otherwise it was perfect. As they drove home however the undercooked steak seemed to be making and encore presentation. They barely made it home before the steak started stampeding and they had only seconds to make it somewhere to get sick. Lisa flung open the door to her parents house and she proceeded to get sick; Brian patiently (as much as one can be patient in such a circumstance) waited and when Lisa was done getting sick he got sick himself. That evening they took turns getting sick and Brian would hold back Lisa's hair. By midnight they both had calmed down enough to speak

"Ya know for an evening returning what was from the sea to the sea, I wouldn't trade a second of it for anything" Brian barely mumbled as he was both exhausted and still feeling sick.

"I think your right this evening has been fun, despite well you know" Lisa shrugged and sighed as she laid her head on Brian's shoulder. "Let's go sit on the couch and maybe we can rest." Lisa got up and walked to the living room; Brian followed.

"Hun I could kiss you right now but we both have bad breathe and well I imagine in 6 years we will be kissing for the first time on our wedding day" Brian leaned his back as though he was looking at a vision of the future on the ceiling.

"You think we can hold out that long? You really think we can wait to kiss till we get married? Lisa laid her head back on Brian's shoulder and his arms came around and held her tight.

"I think we can Lisa, I think we can" Brian closed his eyes and before either of them realized them both fell asleep on the couch. The next morning they was awakened by Lisa's family stirring in the kitchen. Her dad had brought a blanket in and wrapped it around the two in the middle of the night. That day Brian had to go back to school as he had papers and all kinds of villainous projects to work on. As Brian was about to slide into his car Lisa ran out to the car and embraced him.

"I'm not saying goodbye because I know I'll see you again, I'm not kissing you because in 6 years we have a date." Lisa buried her face in his arms and squeezed a tear out.

"Babe, you know I'll be back in like 3 and a half weeks, please don't make me cry. I'm gonna miss you so much and I already don't want to leave" Brian's eyes deepened under a pool of tears. "I love you Lisa Bingham I always will." Brian squeezed Lisa tight.

"Ok Brian Sweetie, if you want to see me in 6 years let go your suffocating me." Lisa laughed a little "Ok you need to go you have a long drive, call me when you get back to school" Lisa ran away from the car and started to frantically wave goodbye. "I LOVE YOU TOO! YOU'RE MY PRINCE BRIAN FAIRFIELDS!" Lisa's eyes started to dry just a little.

Brian pulled out of the driveway and made it down the road. Then a few tears rolled down Brian's face. He began to talk to himself "I love you Lisa, I can't stand being so far from you. I promise I will find a job closer to you." Brian smiled and edged the accelerator.

Present day

"Hey Hun, you want to go to that one restaurant up the coast? You know the one." Brian looked over at his loving wife who was lying on the other sofa almost napping.

"Sure Brian lets go this weekend." Lisa smiled and returned back to her wistful staring at the ceiling. She dozed off the sleep.

Chapter 4 Fin