Woo hoo new chapter! I'm on a roll. By the way this is very forward and quite flirty. Enjoy anyways though. Reviews are always welcome. Especially from svc16105

"Ben!" Tears streamed down my cheeks.

"BEN!" Oh god! Please! Please…

There were cries of alarm from the docks, and swifts of blood styled the water.

Seconds passed and more blood appeared.

Shelton and Hi rushed to my side and took my hands.

I squeezed theirs as tears flowed down their cheeks.

We were beginning to give up hope when the shark started rising up from the water.

"What the hell?" I gasped.

The shark's tail and dorsal fin were gone, and blood was dripping from the wounds.

It rose all the way out of the water, and Ben then then appeared.

One hand planted on the front of the shark behind its jaw and one on the rear, near where the tail had once been.

Even from the beach I could see his muscles straining under the weight of the shark.

His shoulders appeared, followed by his mid-section. He leaned back and threw the shark into the ocean, 20 feet away.

"Holy crap." Hi muttered under his breath.

I couldn't believe it. Cheers sprang from the docks, and Ben was panting lightly as he ran from the water up to us on the beach.

I was too shocked to even move.

To breathe.

Hi ran towards Ben and gave him a giant hug, which Shelton then joined. A few seconds passed, then they started to walk off to the side.

Ben turned to me, and stared. Then ran towards me.

I looked at him, eyes wide. He stood in front of me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Are you okay?" He whispered.

I could've slapped him.

I did.

His head shot to the side and he placed his right hand on his right cheek as a hand mark my size appeared. I pulled away.

"Don't ever do that again! You scared the shit out of me!" Ben put his head down in despair.I took a deep, calming breathe.

"But," I stepped close and put my arms around his neck, "thanks. Just, please don't do that again. I thought I'd lost you." I hugged him tight to me, then kissed him.

His arms once again wrapped around my waist and he kissed me back with a strong force.

Looking at him, I realised how hot he was, especially when he's wet. His thick black hair was smoothed down on his head and his wet copper skin glinted in the sunset.

We slowly released each other, and ran up the beach to join Hi and Shelton after grabbing our stuff, ad hightailed it out of there.

Hi, as usual, pounced immediately. "How did you do that Ben?! You were so brave, and, well, strong! You're like Hercules!"

We walked back on the path leading to the townhomes. Ben explained everything.

"When you yelled, I looked pass Tor, and saw the shark. I knew what it was: Great White. A half grown one. I started running to the sand with her, but it was too close, and knew we both wouldn't reach it in time. So, I picked her up and threw her onto the shore, so she'd be safe. I wouldn't have made it, and I thought, I'm strong, so why not put my strength to the test. I knew you were worried on the beach, so I seriously hoped it would work. So, I hit it, and climbed on its back, then thought I could pull out some teeth, to help myself, if it did manage to bite me, but instead I accidentally snapped its jaw. I couldn't believe it when that happened. So, it was in pain, I could tell that, cause it stopped squirming, so I elbowed it in both its eyes, and it fell on its back. Job done! I thought, anyway. When Tor," he wrapped an arm around my shoulder, "called out, so I had a bit of warning, but couldn't hit it again in time. It caught my ankle with its teeth and took me under. Under the water, I was seriously pissed, so I ripped off its tail and fin, by the way, no idea how I did that. And then it just drifted in front of me, unconscious from the pain or something. So, to get it back out there, away from the island I thought I could throw it, so you saw it rise up out of the water and I followed. I chucked it, and ran back to you lot. Done."

He clicked his fingers while grinning at us.

I stepped in. "How heavy do think the shark was?"

"A bit over two hundred pounds. So maybe, 220."

"And how much are you, Benjamin?" Hi was shocked from the tale, especially when Ben answered. "Two hundred pounds. Just about."

"What?!" Shelton's eyes widened.

"Look guys, I'm not fat or anything, you can see that for yourself." Everyone glanced down at his mid-section. Ben wasn't fat at all. In fact, he was probably the fittest of us all. His stomach gave us the view of abs.

An eight-pack. I resisted the urge to lick my lips.

Thankfully I succeeded.

"So why do you weigh so much?" Hi asked.

"Hiram, take a look at Ben. At his arms, specifically. What do you see?"

Hi scanned Ben up and down, and squinted at his arms, and pretended to hold up a magnifying glass.

"Oh! I get it. Sorry. Tory, looks like you've gained the perfect partner. Strong, fearless, and a good kisser." He winked.

Oh good lord.

"Let's go to my house. I wanna check you for injuries Mr Blue." I looked at Ben. He opened his mouth to refuse, but seeing the determined look in my eyes shut it again.

"Fine." He sighed.

Then he grinned, "Inspect me all you want Miss Tory."

Hi snorted.

"Okay I'm sorry Hiram, but I just kicked a Great White sharks ass, and please, just let it go!"

"Okay." He agreed. We ran the way back to my townhome.