Fate

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Drowns

BRIDGET'S POV

"Go long!" I heard Luke yell to Jason.

"I'll be right back," I said to Nicolette as I stood up from tanning. I walked over to Jason.

"Jason, lemme see the ball for a sec." He handed it over to me with a confused look on his face.

I took the football in my hands and threw it to Luke. Might I say it was a perfect spiral that went over Luke's head.

"Damn," Jason said wide-eyed. I looked at him and smirked. Ah, I love doing that.

Luke ran back to us with the football in his hand. "My girl's got quite an arm," he chuckled kissing my cheek. I went back to tanning with Nic.

What he said got me thinking... My girl. It has a nice ring to it! Ah... I love it! What if we ever get married? Bridget Jones. Mrs. Jones. Not bad. Not bad at all...

GRACE'S POV

"You're doing great! Keep going," James said encouragingly."Just keep a clear mind."

I just kept my mind on him. All of the things we've done together so far; our awkward dinner, our night on the beach with our amazing kisses, and the next morning...

I felt James hands slowly come off of my back.

The next morning... Elena. Cheating. That word. That horrible word. Why did someone create that? The word made me sick to my stomach. I could feel my heartbeat starting to speed up and my balance wearing off.

Without even controlling my actions, I thrashed out. I kicked my feet and flailed my arms. I didn't know what I was doing, but the next thing I knew I was under water.

I tried to open my eyes but they stung horribly because of the salt water. I can't hold my breath for long and I can't see where I'm going.

I can't hold my breath any longer. Water started burning my throat and my lungs were full of it. Then I completely blacked out.

JAMES POV

She just started flailing out. She was perfectly still and calm and then she was under water. I knew what to do but I was in shock. One minute she was kicking and yelling, and the next she was underwater not breathing.

My instincts kicked in as I took her bridal-style in my arms and swam back to shore. I didn't waste any time and started CPR.

This is really the scariest thing in my life. Why does this have to happen now? She is drowning right when I get her! If I lose her I-I don't know what I'd do.

I kept doing CPR for at least five minutes and there was a crowd around me encouraging me to keep going. I think someone had already dialed 911.

Please. Wake up! "Grace! C'mon!" I said worried. This isn't happening. I pinched her nose and blew air into her mouth. I kept pushing on her chest. "Dammit Grace!"

Thank god. She started coughing and coughing water out of her lungs and I sat her up very slowly, but she still didn't open her eyes. She just reached out in front of me and hugged me; still coughing.

I comfortingly patted her back."Please don't scare me like that ever again." I almost forgot there was people around me.

I forget about everything when I'm with her. The people around us started clapping since Grace was okay and I heard someone on the phone canceling the emergency call.

"James?" She said weakly. Her arms tightened around me and I buried my face in her hair.

"You were doing perfectly fine back there," I muttered. "What happened?"

I pulled back to look at her.

She look like she aged. Her eyes were squinted and she looked tired. Her face fell in despaired as she answered me. "I worried. I was thinking about something wonderful... Then it turned into a nightmare. I lost my balance."

"What was your worry?" I asked her in all seriousness. "It must've have been pretty bad because you thrashed out all over the place. You scared the hell outta me!" The people around us were gone by now and on with their daily lives.

"I-I was thinking about..." Her voice got very soft. "This morning."

That makes a lot of sense actually. What is wrong with me? This whole thing was my fault and I didn't even know it. I can't believe I hurt her this much. I don't deserve to be with this girl if I'm hurting her. I don't know how she came back to me.

"Grace... You have no idea how sorry I am. I would do anything to fix that moment so it wouldn't have happened. I was stupid and selfish and you have every right to be angry with me. I don't know how you came back to a jerk like me. If I were you, I wouldn't trust me either."

"No! No! Look at me," she said taking my face in her small hands. "I trust you! I trust you with my life-which you just seemed to prove was true. It's hard. Relationships are always hard. But hey, who said it was gonna be easy? We just need to be completely honest with each other from here on out. But I trust you. It's me and you in this together," she kissed me on my lips. But this was different.

This kiss... It was indescribable. Her lips were soft and warm. She had my heart racing and my breathing coming uneven. No girl has ever done this to me. Ever. "What did I do to deserve a girl like you?" This is the first time I've said that to a girl and meant it.

"Everything."

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IM SO SORRY. I WISH I COULD MAKE THIS LONGER! THANK YOU FOR THE READS! 20! Haha

Yeah that doesn't sound like much but it makes me happy that people are actually willing to read it. And I even have 3 votes! Yay! Thank you to all my readers out there and it would be amazing if you spread the word about Fate.. If you like it of course! Any suggestions? Or questions? Anything! Just comment :)

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