RESCUE - Part 2

Chapter 47 - shark alarm

I woke up next to mouse, watching his chest gently rise and fall, New Years resolution, be less of a bitch, I'd lasted 17 days so far...doing good, mouse tried too, we were sharing the same bed at least, that was something.

Carefully taking myself downstairs I hauled myself onto the sofa and put on the news, a glorious sunny day, raging temperatures, as they showed a lovely clip from bondi, "fancy going to the beach?" Mouse appeared in the doorway "thought we could go surfing" "I...I can't surf" I sighed quickly "yeah I thought..erm, old romantic here would paddle you out...we could have a chat" he ran his hands through his hair nervously "sounds great, although I need to warn you, the bikini line isn't what it used to be...I may need half an hour at least!" He chuckled along with me "alright deal!" He picked me up and carted me to the bathroom.

We arrived at the beach, instead of the wheelchair he carried me from the car, thankfully the boards were stored at the tower. As he walked into the room meg bumped into us "Charlie!" She squealed before hugging me and mouse "my god how are you!?" "My godddd come down several octaves!" She chuckled "sorry, I'm just so happy to see you out! You've been hiding away...I've missed you" she teared up "hey hey hey! No crying!" "Sorry I just" she sniffed "it's so great to see you...I'm off to go get coffees want a gingerbread latte?" "Oh if there's one on offer" I grinned as she rubbed my knee before walking out the door.

Mouse popped me down on the chair "just need to nip to the loo!" He kissed my cheek before running downstairs..."well you're happy?" Whip sat down with maxi and kerrbox "yeah...we're trying" "well about chuffing time!" Box laughed as he tutted and picked up his walkie talkie before heading up north, "good, and how you finding it?" "So much easier" I laughed at maxi "hey we ready?" Mouse came up behind me rubbing my shoulders "yeah let's go!" Mouse picked me up and carried me with the board down to the sea.

Sitting me down carefully on the board, mouse paddled out into the waves until we hit a quiet spot, no one around no waves, perfect, mouse then spun me around to face him "thank you" I pushed the hair from my face "for what?" He laughed "for sticking by" "its my job" he smiled "no....no" he took my hand and kissed the back of it "Charlie I love you" "mouse I've been a real bitch and I...and you didn't deserve most of it" "most of it huh?" "Well you were a bit of an arse when I wanted to firefight again" he sighed "I'm sorry about that I just...I have to protect you and I couldn't protect you from that, and I felt useless and then when the accident happened I just..." "it's ok...I think we've both been at some point at fault and I just wanted to apologise and say I love yo-" I was cut off by the sound of the shark alarm "mouse...." panic set in, we were far out, and I could feel the current under the board "hold on, it's alright" mouse spun me around, laid me down and began to paddle, I helped the best I could with my arms, two people were better than one right?

We got into the breaking point, waved crashing over us, some helping to push us in, some pulling us back, until one wave, one big wave crashed over us, with a surfer catching the last wave in before getting out Of the water himself, the tip of the board landed straight into my back, knocking both mouse and I off in the process...

In agonising pain maxi dragged me onto his board and paddled me in where whip stood waiting with Meg holding dry towels, Maxi dragged me onto the sand and placed me down gently "Charlie you're covered in blood!" "It's....it's not mine...." I tried to wash it off in the small waves that washed up the beach "it's mouse's..." maxi stood up as while met his gaze "go get Mouse....if there's a shark out there he's covered in blood, a board fin hit him in the shoulder... the same one that hit my lower back!...." "Charlie-" whip took my hand "I'm fine!" I snatched it back "I've got meg GO!" They both grabbed a board and paddled out to find mouse...

It took what felt like forever, meg had brought down my drink to calm my nerves when I saw the sharks fin "meg.....meg shit!" She looked to where I pointed "it's okay...they've got him, PADDLE FASTER!" She yelled at the top of her lungs as she jumped up, fell over my feet and waved her hands in the air, we saw them bring him in, mouse's shoulder covered in red with a bright blue fin in stuck inside "were taking him up to the Ambo box called one through!" "Okay! Mouse you okay? I'll meet you there!" "Hey I'm fine! Just slightly injured" mouse chuckled as Whip helped maxi carry mouse to rhino before driving off quickly up the beach.

Meg came back to me, sat on the beach now fully dry,  I sat there and began to laugh....hysterically... "hey are you alright?" "I'm never better" I looked at her with tears filling my eyes "my god how much water have you swallowed?" "None!" I chuckled "Charlie...you're sat on a beach, your husband has just been carted off in an Ambo and you're sat there laughing your bloody ass off! Are you insane? Did you hit your head!? Do you need help?" "meg!....please tell me you can see that too" "all I can see is a woman laughing at god knows whAHHH" I pulled her down to the ground "tell me you can see that!" I pointed down to my feet as I sat there wiggling my toes....