3 Days To Forever

Chapter 14: Waves

Instead of hopping over the smaller waves like she had taught Jessy earlier, DEAN would dive under the wave and come out the other side.

Jessy didn't know if she would normally have stuck with surfing, but if she and DEAN continued seeing each other, Jessy was going to put everything into learning.

The grace of the riders and the smiles on all of their faces when they came out of the water made it seem like they had just experienced heaven.

Jessy could see how being out there, being one with the waves would make you feel like you were a part of the ocean, a part of the earth.

Jessy saw DEAN sit up on her board and look out at the waves coming toward her. There were other riders out there, and some had been battling for the bigger waves. But this wave, as big as it was, no one was battling for.

The other surfers sat on the boards and urged DEAN to take it. They started chanting together until she finally turned and paddled away. She was on her feet as soon as the wave slid under her board.
DEAN leaned, turned, spun and rode a long way before turning her board and heading back the other way.

As the barrel formed, she lowered her body and gravity and tucked inside. The barrel rolled and rolled, and just when Jessy thought it might collapse on top of DEAN, she shot out the end and rode the length before finally dropping off her board. She headed toward Jessy with a huge smile on her face.

"You are a fascinating woman," Jessy told DEAN as she walked toward her. "If I can ever ride half as good as you, then I will be happy." Jessy ran her hands through DEAN's short hair and then let her nails tease down the back of her neck. "What do you say we go grab a sandwich or something? All this work has made me hungry. And since I was supposed to supply sandwiches and forgot, I think I should at least treat you to a meal."

------Snack; Greasy Burger and Fries------

"What would you like to eat?" DEAN asked as she grabbed her board and started walking toward the shop with Jessy.

"I can't have exactly what I want to eat right now, but I will settle on a greasy burger and fries. Would that satisfy your hunger?"

"Not by a long shot," DEAN admitted and smiled. "But it will do."

After dropping off the gear and changing clothes privately, they walked hand in hand up the streets and to a diner that wasn't very far from DEAN's shop.
They each ordered burgers and fries and requested a piece of apple pie to be delivered at the end, a la mode of course.
Through dinner, they shared stories of their childhood, college days, and even bad dates that they had with women.

They were laughing when the apple pie was delivered, and they grabbed their spoons and fed each other bite after bite.

They were both stuffed by the time the pie was gone and sat at the table a while before paying their pill and leaving. As they headed back toward the shop and their cars, arms went around each other's waists and a quiet tension settled between them.

When they reached the shop, DEAN walked Jessy to her car and stuffed her hands into her pockets.

"Where should I pick you up Wednesday?" DEAN asked as she scuffed her shoe in the rocks.

"My apartment would be nice if that is okay. That way you'll know where it is for Friday." Jessy leaned against the car door and laid her head back against the glass. "I should probably go. If I don't..."

"We're going to torture each other," DEAN finished as she smiled at Jessy. They both wanted the same thing, and as hard as it was, they both were trying to respect the other.

DEAN didn't want to fuck and run anymore. For the first time, Jessy made her want love, want life.

And Jessy, she wanted DEAN, her body and her heart, and if she had to restrain her urges to ensure she would get them, she would.