Life Changes

Chapter 11

Jessica's POV:

After cleaning up the kitchen, I grabbed my purse and keys and headed out to the car. Once in the car, I checked my phone and text Harrison letting him know I was on my way. Turning up the radio and rolling down the windows, I let the cool breeze blow in my face. Pulling up to the parking lot, I turned the car off and made my way to the locker room. "Morning Jessica!" I looked up and saw Chappo walking towards me. "Hey Chappo! How are things going? Haven't seen you in awhile!" "Oh, that's because I've been working shifts at Bronte and Tamarama. Personally, Bondi is my favorite because there's more activity going on, but I do enjoy the quieter sense of being at Bronte and Tamarama. How are things going with you and Harrison?" "Pretty good! Last night, he told me about his previous relationship with Sarah; I took it pretty well, but I was comparing myself to her. What if I'm not good enough for him? Or pretty enough?" Chappo grabbed my shoulders mid-sentence and gave me a good talking to, "Jessica, don't you dare compare yourself to Sarah. She is in the past; you are his present and possible future! You are one of the most beautiful, smart and gorgeous girls I've ever met, and Harrison is stupid if he lets you go. You are better than she ever was for him, and I've never seen him as happy when he's around anyone!" "Thanks Chappo. You're a good friend. Anyways, I should get going; my shift starts soon and I don't want Harrison to freak out that I didn't show up yet." "Oh yeah. Hey, I'll walk back with you. I was just grabbing my water bottle from my locker." Walking towards our lockers, we continued our small talk; back at the tower, Chappo went in the tower to relieve Whippet, while I went down to the rhino and patrolled with southern end with Bisho.

Chappo's POV:

While talking with Jessica, I realized that I started to truly care for her. She was like my little sister, and even though she's Hoppo's niece, I'm sure he doesn't mind having an extra lad take good care of her as well. Harrison is one lucky guy to have her in his life; I truly hope that he takes good care of her. If he doesn't he'll have Hoppo and myself to answer to. "Hey Harrison! How's the water- what's wrong?" Harrison was staring at the water, a blank expression on his face. "My ex-girlfriend is here." "Which ex-girlfriend... wait a minute, Sarah is here?! Dude, Jessica is right there! And Sarah is like walking up to them as we speak!" "I know. I told her about Sarah last night, and she seemed perfectly fine with it. Damn it, what am I going to do?" "Not have feelings for Sarah anymore?" I kind of chuckled when that sentence came out of my mouth, but seeing Harrison's face, I knew I better shut up and not bug him about it.

Jessica's POV:

"We ask that you please move to the area where the flags are located. This is a dangerous area to swim in. Please move to the area where the flags are." Putting the microphone down, I groaned, "People just don't listen! This is like the fifth time I've had to tell that group to move to flag zone. It's just annoying!" Bisho looked over at me and laughed, "Jessi, it's all a part of the job. At least we can go to sleep every night saying that we warned them numerous times." "Haha true that!" Looking up, I saw a blonde surfer approaching us. Something about her seemed familiar; wait a second- that is Sarah Kennedy, one of Australia's famous surfers. As she walked up towards us, Bisho went into a fangirl moment. "Oh my gosh! You're Sarah Kennedy! I'm such a huge fan! Jessica, can you take a picture of her with me?" Laughing, I took Bisho's phone and snapped a quick picture. "It's so nice to meet you Sarah! I'm actually from the USA, and I follow you on social media." "Hi! It's nice meeting you too! I was wondering if I could get your help; I'm here looking for someone." "Well, there's a lot of people here so we might need to narrow it down! Do you have a name?" "Yes, his name is Harrison Reid." I gasped in shock. Is this Harrison's ex-girlfriend Sarah? He dated THE Sarah Kennedy, the one who took on a huge wave back in 2014? "Harrison is actually up in the tower. I'll take you there; I need to switch with one of the guys up there!" Leaving Bisho behind to monitor the water, I walked with Sarah and made small talk with her. Going up the steps of the tower, we were met by Maxi, who also went into fangirl mode. After taking a picture of them, we went into the tower. "Harrison! Darling, how are you?" My eyes went wide as she dropped her board and ran to Harrison, giving him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. Sitting on his lap, Chappo and Harrison sat there, wide eyed, trying to absorb the event that was happening before their eyes.

Harrison's POV:

Watching Sarah and Jessica walk up the stairs to the tower made my stomach churn; I didn't mention to Jessica that my ex-girlfriend happened to be one of Australia's famous surfers. I'm definitely going to hear it from Jessica and Hoppo. "Darling! How have you been? I've been waiting for you to contact me, but to no avail!" Pushing her off my lap, I created some distance between us. "Sarah, what are you doing? You were the one who left me and told me to never contact you again." Jessica and Chappo monitored the water, but they still had an ear open for hearing our conversation. "Harrison, I came back to tell you; I still love you and I have feelings for you." I heard a loud thud and saw that Jessica had fainted. Chappo was trying to get Jessica to wake up, while I radioed Maxi and Whippet to come up the tower STAT to take over for Chappo and I. "Sarah, call 911. We need the ambo here to make sure Jessica is ok." Sarah pulled out her cell-phone and called the ambulance. Within minutes, I could hear the sirens. "Harrison, we should get her up on the bed; that way, it'll make it easier for the paramedics to examine her." Chappo carried her by her shoulders, while I carried her by her feet; putting her on the examination bed, she started to stir. "What happened?" "Jessica, you fainted. The paramedics are here now to check you out and make sure you're ok." "I don't need paramedics, Harrison. I'm fine." That was easier said than done; as soon as Jessica started to walk, she fell again. "Ok that's it. You're not fine. Get back on the bed and let the paramedics check you to make sure you're ok."

Jessica's POV:

The last thing I remember is hearing Sarah tell Harrison that she loves him and has feelings for him. I saw her standing there in the corner, on her cellphone. I wanted to go over there and punch her in the face, but I knew better. Maybe my chance will come later. After the paramedics asked me the routine questions, they gave me the all clear sign and I stood up and went back to work. "Jessica! Wait." I turned around to see Harrison running up to me. "Jessica, please let me explain-" "No Harrison. You should've told me that your ex-girlfriend is Sarah Kennedy, one of Australia's famous surfers. You know what that makes me feel like, knowing that my boyfriend dated someone who is a huge icon in this country? I feel like a piece of crap compared to your ex-girlfriend who still has feelings for you. I just don't understand why you couldn't tell me!" "You're right Jess. I should've told you. But let me make myself clear: I don't have feelings for Sarah anymore. And if I did, you wouldn't have been my girlfriend. Please believe me when I say you're the one for me; I'm myself around you, whereas compared to Sarah, I had to be someone else who I was not. Now, will you come back to the tower with me and patrol the waters?" Sighing, I knew I couldn't stay mad at Harrison for too long. Grabbing him by his face, I made sure to give him a long kiss so that Sarah knew he was mine, and not hers. "Let's go handsome. Let's go show Sarah that we're the couple who's meant to be." Smiling, we held hands as we walked back to the tower.

Sarah's POV:

Watching Harrison and Jessica kiss on the beach, I inwardly groaned. I can't believe Harrison moved on with that girl; she's nothing compared to me! I am one of Australia's famous surfers, and she's an American girl who he met like last week! I'm not letting Harrison go without a fight; I will make him see that he belongs with me, even if I have to hurt some people in the process.

Wow.... I wasn't going to write about Sarah's POV at first, but I think it'll make the story more interesting rather than always having the same people. (Let me know what you guys think if I would add Sarah's POV to the story)

So now that Harrison and Jessica are going to prove to Sarah that they belong together, she on the other hand, is going to prove the opposite. She believes that Harrison and her belong together, and she's not going to let him go so easy. How will Sarah affect Harrison and Jessica's relationship, as well as everyone else's lives now that she's back in the picture? And what will Jessica have to do to ensure that Sarah doesn't steal her man? Keep reading and vote to find out what will happen next!

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