Desperado

part 10

"you've never gone ice skating?" ethans eyes widen

i shake my head, "nope. i broke my leg in the 5th grade so i never went back on the ice ever again"

i slip on the ice skates and slowly walk over to ethan, "what if i break my leg again?"

the ice skating rank wasn't crowded, only about 10 people were here. so even if i do break my leg there isn't a big of a scene

ethan stands, "i'll take care of you now let's go" he gets on to the ice and puts his hand out for me to hold

i put my hand in ethans and step onto the ice immediately losing balance. i haven't been on ice in so long that i slip

ethan is quick to catch me, i look at him with a smile "thank you"

"hold onto the edge" he says slowly pulling me

i walk over to the side and hold onto the edge just like ethan said

"i suck" i frown

"it's been 30 seconds elena. i got you" he holds my other hand

"don't let go" i look at our hands

"i wont " he replied "okay, bend your knees and lean forward, then glide side to side" ethan says

i nod and do as he says. i squeeze his hand when i let go of the edge. i bend my knees slightly and lean forward a bit making sure i'm balanced

roller skating is way easier then this. it's like i'm being hold up on a knife

i'm kinda getting the hang of this

flop

fuck

"are you okay?" ethan is quick to ask, i look up at him and i know he's dying to laugh but he's trying to be kind about it

"my butt hurts" i mumble trying to pick myself off the ground

"let me help you up" he pulls me up by my arms and i hold onto the edge again

"you were doing so good how'd you fall?" he chuckles

i playfully roll my eyes at him, "i lost balance"

he stands behind me, "can i?" he ask

i turn my head and look at him, "yea..."

he puts his hands on my lower back, "let go of the edge" he says against my ear

i let go of the edge and pick up at where i left off. ethans hands on my waist keeps me in place

"remember what i told you"

knees bent, glide side to side, but slowly because i might fall on my butt again and embarrass myself

before i know it i'm doing swirls on the ice, "i got it ethan!" i smile

"see it's not that hard" he claps his hands and bows down to me

"oh stop it" i swat his shoulder

a smile forms on his face, "race you" he starts skating to the end of the rink and i try picking up my paste

he knows i just started learning this. ethan loves competition. he gets to the end of the rink and turns to look at me

"not far" i cross my arms when i reach up to him

"fine then another round, loser pays for ice cre-?" before he can even finish his sentence i quickly turn around and go to the end of the rink

we both reached it at the same time and i shake my head, "i was first"