The Marine

Chapter 9

APRIL

I talked about everything that happened last night to my Mum and she seemed to think it was just a stupid pathetic argument. She convinced me to see that our actions or his actions were based on alcohol. There is a few questions I want to ask him though, like why didn't he even show recognition to me once in the car.

I was sitting on the sofa by the window in my brown ugg boots, black leggings, white vest top and a checked shirt in pink. My hair was in its normal natural curls and I had a little lipgloss on.

I was extremely bored and I did want to watch a movie but not alone....there no fun when you watch it alone. I've called Marney three times and she hasn't even picked up once.

I put my feet up on the sofa and rolled over onto my stomach digging my head into the pillow. I heard a faint knock at the door but I didn't bother I was too busy enjoying the darkness of the pillow.

"I'll get it sweetie!" My Mum called and I mentally thanked her. That meant I wouldn't have to get up and walk to the door.

Being bored brought laziness.

I've never been the bored or lazy person. I'm normally up and doing things and at this point of life I really wish I had a dog. I could take her walks everyday and we could go on runs together.

"April?" I knew that voice. I turned my head and watched as he was crouched down in front of me pulling a few pieces of hair from my face.

"Hi." I quietly replied hugging the pillow.

He looked really pretty today. He was wearing grey Armani sweats, a black top and a grey and black hoodie. He had a pair of converse on which surprised me even more.

"Done checking me out?" I frowned at him, " Too early for jokes huh?" He asked and I slightly nodded my head. I was bored!

"Why are you here?" I asked and the way it came out was little harsh even though I didn't mean it.

"I came here to apologise for last night. The alcohol got to my head and the look of hatred you gave me in the club it kind of made me snap." I get that what he did was to protect me but I'm not a child.

"Blake I understand that you were trying to help and protect me last night but I'm not a child. I'm capable of making my own decisions in life." He frowned and nodded his head at least he understands.

"I know and I am extremely sorry." He gently moved another piece of hair from my face and I sighed in content.

"I'm sorry too." He looked sad like he wasn't believing that I had forgiven him.

I leaned up a little and wrap my arms around his neck pulling him in for a hug. I could feel a few of his muscles tense as he reacts and puts his arms around my waist. I found myself being lifting from the sofa and put I between his crouched legs into a really large hug.

"Wanna go a walk down the river?" I whispered near his ear and he hugged me tighter.

"Yeah." I could tell he was smiling and when I broke away he looked hesitant for some reason.

I pulled him up from the ground with a groan, he was extremely heavy. He began to laugh but I just shook my head as we got walked out of the house through the front door. It was a really cold winters day today.

I watched as Blake ran to his car and got his bottle of water and his black Gucci jacket. He didn't put it in but he just kept it in his right hand as we slowly walked.

The river wasn't far away and it was one of my favourite places to go a run or even on a summers day my Mum and me would have a picnic.

After we got to the end of the street we went down a little side track and followed it down to the river where it joined onto a big walkway that parents can walk there child's and stuff down besides the park is just five minutes down from here.

"You ok?" Blake asked while opening his water for a drink as we joined onto the larger path. The river was just beside us and the sound of it speeding against the rock was calming p.

"Yeah just thinking." I told him with a smile and let off a small shiver. It was absolutely freezing here.

I continued to walk and I looked over to a smirking Blake that was looking one hundred percent at me. What's up with him? He's kinda freaking me out.

"Wanna play tag?" He suddenly asks and I become very worried. What is he going to do?

"Um..sure." He smiled and stopped in his tracks. Why was he stopping? He's definitely up to something.

"I'll give you a twenty second head start." He raised his hand and pointed along the pathway. I found it funny when he gave me twenty seconds rather than ten....he must be doubting my abilities.

I'm like a ninja when I get going.

"Sure." He stood there and turned his back slightly so he wouldn't see what way I was running in.

I looked around at the small hill to my left, the river to my right and the pathway straight ahead. I decided to run straight since I didn't want my boots getting dirty.

I ran as fast as I could go and realised twenty seconds would be up now but I wouldn't look back. I just kept running and running and my lungs began to burn slightly before something from the right tackled me to the ground almost.

I was lifted into strong arms and then the inevitable happened. He began to tickle me and I burst out into laughter kicking my legs everywhere and screaming at the top of my lungs begging him to stop.

"S-stoo" laugh, "B-Blak" laugh, "Stooo" and more laughter. He eventually stopped and as I tried to regain my breath, I rested my head on his chest.

I felt something warm wrap around me and I noticed it was his Gucci jacket. I smiled at the smell of fresh aftershave, it smelt so nice and this jacket was so warm.

"Don't ever forget you jacket again." He whispered into my ear and wrapped his arms around me. I was so comfortable that all I could do was nod my head.

"You'll get sick and your enough trouble as it is." I clicked onto those words and pushed him away slightly with a playful slap.

"How am I trouble? Your the one that provokes me." I huffed crossing my arms over my chest in a childish manner.

"I provoke you?" He asked shocked, " I thought you were just trouble now now your trouble with a capital T." I narrowed my eyes at him and he smirked.

Two can play that game.

I began to speedily walk in front and deliberately ignored him pretending like he was even there. He began to laugh but he won't think it's funny when I trail his ass on a two hour walk around this whole park in silence.

If I am so much trouble then I'll just be quiet and cause no trouble at all.

BLAKE

At the beginning I thought it was funny and laughed but now it was getting on my freakin nerves. She wasn't talking to me or even sharing a glance at me. She was taking things way over the top as usual.

April is permanent drama.

Why can't she just act her age and realise when someone is trying to be playful with her? Why did she need to put up a permanent wall that made her act this way with certain things?

She is the most stubborn person I have ever met in my life. Actually I'm beginning to think she's worser than Abby and that's saying something.

"April?" She didn't reply and I groaned in frustration, " We have been walking for a solid two hours and you haven't even said a word. Quit being stubborn!" She turned to me and shrugged her shoulders.

"Well apparently I just cause trouble when I open my mouth." She replied in a sarcastic tone.

"I was having a laugh with you! Why do you need to be all serious with things?" She crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes.

"Because unlike you I'm not a child." She mocked but if anything I was the adult out of both of us.

"You could have fooled me." I pointed to her, " Look at how your acting. Putting on the silent treatment just like a child would. Crossing your arms and huffing just like a child would." She realised what her hands were doing and let them fall down to her sides.

I swear I could see the corner of her lip being drawn up.

"Go ahead and laugh." I told her and she did. She laughed so hard and held her ribs as tears came to her eyes. I looked at her hysterical way and began to laugh too.

"I may be the child but your acting like the eighty year old teacher!" She laughed and secretly my ego was hurt at the fact she thought like I was acting like a eighty year old teacher.

"Eighty year old?" She tilted her head to the side recalculating the age of me as a teacher.

"Ok...twenty five year old teacher." If I were a teacher, I'm sure I would give you a few lessons.

I shook my head clearing my messed up perfectly dirty thought and noticed she stopped laughing.

"I'm sure I would make an exceptional teacher." Something flashed her eyes but they soon went back to normal as we began to walk next to each other again and not her away in front.

"No you wouldn't." She finally said hurting my ego even more.

"Why is that exactly?" I asked her digging my hands into my hoodie pockets.

"You would get fired on the first day for too many girls trying to chat you up." She told me quietly, " You would chat them up too." I noticed how she began to play with the sleeves on my jacket and I knew it could only be two things:

1. Nervous

2. Upset

She definitely wasn't upset so it must mean she's nervous. I thought long and hard and came to a conclusion that April was pretty much extremely jealous.

"What if you were in that class?" I asked with a smirk hoping she would get the message that I would chat her up to no return.

"What about if I was in that class?" She asked not clicking onto my statement.

"Well if you were in that class, I would chat you up. I think you forget that your extremely beautiful." I watched as he cute little cheeks went crimson and she tried to hide it with her long hair.

"No I'm not." She can't possibly tell me that she doesn't think she's beautiful. Most girls would kill to have a body like hers and I became my mission for her to see this.

"What if I give you an example of when I thought you were extremely beautiful? Of course you always are." I admitted and watched as her cheeks turned even brighter making me smile.

"Sure." I could tell she was trying to keep her cool but her innocence was shining through.

"Well just last night when you sat next to me in the car, I couldn't even look at you because your bare tanned legs were brushing against mine. Do you know what that does to a guy?" She shook her head and I guessed she was struggling to breath at this confession but its the truth.

"So your hitting on me?" I shook my head. Where did this feisty little comeback come from?

"No." I told her but I don't know who I was trying to convince, her or me.

"Well in the space of four minutes you've told me you would chat me up if you were my teacher, then you told me I was beautiful and then you said my bare tanned legs stir something inside of you." She raised her brows but I just rolled my eyes with a smirk.

"Now your mind is the gutter." I told her and she grinned turning in her step to walk on.

Was I hitting on her?

APRIL

We got back to my house a couple of hours ago and we were currently eating a take out and watching movies. I had spicy prawns and noddles, while my Mum and Blake eat chicken curry.

I think my Mum was secretly falling in love with Blake.

All she tells me is how much of a beautiful and well mannered person he is. It was kind of cute since Blake looked like he adored my Mum back. He didn't even let her pay for the take out.

Once we had done eating Blake took all our things and cleaned up before joining us back in the living room and turning all the lights off so the only thing lighting up the house was the television.

The movie choice of tonight was a very scary one. Luckily when Blake rested against the sofa he urged my head to his chest and put the blanket around us like we did the last time only this time both his arms were wrapped around me.

I caught my Mum out of the corner of my eye grinning at us but when I turned to look at her she snapped her head towards the direction of the television.

"Do you like scary movies Sarah?" My Mums name was Sarah.

"I love them but April hates them. One time she actually started to cry even though her head tucked behind me the whole time." I mentally scowled at my Mum.

He didn't need to know that Mum!

"No I don't Mum...I love them." I lied and watched as Blake looked at me with a smirk before turning back to my Mum.

"Do you think she's extremely stubborn Sarah or is that just me?" I rolled my eyes and sighed....here we go.

"She's always been stubborn." She laughed, " I remember when she was one and I gave her a bottle of milk and she threw it across the room because she wasn't getting to dance to nursery rhymes." The both of them started laughing and I scowled.

"That makes sense. She the out stubbornest person I have ever met." They laughter continued and I was beginning to get annoyed.

"You'll get used to it sweetie." She replied back with another laugh.

"I'm still in the room you know!"'I groaned in frustration at the both of them.

The movie started and so did the scary music. I tried to stay strong and prove to them I wasn't scared but I failed instantly and buried my head in Blake's neck.

"I thought you weren't scared?" Blake whispered quiet enough so my Mum wouldn't hear.

"Shut up." I whispered back and he did.

You know when you get bored and you try to sleep and you can't? I was in one of those predicaments and I was feeling a little on the playful side so I decided to tease Blake.

I kept pressing soft kisses against his warm delicious smelling neck. If I was a vampire I'm sure I would have eat him by now since he always smelt so good.

I knew it was working when his whole body tensed and he began to hold his breath. I smirked and was just about to press another one to his skin when he pulled my head back.

I looked at his eyes and they were extremely dark with lust. His head started to get closer to mine and I found myself holding my breath now with a gulp.

Then the inevitable happened....