Chapter 6
Shae-Lynn�s POV: I looked at the swirling snow outside of our tiny shelter and shivered. Where was I? Was I in some kind of crazy movie�or soap opera. Wait�didn�t this happen to Jack and Jennifer on Days of Our Lives�yep, yes it did. They were stuck in a snowstorm, had to seek refuge in a cave� �Stop it Shae,� I thought to myself. Regardless of how frightening this was, this was real life and I had to keep a clear head. Besides�Vic was here with me. I knew that no matter what, he would keep us safe. I looked over at him and he was sitting silently, his knees pulled up to his chest. �Sorry, Shae-Lynn� I heard him say. I stopped looking around quickly and turned my gaze completely on him. �Why are you apologizing to me, Victor?� �It was my fault we came out here,� I shook my head. �Stop it, Vic. I was the one who wanted to go for a walk. You just wanted us to get away from the chaos we would have had to face at the athlete�s village. You know what? I�d still rather be outside in a blizzard than have to deal with some of the people,� �That is true�� he paused. �I guess we should sorta try to talk about last night, huh?� �It�s last night already? What time is it anyway?� He gave me a look. �It�s like 7am but don�t change the subject, Shae-Lynn,� �I�m not trying to change the subject Vic. Really we should talk about it, so let�s talk,� We sat in silence for a moment. �I�m sorry for the way I acted�I�m sorry for letting you down�� I shook my head and moved over to where he was sitting on the opposite side of the shelter. Grabbing his hand instinctively, I began to speak. �Vic, we�re a team and you didn�t let me down. I�ve made mistakes too and you have never once blamed me. Why would I blame you? Besides, what makes you think that the fall was completely your fault?� He looked exasperated. He tended to get overly dramatic when trying to prove a point, I found. � I was lifting you. I was responsible,� �And I was getting into the program. You know how I get and any shift of weight in that lift, any distraction on my part, could change the feel of the lift. I could have been to blame for that just as much as you,� �But�� I grabbed his face. �Look at me, Victor,� He shifted his eyes from the ground to my eyes. I gazed into his eyes and paused. No one looked at me that way before. It was enough to send shivers down my already freezing body. As corny as it sounded, it felt almost as if he could see right into my soul. It was almost as if he actually got me�it�s as if he� �Shae?� I snapped out of thought and actually focused on him. �Are you ok?� he asked looking concerned. I tried to shake off that feeling and continue with what I was doing to say. �Yeah, sorry� I just got distracted. Listen, I need you to understand what I�m saying,� I said, as I grasped his face gently and pulled him closer so that I could look right into his eyes. �I don�t blame you,� I said softly. �If it wasn�t for you, I would have never gotten this far,� He shook his head quietly. �You would have, Shae-Lynn,� �No,� I said gently. �Only with you.� We both fell silent, looking into each other�s eyes. I could feel, just by the way he was looking at me, that he was beginning to believe what I was saying. �You believe me?� I asked with a slight laugh. He smile and laughed as well. �Yeah. You�re pretty convincing, Shae-Lynn,� He said as he pulled away from me and sat back against a large rock. I nodded confidently. �That�s what I do best,� I shivered, finally feeling the effects of the bitter wind blowing into our shelter. I tried to hide it, hoping he didn�t notice. Knowing Victor, he�d do something crazy like leave the shelter himself and try to get to the car. Unfortunately for me, he did notice. �You�re cold,� He said simply. I shook my head and forced a smile. �No, I�m not,� �You�re cold,� he said again, more forcefully, looking me right in the eye. I hesitated, not sure if I should say something or not. �Come here,� He demanded. I got up and walked over slowly and sat down next to him. �I�m cold too and this place isn�t big enough to try to go deeper into in order to avoid these winds. It looks like the only way we can stay warm is by body heat. Is that ok?� he asked hesitantly. I nodded slowly, realizing what he was saying was true. He opened his arms and I moved into them, resting my head on his chest. He wrapped his strong arms around me�the same arms that had held me for years, although this time, it was a new feeling. Just like I had felt when he held my hand earlier, the same feeling electricity shot through my body. I smiled and sunk deeper into his embrace, pulling him closer to me not only to keep him warm but also to just feel secure and safe. He began to rub his hands up and down my body in order to warm my freezing body up as much as possible. Unable to concentrate on the comfort Vic was trying to give me, I began to let me thoughts drift. What if the snow didn�t let up? What if we got pneumonia or hypothermia. What if we died out here? No one knew where we were�what�s to stop it from happening? Victor must have sensed my tension. �Why are you scared, Shae?� I lifted my head to look at him. �Hmmm?� �Shae-Lynn, you don�t have to pretend with me. You�re scared but it�s going to be ok. I promise I won�t let anything happen to you�to us�� His words began to drift off and I allowed myself to think back on another time where he kept a similar promise to me�. -Flashback- early 1992: �So, all you do is you bend down low on to your inside edge and just allow yourself to sit on the edge. If you trust the ice, you won�t get hurt. It�s when you doubt it and yourself that you have falls�� I stared blankly at our coach, Uschi Kezler as she performed what she called a �hydroblading� move. Basically, what she wanted us to do was go on an extreme, low edge and allow it to ride out. Never before had we seen anyone do anything along those lines, let alone try it ourselves. I could honestly say that, although I was always up for trying new things, this scared me. I didn�t know how to even go about it, especially with a partner�a new partner at that. I glanced over at Victor who was attempting to do what Uschi had told us earlier. He was getting very good at it. He was already able to master the low position�he just had to get a little deeper on the edge and steady it a bit. As for me, I would bend down and get close to the position but the fear of really hurting and embarrassing myself and Victor caused me to stand up again. Using the same excuse of an upset stomach, I skated over to the penalty box to have yet another sip of water. �You ok?� I heard a voice ask as a pair of blades skidded to a stop next to me. �Sure,� I said, pretending to be very preoccupied with the label of my water bottle. �Why do you ask?� He shrugged. � I don�t know,� he said. �All I know is that I was actually having some trouble with what Uschi taught us earlier and I wanted to know if maybe you were too. Maybe we could practice it together?� He said it all so simply like it was no big thing. �You didn�t look like you were having any trouble,� I said, putting down my water bottle and turning to look at him. �I can get down ok,� He said simply, grabbing my bottle and squirting some water into his mouth with a wink as I scowled at him. �I just can�t hold the edge. You, on the other hand, may not go all the way down but your edge work is perfect. I figured I could help you if you help me. I won�t let you get hurt. Deal?� He asked extending his right hand. I smiled and shook it. �Deal,� That day we worked on hydroblading for all of practice. He kept his promise and helped me obtain the low, edgy position we needed. He also kept the vow he made about not letting me get hurt. Whenever I would be close to falling, he would grab my arm and allow me to fall to the ice softly. That way, I wasn�t nervous about falling anymore but was used to what feeling I should have when getting close to the ice. We mastered the move in days. -End Flashback- �I know you won�t, Vic,� I said, cuddling back into his embrace. �I trust you with every part of me,� I felt his body relax as he pulled me closer to him. Nuzzling into the crook of his arm, I sighed contently, happy to forget even for a second, that we were in so much danger. With Victor, I felt completely safe. Then, I felt it. I felt him lean down and kiss the top of my head softly. I knew right then, just from the rapid beating of my heart that I was completely, without a doubt, head over heels in love with Victor.....
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