working. I watched as he dried off his face and then slung the towel over his shoulder before he stood in front of me.
“Sorry, I don’t think I heard you right over the music … did you just ask for my help?” He threw me another killer smile and I found myself tongue-tied.
“So,” Danny prompted, “are you?”
I ev entually snapped out of my daze. “Yes,” I said slowly, “yes I am.”
Danny laughed and steered me over to one of the spectator benches. “Okay then Gilmore, let’s talk.”
Chapter Thirteen
“I need your help.” I blurted out to a clearly bemused Danny.
“ Why do you want my help now?” Danny asked curiously.
I sighed heavily. “Look, I know I was rude to you yesterday but now I need your help. Will you help me?” I pleaded, looking into those extraordinary hazel eyes of his.
“ Well only if you tell me why you’ve suddenly changed your mind.” Danny shot back at me.
“I – I want to learn how to – how to – swim.” I managed to stutter out eventually.
He nodded slowly. “Okay … do you wanna elaborate on that a bit?”
“I need to prove a point.” I stated simply.
“Right.” Danny drawled out. “That’s not super vague at all.” he finished sarcastically.
I grunted in frustration. “Look, will you help me or not?”
He threw me a smirk. “Of course I will but I think you should grovel a bit more … maybe you could get down on one knee and plead with me or something.”
I threw him a dirty look but knelt down on the wet floor, taking both his hands in mine before looking directly into his eyes.
“Danny, pretty please will you help me … or so help me God , I will kick your ass.”
Danny snorted with laughter. “Okay, I don’t appreciate the sarcasm – or the threat of bodily harm – but I’ll do it. When do you wanna start?”
“Tod ay.” I told him determinedly. “Before I change my mind.”
“Okay, I’ll see you back here at 3pm.” Danny told me before jumping back into the pool to finish his laps.
As I left the pool area, I wondered what the hell I had just gotten myself into.
The school day passed at a relatively fast pace but I was willing it to slow down since I was starting to have second thoughts about the swimming lessons with Danny. However, by the time 3pm rolled around, I gritted my teeth and decided to get it over and done with.
I made my way to the changing rooms and eyed my blue swimsuit unsurely – I was desperately afraid that I would have a repeat of the day before and freak out. Nevertheless, I changed and proceeded to the pool area where Danny was already waiting for me.
“You didn’t chicken out then?” he teased as I approached him.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Let’s just get this over with okay?”
“Hey, you’re the one who wanted my help.”
I rolled my eyes. “Are you gonna hold that against me forever? Actually, you know what – I don’t care. Go ahead and gloat … if it makes you feel better.”
Danny looked a little take n aback by my hostile demeanour. “Wow, chill out Gilmore! Look, I know you’re nervous but try to relax – you’re in safe hands.”
I instantly felt stupid for being so harsh. “Sorry,” I mumbled, genuinely meaning it for once.
Danny grinned. “It’s okay. Now, I’ve gotta warn you that this isn’t gonna be easy – it’s gonna be damn hard – but it’ll be worth it in the end. You sure you’re up for it?”
I nodded, not trusting myself to speak as I thought I might be in danger of backing out.
“Good, now let’s get started.” Danny led me to the edge of the pool and told me to get in to the level that I felt most comfortable at. He followed me in and ducked his head under the water so that he was now totally wet.
“Okay, if you can, I want you to gradually do what I just did. I know that’s what Ms Mahon wanted you to do yesterday but you never quite made it before you passed out. I’ll be here the whole time and you can even hold
“Sorry, I don’t think I heard you right over the music … did you just ask for my help?” He threw me another killer smile and I found myself tongue-tied.
“So,” Danny prompted, “are you?”
I ev entually snapped out of my daze. “Yes,” I said slowly, “yes I am.”
Danny laughed and steered me over to one of the spectator benches. “Okay then Gilmore, let’s talk.”
Chapter Thirteen
“I need your help.” I blurted out to a clearly bemused Danny.
“ Why do you want my help now?” Danny asked curiously.
I sighed heavily. “Look, I know I was rude to you yesterday but now I need your help. Will you help me?” I pleaded, looking into those extraordinary hazel eyes of his.
“ Well only if you tell me why you’ve suddenly changed your mind.” Danny shot back at me.
“I – I want to learn how to – how to – swim.” I managed to stutter out eventually.
He nodded slowly. “Okay … do you wanna elaborate on that a bit?”
“I need to prove a point.” I stated simply.
“Right.” Danny drawled out. “That’s not super vague at all.” he finished sarcastically.
I grunted in frustration. “Look, will you help me or not?”
He threw me a smirk. “Of course I will but I think you should grovel a bit more … maybe you could get down on one knee and plead with me or something.”
I threw him a dirty look but knelt down on the wet floor, taking both his hands in mine before looking directly into his eyes.
“Danny, pretty please will you help me … or so help me God , I will kick your ass.”
Danny snorted with laughter. “Okay, I don’t appreciate the sarcasm – or the threat of bodily harm – but I’ll do it. When do you wanna start?”
“Tod ay.” I told him determinedly. “Before I change my mind.”
“Okay, I’ll see you back here at 3pm.” Danny told me before jumping back into the pool to finish his laps.
As I left the pool area, I wondered what the hell I had just gotten myself into.
The school day passed at a relatively fast pace but I was willing it to slow down since I was starting to have second thoughts about the swimming lessons with Danny. However, by the time 3pm rolled around, I gritted my teeth and decided to get it over and done with.
I made my way to the changing rooms and eyed my blue swimsuit unsurely – I was desperately afraid that I would have a repeat of the day before and freak out. Nevertheless, I changed and proceeded to the pool area where Danny was already waiting for me.
“You didn’t chicken out then?” he teased as I approached him.
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Let’s just get this over with okay?”
“Hey, you’re the one who wanted my help.”
I rolled my eyes. “Are you gonna hold that against me forever? Actually, you know what – I don’t care. Go ahead and gloat … if it makes you feel better.”
Danny looked a little take n aback by my hostile demeanour. “Wow, chill out Gilmore! Look, I know you’re nervous but try to relax – you’re in safe hands.”
I instantly felt stupid for being so harsh. “Sorry,” I mumbled, genuinely meaning it for once.
Danny grinned. “It’s okay. Now, I’ve gotta warn you that this isn’t gonna be easy – it’s gonna be damn hard – but it’ll be worth it in the end. You sure you’re up for it?”
I nodded, not trusting myself to speak as I thought I might be in danger of backing out.
“Good, now let’s get started.” Danny led me to the edge of the pool and told me to get in to the level that I felt most comfortable at. He followed me in and ducked his head under the water so that he was now totally wet.
“Okay, if you can, I want you to gradually do what I just did. I know that’s what Ms Mahon wanted you to do yesterday but you never quite made it before you passed out. I’ll be here the whole time and you can even hold
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