snapping her phone cover shut loudly, sliding across the seat so that Josh could sit down.
' Yer missus needs to cultivate a little patience,' said Froggy, taking a swig of coffee. 'She does'nay like waiting around.'
Josh took a bite of his bacon sandwich, smirking at Lucy.
'It's only ten o'clock!'
She stared at him.
'Yes,' she nodded back in dismay. 'Which means we've been sitting here for two hours.'
To her annoyance, Josh started to laugh.
'This is the girl who wants to do wingsuit piloting and BASE jumping,' he told Froggy. Froggy sniggered. Lucy's glower flicked from one to the other.
'Well then, she needs to cultivate a lot of patience,' Froggy grinned. 'Lucy, have y'any idea how much time we spend waiting around on the ground?'
Lucy sagged, thumping her elbow down on the table, resting her chin in her cupped hand. She peered out of the window. There wasn't an inch of blue. She couldn't imagine it burning off anytime soon.
Josh watched her, relinquishing his half-finished sandwich to the plate, taking a scalding sip of coffee. He stood up, pulling his wallet from his back pocket.
Lucy frowned down at two twenty pound notes.
'Straight past the house, over the hill, take the next left and you'll come to the main road. Follow it for about half a mile and Sainsbury's is on the right. I'll ring you when we're good to go.'
Lucy stared up at him.
'Oh right!' Josh remembered, pulling his keys from his pocket. 'I suppose you'll be needing these.'
She glanced across the table at Froggy. He raised his eyebrows and nodded.
'It's OK, I've got money,' she told Josh, picking the keys from the notes.
'Lucy, take it,' Joshua warned.
Lucy glanced up. He looked insulted. He pushed the money into her hand.
'We need some more orange juice,' he said, stepping back to let her out. 'Smooth, I don't like bits... And can you get some razor blades?' he smirked. 'Mach III. And... well, anything else you can think of.'
Froggy cocked his head at the mysterious grin.
'Sure,' she said, smiling meekly. 'OK.'
She hesitated as she squeezed past him, gazing across the room at the gaggle of tandem students. She couldn't very well kiss him, not in front of them.
'See you in a bit,' she mumbled, putting her head down.
'Ta-tar,' she heard him say.
She froze, eyes widening as she felt his hand brush her bottom. She smiled to herself, scampering away.
She could feel their eyes all over her. Lucy glanced at the rabble. It wasn't what she'd been expecting. She didn't find envy, not like those surly cows on the AFF course. No. They smiled up at her, a sea of admiring nods.
She looked down at her hands shyly; saw the altimeter strapped to her left; realised she was still dressed in her jumpsuit.
Oh shit!
Lucy turned on her heels.
'I'll just... you know... get changed,' she explained to Josh timidly, hovering by their table, nodding towards the door to the kit room.
'Good idea,' he grinned up at her.
She hesitated for a moment, smiling to herself, sparkling eyes darting between Josh and Froggy. She leant in towards them.
'They're all looking at me like I'm Tom Cruise from Topgun!' she whispered excitedly.
Froggy hooted with laughter.
'Well, you're about the right height,' Josh sniggered, picking up his lukewarm sandwich. She beamed and walked away.
'Ye jammy bastard!' smirked Froggy, taking a swig of coffee.
Josh's sandwich froze, midair. He stared back, eyebrows raised.
'Yer woman was looking up pie recipes!'
Joshua grinned proudly.
'I know,' he said, taking a bite.
Josh leant across the table, lowering his voice, pinning Froggy to the spot.
'Don't say anything,' Josh mumbled, still chewing. 'You know, if you can manage that...' he said sarcastically, giving him a look.
'Ay come on!' grumbled Froggy.
Joshua grinned.
'I'm going to ask her to move in.'
Froggy snorted then paused, staring back.
' Yer serious?' he said
' Yer missus needs to cultivate a little patience,' said Froggy, taking a swig of coffee. 'She does'nay like waiting around.'
Josh took a bite of his bacon sandwich, smirking at Lucy.
'It's only ten o'clock!'
She stared at him.
'Yes,' she nodded back in dismay. 'Which means we've been sitting here for two hours.'
To her annoyance, Josh started to laugh.
'This is the girl who wants to do wingsuit piloting and BASE jumping,' he told Froggy. Froggy sniggered. Lucy's glower flicked from one to the other.
'Well then, she needs to cultivate a lot of patience,' Froggy grinned. 'Lucy, have y'any idea how much time we spend waiting around on the ground?'
Lucy sagged, thumping her elbow down on the table, resting her chin in her cupped hand. She peered out of the window. There wasn't an inch of blue. She couldn't imagine it burning off anytime soon.
Josh watched her, relinquishing his half-finished sandwich to the plate, taking a scalding sip of coffee. He stood up, pulling his wallet from his back pocket.
Lucy frowned down at two twenty pound notes.
'Straight past the house, over the hill, take the next left and you'll come to the main road. Follow it for about half a mile and Sainsbury's is on the right. I'll ring you when we're good to go.'
Lucy stared up at him.
'Oh right!' Josh remembered, pulling his keys from his pocket. 'I suppose you'll be needing these.'
She glanced across the table at Froggy. He raised his eyebrows and nodded.
'It's OK, I've got money,' she told Josh, picking the keys from the notes.
'Lucy, take it,' Joshua warned.
Lucy glanced up. He looked insulted. He pushed the money into her hand.
'We need some more orange juice,' he said, stepping back to let her out. 'Smooth, I don't like bits... And can you get some razor blades?' he smirked. 'Mach III. And... well, anything else you can think of.'
Froggy cocked his head at the mysterious grin.
'Sure,' she said, smiling meekly. 'OK.'
She hesitated as she squeezed past him, gazing across the room at the gaggle of tandem students. She couldn't very well kiss him, not in front of them.
'See you in a bit,' she mumbled, putting her head down.
'Ta-tar,' she heard him say.
She froze, eyes widening as she felt his hand brush her bottom. She smiled to herself, scampering away.
She could feel their eyes all over her. Lucy glanced at the rabble. It wasn't what she'd been expecting. She didn't find envy, not like those surly cows on the AFF course. No. They smiled up at her, a sea of admiring nods.
She looked down at her hands shyly; saw the altimeter strapped to her left; realised she was still dressed in her jumpsuit.
Oh shit!
Lucy turned on her heels.
'I'll just... you know... get changed,' she explained to Josh timidly, hovering by their table, nodding towards the door to the kit room.
'Good idea,' he grinned up at her.
She hesitated for a moment, smiling to herself, sparkling eyes darting between Josh and Froggy. She leant in towards them.
'They're all looking at me like I'm Tom Cruise from Topgun!' she whispered excitedly.
Froggy hooted with laughter.
'Well, you're about the right height,' Josh sniggered, picking up his lukewarm sandwich. She beamed and walked away.
'Ye jammy bastard!' smirked Froggy, taking a swig of coffee.
Josh's sandwich froze, midair. He stared back, eyebrows raised.
'Yer woman was looking up pie recipes!'
Joshua grinned proudly.
'I know,' he said, taking a bite.
Josh leant across the table, lowering his voice, pinning Froggy to the spot.
'Don't say anything,' Josh mumbled, still chewing. 'You know, if you can manage that...' he said sarcastically, giving him a look.
'Ay come on!' grumbled Froggy.
Joshua grinned.
'I'm going to ask her to move in.'
Froggy snorted then paused, staring back.
' Yer serious?' he said
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