"Ethan where are we going?" I ask him as we walk down a snowy cobbled street.
"Patience Eden" he says taking my hand
"I am patient" I say
He scoffs, "yeah and we're in a desert right now"
"Shut up dickhead" i say and he laughs
"We" he begins leading me around a corner
"Are going ice skating" he says stopping in front of an outside ice rink lit up by tee lights.
"I can't skate" I say
"Me neither" he says and I laugh
"Oh god" I say, "should you be doing this? You could get injured an i-"
"Stop worrying Eden, I'm fine. I'm all healed now" he says and i nod
"Okay" i say and he smiles before leading us over to get ice skates.
"What size?" The woman asks us
"Twelve" Ethan says
"Five" i say quietly (authors note: uk size cause idk the American equivalent tbh)
"Five" Ethan says with a laugh and I nudge him
"Here" the woman says handing us the skates
"Thank you" i say taking them off
"This, could be a catastrophe"Ethan says as we sit down on a bench and I giggle
I take off my shoes and put the skates on and I look at Ethan to see him trying to get his foot into the skate.
"I can't get my foot in" he groans annoyed.
I let out a laugh and he glares at me, "shut up"
"Try loosening the laces" i suggest with a grin on my face.
He scoffs, "Like ive not tried that"
I grab the skate from him and losen the laces before giving it back to him, "try that"
He takes it from me and the skate goes on straight away and I smirk
"Don't say a word" he says and I hold in a laugh
"Fine, I'll just sit here" i say and he looks at me
"Can you do the other one?" He asks me and i smirk
"Give it here" I say and he smiles before kissing me on the cheek and he gives me the shoe
"Your the best"
"I know" i say smugly
"Right" he says slapping his knees, "let's do this"
"Can I rent a helmet? Or a body protector?" I ask him, "you know what? A whole lot of bubble wrap with so just perfectly instead"
"We got this darling, we're tough and strong. How hard can this be?" He asks
That's going to be his famous last words.
We head towards the entrance of the ice rink, most people are leaving due to it being nearly nine o'clock. The rink closes at eleven so we have a few hours to... try not to kill ourselves from injuries.
"You go first" he says
"Why do I have to go first?" I ask
"Why are you scared?" He asks and the smile falls from my face
"No" i say coldly
"Well then prove it" he says
"Oh I'll prove it alright" I say walking into the ice and I grip onto the side of the rink.
I've done roller skating, how different can it be?
Oh you know just a fucking blade on the bottom of your foot.
I turn around on that ice and face him, "your turn"
"How did you do th-" he begins putting a foot onto the ice and he goes flying onto the floor and i laugh loudly.
"Come on, help me up" he says as I laugh at him.
After a few seconds I move towards him but lose my balance and I fall back onto my butt.
"Oh my god that hurts" I whine
"I know" he says and I look at him before we both burst out laughing
"Excuse me miss?" A voice asks and I look up at this little girl with a penguin figure that's suppose to help you skate
"Would you like to use this?" She asks me
"Yes please! Sweetie your a life saver!" I say and she giggles
"How about you?" She asks Ethan who's still sat on the floor
"Have you got anything manlier?" He asks and I roll my eyes
A big smile appears on her face, "There is a snowman"
Ethan nods, "that will do"
"Do you need help getting up?" I ask him
"No" he scoffs
He's got such a big ego and he won't let his pride get in the way.
"Here" the girls says all of a sudden and he thanks her
I watch amused as he struggles to get up.
"Ha! I've done it!" He says with a smile and i chuckle
I skate a bit and this person zooms past me, missing me by a couple of inches and I fall to the ground
"Watch where your going dickhead!" Ethan shouts at him as I get up
"Are you okay?" He asks me
"I'm fine, I'm surprised I've not fallen over more if I'm being honest" I say and he laughs
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It's been an hour and we can now skate by ourselves... only just.
His fingers are laced with mine as we skate around the rink.
"We're good at this" he says and i smile
"We are! Add that to the CV" I say and he chuckles
"You ready for the dance tomorrow?" He asks me
"I actually forgot about that" i say honestly
"Same" he says, "we could skip it"
"Yeah but I have a dress" I say
"Save it for a ball or something" he says and I nod
"Let's skip it" i say
"Great! One because school is heaving with press and two I get to spend time when my girl" he says spinning ya round to my back is against the side of the rink.
"I'm your girl am I?" I ask him
"Yeah, if you want to be" he says and i smile
"Yeah, id like that" I say and he kisses me.
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Last Duty
ActionEden Martinez. Much more than your ordinary eighteen year old girl. At the end of her sophomore year she dropped out of college to join the army, and it was the best decision of her life. Yes it meant that she had to mature quickly, yes that meant...
