Home For Christmas [Grayson Dolan]

Home For Christmas [Grayson Dolan] 🎄

Description: Grayson's ex will be at the Christmas party he is attending. Y/N pretends to be Grayson’s fiancé.

Warnings: Cursing, cheating ex?

A/N Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas!

Grayson immediately panicked when he heard that Giselle was going to the Christmas party. And who does he call when he panics?

Well, Ethan, but Ethan couldn't help him this time.

He called Y/N, the twins best friend.

"Gray. I just got in bed, and we just got off the phone like forty-five minutes ago." She whines.

"Y/N/N this is important!" He exclaims. "Giselle is going to the Christmas party!"

"How'd you not know that? She goes every year when she can." She wonders.

"That's not important! Do you not remember what I told her when we broke up?"

"Yeah I remember your dumbass saying "Oh I'll have a girlfriend the next time you see me and then you'll realize what you lost.". Is that what you're talking about?" Y/N asks sarcastically. "Not that I don't agree with the last part." She adds.

"Yes." Grayson sighs. "I know it was dumb, but I need you to do something for me."

"Like what?"

"I need you to pretend to be my fiancé."

"You're joking right?"

§§§

The twins, Y/N and Ethans fiancé, Noel, had all flown to Jersey to spend Christmas with the twins family.

Grayson had bought a engagement ring and gave it to Y/N after explaining the situation to Ethan and Noel, who both thought Grayson was insane.

"So how are we going to explain this to the rest of your family?" Y/N asks as they get out of the car to get their bags and bring them inside.

"Well they all already know I like you so they won't question that." Grayson says nonchalantly before going inside, leaving Y/N standing there in shock.

§§§

"I can't believe you're going to marry my baby! Oh I'm so happy!" Lisa exclaims while bear hugging Y/N.

She had seen the ring on Y/N's finger during Christmas Eve dinner and questioned her, but Grayson explained before she could.

"Congratulations! We were all waiting for this to happen." Cameron says.

See, that's the thing. With Grayson's comment the day before, they still hadn't had time to talk about it, and Y/N was still wondering what exactly he meant, but with the way his family is acting, she's getting really confused.

He's never seemed to have those feelings before now.

§§§

Grayson walks into the living room the next morning with a cup of coffee for Y/N,  just how she likes it and sits in the rocking chair before pulling her down in his lap.

Y/N was about to lose her mind. He acted like this was totally normal. Could he not see how confused she was?

They still hadn't had time to talk about it, because they couldn't get any time alone. There was either always family around or Grayson was busy doing "man" things with Ethan.

She planned to finally talk to him about it while they were getting ready for the party after they were done with presents.

"You guys excited for the Christmas Party?" Lisa asks.

"Yeah, it will be great." Grayson says and smiles up at Y/N.

"Yeah, it will be fun."

§§§

"Gray, I have a few questions." Y/N starts as she brushes her hair out.

"Yeah?"

"The other day when we got here, you said that your family already knew that you like me. What does that mean?" She asks as she watches him do his hair.

"Well, I've always had feelings for you Y/N. I thought you already knew that?" Grayson looks at her through the mirror with a confused expression, just like hers.

"You seriously think that you would have dated that cheating bitch if I knew you had feelings for me too?"

"You have feelings for me too?"

"Yes, you idiot!" Y/N chuckles.

Grayson was going to respond, but Ethan knocked on the door.

"Guys it's time to go!"

They both look at each other.

"We'll talk more later?" Grayson asks. Y/N nods and opens the door, finally feeling a weight lifted off of her shoulders.

§§§

At the party Grayson searched the room for his ex, but didn't see her.

"So where's Giselle?" Y/N asks as she wraps her hand around his bicep.

"I'm not sure. Her parents are here." He nods to the older couple across the room.

"She can't be too far then, unless she actually isn't coming." Y/N says.

"Yeah, I'd be ok with that though."

The party was great. Y/N and Grayson danced, ate, drank, took pictures with family and friends and played some games.

It felt right. Like she is supposed to be by Grayson's side and seeing just how happy everyone is about their "engagement" made her wish it was real.

They had said their goodbyes and went back to Lisa's house around ten at night, but Grayson and Y/N weren't ready to go to sleep.

"Let's go ice skate." Grayson says as he pulls out two pairs of skates. His and a pair for Y/N he had gotten specifically for their rink.

Y/N nods and follows Grayson outside. They put their skates on in silence, but once they get on the ice, they start to talk.

"It feels nice being here with you and the rest of your family, not just as your friend, even if it isn't real."

"It could be real. If you wanted it to be." Grayson says quietly as he gets closer to her.

"Us being together, or engaged?"

"How about both? I know you've been ready to settle down, and so have I. We know each other inside and out." Grayson pulls her close to him, engulfing her in his arms.

"I don't want you to settle for me though. If there is some girl that could make you really happy I want you to be with her." Y/N says as she looks into his eyes.

"The only woman who can make me really happy, in that way, is you." He admits.

"Are you sure?"

"Are you sure?" Grayson counters. Y/N nods. "So will you let me bring you home for Christmas every year?" He leans in.

"Of course." Y/N presses her lips to his and wraps her arms around him as best as she can.

When they finally let go of each other, Grayson smiles at her.

"I love you Y/N."

"I love you too Gray."

Summers End [Jake Nolan]

Description: The morning after the last day of the lifeguards season includes food, back rubs, paddle boarding, kisses and cuddles.

Warnings: PURE CUTENESS. I don’t remember any cussing but it is a given by now. 

The bright morning light breaks through the cracks in the curtains, and hits Y/N right in the face, making her open her eyes.

"Ugh. Nope." Then she squeezes her eyes shut.

A light chuckle from underneath her makes her eyes open again.

"Poor baby." Jake says, his voice deeper from sleeping.

"What time is it?" Y/N asks as she cuddles into him.

"Seven-thirty." Jake replies and leans down to press a kiss to her lips.

"First day off in forever and I only sleep in until seven-thirty? I am suing whoever came up with that." Jake laughs at his girlfriends comment and starts to move. He ends up laying on his side facing her.

"We don't have to get out of bed." He says and presses another kiss to her lips.

"You and I both know we can't stay in bed all day. You're too hyper for that."

"Well, you're not wrong." Jake admits. He sits up in bed and cracks his back. "I'm hungry." Y/N laughs and gets out of the bed and walks into the kitchen. Jake follows and watches her as she looks through the cabinets.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Y/N asks as she stands on her tiptoes to reach a box so she can read it. The stretch makes her shorts and shirt ride up, which in turn makes Jake stare at her. "Babe?" Y/N closes the cabinet and looks over at him. She immediately realizes what he's doing and knows exactly what he's about to say. "Jake Nolan do not even say what I think you're going to say unless you want to cook for yourself, and everyone knows you can't cook, so you'll be eating raw eggs." She threatens. Jake nods and turns to look in the other cabinets. She knew damn well her boyfriend did not have any type of filter, so whatever he thinks, he says.

"How about pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon?" Jake suggests. Y/N nods and turns her speaker on, blasting music in the house. Y/N starts singing while making the food until a certain song comes on. No One by Alicia Keys, Y/N's absolute favorite song.

Her eyes light up and she turns to Jake. Ever since they started dating, every time they were together and the song would come on she would stop what she was doing and sing to Jake. She walks over to him, wraps her arms around his body, and leans her head on his chest.

"I just want you close. Where you can stay forever. You can be sure, that it will only get better." She sings and Jake sways them.

He loves when she does this. He wouldn't tell her, but sometimes he would play the song when he feels anxious or upset because it makes him feel better. All of the lifeguards knew about their little tradition. It didn't take them long to find out because the day after it first happened Jake was humming the tune in the tower while he was with Harries, and Harries questioned Jake about it which led to the entirety of the Waverly Council Lifeguards knowing about the significance of the song in under twenty-four hours.

After the song finished Jake pulled Y/N in for a long kiss and once they pulled away he grabbed her face and squished her cheeks together.

"You know I love you right? More than I could ever love anybody else."

"I know, and I love you too." Y/N replies.

§§§

After cleaning up the mess from breakfast Jake took a shower while Y/N continued to clean their house, and after his shower she went in and took one, still blasting music. Jake just put on shorts and flopped back onto the bed to wait for Y/N. He was on his stomach looking on his phone for engagement rings when the bathroom door opened. Jake freaked out and immediately locked his phone.

"What do you want to do today?" Y/N asks as she straddles his back and starts rubbing it.

"Paddle boarding, but if you keep rubbing my back I'm going to fall asleep." Jake replies and closes his eyes. Y/N laughs and leans down to kiss his cheek.

"You're like a adorable cuddly puppy."

"Babe, I am not a puppy."

"Yeah. Ok."

§§§

"Jake I swear if you run into me again-!"

Splash.

Jake starts dying of laughter when he sees Y/N resurface. The look on her face told him everything he needed to know.

She was going to kick his ass.

"Awe, baby! You look so cute!" Jake exclaims.

Y/N gets back on her board and grabs the paddle before jamming it into Jake's board, causing him to lose balance and fall into the water.

She laughs and sits down on her board. Jake resurfaces next to her board and jumps on with her.

"Your board is gonna start going to shore." Y/N says.

"Eh, let it. We'll paddle in together."

"You just want to stare at my ass." Y/N laughs.

"That's part of it, yes." Jake replies and smiles at his girlfriend. Y/N smiles back and leans in to kiss him.

"Love you too babe."

§§§

After Y/N helped Jake load the boards and paddles into his truck he helped her down from the bed of said truck by picking her up by her thighs, but he didn't put her down.

"I'm gonna fall!" Y/N exclaims and grabs his shoulders.

"You're not going to fall!"

"I don't trust that statement!" Jake chuckles and finally sets her down by the passenger door. Y/N goes to open the door but realizes it's still locked. "Why's the truck still locked?" Jake gives her a cheeky smile. "Jake, I'm cold. Unlock the truck."

"Give me a kiss and I'll think about it." Y/N gives him a quick peck and gestures for his keys. "I know I've kissed you like, ten times, but just like another ten, please?" Jake negotiates.

"One more, then you let me in the truck and then we'll talk." Y/N counters.

"I can work with that."

The day after the last day of summer was one for the books.

Competition [Ryan Yerbury]

Description: Ryan meets Mick Fanning’s daughter, and is quite smitten with her.

Warnings: Close encounter with a shark. PTSD behavior.

All of the lifeguards were in the tower, getting their assignments. Today, Bondi Beach was closed for a surfing competition, and all of the guys were helping out.

"Ryan, you're towing and patrolling on the Jet Ski for Mick Fanning's team." Hoppo says. Ryan nods with a smile on his face. He was excited to meet Mick, considering he'd been a fan for a while. He was also excited to meet Mick's eighteen year old daughter, Y/N Fanning. He'd always thought she was beautiful and absolutely amazing in the water. Of course Ryan's older cousin, Trent Maxwell, also known as "Maxi" knew about his crush. With Maxi also being a lifeguard he was bound and determined to introduce Y/N and Ryan.

Maxi had met Y/N and Mick multiple times and knew she was a great girl, so he wasn't worried about her. He was worried about how Ryan was likely to be a klutz and embarrass himself.

§§§

"I think we'll do good." Y/N says as she sets her surfboard on the ground. She needed to clean the old wax off and put a new coat on.

"Yeah. Hopefully we win, and then we can celebrate after this." Mick says as he puts the teams assigned white rash guard on.

"How do you want to celebrate if we win?" Y/N asks as she cleans the old wax off.

"Probably a barbecue. Then we can get ice cream after." Mick smiles.

Maxi stops in front of the two and smiles. "Wow, Mick. You sure do know the way to a guys heart." Maxi puts his hand over his heart and pretends to swoon.

"Maxi! Mate, how are you?" Mick hugs Maxi and Y/N gets up to do the same.

"I'm great!" Maxi beams. He wraps his arms around Y/N and gives her a bear hug. "Have you gotten taller?!"

"Shut up, you tree!" Y/N laughs. Maxi puts her down and turns his attention to Ryan, who is standing off to the side.

"Mick, Y/N. This is my cousin Ryan. He's a lifeguard here and is actually manning the Jet Ski for you guys."

"Ah, we'll be in good hands then." Mick shakes Ryan's hand. Ryan nods.

"It's nice to meet you Ryan. How long have you been a lifeguard?" Y/N asks.

"It's nice to meet you too, and it’s my second year here."

"The guys being good to you? Especially this one?" Y/N gets back on the ground and continues to get her board ready.

"Yeah-. Isn't that the board you won your first competition with?" Ryan asks. Y/N smiles up at him and nods.

"Yeah, I've never lost a competition using this board." Y/N explains. "You surf?"

"Yeah, not like you guys do, but I love it." Ryan replies and scratches the back of his neck.

"Well, maybe we could go surfing together sometime." Y/N suggests and stands up to wipe the sand off of her.

"I-I'd love to.- I mean, yeah, of course." Ryan's face turns red and Y/N chuckles.

"Cool, we'll talk more about that later, but I have to go get my rash guard." Y/N excuses herself and walks off.

"Did my daughter just ask you on a date?" Mick asks.

"I think she did." Maxi says.

"I'm not sure." Ryan sighs and watches Y/N as she scours through white rash guards.

Maxi and Mick laugh as Ryan stands there, confused about what had just happened.

§§§

"White Team. Koby Abberton, Joel Parkinson, Matt Wilkinson, Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Y/N Fanning." The announcer names off everyone from their respective teams.

After the announcing is done, the competition finally starts. One person from each team goes out and tries three times to get the best wave.

"Ladies first Y/N/N." Koby says. Y/N smiles and grabs her board.

"Good luck princess!" Mick yells. Y/N keeps running down to the shore and hops on the Jet Ski with Ryan.

"Ready to go?" Y/N nods and Ryan takes them out to the lineup. "Good luck!"

"Thanks!" Y/N jumps off the Jet Ski and onto her board.

§§§

Y/N had a perfect score her first time out, and now she is out at the lineup again. Some of the other surfers were talking about how they'd heard over some radios that there was a shark out in the bay. After her father getting attacked by a shark in South Africa, Y/N was absolutely terrified of any type of sharks. She knew they were probably trying to freak her out, or they were screwing around, but the thought was still in her head when she got up on a five foot wave.

She was about halfway through when something hit her board and tipped her, causing the wave to smash her. She heard the announcers and everyone on the beach gasp, then she heard the shark alarm. She looks around under the water as she starts swimming to the surface and shrieks when she sees a Tiger Shark swimming around. Her mind pauses for a second and replays the memory from South Africa. Those few seconds she couldn't see her dad, she thought the worst. She knew that was how her dad was feeling, but it was a hundred times worse.

She breaks the surface and sees Ryan speeding her way. She sits with her knees on the board, avoiding putting her limbs in the water.

"Everyone out of the water!" The announcer yells.

Ryan finally gets to her after what feels like years for him. He is relieved to see that she isn't injured, but she is freaked out.

"Are you ok?!" Ryan asks as he helps her onto the Jet Ski.

"Yeah. Yeah, I think so."

"Ok, hold on!" Ryan speeds to shore where Mick and a few of the lifeguards along with reporters are.

Once they get there Y/N jumps off and sprints to her dad. Mick wraps his arms around his daughter and lets out a sigh of relief. Now he knows how Y/N and his mother felt when he was attacked.

"You're ok? You didn't get bit or anything?" He pulls away and looks her over.

"No. I'm ok. Just freaked out." Y/N breathes. "I saw it and all I could think about was when I couldn't see you when you got attacked." She was shaking in fear, and had tears in her eyes.

"Alright let's go." A crowd had formed around them. Spectators and reporters mostly. The guys from their team were walking with them and the lifeguards were trying to make a path. One reporter grabs Y/N's arm and Ryan decides enough is enough.

"Hey! Let her go mate!" He exclaims and steps between them. "Have some respect. She doesn't want to talk to you." The reporter backs down and they finally make it through.

§§§

The competition was now over and it was dark. The White Team won and they were celebrating with their families and friends, including the lifeguards. Y/N had been quiet since the incident with the shark, and she was now sitting in the sand looking at the water.

"Thank you." Ryan turns to see Mick standing there.

"For what?" Ryan questions.

"For getting Y/N out of there and having her back with that reporter." Mick replies and joins Ryan in watching his daughter.

"You don't have to thank me."

"I do. If you weren't out there on that Jet Ski she would've been bit." Ryan nods. "You know, if you want to ask her out on a date I wouldn't be upset right? You're a good kid and I trust you."

"Really?" Ryan smiles.

"Yes really, and she wouldn't be upset either." Mick hints. He walks back to everyone else and Ryan decides to go to Y/N.

"You alright?" Ryan asks as he sits down next to her.

"Yeah." Y/N sighs. "Is it crazy that I want to go for a surf?" She turns to look at Ryan and they both start laughing.

"It's not crazy. It's like riding a bike. You fall off, but eventually you have to get back on." Y/N nods and smiles. "How about we go for that surf tomorrow? Bronte at ten? Then we can get something to eat after."

Y/N smiles at Ryan, "Yeah. I'd love that."

Residents [Grayson Dolan]

Description: Y/N and Grayson are both Pediatric Senior Residents.

Warnings: Lacerations, stitches.

Y/N walks down the hall in the Pediatrics wing at the practice she works at. She's worked here for three years, straight out of medical school. She was in the middle of answering her sisters question about her two year old nieces cough when she ran into a wall, but the wall grabs her before she crashes to the floor.

"Shit. I'm so sorry." The wall says. She looks up at what she first thought was a wall and sees an attractive man looking back at her. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm ok. Probably shouldn't be texting and walking." She says and shoves her phone in the pocket of her scrub top.

"You a Doctor here?" The man asks.

"Yeah. Pediatrics Senior Resident."

"Me too. My name's Grayson Dolan, I just transferred here from the hospital." Grayson says. He puts his hand out for her to shake, and she accepts.

"Y/N Y/L/N. I was actually just going up to reception to show you around."

"Well it looks like I found you first."

§§§

"Hey, you wanna come with me to see my patient in Two? He's got two lacerations from running into a window and he's pretty upset." Grayson asks as he leans up against the counter besides Y/N.

"Yeah, sure." She follows him into the exam room and sees a little boy on the bed, curled up with his mom by his side.

"Mrs. Shaw. This is Doctor Y/L/N. She's the other Senior Resident here, and she's going to help me stitch Liam up, so it goes as quick as possible. Alright?" Mrs.Shaw nods and Y/N grabs a suture kit, some lidocaine and some gloves.

"Hi, Liam. My name is Y/N. How are you feeling?" She sits on the stool next to him.

"Owie." Liam cries.

"I know sweetheart, but me and Grayson are going to make you all better, but to do that I need to give you a tiny shot." She squeezes her fingers close together to exaggerate how small the needle is. "But I have a friend to keep you company while it's being done." She pulls a stuffed tiger out of her scrub pocket. "This is Tiggy. He's super strong and really nice, so I want you to hold onto him for me, ok?" Liam nods and cuddles Tiggy. Y/N looks over at Grayson and nods to say she's ready. Grayson nods back so she turns to Liam. "Alright bud, two tiny pinches. Right- now."

They both inject the numbing medication and Liam barely notices.

"Alright. Now we are going to fix you up bud." Grayson says as he puts the syringe down on the table. Y/N does the same and grabs her suture kit.

"Liam, you're doing really good sweetie, I'm proud of you. I'd be crying like a baby if I had an owie like this." Y/N says to the small boy. Liam smiles at her and cuddles into his mom.

Once they finish getting Liam fixed up both doctors walk the mother and son to check out, where the treasure box is.

Y/N takes Liam over to it while Grayson talks with the receptionist and Mrs. Shaw about getting his stitches out. She squats down to his level and opens the treasure box.

"Tell you what, since you are the toughest boy I've ever met, you can get two treasures." Liam's smile shines when she tells him that. "It'll be our secret, ok?" Liam nods and pick out a stuffed tiger, just like Tiggy and a coloring book.

"Thank you." Liam gives her a hug and Y/N beams.

"You're welcome. I'll see you when you come back ok?" Liam nods and they all say goodbye, but Liam turns back.

"Bye Tiggy!" Liam waves.

Once they get back to the Doctors Station Grayson leans on the counter and watches Y/N do paperwork.

"So, as a thank you for your help, would you like to go out for dinner tonight?" Grayson asks. Y/N looks up and smiles.

"Sure, here's my address." She says as she writes on a sticky note and hands it to him. "I've got to go examine some babies at the hospital, so I'll see you tonight." She grabs her stuff and walks over to him. She presses a kiss to his cheek. "Bye Doctor Dolan."

"Bye Doctor Y/L/N."

§§§

After Y/N finished seeing all of the newborn babies that are now her patients, she went home to get ready.

It was seven thirty when her doorbell went off. She grabbed her bag and walked to the door to answer it, and she was greeted by a handsome man with beautiful flowers.

"Grayson, these flowers are beautiful." Y/N smiles to him and takes them from him so she can put them in a vase. She gestures for him to follow and he shuts the door behind him.

He takes a look around her house. It looks exactly like he'd pictured it. Clean, cozy and warm. It also smelled like her, which he loved, because she smells amazing.

"So, where are we going?" Y/N asks, pulling him out of his trance.

"It's a surprise." Grayson replies, mischievous smile etched onto his face.

"There better not be a clown." Y/N warns and points at him.

She'd told him about her fear of clowns, and Grayson was known for his little pranks, so she was somewhat scared about the surprise.

"I promise there are no clowns." Grayson chuckles.

§§§

Grayson had booked a rooftop table at a very popular Italian restaurant. He knew Italian was Y/N's favorite food because she always talked about how much she loved it. She ordered Carbonara, and Grayson ordered Tortellini, along with wine.

They spent the entire time talking to each other and admiring the view. No phones, nothing to distract them. They talked about their childhoods, things they liked and did not like and their experiences with college and medical school.

"How'd you know you wanted to be a Pediatrician?" Grayson asks as he refills their wine glasses.

"I've always loved kids, babysat my family's babies and neighbors kids all of the time, but I also really admired doctors and what they do. I figured I could just combine the two." Y/N answers. Grayson could've sworn he saw a twinkle in her eye while talking. "How about you Doctor Dolan? Why'd you become a Pediatrician?"

"I actually started out in med school thinking I was going to be a plastic surgeon, but on my first peds rotation I fell in love with it. I mean what's better than being around adorable babies all day?"

"True." Y/N laughs. "So plastic surgery? You wanted to do nose jobs?"

"Yeah, I always thought it was cool that you could help someone be confident with their body, but peds grabbed me by the ankle and didn't let go."

§§§

After dinner Grayson took Y/N for ice cream, then back to her house and walked her to the door.

"Thank you for taking me out for dinner Grayson. I had a really good time." Y/N says.

"You're welcome, and me too." Grayson smiles. He starts getting lost in his own world by looking at her, but realizes something. "I never told you how beautiful you look tonight.- I mean not just tonight-."

Y/N blushes and looks down at her feet while she smiles.

"It's ok, I get it." She chuckles. "Thank you, and you look quite handsome as well."

Grayson smiles and looks at his watch quickly. "Shit, it's already close to one. I should let you go to bed."

"Yeah, you don't have to be in until eleven. I have to go in at seven." Y/N giggles.

"Well, to make it up to you I'll bring you coffee." Grayson offers. Y/N smiles and nods. "I'll see you at eleven sharp. Don't miss me too much."

"Shut up, you weirdo." Grayson and Y/N both laugh.

"Ok, seriously. I'm going to go home and you're going to go to bed. I had an amazing time tonight and I'd really like to take you out again."

"Yeah, of course. I'd love to." Y/N replies.

Grayson smiles and leans in. He presses a quick kiss to her cheek and starts walking away.

"Goodnight Doctor Y/L/N!"

"Goodnight Doctor Dolan!"

Medic [Josh ‘Burkey’ Burke]

Description: Australian Army Medic, Lieutenant Y/N Y/L/N, arrives home from her deployment early and learns that her ex-boyfriend, Josh, is still in love with her, even after two years of being away.

A/N: I do not know how the Army in Australia is ran, so this may not be correct.

Y/N stepped out of the airport and into the Australian heat. It was quite similar to the weather in Iraq.

She looked around and smiled. Two whole years away from this beautiful place. She didn't know how she survived that long away from home.

Australian Army Lieutenant Y/N Y/L/N is a medic, and just arrived back home from a twenty-four month deployment to Iraq where she worked at the base in the hospital. She'd treat soldiers most of time, but had civilians quite often.

She liked what she did, but she missed Australia. She missed her family, and friends. She missed Josh.

Josh is Y/N's ex boyfriend. They didn't break up because of something bad. They broke up because Y/N didn't want Josh to wait for her. She didn't want him to worry about her making it back. She wanted him to be free and live his life.

Y/N had told Josh "If we're meant to be together, we will find our way back to each other." She still loves him, but doesn't want to overstep if he is in a relationship.

Josh has spent the last two years working. He'd just recently got a job at Bondi Beach as a trainee and he loved it. He had became friends with all of the other lifeguards but he was still lonely, and he knew why. He missed Y/N. Y/N and Josh started dating when they were sixteen and broke up five years later at the age of twenty-one.

The day Y/N told him she was training to become a medic for the army was one of the best and worst days of his life. He was ecstatic for Y/N, but he also knew the risk of deployment. He didn't want to get a phone call one day to hear she had been killed. He wanted her to be safe, with him and not thousands of miles away. He'd never told her that. He let her break up with him and leave, without ever knowing if they'd see each other again.

Y/N had made it to her apartment and dropped her bags off. She had people to see.

First on her list was Josh's mom, who had also become Y/N's mom since her parents weren't around.

She made it to the Burke household and smiled. Everything was the same. Beautiful flowers, birds and the beach.

Mrs. Burke was walking around her house when she saw a familiar woman standing at the end of her sidewalk in military uniform. She gasped, ran to the door and threw it open.

"Y/N! Sweetheart you're home!" She exclaims and pulls the medic into a bone crushing hug.

"I'm home mom." Y/N smiles.

"I thought you had a few more months left." Mrs. Burke wipes the tears from her eyes and checks Y/N over. She looks the same, except her hair is different and the uniform almost makes her unrecognizable.

"I did, but they offered me a job at the new Military Hospital they're building. It's permanent." Y/N smiles.

"That's great honey! God, I'm so proud of you! How are you? Are you hungry?" She asks Y/N multiple questions and Y/N just laughs and shakes her head.

"I'm alright. I actually have a few questions though."

"Of course. Go ahead." Y/N looks down to the ground and takes a deep breath.

"How's Josh?" Mrs. Burke's eyes light up.

"Josh is good. He really misses you and talks about you all the time. He’s still in love with you."

"The feelings are mutual."

"Well, I know for a fact he's been single since you left, so if you want to go see him he's at Bondi Beach. He's a trainee lifeguard."

"Really?! He's always wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps."

"Yes sweetheart! You should go down there, his break starts soon!"

§§§

Y/N made it to Bondi and just soaked in the view. It was picture perfect. Sunny, clear water, and decent waves. It was absolutely beautiful. She looks over at the tower and decides to go there to find Josh.

She's met most of the lifeguards since she and Josh came to Bondi all of the time, she just hoped they remembered her.

Y/N walks along the promenade to the door and knocks when she arrives. She waits a few seconds and then it opens. She's greeted with the confused face of Hoppo.

"Hi, you may not remember me-."

"Y/N? Is that you?!" Hoppo exclaims. Y/N nods and Hoppo bear hugs her. "You've grown so much, and you look different since the last time I saw you." Hoppo says.

"Yeah, so I've been told." She laughs.

"Well, what can I do for you?" Hoppo leads her into the empty tower.

"Well, I've been told Josh Burke is your trainee, and I'd like to surprise him." Y/N says. Hoppo nods.

"Did you just get back today?" He gestures to her uniform.

"Yeah. I was supposed to have a few more months, but I got hired at the new Military Hospital."

"Good for you!" Hoppo smiles. "I can get Josh up here for you. Just give me one second." Y/N nods and Hoppo grabs the radio.

§§§

Josh was with Harrison patrolling the flags and they were due for their break any minute now. The two lifeguards were talking about going surfing when a voice came through their radios.

"Bondi Central to Black Rhino. Come up to the tower boys."

Josh grabs his radio and replies. "On our way."

Harrison drives up to the tower and parks the Rhino by the stairs. They continue their conversation while walking up the stairs, both failing to notice the woman in uniform.

"Burkey, Hutz! Aren't you going to say hello?" Deano, who'd recently gotten back from his break asks as he points his phone at the boys, recording them. They stop and look.

"Hello-." Josh cuts himself off when he realizes who the woman is. "Y/N!" Josh shoves Harrison out of his way and sprints up the stairs. He makes it to Y/N and picks her up in a hug. "You're back?!" Josh lets her lean back.

"I'm back!" Y/N replies with a big smile and teary eyes. Josh digs his face into her shoulder as he lets tears fall.

"I love you so much. Please don't leave again. Please don't leave me again."

"As long as you want me, I will never leave again." Y/N says.

"I’ll always want you." Josh replies and kisses the top of her head. "Don’t ever doubt that."

Over Time [Ethan Dolan] 🎄

Description: Ethan and Y/N are co-workers, but they barely know each other. But they both have to work through the holidays.

Warnings: Cursing.

A/N: Day 7 of 12 Days of Christmas!

This happened every year. Y/N's boss insisted on staying open on Christmas Day, so without fail, every year since she started working at Jeff's Coffee House; she got stuck working Christmas Day.

"So Y/N, you and Ethan are working Christmas Day. You guys need to be here at five in the morning to open at six." Jeff says as he approaches her the week before.

Y/N stops making another batch of cookies and turns to him. "Jeff, I've worked every Christmas Day since I've started working here." Y/N informs him.

"Well everyone else is busy or out of town." Jeff replies.

"My family is going to New York to spend Christmas with my grandparents. I was supposed to go, again." She argues.

"You never told me about that!" Jeff yells.

"Yes. I did. I put it on your calendar and I put a reminder on your desk on December first." She lets out an exasperated sigh. "If you want the store open on Christmas Day so damn bad, why don't you cover it yourself?!" She asks, throwing her hands up in the air.

"Now you're working open to close on Christmas Eve. You either show up or I'm firing you." Jeff threatens before turning and leaving.

What she really wanted to do was tell him to fuck off and quit right then and there, but she really needs this job, so she kept her mouth shut.

As she started the batch of cookies again she realized that he had said she's working with Ethan, the new guy. Great, he has a whole day to hit on her like the others do.

§§§

Christmas Eve was a mess, just like Christmas Day would be. Every other store is closed so everyone comes to Jeff's.

Y/N arrived ten minutes before she needed to be there, because it had snowed, so she needed to shovel the sidewalk and she had to preheat ovens. She clocked in, turned all of the lights on, preheated the ovens and pulled out everything that was prepared the night before so she could just throw it in. Then she went outside to shovel and salt everything so no one fell.

By time she got inside it was five fifteen and she realized Ethan still wasn't there. She didn't really know much about him. Just that he started a few weeks earlier and that he is around her age. She's never worked with him before, so she didn't even know what he looked like.

§§§

She was in the back at six pulling the last batch of cookies out and putting them aside to cool when the employee door opened. A guy, Ethan, she assumed walked in out of breath. He took his hat off and stomped the snow off of his shoes.

"I'm so sorry I'm late. I slid off the road and I tried to get ahold of Jeff to have him tell you I'd be late because I didn't have any way to contact you but he didn't answer his fucking phone." He rambles. "I swear I'm normally not like this." He finishes.

"It's ok. It happens." Y/N chuckles. "And just a piece of advice, don't go to Jeff about anything. He doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself and his money." Y/N grabs a sticky note, writes her number down and hands it to him.

"You're kind of a pro here aren't you?" Ethan asks as he grabs the sticky note out of her hand.

"Yeah, I'm a manager and I've dealt with his shit for four years. He's made me work every Christmas Day since I've started here and yesterday I had to work open to close because I pissed him off when I called him out on it." Y/N says as she turns the tv in to watch a movie.

"He seemed nice when I interviewed and for a week after but here lately he's been a douchebag." Ethan says as he puts the food in the cases along the front counter.

"Yeah he does that with everyone. You just have to learn not to listen to his bullshit and how to defend yourself." Y/N says as she grabs a piece of paper to doodle on.

"So this may sound stupid, but is it normally busy in Christmas Days?" Ethan asks as he comes up beside her.

Y/N looks up at the clock. "Not until elevenish or noon. And it's pretty steady after."

"Well I'm glad my first Christmas Day here is with you. You seem like a great person." He compliments.

"Thank you. I'm glad I get to spend my Christmas Day with you and not by myself. Normally the other person calls off."

"I wouldn't leave you here by yourself."

§§§

After a hectic day they closed up and walked to their cars.

"Merry Christmas, Ethan." Y/N says before getting in her car.

"Merry Christmas, Y/N."