“Oh yeah,” Shane said with satisfaction as the wave started looming behind her. She paddled faster and faster to keep up speed with the thing. She popped up easily and ripped and shredded and used and abused that wave all the way back to shore. Drew’s faint shouting had gone dead silent a long time before. Shane tore down the face, snapping the nose up at the bottom and sailing back up quickly. She had enough momentum for a fairly big trick, she could feel that much from the air touching her sides and the calm beneath her feet.

When she was airborne she immediately twisted her chest to the sandy beach ahead, her legs bending up behind her as she stretched out, the only thing keeping her board at her feet was her right hand, which was swung around her back. She held the position until it seemed like she was actually flying, then at the last possible second she snapped the board back and landed smoothly near the top of the face. She smiled and raised her first, shouting crazily at the adrenaline pumping through her. She hadn’t busted that moves since she was what 14? Her mind was totally blown right now, she couldn’t believe how amazing that felt after so long.

Shane knew her wave was not going to piddle out so she bailed over the side gracefully. Popping up almost instantly she seemed to know where her board was without even opening her eyes. She shook out her head and curled her arm around the fibreglass. She paddled in until she could stand, then ran up to the water’s edge where Cherish, Carmen and Drew where.

“Hey,” She said nonchalantly and picked up her towel with one hand, wiping the salt water off her of her face. She smiled and kissed Carmen’s open mouth. Her girlfriend blinked and it was completely obvious that the lights were on but nobody was home.

“You guys okay?” Shane asked nervously as she looked at the three of them.

“That was so cool!” Cherish shrieked at last and jumped up and down, clapping her hands. Shane smiled and blushed a little.

“Holy- *****,” Drew said again.

Cherish looked at her girlfriend, then Carmen. They both couldn’t form words yet. “She’s been saying that since you stood up I think she’s in shock. And Carmen’s been totally spaced out, she keeps mumbling in Spanish from what I can remember in high school, I think you got her pretty hot,” Cherish said seriously as her and Shane burst out laughing.

“Guys, quit it, your freakin’ me out. So I can rip whatever, no big deal. Now, Drew you up for another set before we get grub?” Shane snapped her fingers in their catatonic faces and Drew just shook her head.

“Wow, that was amazing. You’re a god,” She said, shaking her head in disbelief. Shane looked at Carmen expectantly and it seemed as though she wasn’t going to get anything out of her until her girlfriend looked up and finally looked into Shane’s eyes. She mumbled something in Spanish and all Shane could make out was ‘hot’ and ‘*****’ before Carmen’s lips were on hers. Her eyes bugged out a bit as Carmen kissed her feverously.

“Who knew you had moves like that! Why didn’t you tell us,” Carmen said. This time she sounded playfully annoyed as she hit Shane lightly on the arm.

“Ow?” Shane asked as the hit obviously hadn’t hurt. Carmen laughed and shook her head.

“Seriously, I think that was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen,” Carmen said as she went back in for another kiss. Shane saw the perfect opportunity for revenge.

“Ah, ah, ah Morales! You can’t have any of the Shane until this little bet of yours is over, remember?” Shane said with knowing eyes. Carmen looked pissed but then smiled and rolled her eyes. She kissed Shane again and pulled back, slapping her on the ***** lightly.

“Go catch another wave and zip it or whatever. Then we’ll have lunch!”