Chapter 1- This is where I wanna be

Adrianna got out of her car and made her way down onto Summer Bay beach. It was exactly how she remembered it; golden sand, extraordinarily blue water and the sun bright in the sky. This venue had played host to most of her fondest memories from her childhood. Adrianna only then realised just how much she missed Summer Bay. The familiar feel of sand between her toes was devine. Adrianna sat down on the warm sand just staring out at the ocean. The city wasn't the right place for her and she knew that. She would never have left in the first place if it wasn't for college but now that she was a fully qualified lawyer, Adrianna could finally return to the place she loved the most with the people she loved the most. Though as there was never a dull moment in Summer Bay, the people had changed a lot. A good number of her friends from growing up had left, some were even dead. Adrianna remembered when she'd found out that her good friend Belle had died. It broke her heart even more when she couldn't even attend the funeral because she had a major exam. Things had changed a lot, so much so that Adrianna hardly knew anyone that lived in Summer Bay now.

It was good to see though that although the people had changed, the interests very much remained the same. Adrianna ran her hands through the soft sand while watching someone surfing far off in the distance.

Suddenly she was awoken from her trance by a male voice. "Do you surf?" She looked up to find a guy in his late twenties wearing swim trunks and holding a board in his grip. "You look very taken in by it. May I?" The dark haired man gestured.

Adrianna smiled. "Sure." she said and he sat down next to her. "And no I don't surf. Never even tried."

"That's a pity. Are you new in town?" The guy wondered, distracting her unintentionally by the muscluarity of his chest. He had an unusual tattoo that read Blood and Sand.

She chuckled. "I could ask you the same thing. Kinda. I used to live here for most of my life until I went to college, then I had to move to the city, but now I'm back. What about you?"

The man nodded. "Yeah, I'm only here a couple of months, but from I've seen it's a pretty nice place. Not short of drama though." he chuckled.

Adrianna laughed. "Oh it's always been like that, but that's part of it's charm. I'm Adrianna by the way. Adrianna Stewart."

A look of surprise crossed his face. "Oh really? Are you anything to Alf Stewart?"

She smiled. "Yeah actually, he's my grandfather."

"Well look what we have here, a Summer Bay purebread. I'm Brax by the way."

"Nice to meet you Brax. Do you have a second name?" She wondered teasingly.

Brax laughed. "Yeah I do. It's Braxton." Then his tattoo suddenly made sense; he was a Braxton.She'd heard of the infamous River Boys in her short time as a lawyer but was not deterred at all.

Adrianna raised an eyebrow. "Your name is Brax Braxton?" she wondered dubiously.

He shook his head and smiled. "Nah, Brax is my nickname. Don't worry, my parents weren't that cruel!"

She chuckled "Are you going to by any chance tell me your real name? Or will I guess?"

"I'd like to see you try." Was all he said.

"Why Mr. Braxton you seem to be doubting my name guessing abilities! Let me see, what goes with Braxton? ... Is it Leo?"

Brax shook his head. "Leo? No."

"Well then it must be Darryl." She said finally and saw the look of complete surprise on his face.

It was truly priceless. "Okay I really don't know how you guessed that! That is freaky."

Adrianna chuckled. "Nah, it's my job-kinda. I'm a lawyer and it's written on your surfboard."

Brax smiled embarrassedly. "Of course. Sorry I'm not usually this slow. It's just..."

She raised an eyebrow. "Just what?"

He shook it off. "Nothing. So you said in all the time you've lived here, that you've never tried surfing?"

"Nope. Not once. I just used to sit in this very spot and watch my friends. I haven't got the best co-ordination." Adrianna explained.

Brax chuckled. "Well, how about I teach you?"

She decided to play coy. "Tell me what would qualify you to teach me how to surf?"

"Well, I've won a couple of surfing competitions in my day. About twenty or so." he smiled.

Adrianna smiled. "Okay. I'm going to agree to let you try, but I must warn you, this could end disasterously."

Brax laughed. "Don't worry, it'll be fine. I promise."

"Okay stand up now!" Brax told her when they were out in the water and a wave was approaching. Adrianna attempted to do what she was told but did not succeed. She slipped off Brax's board and it hit her really hard on the leg before bumping her head. She blacked out, for how long she did not know, and when she regained conciousness Adrianna was lying on the warm sand. She opened her eyes to see Brax kneeling down beside her, a very worried expression on his face. That expression lightened a little however when he saw that she was once again alert. Before she really knew anything else, Adrianna was suddenly aware of the excruciating pain in her right leg. She grabbed the leg with her hand but that only made it worse.

"Adrianna, can you remember what happened?" Brax wondered worriedly.

She shut her eyes for a moment when the light became too much for her to bear. "Yes. You were trying to teach me how to surf and I slipped. My leg.. it's so sore Brax!"

"Open your eyes for me Adrianna." He asked of her and she obliged. "I know it is honey, I'm really sorry, I shoudn't have convinced you to try surfing. My guess is it's broken and you've got a bit of a concussion. We need to get you to the hospital."