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Internal [Kristain ‘Yatesy’ Yates]
Description: Y/N's health condition gets outed on a hot, busy day at Bondi Beach.
Warnings: Cardiac Arrest
Y/N had been feeling dizzy all day. She had heart problems, really, really bad heart problems. Bad enough to get a internal defibrillator. Most people would probably say being a lifeguard isn't good for someone with cardiac issues, but she still pursued the career.
She's been a lifeguard for Waverly Council for three years. The only person to know about her issues was Hoppo. He had to know because of legal reasons, but everyone else was kept in the dark about that aspect of Y/N's life.
"Bondi Central to Blue Rhino. You've got a young man, twenty meters out." Yatesy says over the radio.
Y/N and Yatesy are great friends, well that's what they like to think. Everyone could tell how in love they are, except them.
Yatesy wanted Y/N to come up to the tower because he noticed how she's been acting but the lifeguards were stretched thin and Bondi was busy.
She'd been going back and forth between first aids and incidents in the water all day, with no time to take a breather, let alone any time to inform anyone about how she was feeling.
"I'm going in Yates. He's not looking good." Y/N replies before setting her radio down and grabbing the board.
"You're not looking good either." Yatesy mumbles to himself.
He watches as Y/N hits the water. She starts paddling to the man, but he notices her grab her chest for a second before continuing to paddle.
Y/N finally gets to the man but when she sits up her eyes roll back into her head, going unconscious. Her body falls forward and smacks against the board. The man she went out to rescue clings to the board and starts waving for more help.
Yatesy starts to panic. Normally he is good at keeping a cool composure, but this is Y/N. The woman he's in love with. He grabs his radio and immediately radios out to every lifeguard, even the ones at Tamarama and Bronte.
"Bondi Central to all Waverly Lifeguards. We have a lifeguard down, get an Ambo here quick!"
Yatesy grabs the defibrillator and the other bag of medical supplies. He throws lifeguard protocol out the door and abandons the tower. Hopping in a ATV and speeding to Y/N. By now other swimmers, and surfers have gone over to Y/N. A surfer had brought the man in and the others were trying to wake her up.
Yatesy hits the water and paddles as fast as he can. All he can think is that he might not get the chance to tell her how he feels. He might not get a chance to actually love her.
He stops right next to her and grabs her arm.
"Y/N?!" She doesn't answer, so he puts two fingers to her carotid artery.
Yatesy swears his heart shattered. The pain in his chest, the feeling in his stomach. It was all too much. The tears start rolling down his face. He grabs her from the board and pulls her onto his.
He races back to shore and sees Hoppo, Jesse and Reidy standing there, waiting for them. Yatesy gets off of the board and Jesse pulls him to the side while Hoppo and Reidy pull Y/N up onto the sand.
"She'll be alright mate." Jesse says as he puts a hand on Yatesy's shoulder.
"She didn't have a pulse." Yatesy whispers.
"She'll be alright." Jesse repeats.
Y/N's internal defibrillator goes off, surprising everyone except Hoppo and now Reidy. Her eyes pop open and her hand goes to her chest.
"Y/N you're alright sweetheart, just breathe." She looks up at Hoppo and Reidy who are leaning over her and then tries to sit up when she hears a sob of relief. Reidy stays behind her to keep her steady as she looks at Yatesy.
"Kristain." She croaks. Yatesy walks over and takes Reidy's place behind her.
"I'm in love with you. I know this probably isn't the best time to tell you, but when I saw you collapse I swear my heart fell apart." Yatesy admits.
"I'm in love with you too. I'm ok. I'm sorry I scared you."
Yatesy wraps his arms around her and presses a kiss to her head. "You don't have to be sorry about anything."