Chapter 1

***Amy's POV***

Here we are on our way to yet another annual family vacation where we're supposed to "bond". My parents are in the front seats bickering back and forth about how fast my dad is driving, myself and Jack are in the second row with our iPod's in our ears, drowning out my parents voices and Ashley is in the back row zoning out on whatever she's looking at outside of the car. We're going to some beach hotel and resort my mom booked for us for a whole freaking month. The only people that are excited for this vacation are my mom and Jack, and Jack isn't even really family.

Jack is my best friend of three years. We're pretty much inseparable except during school hours but that's about to change when we start at the new high school after summer ends. My dad loves him, he calls him the son he never had. They even have "father-son" type dates that us girls aren't allowed on. Overall, he is family I guess.

We pulled up to the resort and all I see are palm trees everywhere. Palm trees leading up to the lobby, wrapping around the front of the tall white hotel and I swear there's even a palm tree in the lobby. We all pile out of my dad's SUV as the valet guy walks over and greets us. He helps us unload the car as we wait for the bell hop to come take our things up to our rooms. I felt exhausted, even though it was only an hour drive from where we live in Calabasas.

I was leaning against Jack as we waited for the damn bell hop to show up. After about ten minutes he finally showed up and started taking our things into the hotel. My parents followed him into the lobby to check in with Ashley trailing behind them. I stood in front of Jack trying to get his attention with my best pouty face.

"Jack..." I tried to be whiny as possible.

"Yeah, Ames?" He said glancing down at me but quickly returning his gaze to the beach behind me.

"I'm sooo tired. I don't know if i can even walk right now."

He inhaled deeply and sighed and looked back down at me. "Fine, hop on." He turned around so I can jump on his back so he can carry me to our room.

"Thank you! I love you." Smiling as I said it, I knew he couldn't say no to me.

"Yeah, love you too." He said sarcastically.

We walked into the lobby and Ashley was there waiting for us with our keycards in her hand. She had an annoyed look on her face.

"Oh geez you two! Get a room." She walked away with us following her to the elevators.

This resort is huge i think to myself. The ceiling in the lobby was at least six stories high and you can see the reflection of the pool dancing on it. We stepped into the elevator and all stood in silence as the jazz music filled the void. I was still on Jack's back as we finally got to the ninth floor. He put me down as we exited the elevator and made me walk down the hall until we got to our suite.

Our parents were on the other side of the hotel in the other tower, so we had freedom from them for the most part. We already agreed upon having family dinners three days a week and lunch two times a week but never on the same day, but we have to call twice a day to check in. My mom was trying to make a plan of, at least once a week, us girls go to the spa in the resort and spend the morning there but nothing was set in stone. I would rather not but I really don't have a say so in the matter. When my mom wants something she usually gets it. She would probably go to my dad if we didn't agree to it and he would, of course, he would tell us that we have to do it.

***Ricky's POV***

We've been here almost a week already and so far nothing eventful has happened. I've went with my brother Ben and my best friend Leila to the summer fair, up and down the pier and we even have gone to the Farmer's Market. Now were just sitting in our suite dying for something to do. Dad was busy in his suite on a conference call for work and Mom was spending the day at the spa. Any luck, our nightly dinner as a family would be canceled and we could go see a movie or something. We only have a few weeks left until we have to go home and face the reality of all being transferred to a new school.

"Hey, you guys wanna go get a bite to eat at that place at the end of the pier?" Leila asked walking back into the living room after changing for the third time today.

Ben and I looked at each other after pausing our game of Black Ops 2 and silently agreed before answering at the same time. "Yeah, sure."

"You guys know I hate when you do that!"

"Sorry." Once again we said it together. She didn't find it funny but we always did. She really hated that we could have private conversations without even trying, we rarely did it on purpose, but she thought differently.

"Ugh! Whatever! Just go get ready and then we'll go." Leila said trying to keep her cool.

"Why do we have to change? We're on the beach! This is the perfect outfit!" Ben jumped out of his chair a little to excited. I knew not to argue with Leila when it came to her demanding us to do certain things, so I got out of my chair and headed towards the room.

"Because Benny, we may be at the beach but this restaurant is semi fancy and they don't allow board shorts and white tees. So go get dressed!"

"Please don't call me Benny! I hate that!" Ben then stormed off to our room as I stood there watching his temper tantrum take place. Leila loved getting him mad, it seemed like a daily goal of her to achieve.

About half an hour later we were all finally ready and headed out the door, on our way to the pier. We were waiting for the elevator when Leila brought up us trying to meet girls.

"I just haven't seen anyone that catches my eye." I shrugged it off knowing she was going to try to find me somebody. We entered the elevator looking at Ben waiting for his response.

"Oh me? I'm kind of dating that girl Kelsi from back home. I don't want to ruin it." Ben said nonchalantly. "What about you Lei are you going to find a dude?"

"Hah! I don't know, we'll see how they are." Leila was always the one to choose who she wanted. She hated when guys threw themselves all over her. I was always the acting boyfriend if things got out of hand, we've been best friends for 7 years, I would do anything for her.

We got off the elevator, and let me tell you the plus about being on the tenth floor is the view, the negative is the long ride in the elevator. We were walking towards the entrance to get to the pier, deciding what we were going to do the rest of the day, lost in conversation as we reached the lobby doors. I pulled my sunglasses off my chest and put them on and that's when I seen her.

She had long tan legs, a tone body, long brown highlighted hair that reached her waist and beautiful eyes that I only got to see for a second before she pulled her sunglasses down from the top of her head. She was talking to some guy that didn't seem to be paying much to her. They had a short conversation and then she jumped on his back and her carried her away.

"Hello! Ricky! Bro!" Ben was waving his hand in front of my face trying to get my attention.

"Earth to Ricky! Rick!" Leila shouted as she shook me.

"What? Huh?" I said trying to cover up me gawking at the beautiful girl. It didn't help. Apparently when I was staring at her we kept walking and I completely turned around, walking backwards subconsciously.

"Did you, Ricky Underwood, just break your neck or should I say your whole body over some chick?" Leila said excitedly.

"Shut up, Lei." I was starting to get annoyed as I put my hands in my pocket and continued walking. "It wasn't worth it anyways."

"Why not bro? She was pretty cute." Ben said trying to keep up with me.

"Did you not happen to see the guy she was with?" I really wish they would just drop it and start talking about something else.

"Oh." Both of them said together. I shot them both a glare.

It was pretty much quiet the rest of the way besides small talk going on between and random stops on the pier so Leila can take pictures of us or the waves and other random things found on the pier. She plans on making a scrapbook or something when we get back home. We finally got to the restaurant and took one last picture before heading inside. I really hope we don't concentrate on me the whole time while eating because I'm not really in the mood to deal with a million questions especially from these two.