Chapter one:

The beach and a red bikini

Nikki woke up to the California sun hitting her face and she smiled. Today was the day that she and Cameron were going to hang out with each other with no interruptions, but of course just as firiends. She stretched and climbed out of bed skipping down the stairs, humming to herself.

"What's got you in such a good mood?" Ava asked as Nikki came down to the landing slash office.

"It's just a beautiful day." Nikki said with a grin playing on her lips then she finished her journey to the kitchen. Derrick was sitting at the breakfast bar eating cereal listening to his head phones. Nikki came up behind him and ruffled his hair. He shook her hand away and pulled the ear phones off as he noticed his sister's odd behavior.

"What's up with you?" he asked contemplating her over his cereal bowl.

"Nothing can't a girl just be happy?" She replied sitting next to him.

"Nope," Bradin answered coming into the kitchen and grabbing a bowl himself.

"And why not?" she asked her smile still intact.

"Because, your so called boyfriend has a new girlfriend why would you be happy?" Nikki just rolled her eyes.

"Because I can be,"

"Well I'm going to the skate park, bye losers." Derrick said as he put his bowl in the sink and grabbed his board. "Bye Aunt Ava I'm leaving." He yelled up the stairs.

"Bye Derrick be careful," she answered coming down the stairs. "What are you two going to do today?" she asked the teenagers as she got a cup of coffee.

"I have to get down to the surf shop we just got a new shipment in that needs to be stocked." Bradin said drinking his milk fast and putting his bowl in the sink.

"And I'm hanging out with Cameron." Nikki said her smile getting bigger. Bradin stopped in his tracks and backed up.

"Wait I thought he had a girlfriend?" he asked her. Nikki just kept smiling.

"He does we're just friends. Friends can hang out right?" she asked already knowing the answer.

"Well yeah." Ava answered smiling into her coffee.

"Whatever." Bradin said. "Bye," he yelled as he walked out the door.

"So when are you and Cameron suppose to hang out?" Ava asked still smiling at the smile on Nikki's face.

"Not sure he's suppose to call." As soon as the words left her mouth the phone rang. "I'll get it," she yelled as she ran to the couch grabbing the phone off the end table.

"Hello?"

"Hey Nik," Cameron said.

"Hey," she answered.

"So I was thinking that we could go down to Two Brothers and swim. What'd ya think?"

"Sounds great I'll meet you there in about an hour."

"Sounds good I'll see you soon." He answered she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Okay." She said her heart feeling like it was going to explode with emotion.

"Oh and Nik?' he asked

"Yeah?" she asked the feeling of dread coming over her. 'Maybe he's going to ask if Jordan can come uh' she sighed.

"I'm glad we're still friends." She smiled.

"Me too Cam, I'll see you soon okay."

"Yep bye,"

"Bye." She hung up the phone smiling bigger then she was before he called. Nikki jumped up and ran to the bathroom washing her face and brushing her teeth then ran up to her bedroom. She put on her new red bikini then threw on a pair of cut off shorts and a white wife beater and a pair of red flip flops, throwing her hair up into a ponytail. She grabbed her beach bag that was full of the essentials and her cherry chap stick 'Cam's favorite to be exact' she thought smiling to herself. She ran down the stairs rubbing the lip balm over her lips looking for her aunt. She walked over to her bedroom door and knocked.

"Aunt Ava I'm leaving." She said threw the door.

"Okay just make sure your home for dinner."

"Will do." She answered then skipped to the back yard and down the beach. Once she made it to Two Brothers she searched the beach for Cameron's mop of brown hair. Having not seen it she decided he wasn't there yet and laid out her towel.

Cameron swept the beach finding Nikki with no problem. He watched as she laid out her towel. Then slowly she took out her pony tail and shook out her hair. Then he stopped in his tracks as she grabbed the bottom of her shirt and pulled it over her head exposing her creamy back to him. He gulped he knew he should keep walking toward her but his feet wouldn't move and his eyes were locked on her form. And before he knew it she was sliding off her shorts in a way that should be illegal. His mouth went dry and his eye went wide. She was wearing a red stringy bikini that was so hot he didn't know if he wanted to walk over to her and kiss her or turn around and walk away. He shook his head from thinking any of the thoughts that were running threw his mind and many of them were bad. He had a girlfriend now and Nikki wasn't her. He composed himself and finished his journey to her. Now however she was standing there rubbing sunscreen on her arms and shoulders. He groaned quietly and looked to the heavens. Soon though he was standing right behind her and she didn't notice yet.

'Alright Cam be cool she's just your friend now,' he said to himself. A pep talk was well deserved after what he just went through.

"Boo." He said in her ear.

"Ahh," she screamed turning around. "Oh my god you scared the hell outta me." She said smiling at him. He gave her a little chuckle and checked her out again. He couldn't help it she was beautiful. "Well when you're done checking me out could you lotion my back for me?" she smiled at him. His eyes went wide; he didn't know that he got caught even though he wasn't hiding it very well.

"Uh sure." He answered dropping his towel and grabbing the lotion. She turned around biting her lip and smiling to herself. She loved the way he made her feel even if he didn't know what he was doing. "There all done." He answered.

"Thanks," she smiled. 'God he's cute.'

"Welcome." He said smiling back. 'God she's cute.' She threw her lotion into her bag and picked up her clothes dropping them in there as well. Cam laid out his towel and took off his shirt. Nikki looked over at Cameron getting ready to ask him a question that she completely forgot as she stared at his stomach and chest. He was amazing. "So you ready?" He asked not noticing her stare at him. Nikki quickly composed herself and nodded.

"Yep, race ya." She said as she took off toward the water.

"Cheater," He said running after. Once he reached her he tackled her into the water and she screamed. Jordan was standing on top of the rocks staring down at the two. Amber slowly walked up behind her and looked at Nikki and Cameron too.

"They belong together ya know." Amber said smiling. Jordan jumped and looked at her.

"No I don't know," She snapped.

"Well they do ever since they laid eyes on each other, you might have him now but he will go back to her. He always will." She said then walked down to the beach. Jordan stared after the pretty blonde taking in what she said. She looked back at Cameron and Nikki and sighed. Amber was right and she knew it. She turned away from the perfect scene on the beach and got on with her life.

Amber walked down the rocks and sat down on Nikki's towel as she watched her best friends fall in love all over again. Nikki and Cameron were out pretty deep dunking each other.

"Cam stop, stop," Nikki laughed as she wiped her hair out of her face.

"Okay, okay truce." He said sticking out his hand for her to shake. She grabbed his hand then spit a mouth full of water into his face. "Oh that's it you are so going to get it." He said.

She screamed and started swimming for shore. She turned around to see how close he was to her but she didn't see him. Panic covered her face as she stood up where she could reach. The water was still up to her neck as she started to yell Cameron's name, she got nothing.

"Cameron." She yelled again worry sinking in she almost started to cry when she felt two arms circle around her waist and pull her back against his hard chest.

"It's okay I'm right here." He whispered in her ear. She sighed in relief although she wanted to kill him.

"That was so not funny." She said turning around to face him, his hands never leaving her hips. "I thought you were dead or something." She huffed not looking him in the eye. He grabbed her chin and made her look up at him.

"I'm sorry I was just messing with you." He said his eyes full of apology.

"Fine," she huffed and he broke out into a grin.

"Hey love birds." Amber yelled at them, they jumped apart and smiled at her. They started to head over to her and Cameron threw his arm around her shoulders and she smiled.

"Do you have any idea how sexy you look in that bikini?" he asked into her hair. Her jaw dropped and she looked up at him making sure she heard him right. He smiled and wiggled his eyebrows at her. She nudged him away from her with her shoulder; he laughed and put his arm back where it was as they finished their journey to Amber.