"Hi" Jesse said.
Everyone replied with his or her own greetings.
"He's going to be staying with us for a while" Jay explained.
"We're happy to have you Jesse" Ava said.
"Thanks" Jesse replied.
"So, how old are you Jesse?" Johnny asked.
"Seventeen" Jesse replied.
"That's the same age as Nikki" Derrick pointed out.
"Cool" Jesse said as he smiled at Nikki.
"Who wants to go down to the beach?" Nikki suggested "There at sand castle building contest" she added.
"How about everybody else?" Nikki questioned.
"I promised Martha that I would go over to her house today. Ever since I agreed to be her boyfriend she doesn't let me have a second to myself" Derrick sighed dramatically.
"I have a meeting with Anastasia" Susannah said. As she grabbed her bag and headed out the door.
"I have a job interview," Johnny said "How do I look?" he asked as he smoothed out his shirt.
"I'd hire you" Ava said "And I'm sorry, but I have a meeting with my fabric supplier" she said.
"Great" Johnny smiled and then left.
"I wish I could go to the beach with you, but I have to be at the shop. Can we hang out later Jesse?" Jay questioned.
"Sure" Jesse replied.
"So, I guess that leaves just you and me" Jesse said.
"Looks that way" Nikki replied.
"So let's go then" Jesse suggested.
"Okay" Nikki replied.
They went out the back door and headed down onto the beach.
"Where exactly is this contest?" Jesse questioned.
"I think it's down near the board walk" Nikki replied.
"I don't know where the board walk is" Jesse replied "I'm new here, remember" he added.
"Right...well it's like a five minute walk from here," Nikki said.
"Okay" Jesse replied.
"Do you think that I'm too old to be interested in a sand castle building contest?" Nikki questioned.
"Not if you don't want to be" Jesse replied.
"Good" Nikki smiled.
"So, tell me Nikki, do you have a boyfriend?" Jesse asked.
"There is this guy, Cameron and we were going out, but then I don't really know what happened. We sort of broke up I guess and now he's always hanging out with this new girl" Nikki explained. She didn't really know why she was telling Jesse this.
"I'm sure you'll find someone new" Jesse said.
"Yea...what about you?" Nikki asked.
"Nope, no ball and chain for me" Jesse laughed.
"As a part of the female species I take great offence to that" Nikki replied, although she was just joking.
"I'm terribly sorry" Jesse joked as he grabbed her arm and they stopped. He got down on both knees and put his hands together.
"Can you ever forgive me?" he begged.
Nikki laughed "I'll have to think about it" she said.
Jesse got back up onto his feet and they continued walking.
"So, do you still like him? This Cameron guy" Jesse asked.
"I think about him all the time and I dream about him every night...but no I don't like him" Nikki sighed.
"You should tell him how you feel. You never know, maybe he likes you more than this other girl and he just thinks that you don't like him anymore" Jesse suggested.
"No, I couldn't do that. All I really want right now is to make him feel the way I feel when I see him with this other girl" Nikki said.
"Jealous?" Jesse questioned.
"Yea" Nikki sighed again.
Nikki didn't realize it, but Jesse was taking this into great consideration.
"Here we are" Nikki stated as they came up to a large group of people that were all feverishly working in the sand.
"Let's get started" Jesse said.
"Okay" Nikki replied "What should we make?" she asked.
"Why not a sand castle?" Jesse suggested.
"Come on, a sand castle. That has got to be the least original idea I've ever heard" Nikki scoffed.
"Are you saying you don't like my idea?" Jesse questioned as though he was highly offended.
"That's what I'm saying" Nikki replied with a smile.
"Well.........take this" Jesse said as he gathered a hand full of wet sand and threw it at her.
The ball of mucky sand hit her on the side of her face and then flopped down onto her shoulder. She looked at the sand sitting on her shoulder and then back up at Jesse.
"You so didn't just do that," Nikki said.
"Oh yes I did" Jesse replied as he threw another ball, this time it hit her in the stomach.
"You're going to pay for that" Nikki replied as she gathered some sand of her own. She threw it straight at Jesse face. Jesse spat the sand out of his mouth and laughed. How someone could laugh with a mouth full of sand is beyond me.
Jesse smirked and then ran straight at Nikki. He tackled her to the ground and they started wrestling.
It wasn't long before the organizers of the contest came over and asked them to leave. They were bothering the other contestants. Nikki had never been the one to cause a commotion in a public place, it seemed weird to her, but Jesse acted as though it was a totally normal occurrence for him.
"Where to now?" Nikki questioned.
"You're the one who knows your way around. You tell me" Jesse replied.
"How about..." Nikki was about to suggest that they go and get a smoothie, but she wasn't sure if Cameron would be working and she didn't want to see him.
"Anytime now" Jesse said.
"Sorry, How about we go and get some ice cream" Nikki suggested.
"Sounds good. Lead the way" Jesse replied.
They started walking in the direction of the nearest ice cream parlor when Nikki stopped abruptly and turned to face the other way.
"What is it?" Jesse questioned.
"Cameron and his new girlfriend are coming this way" Nikki replied.
"Do you want to make him jealous?" Jesse questioned.
"..." Nikki didn't get a chance to reply because Jesse's lips were pressed against hers.
Jesse's hands slipped around onto her back and he pulled her in close to him. Nikki opened her mouth allowing Jesse's tongue to dance around hers. Cameron had never kissed her like this.
They pulled apart and Jesse threw his arm over her shoulder as they continued to walk in the direction that Cameron was.
"Nikki?" Cameron exclaimed.
"Hey Cam" Nikki replied as she leaned into Jesse's chest.
"Who are you?" Cameron asked as he stared at Jesse.
"I'm Jesse, Nikki's boyfriend" Jesse replied.
"Oh, well Nikki you remember Jordan" Cameron said as he too put his arm around Jordan's shoulders.
"Of course" Nikki smiled bitterly.
"Hey Babe, we should probably be going" Jesse said to Nikki.
"Yea" Nikki replied.
Cameron watched as Nikki and Jesse walked away, Jesse's arm still holding Nikki tightly to his side.
"That was so much fun," Nikki cried once they were far enough away from Cameron.
"Glad you enjoyed it" Jesse replied.
"How about that ice cream now?" Nikki questioned "My treat" she added.
"Well if you're paying" Jesse smiled.
They continued on down the boardwalk. Neither one of them admitting it, but they just couldn't stop thinking about the kiss they had shared.
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PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cameron is actually one of my favorite characters, but I really wanted to write a story about Nikki and I was running out of things that could happen with Cameron. I hope you all enjoy.
I'm hoping that enough people will want this story to continue, if not I'm afraid I'll have to stop. I don't have the time to write a story that no one is even reading.
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