A new story I am working on. Please tell me what you think. Definitely in the beginning stages, but it is an idea that I have been tossing around in my head for awhile. Decided to finally write it out. Please review! I need to know if I should continue with this story or not. :)

Raina Jacobsen laid on the beach, reading her book, listening to the waves crash along the beach. Her two friends, Heather Hempshire and Jaime Zarr, were lying next to her on their towels. It was officially spring in Florida, and they were spending the day on the beach relaxing.

"What time do you guys have to be at work?" Raina asked, glancing over at her friends.

"In a few hours." Heather responded. "I really don't want to go, but need the money."

"Definitely don't miss the place." Raina said, smiling.

"I think you should pick up a shift every now and then. You have to miss us." Jaime said.

"I will. I will always be an employee at the Oyster Shack, I just enjoy not having to be there every single day anymore. I'm enjoying not having to go home smelling like grease."

"No, now you just go home smelling like dog." Heather smirked.

"I enjoy the vets office." She said, smiling. She heard her phone ring, signaling that she had a text message, and she went for her phone, digging it out of her purse.

"Who is it?" Heather asked, propping herself up on her elbows.

"It's Crosby." She said, smiling.

"Is that the guy from Vermont that you talk to all the time?" Jaime asked.

"Yup." She said, reading the text. It was the first text from him of the day, which was a daily ritual for them. They were constantly talking to each other throughout the day into all hours of the night. It was something that had been going on now for over three years.

"Do you ever plan on meeting this mysterious guy?" Heather asked her.

"Nope. Hard to do when he lives in Vermont, and I live here." Raina pointed out to her friend.

"That's what vacations are for, and when was the last time you went on one? You always work. You never do anything else. When was the last time you have left St. Petersburg?"

"I went back home last year."

"To a small town in Iowa where you are related to half the town. That is not a vacation. That is a family reunion."

Raina smiled at the comment.

"We will have to plan one then." Raina said to her friends. "I have vacation time I haven't used at work, and I could use it then."

"Great. Now where should we go?" Heather said, deep in thought.

"I always wanted to go on a cruise. We should do that." Jaime suggested.

"That would be amazing. I always wanted to go on a cruise." Raina said, smiling. She heard her cell phone ring again, and she went to read the text.

"Maybe you can invite mystery guy." Heather suggested, smiling at her friend.

"I have no interest in meeting this guy. He is just fun to talk too throughout the day. Helps pass the time."

"Uh huh. You cannot tell me that you have never wondered what it would be like to meet him in person."

"Yeah, that would be cool, but I don't meet people I met online. How do I know that this guy isn't some crazy that would want to steal my identity or something?" She asked.

"Yeah, he would talk to you for over three years just to steal your stuff." Jaime said. "Sounds like an awful lot of work to me."

"Do you know what he looks like?" Heather asked.

"Yeah, we met on Facebook, remember?" She asked.

"Oh yeah. You mistook him for your family friend that lives in Connecticut." Heather said, glancing over at Jaime, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, sounds a little fishy to me."

"I did! You've met him."

"I want to see pictures of this Crosby guy. Not family friend Crosby, but mystery guy Crosby."

Raina shook her head, finishing up her reply, and then brought up a picture that was saved on her phone that Crosby had sent her, and then showed her friends.

"Not bad looking at all." Heather said, taking the phone from her.

"Why don't you want to meet him? You have been talking for years, and he's hot."

Raina laughed at her friends.

"I am perfectly fine with the way things are."

"Whatever." Heather said, standing up. "Now I need to get home and shower before work tonight."

"I can't believe it's time already." Jaime said, making a face.

"You should come up to the restaurant." Heather said.

"I may. Is Nate bartending?" She asked, talking about a good friend of hers.

"Of course. It's a Saturday. He would never give up that shift." Jaime said, smiling.

"I may do that."

The three girls picked up their things and headed towards their cars. Raina put her things in the trunk of her 2008 Scion TC, saying bye to her friends, and then headed back to her house that she rented with her friend Nicole.

"Hey, how was the beach?" Nicole asked her when she walked in.

"It was nice. Got some color, which will help with that white skin I got from the winter." She said, smiling.

"Going out tonight?" She asked her.

"Probably going to head up to the Oyster Shack." She said. "How about you?"

"Heading into Tampa with a few friends." Nicole said, smiling.

Raina heard her cell phone ring.

"I'm going to take a shower." She said, walking out of the room, grabbing her cell phone. She told Crosby she would call him in a bit after her shower, and then walked into the bathroom. She quickly washed the sand out of her hair, shaved her legs, and then crawled out of the shower, wrapping a towel around her. She then walked down the hall to her bedroom, shutting the door. Her cat, Honey, was laying on her bed, and opened her eyes when Raina entered, looking disturbed.

Raina quickly patted Honey on the head, then took out a pair of sweatpants and a tank top, putting them on. She sat in front of her vanity and dialed Crosby's number, putting it on speakerphone while she waited for him to pick up.

"There you are. You take the longest showers in the world." Crosby said, answering the phone.

"I had to shave. It always takes forever if I have to shave."

"Yeah, I have that problem too." He joked. "How was the beach?"

"Amazing. We are finally getting beach weather. It has been way too cold of a winter here."

"Oh boo hoo. You don't even know what a winter is living in Florida. Winters in Florida are for wussies."

Raina laughed.

"I am from Iowa. I know what a winter can be like. I will stick with the Florida winters, thank you very much. Shit, the Iowa summer nights are sometimes too cold for me. Me moving back up north is totally out of the question in my world."

Crosby laughed at her.

"What are your plans for the evening?" He asked her.

"I am going to have a few drinks up at the old job, and then who knows after that. How about yourself?"

"Family time. Just got home from Seattle." He said.

"I swear you travel more than anybody I know." She said, brushing through her hair.

"Oh yes, the fabulous life of me." He joked.

"My friends and I are thinking about planning a vacation soon. I have not visited anywhere but Iowa in years, and I think it's time I planned a vacation for myself."

"Where are you planning on going?"

"On a cruise. The best way to travel, or so I have heard. Never been on one myself."

"I have been on a cruise. They are definitely a lot of fun."

"I hope. Oh, and guess what. I spoke with Brandi yesterday. I am entering my car in the competition next weekend." She said, talking about a friend of hers she met at the veterinary office. The two of them both owned Scions, and both were in the same car club together. Brandi was the one that helped her get the job as a receptionist at the animal hospital, which she was grateful for.

"I was surprised when I heard that you weren't planning on going. You are nuts if you don't."

"I don't think it's ready, but why not? It'll be fun. Plus, I get to see what everyone else is doing with their cars."

"Take pictures. I want to see myself. We need to figure out what we are going to do to that car of yours."

"I think I need to redo it all. I don't like the direction it is going in." She said, glancing out her window to where her car was parked. It was one of the things that the two of them had in common, their interest in cars.

"What do you want to do with it?"

"I want to paint it. I hate the color it is." It was currently a light blue, which she loved at first, but now was bored with it.

"What color do you want?"

"Jet black." She said, smiling.

"Boring." He said into the phone loudly.

"But I want to put, like, hot pink in it."

Crosby laughed.

"Please God tell me you're joking!"

Raina laughed.

"I am. But the black does look nice. Maybe a black and silver theme or something."

"That would look nice. Just don't do hot pink."

"I won't. I just wanted to hear what you had to say. But wouldn't you shit yourself if I did send you a picture of my car all decked out in black and pink."

"I just may have to fly down to Florida and hurt you myself." He joked.

Raina started on her make-up at that point, deciding on letting her hair air dry.

"I actually will be in Florida somewhere next weekend." He said at that point.

"Will you. What's the occasion?" She asked.

"Work stuff. I think we are going to be in South Florida, near Naples I think? Nowhere near you, I'm guessing?"

"Yup. Nowhere near me. Just face it. You and me running into each other is never going to happen."

"Probably not. This country is too big for that."

"And how does your work involve you coming to Florida? I thought you were a fisherman?"

"I am. I just go with the flow. Where the captain goes, I follow."

Raina laughed.

"So you're saying you're his bitch?"

Crosby laughed.

"In a way, I guess I am, but let's not call me that."

Just then, Raina heard a beeping coming from her phone. She picked it up and noticed that she was getting another call.

"Anyway, Crosby, I am getting another phone call. My old boss from the restaurant is calling me, and I have no clue as to why."

"They are begging you to come back and work for them."

"Yeah right." She said, laughing. "It is time for you to go and hang out with your family. Can't talk to me forever."

"Darn. Have fun tonight."

Raina agreed, then hit the button to switch phone calls.

"What's going on Jerry?" She asked, smiling.

"You know you love me, right?" He asked. She knew at that point he was calling in for a favor.

"What do you want?" She asked. "And it better not involve me working tonight."

"No, not tonight. I need you next weekend."

"Why?" She asked.

"Can you come in tonight? Not to work, but to talk. I will buy you a drink."

Raina smiled.

"You know I can't pass up a free drink. Plus, I was planning on coming in there anyway."

"Awesome. We will talk after dinner rush."

"Sounds like a plan to me. See you in a few hours, Jerry."

Raina hung up the phone and finished putting her make-up on.

A few hours later, Raina pulled up to the restaurant that sat right on the beach. It was a busy night, which she figured since it was a gorgeous evening, but not too busy to where she couldn't find a seat at the outside bar.

"Ina! What's going on my sexy bitch!" Nate yelled from behind the bar.

"Ready to get my drink on for the evening." She said, smiling. She waved at a couple people she knew as Nate got her a rum and coke.

"Has Jerry talked to you yet?" Nate asked her.

"I know he needs to talk to me, but not really sure what about."

Just then, she watched as Jerry, the owner of the restaurant, come out of the kitchen, and he spotted her almost immediately. He walked in her direction, smiling at her.

"Hey Jerry. How are you?" She asked, giving him a hug.

"Great. Busy. Just the way I like it." He said, taking the seat next to her.

"What's going on? Why do you need me to work next week?"

"I need some of my best wait staff on next Saturday. You know that my best servers are Heather, Kelly, and you. You, however, aren't fully employed here anymore since you decided to leave me, so I can't just schedule you in there. That's why I need a favor."

Raina eyed him, not sure what was going on big enough to have him ask a favor.

"How many times have I helped you in the past?" He asked.

"A ton. You still do, letting me work whenever I want. I don't know many people that get away with that." She said honestly, taking a sip of her drink.

"Exactly. Please work for me." He said.

"What exactly is going on next week that involves me to work?"

"Discovery Channel is renting out the place for this big meet and greet event for one of their biggest shows. The cast is coming into town, and they want to use our place. They liked the atmosphere, and like how it is right on the beach, and it is big enough to hold the kind of crowd that these guys will bring."

"The Discovery Channel? They have a show that has a huge fan base? I always get bored watching that channel."

"So I'm guessing you never heard of their show, 'The Deadliest Catch'." He said, watching her.

"The Deadliest who?" She asked. "What in the hell is that about?"

"Crab fishing up in the Behring Sea." He said.

"Yeah, never heard of it." She responded, shrugging her shoulders. "How does one fish for crab? Do they use fishing poles?"

Jerry laughed at the comment.

"What?" She asked, clueless.

"You should watch the show sometime. You would be in for a real treat." He said.

"I don't think so. Just the thought of watching the Discovery Channel bores me." She said, shaking her head.

"So, will you do it?" He asked.

"What time do I have to be here?"

"Around ten in the morning." He said.

"I was supposed to go to a car show next weekend."

"Please don't make me beg." He said, smiling at her.

"I would kind of enjoy it if you would." She joked.

Jerry smiled, looking at her with a stupid grin on his face.

"Fine. I'll do it." She said, holding up her hands in defeat.

"I always knew I could count on you!" He said, smiling at her.

"You owe me, Jerry." She said, smiling at him.

"If everything goes without a hitch, I will be forever grateful." He said.

Raina sighed. She didn't know what she was getting herself into, but figured it would be fun none the less.

There you have it. PLEASE tell me what you think!! Should I continue on? Or is it dead in the water?