"Please? Please? Please? Please?" Hiram, or Hi, begged.

"For my 16th birthday Please just once?" I knew i was cracking so i turned my head.

Shelton snorted.

"You're acting like he's asking to sleep with your mother. Just let him drive the boat!"

I turned completely away just to meet the beautiful green eyes of Tory Brennen. Whoa, did I just say beautiful? Never mind.

"No. I don't want you barfing all over the steering wheel." (I bet there's a more technical term 4 this but idk wat it iz.)

"I'll take some medicine! And I won't eat anything before then!"

"No!"

"Please! Pretty please? Pweazies?"

"Hi. No offense but you sound like a complete idiot."

"I take much offense to that."

"The answer's still no."

"Just let him drive the boat." Why is Tory sticking up for Hi? She knows how I feel about the boat.

"Why? So he can crash it?"

"He won't crash it.'

"Yeah! I won't crash your precious baby."

"Hi! Not. Helping."

"He won't crash the boat Ben. Just let him drive it. C'mon, it's for his birthday..." her pleading voice was cracking my defenses...what is it about Tory that does this to me?

I groaned. "Fine. But if he crashes I'm blaming you."

"Yes!" Hi squealed like a little girl. Weird...

"And since when have you wanted to drive the boat."

He looked away and mumbled something. Tory grinned, making my insides go all Jello-y.

"Since he found out one of the only non-rich brat at our school, likes boats."

Shelton started laughing and I chuckled at the shade of red he turned.

-page break-

I. Am. Gonna. Barf.

What idiot decided this was a good idea?

Oh yeah. Me.

The boat tossed and turned.

"Hi do you even know how to drive a boat!" i yelled from the hold.

"Uhhh...um...psh-COURSE I DO!" he stuttered. The boat hit another rock and i was thankful of the reinforced bottom and hull.

I shot Tory a glare.

"This is your fault!" I said.

She glared back.

"How is it my fault?" she asked, really pissed.

"You all ganged up on me!" I yelled over the wind.

She opened her mouth to argue when we hit another rock. I cursed and she flew into me, our open mouths colliding.

I'm not going to deny it, because Shelton and Tory would just argue, but yeah; i kissed her back. And she didn't push me away; instead, she pulled me closer.

"Whoa." Shelton said, after finding his wire rimmed glassed. We finally pulled away and I started stuttering.

"I-I b-better g-go get Hi a-away from the w-wheel." I managed to get out and went to get the psycho away from my baby.