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"I'm not afraid to take a stand Everybody come take my hand We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just let you know that, you're not alone Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road" My alarm blasted Eminem. I groaned and hit the snooze alarm and it lit up showing the time. 5:30? It's Saturday.

"What the heck?" I mumbled rolling over to go back to sleep. Then I remembered. "EEP" I squealed leaping out of bed. Justin was picking me up in an hour and a half. I ran to my bathroom grabbing a towel on the way there. I took a record breaking shower. I was in and out faster than I had ever before. I searched through my closet for my favorite bikini. It was a triangle top that started white and faded to medium purple. I threw on a white tank top and jean shorts.

(Her outfit here: .com/madison/set?id=23139443)

I looked at the clock. 6:00. I still had an hour. I walked downstairs and grabbed an apple, a mini bagel with cream cheese, and some orange juice. I ate and went to my bathroom. I blow dried my hair and straightened it. The clock above my mirror told me it was 6:45. 15 minutes! I put on some lips gloss which is usually the only make up I wear when it's not a fancy occasion. I grabbed my beach bag and put a towel, sunscreen, and my sunglasses. The house phone rang

"Call from Meyers, Annie" The caller ID announced.

Annie has issues with waking up early. She gets up at 6 every day.

"Hello?"

"Hey! Are you free today? I just got some early birthday money, we need to go shopping!"

I had decided not to tell Annie about Justin yet. I wasn't sure if he would be okay with her knowing.

"No I'm busy today."

"Oh. With what?"

"Uh. I'm going to the beach" Not a lie.

"With who?"

"My cousins." Lie.

"Oh. Have fun" She said hanging up.

I'm a terrible liar and I know it. She probably thought I was ditching her. After her birthday I'll tell her I was birthday shopping for her. I don't like lying to her but what other choice do I have?

The doorbell rand and I screamed a little. I calmed down a little and fixed my shirt then practically ran down the stairs. I slid on my shoes and opened the door. Justin and one of his friends were standing at the door.

"Hi Justin" I smiled closing the door and locking it.

"Hey Madison, this is Ryan one of my best friends."

"Hi nice to meet you."

"You are as pretty as Justin said" Ryan grinned.

"Dude!" Justin punched his shoulder.

I couldn't stop smiling. We walked down the driveway to the limo. Ryan climbed in, then Justin, then I climbed in behind him. There were 3 other people in the back and Kenny and Pattie were in the front.

"Hi Madison" Kenny said turning around.

"Hey Kenny, Pattie, nice to see you again."

"You too sweetie" Pattie said before Kenny pulled out of my driveway and drove down the street.

"Madison, these are my friends Chaz, Christian, and Caitlin.

"Hi"

"We're going to have so much fun!" Caitlin said

We spent the drive talking. Caitlin was nice and her brother Christian was really sweet. Chaz was super funny and Ryan was really... Ryan. It was a 4 hour drive to the beach. Justin had told me that it was a beach that he had discovered that barley any people went to, so it was perfect for him.

We got off at the beach parking lot. There was only a few cars there, most likely the life guards and a few families for the entire stretch of beach. We walked the boardwalk over the sand dunes before the beach came into view.

"Wow" I breathed. The beach was so pretty. There were a few people on the beach. Some couples holding hands on the sand and a small family making a sand castle. "Race you to the water!" Justin shouted to me ripping off his shirt and running towards the water. I ran after him as fast as I could. He ran and jumped over a small wave.

"I win!" He shouted, but I would have my victory. I pretended to slip and pushed him over into the water. He came up soaking wet. I couldn't stop laughing. He gave a mischievous little smile and before I could realize what he was doing he grabbed my hand and yanked me into the water, clothes and all.

"You're dead, Bieber!"

He jumped up and ran up the beach towards the group who were still taking off their clothes and putting on sunscreen. I chased after him. He jumped on Kenny's back.

"RUN MAN RUN!" he laughed as Kenny took off the beach with Justin on his back.

"Not fair!" I screamed

Christian ran over and put me on his back. Even though he was the smallest, I'm really short so it worked. We chased them until we caught up, since Kenny obviously wasn't trying very hard, he wanted me to win. When we caught up I jumped off of Christian and pulled Justin off Kenny's back onto the sand. Apparently everyone had followed us because they were laughing their heads off.

"Man, you got pwnd by a girl!" Ryan laughed

After we managed to stop laughing Justin Chaz and Christian wanted to go surfing. Caitlin didn't want to go in the water. They all smiled sympathetically and Ryan stayed with her. I didn't ask, it was probably personal. I get the fear issue. I'm afraid of waves. Last time I was at the beach I drowned. I was body boarding and I went too soon, and I got knocked over and trapped under the sand. Since then whenever waves come near me I run away. I won't go past where they brake.

(That's actually true about me in real life.)

"I'm going to teach you how to surf," Justin said handing me Ryan's board.

"Good luck" I said sarcastically.

"Come on!" he said jogging towards the water.

As soon as he turned around my smile faded. I didn't want to seem chicken so I followed him to the water.

"Show me some moves." I said wading a tiny bit into the water.

Justin grinned and ran into the waves, diving into them. It looked like fun but I knew I wouldn't be able to do it. He got past the big waves to the place where the water is just bumpy. He kneeled on his board and paddled forward with his arms until he hit the waves. He stood up halfway through the wave and threw up his arms cheering. When he got to the shallow end he kneeled back down and jumped off.

"Your turn" He said shaking his wet hair all over me.

"Um... okay" I said walking forward to where the waves were breaking. I stared at the waves breaking and imagined myself being pushed down by them. I shook it out of my head and walked forward but when the wave came closer, the panic hit me and I scrambled back.

"Are you okay?" Justin asked coming up beside me.

"I- I can't" I said my voice shaking. I told him everything.

"Let's forget the surfing." He said throwing his surfboard on the beach. He took mine too and threw it next to his.

"I don't want to ruin your fun" I protested

"We're going to have fun alright." He said diving into the wave that was coming. He was now on one side of the break line and I was on the other. He held out his hand for me. I thought about it for a second, held my breath and grabbed his hand. He pulled me towards him through a wave.

"Am I dead?" I whispered not opening my eyes.

"You can open your eyes now" Justin said.

I opened my eyes a tiny bit then completely. I was inches from his face.

"Thanks" I murmured.

"Come on" He smiled pulling me into another wave.

I laughed hysterically. This was more fun than I could have imagined. I let go of his hand and dived into the wave in front of me.

I jumped up screaming with happiness. I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the shore.

"Let's surf!"

His smile was huge.

It wasn't as easy as he made it look. I managed to surf on my knees after a few tries. We surfed next to each other and Justin stood up. He held out his hand and helped me stand up. I got up but I pulled Justin over in the process. He came up laughing and grabbed my board, tipping me over.

We dragged our boards to shore and collapsed on our towels with Ryan and Caitlin. Chaz and Christian came jogging over with 2 boxes of pizza and a 6 pack of soda. We ate dinner on our towels. Until the food fight, that is. Chaz shook up Ryan's soda when he wasn't looking, it exploded all over him, and well, boys will be boys.

After dinner we all played volleyball. It was me, Christian and Ryan against Justin, Chaz, and Caitlin. They won by a ton, and Justin wouldn't let me forget it.

"Shut up!" I laughed pushing him over a little on his shoulder

"Admit it!"

"I'm not that bad!"

He just laughed and laughed.

"Okay I get it I suck at volleyball!"

"And?"

"And you rock."

"Was that so hard?"

We sat down on the beach where the water just touched our feet to watch the sun set. We could see fireworks in the distance. I could hear everyone at the top of the beach behind us playing Frisbee. I smiled at the twinkling lights as the fireworks finale began.

I turned to Justin who had been staring at me smiling softly. We looked at each other for a moment before he leaned towards me his eyes twinkling. I closed the distance between us. For a few moments I completely zoned out. I heard nothing, I thought nothing. I didn't realize what had happened until I opened my eyes. I smiled so big that my jaw hurt.

Laughing erupted from behind us.

"You owe me 10 bucks man," I heard Ryan shout.

Justin laughed and helped me up. We walked back to the group and Justin wrapped his arm around my waist. If any of them hadn't seen us, my face would have shown it. I wanted to scream and jump up and down. Ryan and Christian pounded Justin on the back while Chaz sulked about losing his $10. Caitlin was smiling a little but she stayed quiet.

"Half an hour guys!" Kenny shouted from where he and Pattie were sitting. Pattie was reading a magazine with a book light that lighted her face up enough that I could see her discreetly glancing at us every few seconds.

We hung out for a few minutes then Me, Justin, Christian, and Ryan had a chicken fight in the water while Chaz and Caitlin played soccer against Kenny. Justin put me on his shoulders and Christian got on Ryan's shoulders. We wrestled each other until I grabbed Christian's arm and pulled him off Ryan. Christian got up and grabbed my leg pulling me down too. Justin laughed and I grabbed his foot out from under him and he splashed down beside me.

"I'm gonna get you!" He shouted and I took off running. He was much faster than me. He caught me after a few seconds grabbing me around my waist and we tumbled into the water laughing hysterically.

We walked back to our stuff where everyone else was ready to go.

The ride home was fun. Everyone but me and Justin fell asleep the moment we got in the limo. We sat in the seat in the back while everyone else lay down on the long side seats. We talked and we agreed to keep us a secret. It was better for both of us. We wouldn't have millions of angry girls after me, and we would have more privacy. After a while I got tired and fell asleep. When I woke up my head was on Justin's shoulder and his was on top of mine. Everyone else was stretching and yawning. I glanced out the window. My house. My watch said 3:42 AM. I shook Justin gently.

"Mmmhm five more minutes" He mumbled.

"Wake up sleepy head" I whispered

"Sleep. Now." He said pulling e closer to him.

I leaned over and pressed my lips to his for a second. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled sleepily.

"I'm up, I'm up" He said sitting up.

I opened the door and climbed out. He walked with me to my front door. I took my key out and unlocked the door, but I didn't open it.

"When will I see you again?" He took a step closer to me.

"How about Friday?" He asked wrapping his arms around my waist.

"I can't it's my best friend's birthday."

"Oh." He frowned "After that I'm not free for two weeks."

I sighed wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I don't want to wait that long." I whispered.

"Do you have a present for her yet?"

"Thanks for reminding me" I sighed again.

"I have a solution," he said a smile spreading on his face.

"what?"

"How about I come over and surprise your friend for you. She doesn't have to know anything. You just met me at the beach and asked for a favor."

"You're amazing" I said kissing him.

"I'll take that as a yes."

"See you Friday."

"Can't wait."

He kissed me softly and quickly before waving and walking down the driveway. I heard hysterical laughing and 'Aww's coming from inside the limo. Went inside, closed the door and leaned against the door.

"Wow."