What's love without jealousy

What's love without jealousy?

Ok all those reviews made me want to update sooner. Keep that in mind. I'm glad you guys like it. This chapter will consist of a lot of jealousy. Some of you who reviewed guessed right at what is about to happen. A slightly new friendship will occur. R&R please.

Finally he opened his mouth to say something.

"Hey Mel." Jackson was surprised at how softly he was speaking.

"Hey Jackson ready for the beach?" Melissa looked up putting on a surprisingly genuine smile.

"I was born ready. I should be fun. Lex will be there. I've really missed that little guy.

Melissa laughed. "Yeah you call him a little guy yet he's smarter than you." Jackson laughed. This was true; Lex was extremely bright for his age. Jackson was about to say something but Melissa beat him to it.

"Why we would want to go to a beach is beyond me. We should be sick of seeing yellow sand and blue waters."

"Yeah, well apparently this is all Daley's idea so we can complain to her." Jackson could still feel Taylor's eyes on him, but he made no attempt to move away from Melissa. Taylor got fed up by this. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Taylor stalking towards them.

"Hey, babe!" Taylor forcefully turned Jackson around, despite the amused look on Melissa's face, and kissed him full on the mouth.

"Hi, Taylor." Jackson staggered slightly backward. He cast a quick look at Melissa only to see she was trying very hard to contain her laughter. He wondered why she was laughing. Maybe she doesn't like me anymore. No that's impossible she has to still like me. Jackson quickly pushed all thoughts from his mind as he saw Taylor give Melissa a triumphant look. He started to feel sick.

Melissa on the other hand was really enjoying herself. Hard to believe but she was She knew Jackson didn't like forceful treatment like what Taylor just did. She wondered why he put up with it.

"Hi Taylor, are you going to the beach as well?" Melissa looked at the girl. Please say you have an emergency hair appointment or something! Melissa thought. Unfortunately she said nothing of the kind.

"I wouldn't miss a chance to show off my body in a stunning bikini to my boyfriend, in the whole world." Jackson slightly grunted at this. Thankfully Nathan came to save the day for both Melissa and Jackson.

"Hey Mel, you ready to go?" Nathan walked up to them slightly suspicious of what he just walked in on.

"Yeah, so is everyone going to the beach?"

"Everyone but Eric." Nathan looked slightly disturbed.

"What, Melissa cried, Where is he?"

"Last I knew, he was at his locker." As soon as he said that Melissa took off. She found him walking slowly towards the buses.

"Eric Wait, slow down." Eric turned around surprised to see Melissa running towards him.

"Eric, Nathan told me you aren't going to the beach. Why not?"

Eric snorted. "Isn't it obvious? Mel, maybe you can do this, but I can't face another day of watching those two suck on each other's faces." Melissa looked at him sympathetically.

"I can't deal with it Eric. Yeah, I put on a front for my friends, but all I feel like doing is dying when I see them together." Eric's head snapped up at this. He couldn't believe Melissa felt the same way. "Please Eric go with us, I don't want to be alone. I'm the only one who doesn't have a date except for Lex. We could hang out together. We don't even have to go near them, Please?"

"Fine, I'll go. But only if we ignore them." Eric sighed as Melissa squealed.

"Thank you, I'd better go before I lose my ride. Make sure you come." Eric nodded as Melissa turned and ran off to find Nathan.

Melissa ran up to Nathan who was leaning on his car. He looked up as she stopped, breathless, in front of him.

"Everything okay?" Melissa nodded.

"Yeah, it is Eric is coming."

"He is. How? When I talked to him he was dead set against it."

"I talked him into it. He realized we're both in the same boat. Plus I don't want to be the only one without someone to hang out with." Nathan looked at her, eyes wide.

"I would never desert you Mel, you know that." Melissa nodded, as they drove to her house.

A few hours later, Melissa was ready. She had a really cute green and pink bikini on that mirrored her curves and set off her skin tone. She knew she looked stunning in it but she hoped everyone else thought so. (Jackson) She slipped on a soft green sun dress and put on her blue flip-flops. She had just finished when she heard Nathan's car horn. She ran outside and slipped into the back seat next to Lex.

"Hi Daley, hi Lex"

"Hey Mel, you look gorgeous. You ready for some fun in the sun." Melissa giggled at her line as they set off for the beach. When they got there they realized they were the last ones to arrive. Melissa got out of the car and gave Lex a proper hug.

"It's great to see you again Lex."

"You too Mel." Lex ran over to greet everyone else.

"Yo Mel, over here." Melissa looked up to see Eric waving to her. She smiled and ran over to him. Jackson looked on with a confused look on his face. Taylor smiled at him and yelled to everyone.

"Let's go swimming." She peeled off her top to reveal a hot pink bikini. She took off for the water. Everyone mimicked her idea and stripped down to their bathing suits. Melissa took off her shoes and brought her dress over her head.

"Oh My GOD!" Eric stared at Melissa. Everyone looked over and their mouths dropped to the ground as they saw Melissa.

"What?" Melissa was beginning to feel nervous.

"You look so hot." Daley couldn't resist saying it.

"Yeah like 10 times hotter than Taylor." Eric said smiling on the inside as he saw Taylor walking up.

"Who's 10 times hotter than me? Is that possible?" Jackson just pointed over to Melissa. He couldn't help but agree with Eric. Melissa looked stunning. He could not stop staring at her.

"That is such a nice outfit Melissa, but you will never look like me." Taylor smiled sweetly.

"Thank God for that." Melissa meant to think that but as she heard everyone laugh she realized she had said it out loud. She watched amused as Taylor's face flooded with embarrassment. Jackson stopped laughing as Taylor looked at him with fire in her eyes. Oops. He thought. Nathan could sense Melissa's embarrassment and ushered everyone into the ocean.

"Eric no put me down." Melissa screamed even though she was laughing. Everyone looked on laughing at them, all but one. Jackson.

"Okay." Eric threw her into the sea. They all watched but she didn't come up. Nathan new what was coming next. Suddenly Eric's body was dragged down under the ocean. Both Melissa and Eric resurfaced laughing. Jackson could feel the burning in his stomach. He was wondering why he couldn't fool around with Melissa like that. Idiot you hurt her by going out with Taylor that's why. Jackson was pulled from his thoughts by Taylor.

"Let's go swim." She pulled his arm toward the ocean only to have him pull away.

"I don't feel like it." He turned on his heel and walked down the beach to think. Eric and Melissa grinned at each other.

"Are you trying to make him jealous?" Eric asked her playfully.

"Not intentionally." Melissa faked innocence.

"Well do you want to?" Eric head was forming a plan.

"Duh." They laughed and got out of the ocean to race each other. Jackson watched them sadly. He was fighting with himself. He knew that he made a horrible decision in going out with Taylor. Now he had to fix it.

R&R