I sat motionless in the pool for a few minutes. I didn't know what to do. I had just given up happiness for a chance at a dream. I felt crappy. I turned around and saw Noah headed my way. But trailing behind him like lost dogs were Katie and Sadie. I needed to get Noah to myself. "Hey Noah, get over here!"

"Oh, crap." I heard him mutter under his breath. Katie and Sadie were bombarding him with questions about Justin. Don't they know of his evilness? Apparently not yet.

"Noah, go over there. Izzy's waiting for you!" Sadie urged.

"Yeah, go!" Katie agreed. As usual. They pushed him in the water next to me, creating a huge splash that frightened even me a little. "Have fun!" the twins said as they ran away giggling.

"I'm not going to be alone for five minutes, am I?" he asked. I noticed his shirt was still on. He lifted it up over his body, and -probably not deliberately- flexed his barely-there muscles. He was gorgeous! I couldn't take my eyes away from his semi-muscular chest. Then he spoke up again. "What? What are you looking at?"

"Oh, nothing. So why did they push you here huh?" I quickly changed the subject finally averting my eyes.

"They thought I needed a girlfriend because apparently, I have no life. So they decided to set me up with you." yes, yes, yes, a thousand times YES! "Stupid, huh. So what do you say we pretend to date so they leave me alone?"

"Okay!" I said happily. Hey, pretending was almost as good as the real thing, right?

"Okay, just make it look believable. A woman of multiple personalities like you must be a great actress."

"E-Scope can handle that. Don't worry!"

"Shh! Here they come!" he whispered harshly. "Oh, Izzy. Isn't it wonderful that we're going out?"

"It's E-Scope, baby. Don't forget it!" I said.

"So sorry, hun." I was enjoying this a little too much. "So what do you want to do, sweetie?"

"Can we go somewhere else? The sun is hurting E-Scope's eyes."

"Sure thing, babe!" he chirped happily. He led me out of the water and got me a towel. "That was great, E-Scope! Very believable." he whispered softly. He wrapped me up in my towel and held my hand while walking me away from the pool.

"Noah, did you feel anything when we held hands?" I asked him.

"Actually, yes. It felt nice. But I don't have time for a girlfriend." I felt my heart break inside my chest. It was all just acting?

"So we're not together, right?" I asked heartbroken.

"No. I just needed to get away from the Twins of Doom." he said. I fought back tears. "Why?"

"It's nothing. Don't worry about E-Scope. She'll be fine." I replied. I turned and started to walk away. Suddenly, he grabbed my shoulder. I felt a small tingle as his soft hand touched my bare skin.

"No it's not. Izzy, you like me. Don't you?" he asked. I wanted to tell him yes, but what would he say?

"No. It's an act. E-Scope has no feelings for you." I said. I gulped down my lie and continued walking. Within about an hour, I had broken Owens heart and had my heart broken by Noah. I want to go home!