A/N: First off, I just wanted to say thank you to the wonderful people who left the nice reviews for last chapter. You guys made my day. Secondly, I wanted to let you know that for the first time, you'll be seeing life through Nick's eyes in this chapter. It's also a little longer than my usual chapters :). Lastly, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and please make sure to review/favorite/follow. Thank you guys! (P.S. The moment you guys are waiting for is coming in the next chapter. It's going to be great! ;))


Before I can cause myself anymore public embarrassment, I got up and scurried into the hallway, away from the pool. I leaned against the wall of the hallway and buried my face in my hands to try to get a grip on myself. I was so embarrassed that I didn't even want to show my face again, much less see McHandsome ever again. Seconds later, my whole family was by my side asking me if I'm okay and what happened back there.

"I'm so sorry Miles, I didn't see you there. I wasn't paying attention and I thought you were behind me", said my dad with an apologetic tone as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"Are you hurt Miles?", asks Braison.

I remove my face from my hands and say, "No Braison, I'm not hurt, not physically at least. And it's okay Dad, it was an accident." And with that, my dad pulls me into a hug and rubs my back in an apologetic manner.

We continue making our way to our cabin on the eighth floor. After a short elevator trip down, more excited talk from my family and more silence from me, we finally reach our floor and find our cabin room. Since my parents wanted this to be a bonding trip, they decided that we should all share one cabin for the week, which was going to be quite interesting. Usually four people in one cabin is already too crowded and now there will be five of us sharing one room and bathroom. Oh joy.

"Well kids, now that we have arrived at the room, I'll give you your key cards. Braison, you're old enough to have your keycard but be careful not to lose it. If you do, it'll be a hassle to get you a new one", my mom said while handing out the keycards. "Noah, you're still a young, sweetheart, so I'll just keep yours safely with mine. And here's yours Miley."

"Now guys, before you go and put anything pricey on our tab with your keycard, make sure you clear it with your mother and I. I don't want any surprises at the end of this trip."

Since Noah didn't get the privilege of holding onto her keycard, my parents let her be the first to open the door of the stateroom. What was inside was pure beauty. Sure the five of us would be sharing one stateroom but it was a lot more spacious than I remembered it. There was a queen bed at the far end of the room, that was neatly made up. On top of the bed was a cute little welcome fruit basket. There was a beautiful but quaint bathroom to the right and a set of bunkbeds to the left. To say that I was in love with the room is an understatement.

"Wow mommy, this looks so cool", said Noah as she raced and dived onto the queen bed. "I call this one!"

"No kiddo, the big bed is for the big people. You'll be on one of the bunks of the bunk beds or on the extra bed that they will be setting up tonight. So you guys can figure out the sleeping arrangements on your own", replied my dad before collapsing onto the queen sized bed.

Before my brother or sister could react, I lunged towards the top bunk of the bunk beds and laid down. "I'm the oldest so this one is mine, haha suckers!" Of course my siblings moaned and groaned, especially Braison, but after how this trip was looking, I deserve the first choice on sleeping arrangements.

Braison settles into the bunk below mine and Noah joins my parents in the queen sized bed, since hers hasn't been set up yet. And just like that, we all decide to take an hour nap to regain energy for the Bon Voyage Party on the pool deck.


Nick's POV

"Hey Joe! Pass me the football!", I yell across the pool to my brother who is currently acting like a goofball. Instead of being consistent with our game of catch in the pool, he takes time to mess with my little brother Frankie by taunting him with the ball. That's Joe for you, a bit on the immature side.

Today was a perfect day, just like everyday should be. Since my family and I boarded the Norwegian Dawn, I've been enjoying the pool. My only complaint thus far is the fact that the pool is a salt water pool instead of a chlorinated one. That completely caught me off guard when I attempted to open my eyes underwater... Ouch, never again.

But anyways, with senior year of high school in full swing, I'm glad that I get to escape all the stressful work and college applications for a week. While all my friends were in class slaving away, I'd be on this beautiful pool deck in the middle of the Caribbean. I wasn't too excited about the idea at first, just because my whole family is aboard the ship. But after today, I really can't complain. I haven't seen much of my parents or Kevin and his girlfriend, Danielle, and I've been able to do whatever I want all day. Awesome!

While completely zoning out in thought about today, I didn't notice that Joe was throwing the football in my direction. Lucky for me, it didn't hit me in the face. Unlucky for me, it landed right in front of me with a splash and I got a handful of salt water into my eyes. Again.

"Damn it, Joe! Couldn't you warn me first? You blinded me with the salt water!" Yes, I was a little dramatic about that but I was trying to convey my frustrations.

"Well, I thought you were paying attention! Here's a hint, Nick: If you ask for the ball, you should probably be paying attention to catch it", he said with a smirk and then turned around to dunk Frankie's head underwater. Poor Frankie and poor me.

I shot Joe a glare and chucked the football hard enough to cause a huge splash when it hit the water. "Hey Joe, heads up!" Now he was suffering the same eye pains as me. Hahaha, sucker...

We've been in the pool for so long that I hardly noticed the fact that the Crew Members were setting up tables and grills near the pool for the Bon Voyage Party. If it weren't for the smell of the ribs barbecuing, I wouldn't have even remembered the party. "It's a good thing I've been in the pool all day", I thought to myself, "I'm already in my swim trunks."

As the smell of grilled hotdogs, burgers, and ribs fill the air, the crowd of people by the pool begins to grow, and after a significant amount of people show up, I decided it would be best to get out of the pool for awhile to enjoy the festivities. Right on cue, I see my parents and Kevin and Danielle walking towards us as we grab towels from the towel bin.

"Well, well, well! Look who decided to come out of the pool!" exclaimed my dad with his arms outstretched towards the sky. "Are you guys ready for the party?" he says as he starts to do a little hula dance while shuffling back and forth across the deck.

"Stop dad...", Joe groans, "you're embarrassing us and scaring off all the hot girls!"

"Scaring off the hot girls? C'mon Joe, you do that all by yourself with your face", replied Kevin while giving Joe a light punch on the shoulder.

"Whatever Kevin, by the end of this cruise, I'm going to have hooked up with at least a handful of girls." And with that, Joe turned around, raced off across the pool deck and disappeared into the hallway that leads to the ship.

"Joseph, you better behave yourself!", my mom called after him but he was already gone. She turned to us and said, "he may be 21 now, but I'll still give him a good ear yanking if necessary!" We all started laughing because we knew my mom was being completely serious.

After a short conversation with my family where we each discussed what we would be doing for the next few hours, everyone decided to go their own way. Joe was long gone, doing God knows what. My parents and Frankie were going to go find a table on the deck right above the pool deck, which was completely open to the pool deck below. And Kevin and Danielle left to go sign up for the dance contest that will be taking place tonight.

That just left me. And guess what I was going to go do? Grub on some ribs. Oh yeah! I headed towards the tables toward the back of the pool deck, near the entrance to the Garden Cafe, and I got in the now long line. While waiting, I started zoning out and looking at my surroundings. There were people in the hot tubs stationed at the four corners of the pool and finally people had gotten into the actual pool. I also noticed that a DJ was setting up his equipment on the little stage that overlooked the pool. People from the deck above were gathering around the banisters and looking down at the activities happening. This was looking like it would be a very festive party and you could tell that there was a lot of excitement from all of the passengers aboard the Norwegian Dawn.

Finally it was my turn up on the buffet table and I was met with the most incredible hospitality from the crew members. They all had genuine smiles on their faces and seemed very happy to be able to serve you. But anyways, I was making my way to the stairs to go sit with my parents and Frankie while I ate, and Joe happens to reappear. This time, with a girl.

"Hey, little bro! Thanks for the ribs!." he says as he takes a few ribs from my plate and runs off with the mystery girl. As he stole the plates, however, he caused the hotdogs to roll off and stain my abdomen and white swim trunks with ketchup. "Fuck you, Joe", I cursed under my breath.

Now I have to go clean myself off and change my shorts. Damn kid, always messing around! I headed towards the elevator, and pressed the down button in a hurry. If there was one thing I really admired about this ship, it was the way that the elevator walls were made out of glass so you could see the passengers passing through decks 7, 8,9 and 10 if you stood in the lobby. It was absolutely beautiful.

The elevator finally reached the 12th floor and I got on, pressing the button for deck 9. It started moving downward so I reclined against the railing. The elevator stopped on the tenth floor to let a family on, so I glanced to my right as they boarded. In the precise second that I looked over, I caught a glance of the same beautiful brunette from earlier today.

After today's run ins, I could pick those mesmerizing eyes out of a crowd. Her hair was perfectly framed around her face and she was wearing a bikini and clutching a towel. Damn, she is so hot... I subconsciously smiled to myself because she looked so angelic just standing there with that lost look in her eyes. Those eyes...

I don't know if this was another coincidence or if this was fate messing with me, but for the third time today, my brown eyes met her light blue-green ones. Just like that, I knew I had to make her mine.