A/N: Yes, I'm alive! Thank you for not killing me! I really appreciate that, although if you just started throwing hamsters at me, I'd be totally okay with that.

(Mikayla's POV)

I couldn't believe it. My cousin and the guy I liked were kissing. What the heck? How could Jessica do that to me? Didn't she know I liked Brady? Oh, wait, actually, she didn't.

I rubbed my eyes. Maybe it was a dream, maybe it wasn't real. But no, of course it had to be real.

Pull away already! I yelled in my head, annoyed by watching them nearly swallowing each other. I never felt so heartbroken. I couldn't take it anymore. It was so disgusting. I'd never do such a thing as running away from something that bothered me, but now I just didn't care about that. So yeah. I ran away.

(Jessica's POV)

Oh, my God. What just happened? Did Brady just... kiss me? And did I just kiss him back? How did that ever happen in the first place? All I remember is us talking, then Brady moving closer and...

Oh, God. We kissed. But I have to admit, it was the best first kiss I have ever experienced. After it seemed like forever, we finally pulled away. I stared at him with my mouth quite open and noticed that he actually did the same.

"Oh, my Gosh, Jessica... I'm so sorry!" Brady started apologizing after it seemed the realization hit him. I didn't say anything. I was still stunned by what just happened. "I don't know why I did it, I wasn't thinking, I just got lost in your eyes and-" He stopped talking when he saw the look on my face. I bet it was priceless. "I am so sorry."

"It's okay, I guess," I finally said, but I was still a bit puzzled.

"No, it is not okay," Brady stated. "I just kissed you. You must think I'm an idiot."

"I don't think you're an idiot, you just got lost in the moment, I totally get it," I said. It was true. I'd probably do that same thing. Okay, maybe not exactly the same thing, but you know what I mean.

"Still, no one can find out about this," Brady said.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Why not?" I asked. Not that I wanted to people find out, I just was curious why Brady didn't want to tell anyone.

"Because. Because of Mason and Mikayla. They would probably kill me for kissing their niece and cousin, you know?"

"Right," I nodded in understanding. He had a point. Uncle Mason wouldn't be too happy if he found out about this. I'm not sure about Mikayla, but I'm sure she wouldn't be happy too, even though she said she didn't like Brady. "So can we just forget this ever happened?"

"Well... I'm not sure about that..." Brady said, scratching his head.

"Why?"

"Because, Jessica... I think I might like you."

I stared at him for a second. "I'm sorry, what?"

"I said that I like you."

"Yeah, I heard I just... WHAT?"

How could he like me? We've known each other for like what, six hours, and he already confesses his feeling to me? I thought she liked Mikayla!

"B-but Brady, we just met," I said, still processing what Brady said before.

"I know, but when we kissed... I just felt something. It was the same thing I felt with Mikayla, but with you it was sort of... different," Brady said. Wow.

"Brady, I..." I started, but he cut me off. I was thankful, because I didn't know what to say anyway.

"Look, I'm just asking you for one date. If it doesn't work out, we'll just forget it this ever happened. Okay?"

"I don't know..." That was my reply. I really didn't know what to say. It's not that I didn't find Brady attractive which I did or that I didn't feel anything when we kissed because I did, but for reason, it just didn't feel right.

On the other hand, I couldn't help to think what would it be like to go on a date with King. No, I didn't care about money, I cared about Brady. I know I already said that, but he seemed like a nice guy. Maybe I could give it a shot. And eventually, I gave in.

I sighed, "Okay."

"Yes!" Brady shouted cheerfully. Thank goodness we were alone.

"Just one date," I pointed out. "And one more thing, no one can know about it, unless we're ready to tell people."

"Okay, deal," Brady agreed. I smiled.

"I think we should head back now, it's getting late and I don't want Uncle Mason and Mikayla to be mad," I said and Brady nodded. We started heading back to the castle and I couldn't help not to notice the sparks I felt when Brady's hand touched mine. We reached the castle. When I saw Uncle Mason rushing toward us, I quickly dropped Brady's hand, hoping that he didn't see anything.

"There you are!" he exclaimed. "Where have you been? We've been looking for you everywhere."

"Sorry, Uncle Mason, we were just at the beach," I said, hoping that he wouldn't mad at us. Thankfully he wasn't and just gave us a warning. After learning it was already 10:30 pm, I decided to go to bed. I said good night to Brady and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, that gesture surprised the both of us. While I was heading to my room, I met Mikayla in the hallway.

"Hey Mikayla!" I said cheerfully, greeting my cousin.

"Yeah, hey," she said sounding more annoyed than happy.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Oh, you're asking?" she snapped. I stared at her in shock. "I-I mean... everything's fine!"

"Really?" I raised my eyebrows. "It doesn't seem like that."

"Just forget it," she sighed. "Good night," she said before walking away. Well, that was weird. I've never seen her like that before.

I wonder what's up with her, I thought as I entered my room, switching the lights on. I dropped myself on my bed, too tired to do anything. Such was my first day on Kinkow. I had a boyfriend – kind of. Well, technically, he wasn't my boyfriend. We were just going on a date, that's all. It didn't mean anything. Or did it? When I thought about, did I really like Brady? Maybe I did. Maybe? I'm pretty sure I did like him. Yes. I did like King Brady Parker.

And before I knew it, I fell into a peaceful sleep.

The next day...

The next morning I woke up a little bit earlier than I usually did. I yawned as I sat up on my bed, looking around. It took me a while to realize where I was. Then I remember everything, including last night.

Maybe it was just a dream, I thought as I got up and left to brush my teeth. I was still wearing the clothes I wore yesterday, so I changed into a new outfit that included a pair of my favourite shorts, white tank top and sandals. I put on some make-up, but just a little, because I usually didn't wear make-up. To be honest, I didn't really need it. Not like my mom, who wore tons of make-up every day. Ah, my mom. I missed her. And my dad too. Wondering what they might be doing, I started heading downstairs to see what was going on.

I was greeted by Uncle Mason who was in the throne room, talking to some guards. "Good morning, Jessica. How'd you sleep?"

"Great! What about you, Uncle Mason?" I asked.

"Good. If you wanted to eat something for breakfast, just tell the chef," he told me.

"Okay, thanks, Uncle Mason. Where's Mikayla?" I asked, noticing my cousin was nowhere around.

"She's just gone for her guard shift, she should by back by noon," Mason responded. I nodded. He then left somewhere he had some business he needed to do, leaving me alone in the room. Then, all of sudden, I felt someone's arms wrap around me from behind. I quickly grabbed the person's hand and flipped them over, before looking who it was. I learned that from Mikayla. Good, right? The personal groaned in pain and then I finally got to see who it was. I gasped.

"Oh, my God, Brady, I am so sorry!" I apologized, helping the injured King up. He rubbed the back of his neck and I felt super guilty. What a monster I was!

"Don't worry about it," Brady said. "You learnt that from Mikayla, right?"

I nodded.

He chuckled a bit. "So, um, any plans for today? Because I was wondering if you wanted to have a picnic on the beach with me."

"You mean like a date?"

He nodded, "Yep."

I laughed, "Sure, I'd love too."

"Awesome! Be here by noon," he said and then ran upstairs. I laughed to myself. This was all so crazy. I was going on a date with a King and a guy who used to like – or maybe still liked my cousin. And I felt like I was falling for him. I don't know what was happening with me. At first I didn't think of Brady in this way, but now I didn't know. But things like this, happens right?

I shook off these thoughts by going back to my room. I wasn't very hungry so I decided the skip breakfast too. By the time I was sitting on the bed, I found myself humming the song I heard Brady sing yesterday. Before I knew it, I had Brady's voice singing the song in my head. It was stuck there, but I didn't mind. His voice was so amazing. It calmed me.

As the time flew by, it was already noon and that meant I was going to meet up with Brady in the throne room. As I walked downstairs, Brady was already there, waiting for me. He was holding a picnic basket in his left hand while having his right hind behind his back.

"Hi, Brady," I greeted the boy as I walked over to him.

"Hey Jessica, you look amazing," he complimented. I giggled.

"Why thank you, you don't look bad yourself," I complimented him back.

"Oh, I almost forgot! These are for you," he said as he put his right hand in front, holding a bunch of flowers in it.

"Thank you, Brady, that's very sweet of you," I said, accepting the flowers. After I smelled them I then asked one of the maids if she could put them in water.

"So, shall we?" he said, offering his arm for me.

I laughed, "We shall."

A/N: Don't forget, it's still a Brakayla and Boz/OC (Jessica) story. I hope you liked this chapter and thanks for reading!