Clare's POV

Darcy parked the convertible in the driveway of the largest house I had ever seen. I was still in complete shock that we were even here, that Darcy was even home, and the fact Ali and I actually won a contest. It had been no easy task getting here, though. After Darcy showed up she offered to take Ali and me to the beach for the two weeks and act as our chaperone. I had a feeling she was really just avoiding seeing anyone she knew from Degrassi. It took a lot of arguing and convincing to get our parents approval but they all agreed that Darcy was responsible enough to watch over us.

"This house is sick!" Darcy said, pulling her suitcase out of the trunk. The red convertible was a rental car Darcy got for the ride from the airport to our house, since no one knew she was coming home early. When she heard about the beach trip she extended the rental. "You guys are seriously lucky."

Ali and I struggled to get our suitcases out of the car and into the house. The inside was even bigger than the outside. The first floor had two small bedrooms and a den with a TV. The second floor had a huge foyer and living room which opened into the kitchen and dining room. The entire floor had a wrap-around porch and the back porch had a staircase that led directly onto the beach. The upstairs had two much larger bedrooms, which was where we were going to be sleeping. One room had two beds and the other had one king size bed. Darcy claimed that she should get the bigger bed because she was the oldest. Ali argued that the entire contest was her idea but I convinced her to let it go.

"Clare, we have walk-in closets!" Ali yelled from the top floor. I smiled but didn't move from my spot on the deck. I had only been to the beach a couple times and the last time had been years ago, so it felt amazing to watch the waves again. I had an increasingly good feeling about the next two weeks.

When I got upstairs Ali was unpacking all her clothes in the closet. Her suitcase had been the biggest out of the three. She blasted her iPod and I started unpacking too.

"Can you believe how amazing this house is?" she asked taking out the skimpiest bathing suit I had ever seen. "I did some research too. Adam and Drew's beach house is in the same neighborhood so we're bound to see them soon."

"How do you know that?" I didn't put it past Ali to cyber-stalk Drew.

"Twitter," she said guiltily. I threw one of my bathing suits at her and she laughed.

"You're such a stalker!" She made no response but played with the bathing suit I had thrown at her.

"What is this?" she asked unfolding my one-piece.

"It's a bathing suit. Isn't that obvious?" I asked. I tried to grab it back from her but she held it out of my reach.

"There is no way you're wearing this. You need to wear something that shows off your body, not hides it." I had to admit, it was pretty conservative.

"I prefer comfort over appearances," I said proudly. She walked over to my open suitcase and took out all my bathing suits and replaced them with the skimpy bikini I had noticed earlier.

"Not when I'm around."

Fiona's POV

"This place is amazing, Fiona," Holly J said, spinning around our bedroom. You would think she had never been in a beach house before.

"It's pretty nice I guess," I sighed. We had already unpacked and were getting changed for the beach. Holly J kept getting distracted by the view from our window.

"I can't believe the beach is so close!" I shook my head and laughed at her. It's a beach house; it's supposed to be close to the beach. I was beginning to worry about her mental sanity, and was about say so when there was a knock on the door.

"I thought I heard you, Fifi." Declan walked into the room smiling. Instead of seeing me, the first thing he noticed was Holly J. His eyes met hers and both became sullen and serious looking. It was all very awkward and totally boring.

"Hi, Declan. We were about to head to the beach. Join us?" I asked. His eyes seemed glued to Holly J, and she looked like she was about to break down crying. I know I can be pretty dramatic at times but this was just disgusting.

"Can't, I'm going golfing with Dad. I'll see you later," he said, closing the door behind him. Holly J didn't move for a minute and then turned to me.

"I thought you said he wasn't going to be here?" This wasn't going to go well.

Drew's POV

"Next time we're in the car for longer than an hour you're sitting in the back," I said stretching. My legs we're so stiff I could barely stand up.

"You have to admit that that was a pretty funny car ride," Adam said. Eli laughed and pushed him out of the car, jumping out behind him. He took a moment to absorb the house and the surrounding houses.

"Nice house you've got," he said in awe. It wasn't the nicest house on the street but it was pretty cool. Adam and I have been coming here each year since we were toddlers. Adam and I shrugged. I looked around too and noticed a very eye-catching car in the driveway of the house across the street.

"Guys," I said, pointing to the car. Both of their jaws dropped.

"No way. That cannot be possible," Adam said. I shook my head, rubbed my eyes and looked again. The car was still there.

"Wait, millions of that car are made every year. That could be anyone's," Eli said, acting as the voice of reason.

"You're right, it's too big of a coincidence," Adam said, clearly not believing his own words. I was caught in the middle too. We forgot about the car for a minute and went to open the trunk. We had forgotten about how clumsily and haphazardly we had packed the car and opened it without thinking. All of our stuff spilled out and fell all over the driveway.

We were scrambling to pick up our stuff when three girls walked out of the house across the street in their bathing suits and walked over to the boardwalk which led to the beach. There was no doubt it was Ali, Clare and some other girl I didn't know. Ali was wearing a tight bikini that barely covered anything, and the three of them were giggling girlishly. None of us could help but stare.

The three of us stood awkwardly in the driveway and didn't move at all, scared they might notice us. The three girls never even glanced in our direction. To say we were shocked by the entire thing would have been a huge understatement.

"I don't know what to say," Adam whispered. He didn't know the half of it.