Chapter 4

Jackson then got dressed and then Eric got dressed. They then headed to breakfast after breakfast they all went back to the room.

Jackson went to us bed, and grabbed his portfolio. "We'll I'm going to go." Said Jackson.

"Where you going?" asked Daley.

"Around, don't follow." Said Jackson. Jackson smiled and then went out the door.

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Arriving at the chairs he sat down, and sighed. "It's still a bit early, I'm 20 minutes early. We'll that song that I was singing last night, was good. I should maybe try writing those two lyrics down." Thought Jackson

He then began to write the two lyrics down and then he began to think of the next line.

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Daley wasn't just going sit around in there room all day with Eric she was going to walk around a bit.

Daley was on the other side of the deck, away from Jackson. There were lots of people on that side and she was reading and walking, bad idea. Someone bumped into her and she fell and her book slide across the deck floor.

Some snobby rich person had pushed into her and didn't even look back.

"Typical." Mumbled Daley as she searched for her book.

"Looking for this?" asked a young man, looking to be about Daley's age. He was holding her book.

"Yes, thank you." Said Daley as she reached up for it.

"Oh, need help getting up?" chucked the young man as he reached down and held out his hand, Daley smiled and grabbed it and pulled her up then handed her the book.

"Thank you again." Said Daley.

"Your welcome, we'll who are you?" he asked.

"I'm Daley, Daley Marin." She said as she held out her hand to shake.

"Nathan, Nathan McHugh." He said with a wide grin on his face.

Daley's face just dropped and she felt slightly embarrassed. "Oh Mr. Mchugh, I'm so sorry. You didn't have to-"

"Call me Nathan, and it's no trouble." Nathan spoke.

(Ok a personal note Nathan, Daley, Jackson, Melissa, Eric and Taylor are all 21, ironic right, lol. K back to the story)

"That book is good, I've read it." Said Nathan.

"Really, well please don't tell me what happens." Begged Daley.

"Of course not." He said.

"Don't be insulted or anything, but Nathan you like reading these Romantic novels?" asked Daley.

"Of course, I'm a man of mysteries." He teased.

Daley smiled.

Nathan then sighed and looked around.

"We'll I'd better get going, goodbye Daley." Said Nathan as he walked off.

"Goodbye." She said.

"Daley are you kidding yourself? He's much richer and he's engaged to that Wu or something. He would never, probably ever talk to me again knowing how different we are." Thought Daley.

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Melissa spotted Jackson and walked over to him.

"Drawing?" she asked curiously.

Jackson jumped and turned around. "Jeez, you scared the crap out of me." He mumbled.

"Sorry." Said Melissa.

"It's ok." Said Jackson.

"So want to go for a walk?" asked Melissa.

Jackson nodded and got up and stood next to her and the two walked side by side.

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"We'll Miss. Hagan, let's see the room is 102." Said a man in the lobby of the boat.

"Thank you." Said Taylor.

Room 102 was Jackson, Daley, and Eric's room. Taylor being Taylor did some exploreing and finally found the room, she hurried off to it.

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Eric was playing his harmonica when there was a knock at the door, he shrugged and got up to answer it.

"Hi is Jackson here?" asked Taylor.

"No, I actually don't know were he is." Said Eric.

"Oh, well then I-"

"wait are you Melissa?" asked Eric.

"No, Taylor, I'm best friends with Melissa though." Said Taylor.

"We'll Jackson, keeps talking, well he doesn't really talk about it, but he mentioned her and is now always like day dreaming about her." Chuckled Eric.

"Melissa has been telling me about Jackson, are you good friends with him?" asked Taylor.

"Yes, I'm one of his best friends, Daley is another one of his and mine." Said Eric.

Taylor nodded.

"Want to come in, and talk or something?" asked Eric.

Taylor hesitated for a moment. "Okay, but just to talk." Said Taylor.

Eric nodded and led her in and then he shut the door.

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"So I've told you all about me and my friends, but what about you?" asked Jackson.

"What about me?" asked Melissa.

"We'll I don't know, start wherever." Said Jackson.

"All right, we'll my mother is with me on this voyage, my father-" Melissa paused. "Died. A few months ago, he was sick." Said Melissa.

"Oh Mel, I'm so sorry." Said Jackson.

"It's fine, I do miss him. I've known Nathan practically all my life, at first we were friends and now, I'm engaged." Said Melissa.

"Do you love him?" asked Jackson.

"Do I, of course were engaged." Said Melissa.

Jackson shook his head in disbelief. "So anything else to tell, about you?"

"Oh were to start, well let's see-"

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Daley was down the hall towards her room, she wanted to read her book, somewhere quiet. We'll with Eric there, he'll probably be asleep." Thought Daley.

She saw the doorknob and turned it and her jaw dropped.

"Whoa!" shouted Daley.

Eric leaped his lips of Taylor. The tow sat beat red. "ummm Daley, meet Taylor, she's a friend of Melissa's." said Eric.

"Oh ok, we'll don't stop your, uhh kissing on my account, I'm just here to read." Said Daley as she climbed up to the top bunk. And opened her book.

Eric and Taylor just shrugged and got back to what they were doing, kissing.

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'Interesting, you want to help animals when you are older." Said Jackson.

"Yea." Said Melissa.

"Ok, so maybe now I was wondering if you wanted to come and meet my friends?" asked Jackson.

"Yea sure." Said Melissa.

"Ok, follow me." Said Jackson.

A few minutes later Jackson and Melissa were in view of the room door. Jackson turned the knob and swung the door open.

"Holy crap!" yelled Jackson.

"Oh my gosh!" yelled Melissa.

A/N: We'll I bet you all no what Mel and Jackson saw, lol. Please be kind, hope you enjoyed it. Please R&R! Thx.