Authors Note:

Thank you for the good reviews on the last chapter.i really appreciate them. im going to try and get the chapters out closer together now (maybe twice a week) because i want to try and finish before summers over since its a summer story lol.

i hope this chapters good, i wrote it when i was extremley tired..i went to warped tour and i basically got caught in a mosh pit and died ahah..im still recovering..i dont think ill do that again

Please review. it makes me more enthusiastic to write. i want at least 10 reviews before i post the next chapter lol please?

Sarah:)

EPOV:

After making a pit stop at McDonalds for some lunch we headed back onto the road. All I wanted to do was get out of the car so I could be in the fresh air.

I needed to clear my head which was in a complete fog at the moment—and has been ever since I saw her in the car driving away from me.

I had no idea why I was so infatuated by a woman I did not even know. I had only seen her for the briefest of periods from a distance. For all I know she could just be another shallow girl who had nothing to offer but her body.

But there was something about her; something that I couldn't put my finger on that told me she was different. That she wasn't shallow, that she wasn't an air head, that she wouldn't hurt me…

It might have been her eyes; the deep pools of chocolate that seemed to go on with no end in sight—and the pureness that seemed to fill them.

I had yet to see her on the road again—yet being the key word. I would find her. I knew that she had to be going to the beach—why else would three girls be headed down the parkway with bags filling the car; there was not much more if you continued down beyond the beach exits.

My only problem seemed to be what beach she was staying at. I would just have to search each one for her.

I am officially going crazy—like a love sick teenager. Searching miles of beach for a girl…where had my sense gone?

I groaned at the ridiculousness of my plans to search for her.

"You okay Edward?" Jasper inquired.

I turned my head over my shoulder to get a better look at him and gave him a puzzled stare. "Yeah, why?"

He narrowed his eyes at me and gave me a knowing look. Jasper always had a way of knowing peoples true feelings. He probably saw through my little bluff.

"You just seem a little distracted, that's all."

"And that doesn't make either of us feel better since your suppose to be paying attention to the road." Emmet threw in with a hearty laugh.

I rolled my eyes at him. "I have amazing reflexes…even when I'm not paying attention—which I am by the way."

"Sure just keep telling yourself that," Jasper chuckled.

"You have been acting strange for a while, now that I think about it" Emmet pondered. "Got anything you want to spill Eddie," he said wiggling his eye brows at me.

"No I don't—and stop calling me Eddie Emmet," I nearly growled. He was never going to get over that was he? Maybe I should just consider changing my name to something that can't be shortened.

Hmm, Cole…Jared…Caleb. Maybe I could use my middle name Anthony. But Emmet would probably turn it into something odd like Anty or Tony; which I never liked cause I felt like everyone who had that name had to own a pizza shop—and I can't really cook pizza. Plus I am not even Italian; it would just be ridiculous owning a pizza shop!

A hopeless cause. Emmet will be Emmet. He didn't seem to care what others thought of him; but I respected him for that.

"Hey Jasper, can you get me a beer from the cooler?" Emmet asked.

I chuckled. "Seriously Em…you can't wait another twenty minutes until we get to the house to start drinking."

Jasper handed him a beer, and he took it attempting to un-screw the bottle cap with his hands.

"Uhh Emmet—that's not a soda bottle you're going to need a bottle opener," Jasper said trying to contain his laughter.

"Oh crap! I wasn't paying attention…but this is my pre-beach beer, in celebration of almost arriving," he said as he threw his arms open motioning to the area around us, "plus I really need to un-whined and this," taking a sip "ahh….refreshing--is going to help."

I scoffed at him.

"You are just mad you can't have one because you are driving." He said matter of factly. Unfortunately he was right—I could use a drink right about now.

"You are right Emmet—as always" I laughed.

When I saw the sign that said Welcome to Spring Lake I let out a sigh of happiness. The stress of getting prepared for graduate school was starting to take its toll on me.

Maybe I really did need this vacation; although I would never admit it to them—at least not yet.

As we were nearing a cross walk time seemed to slow. From a small distance I saw her walking towards the cross walk that was now only a few feet ahead of me.

Her thick brown hair was blowing every where as the wind started to pick up. It was then I noticed that the sun gave her hair deep red highlights which only made it seem more luscious than it had before. All I wanted to do was run my fingers through it—I could only imagine how soft it felt.

Her eyes never left the ground and her face was scrunched up in concentration as if she was looking hard for something.

Her full lips moved; she seemed to be talking to herself. It was times like these when I wished that I had better hearing so I could hear the sound of her voice. If her voice sounded anything like she looked I knew it would be the most beautiful sound my ears ever heard.

Bending up to pick up a pair of sunglasses that had been near the road, she looked relieved.

I hadn't even noticed that a car was pulling out of one of the parking spots right in front of us until Emmet and Jasper both yelled. "Edward watch the road!"

I slammed on the break and the car came screeching to a sudden stop. With our seat belts keeping us from going forward we were thrown back into our seats with considerable force.

That is when the yelling and beeping started.

"What the frick (I don't know if I am allowed to use the actual word haha) Edward!" Emmet bellowed. "Are you trying to get us killed?!"

"Holy Shit Edward…what was hell was the about? Were you even paying attention to the road?" Jasper inquired; still slightly breathless from the sudden stop.

But I couldn't even focus on what was going on around me. Her head had turned at the sound of the car breaking.

We locked eyes the second she looked at the car. At first, her eyes had been wide with horror at the sound the car had made—probably thinking it was sometime of accident.

But then all they contained was surprise.

I stared at her—mouth hanging open at the fact that she was here. In the same town I was. I couldn't believe it…how could it be.

A small smile was placed on her red lips as we continued to stare at each other

Then all too soon she turned away—with the smallest bounce to her step. I wonder if she knew she did that.

I wanted to scream her name—which unfortunately I didn't know; and tell her to come back. I wanted to run to her. But I could I was glued to place with my hands grasping the steering wheel with all my strength.

Before she reached the beach she turned slightly and gave another smile. It nearly took my breath away—she nearly took my breath away.

I continued to watch her until she had descended down the stairs; getting lost in the crowd of beach goers.

Emmet shoved me back into reality. "Edward, can you um drive? The people behind are starting to get really pissed off…" he motioned to the back of us—showing me the line of cars that had formed behind.

"Sorry guys, I just I just got…" I didn't know how to finish. I really didn't feel like explaining the fact that we almost got into an accident because I couldn't stop staring at a girl. They would never let me live it down.

"…a little distracted?" Jasper said, finishing my sentence with a speculative look on his face.

"Yeah…distracted that's it," my voice not quite conveying the words I spoke.

"Distracted by what?"

"The ocean." It came out more like a question.

"I am not completely convinced that the ocean, which you have seen numerous times, could distract you so much." Jasper stated.

"I think it was that girl with the brown hair. The one he was staring at." Emmet said. I internally groaned. When had he become so observant?

Jasper laughed, probably at the disappointment on my face that they knew why I hadn't been paying attention to the road. "We aren't oblivious Edward…you two were kind of having a staring match."

Emmet slapped me on the back. "Edward's back on the horse."

"What horse?" I asked; both Jasper and I looked at him like he was slightly out of it. Well he had just downed a beer, but it usually took a few more drinks for him to lose it.

"You know the horse." He stared at us with his eye brows raised like this was obvious. "The dating horse. Edward fell off it with…," I gave him a death glare, "you know who, and now it looks like he wants to get back on it with mystery girl."

Jasper chuckled. "Oh, that horse."

"Whatever." I mumbled as I pulled out of the spot on the side of the road where we had been for the past ten minutes.

It turns out our house was basically right near where we had stopped.

I parked near the curb, got out of the car and immediately began stretching. I looked over to Emmet and Jasper to see that they were doing the same thing as me.

We all grabbed out bags and started walking up to the house. I swung the door open and put my bags down. "Well gentlemen, welcome to our home for the rest of the summer."

"Sweet." Emmet said as he stuck his fists out towards us. We all pounded our fists together then headed up stairs to put our stuff away.

I chucked my bags on my bed—I would unpack them later. I opened up my window to let a breeze into the room which was a little stuffy.

My window looked onto a grayish blue house that had a balcony on the second floor. I sighed. I wonder where she was staying. Some where near here obviously if she had been on the beach that was directly in front of our house.

The color green she was wearing went wonderfully with her skin tone and hair—she was beautiful.

I ran my fingers through my hair. Definitely losing my mind.

Emmet and Jasper were outside banging on my door. "Beach time Edward. Let's go!"

"And don't be a girl and take an hour to get ready." Emmet boomed as their foot steps descended down the stairs.

I groaned. I didn't want to go to the beach yet. I wanted to wallow in the fact that I had seen her twice now and I still didn't know her name.

Wait! Did he say beach? That's where she it right now.

I stripped my pants off and threw my shirt off. I jumped into my swim shorts and grabbed a new shirt before dashing down the stairs.

I didn't want to wait to long and risk missing her. I was determined to talk to her now.

"In a hurry to get somewhere Eddie…or to see a certain someone?" Emmet pestered me as I entered the kitchen to see them packing the cooler.

Jasper smirked at his comment.

"Shut up Emmet," I said as I smacked him on the head. "I just don't want to…"

"Miss her?" Jasper said finishing my sentence before I had a chance.

I sighed and gave up. "Yeah." I said in a defeated voice.

"Don't look so sad Eddie…now we at least know you didn't turn gay after you know who." Emmet laughed. I just glared at him while Jasper coughed trying to cover up his own laughter.

"Sorry, but seriously Edward, it's not a bad thing—it is okay to like another girl. You've practically been in a cocoon for the past few months. It will be good to open yourself up to another human being after Lauren and learn to trust people again."

I slightly winced as he said her name. "I know. It is just hard. I don't feel like going through that again."

"Not all girls are Laurens Ed; you're going to have to realize that." Jasper said.

"Again I know." I just really didn't feel like getting hurt again—but I was willing to open myself up for this girl at the beach.

"Well, now that we all know, let's get to the beach!" Emmet beamed.

I practically sprinted to the girl who had to the bracelets to get onto the beach.

"One, please." I said not even looking at her; I was too busy scanning the beach to see if I could find her.

"That will be eight dollars please," she said, I didn't miss the flirty tone that it was said in.

I looked down at her and handed her my money—she was fluttering her eye lashes at me as she waited for my reply.

"Thanks," I mumbled and her face looked sour at my tone; but immediately brightened again when she saw Jasper and Emmet behind me.

Shallow. I rolled my eyes. Then once again continued my search for her.

"Do you see her?" Jasper said while stepping up next to me.

"Not yet." I sighed. I hope I didn't miss her.

"She'll still be here man, don't worry. This is prime tanning time. All the girls are here." Emmet said looking around—at all the girls, obviously not looking for the one I was looking for.

My eyes skimmed the crowd; looking past all the families and old couples. My eyes settled on a group of three girls laying down tanning.

Then I focused on the one whose mahogany hair was flowing over her shoulders and down her back. She was wearing a blue heart bikini that made her butt look especially round and cute.

I smiled and nudged the guys; nodding my head towards where I saw her; and the area vacant of people on the right side of her—almost like it was being saved for me to sit at.

I became increasingly nervous as I approached her. This was odd. I've never really been one to be hit with a case of the nerves.

I wiped away the beads of sweat that seemed to be forming on my forehead and ran my fingers through my hair.

We finally reached the area where the girls were sitting. I grabbed my towel and laid it on the ground only a few feet away from her—close enough that I could touch her, but not so close that it looked like we had arrived together.

She didn't look up as I sat down next to her. She seemed to be engrossed in the book she was reading.

I just sat for a few moments watching her facial expressions change—they were very distinct; expressing the feelings I assume she felt towards the events taking place in her book.

I was captivated by her—but I decided that now was as good a time as any to start talking to her. I'm pretty sure she would think it was weird to find a random stranger staring intently at her face.

I built up my courage and shoved any nervousness that I had into the back of my mind. But just as I was about to speak her book mark flew out from under the elbow that was holding it down—by a gust of wind.

"Oh" she squeaked out as the wind blew her hair in her eye obstructing her vision—and her book blew shut.

I quickly grabbed her book mark and handed it back to her. "Here you go."

She sat up and reached her hand out for it; her other one still trying to get her hair out of her face. She was so flustered; it was adorable.

"Thank you so much," she said and just as our hands touched it felt like an electric current went through me.

She quickly jerked her hand back and her eyes flew to my face—they were wide with shock at the fact that I was sitting right next to her.

"Hi," I practically whispered, with a wide smile on my face.