Author's Note: Hello all, for my followers and people who have reviewed the story, I am sorry I haven't updated in so long! One word… college. So anyway, here is chapter 4… finally. Please enjoy and please review!

I marched myself upstairs to Serena's room and banged on the door. From the other side I heard a muffled, "What?!" She sounded annoyed. I didn't answer but, opened her door. She was on her back straining her neck to look over at me.

"Get up!"

"Why?"

"Because, it's beautiful out and I want to do some tanning before we go over our lovely neighbor's house for dinner tonight." She sat up.

"Jerry?"

"Yes."

"We're going over there for dinner?"

"Yes."

"Hmmm, yup this should be interesting."

I smiled. "Come on, get up and get your bathing suit on. I'll get some towels and stuff for outside. Meet me by the patio doors when you're ready."

I closed her door and went to my room to change into my bathing suit. I picked out a red two piece. It had boy short bottoms and a halter style top. I looked cute and had thinned since last summer. It must have been from all the stress and anxiety, I thought as I poked one of my ribs that slightly shown threw my skin. I stopped and just stared at myself in the mirror and my mind went back to all the trouble I had with my parents and my ex boyfriend. There was a sudden bang on my door and I jumped.

"You ready or what?!" Serena yelled from outside the door. I quickly put my black cover up on and left my room.

"So, why are we going over there for dinner?" Serena asked as she moved from lying on her back to lying on her stomach.

"I don't know. I guess he's just being nice and wants us to feel welcome."

"What's he having to eat?"

"I don't know. I think he's barbequing."

"Please tell me my mom is not making her potato salad."

I laughed at her. "God, I hope not! Jerry will not like that."

I moved on to my stomach to join her. I could feel the warmth of the sun on my back and it felt good.

"Hey, why are his windows black?"

"I don't know. Your mom said he told her, that he works on the strip at night. So, he probably gets his sleep during the day. I guess he doesn't want to be bothered by the sun?"

"Interesting, very interesting."

It was 7 o' clock when I was finishing getting ready to go over Jerry's for dinner. I had on a strapless, black maxi dress and black sandals. I kept my makeup light and I let my hair air dry to let my natural waves form. I shut my bedroom window and noticed the sun setting in the distance making the sky give off a pink and blue color. I took one last look at myself in my mirror and headed for Serena's room down the hall.

"You ready to go?" I asked. She was wearing skinny jeans and a blue t-shirt. "You're wearing that, Serena?"

"Uh, yeah." I rolled my eyes and we headed down stairs and found my aunt in the kitchen.

"You two ready to go? Serena, you grab the potato salad and Brooke, you grab this bottle of wine, here." Serena and I grabbed our things and we headed over to Jerry's. My aunt rang his door bell.