Danni and I hadn't said a single word in the direction of eachother since the blowup this morning. Tyler and Amber suggested we head down to the beach and try to loosen to tention in the air but I wasn't going to back down for anything; if Danni wanted another fight I'd sure as hell give her one.

"You still upset, your face surely says it." Amber asked as we changed into a couple spare bikinis we had lying around.

"Just not in the mood for anything." I answered trying not to take it out on her.

"Try and let it go. For me, Danni probably didn't mean what she said because we both know how she likes to exaggerate. Let it go." Amber calmed my head while she tied the strings around my neck.

"Sure, of course, I'll get right on that." I answered without an expression and shortly heard her sigh behind me.

We walked down the stairs and out the back door to see Tyler talking to Danni like the same way Amber tried on me. Expect Danni was actually listening to him; she practically had to or their relationship wouldn't be there anymore, if you know what I mean. Amber shrugged her shoulders out the side of my eye and Tyler looked down almost shaking his head. They planned this.

"Guys, just drop it. You might as well go to the beach, suddenly I don't feel like going if we are all acting like this." I said backing up into the house and shutting the door with a light slam behind me.

I watched through the window as they kept walking silently to the water. I walked up the stairs to the bedroom and sat against the wall by the window wanting everything to just relax between us all but it clearly didn't look that way in my future. Reaching for pieces of paper and a pen around me I rest the blank sheets against the book on my lap and begin to write everything down hoping Carter would have some answer for me.

Dear Carter,

Is it just me or is the world crashing down around us in particular? Right now everything seems so messed up; my best friend and I fought over how well you and I knew eachother, and my roommate practically stood up for her when I needed her most. I keep dreaming of seeing you one day and the possibility sounds sweeter with every thought-I picture you showing up in your uniform with a suprise although it never lets me see what the suprise is. Can you tell me? haha. I almost feel like walking away from all of this and just going my seperate way but that thought is torn as Amber, my friend I mentioned once or twice, needs my help to keep this place we have. Can I have my answer?

Your friend,

Taylor.

I folded the page long letter and sealed it also grabbing the one from this morning that Amber left lying on the bed before changing from the bikini to a pair of shorts and tank overshirt. The letters were sealed in my hand as I walked downstairs and slipped on the sandals by the door; I brought the engine to life of the jeep and sped out of the driveway to town. The drive would be good for me.

The wind blew in my hair as I turned onto the main road coming into town. My phone vibrated at my side as I tried to ignore it waiting for the post office to come into view. I pulled into the spot closest to the edge of the aisle and reached for the letters held down on the seat by my wallet holding my liscence and some cash.

"Taylor, I'm suprised to see you today." Mrs. Canely, an old friend of my family smiled as I walked in through the double doors. I smiled and placed the two envelopes on the counter saying they needed to be stamped and sent.

"Needed to get out...one of those days." I said as she rang up my total.

She nodded.

I paid and walked away from the counter as Mrs. Canely called my name. I turned around questioningly and saw she was motioning me to come back, I walked back to the counter and raised my eyebrow recieving a laugh from her.

"The computer is telling me you have a package, Let me go get it form the back for you." She said before walking away.

I waited a few minutes looking awkwardly around the store as Mrs. Canely appeared out of the corner of my eye holding a small mailing box. She handed it to me and dismissed me with a smile, I walked out the door and to the jeep wondering what was in the box. It was adressed from Carter.

I broke the tape with a swipe of my car key and folded back the flaps to see inside. A note with some sort of cloth was tucked inside.

A little something to brighten your day if it's bad.

I pulled out the cloth with different shades of green and tiny beads of white stitched in a design twisting in circles around the cloth and flaring out into strings at the end; it was a long skirt. I smiled at the gift and placed it back in the box before driving home. Amber was sitting on the stairs when I walked in with a cup in her hands, she looked at my eyes then to the box in my hands and set the cup on the floor beside the steps.

"What's in the box?" She asked with a curious face.

"A skirt. Carter bought a skirt. A rather cute one, too." I said setting the opened box down and pulling out the skirt to show her.

"Your right, it is cute. Atleast we know he has good taste." She said with a small laugh before holding it to my waist.

"Try it on." She said walking back to her cup to move it to the coffee table.

I slipped the skirt over my shorts and found it fit real nicely around my hips. The short beaded strings at the hem could be felt just below my ankle, I walked to the closest full-body mirror and twiled around in each direction seeing if it looked as nice as it felt on me. It looked breathtaking. Amber smiled behind me as I slided my shorts off under the skirt and tossed them on the stairs.

"you look sexy." She teased from the chair behind me, I blushed in the mirror.

"I just wonder how he guessed my waist size." I said in thought.

Amber shrugged.