DENNY'S POV:

"Morning" Casey's voice greeted me as I sat at the counter in the diner, waiting for someone to sort the cake I'd ordered for mine and Mum's dessert after this evening's meal

"Hi" I greeted him

"Do you wanna do something today?" he questioned

"I can't. I've got a lot to do, sorry" I replied, sighing with relief as Irene brought my order to me. Thanking her, I slid past Casey and made my way out of the diner

CASEY'S POV:

"Jeez, what have you done to upset her?" Irene inquired as I watched Denny leave

"I don't know" I admitted "can I get…?"

"Don't you think you should go after her and find out then?" she suggested, cutting me off mid-sentence

"You think I should?" I questioned

"Yes" she proclaimed "God, boys, sometimes"

DENNY'S POV:

I walked along the beach when I heard Casey shouting my name. Ignoring him, I continued to hear his voice as it got louder and louder until he stopped in front of me, placing his hands on my shoulders…

"I get that I've done something wrong but is there any need to be so rude?" he questioned

"You're calling me rude? Really?" I inquired

"You don't just ignore someone when they're calling your name" he replied

"And you don't just cancel plans with a friend without an explanation" I informed him

"Denny, wait" he sighed as I pushed past him and continued to walk

"What, Casey?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at him as he stopped in front of me yet again

"Can we talk? How about we go back to mine?" he suggested

"I should really be getting back…" I admitted

"Please, it won't take long" he assured me

Nodding my head, signalling yes, I followed him up the beach, both of us arriving back at his place ten minutes later…

CASEY'S POV:

"So you're upset with me because I cancelled our plans last night?" I inquired

"Not upset, more confused" Denny admitted "you didn't even give me an explanation. I was so worried that me cuddling up to you when we were watching films the other night had scared you away, I…"

I chuckled and cupped her cheek in my hand… "Why don't you just stop talking?"

"Casey, what?" she questioned

As our lips were about to touch, the door opened and we jumped apart, Brax and Ricky walking into the kitchen…

"Sorry for interrupting, lovebirds" Brax chuckled

"You didn't. I've got to go" Denny admitted, avoiding eye contact with all of us as she hurried from the house

I sighed heavily and ran my hands over my face…

"You not gonna go after her, Case?" Ricky questioned

"Can you?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at her "and take this to her too?"

She smiled at me warmly and took the cake box from me, following Denny out of the door…

DENNY'S POV:

I was at the end of the bridge when I heard Ricky calling my name. Sighing, I turned and waited for her to reach me…

"Boy, you can walk fast" she chuckled, handing me the cake box

"Thanks" I replied, motioning to the box that was now in my hands

"How about we walk and talk?" she suggested, raising an eyebrow at me

Nodding my head, signalling yes, we began to walk, making our way towards the beach…

"Did Brax and I interrupt something?" she questioned

"Maybe, I don't know" I admitted

"It looked pretty intimate" she replied "I take it you like him too?"

"Casey likes me?" I inquired, stopping in my tracks, turning to face her

"As if you didn't know" she chuckled "he's mad about you. That's obvious to anyone, even Brax"

"And I've gone and messed things up big time" I sighed

"Why have you?" she inquired

"The other night when we had that movie night at mine, I cuddled up to him and then just gave him a load of spiel about how I was worried I'd scared him off" I explained

She smiled at me sympathetically and placed her hand on my shoulder… "If I were you, I'd talk to him before prom comes around"

"There is no way I'm going to prom now" I proclaimed

"I know it's none of my business but believe me, you'll regret it if you don't" she replied

"So I'm meant to just go without a date, am I?" I questioned

"I thought you and Case were going together?" she inquired

"As if he'll wanna go with me now" I sighed

"Of course he'll want to go with you" she informed me "have you not been listening?! That boy is crazy about you, so you need to talk to him before it's too late"

"If he was so crazy about me, then why didn't he come after me himself?" I questioned "thanks for the chat, but I really need to go"

"Denny, just think about what I said, yeah?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at me

Nodding my head, signalling yes, I made my way up the beach…

Poor Denny, and poor Casey too…