Chapter 10

Aaron quickly put some clothes on and grabbed his keys. He was going to have to sneak out the back because he didn't want his mother knowing.

She's drunk, he thought. Why the hell would she do this on a week night. She knew that if her parents found out she would be grounded forever. Aaron arrived at the beach and walked down small hill. He saw Sawyer laying in the sand and ran over to her.

"Sawyer!" he yelled. Oh God she better be ok. When he got to her and shook her a few times she woke up.

"Aaron," she smiled. "You came."

"Of course I did," Aaron said. He picked up the rest of the whiskey. "You drank half this bottle?"

"Yupp!" Sawyer laughed. "All of it."

She could barely sit up without Aarons help.

Aaron sighed, opened the bottle and dumped the rest of it out.

"Hey!" Sawyer yelled trying to grab the bottle. "I need that."

"No you don't," Aaron let go of Sawyer letting her fall over so he could throw the bottle away. He walked back to her, "Let's get you home."

"I can't go home."

"Well where else are you going to go?"

"Um…" Sawyer shrugged.

Aaron breathed in frustration. "Alright, come on."

Aaron bent down and picked Sawyer up.

"Where are you taking me?"

"My house."

Sawyer relaxed against Aaron's shoulder. She was safe.

Aaron was glad that he had come when he did. Who knows what would of happened if he hadn't. Something was wrong with her though. Aaron was beginning to worry about her. He had to try and help her.

Angela Scott sat in the front seat of Nicholas Brent's car. There lips had barely parted from each other since they parked in front of the Scott residence.

"I really should go," Angela breathed.

"I know," Nicholas said as his lips met hers once again.

Angela melted whenever she was with Nicholas. He was the love of her life. She had been with him for over two years now and couldn't imagine life without him.

"Ok I really need to go now," Angela said pushing Nick away from her.

Nick smiled. "Ok."

"Alright, I love you," she said.

"I love you too."

Angela kissed Nick once more and then got out of the car, as she walked up to the house she smiled to herself, thinking of a future with Nicholas Brent.

Ryan sat at the river court with Nicole. They had been best friends since they were in kindergarten. Ryan couldn't imagine his life without her. She was smart, funny, and knew him better then anyone.

"You know I missed us not hanging out like this all summer," Nicole said.

"I know me too," Ryan smiled at her. "I missed not being able to talk to you about everything."

"Yeah I know," Nicole agreed. "So how are things with Amber going?"

"They're going," he said.

"She treating you good?"

Ryan shrugged, "The sex is good."

"Eww…" Nicole said. "I didn't need to know that."

Ryan laughed.

Nicole leaned against Ryan.

"I'm glad you're happy though."

"Yeah, so any men in your life?"

"What like other then you and my father?"

"Yeah we don't count," Ryan laughed.

"Nah, not really interested," she said.

"Well give it time, the right guy will come."

"Thanks."

Ryan sat looking at the stars. It was such a clear night. He then noticed a shoot star soaring across the atmosphere. He closed his eyes and wished his future with Amber would become more clear, because right now he was having second thoughts.

Nicole sat looking at that same shooting star. She looked at Ryan, and she wished that he knew her true feelings for him.

Lucas sat at his desk in his office like every other morning. It was 6 am and he was trying to write his third novel. He couldn't seem to come up with what else to write. He was suffering from writers block. He was interrupted by the sound of the back door opening. Lucas walked out of his office and into the kitchen.

He saw Sawyer standing there at the door.

He cleared his throat.

"Oh dad, I just went out for a walk," she said.

"At 6 o'clock in the morning?"

"Yeah, couldn't sleep," she said.

"You do know you're in the same clothes as you were yesterday?"

Sawyer looked down. "Yes I know, I am going to change now."

"Ok, well since you're up, want some breakfast?"

"Sure," Sawyer nodded.

Lucas nodded his head as he watched his daughter leave the kitchen. He knew she was hung over. He could tell. Lucas was just glad she was home and safe. He would talk to her later about her being out all night.