I was sitting at my table, tapping my fingers. I didn't know exactly what time Vaughn was going to be here so I decided to stay at home once I was done with everything around town.

I started waiting at six.

And here I am, still waiting at eight.

I began to think he wasn't coming. He could have lied to me. I sighed sadly, and stood from the table. My stomach growled. I glanced at my small kitchen, wondering what to make for myself. As I was grabbing a Hot Pocket from my freezer I heard a short knock on my door.

I gasped to myself, surprised. Was that Vaughn? He really came? I went over to the door and opened it, and sure enough he was standing there. He opened his mouth to say something but stopped, glancing at my hand, then frowned.

"Change your mind?"

I looked down at the Hot Pocket, and shook my head wildly. "N-no! I was just beginning to think you weren't coming."

"I said I would, didn't I?"

"Well yeah-"

"So you should trust my word." He seemed disappointed in me.

"I do." I said, but saw the look on his face. "Now."

I rushed to put the food away and grabbed my jacket. He eyed it, narrowing his eyes.

"That's not nearly warm enough." He commented.

"I guess not. My bandana used to keep my head kinda warm though." I said, down casting my eyes.

He grunted and stepped away from my doorway so I could lock my door. Once I did we started walking to the diner. It was dark out, and hardly anyone was outside. I kept glancing at Vaughn, but he kept his eyes straight ahead and his face blank. I wondered what he was thinking. The silence was getting to me so I spoke up.

"Do you always eat this late?" I asked.

He glanced at me, then away. "No. I was just busy before. Sorry if you waited long."

My stomach had butterflies. This was just like a date, but it wasn't. I had to keep reminding myself Vaughn wasn't interested in that. Or me. I looked around, noting we were almost there. We were passing Sabrina's mansion now. I noticed a figure in the window upstairs, but couldn't tell who it was. I guessed it would be Sabrina, since she hardly left. She stood there and I felt as if she were staring at us. Once we were a little ways past her house, she disappeared and the light shut off.

Sabrina had always been quiet, and seemed uninterested in making friends with me or the other girls. When I first came to this island I introduced myself to her, but she was immensely shy, unlike everyone else. Once all the girls on the island had a get-together, but she didn't come. She politely declined our offer, choosing to stay at home instead. What could she possibly do up in her room all day that was so entertaining? I'd get so bored.

I was so busy thinking I didn't realize we had arrived at the diner. Vaughn raised an eyebrow at me, but I went past him into the building, blushing. We chose a table in the back corner and sat, him across from me. He picked up the menu and held it up, covering his face. I did the same, but didn't really look at it. Suddenly I didn't feel hungry anymore. I decided to eat light, like a salad or something. I must of zoned out because the next thing I knew the waiter was clearing his throat.

I looked up at him, a bit startled.

"What will you be having tonight?' He asked us.

"Just a salad. And water." I said, forcing myself not to look at Vaughn.

"Porridge." Vaughn said gruffly. "And water."

The waiter nodded, took our menus, and left. I folded my hands in front of me to keep myself from tapping the table. Vaughn gave me a quizzical look.

"You on a diet or something?" He asked.

"No, I'm just not feeling hungry." I gave him a look too. "And porridge? Really?"

"Yeah," He narrowed his eyes at me. "Problem?"

"No, no." I chuckled. "I've actually never had it before."

"You haven't?" He shifted his hat on his head. "You're missin' out then."

"Eh, I don't think so. It seems kinda bland anyway."

He grunted, leaning back and crossing his arms. He stared me down. I shifted in my seat, glaring back at him. He suddenly smirked, shaking his head.

"It's actually good. I grew up with it."

"Is it your favorite?" I asked. He nodded. "My favorite food is gummy bears."

He stared at me for a long moment, looking shocked. "That isn't food."

"It is to me." I replied. Then I smirked. "I grew up with it."

He attempted to glare, but chuckled instead. My insides knotted together. I was making him laugh, well chuckle, but close enough. He wasn't acting mean was the point. I gave him a big smile. I wish I could make him smile.

Our food suddenly arrived, causing Vaughn to return to his normal self. Once the waiter left he scooped up some of the plain looking porridge with his spoon and held it out to me. I stared at it, confused. Then shook my head, feeling my cheeks heat up.

"No, I'd rather not." I told him.

"Give it a chance." He said.

I sighed and took the spoon. I gave him one more look before sticking the spoon in my mouth. I tasted it for a long moment.

"Well?" He asked.

"It's...good. Surprisingly, it has a taste. Granted, it is a bit bland, but at the same time it's kinda sweet."

He seems satisfied. I started to return his spoon, but stopped at the last minute. I grabbed my spoon and handed it to him, since it was clean. He paused, but didn't say anything as he took it and began to eat. I picked up my fork and ate too.

There was a comfortable silence between us for a while as we ate. I was taking a sip of water when I noticed someone entering the diner. I almost spit it out when I saw who it was.

Sabrina.

What was she doing here? I've never seen her here. She always ate at home.

She looked at our table right away, and stared too long for it to be a glance. She locked eyes with me, and I swear I saw he lip curl up into a scowl. She quickly turned and sat at a table near the door. She pretended to look at the menu, but I knew she was looking at us instead.

"What?" Vaughn said, getting my attention. He turned to look where I was looking, confused.

"S-sorry, I'm just surprised to see her here." I said, looking away from her. I still felt her gaze on me.

He slowly turned back to look at me. I noticed his gaze linger on her. My stomach knotted, and not in the good way. Dear God, was I jealous? I was insane.

"She was staring at me. Weird." He said.

I mentally sighed. So that's why he was looking at her so long. "Yeah, she's a bit strange… ."

Vaughn shrugged it off and continued to eat. I didn't feel like eating anymore so I pushed my plate away and replaced it with my elbows. I leaned my chin on my hands and waited for him to finish. Vaughn glanced up at me, than at my plate.

"You're finished?" He asked. I looked at my mostly empty plate and nodded. He shook his head. "You don't eat right, do you?"

"I do too." I protested. "I'm just full."

"A salad cant fill you up enough."

"Well it did."

He scoffed and finished off the rest of his food. He gulped down his remaining water and leaned back in his seat. We made eye contact for a long moment before he broke it off.

"So," I said pulling out my money. "How much was your porridge?"

"No need." He told me, taking out his own money.

"Wait a minute!" I said. "I'm suppose to pay! I owe you."

He grunted. "Yeah, but I know you're low on money this month. The ship to the city can be expensive, and there aren't any crops in the winter. You must be tight on money."

I stared at him, shocked. "Yeah, that's all true. But if you knew this why did you agree to me paying?"

He coughed, then stood up. "I'd forgotten. I guess you can pay me back some other way."

"Like how?" I said, following his lead.

"I'll have to think on it." He put down his money on the table. I noticed he had paid for me too.

"Hey," I started, but he stopped me by holding up his gloved hand.

"Consider it a favor." He said.

"Well you've done a lot of them for me now." I pouted. "Am I that needy?"

He chuckled as we started to leave, not answering my question. As we headed towards the door, I noticed Sabrina stand up too. I'd forgotten she was here. She started walking towards us. Vaughn stopped when she was in front of him, staring down at her. I stood at Vaughn's side.

"H-hello." She said meekly. Vaughn just stared at her, seeming confused. She seemed to realized she'd have to say more than that. "I-I just remembered that my father asked me to give out invitations to a tea party."

We stared at her some more. Then Vaughn said, "I don't see any invitations."

Her eyed widened and she blushed. "O-oh, I must have forgotten them at home. Maybe you could stop by and pick it up… ."

I noticed she seemed to be only speaking to Vaughn. I wondered if only certain people were invited to it, but I also wondered if she were lying. It was hard to tell, since she always seemed nervous and shy.

"Another time." Vaughn said gruffly. "I'm busy."

He walked past her and to the door. I started to follow, but saw Sabrina glare at me. I paused, not knowing she could glare. I realized suddenly that she liked Vaughn. It was pretty obvious. And she must have been jealous of me since I just had dinner with him. I repressed a laugh and met Vaughn at the door. He noticed my amused expression, but didn't comment on it.

Sabrina was jealous of me. Me. Well, she had nothing to be jealous of really. I was just paying him back, or trying to. But she didn't know that. Vaughn and I walked in silence for a minute before I decided to investigate something.

"Why didn't you go get your invitation?" I forced myself not to say the last word mockingly.

"Like I said, I'm busy." He said.

"How?"

He glanced at me. "Well, I'm taking you home."

I blushed but hid it by looking away. "So? You still could have. I wouldn't have minded."

"I brought you here, so I take you back. Plus, it can be dangerous at night." He said roughly.

I shrugged, not looking at him. My face was burning. I bit my bottom lip so I wouldn't say something stupid and we walked in silence until we entered my ranch. I turned to him and smiled.

"Thanks." I told him. "I wish I could have paid you back tonight."

He gave a small shrug and tugged his hat down to cover most of his face. "S'okay. I actually had a good time… ."

I raised my eyebrows, but he didn't see me. "I did too."

He looked up at me. "Well, see you next week."

"Yeah, think about what I can do for you while you're gone." I told him.

"You owe me twice as much as you did before now." He said.

I laughed, even though my laugh is embarrassing. I hated it. I swear I sounded more country then I looked when I laughed. Sometimes I even snorted. Vaughn raised an eyebrow at me, but then gave me a small smile

Whoa, wait. He smiled? Did my eyes deceive me?

Before I could say anything he turned away and started to leave.

"Later, Chelsea."

I stared after him in shock. I made him smile. Well, my laugh did, but still. I happily went into my house, feeling great. I looked at my watch and gasped at the time. It was after ten. It barley felt like half and hour.

I sighed and got ready for bed. I snuggled into my bed, hugging a pillow to me, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

A/N: This is the longest chapter yet! I love this chapter, I think it's my best. Even though I'm worried Vaughn is OOC? Let me know if he is.

And finally, Sabrina comes into the plot. Dun dun dunnnn. This should be interesting. And I think next chapter will be the hardest to write out of all of them so far. You'll see why ;)

On a side note, one of my friends who just started reading this told me I should make it never ending. I'm not too keen on the idea haha. That's impossible. But she's helped me with a lot of ideas lately, so thank you!

BTW does anyone else see Sabrina as a stalker? A creepy one? Or am I alone?

Thanks for the reviews :D I love them. Please review!

(sorry this A/N was long.)