A/n:: finishing this story. I'm not going to leave it hanging

Bradin and Kali sat on the couch making out later that night when she got home from work. Every few seconds, Kali would feel Bradin smile making her smile. Since he went into the water, he has become happier and smiley. Even though it has only been a few hours, she could tell that he was changing back into the Bradin she fell for hard before the accident. Bradin's cell phone began to ring. Kali noticed he was ignoring it.

"Brae, your phone," she said as he continued to kiss her.

"It doesn't matter who it is," he said pulling away. "If it's work, they want me to come in tomorrow. They know a lot about me and what I'm going through. They'll leave a message if they need me."

"At least let me get changed out of my work clothes," she begged.

He smiled, kissed her, and said, "Okay."

Bradin watched as the love of his life got up and walked towards their room to change. He could not believe that his feelings towards her were stronger than ever since he went into the water. The next step was getting back on the surfboard.

"Hey, baby," he yelled as he sat back on the couch.

"Yeah?" he heard.

"Did you feel like going to my aunt's house for dinner tomorrow? I forgot to tell you that she called tonight asking if we both wanted to stop by and have dinner."

"Tomorrow?" she asked as she walked out of their room.

"Yeah," he said nodding, "She said to let her know by tomorrow afternoon so she knows how much food to cook."

"It's no problem. I work in the morning so it should be refreshing to visit your family."

"All right," he said smiling. He watched as she headed into the kitchen and pulled out a bottle of water.

"Do you want anything?" she asked.

"You…here…in my arms," he said making her smile.

She shook her head and walked over to him. She sat on the couch and then was attacked by his arms. He held her close to him telling her that he never wanted to let her go.

"I talked to Landon today," Kali said, "He said he's feeling fine and wants to see us soon. He misses us a lot.'

"We can go before we go to my aunt's," he told her, "Are you feeling better about what is going on with him?"

"Um," she began, "not really. I really do not know how I'm going to handle it if he leaves. I mean come on. He's only seven years old for crying out loud."

"I know, baby. But, try your best to spend as much time with him as possible. I know how hard it may be for you."

She covered her face and turned her head towards him, resting her head on her hands. "I don't want what happened to my father to happen to anyone else I love."

"There's no way to stop it, Kay. You just have to take what life throws at you."

The following night, the young couple headed towards Bradin's aunt's house. When they arrived, Bradin rang the doorbell and pulled Kali close to him for a short hug. Within seconds, the door opened revealing his younger sister.

"Bradin!" she yelled hugging him making him smile.

"Hey, Nik," he said hugging her back. Bradin turned back towards Kali, grabbed her hand, and walked inside. When they arrived inside, Bradin got attacked by everyone at the house. Kali stood back and watched her boyfriend hug the people who have missed him a lot. Feeling as if she were invisible, she began to move away a little bit to get away from the crowd of people. Then, Bradin's aunt walked up to her.

"Hey," Ava said.

Kali smiled. "Hey." The two hugged tightly for a few minutes before Ava pulled away.

"How is he?" Ava asked quietly.

"He stayed in the water yesterday. He didn't surf. He just stood and kind of played in the water."

Ava smiled and hugged Kali again. "Thank you so much for sticking with him for this long."

"I'm glad I am, too," Kali said.

Ava pulled away and headed toward the kitchen as the oven timer went off. She looked in front of her and saw Nikki standing there smiling. Nikki wrapped her arms around her brother's girlfriend tightly.

During dinner, Kali sat beside both Nikki and Ava, and across from Bradin. She would always glance at Bradin to find him smirking at her. She stuck her tongue out at him once making his jaw drop.

"You did not just do that," he said making everyone look at him.

"Oh I did," she said.

"What are you going to do to her?" Nikki asked her brother.

"I'll find something."

That night, Kali sat on the couch in their living room watching television as Bradin was taking a shower. She could not find anything to watch without falling asleep. As she flicked through the channels, her cell phone rang. She picked it up and saw her friend's, Gail, name on the phone.

"Yeah?" she asked,

"Hey girl," Gail said cheerfully, "Guess what."

"What?"

"I signed up for that beach volleyball tourney in two weeks. I was wondering if you would be a part of my team. We need one more person."

Kali hung up the phone without answering her friend. Volleyball was all Kali had before she met Bradin. Volleyball was her main sport. She gave it up in order to help Bradin out with his problem. She could not go back at this point in her life.

"Are you okay?" she heard making he jump. She peered up and saw Bradin walking out into the living room.

"Gail wants me to be a part of her volleyball team."

"What's stopping you?" he asked sitting beside her.

Kali signed knowing she had to tell him the truth. "I gave volleyball up in order to help you through this problem."

"What?" he asked. "Baby, why?"

"Because you needed me," she said, "I would always be on the beach training and going to work and not have time for you to help you."

"Kali, go play. I know you love the sport. I see the passion you have when you and I play for fun. I'll be fine. I promise."

She leaned over and kissed him.