Sorry for the wait, been a bit busy, but don't despair!! I've been thinking a lot lately, so this'll be a better chapter... YAY! I've been considering your thoughts- thanks for all your opinions, input, and etcetera. Keep R+R ing!!

It's very rapid. A bit romantic as well, so brace ya selves!! The characters change feelings often, kind of... Rapid!! Also, I'm not used to writing long chapters, just to let you know ;)

Please note that I don't own these characters, although BILLY (featured in this chapter) is MINE!! BTW: Billy is A LOT like Benji from Good Charlotte, minus the freak factor LOL, so to speak. (Sarah: A LOT IS TWO WORDS!! LET'S GO SCREAM FROM THAT THE BALCONY)

Much Love
Abby (Pink Princess 770) xox

So, let's cut to the chase!!

7:00 pm and it was still light. The sea breeze had come in so I decided to go for a walk along the beach. Hannie would've liked to come, but she would probably be busy doing her nails and matching outfits with Pamela and Leslie. Besides, she liked to chat on her laptop late at night.

The breeze was cool, and I liked the way it hit my shoulders. It had a strong force to it, the wind blew my blonde hair so it touched my face. I walked along the shore; the sand in-between my toes, the salty sea washing against my feet. It tickled, and it was cold, but it was refreshing. I spied the jetty from afar. I saw Billy, one of Ricky's next door neighbours. They had been friends since fourth grade, they were best friends. Billy was always nice to talk to; he had a great sense of humor, a vast personality. I ran along the beach, and then along the jetty. "Hi Karen" he greeted as my feet sounded along the brittle wood of the jetty. He had his shirt off and he was sitting on a towel, his hair was damp. "Hi. What up?" I asked, sitting down. "Nothing much. How's you and Rick?" I sighed, he doesn't waste time. Billy knew of Hannie, he didn't like her much, but I thought nothing of it. "Hannie, she's been behaving a bit weird lately... I think she's seeing Rick... You know, behind my back." I started to dangle my feet. Billy let out a laugh. "Really?" he asked "I saw her with Rick the other night. I wanted to see a film, but he was 'busy'." I raised an eyebrow. "That's the surprise of the century." I said, "Yeh, they've been awfully close lately" he added. There was a pause, a brief silence. We looked into each other's eyes. The feeling was mutual, but I ignored it. I blinked and looked away, breaking the link of romance. I smiled and starting twiddling my thumbs, looking down. He brought his hand up and touched my face- it startled me, my face suddenly jerked so it facing his. "Karen..." he started to say. I blinked, and then smiled, just a bit. "We can't do th-" I said softly, almost like a whisper. Then he kissed me. It was soft, smooth and sensual. It was passionate, too. But it wasn't with Rick, and that kind of bothered me. I faced him. Although it wasn't Rick, instead it was with his friend, I didn't feel the slightest bit guilty, it bothered me, but I wasn't guilty. I thought of Pamela instantly. He did the same thing to me, with Pamela, only it wasn't certain. It felt Nice. "That was... Good," I said "thanks". Billy smiled. "Yeh, well, I thought so, too." I leaned against him softly; we were taking things too fast. A kind of cool rush, but it was warm. I liked him. He hesitated "Don't you feel guilty?" Billy asked. I shook my head "No, we're not even going out- not technically anyway. We're just... close. We flirt but that's it." He nodded his head and sighed. "Okay, I believe you. He's just a good mate, that's all. I wouldn't like to upset him." I stood up, towering over Billy. "Well, um, see you around..." I said hastily, turning around. He touched my shoulder, and ever so gently, but some how with force, turned me back around. "Do you want me to walk you home?" he asked. I nodded. We walked off the jetty; all we could hear were the soft sounds of the wind and the water gently washing up on the shore. There was the creaking of brittle wood of the jetty as we walked along. At the end of the jetty, we stopped and faced each other. "Um, we could hang out tomorrow?" Billy suggested. "Um, yeh, sure... Yeh, that would be great" I replied apprehensively. "So, it's a date then," he said, glaring at his watch "um, I'll call you tonight? Or soon... Okay?" I nodded. "Yeh," I said in wonder "call me". I walked off, wondering what I felt. Was this guilt, or was I happy? Was I going into things to fast? Wanting revenge, perhaps? I walked home, alone. It was now dark, but no message on my cell just yet. What had I done? I had arranged to go on a date with Billy? It wasn't a date, just friends going out, like an outing. Yeh, a day out, at the beach. Friends always do that. Hannie and Nancy and I did that... Now Billy and I are. I have no reason to be guilty.

When I got home, my dinner was wrapped up in plastic wrap, ready to be heated up in the microwave. Elizabeth and Dad were watching TV with Emily and Andrew. "Where's David?" I asked curiously, with half of bitten roast potato in my hand. Dad turned his head "At the cinema with Rick and Hannie. I thought that you'd be there, too." He replied "Oh, well no, I'm here. I was just at the jetty talking to Billy." Dad nodded his head "Oh, right." After dinner Nancy called. "Hi Karen, what's up?" she asked. "I'm going out tomorrow with Billy," I replied "you should come, and bring someone." There was silence for a short while "Billy?! What about Rick... Oh yeh that's right. Hannie." Nancy said. "Actually" I replied "I'm suspicious about Hannie". "How so?" she asked curiously. "The clothes she bought on the weekend... Do you think she-" I said suspiciously "Stole them? She got an awful lot... I mean, she couldn't remember what she got. If she had bought them, she wouldn't give them away."

Nancy and I chatted for hours. Then it was time for bed.

And that was that.

There you go, the 3rd chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. More to come soon!!

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