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Johnny pulled into the driveway at 4:02 a.m. with Ava asleep in the passenger seat.

The birds were chirping away in the darkness. Johnny wondered what to do…carry Ava to her bed or to his or….

Getting out of the car, he went inside and grabbed a couple of blankets off his bed and wandered back outside.

Walking down to the beach, he laid out the thicker blanket on the bottom and arrange the comfier one on top. Strolling back to the car, he opened the passenger door and lifted Ava out of the seat.

Laying her on the blanket, he took her shoes off and put them on the sand. Sighing in her sleep, Ava snuggled into the blanket. Johnny removed his shoes and socks. Pulling the blanket over himself, he cuddled up to Ava and settled down to doze, sleep or whatever.

Far down the beach, the waves crashed and foam crept up the sand. Johnny joined Ava in slumber.

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Little hands poked at Johnny's chest. Soft giggles woke him up.

"What the-" still half asleep he squinted under the sun's glaring rays to see Derrick and Nikki staring at him and Ava.

"Well I-" was distracted by Ava's stretching out and her hand brushed a sensitive area. Johnny swallowed and looked over at his sleeping beauty.

"You guys know what time it is?" Johnny asked.

"7:49." Derrick told him looking at his watch.

Ava opened her eyes and first she saw Johnny, a soft smile curved her lips and then she saw Nikki and Derrick and her smile froze in place.

"What are you guys doing- why are we on the beach?" Ava looked from the kids to Johnny.

"Well I thought it would be fun to sleep on the beach and you were asleep so I ---" Johnny trailed off.

"Look can you guys go in the house and we'll talk later." Ava sat up and looked at Derrick and Nikki.

"Yeah sure, we'll leave you two lovebirds alone." Derrick laughed and Nikki giggled as they both walked away.

"So Johnny what was this about?" Ava looked down at their disheveled clothing.

"Well I thought it would be fun to snuggle on the beach, I didn't plan on getting caught," Johnny scratched his head nervously.

"Well just so you know I was having a lovely dream until some giggling woke me up." Ava quirked her eyebrows at him.

"Well was I in that dream?" Johnny asked.

"Yeah, you played a starring role in it," Ava winked suggestively.

"Care to reenact?" he was knocked over by Ava's jumping on him. They roughhoused like children until Johnny had Ava pinned beneath him.

"Say Johnny." He teased her.

"No." Ava pouted. Johnny tickled her relentlessly.

"Johnny." Ava cried out.

"I win." Johnny ran around the beach like a loon.

"Johnny I was wondering if you wanted to got out tonight?" Ava's question stopped him in his tracks.

Cheering in his head, he turned slowly, pretending to think about it. "Sure."

"Great, I have the perfect idea in mind, it'll be a surprise." Ava rubbed her hands together gleefully.

Johnny picked her up and carried her out to the water pretending that he was going to drop her any second. As he stepped back onto safety in the sand, Ava leaned up to give him a toe-curling kiss.

Falling to his knees, he lay with Ava in the sand as they kissed heatedly.

The sun smoldered down upon them.

Johnny broke the kiss briefly, "I'm looking forward to tonight."

"Me too." Ava smiled as she looked out at the water with Johnny.

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