Bradin was lying on his bed staring at the ceiling when he heard something outside his balcony door. He groaned and got up. He walked over to the door and opened it. The person came in and kissed him passionately on the lips. He looked down and saw girl hair. It was brown with highlights and looked like Kaitlin's. He pulled away and saw that it indeed was Kaitlin. He smiled and kissed her back. They walked over to his bed and lied down on it with Kaitlin on top. Kaitlin pulled away and looked at him.

"There's something I need to tell you," she said.

"Okay. What is it?" he asked with a smile as he put his hands behind his head.

"It's time to get up."

"What?" he asked with confusion.

"Bradin? Sweetie?" he heard.

He opened his eyes and saw his aunt standing over him. He sat up quickly and looked around.

"Are you okay?" Ava asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he said rubbing his head, "I just had a weird dream."

"Okay. Listen, no one is going to be home for the day. The house is all to yourself until tonight," Ava said.

"Yeah," he said. Ava walked out of the room.

Bradin got dressed to go surfing. He was in his room looking for his cell phone when he heard voices come up the stairs. He walked over to his door, which was slightly opened, and listened to the conversation between Jay and Ava.

"I think he's happy that she's here," Ava said, "I didn't know he could be so kind as to talk to her after she ran out like that."

"Kaitlin's a nice girl. If our age difference was different, I would go out with her. Bradin seems like a match for her," Jay said.

Bradin smiled and went back to looking for his cell phone.

Bradin met up with his friends Mike and David at the beach.

"Did you hear about Kaitlin?" Mike asked as they waited for the perfect wave to surf on.

"Yeah," David said, "I feel sorry for her."

"You two know Kaitlin?" Bradin asked.

"Yeah. She's like our sister. She listens to people, helps them, and is so fun to be around," Mike told Bradin. "How do you know her?"

"We met yesterday. She's staying in the house next to us until she leaves to go back to New York. She also knows Jay."

"When you're together with them, you better watch out. They're crazy," David said.

"They were with each other last night and they weren't crazy," Bradin said.

"That's because she was upset about her accident," said David.

"Do you guys know what happened?" Bradin asked hoping for a yes.

"She won't tell anyone," Mike said, "I heard that she won't tell anyone until she freaks out when she sees the accident in her head. So, how did you two get along?"

"We got along great," Bradin began, "She's so nice. She's like a monkey."

"Huh?" Mike and David asked at the same time.

Bradin laughed. "You two look so stupid when you do that. Anyway, she showed me her favorite spot in all of Playa Linda is all I'm going to say."

Bradin looked behind him and saw his wave. He paddled as it got closer and surfed.

After about half an hour, the guys decided to take a break. They sat down on the beach and looked out into the water.

"David! Mike!" they heard.

They looked behind them and saw Kaitlin waving. They got up, ran up to, and hugged her. Bradin kept on sitting there knowing that Kaitlin didn't want to talk to him. But, he was wrong.

"Hey," he heard after five minutes of being alone. He looked up and saw Kaitlin.

"Hi," he said as he watched her sit down next to him. "What's up?"

"Nothing. How about you?"

"Same. You seem happy," he said.

"I am. Hey, are you doing anything on Friday?" she asked.

"Nothing special. I was going to hang out with Mike and David. Why?"

"Well, my friends, Kylie and Amanda, and I were going to go dancing. I told you that if we go dancing and do those moves, I'd invite you. So, do you want to go?" she asked.

He smiled. "Sure. Sounds like fun. But, only if save me a dance?"

"No problem."

He took a good look at her and noticed that she wasn't wearing the bandage. "How does it feel not to have that bandage ruining your beauty?" he asked.

"Are you a flirt or what?" she asked with a laugh.

"Oh more than you know it," he said smirking at her. She pushed him playfully.

"Stop flirting you two," Mike said as he, Amanda, Kylie, and David walked up and sat down next to Bradin and Kaitlin.

"Shut up," they said.

"Well," Kylie began, "We have to go."

"I'll see you later," Kaitlin said to Bradin.

He nodded and let her go.

Night came quickly and Kaitlin sat out on the beach. She lied back in the sand and sighed as she thought about her racing accident. She closed her eyes and breathed in the fresh air from the ocean. She heard someone sit down in the sand next to her. She opened her eyes, looked, and saw Bradin.

"Hi," she said sitting up. She noticed that he was upset and asked, "Are you okay?"

He shook his head. "I hope you don't mind that I followed you out here because I needed to talk to you."

"No, it's fine. What's up?" she asked.

"Have you ever been in love with someone and then one day they take your heart, stomp on it, and give it back to you?"

"Yeah. Let me guess. Your girlfriend dumped you or someone hurt your feelings really bad."

"My girlfriend dumped me," he said.

"I'm sorry," she said not knowing what else to say. "What do you normally do when you're upset?"

"I talk to a friend."

"Do you want to go find one to talk to?" she asked.

He laughed and looked at her. "I'm talking to one. I like being around you," he told her. "What are you doing tomorrow?"

"I'm going shopping with Kylie and Amanda for outfits for Friday. Who knows how long that will take with those two," she said.

"You don't like shopping?"

"I do. But, when I'm with them, I feel like it's a waste of time and money. I'm only going because they're giving me a make over."

"Why? You're already beautiful," he said.

"How do you go from upset to happy in a minute?" she asked.

"I don't know. When I talk to someone when I'm upset, I get cheered up right away. I guess it's because that a friend is willing to listen and help me. No one in my old town would do that for me. I'm happy that I found people like that. Any ways, are you doing anything at night tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Kylie, Amanda, and I are going over the steps to our dance for the following night. Who knows how long it will take."