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Author's Note: Hope ya'll like what I'm doing and where I'm going with the story, now read on…

Say I love You

I sat on the balcony and seconds later Callie walked in and sat in the chair right beside me. "Hey Bradin, you okay?" I smiled at her and nodded. "Yeah thanks to you" She leaned over and our lips met and in that instant everything flooded back, everything Jay had said, how I was in love with Callie, all was back in my mind. Her hands on my chest hit a spot where I got hit and I don't think she meant it, but it hurt really badly and I jumped back a little tears coming to my eyes. "Bradin, oh my god, are you okay?" she looked worried. "Yeah, just that, I got hit right at that little point and it just…it hurts but it's ok" she kissed my cheek and kissed away the tears that ran down my face. "Callie…" she stopped, it was now or never, I had to tell her how I felt, but after a while I didn't say anything she hugged me and beat me to it, "I love you Bradin, forever…"she looked up at me expecting an answer, expecting an "I love you" back but I couldn't say it "Callie…I…." I froze, no answer, no words came out of my mouth, did this really mean that I didn't feel the same? "Bradin, I love you" she repeated and I knew I had to say it.

"Callie, I…I have to go, it's late" I kissed her and got up and ran into my room, hitting my head against the wall before Lucas grabbed me by the shoulders. "Hey man, are you okay, what happened?" I looked at him walked into the bathroom, changed into my pajama pants and jumped into the bed refusing to talk. Lucas sat up and didn't stop looking at me, "What happened, I know you were with Callie so something must have happened, you know you can talk to me man, anything, I'm here" I sat up. "Thanks, okay it's like this…" I stopped and took in a breath. "I was talking to Jay earlier and we went into this whole thing and he told me that everything I felt, everything for Callie, that I loved her, but now on the balcony I knew I had to say it but I blew it man, I couldn't say it, I couldn't…she probably thinks I don't love her now, I blew it" I grabbed my head and cupped it into my hands leaning on my knees.

Lucas came and sat beside me. "You didn't blow it, but I think you'll have to reconsider using the word love, you might not love her, she was able to say it but you can't so your body might be telling you that you don't feel about her like that" I looked up at him quickly snapping, "But I do, I do love her, I just can't say it" I sighed laying my head on the pillow and feeling just how tired I was after the whole day, "Just, forget it man, it doesn't matter, good night" he sighed and went back and laid on his bed.

(CALLIE'S P.O.V)

I laid in my bed and I cried myself to sleep that night, how could it be possible, I thought he loved me, I really thought he cared, but he couldn't say it, why, was it because he really dosen't love me, or was it because he just needs time to say it, whatever it was, it was driving me crazy, he needed to say it or make up his mind about whether he wants me or not, but then after a little bit I thought about it, it might take him a while but it was Bradin…I could wait forever.

(BACK TO BRADIN'S)

The clock rang in the morning and I woke up practically jumping. The first half of the competition was today, they had a few and as long as you stayed with a certain range you would have a chance to go on and keep competing. I got up out of bed, put on my Abercrombie shirt and a pair of shorts and ran downstairs into the kitchen. I leaned on the refrigerator and then I noticed Jay walk in. "Hey mate someone else would like to use the refrigerator too" I snapped back to reality. "Oh…uhh…sorry" I moved away and Jay looked at me. "Is everything okay?" I shook my head. "I fucked everything up" Jay raised an eyebrow; "Watch the language mate" I laughed and he smiled too. "Now what did you do that's got you so upset, something with Callie?" I nodded but didn't move my head up from its hanging position.

He sat down in the couch in our living room. The house had 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms a kitchen and a living room and of course the balcony. We decided it would feel more like home if we rented a beach house instead of hotel. "I was on the balcony last night and Callie came in…" he nodded letting me know to keep going, "Well what we talked about yesterday, I was going to tell her, tell her I love her, but I didn't get the chance because she said it first, so now all I had to do was say it back, but I couldn't man, I couldn't, the words wouldn't come out of my mouth and after a while she repeated and I could tell she was upset that I couldn't say it back, but it hurt me too, so I told her I had to go, kissed her got up and left, she was looking after me but didn't say anything"

Jay sighed and placed his hand on my shoulder. "Something like this takes time mate, its okay, she should know that it might be hard for you, are you sure you really love her" I nodded and just as I was about to get up Nikki comes in and sits beside me. "Bradin, I have to tell you something about Callie" she looked at Jay, asking me with her eyes if it was okay to say it, I nodded motioning for her to say it. "Well you were with her on the balcony last night right?" I nodded. "Well what did you do because she came in crying, I don't know what it was she refused to talk but she cried herself to sleep, when I asked what it was she shook her head and said everything was okay" I couldn't believe Callie cried over this, she deserved every right the jerk I was for her to leave me. I slammed my fist on the table and yelled, "Shit!" they both looked at me, I got up and ran into the room, and she wasn't on the bed. "Nikki, where's Callie?" she seemed a little surprised but answered. "She went with Aunt Eva to the beach, you might want to hurry if you wasn't to catch up, they were going to go sightseeing but I don't think Callie will be in the mood, what did you do anyways" I didn't answer her, but I grabbed my surfboard, changed into my swimming shorts and ran out.

I got to the beach just as the competition was about to begin, so I got ready, and we took off, after the day's competition they announced who was to keep going. Lucas and I both stayed but out of the 50 surfers coming in they eliminated them, little by little, 3 per day. After that I walked towards the house, it would kill me if I didn't get to talk to Callie today, soon I heard someone calling my name, I hoped it wasn't the jerk that was hitting on Cal, I didn't feel like putting up with him.

"Hey Westerly" I stopped and turned around. 4 guys came up to me and I thought this was it; I would get the crap beat out of me. "Hey are you the surfer from Playa Linda, who won the contest" I nodded. "Hey you did a great job man, I didn't believe it but now I see for myself, listen we're having a little…party tonight, us and some of the guys were wondering if you would like to come, lots of gorgeous single girls looking for a surfer, they would be all over you" I gulped, I wanted to go and take a little break but Callie would kill me. "First of all you never asked if I was single in the first place, second, I'm not, I have a girlfriend and as for the party, I'll have to think about it, where is it" the guy smiled. "It's at my place, 3450 Sycamore Rd, by the war, I'm Mike" I smiled, shook his hand and waved goodbye.

I walked back into the house and threw the paper onto my desk instead of the trash, I might consider going, to get away, but I have to get Callie to come too. "Hey Bradin, you okay man" Lucas asked me, I smiled and nodded, being happy that he cared. "Hey man there's a party tonight, you're welcome to come join me if you want" he looked at the address. "Sure that would be fun, and you need time away from everything, maybe you not tell Callie" then I heard another voice. "Tell me what?" Callie walked into the room kissing me and then putting her hand on my shoulder so she could see the paper. "Uhh, hey Cal, umm there's a party tonight and we were wondering if you'd like to go" I didn't trust myself without her anyways. "Oh that sounds nice, sure" she kissed me again but didn't pull away so fast, it felt weird with Lucas here so I pulled away. "Okay well I'm going to go practice a little more before tonight but I'll see you around, where you going to be?" she looked at the time. "I'll be with Nikki, Derrick and Aunt Eva shopping, but I'll come back and watch you surf afterwards ok?" I nodded kissing her again and she waved goodbye. "Love you babe" I waved at her and didn't say another word.

Lucas looked at me, rolled his eyes, closed his lips frowned a little, then grabbed his surfboard and walked out looking at me. "You are coming right?" I nodded and followed him out the door.