Kaitlin stared at Bradin not believing what anything that just happened. She didn't know what to say or do. So many things were running through her mind at that moment. She watched Bradin lean back in to kiss her. She backed away and shook her head.

"Where's the Kaitlin that I fell in love with?" he asked.

"She's dead," Kaitlin told him, "I killed that part of her last year."

"Kait, I love you. Okay? Yes, I'm mad that you faked your death. But I still love you. Nothing is going to change that."

"Bradin," she said, "You're only nineteen. You can't be in love with me."

"Give me a reason why," he said.

"I can't," she said.

"Then, I should be in love with you without a reason not to be," he told her, "When I heard that you died, my heart stopped beating and I thought I died. You don't know how many tears I've cried since that day because I wasn't with you."

"You wasted your time then," she told him, "You shouldn't have cried over me."

"Stop saying shit like that!" he yelled, "You deserve to be cried over if you die! You're an amazing person, Kait! I should know!"

"You don't know me!" she yelled through tears, "No one knows me!"

"That's not true," he said.

"Yes it is! Everything I've said is! What I told you before I left for New York was right! I was right! I am a goddamn mistake in this world!"

"Shut up!" he shouted, "You are NOT a mistake in this world!"

"Bullshit," she said softly glaring into his eyes.

BRADIN AND SEAN'S DORM

"FUCK!" Bradin yelled when he got to his room and closed the door. He began to punch his wall and knock things over along with yelling, "Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!"

He sat down on his bed and covered his face with his hands. He couldn't believe what was happening that day. Kaitlin's mother went into the hospital; Kaitlin turned out to be alive and not dead; Kaitlin still thinks that she's a mistake. He didn't know what to do. Kaitlin wouldn't listen to him. He uncovered his face and looked at his desk. There was a picture of him and Kaitlin sitting on the beach with big smiled on their faces.

KAITLIN'S HOSUE

Kaitlin got up from the couch and answered the door when the doorbell rang. Sean stood there holding a picture of her and Bradin. The frame was broken.

"Bradin destroyed this picture of you two," he told her, "Do you know why?"

"It shouldn't matter," she said, "He should be acting that way."

"Why are you back in Playa Linda?" he asked her, "Why did you fake your death?"

She shrugged and closed the door in his face. She leaned against the door and took a deep breath as she closed her eyes. She opened her eyes to find her sister standing in front of her.

"I know that I'm only fourteen but you need to get Bradin back. He loves you. You love him. You're cute and happy together. Why chase away the only amazing thing in your life that has actually made you happy?"

"Fuck off," Kaitlin said as she ran up to her room. When Kaitlin got to her room, she opened the door to find Bradin sitting on her bed. "What are you doing here? How did you get in here?" she asked.

He got off of her bed and walked up to her not taking his eyes away from hers. She backed away from him until she couldn't anymore. She found herself between Bradin and a wall as she was caught in between his arms.

"I don't care if you believe what I said earlier. I will argue with you forever if it takes you that long to realize that you are wrong. Right now, I just want to kiss you and be with you."

Kaitlin took a deep breath as Bradin leaned in and kissed her. She didn't know if she wanted to kiss him back or not. She was still confused about their relationship. As he tried to deepen it, she pulled away, lowered her head, and covered her mouth as she closed her eyes. Tears began to escape from her closed eyes as she thought about what was going on. She felt Bradin lift her chin up. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.

She shook her head as she began to sob. "I can't do this," she cried, "I can't be with you and hide my secret. I want to tell you. But I can't. If I do, I won't be safe anymore."

"Baby, I understand," he told her, "I want you to be safe. And if not seeing me will keep you safe, then so be it."

She looked at him with confusion. "Something is wrong with you," she said, "No one would do that. They would all blow up in my face."

"But, I'm Bradin Westerly. I don't like following the crowds anymore. Since you came into my life, I've changed. When you left it, I changed. Now that you're back, I'm going to be the guy that you fell in love with."

"I don't know if we'll ever be with each other again," she told him, "Until my father is caught, I can't be with you."

"What?" he asked backing away from her.

"Oh god," she said covering her mouth not believing that she just told him the secret she had to keep from him.