Bradin and Kaitlin walked on the boardwalk holding hands. Bradin knew that Kaitlin was hiding something. He wanted to know what that 'something' was. He looked at her and saw her hand on her forehead.

"Are you okay?" he asked making them stop walking.

"Yeah," she said, "My head just hurts."

"Do you want to go back home?" he asked.

"No," she said shaking her head.

"Katie Baby, if you're sick, you should have stayed home," he told her.

"I missed being around you, though," she told him, "I want to spend tonight with you."

"If you start feeling sick, tell me and I'll take you home," he said kissing her forehead, "I don't want you getting sick on me and making me hang out by myself until you're better."

"I won't," she said looking at him.

"Baby, I'm worried about you," he said placing his hands on her arms, "You've been acting weird since you came back. It's scaring me."

"I have a lot on my mind," she told him.

"Do you want to talk about any of it?" he asked.

"Yes and no."

"I want to help you baby. I hate seeing you like this. It scares me a lot."

"I'll talk to you about it when I'm done thinking or need help to understand," she told him.

He sighed and said, "Okay."

"What?" she asked with anger. He looked at her puzzled. "If it bothers you so much then I'll leave."

"Kait," he said, "What's going on? Yes it bothers me because I don't know how or what to do. I hate not knowing what's bothering you. I feel like shit because I can't do anything to help you."

"Then, find someone else who you will understand and help," she said pulling out of his arms.

"Kaitlin!" he yelled grabbing her arm, "Would you talk to me?"

"Fuck off," she said walking away.

"Kaitlin!" he yelled.

KAITLIN'S HOUSE

Kaitlin's family was just about to eat dinner when Kaitlin ran through the dining room and up the stairs.

"Kait?" her mother asked.

Lauren got up and ran to be by her sister's side. The bedroom door was locked. "Kait, it's Lauren," her sister said.

Bradin ran up to the door and knocked.

"Katie Baby, open up," he said, "Please let's talk about this."

"What's going on?" Kaitlin's mother asked.

IN THE ROOM

Kaitlin lied on her bed crying her eyes out. Everyone was budding into her life making everything complicated. No one would leave her alone to think. She wiped her eyes and rolled over to look out the window. She got up and grabbed a hoodie not knowing how long she would be out. She opened her window and climbed down to begin walking to the tree house.

In what seemed as a mater of seconds in Kaitlin's mind, the sky fell from light to dark. She sat in the tree house looking out at the water.

"I thought I'd find you here," she heard. She looked up and saw Bradin staring down at her. She looked back out at the water. Bradin sat down next to her. They sat there in silence for a very long time until Bradin spoke up. "Can we talk about earlier?" She looked at him and back out at the water.

"Your parents told me," he told her, "You're going to race for world. Kait, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I didn't want to hurt you," she said, "Distance has always been a part of this relationship. I thought that if it happened again, it wouldn't work out."

"Is that why you acted the way you did earlier?" he asked. She nodded. "How long have we spent a part?"

"Longer than we should have," she said, "I don't know what to do."

"Kait-"

"No," she said interrupting him, "I don't want distance, like we've had in the past, a part of this relationship again."

"I can wait again," he said.

"You've waited long enough for me."

"And, I will continue waiting," he said turning her head so that her face was facing him, "I will wait forever if it comes down to it."

"I don't want you waiting forever for me," she said.

"But, I will," he said as he leaned in and kissed her. She pulled away and looked away. "What?" he asked. She stood up and walked into the tree house. "Kait," he said getting up and following her. He grabbed her arm and turned her around.

"Let me go," she said through her teeth.

"No," he said as he fought to keep her arm in his hand, "Talk to me."

"No," she said. Tears were flowing down her face as she fought to get out of his grip. "Please let me go," she said.

"If I do, then we will talk and work things out," he said. She nodded.

The two sat down next to each other with their backs against a wall. They began to discuss what they should do about their relationship. As Kaitlin spoke, Bradin kissed her causing her to stop talking.