Bradin and Jay were working in the surf shop and helping each other get a board ready for a customer. Bradin went into the back to get paint for Jay. After getting the paint, he headed back out to the front and saw Jay talking to Kaitlin. She looked better than she did after the accident. Her arm was still in a sling and the cuts were healing well.

"Hi," she said.

He nodded and walked over to Jay and handed over the paint. He didn't want to give in to her yet.

"I know that you hate me," she said making him look over at her, "But, I just wanted to know if what you did is true. Did you really come and visit me AND call my family everyday to see how I was doing?"

"Yeah," he said.

After he answered,she placed the locket on the counter and then she was out the door. Bradin sighed and pounded his fist on the counter.

"Mate, go after her," Jay said, "I know that you still love her."

Jay was right. He did still love Kaitlin. It's too hard to let someone like her leave your life like that. And, he knew if he didn't go after her now, he would lose her forever.

"I'll work overtime later," Bradin said.

"Don't worry about it!" Jay yelled as Bradin ran out of the shop.

He was at the tree house and didn't see her anywhere. It was shocking because she was always there when something was on her mind. He really did think that what happened to her was on her mind. He climbed down the tree house and began to look for her on the beach. As he walked, he saw her walking towards him slowly with her head down.

"Why did you drink?" he asked when she was almost in front of him. She looked at him and her eyes widened. "Answer me," he said, "Why did you drink?"

She sighed and looked away from him. "Because I messed up in my life once again," she said.

"Why did you drink?" he asked.

"I told you my-"

"That's not the correct answer," he told her, "Tell me the real reason."

"I drank because I was upset about what happened that day," she told him, "I screwed up everything all because of what my mind was doing to me. After my uncle hit me and threw me into that table and yelled some things to me, you entered my mind. I wondered if what I was doing in life was right. You do not know how many wrong decisions I have made in my life. I quit racing and got beat. I broke off the marriage with you and got into a car accident. I agreed to race nationals and got into an accident. I went to your aunt's wedding and ruined it for her. I stood between Johnny and Simon and got thrown into a table."

"Why did you make those decisions?" he asked.

"Why are you talking to me?" she asked turning towards him, "You were pissed at me days ago."

"I know," he said taking a step towards her, "I was furious with you. After thinking about it for a while, I understood why you wanted to not be engaged. You weren't ready. Even though we were engaged for weeks, I know why it took you so long to come out with how you felt."

"Why did you come to the hospital that day and call my family?" she asked.

He took her hand into his. "I didn't want to lose you, again," he said looking into her eyes, "I don't know what kind of guy I would be if I wasn't there to see you after you got into a bad accident."

"But, Bradin-"

"Stop," he said interrupting her, "I love you and need you in my life. I need to be with you the way we were for the past year and a half."

She bit her lip and looked away. She turned and slowly took a few steps away from him. She turned back to him and said, "We need to talk about a few things before we can get back together."

"That's fine," he said.

They walked over to some rocks and sat on one that they both could fit on. They talked about everything for a long time. Bradin turned to Kaitlin.

"New York was my life," she said, "I didn't want to leave it."

"Then, why did you?"

"To be with you," she said, "And to prove everyone that we did love each other the way I thought we did. Stupid right?"

"Not at all," he said, "I think it's amazing that you moved from one side of the country to the other just for me. I don't think that anyone would do that for me."

"But," she said and then sighed.

"What?" he asked.

"Nikki told me that you're moving back to Kansas for college and staying there," she said, "for the rest of your life. She overheard you talking to your friends about college."

He turned away from her to look out at the water. "I wasn't the one that said that," he told her, "My friend, Hank is from there and he moved here from Kansas way before I did. Hank is the one moving back, not me. I could not leave this place or you."

She looked over at him at the last part. He looked at her and looked into her eyes. He leaned forward and kissed her softly. As he kissed her, he felt the need to kiss her more deeply than he already was. So, he moved closer to her and placed his hands on the back of her neck so he could.

Kaitlin sat there and felt Bradin's amazing lips against hers. She didn't know if she was supposed to kiss him back or not. Then, she felt him place his hands on her neck and knew that she should kiss him back. She slowly began moving her lips and felt Bradin try to move his tongue into her mouth. She managed to pull away from him and lower her head.

"Kait?" he asked softly, "Kaitlin?"

She looked up at him hen he used her first name and no nickname. She moved to get down from the rock when Bradin grabbed her arm.

"Please don't go," he begged, "Stay with me." She was looking away from him as he talked. He placed her hand on her cheek and moved he head so that they were looking at each other. "Be mine," he said taking her hands into his and linking their fingers, "Be mine forever. Let's not do this again."

She looked at their hands as they stayed together. "Do you know what people would say about us?" she asked. "They'll think we're crazy."

He smiled. "Don't start thinking about what others will think. Let's do what we want. We want to marry each other when we're older and that's what we will do."

"Those days after I walked out on you were the worst," he told her. At this point, they were walking back to their homes. Bradin had his arm around her shoulders as they walked and talked. "You don't know how crazy I was going."

"I think I know," she said, "I went crazy, too. You know what I did."

"Yeah," he said as he looked down at her. She was looking at the sand as they walked. His open hand was in his pocket. He moved his hands and felt something small. As they approached their houses, they saw Bradin's family ready to eat on the beach.

"You can go to your family," she said.

He looked at her and stopped walking. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and knelt down on one knee while holding her unwounded hand. "Will you marry me?" he asked holding up a ring in front of her.

"SAY YES!" they heard a small voice yell. Kaitlin looked up and saw Derrick, Nikki, and their family looking at them. She looked back at Bradin and saw him still looking at her.

"Yes," she said.

Bradin's heart jumped and began to beat at a fast pace due to his excitement. He slipped the ring on her finger, wrapped his arms around her legs, and stood up. He spun her around and brought her back down so that her head was leveled with his. He kissed her over and over again.

"I love you. I love you. I LOVE YOU," he repeated between kisses.

"Ow," she said.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"You're holding me so tightly that the pain from the bruises is shooting through my body."

"I'm sorry," he said putting her down, "You don't know how happy I am."

"Oh but I do," she said, "Listen. I don't know if we will be able to hang out tomorrow. Since I'm under age, I got charged for drinking. I have to do 100 community service hours and find a job to fix my father's car."

"Call me, okay?" he asked.

"No problem," she said, "I'll see you later."

"Oh you bet," he said as he kissed her.