"Kay, I need to talk to you," spoke up Jay after dinner that night. Everyone turned to them, as if they wanted to listen in. Jay of course gave them all a look, then motioned his head outside for Kay to follow him. She just sighed and stood up, walking outside and down to the beach. She took a seat in the sand, running her toes through the warm sand.

"When I motioned outside, I was thinking on the porch, but this will work," he said, taking a seat next to her.

"I knew it would," she said, smiling at him. He took a deep breath, breathing in the crisp air coming off the ocean.

"Alright, want to tell me more about this whole Tanner thing?" he asked her, out flat.

She sighed, still not knowing what was wrong with Tanner, "A couple summers ago his family lived in Austrailia for the summer and we were close, what is wrong with him?"

"How close?" Jay asked her, avoiding her last question.

"I don't know, I kissed him..." she trailed off, shrugging.

"Kay," he said with a sigh,"You are not making this easy for me,"

"What? What is wrong with Tanner? Please tell me," she said, through her teeth.

"He's not the best guy around, he has a bad reputation, including around us,"

"Us being?"

"Us being everyone in the house, pretty much enemies with Bradin, and he's got bad rep with me and Erika,"

"You are hiding something, what did he do? I can tell you are hiding something Jay, what?"

"Uh, fine. He um..how should I say this...he tried to take advantage of Erika," he spat out, not making eye contact with her.

"Oh, but that's in the past right? He's got to be better by now," she said, defending her old friend.

"I don't know about that. Why? Are you actually planning on seeing him?"

"yes, he's an old friend, there is nothing wrong with him"

"You are not going to see him Kay, he is bad news,"

"What do you mean I am not going to see him? Are you forbiding me or something?" she asked taken back, talking louder now.

"I guess, I don't want anything to happen to you,"

"Jay, in case you haven't noticed, I'm a big girl, not your kid sister, nothing is going to happen to me," she said, louder this time.

"I know you're a 'big girl' Kay, don't pull that line and you are still not seeing him, that's final,"

"Are you kidding? Do you really think saying that's final will stop me from seeing my friend, you need to get with the times! Don't worry so much Jay, he is just my FRIEND" she said, lingering around the word friend. She jumped up and walked down the beach, away from him, away from the house, away from everything.

"Kay!" he called out after her, but she didn't stop. She wouldn't turn back to him, she didn't need this from him right now. First, her parents send her off to the states because they were having marriage problems. Right, marriage problems, she knew she was in the way. Second, she comes to town to a whole new life and her brother is soo different, it's just not fair. Then he goes off and does this, fobidding her to see an old friend because of something that was in his past.

"Whatever happened to forgive and forget?" she said to helself as she walked down the beach. She had a thought of going off and finding Tanner, to talk to him but she had no idea where he would be. She looked at her watch, it was about 6:20, he might still be working. She headed in the direction of the mall, carefully tracing her steps from earlier. She found the mall quick enough and she headed into the shoe store, practicly running Tanner over.

"Kaylie," he said slowly, helping her regain her stance.

"Hey," she said, walking out with him.

"What are you doing here? I mean, I can't believe you're here, in Playa Linda, in the States," he trailed off, walking beside her.

"Family issues," she said simply, smiling at him.

"Who are you staying with? You were with that Westerly kid earlier,"

"My brother is Jay Robertson, runs the surf shop, and I am staying with that Westerly kid," she said, shrugging a bit.

"Your brother is Jay? Are you allowed to be here?"

"Probably not, I heard about your reputation here," They had walked out of the mall and they were on the beach again.

"Yah, I was a badass, but I've changed now, believe me," he said respectivly. She didn't know if she could believe it or not, she wanted to but a part of her didn't. She had to believe him, they went back, she knew him so well.

"I believe you," she said, crossing her arms for a bit of warmth.

"Want to go get some ice cream or something?" he asked her, stopping at a little ice cream shop.

"I don't have any money on me," she said, shrugging off the idea.

"It's on me," he said, with a willingness in his eyes.

"Alright then," she said, smiling at him. They walked in and headed up to the counter.

"Wait, let me order for you, see if I still know you favourite," he said, with a smirk. Of course, he still did, ordering her a cookie dough cone and a mint chocolate for himself.

"Wow, you still know me well," she said, still smiling.

"I still can't believe I'm talking to you again, I thought I would never see you again," She smiled at him when he said it, this was the Tanner she knew, she didn't know what the others were talking about, he was perfectly fine.

"Me too," she said softly.

"I never thought I would see those eyes again," he said, giving her a soft smile. She couldn't believe he had said that, it was one of last things he had ever said to her.

"Wow, that line always works doesn't it?" spoke a voice from behind them both. Kay turned around to see Bradin there with Sarah, glaring at Bradin. She sighed, not wanting to her this.

"way to go," she said under her breathe at Bradin. She shook her head and looked away.

"Why don't you just mind your own business Westerly?" Tanner snapped at him, shooting him an angry look. Bradin just stared him down, with a just as angry glare.

"C'mon Bradin, let's just go," Sarah pleaded, tugging on Bradin's arm.

Tanner just looked away as the moment stopped, turning back to Kay, "Let's go," he said shortly getting up.

"Alright," she said, getting up too, shaking her head at Bradin again.

"That's right Smith, walk away from your problems," Bradin shot at him. Kay didn't know why Bradin was doing this, she knew that him and Tanner were practicly enemies but the way this was going it seemed like Bradin wanted to fight or something.

"How about we don't do this Westerly?" Tanner said, shooting him another glance, then starting to walk out. Seconds later, someone tapped on Tanner's shoulder. He turned around and was greeted with a punch in the cheek.

Both Kay and Sarah looked over at Bradin with wide eyes, "Bradin!!"
scene!!!R&R please, hope you liked it! thanks for reading! ideas always welcome, im kinda at a block:( yes, bradin threw the first punch, ull see why next chapter, dont be upset!