Alex watched Modest Mouse playing at the Bait Shop. As Polar Opposites was playing she noticed Ryan and Marissa together. The sight of the happy couple made her cringe. It should have been her and Marissa smiling and gazing into each other's eyes. On the opposite side of the Bait Shop Ryan's brother Trey noticed the same thing. Alex and Trey actually had something in common; they were both in love with the same girl.

Alex walked over to serve drinks, it was her turn behind the bar. She was skilled at serving almost every alcoholic beverage known to man. Trey walked over and sat on a stool.

"Hey stranger, can I get something for ya?" Alex asked

"Uh, ya sure" Trey answered.

"It would help if you told me what you wanted…" Alex told him with a grin. Trey looked up at Alex,

"Why don't you surprise me?" Trey cracked a devilish smile. Alex turned around and glanced over her shoulder raising her eyebrows in a mischievous way and then went to work. When she was done she turned around and handed him a glass. The concoction smelt fruity and he breathed it in before taking a sip. He took a sip and looked up to ask Alex what was in it and he noticed that she was serving other people drinks. 'She seems cool' he thought. He always had things for a girl with a dark side and this pretty bartender seemed to be the kind of girl that he liked.

"Hey bartender!" Trey called out. Alex walked over to her,

"Mmm?"

"Can I get another one of these? And maybe a name?" Alex made another one with ease and handed over the glass,

"and the name?" he asked. Alex raised her eyebrows and gave a wink as she walked away. This guy was cute and kind of distracted her from Marissa. Might as well keep him around a while and playing hard to get was a way for him to keep on coming back.

Trey could not get his mind off of the beautiful blonde girl behind the bar. He walked a long the beach at night just thinking about her. She had moxy…he liked that. He was so busy thinking about her that he didn't even notice her as he tripped over her feet.

"Oh my god are you ok?" Alex asked as she helped him up from the sand.

"Uh ya I'm fine" he said brushing the sand off. He looked up and saw that it was the girl,

"Oh ! hi" he said obviously embarrassed.

"Hey it happens to the best of us" She patted the sand beside her and Trey sat down.

"What you doing out here by yourself?" he asked.

"Watching the waves"

"Your just sitting…and watching the waves…by yourself?"

"Ya, I like it"

"Oh ya?"

"Ya…I mean I find them really peaceful. I love the sound of the waves crashing and I love the smell of the ocean water"

"I know what you mean…I never really thought about it before"

"Ya, I have a hectic life all day long, it's nice to take a break at night"

"busy girl?"

"you could say that"

"go to school?"

"nah, dropped out and moved here. I'm the manager of the bait shop. It keeps me busy and keeps me going you know? Money wise…"

"Ya I could use some money"

"Well if you have the time…there's an opening at the bait shop"

"I might think about that"

"Ok, we had this guy quit recently…" Alex laughed to herself, "funny guy actually" Alex paused "oh seth…" she laughed quietly to herself.

"Seth Cohen?" Trey asked

"Ya…You know him?"

"I'm kind of staying with the Cohen's right now"

"Kind of?" she asked with a grin,

"Well I am staying with the Cohen's"

"What brought you there?"

"My brother" he answered.

"Your brother?"

"Ya, Ryan" Trey told her, "Ryan Atwood, I'm Trey Atwood"

Alex went into shock. No way could Ryan be his brother. She stood up and stormed away. There was no way Alex was going to be hanging out with an Atwood.