A/N: Ok, so I finally updated most of my stories. I'm working on If Only, if you're waiting for that one too. I just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews. I know the show's not on, but that yall keep reading is nice. And an extran thanks to Summerlandlover for 'harrassing' me enough to update. It really makes u wanna write when someone really wants to read it. Well, dont 4get to R'n'R -Steph

Erika walked into the shop the next morning only to see Bradin sitting at the front counter. It still hurt to see him, and it showed. "Hey Kansas" she said, smiling a little "Where's Jay?"

Jay walked into the main room with his shaping mask "Hey" he said "What's up?"

Erika smiled "I have a new trial lesson at 11 so I can't come in to work in the shop until like 130 or 2ish, is that ok?"

"Mmhmm" he said, then looked at her "A 3 hour lesson?" he said "This kid must be intense"

Erika smirked "Kid… Who said anything about a kid?" she smiled as Jake walked in "Hey, come on over and I'll fit you for a board" She saw out of the corner of her eye Bradin totally stop what he was doing and look at Jake. "Bradin, can you grab me some wax? He's going to have to use a new board"

Bradin did as he was told and walked over to her with the wax "Why a new one?" he asked, handing it to her "Why can't he use one of the regular training ones like all the other students here?"

Erika looked at him. "Because he's new and he's my student and I said he's going to be" she said strictly "And you don't have any authority over me to tell me that's not allowed, so get off your high and mighty horse and deal." She rolled her eyes. He can be so immature she thought to herself

Why is she acting this way he thought, walking back to the computer he was working on. Its not my fault that we broke up…ok, yes technically it is, but it wasn't that bad. She understood. And who is this guy she's treating like the King of the World. Why does he get all this special treatment? The voices in his head were talking so loudly it was giving him a headache "Jay, I'm taking my break" he called "I gotta get some air and some water" and walked out of the front door towards the smoothie place

Jake smiled at Erika, "Was that him?" he asked as she grabbed him a wetsuit "The guy you were crying over last night when I found you?" She just nodded and continued what she was doing "Erika, you're way to good for him. He doesn't deserve you. He's a baby"

Erika looked at him and smiled. He knew exactly what to say to make her feel better "Yeah, that's Kansas… He is a baby, I don't think I ever realized it when we were dating." She sighed and nodded her head "Yeah, I can do better, right?"

Jake smiled and kissed her cheek "I think you already have" he whispered "If you know what I mean"

She giggled "Come on you" she said, grabbing her board from the staff room "Lets get you out on the water, then we'll talk about whether or not I can do better"

Jake smiled "Sure coach" he said, putting his arm around her back "Anything you say"

Bradin walked along the pier and saw them leave. Against his better judgment, he decided to follow them. He knew the guys somehow. He was so familiar but he didn't know from where.

Liz saw him following them and knew she had to stop it. That was not part of her plan. She ran over to him and kissed him hard and passionately, diverging his attention "Brae" she said smiling "I was just coming to look for you" she hung off his neck "Where are you going baby?"

Bradin snapped out of his 'find-Erika' trance and looked at Liz. He smiled and put his hands on hers and got her off of him "Hey baby" he said "I thought I left my wallet down with my stuff on the beach, so I was going to check, but I wasn't really thinking straight. I know its in Jay's office in the shop" he shook his head "I've been a total space case today"

Liz smiled "Thinking about me?" she said, brushing his stray hair "I've been thinking about us all day too" she smiled sweetly "I have a perfect plan for us tonight. As a celebration of us"

Bradin smiled "Really?" he said "And what does this plan entail"

Liz smirked "You'll see my little country boy" she said, eying him up and down "But trust me, you and uh…little Bradin… will love it very much" she kissed him long and hard "But I've gotta run, I have a meeting with my modeling agent. Meet me outside Spanish Cove, The Deadman Cave. I'll be waiting for you" she kissed him again "Love ya!" she yelled as she ran down the sidewalk

Bradin watched her blonde hair bobble as she ran. "LIZ YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME A HEARTATTACK ONE OF THESE DAYS" he yelled, laughing. He shook his head as he put it in his hands "Sooner, probably rather than later" he mumbled to himself, then headed back to the shop. He had totally forgotten about following Erika and her mystery man.

Erika and Jake sat on shore after his lesson. It was only 115, but he had done so well she wanted to let him be able to move the next day. He kept looking at her, but when she turned, he'd turn away "So" she said "You did really well. Are you sure you've never had surfing lessons?"

Jake smiled at her "Nope, you must be a really good teacher"

Erika blushed "Naw, I'm just normal. Only good thing that came out of me coaching was Bradin" she bit her lip "What I mean is" she said "Is he made the national surfing circuit. He got really lucky, he was…" she bit her lip and stopped talking. It was too hard thinking about him.

Jake put his arm around her back and pulled her into him "Erika" he said softly "Stop thinking about him and the pain he caused you. Stop thinking of all that. None of it matters" he leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips "All that matters is us"

"Us?" she asked, leaning into him "You want an us?"

He nodded "Yes Erika, I want an us" he kissed her again, then looked at her, brushing the hair out of her eyes "Us"

"Us" she said smiling. She looked up at him. Something about him felt so safe. So warm and comforting… so truly safe

Little did she know that day... that decision, would change her life forever.