I'm not going to be able to update for a while in a few days, so expect a few more chapters, maybe even the story's end in the next few days.

Chapter 3. Second Shot

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"I'm so sorry about what happened this morning, no one could have known that Eric would pick today to go on a rampage." Melissa said as she walked Nathan down to the beach.

"Speak for yourself." Nathan said sadly.

"But I know that this time no one will be around to interrupt you! Jackson and Lex went to look for more water incase the well runs dry, Eric is busy trying to get a stain out of his hat, and Taylor is Trying to make some sort of oyster and seaweed casserole. No clue how she's going to do that, but I'd stay away from it anyway.

Nathan chuckled at this but his face soon went strait when he saw Daley floating on her back in the ocean with a makeshift pool floatie propping her head up.

"Don't worry. Everything will go great!" Melissa said pushing Nathan towards the water and then running off towards camp.

"Hey, Nathan!" Daley said noticing he was there.

"Uuuuuu hhhhey! Wwwatcha doin'?" Nathan asked with a beating heart.

"I just thought I'd take a little break. Fighting with Eric earlier really took it outta me, so I thought I'd take the afternoon off." Daley said still floating in the water.

"Oh. Well, sorry to disturb you. I'll just go and…."

"Well, hey! Come on in! I'd could actually use some company right now." Daley said smiling.

"Uuuuuuu ok. Sure." Nathan said slightly smiling before taking off his shirt and wading out to where Daley was.

Before he knew it, Nathan was splashing around and having a whole world of fun with Daley.

"And don't mean to laugh at my little brother or anything, but I had to do all I could to keep myself from cracking up at his squealing when Eric would try to go for him!" Daley said laughing.

"I know exactly what you mean!" Nathan said laughing too.

"Oh, that reminds me, you were going to tell me something earlier before Lex and Eric ran up. What was it?" Daley asked remembering the chat they had earlier that day.

"Oh, yeah. Well I was going to say that….."

"Owwww! Ow! Ow! I think I stepped on something in the water!" Daley yelped in pain as she held a foot up.

"Here, I'll help you back to camp." Nathan said walking over to her.

She put an arm around his shoulders and started limping back to camp.

As they did Nathan quietly made a vow to himself. Next time, he wouldn't let anything interrupt him.