Nikki walked around Playa Linda the following day. She had no dance due to it being Sunday. she looked at everyone that had that special someone. It was making her sick. She has had only one special someone and he moved away. The ended it because of the distance and knew that they were too young to even try a distance relationship.
As she was walking towards the beach, she ran into someone. "I am so sorry," she said.
"Don't worry about it," a male voice said. Nikki peered up and saw the most gorgeous guy she has ever seen. He was five inches or so taller than her, short brown hair, deep brown eyes, and an athletic looking body. He was wearing blue shorts with a white beater. "I'm Cody."
She smiled at him. "Nikki. It's nice to meet you," she said holding her hand out for him to shake. He smiled back and shook her hand.
"So, what is a gorgeous girl like you doing all alone?" he asked making her blush.
"Well, all of my friends are on vacation or too busy for me. My aunt and her friends are working. my younger brother is at the fair. And, my older brother is hanging out with his girlfriend."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
She shook her head. "Don't be. I guess it's what I get when I tried to convince my brother to ask out his present girlfriend because I liked her as well."
Cody laughed. "What?" she asked.
"You're different."
"You barely know me."
"That doesn't matter. Just by how you were talking just now, I can tell that you are really different than most girls. Can I have your permission to get to know you?"
Nikki smiled once again at how nice he was being. "You have my permission."
"Awesome. Care to go out for lunch? My treat."
"Um, sure."
Cody led the way to a nearby restaurant that he knew they would both enjoy. It was a place that Nikki never heard about. She walked in and the beauty from the paintings and sites from the outside blew her away. They were too gorgeous to put into words. Cody and Nikki were seated. Cody pulled out a chair for Nikki to sit in. She smiled and sat in the chair. Cody sat across from her. They were given menus, ordered their drinks and food when the waiter came back.
"So, tell me about yourself," Nikki said.
"I'm seventeen. I love to play sports, especially if it involves the water. I like to go dancing if I have the money or friends to go with. I love being around people."
"You like people? They don't annoy you?"
"Some do. But, just being around people makes me happy. But, if I were with my special girl, then, I'd be...no word can describe how happy I would be. Just knowing that she is there and spending time with me means a lot."
"That's so cute."
"Tell me something about you."
"I'm sixteen. I like to read. I love to try new things. I'm not really interesting."
"Do you like to have fun or do you sit around the house all day just waiting for someone to call you?"
"I try to have fun. However, when I try to, everything gets messed up. The last time I had fun was when I was with my older brother at his girlfriend's house and it was trhe night they got together. We had so much fun."
"Sounds like you look up to your brother a lot," Cody stated.
"He has changed. We moved here from Kansas two years ago. He did drugs, drank, hooked up with many girls, was in trouble with the law, overdosed, and many other things. Since he met his best friend, I mean girlfriend, he has changed completely. I look up to who he is now and not in the past."
"How old is your brother?"
"Nineteen. Do you know the surer Westerly?"
"You two are related?" he exclaimed making her jump.
"Yeah. He may have been a 'bad surfer boy' back then. But, since he stopped the whole surfing career thing, he became the Bradin I've always known."
"Did you say that you were from Kansas? Why did you move all the way out here?"
Nikki sighed. "I don't think I'm ready to tell you just yet. I just met you and I don't want to scare you off."
Cody reached over and took her hand into his. "I'm here if you need to talk about anything. I'm not going to ditch you like evreyone in your life has."
"Thanks," she said with a smile.