They quickly said their goodbyes and walked off toward their respective buildings. Jude walked into the apartment and found Mason sitting on the counter.

"And where were you Miss Harrison?" He asked, a grin covering his face.

"I was surfing," she said.

"You, were surfing?"

"Riley was teaching me."

"Ohhhh," he exagerated as he jumped off the counter. "Jude and Riley sittin' in a tree."

"Oh that is so third grade Mason."

"Ah, maybe it is but I'm still gonna say it. So it looks like you had fun." Mason looked at her wet, tangled hair and the very skimpy bikini.

"It's not what you think. It was totally platonic, and all he did was attempt to teach me how to surf."

"I believe you," he said, rolling his eyes.

She shook her head and walked towards her room. "I'm going to take a shower. Listen, do you want to go shopping with me later on?" She asked from the doorway of her room.

"Sure, what for?"

"A new outfit for a date that I have tonight," she smirked.

Mason laughed and shook his head. "And everything is totally platonic huh?"

"Yes it is, at least for now."

Mason watched her grab some clothes from her room and walk to the bathroom. He was glad that she had moved on so quickly, but most of all he was glad that she was happy.

Later that evening after Jude and Mason had gotten back from shopping, Jude started to get ready for her date with Riley. She had bought a pair of dark bootcut jeans and a cute little black sparkly haltertop. She had just started to put her makeup on when it finally sunk in that she was going on a date. Her hands began to shake as she started to put on her eyeliner.

"Nervous?" Mason asked as he leaned against the doorway.

She looked over at him. "Yeah, just a little."

"It'll be fine. I mean you speant practically all morning with him and you had a good time right?"

"Yeah, he's really fun to be around."

"Okay, so you have nothing to worry about. And, if tonight takes a turn for the worse, call me with your cell and I'll call you back, and you can make up some emergency."

Jude laughed softly. "Okay."

"You look great," he said.

"Really?"

"Of course. Just do me a favor tonight."

"What's that?"

"Have fun."

She smiled and nodded.

Jude was pacing around the living room at a quarter after seven, anxiously waiting for Riley to pick her up.

"Jude, you're making me nervous with all your pacing," Mason joked.

"Sorry. It's just that, I mean maybe this is a bad idea. I just met him and technically this is only like the third date I've ever been on and-"

"You're starting to sound like some teenage girl from the valley, just chill out. Breathe."

Jude sat down on the couch and took a few deep breaths, but was soon interrupted by a knock at the door.

"I'll get it, just try to calm down," Mason said, walking towards the door. He opened the door and invited Riley to come in.

"You must be Mason right?" Riley asked.

"Yeah that's me."

"Nice to meet you."

"You too."

"Hi Jude."

"Hey," she said quietly, standing up from the couch. In addition to the new clothes she was wearing, she wore a pair of silver dangling earrings and her hair was barrel curled and pulled into a high ponytail.

"Wow, you look beautiful."

Jude blushed. "Thanks."

"You're welcome. Well are you ready to head out?"

"Yeah, let me just grab my purse."

Soon they were sitting in Riley's metallic blue convertible, driving to the restaurant. Jude was intrigued with the scenery of L.A. as she watched the buildings and lights go past.

They drove into the parking lot of a casual italian restaurant. Riley came over and opened her door. Jude smiled up at him as he reached for her hand.

They ordered and ate slowly, a comfortable conversation emerging.

"So is there anything I should know about the Los Angeles music scene? I start work in two days." Jude said.

"Well, you won't have to worry about too much because really the L.A. music scene sucks."

"Oh really?" She smiled before she took a sip of her lemon water.

"Yeah it really does. So what's Canada like?"

"Canada...to be truthful I don't have such great memories there, which is why I came here."

"Really? You being a great rockstar and everything, I would have thought you loved it up there."

She swirled the water in her glass around before meeting Riley's gaze. "It's not so much Canada, it was more the people that lived there."

"Ex?"

Jude sighed. "I guess you could say that. I don't really want to talk about it though. Maybe some other time, but not now."

"Sure, that's fine."

"You know a lot about me, but I don't know a whole lot about you," Jude prodded.

"There's not a whole lot to know really."

"Well I'm sure there's something that you want me to know."

"I'm 22."

"Oh wow, don't give your whole life story there," Jude joked.

"My life really isn't all that interesting."

"Okay, that means there's something you don't want me to know.

"No, it's not that, it's just that my family is a bit dysfunctional, and I just don't like telling people about it.

"So we both have things we'd rather forget huh?"

He smirked. "Kinda looks that way."

They finished eating and Riley paid the bill. He drove her back to her apartment, but after they got out of the car, he reached for her hand and led her down to the beach.

"What are we doing down here?" Jude asked as she looked out toward the water, the moonlight showcasing the waves.

"Taking a moonlit walk on the beach, I uh heard that most girls think that's romantic."

Jude smiled at Riley. She had only known him for a few days and already she knew he was perfect. He was everything she wanted, everything she deserved to have. "Well then I must be like most girls because it is pretty romantic, especially for a first date."

Riley smiled and squeezed her hand. "Ya know, I don't understand why a girl like you doesn't have a boyfriend, or why that Mason guy hasn't made his move yet."

Jude laughed. "Mason, well he never will make his move because he's gay. And why I don't have a boyfriend right now, that's another one of those things that I really don't want to talk about, at least not yet. So why don't you have a girlfriend?"

"Haven't found a girl that's worth spending my time with. To be truthful this is the first date I've had in months."

"Is there something wrong with you, or do you have some horrible disease or something?" Jude joked.

Riley laughed. "No, and no. From the time I was 16 I've been more into surfing than girls. I surfed on the pro circuit for awhile and now things are starting to slow down, and to top it all off I met this really awesome girl. You probably don't know her." He smiled and looked down at her.

"Oh really? Is she pretty?"

"She's gorgeous," he whispered as they stopped walking and he turned to face her.

"Oh really?"

"Yes, really," he said, his face mere centimeters from Jude's.

"What does she look like? Maybe I do know her."

"Well she's got blonde hair, sea green eyes, and legs that go on forever," he said with a smile.

"Hmm, not ringing a bell."

"Really? Well maybe this will," Riley said as he cupped her cheek and leaned toward her. He gently kissed her under the moonlight, his other hand wrapping around her waist.

"Do you know her yet?" Riley asked when they broke apart.

"I uh... have a pretty good idea now," Jude smiled, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"That's good." Riley glanced down at his watch. "I should probably get you back."

"Yeah," she said reluctantly.

He walked her up to the door of the apartment, still holding her hand. "I had a good time tonight."

"Yeah me too," Jude said.

He quickly kissed her on the cheek and let go of her hand. "I'll see you at the beach tomorrow for another surf lesson."

"Uh yeah, sure," she said, avoiding his eyes.

"Well if you don't come down, I'll just have to come up here and drag you down to the beach."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Oh yes I would. Goodnight."

"Night," Jude said.

AN: Could you guys do me a huge favor and review for me? Please, and a little more than just pms, because that bothers me lol. Please review and thanks!