When Jackson woke up and saw that Taylor wasn't in his arms anymore he went outside to look for her, while everyone else was still sleeping. He found her sitting on the beach hugging her knees to her chest.

"Good morning" he said sitting next to her.

"Morning" she said smiling.

"Since when did you get up so early?" he asked.

"Since I couldn't sleep…" she started, "I kept think about my dad, and my boyfriend, and my so called friends back at home, and just how shitty my life at home really is…"

"Oh, Taylor" said Jackson wiping away the tears that had fallen out of her eyes.

"But I'm here now, with the most amazing people I ever met" she told him.

"Yeah everyone here is pretty amazing" he agreed.

"So that thing that almost happened last night before Lex walked in…" Taylor said referring to the kiss, "I think it would have been…"

"It was a mistake, I know" said Jackson to Taylor's disappointment who was going to tell him she thought it would have been amazing.

"Yeah, a mistake" said Taylor quietly looking away.

"I mean we're just friends, nothing more" Jackson said trying to convince himself and Taylor that.

"Right, and you like Melissa" Taylor said with obvious hurt in her voice.

"Right" he finished. Wait do I even like Melissa anymore? Jackson asked himself.

IN THE TENT WITH ERIC AND MELISSA

"Eric, move over!" said Melissa shoving Eric over who was taking up a lot of space in the tent.

"Sorry" he said moving over, which shocked Melissa. The old Eric would have made a big fit or a sarcastic remark. And whether he was doing it because he had actually changed or because he wanted to get more forgiveness, Melissa liked the new Eric.

"Thanks"

"Hey, Melissa?" Eric asked turning to face Melissa.

"Yeah?" she asked.

"Did you forgive me because you wanted to or because Taylor asked you to?"

"A bit of both, I mean I did it because Taylor was upset and if that's what would make her feel better than I would do it, but I also did it because she made a point with what she said about the whole changing thing, and I think you might actually be changing" she told him.

"Me too, and I don't want to hurt anyone here again. You guys are the most amazing people I have ever met, you all made me realize that it's okay to be myself and I don't have to be funny all the time for people to like me" Eric explained.

"Yeah, I know what you mean" Melissa started, "I was afraid to show my real self for awhile too, that you guys would think I was a loser, but nobody did. Well, besides you and Taylor" she said looking down.

"I'm sorry for who I used to be Melissa. Me and Taylor we were jerks when we first got here. She's changed now though, and I'm changing" he said.

"You know for once Eric, I actually believe you" Melissa said.

"Well that's a start for change" said Eric smiling.

"It is" Melissa responded, "so don't mess it up" she said pointing her index finger at him smiling back at him.

"I won't" said Eric. I have to change, Melissa likes the new me and I think the new me might like Melissa. Eric thought to himself, forgetting about the fact that Melissa liked Jackson, or did she?

AROUND THE FIRE WITH DALEY AND NATHAN

"There's so much drama going on lately" Daley told Nathan, "I mean it's not like missing Days Of Our Lives is a big deal anymore, I have my own soap opera right here" she joked.

"Wait…wait you watch Days Of Our Lives?" asked Nathan laughing, finding that even funnier than her joke.

"Yeah, what's so funny about that?" she asked.

"I don't know I just picture more as the Discovery Channel type girl, I can't see you watching Soap Opera's" he said still laughing.

"You're too smart for stupid shows like that" he said, when he noticed she wasn't too happy anymore.

"Nice cover-up Nathan" Daley laughed.

"I mean it Daley, you are smart" he started, "But yeah, that was a pretty amazing cover-up, I must say" he said.

"Shut up" she said laughing and pushing him off the log he had been sitting on.

"Oh, you are so dead" said Nathan getting up. Daley got up too and started to run away from him, as he chased her down the beach. No one expected Daley and Nathan to be the kind of people that had fun, but when they were together they had a blast.

BACK WITH TAYLOR AND JACKSON

"I wish Nathan and Daley would just tell each other they had feelings for each other" said Taylor, "I mean it would make them so much happier, but they can't since you had to make that stupid rule about no romance going on here" said Taylor.

"That was a good rule" Jackson started, "if people became a couple or admitted there feelings for each other and it didn't work out, it would just create more drama here and it would be weird" Jackson said.

"So let them deal with that themselves" Taylor said, "I mean look at how happy they are, just think how much happier they would be if they could actually be together."

"Yeah, well that's not going to happen" said Jackson laughing.

"You're unbelievable you know that?" said Taylor, "People thought I only thought about myself when really you do too. You're afraid to tell Melissa how you feel because you don't know if it'll work out, so you're not going to let anyone else be a couple!"

"First of all I'm going it to protect everyone from getting hurt, and second how do you know I even like Melissa anymore?"

"Jackson people get hurt, it's a part of life, and wouldn't you rather experience that hurt with everyone here, than anywhere else? We all said that everyone here are the most amazing people we've ever met, don't you want to go through all the important things in life here. Whether they're good or not so good? We have people here to celebrate the good with, and to cry about the bad with!" she yelled, making a point, "And as for Melissa, it's obvious you like here. I mean, you made it pretty clear you didn't like me when you said the "almost kiss" was a mistake" she said getting up and walking away leaving Jackson there to think to himself.