Your sure?" Freddie said slowly, stopping what he was doing to look incredulously over at Josh.

Josh nodded "I know man. I was just as shocked."

Earlier that morning Josh had woken up at the usual time, and stretched. He was about to exit the stateromm when he heard voices.

"Jake someone could walk out here-"

"Would you stop being so paranoid! No one had any idea."

Josh shook his head. If Pops knew Jake brought a girl back to the boat he would kill him. But then Josh stopped and thought. That voice sounded all too familiar. Cracking the door open he saw a sight that nearly made his brain fly out of his head. jake had RIa pressed against the wal with his tounge down her throat. Josh shook his head a few times, and pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming, but the scene was definately real.

Freddie stared at Josh for a moment, then looked at the ground in silence. Suddenly he burst out with

"GROSS!" Making Josh jump.

"What's gross?" Ryan, who had just walked on deck and was pulling his gloves on, asked curiously

"Ria and Jake playing tonsil hockey in out kitchen!" Freddie exclamed, and immediately clapped a hand over his mouth, and glanced at Josh.

'I wasn't supposed to say that was I?"

Josh shook his head.
"WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Ryan said holding a hand up "Your joking right?"

Josh shook his head slowly, "Nah man I saw it with my own eyes."

"But he's jake, and she's Ria and..Ew!" Ryan pretended to Gag himself.

"So what do we do?" Freddie asked

"We have to tell Pops."

"Pops we have to-

"Ria and Jake were sucking face in the kitchen!" Freddie burst out

"FREDDIE!" Josh yelled smacking his arm " I told you to let me do the talking!"

Freddie gave himself a smack upside the head

" Aw Freddie you always open ya big fat mouth!"

"What are you talking about." Phil said slightly alarmed

Josh nodded." I didnt believe it either Pops but I saw it with my own eyes."

Phil was very quiet. It wasn't possible. If he was being totally honest with himself the idea of Ria and Jake wasn't exactly unreal. Him, and Ria's father had always joked about them falling in love one day and he saw the way Ria looked at Jake. But to him they would always be the little kids running around the backyard. He had always thought in the back ofhis mind that maybe they could one day be something, but he wasn't ready for it.

"Your sure?"He said looking at Josh

"Positive."

"Where are they right now?" Phil said standing up

"Galley." Ryan said

"JACOB!"

Phil bellowed as he lumbered down the stairs

"Here we go" Josh muttered

" Why didnt you tell us?"Phil said folding his hands and looking at Ria and Jake.

They shared a look.

"Tell you what?" Ria said in a small voice

"Tell us- Josh began

"Tell us that you two are lovers now!" Freddie interjected

"FREDDIE!" The whole galley yelled

he held his hands up in defeat "..."he muttered.

Ria went bright red, and Jake looked away.

"We wanted to tell you, honestly we did" Jake began

"But we felt it was best to see if it would even work out before letting the whole world know. We were just as suprised when it happened" Ria said finishing for him

"Look." Phil said leaning forward. Ria and Jake braced for the worst

"I'm...going to allow this on the boat. However. It still needs to remain professional during the trip."

Ria smiled broadly, as did Jake.

This was all going to work out.

Ria finally had everything in life she wanted

And she would be damned if she was going to let it get screwed up

Now that theyre relationship was out in the open it was alot harder to have any alone time because they felt they were being watched.

Ria feigned the excuse of the fumes from the boat being repaired giving her a headache, and rented a hotel room.

They would meet secretly there, and having Phil in on what they were doing helped because no one would question him when Ria and jake dissapeared.

Ria had been contemplating about her and Jake all afternon. She finally made up her mind

Ria was leaning against the doorframe watching him. A very coy smile was spreading across her face, as Jake watched her watching him.

"What the hell are you looking at?" He asked playfully.

"Well.. Ive been thinking?" Jake turned around to throw one of the pillows off the bed, and when he turned back around Ria was pulling a shirt over her head. he gulped. She locked her eyes with his as she slowly pushed her shorts down her legs. Very slowly she walked to him, her tiny hips swinging as she moved. She pressed her bare skin against his tshirt and jean clad body. She removed his shirt, and drifted her hands down his chest, to hisd belt.

"Ria-"

"No Jake. Im ready, I want this, I want you. Now"

"I just dont want you to do anything till your ready. after everything thats happened to you , you may need time"

"No" she said pushing herself against him tighter. "You are the one I want to do this with Jake. Only you"

Jake hesitated for a moment before he sighed and nodded. Ria took a deep breath, and slowly undid his belt, taking a step back allowing him to remove his jeans and step out of them. She reached up putting her arm around his neck, and their lips connected. They had kissed many times but this was all new. Jake had been holding out on her, his lips moved slightly roughly against hers. The kiss was hungry and powerful. Jake knew what he wanted, and Ria wasnt saying no. He stroked up her back, feeling her soft skin against his rough calloused hands. They walked slowly backwards, and landed very gently on the bed. Jake kissed down Ria's neck, and chest to her stomach and hip bones. He stopped at her panty line, and looked up. She closed her eyes and nodded, unhooking her bra clasp, while he slid her underwear over her hips down her legs, kissing as he went. When he came back up he looked at her.

"Are you sure about this?"

She nodded "Yes."

It was crazy, being with Jake like this. She had imagined it, but none of her thoughts could live up to this. The heavy breathing, Jake being so close to her, being connected, the stars that exploded behind her eyelids. After it was over she closed her eyes, and smiled.

"Are you okayy." jake asked slightly nervously

She shook her head "No. Im more than okay."

Jake smiled, and leaned back. His heart was pounding

and he realized something rightt here in that moment.

he was unexplainably, crazily completely in love with Lyrica Daniel's

And he always had been.