When Roger woke up the next morning he looked over at the clock. It was 10:30. When he saw the time, he quickly got up and went into the shower. He wanted to meet Brenda at the beach at 11. "Good morning Roger. What are you doing ready to early?" Mr. Davis asked looking up at Roger as he ate his bacon.
"I'm going to the beach." he smiled pouring himself a cup of coffee.
"You're gonna meet Brenda at the beach, aren't you?" he asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, she invited me to meet her at 11." he smiled looking down at him.
"You like her, don't you?" he asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, she's OK." he answered trying to act casually.
"It looks like she's more than OK." he smiled looking over at him.
"I gotta go. I'll see you later dad." he smiled before getting up and leaving the house. As he walked down the block he was excited about seeing Brenda at the beach. He couldn't wait. The more excited he got, the faster he walked. When he got to the beach he began looking for Brenda. He noticed her in the water. She was talking to a guy. When he saw this his heart sank. He turned around and began to walk back up the beach. When he did, he heard someone yell his name.
"Roger. Roger, wait. Where are you going?" she asked coming out of the water.
"I'm sorry. I um... I forgot my sun block." he said looking down at her.
"You can use mine. Come on. I want you to meet my best friend Eric." she smiled taking his hand and dragging him towards the water where Eric was coming out.
"Hi. You must be Roger. Brenda has told me so much about you." he smiled looking up at him.
"Hey. Yeah, I'm Roger. It's nice to meet you." he smiled looking down at Brenda.
"Do you wanna get something to eat? I'm starving." Brenda smiled looking up at Roger.
"Yeah, I could eat." he smiled as Eric smiled at them.
"I'm gonna stay here and catch some rays. Bring me back a burger and fries. And don't forget my diet soda." Eric smiled looking up at them before going to the blanket.
"OK, we'll be back in a bit." Brenda smiled wrapping the towel around her waist.
"Is that you're um... boyfriend?" Roger asked as they walked to the beach club next to the beach.
"Eric? Oh my God, no. Eric's gay." she laughed looking up at him.
"Oh. He is?" he smiled trying not to look so happy.
"Yeah. I can't believe you thought Eric was my boyfriend." she laughed looking up at him as they climbed the steps to the cafeteria of the beach club.
"Yeah well, I say you guys in the water and... I don't know. It just looked like you guys were dating or something." he said as they stood on the deck.
"Roger, Eric is like my girlfriend, you know? I could never date him." she smiled looking up at him as she took his hand. "And anyway, I like you." she smiled as he smiled back down at her. His heart pounded and his mouth became dry.
"I like you too Brenda." he smiled before lifting his hand up to her face and leaning down to kiss her.
"I like that." she smiled looking into his green eyes.
"I've been wanting to do that since yesterday." he smiled looking down into her blue eyes.
"I'm glad you did it." she smiled still holding his hand tight.
"Are you ready to eat?" he smiled looking down at her.
"Yeah, I'm ready." she smiled before they went into the cafeteria holding hands. As they ate their lunch, they got to know each other better. Roger learned that Brenda's family had just moved from Queens and Brenda learned that Roger wanted to go to college for music appreciation and be a rock star. He told her that when he got out of college, he planned on moving to the city and playing clubs until a record producer discovered him. They sat in the cafeteria for hours just talking. After a while, Eric came in wondering what happened to them.
"There you are. I thought Roger kidnapped you and was holding you for ransom." he teased looking down at them.
"We're sorry Eric. We just got to talking and..." Brenda started when Eric cut her off.
"Don't worry about it. I figured this boy was keeping you all to himself. Luckily Robin came and brought me a sandwich. Otherwise, I'd be lying dead on the beach from malnutrition." he laughed looking down at them.
"You are such a drama queen." Brenda laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah well, that's me. A queen." he laughed looking down at them.
"We'll be down in a little while, OK? I promise." she smiled looking up at him.
"OK sweetie. Just don't keep me waiting. We're losing daylight and you have to be home for dinner." he smiled looking down at her.
"I know. My mom is such a pain. Hey, why don't you come and hang out with us later? We usually just hang out at the beach by Robin's house. But it's got a playground so we have fun." she smiled looking up at Roger.
"I would like that. Thanks." he smiled as his green eyes met her gorgeous blue ones.
"Don't thank me. I'm doing it because I want to see you again." she smiled looking up at him.
"I'm glad because I wanna see you again too." he smiled leaning in to kiss her before they got up and went back to the beach. They played in the ocean and continued to talk. When she looked at her watch she realized it was almost dinner time.
"I have to go home now. My mom's gonna flip if I'm not home for dinner." she said as they got out of the water and dried off.
"What time do you want me to pick you up tonight?" he asked looking down at her.
"How about 7? You can come to my house and we'll take my car." she smiled looking up at him.
"OK. I'd like that." he smiled as he started walking Brenda home. When they got to Brenda's house they stood outside. "I'll see you at 7, OK?" he smiled looking down at her.
"OK. I can't wait." she smiled as he leaned down to kiss her. "Bye." she laughed before going into the house.
"Bye." he whispered watching her.
"Who is that boy?" her mother asked looking down at her.
"That's Roger. He's staying down the block for the summer." she said going into her room.
"Why did he kiss you?" she asked following her.
"Because we're dating mom. It's not a big deal." she said putting her towel in the hamper that was in the corner of her room.
"You're dating him? You just met him." she asked standing in the doorway.
"Mom, I like him. He lives in Elizabethtown, upstate and he just graduated. He's going to college in the fall and he's taking music. He's a musician. He plays guitar." she said turning to her.
"I still don't think it's a good idea for you to date him. What's gonna happen when he goes back home and you're left behind?" she asked sitting on Brenda's bed.
"Mom, I'm not gonna fall in love with him. I'm just gonna date him for the summer. Plus I like talking to him. He's really nice." she said looking down at her as she leaned against her dresser.
"How do you know you're not gonna fall in love with him? You don't know what the summer will bring." she asked looking up at her.
"Mom, can't you just let me have fun? I like him." she asked looking down at her.
"OK Brenda, but when that boy breaks your heart at the end of the summer, I don't want to hear about it." she said getting up from the bed.
"Fine. I'm gonna go in the shower. Roger's gonna hang out with me, Robin and Eric tonight." she said looking over at her.
"Fine Brenda. Dinner will be ready in a half an hour, so don't take too long. It's your night to set the table." she said looking over at her.
"OK mom. Thanks." she smiled looking over at her before going into the bathroom and starting the shower.
"So you're going out with Brenda tonight?" Mr. Davis asked looking up at Roger as he washed his dish in the sink.
"Yeah, she invited me to hang out with her and her friends." he smiled looking down at him.
"Did you kiss her?" he asked looking up at him.
"Um... yeah. This afternoon at the beach. Before we ate lunch together." he smiled turning around to lean against the sink.
"That's great Roger. Just be careful, OK? You're going home at the end of the summer. I don't want your heart to get broken." he said looking up at him.
"I won't dad. I gotta go. I have to pick Brenda up." he smiled looking down at him.
"OK son. I'll see you later. Have fun." he smiled looking up at him as Roger left the house to pick Brenda up.