"This place is really cool." Roger smiled looking down at Brenda as they approached the beach.
"Yeah, we like it. We can play our radio and no one bothers us." she smiled looking up at him.
"Bren, you're here. Thank God. Will you please tell Eric that George Michael is not gay?" Robin asked looking down at Brenda.
"Eric, he is so not gay. Look how hot he is. And he always has these sexy super models in his videos. Would you leave Robin alone?" she laughed as Roger started to laugh. "What are you laughing about?" she asked looking up at Roger.
"Nothing." he laughed as she stopped in front of him with her hands on her hips.
"No, what? I wanna hear this." she smiled looking up at him.
"Um, I agree with Eric. I think he's gay too." he said looking down at her.
"He is not gay." she argued smiling up at him.
"OK Baby. If you say so." he laughed leaning down to pick her up and carry her onto the beach.
"Roger, put me down." she squealed as Eric and Robin laughed.
"Why? I like picking you up. Plus if I'm holding you, you can't beat me up for saying your boy is gay." he laughed looking at her.
"I like you holding me." she smiled leaning in to kiss him.
"Me too." he smiled putting her down and looking into her beautiful blue eyes. She wasn't wearing make up, but she looked perfect anyway.
"Come on you two. You're not gonna make out all night, are you?" Eric asked looking up at them.
"Sorry. We were just..." Roger apologized looking over at them.
"It's OK. But if you hurt our friend, we will hunt you down." Robin said pointing at him.
"Robin, would you stop? Come on. I wanna listen to some tunes on the radio." Brenda smiled taking Roger's hand and leading him towards the radio.
"Me too." he smiled looking down at her as they sat by the radio. They listened to music and sang along to the songs that came on. Brenda sat between Roger's legs and he played with her hair. He and his family had spent every summer since he was was younger and he never had a better summer. And they had only been there a day. He knew this summer was gonna be the best summer he had ever had. He liked Brenda and Brenda liked him. Their relationship was only gonna last until Labor Day, but he wanted to make the most of the time they had together. When it was time for Brenda to go home, they got in her car and she drove them home. "I had a great time Brenda. Thanks for inviting me." he smiled as they sat in her car in the driveway.
"I told you. Don't thank me. I wanted to spend more time with you." she smiled as they moved closer to one another.
"I'm glad. I wanted to spend more time with you too." he whispered as he leaned over to kiss her. He lifted his hand to her face and caressed her cheek with his thumb.
"I really have to go inside Roger. Not that I want to, but my mom is looking at us from her bedroom window and I'm afraid she's gonna have a heart attack if I don't." she laughed running her fingers through his hair.
"OK. I'll see you tomorrow at the beach?" he asked looking down at her.
"Definitely." she smiled kissing him again before they got out of the car. "Bye Roger." she smiled looking back at him as he stood by her car.
"Bye Brenda." he smiled watching her go in the house.
"Good night." she laughed standing on her porch.
"Good night." he smiled before walking backwards towards his house.
"Bye." she repeated laughing as she opened the door to her house.
"Bye." he laughed looking up at her as she went into the house. When she closed the door he turned around to run home. He was so excited about his night with Brenda he rushed into the house. His parents were still up watching tv when he got in.
"You're home early. How was your date with Brenda?" Mr. Davis asked looking up at him.
"It was amazing. I really like her dad. She's so much fun. Did you know she could sing? She's amazing too. You should hear her. We were singing along to the radio and she was so good." he told him excitedly as he sat on the couch.
"That's great Roger. We're glad you had a good night." Mrs. Davis smiled looking over at him.
"I had an amazing night." he smiled getting up. "I'm gonna go to bed. I'm meeting up with Brenda at the beach again. I'll see you in the morning." he smiled looking down at them.
"Good night Roger." Mrs. Davis smiled looking up at him as he went to his room. "He's gonna get hurt, isn't he?" she asked looking over at her husband.
"Yeah, I'm afraid so." he said looking over at her as they continued to watch tv. The next morning Roger was up early again to meet Brenda at the beach. When he got out of the shower Mr. Davis was in the kitchen making coffee.
"Hey dad. What are you doing up so early?" he asked looking over at him.
"I was thinking of leaving this morning. I have to be back at the office tomorrow and I don't want to be on the road all night." he said looking over at him.
"Does mom know?" he asked standing at the counter.
"Yeah, she does. Listen Roger, try not to spend too much time with Brenda, OK? Your mom and I are afraid that you're falling for Brenda already and we don't want you to get hurt at the end of the summer when we have to go home and leave her behind." he said pouring himself and Roger a cup of coffee.
"I know dad, but I can't help it. She's really great. I like her a lot." he said taking his coffee cup.
"I know you do Roger. But you have Berklee in the fall and that's in Boston. Boston may be close, but it's not close enough to have a relationship with someone who lives here." he said looking up at him.
"I know dad. I just really like her. A lot. She's incredible and amazing and beautiful and fun. I don't know. I mean, I know it's complicated, but I like her and I like being with her. She's really great dad." he said looking up at his father.
"I know son. Just be careful, OK?" he said looking over at him.
"OK dad. I'll try." he smiled taking his coffee mug into his room to finish getting ready for the beach.
"Brenda, I don't like you spending so much time with that boy. You've seen him everyday for the last 3 weeks." Mrs. Durlach said looking over at Brenda who was getting ready to go to the beach.
"Mom, he's not that boy. His name is Roger and I really like him. Why can't you just let me have fun?" she asked putting her towel in her beach bag.
"I have been letting you have fun, but I just know you're gonna get hurt. He lives all the way upstate and you're down here. How are you gonna keep dating him like that?" she asked sitting on her daughters bed.
"He's going to Berklee in Boston in the fall. Boston is closer than upstate, right?" she asked looking down at her as she put her sandals on.
"Not that much closer. Actually it's a different state." she said looking over at her.
"I know. Listen mom, I gotta go. I'm meeting Roger. I'll see you later." she said putting her bag on her shoulder and beginning to walk out of the room. "Oh, would you mind if I eat at Roger's house tonight? His mom is making her awesome macaroni salad." she asked looking down at her.
"No, it's fine Brenda. Just be home by curfew." she said looking up at her.
"I always am. Thanks mom." she smiled before leaving the house.
"You are so beautiful." Roger said looking at Brenda as they swam in the ocean.
"And you are the most amazing man in the world." she laughed swimming to him wrapping her arms around his neck.
"That's only because you are the most amazing woman in the world." he smiled leaning in to kiss her.
"This is the best summer I've ever had." she smiled as she wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Me too." he whispered leaning in to kiss her more. This kiss was like none of the others he had given her in the last 3 weeks. "I love you Brenda." he smiled looking into her blue eyes.
"I love you too Roger." she smiled holding him tight. "I was thinking maybe tonight we could hang out just you and me." she suggested pulling back to look into his green eyes.
"Do you mean...?" he asked looking at her.
"Yeah, I do." she whispered leaning in to kiss him.
"Are you sure?" he asked looking at her.
"Yeah. I'm sure." she smiled leaning in to kiss him again. "I wanna be with you." she smiled running her fingers through is short wet blond hair.
"I wanna be with you too Brenda." he smiled as he held her close to him.
"Do you see what I see?" Robin asked Eric as they sat on the blanket on the beach watching Brenda and Roger in the water.
"Yep. She's fallen for him." Eric said looking over at her.
"This is not gonna end well, is it?" she asked looking over at him.
"You never know. Roger's fallen for her too. Do you see how he looks at her? I wish a guy would look at me that way." he said looking over at her.
"Eric, he's going to Boston in the fall. She's gonna get hurt." she said looking over at him.
"Why don't we just let her have her fun until then, OK? We'll see what happens after that." he said smiling at them.
"OK, I guess. But she's gonna need us to pick up the pieces when he leaves." she said looking at him.
"I know and we will be." Eric told her looking back at the water to watch Roger and Brenda play in the water.