Reggie sat on her bed and placed another spoonful of chocolate ice-cream into her mouth. She looked out her window and saw Lars still sat on the curb. She couldn't pull her eyes away from him. Something about their moment together had made Reggie feel completely different. She felt a buzz pulse round her veins. She couldn't calm herself down. Her heart was racing and for once in a very long time she felt warm inside. Looking down, she saw her hands were shaking. She got up from the bed and ran to the mirror. The girl looking back at her was a wreck. Her hear was tangled and scruffy; her eyes were red and puffy and her makeup had smudged all down her cheeks. She laughed at the crazy looking girl in her reflection. Then she realised. It was her.

"Is that me?" Reggie pulled at her hair and rubbed her cheeks

"That is me" she took a step back in shock. Reggie saw her wardrobe from the corner of her eye and began to walk over to it. She rummaged through her clothes and pulled out a black flair skirt and a white boob tube.

"This'll do" She smiled at her outfit before chucking off her dirty clothes and jumping in to her new ones. She looked back in the mirror

"Now we need to do something about your hair and makeup" She giggled before heading to the bathroom. She put the plug in the sink and turned on the taps. Whilst the sink was filling up she ran a brush through the tangles in her hair. She winced as the brush pulled at the knots. She began to wash her face and wipe away her stale makeup. The fresh water felt beautiful against Reggie's dried skin. After she had freshened up she tied her hair in to a bun at the back of her head and ran back to her room. She placed her feet in to a pair of black flip-flops and consulted the mirror once more

"Much better" she smiled before heading downstairs

"You look nice" Raymundo complemented. Sam, Twister and Otto were watching telly whilst Raymundo tidied the kitchen

"Thanks dad" Reggie beamed

"Have you come down to watch telly? We can put whatever you want on" Otto held out the remote

"No, I'm going out" Reggie skipped over to the door

"What?" Ray followed her to the door

"I'm going out, with Lars" Reggie pointed out the window. Ray followed her finger to find Lars still sat on the curb outside

"Oh, well don't be too long. It's nearly dark out" Raymundo kissed his daughter's head before leaving the room. Reggie walked outside and stood in front of Lars

"Still here?" she teased

"You look nice" Lars ignored her question

"Thank you" Reggie curtsied

"Going somewhere?"

"Yes, with you" Reggie said as she grabbed Lars's hand and heaved him to his feet

"What?"

"I wanna go down the beach with you" Reggie began walking down the road "Coming?"

"Definitely" Lars ran to catch up with her

"Good" Reggie stated

"You seem… happy" Lars pointed out

"I don't know what came over me… just after I was with you earlier I started to feel… elated"

"I tend to have that effect on a lot of people" chuckled

"I'm serious, Lars"

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Well, you're welcome"

"I never said thank you" Reggie giggled

"But I knew you meant to" Lars smiled

"I always thought you were a jerk" Reggie grinned up at him

"Gee, thanks"

"No, I mean… you're not at all! You're the opposite"

"You're not too bad yourself" Lars put his arm around Reggie's shoulder and pulled her close. They walked the rest of the way in silence. There was nothing that needed to be said. They were completely happy in each other's company.

When they arrived at the beach they saw it was completely deserted. The decollate scene was just what Reggie wanted

"Come one" Reggie yelled as she ran on to the sand

"Where are you going?" Lars ran after her

"For a paddle" Reggie laughed as she grew even closer to the waves fall on to the sand

"But you'll freeze" Lars tried to catch up with Reggie but it was too late. She braced herself and dove straight in to the ocean. The cold water ran over her head as she swam through the gentle waves. She felt so excited as she jumped up from under the water. She looked round to see Lars still stood on the sand

"Come on, it feels amazing" She waved him in

"No way" Lars refused

"Then I'll just have to come get you" Reggie laughed as she ran through the water

"Reg, no! You're soaked" Lars began to run from Reggie as she emerged. She began chasing him down the shore. Her laughter flew around the beach as she ran after Lars

"Reggie! Stop" Lars began to laugh too

"Don't fight it Lars! You know I'm gonna get you" Reggie lunged for Lars and tackled him to the ground. She sat on his stomach and wrapped her arms around his neck

"Ahhh, Reg" Lars chuckled from under Reggie's wet body. Her wet frame atop of his set him alight inside but he fought his urges

"Told you I'd get you" Reggie giggled

"Yeah, well now it's your turn" Lars sniggered

"What?" Reggie sat up to find Lars sneakily smiling up at her. He lunged forward and dug his hands in to Reggie's side

"WAHH, STOP" Reggie fell off his chest and melted on to the sand. Lars began tickling her before heaving her over his shoulder

"You want me to go in the water? Ok then" Lars giggled as he ran towards the water

"Lars! STOP" Reggie screamed with laughter as she waved about like a baby in Lars's arms

"Don't fight it Reg" He used her own words against her. He hurtled towards the water before finally throwing himself and Reggie in to cold ocean. He held her tight in her arms as they rose to the surface

"Oh my god that's cold. Holy mother that's cold" Lars jumped out trying to warm himself. Reggie laughed at him as she adjusted easily.

"You just need to get used to it, here try this" Reggie grabbed Lars's shoulders and thrust him back under the water and burst in to a fit of giggles. Moments later Lars exploded out of the ocean

"Thanks for that Reg" He said with a tint of sarcasm

"Better?" She giggled

"Much, but I do have to get you back for that" he winked and flashed a white smile

"But you chucked me in the water, isn't that enough?"

"um… nope" Lars said as he sunk back in to the water. Reggie began to panic and scanned the water but couldn't spot Lars anywhere. Suddenly she felt something brush past her leg

"Oh hell" She began to run away but felt something wrap around her thighs before she had a chance

"Lars, cut it out" she said as the grip around her legs grew tighter. Then she felt a strange feeling. She began to rise

"Lars, what are you doing?" Suddenly Lars burst out the water and threw Reggie over his shoulder in to the water

"WAH" Reggie let out a short sharp scream as she span through the air before hitting the water. Lars erupted in to a fit of laughter and stood there with his hands on his hips. Then he became worried. Reggie hadn't come back to the surface for a good 30 seconds. Panic ran through Lars when without warning he felt a grip around his ankle. He knew at the very moment it was Reggie. He waited for her to make her move, which was a bad move. Reggie heaved Lars's ankle right up in the air forcing him to fall back in to water. Before he had a chance to do anything else she ran from the ocean and fell to the sand. Lars blasted out of the water and tried to catch his breath. He was Reggie on the beach and bounded towards her. Reggie's noticed him steaming towards and tried to get away but before she even had a second to think Lars had thrown himself atop of Reggie. He placed an arm on either side of her head and a leg on either side of her hips. He bridged over her and stared in to her beautiful eyes. Reggie smiled up at him and began to feel warm in her heart. Lars panted heavily as Reggie's beauty hypnotized him and scrabbled his feeble mind. Reggie felt a strange feeling she hadn't felt in a very long time. She began to raise her arms and wrap them around Lars's neck. Her smile faded and she became serious. She ran her hands through his damp hair and gripped it between her dainty fingers. Lars lent forward until he could feel Reggie's breath against his burning cheeks. He began to press his lips to her neck and closed his eyes.