Hey guys!! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I finally got the chance to post the new chapter. Hope you like it!

Recap:

"Wow, am I beat," Jackson said to Melissa as they walked through the jungle.

"Me, too," Melissa replied. "We all worked hard today."

"Well, maybe we deserve a rest, then," Jackson suggested, and they stopped at a clearing and sat down on a boulder.

"Maybe we deserve a little something else, too," Melissa said seductively, and they kissed passionately. Things heated up, and soon it had turned into a full make- out session. They were so caught- up in each other that they didn't have another care in the world...

"Jackson?!"

"Melissa?!"

The two broke apart, their eyes widening, as they heard those two familiar voices. They turned around to see Nathan and Daley standing there, hand in hand, staring back at them.

Jackson and Melissa stared at Daley and Nathan, who were going red in the face, and Daley and Nathan stared back at Jackson and Melissa, who were drawing away from each other. There was a very awkward silence as all four blushed furiously.

"Um,…" Jackson stuttered.

"Uh,…" Daley started.

"Yeah," Nathan sighed. "This is awkward."

"No kidding," Melissa said, smoothing out her hair.

After a pause, Nathan said, "Well, you got us," and he sat down on another rock.

"And you got us," Jackson replied.

Nathan buried his face in his hands and shook his head. If he hadn't been so embarrassed he would have been very curious about Jackson and Melissa, although he was as bad as they were.

"I can't believe we thought we'd get away with this," he said, not scolding Daley so much as himself.

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Nathan," Mel said looking with concern at her friend. "We all kept it from everyone- we're all to blame."

Nathan just shook his head again and ignored her. Daley, concerned, put her hand comfortingly on his shoulder and said, "Jackson, we're-"

"Don't even start to apologize," Jackson cut her off. "I've been breaking my own rule, so there's no reason for you two to feel guilty." He turned to look at Nathan, knowing that something was bothering him other than guilt. He gave him a questioning look, and Nathan nodded in return. Jackson turned back to the girls and asked, "Hey, could we have a minute?"

Daley and Melissa exchanged a glance, but nodded, and they got up and walked away, leaving the boys alone.

When the girls were gone, Nathan let out a sigh and ran his hands through his hair. Jackson looked at him and at once knew he wasn't the same Nathan he usually was. Jackson sat down next to Nathan and spoke to him. "Nathan, man, what's up?" he asked.

Nathan looked up at him, and Jackson saw that his eyes were bloodshot and his face was red. Nathan hesitated for a moment and then simply said, "I can't do this, Jackson." Jackson looked at him in shock.

"What?" he asked, "What do you-"

"I can't take it anymore," Nathan told him. "We've been stuck here for two months, not knowing when rescue is going to come or even if it will come. We've been living off of the same fish and fruit that, for all we know, could vanish any day. We've been isolated without friends or family or any type of communication with the outside world. We don't know if the pilot and the others are okay, we don't know what else is on this island and we don't know if they're still looking for us! It's all too much to handle! I don't know how much more of this I can take!"

He paused, breathing heavily. Jackson listened to him intently, letting him vent.

"And now," Nathan continued, calming down a bit, "I don't know what to do about Daley. It's all just so overwhelming…"

"Wait a minute," Jackson said, "What are you thinking about Daley?"

Nathan sighed. "Jackson, you were right from the start. Having relationships on this island is too complicated. If we broke up it would be totally awkward and it would ruin our friendship. I'm starting to think that maybe…" He broke off for a moment and then said, "What if I hurt her? If all the stress got to me, I might take it out on her, and then I'd never be able to live with myself. The last thing I would ever want to do is hurt her." He broke off again, shaking his head.

Jackson looked at him and said, "Nathan, how much do you care about Daley?"

"More than anything," Nathan replied. "I don't think I could find the right words…"

"Well," Jackson said, "If you really care about Daley as much as I think you do, you'll know what you have to do. Just listen to your heart. And as for all that other stress, hey, it happens. But we're all here together, and we need to stick together in order to pull through this. We've done a good job as of now, and we'll make it if we keep it up."

Nathan looked up at him again and smiled. "Thanks, man," he said. "I needed that."

"No problem," Jackson said as the girls walked back over to them.

"You guys alright?" Daley asked.

"Yeah," Nathan said reassuringly to her.

Melissa, who was sitting next to Jackson again, said, "So….. what are we going to do about…… all this?"

They all exchanged glances, and Jackson said, "Good question."

They sat in silence for a moment, thinking about their predicament.

"Well," Jackson said thoughtfully, "On one hand, we could keep it a secret from everyone and do what we have been doing…"

"But on the other hand," Daley continued for him, "If they found out…"

"Exactly," Jackson said, nodding.

"And if we did tell them…" Melissa began.

"It'd be totally awkward," Nathan finished for her.

"We're not in a very good situation, are we?" Daley asked.

"No," Jackson sighed, "We're not."

They all sat thinking for several more minutes. Finally, Nathan said, "You know what, guys? They're going to find out, anyway, one way or another. It'd probably be better if they heard it from us."

They all exchanged looks, and they knew Nathan was right.

"So, we tell them?" Melissa asked.

Nathan sighed and took Daley's hand in his. "Yeah," he said, "We tell them.

Short, I know, but it's finally done!! Remember the reviews!!! They're really appreciated!! Next chapter up soon, I promise!! Thanks guys!!