So apparently season 1 of Victorious gives me writers block? Apologies for taking so long. I tried out Jade's POV again. Also, I'm kind of obsessed with Bade and beaches at the moment, so this trend will be popping up again. I hope you enjoy it! The next couple of chapters won't be based on episodes, I need a while to try and plan out a couple. In the mean time, please tell me what you think and also which episodes or prompts you want me to write next!

Thanks to everyone for reviewing, favoriting and alerting. I really appreciate it.

As always, I don't own Victorious or any recognizable material. :/

Jade lay on her stomach on her towel, feet in the air, sunglasses on her head. It was nearly six but the sun was still pretty bright and very warm. After getting out of the RV they'd all run straight into the water, barely stopping to strip off everything but their bathing suits. Jade wasn't usually one for swimming, but she'd never been so relieved to be in the water. Plus, it washed all that disgusting sweat off her body.

She and Beck had gotten their things and were now laying, side by side, on their towels, both reading. Nearby, Trina was sunbathing and unsuccessfully trying to convince random hot guys to rub sunscreen on her back. Rex sat on Robbie's towel, seemingly forgotten, as Cat had convinced Robbie, Andre and Tori to play net-less volley ball.

Just as Jade turned the page in her book, Beck nudged her gently. Her body was still a little wet, sand stuck to her feet, wet hair draped down her back. She wiggled her shoulder to acknowledge his presence but otherwise ignored him. He nudged her again. She sighed, and looked over at him through her sunglasses. He was smiling at her, a little sheepishly.

"What?" She asked, lowering her book.

Beck shrugged and sat up on his towel, his legs apart. He looked at her again, this time expectantly. Jade sighed again and got up from her towel and sat herself down between his legs, leaning her back against his chest and resting her arms on his knees.

"Happy?" She asked, as she reopened her book and continued reading. It was actually really comfortable, but she wasn't going to admit that.

He hummed a little and placed his chin on her shoulder, "You gonna keep reading?" His tone was flirty, and she hated him for it. She just wanted to read and relax!

"Yes," she replied curtly, forcing away the tiny smile on her lips.

"Really?" he asked, turning his head to press his lips against her neck. She exaggerated a loud sigh but the smile she could no longer hide said differently. She closed the book and threw it back onto her own towel. Becks hands came up to rest gently on her arms, causing his body to curve around hers. The proximity would've been Hell earlier in the day, but the air was a little cooler now. Besides, she'd rather be too hot in Beck's arms than comfortable without him. Again, not that she would admit it.

"Did you want something?" She asked.

"Just wanted to see how you were doing."

She shrugged noncommittally, not sure what he was getting at.

"I know sweating for the first time ca-" His voice was light, speckled with amusement. Of course he would find this funny.

"Don't you dare!" She cut him off, straightening her back and pulling away from him as far as his grip would allow her.

"I'm just saying-"

"Don't even think it! It never happened!" She snapped, glaring at him for a moment.

He held up one hand in defeat, although he still had an amused smirk on his face. "Okay, okay!"

Jade relaxed a little, resting back against his chest. Neither of them said anything for a moment. Normally Jade would be fine with the silence, but she was still haunted by that gross dampness.

"Will you still love me if I sweat?" She asked, biting her lip.

Beck chuckled, even though she really couldn't see the funny side of this situation. "I'd still love you even if all you did was sweat."

"Ew," she made a face, not even wanting to imagine it. "Really?"

"Actually..."

"Beck!"

He laughed louder this time, "Really," he confirmed and dropped his head to press another kiss to her skin. Jade smiled again, before turning her head towards his and kissing him on the lips. He responded quickly, stretching his neck to reach her better. She pressed herself further to his body and he groaned a little. She pulled away from the kiss, smirking.

"Slow down, cowboy," she said. Part of her wished they weren't on a beach right now, and that they didn't have to take all of their friends home at the end of the day.

Beck raised an eyebrow at her, probably guessing correctly that she was having the same thoughts as he was. His arm dropped so it was draped across her waist now, holding her closely. He didn't say anything though, probably because he guessed correctly that she could make it a lot worse for him than it was for her.

"What do you wanna do tonight?" he asked eventually. She was glad he did; she had been a little worried Cat would convince them to do something "fun" as a group before they had a concrete excuse.

"I don't know... Dinner and a movie?" She suggested. Sure it sounded lame, but no one had ever watched a really bad film with Beck and mocked the entire thing like she had, or recited all the lines of a good classic with him. Besides, he's the only one who doesn't mind her obsessively pointing out continuity errors.

"Sounds great," he mumbled into her damp hair, before resting his cheek against her head. The sun was finally starting to set, and a slightly cooler breeze caused Beck to wrap his arms more tightly around her. Sure, they had nearly boiled in the RV a few hours ago, and that horrifyingly gross thing happened to her. But she was more than comfortable now. And just as she looked over at their friends she saw the ball hit Tori in the head. Yeah, things weren't so bad.