"Wow. That was some party."

Lauren stretched out on the hotel bed as she took her jacket off. She was still grinning from the barbeque. She looked over at Olivia, who was already lying down on her own bed. "Olivia?"

"What? Sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

"I said that was some party."

Olivia rolled over to face Lauren across the room. "It sure was."

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?"

Lauren smiled wider. "You just…you look like you have stars dancing in your eyes."

Olivia broke into a smile as well. "He's just…I mean…you know?"

"Oh yes. I understand how you feel. He's different, isn't he?"

"Yes. Yes, exactly. He looks like a bit of a brute at first glance, to be honest, but he's so sweet and gentle…and shy…and he cares about others…you just have to get to know his personality."

"Well, I'm glad you're actually getting a chance to know him," Lauren said, pulling a blanket over herself. "And I can't say I'm too unhappy with hanging out with Jacob, either."

Olivia snort-laughed. "What?" Lauren asked.

"Nothing. Goodnight."

Lauren murmured goodnight back and closed her eyes. Olivia stared at the ceiling, thinking. Lauren was right, on some points. Josh was different. But as far as she could tell, Lauren's "love" for the drummer only went so far. It was a shallower type of love. But this…this was deeper.

With thoughts still whizzing through her mind, Olivia drifted off into peaceful sleep.

That night, she dreamt that Josh threw pebbles at her window until she ran out into his arms.

…

Olivia awoke to a deep voice and someone violently shaking her. She squinted in the morning light and yelled, "Wait, Josh, no! I'm not dressed!"

"Josh? What are you talking about?"

Whoops. It was Lauren who had been shaking her. She didn't say his name out loud, did she…? Yes. Yes she did.

"Never mind, I'm up, I'm up." She kicked off the covers and changed out of her pajamas. "What's on the itinerary for today?"

Lauren smiled. "Stalking."

"No, you've gotta be kidding me," Olivia whined. "Please get over yourself. HE'S JUST A MAN."

"AND SO IS HIS TWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN," Lauren retorted. That shut Olivia right up. "And besides," Lauren continued, "they're going sightseeing today. So I figured today was a good day to go sightseeing. Aha."

Olivia opened a bottle of water and nodded. "Alright, fine. Just don't act too crazy."

"Pssh. Please, girl, when have I ever?"

Ignoring the obvious answer, Olivia put her shoes on and grabbed her jacket. The two girls got some protein bars for "breakfast," and headed out of the hotel.

They chit-chatted all the way down the boardwalk, when Olivia stopped and pointed. "Look! Oh my gosh, look!"

"What? What?" Lauren looked in the direction she was pointing, but couldn't see anything of interest.

"Danielle! Over there!"

"FOR REAL?"

"Let's go say hi!"

They jogged over to the hot dog stand Danielle was standing at, and stood awkwardly in line behind her while she ordered her food. After receiving her order, she sat down at an umbrella-covered table. Olivia poked Lauren.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"Go say something to her."

"Me? You're the one who saw her in the first place!"

"Well she knows you better!"

"She doesn't know me at all!"

"Yuh-huh! Tania's told her about you!"

"Well, yeah, but she probably told her about you too! Hello, the Charlotte show?"

"WHO CARES JUST GO DO IT!"

"FINE!"

Lauren meekly walked up to Danielle's table and waved to get her attention. "Hey, Danielle! I don't know if you remember me, but I'm Lauren. I, uh, I didn't really MEET you meet you at Awakening, but I saw you…and…uh, at It's All Gold in Vienna, I talked to you about karaoke, and Tania…so…hey."

Danielle looked confused. "Oh, and this is Olivia, from the IAG Charlotte stop."

"Oh hey, Olivia! I remember you, how're you doing, girl?" Danielle stood up and gave Olivia a hug. Lauren stood by and watched.

"I'm doing great, how are you?"

"Fantastic! I love Miami, it's so beautiful."

"It really is."

"AHEM."

The two stopped talking and looked at Lauren. "Uh, yeah, so…where's the rest of the crew?" she asked.

"Oh, you mean the boys?" They're up at that shell museum."

"Greatthanksbye," Lauren said in a rush, grabbing Olivia's hand and pulling her away.

"Uh, bye, Danielle!" Olivia turned and called back. "Lemme guess: we're headed to the shell museum?"

"You know it," Lauren answered. "Pick up the pace, Olivia! What's wrong with you?"

They laughed at the Really Real Show reference as they ran up to the museum. The entrance was free, so they went right in with no problem. Not even stopping to look at the displays, they wove through the long hallways and past the tourists admiring the sealife.

"There! I see Nathan!" Lauren fiercely whispered. Olivia started grinning. "Okay, okay! Act casual!"

The two girls began to walk, quietly "discussing" the conch shells next to them. Derek happened to glance over in their direction, and his face lit up. "Hey! What're you guys doing here?"

"Oh, HEY, guys! Didn't know we'd run into y'all here!" Lauren said, covering for them just a bit too much (as usual).

Solomon, Jacob, and Nathan turned and said hello as well. As Lauren began her giggling again, all that was going through Olivia's mind was Where is Josh? Why isn't he here? Is he okay?