DazedAndConfusedxox

Carey's P.O.V.

The next morning, I woke up and sleepily walked to the
bathroom, turning on the water to the large marble
tub..sinking in for a nice warm bath. I was tired and
it was just the thing i needed to wake myself up.
Afterwards, I pulled on a pair of jeans and a baby
tee, slipped on my flipflops, grabbed my oversized
sunglasses and beachbag, which my suit was in, and
headed downstairs. "Morning everyone!" I greeted my
grandparents and the maid, who were all in the
kitchen. "I'm off for the day, i'm meeting up with a
friend at the beach. I'll be back later." I said in
one deep breath as I rushed out the door and pulled it
closed behind me. The nice thing about spending the
summer with my grandparents is that EVERYTHING you
could possibly EVER think of doing or ever WANT to do,
was within walking distance from their house.

I headed down the sidewalk towards the sandy beach,
following the boardwalk a few miles in the direction
of the town where Brianna was staying with her dad. I
saw her sitting at a table in the sand, in her bathing
suit, eating an ice cream cone with a big floppy sun
hat on her head. "Hey!" I called as I approached her.
"HEYY!" she returned, rushing over to give me a one
armed hug, holding her cone carefully away from my
hair. "Hows life with the grandparents?" She asked
friendly. I smiled and laughed a little. "It's good I
guess. There a little slow moving for my liking
though. I've been spending alot of time out in town by
myself." I explained. She shoved my shoulder kiddingly
and protested, "Dont spend your vacation alone! I'm
only a town away! And besides...the boys are tons of
fun.. I told them to stop by, " she started, looking
around the beach for them. "I'm surprised there not
here yet." I smiled at this, but it was bittersweet.
"What do you think Danny will say?" I asked, refering
to his reaction of seeing me after our blow out
yesterday. She waved her hand, "Dont worry about it,
I'm sure it will work itself out. Danny's a sweet
guy...really." she smiled. I sighed, leaning my chin
on my palm as we sat under the umbrella'd picnic table
talking.

A few minutes later, after we had abandoned the ice
cream stand & picnic tables, we headed into the sand
and spread out our towels. I changed into my bathing
suit in a nearby bathroom and we laid out sunbathing.
I couldn't shake the jitters. I kept looking around
nervously, expecting the boys to pop up unexpectedly.
Brianna was talking about some tv show she watched
last night, but instead of listening, i was planning
in the back of my head what I'd say to Danny if he
showed up. I wanted him to know I felt bad...that I
didn't mean everything I said. But is that total
bullshit or what? I was scared shitless. How was I to
know what he was genuinely feeling if he doesnt tell
me! While I DID feel bad about screaming at him, I
wasn't sure if I really knew what to expect from him.
Maybe I WAS played. Although, trying to be optomistic,
I attempted to convince myself of anything other than
that. I sighed, and flopped onto my stomach, untying
the back of my bikini and laying out- just basking in
the sun..my mind at work.

I heard the distant drone of Brianna talking behind
me. I just couldn't focus. I wondered if things with
Danny would ever be the same again. I wanted it so
bad, but the situation had changed....and I wasn't
sure what to make of it now.

"I'm surprised the boys havent come back yet..."
Brianna said, finally catching my attention. "huh?" I
replied, shaken from my trance. "They said they wanted
a surf board....so they went down the boardwalk to buy
one..but that was a while ago. I'm just surprised
they're not back yet." I shrugged, not moving. Part of
me was kinda glad. It'd mean postponing the awkward
tension for as long as possible.

Danny's P.O.V.

We walked around the Surf & Sun- a tropical themed
surf shop on the boardwalk. Tom and Dougie were trying
on funny hats and Harry was being very serious-
focusing strictly on the reason for coming...a
surfboard. I wandered the store aimlessly. When the
group of us met up with Brianna on the beach, she
hinted at the fact that Carey was coming...which made
me slightly hesitant. I wasn't sure exactly what to
say to her.... I just hoped things could be normal.
Maybe they would be! Maybe...she'd have amnesia.
Forget everything that ever happened..and we could
start all over. Just like the time after the plane
crash, where she couldn't remember who I was. I
started getting my hopes up, but scoffed to myself,
catching my reflection in a tall mermaid shaped
mirror. "Dont kid yourself Danny" i started talking to
my reflection, "You're not that lucky..." I sighed,
turning and walking back towards the other boys. They
appeared to have agreed on a light blue, short
surfboard. I laughed. "Guys..." they all looked at me.
"Why are we getting a surf board, when NONE of us know
how to surf?" I asked.

Harry pondered, scratching his chin. Tom furrowed his
eyebrows and Dougie scratched his head, before
applying in an animated voice, "BECAUSE WE CANNNN"

So we bought the surfboard, and Dougie carried it out
of the shop as we headed back towards the beach- where
we had met up with Brianna. As we got within range, we
were able to make out two bodies laying in the sand. I
swallowed hard. Carey was here. I started walking
slower, trying to think of where to start. Do I play
it cool? Pull her away from the group for a word?
Indecision and a rush of thoughts swam through my
mind, and with every step we came closer to finding
out exactly how things would go. I was hoping it
wouldn't turn into another screamfest. But surely she
must expect us, so why would she come if she was mad
at me??...Right? Brianna would have told her we were
coming...its not like she wouldn't....."Hi" she says
smiling as we walk up to the two of them laying in the
sand. She's laying on her stomach, her bikini untied
around her back. "Uhm...hi" I replied, a little taken
back by her sudden greeting. She reached up and retied
her bathingsuit string and sat up indian style as Tom,
Harry, Dougie and myself took seats in the sand around
the two girls.

"You should have seen some of the things they had in
that surf shop" Tom giggled. "They had this one hat-
that made you look like batman!" proclaimed Dougie
excitedly, which made the girls laugh. Carey noticed
the surfboard and looked at it quizzically. "Why..on
earth..did you buy a surfboard?" she laughed. I
smiled, feeling proud that we thought alike. "SEE! I
told you it was a stupid idea...none of you surf." I
chirped in. Harry shoved my shoulder hard, "maybe
we'll LEARN!...and YOUU, mr. negative, will be
prohibited from using OUR surfboard!" he heckled,
sticking his tongue out at me.

After a while, Tom and Dougie headed out to the water
to try their luck on the surfboard...which for a good
while- watching them provided the rest of us with
hysterical entertainment. With a descreet nod of my
head, Carey smiled and nodded and we both slowly stood
up and made our way down the beach..away from Brianna
and Harry. It was a quiet walk for a long while....

"Look, I"- "Danny.." we both started at the same time.
I laughed nervously. "You go ahead" I offered. She
smiled. "Danny..im sorry for the other day. It wasn't
fair of me to assume.. but I didn't hear from you..and
have no idea what your thinking..." she started. I
guess I could relate. I didn't really know what her
stand on the matter was as I started walking towards
her on the beach earlier. I nodded, "Can I explain?" I
asked. She nodded. I took a deep breath. How do I
explain to her that I was terrified of calling
her....me....Danny Jones of McFLY...scared of calling
a girl. It's true though. I didn't know where to
start..what to say when she'd answer...so I
procrastinated.

"It's not that I didn't want to call"...I started. "I
diid. I REALLY did. I just couldn't think of what to
say when you'd answer." I frowned. She continued
listening attentively. After a few seconds of
silence, while I searched for the next thing to say...
"I need to know though...everything that happened...on
the island...the night in the caves" she said, "was it
all....sincere?" She asked, her eyes wide...as if she
was afraid to hear the answer. I laughed, and
responded in the only way I thought how: I grabbed her
by her shoulders and pulled her close, locking my lips
against hers, breaking the kiss a few seconds later as
I felt her lips part into a smile against mine. "Hows
that for sincere?" I joked. She pushed my shoulder
lightly, "Danny! Seriously...whats gonna happen after
summer?" she asked sadly, bringing up a topic we both
didnt really want to think about. I sighed, "Don't
think that far ahead!..If we want to, we can make it
work when the time comes. Lets just have fun and see
where we go from here. And I promise to never not call
again? Okay?" I asked. She thought a moment, while I
waited anxiously for her response, before smiling and
nodding, kissing me softly on the cheek and grabing my
hand- as we walked back towards Harry and Brianna. Whew.

Piczo