�I told you it�s a surprise. But we are almost there.� She looked at the clock. 4:30. She sighed and looked out the window. She was lost in her thoughts when the car finally stopped.
�We�re here!� Nick said. He jumped out of the car and ran to open her door.
�The beach!� Jess yelled, �I haven�t been here forever!�
�I have to be by the ocean, and I think I would have died if I wasn�t near it sometime soon, so I brought you today,� he said.
"If you would have told me, I could have worn my bathing suit! Now what am I supposed to do?� He laughed.
�Come on, there�s a store down there, we can get you one.� He said getting a bag out of the back seat. It was a hot day and there were many people already there. They walked into the store and went to the suits.
�Oohh, I like this one!� Nick said holding up a black bikini.
�Ha! You would,� Jess replied rolling her eyes.
�Go try it on,� he said.
�No way,� she replied.
�Ah, come on! Please? For me?� he said giving a puppy dog face.
�Ohh, not the face! Ok fine,� she took the bikini and went into the dressing room. Nick stood outside the door.
�When you�re done, I want to see it!� he said.
�Come on, Nick! I don�t wear this stuff!� she yelled back.
�Oh please?� he asked again. Just then the door flew open. He looked at her and whistled. She hit his arm and slammed the door.
�You look great! And don�t worry! I won�t hold that slap against you!� She got dressed quickly and they paid for the suit and left. They went to the beach house to get ready and found a nice spot on the beach to put their stuff. Jess sat down on her towel and found some suntan lotion in Nick�s bag.
�Would you like some help with that?� Nick asked.
�Sure,� she smiled. The minute he touched her shoulder she felt a spark. She smiled at the feeling.
�Thank you,� she said after he was finished.
�No problem, now...let�s go swimming!� he yelled jumping up.
�Can�t I just tan for a while?� she whined.
�Nope!� he said taking her hand and running into the water. He fell after going a little to deep. She laughed. The swam for an hour and Jess went back up to their spot to tan. A few minutes later, there was a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see a little girl who looked about 5.
�Well, hi there!� Jess said.
�Hi! I�m Stephanie! Who are you?�
�Well, I�m Jess, nice to meet you! Does your mommy know you are over here?�
�Yep! She�s over there! I told her I wanted to say hi to the pretty girl and she said ok!� Jess smiled.
�Well you are very pretty too!� Jess said.
�Thank you!� Stephanie giggled. Just then the girl�s mother came over.
�HI, I�m sorry is she bothering you?�
�Oh no, we were just chatting. She�s so cute!�
�Mommy! Lauren says I�m pretty like her!� Steph yelled. The mother laughed.
�Well I guess you are. I�ll be over there if you get sick of her. By the way, I�m Carol.�
�Nice to meet you,� Jess said shaking her hand.
�Well, I�m going to get back to my book. Be good Stephanie,� Carol said smiling then walking back to her spot.
�Hey Jess!� Nick yelled running toward them.
�Hey Nick,� Jess said.
�Who�s this pretty little lady?� Nick asked sitting down.
�Nick, this is my new friend Stephanie, Steph this is Nick.�
�Hi Nick! You�re cute!� Steph said. Nick laughed.
�Well thank you, but you�re cuter!� he said tickling her, �You coming back in Jess?� Nick asked.
�Yeah! Jess will you take me in the water?� Steph yelled. Jess laughed.
�Yeah, let�s go.�
�Mommy! Jess is gonna take me in the water!� Carol smiled and waved.
�Let�s go!� Nick said taking Steph�s hand and running.
�Hey! Wait for me!� yelled Jess. They all played around in the water for a while when Jess decided to go talk to Carol. She left Steph to play with Nick while she went.
�Your daughter is so cute!� Jess told Carol.
�Yes she is,� Carol laughed. They talked for a while and discovered that Carol had just moved in down the street from Jess.
�That�s so cool!� Jess said.
�You know, I�m always looking for a babysitter on the weekends, and Stephanie seems to like you, what do you say?� Carol asked.
�I say great! I�m never really doing anything on the weekends!� Just then Steph ran up to them dragging Nick behind her.
�Mommy! Mommy! This is Nick. He�s a singer, he sang a song for me!�
�Hi Nick, I�m Carol,� she said shaking his wet hand.
�Nice to meet you,� he replied.
�Honey guess what! Jess is going to be babysitting you sometimes!� Carol said.
�Really? Cool! We will have fun Jess! I can show you my dolls and barbies and my new puppy!�
�Ok, ok,� said Carol, �It�s time to go for today. Say goodbye to Jess and Nick.�
�Bye!� Stephanie said running away.
�Here�s my number,� Jess said handing Carol a piece of paper, �Call me when you need a sitter.�
�Will do! Bye Nick, Bye Jess, nice talking with you!�
�Bye,� Jess said. Nick waved.
�Cute kid,� Nick said as they walked to their spot.
�Yeah, she reminds me of me when I was little.� Jess said.
�Phew, I�m pooped!� Nick said falling to down on a towel.
�Yeah, it�s 6:30 already,� Jess said.
�You ready to go?� asked Nick.
�Ready when you are,� she replied. On the ride home, Jess turned the radio on.
�And here�s a new group. 5 guys called the Backstreet Boys and their song, �We�ve Got it Goin On�!� The DJ said.
�Never heard of �em,� Jess said. Nick laughed out loud.
�What?� she asked.
�Um Jess...that�s us,� Nick said.
�That�s you guys?! Oh my God, Nick! This is awesome!�
�They have played it on a couple other stations we�ve heard and after that, people didn�t really like it so they stopped playing it. It�s number one in Europe though!�
�Yeah well I like it!� they listened to it with Nick singing the words to himself.
�You hungry?� Nick asked.
�Kinda,� Jess replied.
�How bout we just stop at McDonalds or something and eat on the way home?� Nick asked.
�Sounds good,� she replied.