Disclaimer: No don't own Summerland yet……

Thank you to all my reviews, and hopefully yall like the new chapter.

They had been walking around the beach for the last thirty minutes, and Bradin still couldn't figure out what he was going to say. It's been a little over a week since Amy came to Playa Linda, and since then Bradin hadn't been able to stop thinking about her. What was it that made her so different from all the other girls in Playa Linda? I mean there was Erika and Sara, but, he had only dated them for a little while. Both were beautiful, but, they both were just the same to him. Amy was so how different from them in so many ways. For one thing not only was she pretty on the outside, but, she had a beautiful heart. Bradin also liked that she wasn't as thin as a board, but not to big. The most beautiful part of her to him though was her eyes. They were like deep pools, and when ever he looked into them, he felt like everything around him was going to be okay.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Bradin could tell she was curious just by the way she asked him. Glancing at her, he found that when the sun was hitting her hair just right, it made it shine. Shaking his head, Bradin knew he shouldn't think about things like that, but he couldn't really help it. Stopping, Bradin turned to face Amy and found that she was looking at him with her wide curious eyes. Why did she have to be so cute?

'Well, about the thing that happened in the water, I just wanted to let you know that… I don't know what I was thinking. It seems since you got here I've been doing a lot of stuff without thinking. I guess I just wanted to apologize." Bradin watched as Amy lowered her eyes to the ground, but gave him a small smile.

"Bradin, don't even worry about it, it was just two friends getting caught up in the moment. It isn't like it meant anything, right?" Bradin watched as she brought her eyes back up to stare at him. Her question rang in his ears, and Bradin realized the one thing he had been trying to run from. He did have feelings for Amy, feelings that he shouldn't be having.

"That's the thing Amy; I think it did mean something. Since the first moment I saw you, I've felt like I could tell you anything. The night you hugged me I felt something that I didn't want to feel and that was only the first time we talked. Since then, every time you're around I can't be myself, you make me forget everything. Just now when I saw you on the beach with Andrew, I felt more jealous then I have ever in my whole life. I know I sound like I'm going crazy, but that's the way you make me feel, and I like it. I like you a lot, Amy."

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amy felt like all the air was being pushed out of her lungs as she finished listening to Bradin. The world around them seemed to stop as Bradin placed his hand on the side of her face. Amy's breath was jumpy by now, and she was nervous. Bradin was looking at her so intently, and Amy couldn't make up her mind. She wanted Bradin to kiss her, but then she didn't. Amy didn't even know what she felt towards him. As Bradin started to lean in Amy, at that very moment, was taken back by how much she actually wanted him to kiss her. What Amy did next even shocked herself.

"Bradin… we can't." Amy brought her hand up to cover Bradin's lips with two of her fingers. No matter what she felt for him, there was no way they could ever start something. The first reason was that Bradin was way too old for her, and the other was her being sick. She didn't want to tell Bradin what was wrong just yet, and she couldn't get involved with anyone because of what was wrong. The way Bradin was looking at her, made Amy's heart brake into a thousand pieces.

"Are you saying you don't feel anything towards me?" Amy felt like the world had come crashing down on her head as he stood there looking at her.

"Bradin, even if I did feel something towards you, we could never start anything. For one thing your way too old, and you could get into so much trouble with you family. I don't want that." Amy pushed the tears back, and was thankful that Bradin didn't know how much she really wanted to be with him. So they just stood there looking at each other, until Bradin spoke up again.

"Is that the only reason you want be with me?" Amy felt a tear run down her cheek, and felt her heart brake into even more pieces.

"No there are other reasons, and this is crazy..…." Amy was cut off by Bradin.

"Do you feel anything towards me?" The look in Bradin's eyes made Amy feel the saddest she had ever felt. There was only one way that Amy could stop what was happening between them. The tears fell faster as she took a deep breath.

"Bradin, I'm sorry, I don't feel the way you feel. I just want to be your friend. I'm so sorry." There went Amy's heart out the window as Bradin just stood there looking at her. Feeling the tears fall faster, Amy walked away from Bradin as fast as she could. Getting far enough away that he couldn't see her anymore, Amy fell on the sand, holding herself and sobbing. What she had done, was the worst thing she could ever have done. Amy didn't want to hurt Bradin, and she would have hurt Bradin even more if she would of let herself be with him. When her condition became worse, Bradin would have been hurt beyond all measure. What she did was the right thing, even if Amy didn't want to think it was.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I don't feel the way you feel" kept running through Bradin's head. It had been about an hour since Amy had told him that, and ever since then he couldn't bring himself to leave the beach. The way she looked, standing there crying, made him feel horrible. Bradin wasn't made at her because she told the truth, he just could of sworn that there was something between them. What did she mean by there being other reasons? Bradin felt hurt, and very confused.

"Hey stranger, haven't seen you around this beach in a couple of days. It's funny, but you use to be inseparable from it." Bradin looked up to see Erika blocking the sun. Smiling at her, he watched as she took a seat beside him. It was funny, but Bradin use to have the biggest crush on her, but it seemed a little stupid now.

"Yeah, well I guess all things have to change eventually." Bradin replied, looking out over the ocean.

"Those are words I thought I would never hear you say Bradin. What or who has gotten into you?' Erika asked. Bradin couldn't help but laugh because Erika always seemed to know what was going on with him. She was a really good friend.

"You know me all too well Erika. Lets just say I've met someone who I like, but, doesn't like me." Said Bradin. Bradin heard Erika laughing at him, and turned to see why.

"Bradin you can't be shocked that every girl doesn't go for you. It isn't uncommon to have a crush on someone who doesn't like you the same way. It happens to the best of us. So, who is this mystery girl?" Bradin smiled at Erika.

"Her name is Amy, and she is staying with us for the summer. The crazy thing is Erika, that I've only known her for about a week and a half, and I feel like I've known her forever. Today I told her how I felt and she said there were reasons why we couldn't be together, but, then she said she didn't like me. I'm really confused." Bradin said taking a deep breath.

"Well, what kind of reasons are there?" Erika asked him.

"She says our age is a big reason, and I guess it is. She's fifth teen , and I'm seventeen, but then she say there is other reasons, but, she want tell me what the reasons are. I think she's afraid to tell me something." Replied Bradin.

"Well is sounds like she likes you, but, is trying to protect you from the whole age thing." Bradin smiled at Erika, hoping she was right.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There yall go the next chapter. Hope yall liked it! Sorry I haven't let what's wrong with Amy known, but I wanted yall to find out when Bradin finds out. Read & Review and flame even if yall want to. I just write for fun.