"What?" I asked out of breath.

"Telephone. Some guy. You better be careful Jewels, if Dad knew a guy was calling you..."

"I know I know." I grabbed the phone out of his hands.

"Hello?"

"Hey Julie, it's Nick." My eyes widened in shock but then a small smile played on my lips.

"Hi Nick, what's up?"

"Well, actually I was just wondering if you wanted to see a movie tonight?" I covered the mouthpiece.

"Is Dad bringing Josh home tonight?" Sam shook his head. "Nick? I'd love to. How about I meet you at the beach."

"I could pick you up."

"No, no that won't be necessary, I'll just meet you at the beach at say 7:30?"

"Alright." I hung up the phone and sighed. Sam looked at me disaprovingly.

"You going out tonight? With a GUY? Dad'll surely have your head."

"That's why I'm not going to tell him. And neither are you." I looked up at him with a puppydog face. "Please Sam, I just want to have some fun, you know Dad doesn't let me do that." He sighed.

"Alright. I won't tell him but that's only becaues I love you and I know how much you need to get out."

"Thank you so much Sam!" I gave him a quick hug before running up the stairs to get ready.

**

"Goodbye Mother, bye father." I screamed before running out the door.

"Stop this instant Juliana!" I heard my dad yell and turned around.

"What daddy?"

"Don't call me daddy, you know I hate that."

"Sorry father."

"It's alright. Now where are you going?"

"Out with Candice."

"Dressed like THAT?!" He spat out and looked at my outift disgusted. I looked down at my outfit, I was wearing a black skirt and a baby blue tank top, with a sweater over it so my father wouldn't see the cleavage that this shirt showed off.

"Dressed like what father?'

"Like a two cent whore!"

"I am not! It's just an outfit that I wear to go out with my girlfriends." I yelled indignantly and he just sighed.

"Fine. But where is your ring?" He pointed to my finger which didn't bear Josh's awful ring at the moment.

"Oh I left it upstairs."

"Well, go get it. Are you ashamed to be engaged or something?"

"No father, not at all." I ran up the stairs and grabbed the ring.

"I'm leaving dad." I yelled, running out the door before he'd have time to stop me again. As soon as I was out of the house, I grabbed the ring off my finger and stuffed it into my purse. I also took off the sweater and threw it in the bushes nearby.

**

Nick was standing on the beach looking around for me. He hadn't noticed me so I took this as a great time to look him over. Wow, he looked even more gorgeous than he did the other day. He was wearing a pair of kahkis and a button up green shirt with a white wifebeater on under it. His hair was blowing in the wind.

"Hey." I called out to him and he looked up at me and smiled.

"Hey yourself. You look amazing." He said coming up to me and I could feel my cheeks get hot.

"You too." He leaned over and whispered into my ear.

"You look even more amazing when you're embarrased." Which only made my pink face turn a dark crimson.

"Lets go." He finally spoke up and I followed him up to his Durango.

**

"This your house?" Nick asked and I nodded. He stopped the car outside my driveway and I unbuckled my seatbelt.

"Thanks a lot Nick, I had a great time tonight." I grabbed the door getting ready to get out when Nick softly said my name. I turned to see what he wanted and he leaned over and gently kissed my lips.

When we broke apart he smiled at me. "Goodnight Jewels, I'll call you tomorrow." I smiled back and headed out the door. Nothing could ruin my perfect moment. Well, at least I thought not.

"Juliana! Was that a guy I just saw drop you off?" I turned around to see Josh standing there.

"Joshua? What are you doing here?"

"I came here to see you. The question is though why did you just get out of some guys car looking like trailer trash?"

"I do not! This is an outfit dammit! Not something a whore would wear so shut the hell up! That was my friend's brother and he was just giving me a ride home if you must know." I spat out angrily at him.

"Don't you ever speak to me that way!" He walked over and slapped me hard across the cheek. "You will learn to treat me with respect do you understand?" Tears stung my eyes but I held them back, I would not give him the satisfaction of making me cry. I just nodded.

"Yes Joshua, I understand perfectly." I hissed back at him before walking into the house and slamming the door.