The next morning Hugh came down stairs to find AJ and Summer asleep in the TV room. Both had on headphones. He gentle nudges his daughter. She opens her eyes blinking the sleep away.

Summer - "Hey daddy. What time is it?"

Hugh - "About seven forty five. Are you still going to be able to pick up your brother?"

Summer - "Yeah he gets in at ten right."

Hugh - "Yes. I'm going to work do you need me to call and make sure the two of you are up in time to go?"

Summer - "No that's okay. I'm getting up."

Hugh - "I'll see you tonight okay."

Summer - "Okay." He leaves. I really think Summer had every intention of getting up but she rolled over closer to AJ and laid her head on his pillow and fell back asleep.

The next thing she knows she's getting squirted with water. "What the hell?" She opens her eyes and there stands Josh. "Hey."

Josh - "Hey? You forget to pick me up at the airport and all you can say is hey."

Summer - "Ah man!! I'm sorry I didn't mean to fall back asleep." She gets up and hugs him. "Forgive me."

Josh - "I guess. So who's this?" He gets a good look at AJ's face when he rolls over. "Is that AJ?"

Summer - "Yeah. He had a few days off so he thought he'd come visit." Josh pulls out the little squirt gun he had used on Summer earlier. "What are you doing?"

Josh - "Waking him up it's almost noon."

Summer - "I'm going to put some coffee on."

Josh - "We'll be there in a minute."

She walks in to the kitchen. A few minutes later she hears Josh snickering and AJ cussing, followed by his laughter. She gets some cereal out of the cabinet and some bowls. AJ and Josh come in pushing each other. Being guys that's the only way they can so affection towards each other.

AJ - "What you're not going to make me breakfast?"

Summer - "Sure I am. You want Fruit Loops or Raisin Nut Bran?"

AJ - "I want eggs and bacon."

Summer - "Okay there's a little restaurant on the corner of Westcliffe and Commerce. I suggest you go there."

AJ - "I guess I'll take Fruit Loops." He grabs the box and pours some in to his bowl.

Josh - "So what are you guys doing today?"

AJ - "Don't know."

Summer - "You want to go to the beach?"

AJ - "Weren't you at the beach all weekend with" Summer kicks him under the table to get him to shut up. Josh catches the glare she gives AJ. "That girlfriend of yours."

Josh - "What's going on?"

Summer smiles at him. "Nothing."

Josh - "You might as well spill it little sister I'll find out eventually."

Summer - "Nothing is going on. I was at the beach this weekend with some friends that's all."

Josh - "Uh huh. Sure. Well we could go to a club tonight if you guys are up for it."

AJ - "Sounds good to me. I haven't been to a club down here yet, but they can't be that different then the ones in Orlando."

Josh - "Cool. You still have your fake ID?" He asks Summer.

Summer - "Yeah, of course."

Josh - "Cool. Well I'm going to take my stuff upstairs and call dad and let him know I got in. Don't worry I won't tell him I had to take a cab."

Summer - "Thank you Josh."

Josh leaves and Summer turns to AJ. "What is wrong with you?"

AJ - "I'm sorry I forgot no one knows that you and Nick have a thing."

Summer - "Nick and I don't have a thing."

AJ - "Oh really. Then what were you doing with him all weekend? Please tell me you haven't become one of those girls that will lead a guy on when there's no chance for them."

Summer - "NO! I'm not leading him on."

AJ - "Then what's going?"

Summer - "I don't know AJ. I really like him. But I don't know yet. I mean I think about him a lot and everything but having a relationship with him, I don't know if I could handle my boyfriend being away like ten months or more
out of the year."

AJ - "We are gone a lot but, there is this invention called a telephone and then there's always e-mail."

Summer - "I know. I think we just need to take our time and just let things happen."

Josh comes back down. "So what are the two of you in here conspiring about?"

AJ - "Oh nothing. I think we're just going to hang out here today. Lounge around the pool and relax, I've got to go back to Orlando tomorrow."

Josh - "Already."

AJ - "Yeah I've got to get back to work."

Summer - "You're auditioning dancers and getting ready to go on tour. It's not like its rocket science."

AJ - "It's a lot harder then you think."

Summer - "Sure it is."

Josh - "Hey I understand man. You've got all of those beautiful women to choose from. It's a hard job for any man."

AJ - "Go ahead laugh all you want. Fatima narrowed it down to sixty and from that we've got to pick five girls and five guys."

Summer - "Then some one has to comfort all those poor rejected girls."

AJ - "All right smart ass. You want to come with and see how hard it is?"

Summer - "What come back to Orlando with you?"

AJ - "Yeah."

Summer - "Sure it sounds like fun."

Josh - "Hey what about me I just got here."

Summer - "Josh you're going to be here for like three weeks. I'll only be gone a few days."

Josh - "Yeah and you know how much damage dads and I can do to each other in a few days."

Summer - "Ginger's getting in Friday night. You'll only have to deal with him by yourself for like less then 24 hours. You can't behave for a day."

Josh - "I don't know what I'm worried about you haven't even asked him yet and knowing him he'll say no."

Summer - "You really don't want me to go." She gives him these pouty eyes.

Josh - "No of course I want you to go. I'll help you work on the old man."

Summer - "Thanks Josh." She gets up and runs around the table to hug him.

Between Josh and AJ, they talked Hugh into letting Summer go back with AJ. As long as she stayed with AJ and called home once a day. She decided not to let Nick know she was coming so that she could surprise him.

Chapter Fifty-four