"I love coming to the beach," said Nick.

"This is the first time I've been to an actual one," Anissa admitted. "It's different when it's a lake. The water's calmer. But I like watching the ocean waves. It's really relaxing."

"That's what I've always thought," agreed Nick. "I've always wanted to come out here with someone when the waves were calm like this, the moon is full, the sky is clear and look up at the stars."

"So this is sort of like your dream date."

"Yeah, I guess you could say that."

"How do you like it so far?"

"It's what I've always pictured it would be," Nick said, looking at her.

Anissa got caught up looking in his eyes. Before she knew what was happening, she felt Nick's lips on hers. It lasted only a second. Nick pulled away, his face still inches away from Anissa's, and looked in her eyes. Then he leaned in and kissed her more fully.

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Kevin and Tricia were sitting in their booth, taking a break from dancing. Howie and Ariana were still cutting loose on the dance floor.

"You're a really good dancer," Tricia yelled next to Kevin's ear.

"Thanks. I like the way you move, too," Kevin yelled next to hers.

Tricia smiled. It wasn't like they could have an actual conversation with the loud music, but that was okay with them. They like just being able to sit with each other. Then a song came on that allowed them to talk without straining to hear, called "Breathless". They sat and listened for awhile:

Kevin and Tricia looked at each other when they heard the words to the song. Tricia had her hands in her lap and she looked down when she felt Kevin's hand over them. Her fingers of her right hand interlaced with his. Kevin took his other hand and ran his fingertips down Tricia's cheek. He cupped her chin with his hand and tilted her face upward. Slowly, their faces came closer together until their lips touched. Fueled by the mood the song was putting out, Kevin deepened the kiss.

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Howie and Ariana were also affected by their overwhelming desire for each other, and they were getting a little freaky as the song continued:

Ariana couldn't handle looking at Howie and seeing the desire in his eyes, and she knew he saw the same in hers, so she decided to turn around. But it didn't make things any better. Howie came up behind her and put his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She felt Howie rest his head on her shoulder for a minute, then felt him kissing her neck. Ariana tilted her head to the side a little to give him better access. Howie couldn't believe what he was doing, but it felt so right to him. He turned Ariana around and gave her a long, slow kiss. Ariana knew she shouldn't let him do this, but she just closed her eyes and let the song enveloped itself around them.