sunny Florida on vacation with her father and new step-mother. After her experiences with Spring Break, she is less than thrilled to find herself traveling back to Panama Beach, but soon finds that when the crowds of college students have exited, the area is beautiful and serene. She spends the days wandering the quiet beaches, letting her long brown hair flow on the sunshine. Her hazel eyes and curvaceous figure attract more local attention, but her mind and heart are still distracted by her first love Alex.
Though he hasn’t done much towards change, the handsome Alex Yale finds the confliction growing as the months pass since Spring Break. Falling in love with Monica has changed his perspective on life and woman, and though he stops his womanizing ways he still runs with one the toughest biker gang in the area and finds himself in constant trouble. When he discovers that his parents have made a last minute trip to the area, and Monica is with them, he makes a desperate attempt to change his life and impress the only woman to ever capture his heart. His long black hair and deep blue eyes, draw her in once again, but can he change in time to keep her?
Much has happened since Spring Break and through a series of transitions, the shy Monica is all but a memory. This new, thick-skinned woman has success on her mind though she still secretly carries the hopes of innocent young love in her heart. Alex’s surprise appearance at the hotel, dress in khaki pants and a polo shirt, don’t have her convinced he has changed, but she is still draw to him in irresistible ways. Can Alex live up to his appearances and win over her heart forever, or will the truth that he hasn’t changed tear them apart forever?
Chapter 1
Monica Yale stepped off the commercial flight with a long sigh. She glanced around the airport, a lot calmer than it had been when she first arrived in Florida during her spring break, but still the terminal was filled with rushing men and woman hectic to find their flights. After losing touch with her first love and step-brother Alex several months prior, she had vowed never to set foot in Panama Beach again. Yet there she stood, luggage in hand and searching the area for any signs of her father. It had taken some convincing, and bribery to get her to agree to return and she hoped that this trip would not involve any more conflict with a love that was never meant to be. After several moments of searching she finally locked in on her father, waving happily near the doors to the airport, his new wife Carrie by his side. She was considerably younger than he was, with long black hair and shimmering emerald eyes, and Monica often wondered if his new marriage would last through the age difference. She gave a laugh as she approached through the pushy crowd, her father sporting a typical Hawaiian shirt, which seemed to be the selected fashion of a man in his late fifties on vacation. She was greeted with a warm, tight hug that nearly made her drop her carry on.
“Hi kitten,” Her dad beamed with excitement, “I am so glad you changed your mind and headed down for the big news.”
“Well you know what they say dad,” She laughed, eyeing the bright pink flowers on his shirt, “curiosity killed the cat. Besides you made it sound like it was a matter of life and death.”
“Well maybe not that big,” He chuckled and relieved her of the heavier bags, “But still pretty important. You remember Carrie?”
Monica exchanged a polite nodded with her new step-mother. Though it had been years since her parents’ divorce it was difficult connecting with his new wife, especially when she was only ten years older than she was. She had Alex young and married before graduating high school and as most young loves did, the father left several years later. Which explained many of Alex’s issues with relationships. She gave a sigh, wondering where he was at that moment and more importantly which