Before we started off again, Crystal asked me, "Did you ever see the movie 'The Princess Diaries?'"I allowed as how I hadn't, however, I had a hazy id...ea of the plot.Crystal told me as she remounted the motorcycle, "Well, that's me. I was this 'Plain Jane, ' and then one day about nine months ago I found myself in the spotlight ... with groupies, a bodyguard, an agent, all sorts of others around me, public appearances, and people always wanting a piece of me." She paused and added, "Jim, you are. We walked out to almost waist deep. When a good-sized wave came toward us I dived in and swam out to wait for the next wave. Adam was right alongside me. We both caught the same wave and ended up a tangle of arm and legs at the end of the run. Adam’s lips brushed mine as another wave hit us as we tumbled toward the shore holding on to each other.We untangled ourselves and looked at each other a little sheepishly.“I’m sorry Miss. Thompson.”“It’s okay Adam, we are just having some fun in the surf. Isquatted for a while trying to decide what to do; there was no movementwithin the hut, but that did not mean that it was empty. Should I throw astone onto the road to find out, no that was n't really a bright idea?Instead I crept closer to its rear to see if I could hear anything, andas I did so I put a foot into a mass of metal tubing lying in the bushesand almost fell. Reaching down and feeling about I realised that it wasa bicycle obviously abandoned judging by the weeds growing through. However, his smirk left him the moment later. “But, the thing is, you’re the first guy, besides Dave, who… well, you know. I feel like you’re the actual first guy I have had a relationship with, not Dave. Even though it is one of the weirdest relationships ever. Naturally, I’d want to be slightly nicer to you than I usually am. But if you don’t want me to be… that’s all right. I find it easier being the bad guy. I just want to know why.”“I’ve already got a nice guy in my life. That’s Dave. I.