Chapter 4
Phillip silently cursed himself for being so clumsy.

Geeze Phil why do you hafta be so damn clumsy!?

Phillip slowly walked towards the figure on the log. When he reached it he silently plopped down and turned to face the person.

"Meems what are you doing out her all by yourself? And how in the world did you find this place? It took my hours to find it this afternoon."

Mimi smiled shyly and then sighed.

"I guess I just needed to get some fresh air and I just kind of stumbled upon this place and I thought it was so beautiful, so I stayed."

She turned her gaze out onto the beach in front of them where the black ocean waves were crashing.

Phillip could not tear his eyes away from her. He studied her profile and then let his eyes wander down the length of her. He smiled to himself as he saw how little she had on.

He took in her perfectly manicured toes that were painted a light blue and her long shapely tan legs that seemed to go on forever. The short light green shorts covering her upper thighs obstructed his view of the rest of her legs. His eyes continued to travel over the light green tank top covering her upper half and then up to her face and hair. Her hair seemed to sparkle from the lamplight every time she moved. 

Mimi could feel his eyes roaming over her and she silently held her breath waiting for him to say something. 

Phillip couldnÕt help but smile at her appearance, she wasnÕt wearing anything special but on her it looked great.

Whoa there Phillip, what are these thoughts? I thought you were in love with Chloe?? This is MimiÉ.the same Meems you have known all your life! Get a grip man.

Mimi cleared her throat loudly and then shifted on the log to face Phillip.

She gazed into his beautiful eyes and felt her heart flutter and a slight blush creep to her cheeks as she noticed that he was shirtless.

"So what are you doing up this late Phil?" Mimi questioned

"Well I couldnÕt sleep and I needed some air. " he paused to survey their surroundings."It sure is beautiful here huh?"

"Yeah it is! I think I could stay here forever."

"So um, are you ready to go on our big treasure hunt tomorrow?"

"Of course, I am always up for an adventure! You should know that!"

Phillip was silent for a minute pondering what she said and then his face lit up as an old memory came flying back to him.

~*~Flashback~*~

A short lil brown haired girl came bounding up to Phillip and Shawn with a defiant glare placed upon her cute face.

She confidently strode up to the 2 boys and stood with her hands on her hips before them.

"Are you 2 boys gonna come and help me find my lost diamond ring, or are you too scared?"

Shawn pushed Phillip forward who nervously rubbed his foot against the sand.

"Why do you want to find your ring back so bad? It's not even a real diamond, its just some dumb piece of plastic."

"How dare you Phillip Kiriakis say that my ring isn't real! It is too!!"

She sticks her tongue out at the young blonde haired boy and glares at the little brown haired boy.

"Well I can see that you 2 are chicken so I will find my ring alone!"

She whirls around on her heel in search of her missing ring.

~*~End Flashback~*~

Mimi giggles as she remembers the memory from their past.

"I remember I was so mad at you and Shawn for saying my ring was only a piece of plastic! And then I remember that I got stuck in that damn oak tree outside my house because I thought the ring had somehow ended up there."

Phillip let out a laugh as he continued her story.

"And then I climbed up the tree and tried to get you to crawl down with me. You were so scared and you wouldnÕt stop crying. I remember you followed me nearly all the way down when you slipped on the hem of your dress and fell."

Mimi smiled as she continued where Phillip left off.

" And you hopped down after me and gave me a Band-Aid for my cut knee."
She sighed as she looked out at the water.

"Wait, you forgot one part of that story." Phillip stated.

"What part did I forgot?" asked a confused Mimi.

"Well after I gave you a Band-Aid I told you that a kiss on your boo boo would make it all better. So you stuck out your knee for me to kiss but me being the bold and flirty little boy I was, I kissed you right on the lips!"

Mimi gasped as she remembered that part of the story.

" I had completely forgotten about that! After you kissed me I punched you in the nose and ran off crying even harder then before!"

Phillip laughed as he eased himself onto the sand and unconciously rub his hand across his nose as he smiled.

"Now those were the days, getting punched by a fiery little brown haired girl!"

Mimi slid down next to him and let out a giggle.

Phillip smiled to himself as he listened to her laugh and marveled at how beautiful a simple giggle sounded.

Chloe never giggled, I could hardly even get her to crack a smile for me.

He sadly shook his head as that realization washed over him.

Then he turned his attention back to Mimi who was telling him the story of how he colored her right pigtail with purple marker.

He smiled as he watched her animidatly tell the story with big waves of her hands and facial expressions.

The 2 teens where so wrapped up in their reminiscing that they didnÕt notice a figure creep quietly in the dark towards them.