Lexi was giving a massage to Derrick’s arm when she noticed that the sky is starting to dim.
Lexi: Hmmm… sa tingin mo ba uulan?
Derrick: And now, you’re asking me about the weather? Hindi ka lang talaga nauubusan ng topic eh no.
Lexi: Feel free to shut me up kung masyado naiingayan ka na sakin…--
Derrick: Wag na… I don’t want to be in your bad side. (laughs) I don’t mind if it rains…--
Lexi: so magpapaulan ka?
Derrick: Pwede. Enjoy kaya yun! tas tatakbo tayo habang naulan!
Lexi: Johnny and Jenny lang?
Derrick: huh?
Lexi: Hindi mo alam yun? Seryoso?
Derrick: Movie?
Lexi: Endless Love! Hello! Network niyo kaya yun!
Derrick: aah… Fan ka lang?
Lexi: (laughs) Gustong-gusto kasi yun ni Mommy… drama kasi… so minsan… no choice ako kundi manuod… mas mabuti na siguro yun kesa naman pag sina Daddy o Kris yung may hawak ng remote… basketball…
Derrick: what’s wrong with basketball?
Lexi: Ilang beses ko bang uuliting hindi ako mahilig sa sports?
Derrick: So what do you like?
Lexi: I love reading!
Derrick: so mageexpect ka ng book sa special occasions? anong gusto mong valentine’s gift?
Lexi: bakit? Bibigyan mo ko?
Derrick was shocked—no, maybe surprise is the right word—by Lexi’s answer. He didn’t expect her to play along… He was expecting her to laugh and change the topic… Medyo umuunlad na yung relationship nila eh… gumagaan na yung pakiramdam ni Lexi pag anjan si Derrick… He always feesl like he is being himself whenever she’s around… At gustong-gusto ni Derrick pag tumitingin si Lexi sa mga mata niya… And the consequence of that, he CAN NOT lie to her… now, how will he answer her without confessing his top-secret-UNDYING-love for her… --how much he wish for this love to die and be gone immediately!
Lexi noticed Derrick was spacing out again… while staring at her… sometimes she felt awkward when he does that, and he does that most of the tim! it feels so weird… she knows he’s thinking of something… or someone… it doesn’t matter what or who it is… but if matters if it is HER!
Great… ano nanaman kayang iniisip niya? Hindi naman AKO diba? BAKIT KA NAMAN NIYA IISIPIN? Who knows diba? If ever… ano naman iniisip niya tungkol sakin? There’s only one way to find out…
Lexi: Earth to Derrick!
She slightly punched his stomach and laughed.
Derrick: Sorry… may iniisip lang. (chuckles)
Lexi: Ano?
Derrick: Lex… ayos…--
Derrick is trying to avoid her eyes… maybe he could still pull it off… ang maybe not… Lexi didn’t budge… She was still looking at him curiously…
Come on! Man up!
Derrick: ayos lang ba kung reregaluhan kita sa Valentine’s?
He said it slowly… looking at Lexi;s reaction…
Derrick: As a friend :) ganun… ganun kasi ako eh… nagbibigay din ako ng regalo sa mga kaibigan kong babae… gusto mo tanungin mo pa si Yas! (laughs nervously)
Bumenta sana! Bumenta sana!
Lexi laughed at him.
Seriously… This guy NEVER fail to surprise me.
Derrick: What?
Lexi: Kailangan ba munang magpaalam bago magbigay ng regalo? Just in case iba yung meaning ng gift-giving sayo… it’s suppose to surprise someone… kung gusto mo talagang magbigay ng regalo… hindi mo na kailangan magpaalam.
Derrick: gusto… gusto ko lang naman malaman kung pwede eh!
Lexi: Sino bang ayaw mabigyan ng regalo? And besides… ang kapal ko naman kung sasabihin kong ayaw kong makatanggap ng regalo na manggagaling sayo… masakit yun diba?
Derrick: So okay lang?
Lexi: Ugghh… don’t you know that this is a bit awkward for me? Kung gusto mong magbigay… fine… It’s the thought that counts naman eh—
Derrick: Okay lang ba kay Alden?
Lexi: Hmmm… okay lang ba sayo kung may MGA lalaking magbibigay ng regalo kay Kylie? I mean… sigurado akong MADAMING may gusto sa kanya…
I don’t really mind… WHAT?! SHE’S YOUR GIRLFRIEND! YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO MIND! YOU ARE EVEN SUPPOSE TO BE JEALOUS!!! Jealous? I;m jealous that ALDEN will be the one to date LEXI on VALENTINE’S!!! This situation has gone out of hand…
Weeks before this vacation… Derrick had managed to spend QUALITY time with Kylie… You know… dating… walking by the malls, holding each other’s hand… They even kissed! Almost everything just to forget his feelings for this girl beside her! And now… at just one snap of a finger… EVERY OUNCE of LOVE he has for her was back… and even stronger now that Lexi is being friendly with him!
Lexi: Let’s just say that you’d be jealous. Hindi naman siguro mawawala yun… Pero alangan namang harangin mo yung mga magbibigay sa kanya… pagiging selfish naman yun… In my case… Alden… he’s really one of the most understanding person I’ve ever met. Atsaka… sabi mo nga… binibigyan mo yung mga kaibigang mongbabae diba? Now that’s sweet…
This is so unfair! Whenever I’m with her… I ALWAYS THINK OF HER ALONE! How come she thinks of that BASTARD whenever she’s me?! Oh yeah? So now you know how KYLIE will feel if she realizes YOU ARE THINKING OF LEXI WHENEVER YOU ARE WITH HER!
Derrick: So hindi nagseselos si Alden?
Lexi: (laughs) nagseselos din…--
Derrick: nag-away na ba kayo?
Lexi: At interesado ka na sa lovelife ko ngayon?
Derrick: Pwede… so ano? Nag-away na kayo?
Lexi: Hindi naman sa away… ewan ko… misunderstanding lang siguro…
Derrick: Tungkol saan?
Lexi: More of ‘sino’…
Derrick: So sino…?
Ako? :)
Lexi: Uhhh… I don’t think dapat kong sabihin sayo…--
So ako nga? :D
Derrick: magkaibigan naman tayo diba? Sabihin na nating sa mga kaibigan mo… ako lang yung nasa isang relationship kaya baka… makarelate tayo sa isa’t-isa…
Now I’m using my relationship as an excuse to get to know her more… How worse can I be? FORGIVE ME KYLIE!
Lexi: fine… Pero don’t tell ANYONE!
Derrick: Promise!
Derrick raised his right hand—you know… the act of promising… but Lexi lead out her pinky…
Derrick: Huh?
Lexi: Pinky-swear?
Derrick: What?! That’s so childish!
Lexi: Who cares? Mas feel ko pag ganto…
Derrick smiled… now he learned something new about her… now who is childish? So he lead out his pinky and they pinky-sweared(--is this even a word? :)) )
So una… huminga muna ng malalim si Lexi
Lexi: Nag-away na kami dahil…--
So pano ako dapat magreact pag sinabi niyang dahill sakin? Hmmm…
Good thing Lexi didn’t notice Derrick’s lips crurving into a smile…
Lexi: kay Jake.
Derrick: Ano ka ba… bakit naman kayo mag-aaway dahil sak— WHAT?
Lexi: Pinalayo na ko ni Alden dati kay jake… Ilang beses ko ng sinabi sa kanya na kaibigan lang ang tingin ko—
Jake? Seriously?! GREAT… YOU’RE IN FOR ANOTHER HEART-BREAK… HOW COOL IS THAT?--
Lexi: dun kami nag-away talaga… naging okay lang kami after naming magbati ni Jake… nung sinabi ni Jake na magiging friend niya na lang ako…
At syempre hindi ko na sinabi na hinalikan ako ni Jake… dahil baka makipagbreak na siya sakin nun… at baka kung ano pang gawin niya kay Jake… Jake had suffered enough because of me…
Lexi: Derrick? nakikinig ka ba?
That’s what you get when you ASSUME…
Derrick: Ah… oo… medyo nagpra-process lang… hehe…
Lexi: Pero ngayon… okay na talaga kami ni Alden… medyo gusto niya ngang sumama ngayon eh…--
WHAT?! Hooray! Alden + Jake + me = best vacation ever! UGGGHHH!!
Derrick: So bakit hindi siya sumama?
Lexi: Thomasian exclusive to? And besides… hindi naman to gala talaga eh… nandito tayo para magtraining…
Hmmm… next time na makita ko si Kris… magpapasalamat akong hindi siya marunong lumangoy! He saved me from a total sucking vacation! :)
Lexi: Ikaw? Anong ginagawa mo pag nagseselos ka?
Ooops… not that kind of questions again…
Derrick: tinitiis ko yung selos ko? ano pa bang magagawa ko?
Lexi: WOW. Hindi mo sinusugod yung guy?
Derrick: magagalit lang yung girl… wala rin naman ako sa posisyon…--
Lexi: Pero girlfriend mo siya!
Derrick: Hindi naman siya talaga akin… ayaw ko lang maging possessive…
Here he is again… thanking that Lexi BELIEVES that Kylie has his heart… but how could that happen? His heart always belonged to Lexi… And he is really wondering when can he get it back to save from another heartbreak.
Lexi: Pero… hindi ba niya iisipin na parang ayos lang sayo na may makakuha sa kanyang iba?
I really wish someone just steal Kylie from me! She deserve someone better than me! WOW… CONGRATS AT NAREALIZE MO YAN.
Derrick: mostly… sa pagseselos lang nasisira yung relasyon… Importante talaga yung trust…--
Girl: Derrick?
Great… another fan… Now OUR BONDING TIME WAS RUINED AGAIN… Pero dapat ko siyang pasalamatan… change topic na rin to…
Derrick: Miss. Please wag mong isigaw ang pangalan ko… medyo gusto ko sana ng private time—
The girl immediately hugged Derrick…
Derrick: uh… miss?
Derrick can see Lexi’s reaction by this situation… She was… smiling? How can she find this amusing?! Wait… This scent… Bvlgari perfume… it’s a familiar to him… It was HER signature perfume…
OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO
Bea is in tears… she really can’t find Jake’s ring!
WHAT TO DO?! WHAT TO DO?!
Joyce: Bea… kailangan nating bumalik…
Bea: Hindi! Hindi! Marerealize ni Jake na nawala ko yung singsing! Lagot ako!
Joyce: humingin na lang tayo ng tulong sa kanila…
Bea: Magagalit siya….—
Joyce: Mas magagalit siya pag hindi natin sinabi sa kanya!
Bea: Pero…--
Joyce: Kung magagalit siya… andito ako… ipagtatanggol kita…
And with that… they decided to return… Bea felt like her heartisgoing to explode… She knows Jake is going through a heartbreak… and now… he is losing something IMPORTANT again…
Jake: Andyan na pala kayo! Nahanap mo Joyce?
Joyce: Jake… may sasabihin kami…
Bea started crying… now, she can’t stop tears coming down from her eyes…
Kris: Bea… relax… anong nangyari?
Bea: Jake… Jake…
Jake started walking towards Bea… Bea covered her face with her hands—wrong move she realized… Jake noticed that IT was gone…
Jake: Asan yung singsing ko?
Now bea cried even more… Joyce pulled her closer to her… and comforted her.
Jake: Bea… ASAN?
Kris; anong singsing yun?
Jake: yung singsing ko na pinaingatan ko sayo! Asan na?!
Joyce: namisplace lang niya—
Jake: BEA?!
Joyce: Ako na magpapaliwanag—
Jake: gusto kong marinig yung sasabihin ni Bea!
Joyce: hindi mo ba nakikitang hindi niya kayang makapagsalita?!
Jake: Bea… ALAM mo kung gano kaimportante yun diba?! Binigay ko sayo para ingatan mo! hindi para iwala!
Joyce: hindi niya winala! Nawala niya! Magkaiba yun!
Jake: Parehas lang yun dahil WALA PA RIN YUNG SINGSING SA KAMAY KO NGAYON!
Now Bea stormed out of the pool area to find that ring… She will find it… she MUST.
Joyce: Bea!
Kris: Mukang uulan… habulin mo Jake…
Jake: At bakit ko hahabulin? Winala niya… dapat siyang magbalik…--
With that… he received a GOOD slap from Joyce.
Kris: Joyce!
Joyce: Obvious ba na hindi niya gusto yung nangyari?! Nakita mob a kung pano siya umiyak?! Alam mob a kung gano katagal kami bago nakabalik dito?! Hinanap naming yung singsing!
Jake: Pero hindi niyo nakita! Alam mo bang bigay pa yun ni Mama sakin?!
Joyce: If it is THAT important to you, then why did you hand it over to someone?!
Jake: I trust her!
Joyce: kung pinagkakatiwalaan mo siya, Bakit mo sinabi yun kanina?! Bakit ipinamuka mo sa kanya na careless siya?
Jake: BECAUSE SHE IS!
Joyce: Careless ka rin naman diba? Why did you bring it here?! Alam mong may tendency na mawala yun kasi magswi-swimming ka? What? Because you think someone can take care for it for you?! Don’t you think it would be much safer to just leave it in your room?!
Kris: mapagkakatiwalaan si Bea… I’m sure inangatan niya yun… siguro may nangyari lang talaga…
Guilt… Life is so unfair… few minutes ago… jake felt like he was the victim here… and now… He felt like he hurt Bea so much… actually he did… but ughh.. never mind! Now flashbacks are coming back to him… He remembered how Bea was so happy when he handed the ring to her… He can see how Bea touches her finger to make sure that the ring is still with her… then she would smile brightly and feel relieved that it was still there… But a few minutes ago… he saw Bea breaking down… breaking down because of losing something that is not even hers! Sure he trusted her with the ring… but she shouldn’t be that depressed, right? But she is! Why?
Joyce: Parehas nga kayo ni Derrick…
Jake: Ano?
Joyce: Lagi mong sinisisi yung iba kapag nasasaktan ka…--
Jake: ANO?
Kris: Naalala mo sa ospital?
Now… there’s more guilt… he remembered that day when he was confined… when Lexi came to see if he was okay… He knows she is concerned… but what did he told her?! That she is wishing for that to happen! That it is her fault that something bad happened to him! Come to think of it… when he lost Lexi he blamed Alden… now he blamed Bea for losing his ring… Yeah… it’s logically right… they are the reasons for his lost… but it’s not their fault—they didn’t do it to hurt him, it just happened… and that’s what matters more.
He knows it’ll rain soon… And it will be much harder if nature won’t be in his side… so he went towards the exit to follow Bea…
OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO
Derrick: Kylie?
Kylie: babe! I miss you so much!
Fantastic! Perfect timing…
Kylie released Derrick from her hug… and turned to Lexi.
Kylie: Hi Lexi!
Lumapit si Kylie kay Lexi para makipagbeso-beso. Lexi smiled at her.
Lexi: Hi Kylie! Anong ginagawa mo dito?
Kylie: family vacation… Sinabi nga sakin ni Derrick na dito daw kayo pupunta… actually… side tripped lang naman kami… napadaan lang kami kasi may bibilhin parents ko… pauwi na din kami ng Manila ngayon… matagal pa kayo diba?
Lexi: Yup… matagal pa kami… Asan na yung parents mo?
They talked and talked as if they were bestfriends…
How can they be so comfy with each other?! This is AGAIN unfair! I don’t know what to feel anymore!
Kylie went to Derrick and grabbed his arms.
Kylie: Mukang tumatakas ka sa training mo ah!
Derrick: hindi… hindi ah… nagpapahinga lang! (laughs nervously)
Lexi: gusto niyo bang magdate?
Derrick: huh? Pa…pano ka?
Kylie: Sumama ka na lang!
Lexi: naku… hindi na… makakabalik naman ako sa penthouse eh. Atsaka… date nga diba?
Kylie: Sana andito na lang si Alden… Gosh! You look so perfect together!
Lexi: Kayo din naman eh! Haha! So… enjoy niyo na lang tong hapon…--
Derrick: sure ka bang okay ka lang?
Lexi: hmmm… ikaw, okay lang sayo iwanan ang girlfriend mo at her last day here? Make it the best experience!
Kylie: I love you girlfriend!
Derrick: magtext ka pag nasa penthouse ka na…--
Lexi: yes, sir!
And with that… Lexi waved at them… And she turned to the opposite direction…
Kylie: I really like her… do you think we can be friends?
Derrick: …oo naman…
Kylie: kakausapin ko si Yassi… para makapagbond kaming tatlo! Hehe… so tara?
Derrick: …tara…
OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO
Bea was looking everywhere! It’s really hard to find something like that! Una… hindi ka pwedeng sumigaw ng ‘ring, where are you?!’ kasi obviously hindi yun sasagot… hindi rin pwedeng i-dial kasi hindi sasagot… at sa panahon ngayon… kung may makakakita nun… malamang hindi na ibalik at mas lalonghindi na niya makikita…
Guy: Miss… okay ka lang?
Bea: huh? Uhmm… may hinahanap kasi ako…
Guy: Ano?
Bea: may singsing ako… nawala ko kanina…
Bea is crying… She is so vulnerable right now… She didn’t even mind telling this guy the whole story of that ring! Now this guy named Marlowe is hugging her and trying to comfort her… It started to rain… and unfortunately… bea is wearing something white… and you should know what it means… (for those who doesn’t know—it means… her clothes now just turned see-through, damn his luck!)
Marlowe: tutulungan na kita maghanap… halika?
Bea: Si…sige…
Marlowe is holding by her waist while Bea leaned her head into his shoulders… then someone just grabbed Bea away from him and punched Marlowe…
Marlowe: WHAT THE –
Jake: At san mo balak dalhin si Bea?!
Marlowe: at sino ka naman?!
Jake: Wala akong balak magpakilala sayo… Halika na Bea…
Jake grabbed Bea’s hand and walked away but Marlowe punched him.
Bea: Jake!
Marlowe: Pare… so ikaw pala si Jake? Bea… hindi ka dapat sumasama sa mga lalaking tulad niya… hindi siya marunong magpahalaga…--
Jake: At kanino siya sasama? Sa mga taong tulad mo? nagtetake advantage?! I don’t think so…
So he punched him again… and after some time… others decided to break the fight… and Marlowe left the two of them…
Jake: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
He was mad again… so Bea started crying AGAIN.
Jake: At bigla bigla ka nalang iiyak?! Wala ka na bang ibang alam gawin?!
Bea: So… sorry!
Jake: Wala ka na bang ibang alam sabihin kundi sorry?! Bakit bigla ka nalang tumakbo?! Pano kung hindi ka nanamin nakita?!
Bea: Pero yung singsing—
Jake: so ano?! Okay lang na mawala ka?! Basta makita lang yung singsing?! Diba dapat ako yung naghahanap nun?! Bakit mas affected ka pa sakin?!
Bea: Hindi ko alam!
Jake: bakit hindi mo alam?! I want answers Bea! I can’t understand any of your actions!
Bea: importante yun sayo Jake! at nawala ko yun! sorry… sorry!
Jake pulled Bea for a hug…
Jake: How can you be so stupid?! Why do you care about me?! Don’t you care about yourself?
Bea: I care about myself!
Jake: So bakit kung kani-kanino ka sumasama? Alam mo bang kung hindi ako umabot… baka kung anong nagawa nun sayo?!
Jake disentangled himself to Bea… and held out her hand… he pulled a ring and put it in her finger…
Bea: Panong?
Jake: People do stupid things when they panic… Pumunta ko sa resto kung san kayo nanggaling ni Joyce… akala ko dun ka pupunta… nung wala ka… tinanong ko yung staff dun… sinabi nung janitress na nakuha niya nga daw sa CR… You looked everywhere… pero hindi mo man lang inisip na itanong sa kanila?
Bea; naisip ko kasi na baka sabihin nilang hindi sila responsible sa nawala ko eh…
Jake: It’s worth atry kung magtatanong ka!
Then bea started crying again…
Jake: Bakit ka iyak ng iyak?! I feel bad when I see you cry!
Bea: Sorry…
Jake: I trust you Bea… ingatan mo tong singsing na to… that’s all you have to do… Pero higit sa lahat… ingatan mo ang sarili mo okay?
Bea nodded… then Jake smiled…
Jake: masyado na tayong naulanan… so mas mabuting i-enjoy nalang natin yung ulan bago tayo bumalik… game?
Jake grabbed Bea’s hand… and there, they played during the rain… It felt good… He felt good… Partly because of finding the ring… and mostly… because of finding HER.
OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO
The rain didn’t stopped… it continued to rain even harder… and there was lightning and thunder… Derrick had just arrived at the penthouse… and he had received not just a warm welcome… a very HOT welcome…
Kris: Derrick! bakit mag-isa ka lang? asan si Lexi?!
Derrick: Ahh. Wala pa ba siya dito? Nagkahiwalay kami kanina…--
Josh: AT BAKIT MO SIYA INIWANG MAG-ISA?! ANLAKAS NG ULAN AH…
Derrick: hindi kailangan sumigaw! Chill lang…--
Josh: ASAN NGA SIYA EH?!
Derrick: Hindi ko nga alam diba?! Diba sabi ko naman sa inyo… nagkahiwalay kami…--
Joyce: So bakit kayo nagkahiwalay?!
Derrick: Ano bang problema niyo?
Kris: BAKIT. KAYO. NAGKAHIWALAY?
Barbie: Kris… chill ka lang… siguro hindi naman—
Derrick: nung hapon kasi… nakita namin si Kylie… actually… papauwi na sila… Eh naisip muna naming humiwalay… --
Josh: bakit mo iniwang mag-isa si Lexi?!
Derrick: sinabi niya na okay lang daw siya mag-isa eh—
Joyce: Anong gusto mong sabihin niya?! ‘Derrick, pwede bang ipagpalit mo ko sa girlfriend mo kasi ayaw kong mamasyal ng mag-isa… atsaka… family vacation naman yan so natural lang na pamilya ni Kyie yung DAPAT kasama niya?!’ HELLOOOOO?!
Derrick: Pano ko malalaman kung anong gusto niya talaga kung hindi niya sasabihin!
Josh: lalaki ka ba? Hahayaan mong maiwang mag-isa ang isang babae?!
Kris: at hindi mo man lang siya hinanap nung umulan na?
Derrick: grabe naman kayo! matalino naman si Lexi… kapag alam niyang uulan… siguro naman alam niyang dapat na siyang umuwi dito…--
Sinuntok na siya ni Kris.
Joyce: KRIS!
Kris: Stand up , you bastard!
Hindi na siya matiis ni Derrick at lumaban si Derrick… How could he punch him like that?!
Just when the fight was at heat… Jake and Bea arrived…
Jake: pare, ano bang problema mo?!
Joyce went to get a towel for the both of them…
Kris: I will never forgive you if anything happens to Lexi…
Derrick: Don’t act as if you’re the only one who cares about her!
Kris: So you do?!
Before Derrick could answer…
Josh: So bakit mo siya iniwan?!
Derrick: Niyaya ako ni Kylie na mamasyal… nagsimula ng umulan nun. So I’m thinking na umuwi na rin siya dito!
Bea: Anong nangyayari?
Barbie: Magkasama kasi kanina sina Derrick at Lexi… tapos nagkahiwalay daw sila kasi nakita nila si Kylie… at ngayon… wala pa si Lexi…
Bea: WHAT?!
Derrick: Ano ba kasing problema niyo?! Malay niyo nagpapatila lang siya…--
Bea: Listen… one thing… one thing that scares Lexi most… is storm… thunder… lightning… kapag kumkidlat… she immediately freezes… hindi siya makagalaw… hindi niya kaya… nanghihina siya…
Josh: traumatic experience daw yun nung bata pa siya… na hindi niya naovercome hanggang ngayon… and now. Thanks to you… she’s all alone… while it’s raining hard… and she’s stunned somewhere, too afraid to move!
Kris: As much as possible… sinasamahan naming siya kapag kumukulog… kasi kapag mag-isa lang siya… natatakot talaga siya… Naalala ko dati… nagpassed out siya… Sabi nina Daddy… sa sobrang takot daw yun… ganun magreact ang puso niya… lalo na pag hindi niya kinaya yung takot… trauma talaga…--
Josh: you are as good as dead kapag may nangyaring masama sa kanya!
Immediately… Derrick stormed out of the house… to look for Lexi… he doesn’t know where to find her of course, but he didn’t care! He has to find her! he MUST!
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Jhabea--tada!
Cliff hanger sa derlex :>:>:>
friends... this is major derlex... so i have to tell you that my derlex pa din next chapter =)) hindi ko alam... napapahaba ko yung ibang parts... kaya hindi ko matapos lahat ng isang chapter... may krisjoy na next... and joshbie too... :>