A/N: This story contains a budding relationship (including sexual) between David's son Ethan and Jon's daughter Arielle, both of whom are 17 (the legal age of consent in New Jersey) when it starts. If this offends you, turn back now!

"Shaggy, which room shall Jen and I have?" Ari asked as the car carrying the four friends crossed the Mantoloking bridge into Bay Head. She and Jennifer had taken the back seat so that Brandon could talk football to Ethan as they drove. They were meeting Dan and his new girlfriend at the boardwalk later that afternoon.

It was a beautiful sunny day, a slight breeze taking the sting from the summer sun as they drove with the music loud and the windows down, pulling faces at the passing cars.

"Hey man, if it's cool can Jen and I have our own room? Wanna make the best of the privacy," Brandon said, grinning back at Jen who blushed.

"Yeah bro, it's all good. Scooby can room with me," Ethan shrugged and pulled onto East Avenue. "Fuckin' house is loaded and Dad just restocked the bar. You girls brought your bikinis, yeah?"

"Oh....bought a new one just for you, Brandon," Jennifer giggled, and ruffled the back of her boyfriend's hair.

Ethan looked in the rearview mirror at Ari. "What about you, Scooby? Did you bring that little bikini you showed me?" He couldn't keep his mind off the photos Ari had sent him and he instinctively shifted in his seat.

"Yeah, it's packed. I had to sneak it in, though. Mum doesn't think it's decent enough. God, my parents suck!" Ari rolled her eyes at the thought of how her mum and dad coddle her like they do with Sammy.

"Who would have thought Jon Fucking Bon Jovi, King of groupies would be so strict..." Jen's voice trailed off.

"Tell me about it! I'm always getting the 'Don't do what Stephie did. Learn from her mistake.' talk from dad. Jesus, I'm sure he thinks I'm as stupid as she was," Ari groaned, "I'm almost seventeen and they still treat me like I'm seven!"

Ethan pulled into the driveway of the Bryan family beachfront home and killed the ignition. The three-floor, brown shingle and white trim home stood immaculate in the Jersey sun. "Oh fuck man, your Dad redid the porch. Sweet!" Brandon exclaimed, hopping from the car and inhaling deeply. "Mmm smell the salt water girls!"

"What time are we meeting up with Dan and his girlfriend? Do you even know who it is?" Jennifer asked the boys. She giggled when Brandon scooped her up and twirled her around in the sun.

"Nah. D's been low key about it," Ethan replied, popping the trunk and starting to unload their stuff. "Normally the fucker brags about who he's fucking around with." He walked his and Ari's bags up to the stairs, searching for the house key.

"Are they staying here tonight too?" Ari asked, "Do I have to listen to the four of you? Or just Shaggy's snoring...just like his dad."

Ethan huffed indignantly, "Yes, Dad snores. I don't. Not a peep." Brandon coughed something that sounded close to 'bullshit'.

"Sure, Shaggy, whatever you say," she grinned at him, "You forget that I've known you forever."

"Just fuck off, all of you," Ethan groused and stalked to the front door. He unlocked and keyed in the alarm code. They heard a small gasp and found Jennifer in awe of the large white room with Bon Jovi memorabilia.

"C'mon Jen, you've been at our place," Ari shouldered her friend out of the way, "It's the same thing. It's not that great."

Ethan laughed and slung his arm around Ari's shoulders. "Don't let Dad hear you say that.

"I don't see what's so special about it all," Ari shrugged, "I mean it all happened before we were born. It's not relevant anymore."

"Mom never showed you the photos of us on stage? In 2013 you ran on stage in front of 25,000 people after tearing off your skirt," Ethan laughed and made devil horns with his fingers.

"Shut up Shaggy," Ari thwacked him on the arm in embarrassment, "Which room?" she asked, hand cocked on her hip.

Brandon had pulled Jen onto one of the sofas, burying his face in her neck. "Alright lovebirds, second-floor turn left, third door on the right," Ethan instructed his friends but ignored Ari's question. Instead, he picked up her bag and took the stairs two at a time to the third floor.

Ari followed Ethan up the stairs but faltered when he walked into his parents master suite. "In here? Why aren't you in your room?" she asked.

"My room's a little cramped for two people, Scooby. Plenty of room to spread out in here," Ethan said, flopping onto his parent's California King size bed.

"I- I guess," she considered and sat on the edge of the bed looking around, "I don't think I've seen in this room for a while." She kicked off her shoes and moved to sit at the bed head.

"Mom and Dad remodeled it a while ago. She got tired of his all-white color scheme," he explained, gesturing around at the warm gold and purple walls. Ethan scooted up towards Ari and laid his head in her lap. "I'm glad you were able to come with us."

"I didn't want to go with Sammy to your brother's place," Ari said, "I get enough of Stephie this, Stephie that from dad. Now with the twins...I'm pushed back even further." She pulled a face thinking of how her older half-sister was always being thrown in her face. "Don't get me wrong, I mean I love the twins and Colton and Stephie, but...oh I don't know, Shaggy..."

Ethan scrunched up his nose at his half-brother's name. "How the hell those two ended up together I'll never understand. I know where you're coming from though. Dad's always talking about great of an athlete Colton was, the best player at the school. Out of five kids, I never stood a chance."

His fingers absently fiddled with Ari's knee and he smiled as she played with his hair. Ari glanced down to take in Ethan's profile. His lips pouted slightly and bright eyes stared up at the spinning ceiling fan.

"I wonder if Jake and Romy had this problem with Dad and Jesse?" Ari idly wondered about her brothers, "Probably not. Sometimes I feel like I can't live up to the original siblings. And Sammy is, well...Sammy. The baby... so she's never in trouble."

Ethan turned onto his stomach and kissed Ari soundly on her knee. "C'mon, Scooby. We're here to have fun, not worry about our parents or siblings. Plus," he ran a finger over her cheek and tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear, "You're too cute to get stress lines."

Ari watched Ethan get up from the bed. The feel of his lips on her knee sent tingles through her and she got a strange tumbling sensation at his compliment. She waited until he'd left the room and took out her phone, scrolling through their messages and photos they had shared.

She licked her lips at the latest one he had sent that morning before picking her up. His muscled physique posing in front of the bathroom mirror, freshly showered with just his hand to cover himself. Next photo...no hand covering...just Ethan in all his glory.

All these pictures after she had sent out a photo of her new bikini to her friend's group, a private text message from Ethan and one word, "Less." That's all he had to say and Ari, half doing it before she chickened out and half because she liked Ethan, had snapped photos of herself without her new bikini and in the shower. This had been a week or so after Ellie's party and she'd felt swirled up into the whirlwind of Ethan Bryan.

"Scooby! You coming?!" Ethan's voice pulled her from the sweet daydream and she shoved the phone back in her pocket.

"Yeah...there in a minute," she yelled back. Grabbing her bag, Ari pulled out a floaty little sundress-shorts number that fell mid-thigh with spaghetti straps and just a peek of her smooth stomach. She quickly coated her lips with a slick of gloss, her lashes with some mascara and finger combed her hair before hurrying down the stairs.

"I'm coming," she said about halfway down the stairs when Ethan turned and his eyes hungrily took her in. She stopped and smiled down at him and did a little twirl on the step, "You like, Shaggy?"

"I love it," he replied, walking up the three steps to meet Ari. Ethan looked up into her eyes and growled, "Move," nodding towards the front door. He'd heard his Dad say it to his Mom on more than one occasion and it always seemed to motivate her.

Ari poked her tongue out at him and jumped on his back as soon as he turned to walk down the stairs. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and whispered in his ear, "Make me."

"Fuck, woman. You're gonna be the death of me," Ethan groaned

"C'mon you two," Brandon called from the car, " D's already texted me 3 times to find out where we are!" He and Jennifer were sitting in the back seat this time, so when Ethan dropped Ari to the grass, she climbed in the front seat while he locked the house up.

She sat sideways in the car to talk to Jennifer and jumped a little when Ethan's hand slid up her thigh when he got behind the wheel. He lowered his sunglasses and looked at her directly as his fingers scrapped gently against the soft flesh beneath the fabric, before pushing them back up his nose.

Ari stopped his hand with a small shake of her head just as he was going to venture higher. He kissed her hand after getting her unspoken request and turned the ignition on the car with a groan and a shift on the seat.

They pulled out of the drive and headed to the boardwalk just as the afternoon started to cool down, the sun sinking slowly.

"Where are we meeting the others?" Jennifer asked, noticing Ari's blush but saying nothing.

"Under the Ferris Wheel," Brandon said, "They're there already, just waiting on us...Ari!"

"Bite me, Bran." Ari flipped him the middle finger. "I wanted to change, okay?"

"For anyone in particular... like Dan?" he teased back.

"I..um, maybe, maybe not," she flicked Ethan a quick look. Ethan smirked and raised an eyebrow, his hand gently squeezing hers.

Jen giggled and playfully smacked Brandon. "You behave or you won't get any tonight."

The rest of the ride was spent in friendly banter and plans for the night, pulling into a car spot and tumbling out into the early evening. Ethan intertwined his fingers with Ari's, strolling casually towards the Ferris wheel. "Hey D!" He called out.

A tall guy with dark skin and muscled arms waved lazily to his friends. "Yo, what's happenin', Big E?" They gave each other a brotherly hug and Dan picked up Ari, making her giggle. "What's up, lil mama?"

"Dan, put me down," Ari laughed and steadied herself on her feet once more.

"Oh look, it's Airy Fairy," a cool female voice came from behind them. Ari groaned when she saw Chelsea sneering at her. "Nice to see you again, Ethan." The head cheerleader brushed her hand down Ethan's arm and walked into Dan's open arms.

"Everyone...this is my girlfriend. You all know Chelsea from the cheer squad?" Dan asked to four shocked faces. Chelsea waved with her fingers and was met with an eye roll from Jennifer, a raised brow from Ethan and a whimper from Ari.

"Wow D," Jen said with an edge of snark, "Didn't know you were into sloppy seconds." Ari turned and chuckled.

Chelsea sneered at Jen, her arm hooking into Dan's. "You'd know all about sloppy seconds, Jenny," she taunted then turned on Ari, "and then we have little Airy-fairy who knows nothing."

"Chels, you're either gonna play nice or fuck off," Ethan snapped, showing his inherited temper and clenching his fist.

"Okay...okay you lot," Brandon walked in between them all, "enough. Let's just start again so we can enjoy this weekend. Deal?"

Ari and Jen exchanged looks but nodded their heads reluctantly. Chelsea simply turned to look out over the ocean. Ethan pulled Ari into his side and kissed the top of her head. "Come on, peeps! The night is young!" he exclaimed.

The couples strolled the boardwalk, enjoying the ocean breeze and smell of delicious street foods. Ethan and Brandon both bought a bag of cotton candy for their girls while Chelsea complained about the sugar. Ari took a huge bite out of hers and made a show of licking the sticky candy floss from her lips.

"It's yummy," she said, pulled off a piece of the blue side and held it out to Ethan. "Want some?" He grinned and opened his mouth, his tongue scooping up the sugar from Ari's fingers.

"You're right. Yummy and very very sweet," Ethan replied.

"Looks like they just reopened the haunted house too. The theme is supposedly Demonic Hell," Brandon said excitedly. They agreed to go in except for Chelsea, who got pissed when Dan wouldn't stay out with her.

"Oh this looks scary," Ari she mumbled, clutching Ethan's hand tightly.

"I'll be right here, Scooby," Ethan said with a squeeze of her fingers.

The guys paid their admission fees and, with Jen and Brandon leading the charge, entered through the large dungeon door. Ari jumped as the door slammed behind them. Through an archway of thick fog and darkness, they found a medieval throne with an extremely realistic devil perched on it.

"Ahh looks like we have some fresh bodies," the devil rang out in a booming voice. "Welcome to my lair, minions." He descended from the throne and circled around the teens, sniffing each of the girls and dragging a gnarled finger through their hair.

Ari clung onto Ethan as the devil leaned in close to her. "Mmm, I can smell the fear from this one. So sweet and succulent. Come...my demons await your arrival," he called and the side door opened with a bang.

Jennifer squealed and Brandon let out a yell of surprise then fell into a fit of nervous giggles.

"Shaggy?!" Ari cried out, her grip tightening on Ethan's hand, "Don't let me go, please?"

"Right here, baby," Ethan said, slightly breathless from anticipation. Ari also was a little breathless but didn't know if it was from Ethan's endearment or the awaiting scenes ahead.

Then there was a yell from behind them. "Ahhh no! Lemme go, lemme go," Dan yelled. Ari screamed thinking their friend was being attacked but when she turned to see him standing holding his stomach from laughter, she flipped him off. He and Ethan high fived each other, laughing at the prank. "Assholes," Ari muttered.

They followed the dark and twisted labyrinth laid out, water getting sprayed onto their faces and screams of tormented souls echoed off the walls. An exorcism with flashing lights, a cannibalistic butcher and tea party with dolls.

Around another corner, a strange and horrid stench met them. The lights flickered and Bloody Mary was written on the walls in fake blood. "Oh fuck me..." Jen breathed. "I hate this fucking urban legend."

Ari looked into the mirror and nearly shit herself when a mangled woman popped up with her mouth wide open. "Why are you in my house?!" From the bathtub, an actress dragged herself through the murky crimson water. "Get out! Get out!!"

"I wanna go now, Shaggy," Ari curled into his side and buried her head into his chest.

"It's almost over, beautiful. Then we'll be out," Ethan reassured her.

"I'll blame you if I have nightmares tonight," Ari said. The group moved from room to room with a mixture of screams and laughter until they finally made it to the end.

One of the demons was at the exit and counted each one of them off. "I'll see you next week...you I'll see Wednesday..." Then he pointed at Ari and cackled, "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Only in your dreams, buster," Ari shuddered and stepped out into the fresh air, shaking herself of any residual anxiety. "Ugh, why did I agree to go in there with you?" She poked Ethan in the ribs when he chuckled.

"I'll make it up to you, Scooby," Ethan cooed. "How about one of those big stuffed animals?"

"Make it a unicorn and you've got yourself a deal, Shags," Ari grinned and clapped her hands.

"You all go on, need to have a word with Chels. We'll catch up," Dan said quickly and ducked off to the blonde with resting bitchface.

Brandon and Ethan went head to head in a basketball game as the girls watched and cheered them on. "You're going down, Bryan," Brandon puffed, three points ahead.

"Not without that unicorn I'm not," Ethan replied, sinking two goals and pulling ahead by four. Five minutes later, the large pink and glittery unicorn was handed over to Ethan. "As promised..." He held it out to Ari with a smile.

"Yay...my hero," she smiled and went to kiss his cheek but he turned his head at the last minute and their mouths met. Ari's eyes flew open and managed to catch Ethan's wink. They fluttered closed and she could hear Jen giggle with Brandon behind them as their kiss became more intense.

"Ugh, really Ethan," Chelsea muttered, "You could have done better than Airy-fairy. I want to go on the Ferris Wheel now." She stalked off with Dan in tow like a puppy on a leash. Jen and Brandon followed arm-in-arm leaving Ari and Ethan alone.

Ethan pulled from the kiss first and whispered, "I've been waiting to do that." He swallowed chuckled nervously, waiting for Ari's reaction and only half noticing they were alone.

"I'm glad you did," Ari breathed, her eyes shone with happiness as she gazed up at her childhood best friend. "Don't wait so long next time," she smiled and looped her arm around his neck, pulling him down for another dreamy kiss.

"We should catch up with the others," Ethan said, smiling happily when they broke again. He took her hand and they strolled to the Ferris Wheel. They climbed into a car and Ethan pulled Ari in tight against his side as the attendant closed the cage, just after their friends alighted into a separate car.

Slowly the car rose over the glimmering lights of the boardwalk, Ari's eyes sparkling with excitement. She glanced at Ethan and sighed to herself. For so long, she'd dreamed of him just noticing her and now she was...here...wrapped in his arms and he had kissed her. Her head was spinning as their car crested then dropped.

Ethan's other hand slid in her lap under the unicorn Ari held tightly, fingers grazing her soft thigh. She looked up into his eyes and allowed his hand to explore higher. He smiled and slipped under the loose shorts. Ari's breath faltered as they reached the top and dropped once more.

As the chair rose for the third time, Ethan's nails scratched against the edge of her panties and she let her own hand reached out to him. Ari squeezed him as his fingers slipped under the delicate material, and they descended.

Ascend...descend...her breathing turned to panting...ascend...she stroked him over his cargo shorts...descend...her head fell back onto Ethan's shoulder. The lights swirled in her vision as she gasped and her leg trembled.

No one below knew the tension that boiled over in the topmost car as the Ferris wheel unloaded. Ethan covered Ari's mouth as her body shook and held her until she calmed. He leaned in and kissed her sweetly, removing his hand from her shorts.

"Shaggy?" Ari whispered, "Wha- how-," she couldn't grab her thoughts quick enough, "wow."

"First?" He asked. "You look surprised..."

"Umm...yeah," she ducked her head as a blush crept over her, "from someone else."

Ethan caressed Ari's cheek as they came to the ground. "You're an amazing creature, Arielle."

"I can't remember the last time you used my name," she said with a smile, "Thank you...Ethan." They shared one more kiss before leaving the car and rejoining their friends.

Jen's eyes widened when she saw Ari. "You're looking a little flushed, girl. You good?" She examined her best friend and noticed Ari was holding her new unicorn a little lower than one normally would.

"Oh yeah...yeah just fine," Ari grinned, "actually more than fine." The two of them giggled and Jen nodded, catching onto what was "ailing" Ari.

Ethan adjusted his shorts behind Ari as Dan and Brandon exchanged fist bumps and knowing looks with him. "I'm hungry," Chelsea pouted as she wrapped herself around Dan, drawing his attention back to her.

"How about one more ride, then we grab a couple of pizzas on the way back to the house," Ethan suggested, "then we can really get this party started?" They all agreed to the rollercoaster being the last ride, to go out with a bang so to speak, before piling back into the two cars to head back to Bay Head.

*~*Later that night*~*

Ari wobbled in front of the mirror from the alcohol and slowly stripped off her romper, smiling up at the phone that appeared in front of her. Ethan snuggled up from behind and snapped a few photos, including them kissing and grinning at each other.

"You're sure about this?" He asked her.

"I am...did you bring..." Ari's voice trailed off and Ethan nodded slowly, reaching into his bag on the dresser and pulled out three gold foil packets he'd grabbed from his Dad's stash.

"Don't know why Dad still has these. He got his balls snipped after Ellie was born," Ethan said with a shrug.

He led her over to the huge bed and gently pushed her onto it. Ari crawled up and leaned back on her arms, showing off the black and white bra panty set she'd bought just for tonight. "Do you like it?" Ari asked, her legs locked together out of nerves.

Ethan took a couple pictures of her up close and looking down, groaning when Ari's hand snuck out to him. "I love it." He stood back and admired her, dropping and stepping out of his shorts.

Ari's long blonde hair was draped over her shoulder and she smiled shyly up into the camera. She reached back and unhooked her lacy bra, dropping it to the floor with a flourish. A set of bright blue eyes peeked around the camera and Ethan grinned wildly. "You're so beautiful..."

"Put the camera down and show me how pretty you think I am," Ari said quietly. Ethan dimmed the lights and placed the camera on the bedside table, leaving it recording as he climbed into bed with his childhood friend.