Summer Camp

Pairing: Sara and Nick (Snickers)

What if Nick and Sara met as teenage CITs (Counselors in Training) at a day camp near Park City, Utah in the summer of 1988? Expect an appearance or two from a then 13 year old Greg Sanders.

Disclaimer: I don't own Nick, Sara, Greg, Bill and Jillian. I do own Nick's sister Melody, Sara's brother Brian and anyone else mentioned here.

Getting To Salt Lake City International Airport

Time: Summer 1988

Nick, Melody and their parents – Dallas Fort Worth to Salt Lake City

"Nick, are you nervous?" Melody Stokes asked here younger brother.

"Mel, you think I am nervous about being a CIT?" Nick replied with a question.

"Well, you are fidgeting in your seat," she said.

"Fine, I am a little nervous!" Nick snapped. "Are you happy now?"

"Melody Joanne Stokes, stop hassling your little brother!" Jillian Stokes said. "Nick, you are going to have fun and maybe meet the girl of your dreams."

"Mom, I have to help out the counselor with I don't know how many kids in the group," Nick protested. "I don't know if there will be time for romance."

"When we leave the airport," Melody said. "I'll tell you what to expect with this job. I was a CIT two years ago."

"Kids, the flight attendants are serving lunch," Bill Stokes said.

Nick and his sister gave each other a look expressing embarrassment. He was 16 going on 17 and she was 19. They were the two youngest of Bill and Jillian's seven kids, but they didn't like to be called kids.

"Young man, young lady, here's your lunch," a young flight attendant. "What would you like to drink?"

"I'll have a Diet Coke, please," Melody said.

"Do you have iced tea?" Nick asked. "If you do, I would like some, please."

"Yes, we do," she smiled and gave the two young adults their drinks.

Twenty minutes later, Nick had already finished his lunch while his sister and parents were still eating theirs.

"Jillian, you gave birth to a Tasmanian Devil nearly 17 years ago," Bill hissed observing how his youngest child ate from across the aisle. "That boy sure has the appetite of one."

"Bill, leave him alone," Jillian protested. "He is still growing."

"How is he growing?" he asked. "Is he getting taller or fatter?"

Jillian shrugged her shoulders and finished her dessert. She didn't want to argue with her husband.

During the rest of the flight, the Stokes fell asleep.

Sara and Brian - San Francisco to Salt Lake City

"Sara, I know that landing is the most difficult part," Brian Sidle, age 20, said. "You are making it more difficult by digging your longish nails into my skin. I would have to ask mom and dad to have you declawed."

"You are barrel of laughs, Brian" Sara, age 16, said to her brother. "I can't believe you suckered me into becoming a CIT."

"It wasn't my idea," Brian defended himself. "Mom and dad thought you needed to enjoy yourself outside of Tamales Bay. I bet there is a cute and smart guy that wants to meet you and get to know you."

"Brian, in most teenage girls' world," Sara said. "There is no such things as a cute and smart guy. You either choose a handsome jock or a loser nerd."

"I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised," Brian chuckled.

Suddenly, the plane touched down and taxied down the runway.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Salt Lake City International Airport," the flight attendant said. "We ask that you remain seated until the captain has turned of the seat belt sign and the plane has come to a complete stop. We also ask that you exercise caution when you open the overhead bins as items may have shifted during the flight. If Salt Lake City is your final destination, your baggage claim is area A. If you are making a connecting flight, please pay attention to the departure screens. On behalf of the San Francisco based crew, we know you have a choice of airlines and we're glad you chose ours. Have a nice day!"

An hour later, Brian and Sara with their suitcases and bags were sitting in a shuttle bus waiting to be taken to an area of cottages for the camp's out of town staff members and campers. Sara immediately fell asleep on her brother's shoulder not aware of a gorgeous young man around her age and his family were seated nearby.

TBC