Red, Hot Summer

DAY 8 - The Calm Before The Dumping

BOBBY

He knew he had to open his eyes and accept he was awake but he just didn't want to. He'd been having the most perfect dream where him and Scarlett had been dancing together on the beach under a full moon. She'd looked utterly perfect in a white dress as she'd stared up at him adoringly, her eyes just full of love for him. Why did he have to wake up just as she'd leant in to kiss him? As his eyes fluttered open he looked at the empty space in the bed next to him and remembered where she'd gone last night, and with who...

LOTTIE

She felt like she'd hardly slept. Why hadn't she pushed Rahim away the moment he'd kissed her? It had only been brief but Gary had seen. By the time she'd caught up with him he was in the dressing room with the other guys and then had gone straight to bed. They hadn't talked about the kiss they'd shared the night that Hannah had left but it had meant something to her and now...now she'd let him down. She waited for him to get out of bed and then leapt out of her bed and followed him into the bathroom before he could stop her.

"I'm so sorry!" she blurted out as he turned to look at her in surprise.

"What for?" he asked her, looking confused.

"For...for the kiss with Rahim," she stuttered. "It didn't mean anything, and I'm not interested in him, I'm so sorry Gary."

"Chill, Lotts! You're not the only person I've kissed in here, it's fine," he said. She wasn't sure if that made her feel better or worse to be honest.

"Who have you kissed?" she pressed him.

"A gentleman never kisses and tells," he laughed. "Honestly, it's fine. We've been here a week!"

"I know, but...I....I....oh never mind," she said and stormed out the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

SCARLETT

As soon as they'd woken up this morning Henrik had had a text asking him and Scarlett to go to the beach hut. "It's barely morning, I'm so tired," Scarlett complained as Henrik pulled back the covers, stood up and stretched, wearing only his pink sash. She tried not to look at his backside but she couldn't help it and he glanced over his shoulder and winked at her.

"Checking out the goods again?" he laughed. "Let's hit the beach hut then I'll make us breakfast!"

"Oh yes, one of your famous 'morning after' breakfasts," she laughed. "It better be up to the hype you gave it."

"Last night wasn't like other nights," he told her, reaching down to stroke her cheek. "It really meant something to me, more than just the most amazing sex of my life, ever!" He kissed her gently; all he really wanted to do was just climb back into bed with her and forget the rest of the Villa but his phone beeped again, reminding them both they were expected in the beach hut already. Reluctantly, they dragged themselves out of bed and redressed in their clothes from the night before.

"I can't go like this!" Scarlett said, "Give me two minutes to grab a bikini, I'll meet you there!"

The dressing room was empty when she got there; everyone else was already down by the pool, enjoying the morning sunshine. She hadn't realised how late her and Henrik had slept in after their busy night. Scarlett rummaged in her wardrobe and settled on a cute brightly coloured bikini with little tassels hanging from it. She quickly plaited her hair into two braids and put on a smudge of lip gloss and some mascara. "Perfect," she said, looking in the mirror.

"Totally!" Gary agreed from where he'd been lurking in the doorway.

"Shit, Gary!" she squealed. "Don't sneak up on a girl like that!"