Loyalties - [Jake & Josh Kiszka]

Chapter 9

-Lana-

I wake in Danny's bed. Hes fast asleep in his clothes as was I. We spent the rest of the night talking, I know so much about him and him about me. He really is the best.

Without waking my new best friend, I roll out of bed and walk out the door. I shut it silently and turn to go to the main bathroom. The bathtub in there is massive and has a jacuzzi setting, I'm headed straight for it.

As I reach the door Jake opens it, with only a towel wrapped around his torso. He stands still and looks at me, possibly wondering what I would say or do next.

I will my eyes not to travel the length of his body. I am still annoyed with him after all. My eyes dont let me down and look directly I  his eyes. He looks to the floor when I meet his gaze. He seems genuinely regretful for what happened. Ashamed I'd say.

I take this opportunity to study him.

His hair is wet and pushed back from his face, I've never seen him like that, not even when we were in the pool, he had his hair tied back then. The ends of his hair are dripping water down his chest, he's obviously naked under the towel and I can't help but stand in awe of the beauty. Some part of my brain wishes the towel would drop.

He doesn't say anything, and neither do I. Instead he opens the door wider and squeezes by me to get out the door. His calloused hand grazes mine on the way by and I feel myself softening towards him. Why would he risk touching me again after last night's ordeal.

I walk through the bathroom door and slam it shut... it doesn't make it any easier that I want to rip his towel off him and touch him everywhere. I run the bath to distract my mind, fiddling with the settings and adding lots of bubble bath. Stripping down I throw my clothes across the room and step in, the water instantly calming me.

***

It's 12pm and the bus is here. Sam and Chloe have sorted out an activity for us to do today and I'm excited. We all climb aboard and us girls sit in front. Finally spending time together. "We're going paintballing, let's be on the same team OK. We're going to take these boys down." My best friend whispers to me.

We all get ready in overalls, Chloe and me are a team, Sam and Danny together and then the twins are the third team. We pick the pink paint balls of course so we can identify who we shoot.

Soon we are sneaking around a huge field, hiding behind large bales of hay and trying to eliminate the boys. Chloe is stalking Sam and I have my sights set on someone else. Two someone's.

Josh and Jake are hiding behind an old tractor, I can hear them whispering their plan right behind it."We cannot, under any circumstances shoot Lana, Chloe hates us too, we don't need to add any more fuel to that fire. Let's just try find Sam and Danny."

I drop to the ground and shimmy underneath the tractor. Trying not to rustle the hay too much, stealth mode.

I have my gun pointed directly  up at Jake and shoot, quickly turning to Josh and shooting him too. "Fuck, who's under there, you shot me in the dick" Jake yells falling to the floor.

It's the ultimate payback and I am in hysterics, Josh gets down on his hands and knees looking at me, pink paint splattered all over his chest, right where his heart is. Pretty poetic.

"I might have known... we did deserve it" Josh says matter of factly. Jake is still rolling around on the ground, the wind taken out of him. "Please can we be even" He struggles to shout out at me.

'For the rest of the trip, yes we can be even and friendly, I forgive you both, but I wont ever forget."

I move from my hiding spot and when I stand I take 3 paintballs to the back from Sam.

"Shit, that does hurt" I bend over and am completely winded from the blows.

"Try taking one to the balls" Jake groans still on the groud clutching himself.

**

We make a quick stop at the liquor store getting provisions for tonight. Danny tells me he's going to get me "shit faced" and holds up a bottle of Jameson.

Chloe and I do our makeup and hair. We are listening to californication on her speaker and being silly like we always are when we're alone together.

"Lana" Chloe has a serious look on her face. I don't say anything, already anticipating what is going to come out of her mouth.

"I don't know how I feel about you and Josh, I mean, I know I'm with Sam but...you know."

"I'm not interested in him Chloe, and even if I was I wouldn't act on it" I say, half lying, I like Jake and Josh, but I wouldn't ever act on anything with Josh, she's my best friend and it would hurt her.

"He likes you Lana, they both do. I want you to be happy, but I liked Josh first..for so long, it would be...odd"

"Chloe stop, let's just enjoy our night, we're in a villa with our favourite band, let's just make memories okay"

She doesn't reply, I feel like she still has something she wants to say. She bites her lip and looks at me "Oh god Lana, Sam is sooo good in the sack" her voice dreamy and lovestruck.

"I'm so happy for you Chloe. You deserve it, hes a great guy and he's hot as hell" I'm slightly shocked she's slept with him already but I'm not about making judgements on my friends decisions.

We finish getting ready and walk downstairs.
"Let's get pissed" I roar and everyone whoops at me. The drinks are being poured by Sam and Jake.