Beau and Arrows (A Beau Brooks/Janoskians Story)

Dining for Disaster

They spent a few hours in the small Italian restaurant in central Melbourne. It was surprisingly well decorated, pretty much to the standard of the places she would visit in her hometown. The boys were all wearing dress shirts which they looked particularly handsome in. She especially liked Beau's, as it was white and sheer, revealing his muscular body slightly, especially when he faced his torso in the direction of the giant beaded chandelier. She wore a long white maxi dress, with cold large beads tightly packed across the breast of the dress. On her feet she wore golden plaited heels, and her hair was curly. Her blonde highlights shone through, emphasised due to the lighting.

They sat on their golden palace-like chairs, nibbling through lightly floured fluffy bread that they could all barely fit into their stomachs, but couldn't get enough of.

“You know, I never knew you guys were on YouTube.” Paige confessed. “Are you guys, famous?”

“Well yeah, I guess so, but we don't really class ourselves as celebrities, we only do what we do to entertain people, have a laugh and put smiles on people's faces.” Luke told her.

“Why, does the celebrity life excite you?” James asked, with a wink.

“James, I'm making more then a heart a brain surgeon at the age of 16. A YouTube channel doesn't leave me in complete awe, if I'm honest.” The boys laughed heart-fully. “No, but honestly, I think it's really cool what you guys are doing, what you're getting paid for. You don't understand what a beautiful privilege it is to make money from something you love.”

“You will come back and see us, won't you?” Gina asked. “It's good to have a respectable girl in the house to keep me company.”

“Yeah, I'll try not to be a stranger for too long.”

“Yeah, don't wait 6 months next time.” Beau teased playfully, entwining his fingers through hers under the table.

Even after the weekend they had spent together, she still felt a rush when he touched her. She felt a flood of positive energy spark through her body, and her eyes closed momentarily to savour the moment. She never thought she would be embarrassingly hooked on a guy before, but she wondered whether she was, utterly and truly, falling for Beau.

“Take a photo with me!” He smiled, pulling her up and giving Gina his phone to take the photo on. He took her over to the centre of the room, wrapping one arm around her waist, as she mirrored. His mother smiled and took a few shots, making sure she got a good one as they smiled to the camera.

“I'm going to miss you.” Beau said, and catching her by surprise he smoothly wrapped his other arm around her waist and holding her hips. “You don't have to go, you know.” She lifted her hands up the front of his chest, cupping one of his cheeks in her hand and holding his shoulder with the other one. “Please stay.” She shook her head, looking down.

“I wish I could, but I can't.” She whispered. She was surprised to be pretty much the same height as him, because of her heels. She bowed her head, and he did the same, so their foreheads pressed against each others. They smiled lovingly, and in her mind, she weighed up whether or not to make a move on him. She could cut connections when she got home if things got awkward.

Better now then later.

She bowed her head forwards slightly, and catching on, he slowly began to turn his head, wrapping his hands further around her waist. They were interrupted by the 'click' of Beau's phone. She could almost swear she heard Beau curse under his breath. They lost the moment, and as Beau turned away to make sure the moment didn't turn awkward, he lost his balance. Laughing and bending down slightly, Paige held her hand out and helped him up. They walked back over to the table and sat back down, with all of the boys elbowing each other and throwing knowing looks around the room. Paige's eyes darted around the table, looking confused. Did they know something she didn't? A beep of her phone re-directed her attention, as she opened the message, not paying much attention. It only caught her attention when she saw the loading screen of a picture message. She had about a nanosecond to prepare herself before the disgusting image popped onto the screen. She gagged once, before she motioned Jai, and walked behind the door.

When he came over, she pretty much threw the phone screen into his face. He looked wide eyed at the vile image she had been sent. He covered his mouth with a hand as he read the message which had accompanied the photo. His eyes filled with tears, and he pulled her into a long, tight hug.