Living La Vida Loca - Harry Lewis & ChrisMD

Chapter 1: introductions

—Evelyn's POV—

"I'm so excited to see Talia. What has it been like three years?" I ask as we walk to baggage claim.

Kyla nods her head as we continue walking with the flow of the rest of the plane, "Has to be. I'm excited to hear more about Simon," she says as I happily smile my way to the conveyer belt of bags.

"I wish I was in love. Imagine having someone to count on," I tell her with a small laugh before spotting her bag. She quickly grabs it off the belt as I wait for my bag to approach, "I still can't believe we are in Europe," I tell her.

"I know it feels surreal," she says as we walk towards where we are supposed to meet the group. Kyla looks at her phone and grabs my shoulder when I start walking the wrong way. She takes the lead, bringing us closer to gate 32. Kyla's name is called from ahead making both of our heads snap forward. Talia is running with Simon behind her down the main strip. Kyla and I meet her halfway as she wraps her arms around us, engulfing us in a group hug. Simon stands off to the side until he wraps his arms around us with an "Aww you guys," making the three of us laugh.

"Holy shit, it's been like 3 years," she says as we smile from ear to ear.

"Covid fucked everything up," I complain as Simon helps Kyla with her bigger bag, "Where is everyone?" I ask looking around for the group she described.

"We kind of all split up when we got here. I think Ethan and Vik are sitting by the gate," she says stopping us in front of the two guys.

A shorter brown-haired man stands up after shutting his laptop, "you guys excited for Ibiza?" He asks as we nod our heads.

"Thanks for the invite. We have needed a vacation for ages," Kyla says as the other guy talks on the phone with someone. My eyes linger on his tattoos as he stands up excusing himself. Simon starts asking where the other boys went. Their conversation makes it easy to figure out the one talking is Vik. Talia puts a hand on Simon's shoulder while we stand there overwhelmed by the intense conversation. The airport is like a blur with the number of people zooming around.

"Want a drink?" She asks as I happily nod my head. The three of us walk away from the guys after they assure us it's fine to watch our bags.

I nudge Talia's shoulder and she grins as we get closer to an airport bar, "You and Simon are adorable," I tease as Kyla quickly agrees.

"Imagine a guy actually being in love with you," she says as I nod my head.

"What's it like to live our dreams?" I ask as Kyla raises an eyebrow at me.

"Says the one with a new guy every week," she throws back making Talia laugh.

"What? Are we talking about the same girl who thought about waiting until she found the one all during college?" Talia asks making me laugh at the memory of who I once was.

"You miss a lot when you go back overseas," I tell her as we get a table in the back of the restaurant bar, "what about you? What's been going on in your life?" I ask as she looks over the drink menu.

She shrugs her shoulders before Kyla pulls up Spotify, "Ya know besides dropping amazing songs?" She asks as Talia widens her eyes.

"You guys actually listen to them?" She asks as we nod our heads.

"Of course we do. Stay The Night has been our go-to party song since it's come out," Kyla says making her smile widen. A waiter comes over with a tired look in his eyes until he sees who he's waiting on. He immediately looks at Kyla and smiles introducing himself.

"My name is Daniel. What can I do for you ladies?" He asks with his hands behind his back. We agree on a round of margaritas in honor of starting our two-week-long vacation. Talia and I both look at Kyla as she obliviously sits playing with the ends of her hair. When she sees us looking we just smile as she looks at the waiter.

"Who do you think we will get along with most?" Kyla asks trying to change the subject. Talia looks past her head making us both turn and see two guys walking over.

"Where was our introduction?" A taller guy asks leaning his arm on my chair, "You must be the ladies joining our vacation," he says stealing the seat next to Talia.

"Please do not listen to him," she says trying to push him away, "This is Freezy and Chip," she says introducing them.

"And lucky for you ladies we are single," he says putting his arm around Talia's shoulders. I can't help but laugh as Chip goes to lean on the table but misses making his hand slip.

"Chip? That can't be your legal name," I say in disbelief as he stands back up.

"It's Josh but everyone calls me Chip," he says making us both nod our heads in understanding.

"Evelyn," I introduce as Kyla says her name.

"When's the plane boarding?" Freezy asks as the waiter comes over with three glasses. I move over in the booth for Chip to sit down but he gets pulled away by another guy.

"I'm gonna need a fucking Excel spreadsheet to memorize everyone's name. Who was that?" I ask as I turn my head seeing what seems like the rest of the guys at the bar.

"That was JJ," Freezy says getting up from the table, "See you ladies on the plane," he says saluting us before walking off.

"He's....interesting," Kyla says making me laugh as Talia nods her head sipping her drink.