My boy / Drew Starkey

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Drew

I can't keep my eyes off her. She is sitting so close to me with the light sounds of the waves and all our friend's voices in the background, yet my mind and eyes are only focused on her.

Whenever I try to look at the view or focus on anything else, my eyes get drawn to her. She mesmerizes me.

Enough Drew.

"What's got you so deep in thought?" I ask her, finally breaking the therapeutic but suffocating silence between us. I keep my eyes on her and see a flicker of emotion wash over her face.

But with a blink of an eye, it is gone. Did I imagine that?

She turned her attention to me, and her eyes finally met mine. I could drown in those beautiful blue eyes and not dare to scream for help.

"I'm just thinking about Milo and how he has to be away from his family for so long," she says softly before inhaling her cigarette. She flashes me a small smile before returning to the ocean.

"You really care about everyone," I say, my voice breaking as I mimic her motion and inhale my lit cigarette.

"I try." She shrugs as if what she is doing now isn't highly selfless. "Okay, enough sad shit" her tone changes to a more cheery way but her eyes give her away. "How excited are you for this trip?" she asks.

Excited is not the word I would describe how I feel about this trip. Yes, the idea of it sounds fantastic. Huge mega yacht, all my friends, no work, but I know I would have to see Rudy and Mila all in love.

Not just for short periods but 24/7. My fist clenches by my side before I relax it. I saw Milas's eyes flicker to them for a second before returning to my eyes.

"I'm a bit tired from being on set all those hours, so it might not show, but I'm excited to spend time with everyone and relax," I lie through my teeth.

Well, half lie because I still want to spend time with my friends and relax. Just not seeing Mila and Rudy together would be great.

"I couldn't agree more," she says, her eyes telling me a different story. Was she also not looking forward to this? But why wouldn't she? She was the one with the help from the girls who planned it.

Maybe it was because she wasn't good with Kiara, even though I've had many talks with Kia, and she last commented on Mila a while ago.

I don't think they could ever be friends, but they have been natural with each other.

"Mila! Drew!" A distant voice throws me a life jacket from being fully submerged in Milas's breathtaking ocean-blue eyes.

I said I didn't want saving.

Both of our heads turn toward the sound. Jonathan was standing with a bottle of champagne in hand, lifting it for us to see.

I get up before offering Mila a helping hand which she accepts with a smile. Her tiny hand in mine sends shivers all over my body. How does such a slight contact from her make my body burn like hot lava?

"Rudy has already picked your guy's room while you were smoking a cig," Jonatahn says to Mila as we approach him. "oo, which one?" she asks as Jonathan takes her by the hand and leads her to it.

This boat was huge. We could play hide and seek and not find each other for the rest of the trip. It could cost up to 10 million dollars. The girls really knew how to pick them.

"Baby," Kiara's voice broke me from my trace, looking at the yacht. I turn my attention to her as she wraps her arms around my neck and kisses my cheek ever so lightly.