HOOKED ON ROMANCE || 𝙍. 𝙍 || ˡᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢˡᵃⁿᵈ ᵘˢᵃ ²⁰²⁴

002.

═══════ ⍣✬ '𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲' 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 ✬⍣ ═══════

DANIELLA WASENT ONE of the first girls in the villa; she was actually the last to arrive. As she walked in, she saw five other ladies standing around a white table with champagne glasses, and she quickly took in a sweeping view of the villa.

"Hey ladies!" she called out with a wave, "how are you all so gorgeous!?"

The group of girls erupted in cheers and rushed to meet Daniella. The first to reach her was a girl with dark skin wearing a bright orange two-piece set. "Oh my gosh! Hi beautiful! I'm JaNa!" she exclaimed, pulling Daniella into a warm embrace.

"Aww, thank you. I'm Daniella!" she replied, pulling away from the hug. As she looked at the other girls, she had to admit—they were all absolutely stunning.

The girls took turns introducing themselves before deciding to sit on one of the many couches available. They chatted about zodiac signs, their types, and other fun topics. Daniella felt very comfortable with all the girls, like she was already at home. She was happy to be spending the next six weeks with them.

"Hey ladies," a voice called from behind them, "welcome to Fiji!"

The speaker introduced herself as Ariana, the host of the show. They all grabbed more drinks and moved over to the fire pit for a chat.

After a bit of conversation, Ariana asked, "So ladies, tell me, are we all here looking for love... or just a good time?"

"I'm looking for love. I'm just tired of playing games," Serena quickly responded.

The girls laughed before sharing their own responses.

"Um, I'm looking for love 100%. Everyone I've met always seems to leave or cheat. I need someone who's going to stay," Daniella attested, earning serious looks from everyone else.

Before anyone could say anything else, the boys walked in. Daniella's eyes quickly landed on a boy in a teal suit. She couldn't put her finger on it, but something about him seemed familiar. He was also incredibly attractive. Little did Daniella know, the man's eyes were directly on her. While she thought all the guys were attractive, he stood out the most.

After meeting all the boys, it was Rob's turn. He paused as he shook her hand. "Do I know you from somewhere?" he asked.

"I was thinking the same thing. I'm Daniella, but just call me Danielle."

His face showed a look of confusion. "Nice to meet you, I'm Rob."

She smiled as he sat down next to her, as she was the last girl.

No way. No fucking way, she thought to herself.

Most of the boys introduced themselves, and everyone was shocked when Leah named off all her pets in response to Aaron asking if anyone had golden retrievers.

The last person to go was Rob. "Rob, you look very familiar."

He replied, "Oh? New villa, new Rob," causing all the girls to laugh. He looked at Daniella, smiling brightly at her.