Hopeless - The sequel to Breathless. A Janoskians fanfic.

11. "Boysboysboys!"

Isla's POV -

We'd arranged for everyone to be here at 7pm, there was no way we'd have sorted things for 6, I was so nervous, it was a long time since we'd all been in the same room. I was looking forward to seeing James and his new girlfriend, from what Sierra had told me she seemed lovely, Skip had said Beau was coming and that was that. Skip and I were in the kitchen, making pizza's, trying to spread out each person's favourite topping's over 7 circles of dough. I was searching the fridge for peppers when Skip called over from the counter, "Oi, Isla!" I popped my head around from the fridge door and a handful of flour covered my face. I coughed as I inhaled the powder and Skip laughed uncontrollably, almost crouched down on the floor. "oh, you're going to pay for that!" I pulled the bottle of ketchup from the fridge and squirted it on his face, he opened his mouth to drink it but began gagging at the strong taste. "that's disgusting!" he spat it out in the sink and washed his mouth out with water, I couldn't help but laugh at his reaction.

Before I knew what was happening he'd floured up his hands again and rubbed them over my hair, he grabbed me by the waist and spun me around tickling my ribs. "put me down!" I screeched through fits of laughter, I kicked my legs and eventually he gave in, lowering me onto the counter. I sat on the counter with my legs slightly open and Skip filled the gap, he ran his fingers through my hair and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He had ketchup running down his chin, flour in his hair and dough stuck to his eyebrow which I picked off and giggled lightly. I pulled him closer to me by the collar of his shirt and lifted it gently off his tanned body, exposing his chest, he was utterly gorgeous! I couldn't keep my hands off him. I pressed my lips to his, he granted entrance immediately and stroked the inside of my mouth with his tongue, his hands gripped firmly on the back of my head. "Mmm not now!" I muttered, I was desperate for him to carry me up those stairs and pleasure me for the third time today but it was 6:46 and we hadn't even finished the pizzas. "Later!" he promised me with a wink, we were disturbed by the door bell and I left the kitchen to answer it, leaving a small kiss on Skip's cheek.

Now that people were here, we had to act normally, no more long glances, no more hugs, no more kissing, it would be tough, really tough, but we had to keep this hidden. "Heeey!" Sierra screeched as Luke and herself entered the door, Luke leant in for a hug and the realised the flour covering my body, "Kitchen malfunction." I laughed and followed them to the front room. I told them to find a film to watch when the others arrived and that I had to put the pizzas in the oven. "oh my God Isla, you're the best!" Luke's eyes lit up and he smiled, I walked over to him and hugged him, making sure to smother him in flour and he groaned whilst struggling to pull away from my grip. Sierra laughed at her boyfriends new ghost like appearance and he proceeded to do to her, what I had done to him. "ugh, get off me rat bag!" she squirmed and the three off us burst into fits of giggles. "Where's Skip?" Sierra questioned, "you definitely sorted things right?" she raised ether eyebrows, not sure whether to believe me and I rolled my eyes. "Yes! He's in the kitchen sorting the pizzas out." I muttered back and followed the two of them as they rushed to find him.

The kitchen was a complete mess, flour and ketchup covered the floor, Skip looked just as bad. He'd managed to put the pizzas into the oven, put the ingredients away and was now washing up all the utensils, "Aw, you didn't have to clean up" I cooed, Sierra and Luke looked shocked as they walked over to hug Skip and catch up, "clean?" Sierra snorted and swept a handful of flour off the counter, smothering it in Luke's face, soon the four of us where joined by James, Jai and Veronica, all seven of us covered head to toe in flour. "I've missed this so much!" James laughed and cradled Veronica in his arms, James had hugged me to death when he'd arrived, he'd apologised several times, I'd lost count and fussed over my weight and sudden change of hair. He was the older brother I never had, I had a younger brother, Scott, back in England, but he lived with his dad and we never really had a strong relationship. James was my brother as far as I was concerned, he was protective of me and he was the best person to go to for advice, he even called me 'sis' half of the time. Veronica was beautiful, she was tall and slim with gorgeous dark hair and a natural tan. She had dimples and wore thick, black rimmed glasses, she had on a pair of white shorts, a red vest and red vans. She was absolutely lovely and I was so happy for James.

We had completely forgotten about the pizzas and they'd burnt to a crisp, we decided we'd order some a bit later on, when Beau turned up, IF Beau turned up that was. "whose up for a cheeky hose off?" called Jai making his way to the garden, everyone agreed a hose off and a dip in the pool would be perfect in this heat. It was 7:39, the sun had set but the temperature was still high, no one had brought swim wear so we all stripped down to our underwear. I watched as Skip removed his T-shirt, his muscles clenched as he undid the button on his trousers and pulled them down. I couldn't help but bite my lip, which Sierra noticed, "Isla, you need to get him back, look at you! You're like a puppy around him." she whispered and laughed at me as I blushed. The guys and Veronica had all started hosing each other down, getting the flour out of their hair, screaming as the cold water hit them. Sierra proceeded to take off her dress and I followed her lead. I pulled off my disco pants, lifted my crop top over my head and dropped them to the floor as everyone else had done. Skip looked over and winked at me before grabbing the hose from Jai and aiming it in my direction.

The cold water hit me and it felt like a million knives stabbing my body, I screamed and tried to shield myself with my hands. Jai ran up behind me and picked me up, "Jai! Put me down!" I shouted as he walked towards the pool, he threw my body and I sunk down under the water. Luckily the pool was heated and warmed my body up immediately, as I swam to the top, I saw Skip's body appear in front of me. He swam towards me under the water and held onto my wrist, he kissed my lips quickly, kicked his legs and rose to the surface. I wanted to stay under the water forever with him, somewhere we could escape reality and be together. I swam to the surface and everyone but Sierra was splashing around enjoying themselves. "Sierra get your fat arse in here!" Veronica yelled and Sierra pulled a shocked face before laughing and jumping into the water to join us. Jai and Luke disappeared under the water, two seconds later I felt something grab my ankles and I was lifted into the air on Jai's shoulders, Luke had done the same to Sierra. They walked towards each other laughing, Sierra and I grabbed each others arms and began battling to knock each other over, Skip, James and Veronica cheered the two of us on and suddenly Beau's voice echoed through the garden, "Boysboysboys!" he chanted, like he used to. I turned around and there he was, but he wasn't alone, with him was Shay, Tabby and Benji...