we all boarded then plane at three, our flight was basically empty so seating wasn't assigned. the seating was;
gilinsky aaron me | bella matt taylor
hayes johnson shawn | cameron
i was across from isle from arabella, and it was taking everything in me not to stare at her. i listened to her, matt and taylor talk like three years hadn't been lost in their friendship, like they were still the closest people in the world.
the day we went to the studio to ask her back was fucking terrible, she was so eager to help us, and that made it worse. not to mention she got fucking hot.
she was scrolling through her phone, when matt leaned over and kissed her cheek, taking a selfie with her. my blood boiled, but the anger soon subsided when she stood to reach the overhead compartment, and gilinsky slapped my arm, our eyes locked on her perfectly shaped ass.
arabella
i laughed a little after i took my sweatshirt off and put it in the overhead, not caring about the eyes on me that much.
i sat back beside matt and layed my head on him, watching the plane take off and eventually falling asleep.
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9:39 am - new york
i woke up on a muscular back, making my eyes quickly open and me to sit up.
the grip of my legs tightened, and i looked down to see shawn carrying me.
"i almost dropped you." he laughed, gently placing me down at the place we get luggage.
"i would've probably slept through it." i admitted, making him chuckle as i grabbed my suitcases off the conveyor belt.
"where's our hotel?" i asked taylor, leaning against him and scrolling through twitter.
"in time square." he said boredly, waiting for the guys to find their stuff.
when everyone had their things, we started walking to the gates, looking for who was sent to pick us up. we were all being pretty quiet, mostly because we didn't want to attract attention, also because we were jet lagged.
"so, are we gonna get to hear any album sneak peaks?" gilinsky asked, flashing his 'panty-dropping' smile at me.
a small laugh left my lips, and i nodded,"probably, i'm still recording some songs."
"we should try to collab." jack said with a smirk, making johnson furrow his eyebrows together.
i smiled a little and looked past him at johnson,"actually, i have a demo for this crazy beat, i need someone to rap on it. you were the first person i thought of." i said, walking beside him and leaving gilinsky behind.
johnson grinned at me,"are you serious? i'd love to bella." he said, genuinely excited.
"of course i'm serious." i said, laughing a little as we got into a large black suv.
"who are you rooming with?" matt asked as he climbed in beside me.
"probably you, taylor and shawn." i said, shrugging.
i looked up to see nash staring me down, making me raise an eyebrow at him. he smirked at me and licked his lips, giving me an obvious once over.
i shifted uncomfortably and turned my attention to aaron, earning a tiny chuckle from nash.
"hey guys, remember when taylor and rupp dropped buckwild?" i asked, smirking at the tan boy.
"i fucking hate all of you-" taylor started, but was cut off by 'buckwild' playing.
taylor groaned and tried to grab me, making me laugh and shut it off.
we got to the hotel and unloaded from the van, which meant i jumped on shawn's back again and made matt take my stuff inside.
"you know, i'm not just around for you to ride on my back." shawn said, looking up at me.
i raised an eyebrow at him and smirked,"want me to ride somewhere else mendes?" i asked him playfully.
a cocky smirk grew on his lips, but i heard some of the boys grow quiet at our exchange.
"well i mean, i definitely wouldn't stop you." he teased back, making me laugh as i got down.
"do you guys want to change and then go swimming?" i asked the group, but nash spoke up.
"yeah, that sounds good." his deep voice spoke, making me get butterflies in my stomach.
"okay." i said, going into our air conditioned room as the other guys went in theirs.
"nash has been eye fucking you all day." taylor said when the door shutry behind him, making me laugh.
"that's the only kind of fucking he'll be doing to me." i said, opening my suitcase and grabbing my red bikini and going into the bathroom.
i came out in my bikini, and brushed my hair out.
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"damn bella." shawn mumbled, and i blushed.
"come on." i said, grabbing myself a towel from the closet.
we walked out, and the other guys were waiting in the hallway already,
"goddamn babygirl." gilinsky tried to flirt, but i rolled my eyes and walked with aaron and johnson, ahead of the other boys and toward the pool.
