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Connie P.O.V

"James, I mean it! Stop!" I laugh, holding tight onto the rails of the bridge as he jumps up and down, rocking it from side to side. "Please!"

"I'll stop, I'll stop." He sniggers, the biggest and cheekiest grin plastered on his face. Walking up behind me, James rests his hand on my lower back. His touch sends sparks through me like he just radiates attractiveness. "Hey look Con," he points.

"What?" I ask.

Looking into the lodge, the rooms seem massive, with beds laid out in an ovular shape with a divide between the boys and the girls. There's a kitchen area, a small poolside and an allocated area for smokers. But resting across a lounging area are a group of boys and girls all in bikinis and shorts.

Reaching the end of the bridge, a woman approaches the both of us, extremely fit and well-built, but quite short with an infectious glow. "Hiya, I'm Maz. Nice to meet you."

"And you, I'm Connie." I introduce, giving her a peck on the cheek. There must be 8 or 10 people here already; James and I must be the final two.

"I'm Georgie, lovely to meet you." Another girl approaches me with a broad smile, brunette hair trailing down her back. Her figure, again, is stunning. Saying my hello's to all of the girls: Dani, Georgia, Georgie, Tia and Maz, I'm dragged by Georgie through the lodge on a tour.

"How amazing is this place?" Georgia grins over to us, jumping onto her bed and adjusting the black watch on her wrist.

"It's stunning," I reply.

James P.O.V

"Mate this place is huge!" Tristan gasps, running over and taking a seat beside Warren, the rest of the boys and I. "But enough about the lodge, what about the girls?"

"Anyone you fancy, Callum?" I nod over to him. He turns to scan his eyes over the group of girls, huddled together and having a general chat.

"Not at the moment really, I'm all for the boy's team and winning this."

"If you had to pick one?" Ryan encourages.

"Uh, probably Dani at the moment. Or Maz, she seems bubbly."

"They all seem really nice," I smirk at Connie and Georgie, chasing each other around the dressing room table.

"What about you David?" Callum furrows to him. "Eyes on any of them?"

"Connie is pretty fit. Seems like a nice girl." David replies. "You James?"

"Connie."

"That was fast," Tristan cackles. "Jesus James."

"No, she just seems like really down to Earth, really sweet. I don't know though, I've hardly talked to any of them, so we'll see..."

"She has a nice ass though, don't you think?" Callum shouts, loud enough for all the girls to hear and turn their heads.

"And I think Connie is into posh boys." Ryan jokes, punching my arm. Suddenly, a loud round of laughs and cheers comes from the girl's group where a single female figure is making their way across the bridge. "It's Laura."

"Look at that Peng ting!" Callum shouts over as we all gather around where Laura is stood. She tells us to split, boys and girls sat on separate sides of the walkway.

Jumping up onto the bench and taking a seat next to Warren, I scan over the girls. Every single one of them is good looking, but there's something different about Connie that quickly catches my eye. "Boys, what do you make of the girls?" She asks.

"Naughty bunch." I grin, making the girls chuckle. "No, they're sweet girls."

"And girls, what do you make of the boys?"

"They're no competition!" Georgia winks over, making Callum and Tristan laugh.

"Well I hope you have a nice stay, but some of you won't be here very long. Only those here in 3 weeks will have the chance to win a share of £40,000. You will go up against each other in a series of immunity challenges. Now it's important for your team to win, because if you lose, then one member of your team will be going home and replaced by a new arrival."

"Who stays and who goes isn't just decided by the public but by the opposite team, so keep your team close, but your enemies closer ok? Your first immunity challenge will be tomorrow, so for now, have fun. Make friends and get along, ok..." Laura concludes. "I'll see you all, very soon."

Connie P.O.V

"We have to win this girls!" I chant, running over to Maz and Dani. "You both ok?"

"Not too bad yeah." Dani laughs. "Tell us a bit about yourself then, what do you do for a living?"

"I'm an attorney." I nod. "Sounds boring, and it is."

"You must be like really brainy then." Maz raises her eyebrows. "Team contender."

"You bet." I laugh, swinging on the daybed. To my right, the two George's come in and join us, wondering over and taking a pew. "So girls, anyone you have your eye on?"

"Callum is my type I think..." Maz nods, turning to spy on the boys huddling in their group. "You Connie?"

"I think either Dave or James."

"Well, you know what I just overheard?" Georgia interrupts enthusiastically.

"What?"

"James fancy's you."

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