~ if you smile, I'll smile with you ~

Day 3:One for all and all for one

I wake up at 5:50am once again but this time a light breeze tickles the back of my neck and I rub my eyes and remember. I'm outside. I quickly look over to the other daybed and sigh it wasn't just some nightmare...it really had happened. We had decoupled. And it had hurt us both. I quietly move out of the covers of the daybed and grab my bottle that's on the floor and just sit looking at Georgia, her hair that had been so beautifully curled last evening swamping her face, her breathing the only sound in the silence of the morning. My brain wanders to what it could be like waking up to her every morning and then I remember what I said last night 'just you for the rest of my life' it was cheesier than a cheesecake but it explained how I felt. I perch on the end of her bed, not really knowing why I did it...but it felt right. I checked the time 6:00am, I nudged her shoulder lightly "Lass, it's time to wake up." She groans but her eyes flutter open, and she looks at me "Morning Bobs." She yawns stretching her arms and smiles, but all too soon that smile fades as she herself remembers what had happened the night before "It's not going to be easy today is it?" I shake my head, "I wish I could be more positive about it, but no, it's not going to be fun for either of us." She sighs, "Well, let's not dwell on it till we have to! Let's get ourselves some breakfast I'm sure the others will be waking soon." I nod and follow her lead towards the kitchen, I look around and quickly notice the note still on the side her eyes follow mine as she says "Marisol is a sweetheart." I nod "Got to hand it to her, she does understand people even if her interrogations are a bit much." She laughs, "Yes, that they are." She opens a cupboard next to me and squeals, I jump out of my skin "Bobs! There's croissants!" I laugh "Lass, you made me jump out of my skin! But I'm guessing they're your favourite?" She reaches deep into the cupboard "They are yes." She shouts from the back of the cupboard, and I laugh again "Are you trying to get in the cupboard or reach the croissants because from here I really can't decide." And I hear her laugh muffled by the cupboard "If I wasn't in this cupboard I would have slapped you, I hope you know!" And our laughs meld together, but all too soon we have company as Priya strides in "Morning Bobby, hope your decision was worth it." And I hear a muffled snort from the cupboard, Priya hasn't noticed Georgia's with me so I give Georgia a little kick to tell her to be quiet. "Y'know what, it was nice sleeping outside in the fresh air, it was quiet." And Priya smirks "Are you trying to cover up the fact you probably went out and hopped into bed with her because that's not working." I shake my head. "I'm not getting into this right now Priya, but no I didn't leave you to hop into a bed with Georgia. I have more respect than that." I frown and realise I've aggressively started buttering the bread in front of me luckily she doesn't seem to notice so I pop it into the toaster.The rest of the guys come out and Georgia moves her hand up to the counter holding a croissant and I stifle a laugh she whispers "I could feel you buttering that bread from here, if you need something else do my croissant!" And my eyes find Marisol in the crowd who I silently ask to stand to my right with my eyes she gets round the counter and spots Georgia, she whispers to both of us "You've got yourself in quite a pickle you two, now how we going to make this look casual because it's anything but!" Georgia snorts in the cupboard and Marisol clasps her hand to her mouth and we both hear Georgia's voice ring out "These croissants are getting less interesting the more I look at them!" And Marisol says what seems to be the only plan she's got "Priya can I talk to you in a minute?" She nods to outside "I'll be there in a second!" Priya says "Of course babe!" Marisol looks down at Georgia "You can get up now." And Georgia removes herself from the cupboard and closes the door "Finally" and Gary's laughter booms out as he says "Oh that's where you were!" Panicked me Marisol and Georgia all say "Shush Gary!" And the whole group goes "Ohhh" and Hope walks around to the fridge "Wow, how long were you down there for?" And Georgia turns around to face her "I actually don't know but my back is telling me...long enough!" And the group laughs. I unwrap Georgia's croissant and she leans closer and says "That croissant better be worth it after all of that."As she bends backwards and to the sides her back clicks each time. I wince "Sorry" and she shakes her head "Don't be, in fact what she said gives me a chance to one-up her if necessary. She won't see me coming." She strikes a ninja pose, and we both crack up, I finish off buttering her croissant and we sit on the sofa together as we eat, our knees touching quite content to sit in silence. Lottie walks back in with Gary following her returning there plates to the sink Lottie rounds the counter and spots us "Okay, that's cute, but be careful of storm Priya." We both nod as Gary says "That's what you called her last night...more than once." And Georgia laughs "Really?" Lottie's turns her head back to Georgia "Yes, hun, not my fault it's true though." She shrugs and turns back to Gary and says "Gaz are you clearing them up or not?" She points to the plates they placed in the sink and I laugh "Gaz?" And Lottie smirks at me with a cheeky glint in her eye and Gary says "Not you too Bobby!" And Georgia swallows the last of her croissant and laughs "Gaz that's sweet." He shakes his head and we all laugh "That's stickin ain't it?" We all nod in unison. And he sighs "Cheers for that Lotta." And he starts washing up the plates by the time he's done both me and Georgia have finished and I take her plate and stand at the sink beginning to wash them up when Priya walks back in with her own plate she doesn't see Georgia as she comes round to my side and bumps her hip against mine, I dare a glance at Georgia who is clearly stifling a snort as she holds her nose shut and I look down at the plates and smile, Georgia casually looks out the window and Priya finally notices her "Oh, your here too, funny that! Your both...here...alone...together." She looks at Priya "Funny, we are in the same Villa that sort of thing is bound to happen." She looks out the window again a cheeky smirk on her face and I smile and Priya guides my face towards her using her hand "Your directing your smile at the wrong girl, I'm over here not there." She looks pointedly at Georgia and I move my head out of her hand "You can keep trying to take Georgia down, but your not going to win half the Villa is already on your back - she's a favourite here." I dry my hands off and sit back down on the couch near Georgia making a show of crossing my arms. Yes I am well aware of my pettiness. Priya huffs a laugh "Your the only, boy, ever to reject me...I hope you don't regret it!" She sings as she leaves the kitchen and I look pleadingly at Georgia who looks at me and without a word said we both burst into laughter and Georgia stands up and walks towards the fridge copying Priya's walk throwing her hips side to side exaggerating each and every step. She stops. And strikes a pose at the counter that is so undoubtedly Priya, that we both crack up again "I think she might need to go see a doctor about that walk y'know." She collapses on the floor in a heap of laughter and crawls towards the couch again "Bobs, we should probably get dressed at some point today don't ya think?" And I stand up ready to get dressed when I look back at her I realise just how close we are stood and get the sudden urge to close the remaining gap between us, I look away from her eyes and blush as I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear she smiles at the touch but the smile soon falters again "I just wish, it could be us." And I pull her closer and kiss her forehead "It will, we will get another chance."