She takes my hand and leads toward the bed. We both start to dress, and I never take my eyes off her. “What are you thinking?” I ask.
“About what happens when we get back. Once the show is over.”
“I think we are in a much better place than some other couples. We live in the same city at least.”
She nods.
“And I’m fucking in love with you, so I guess the question is, what do you want to do? Do you want to date? Skip dating and just live with each other? Take a leave of absence and travel the world or live on an island? The possibilities are endless, Allie. We can do whatever the hell we want.”
Allie sits down and works the straps on her sandals. I have no idea what time Jean and Stan are going to show up, but I have a feeling any minute the cameras are going to be in our face and all talk about a future is going to cease. I don’t blame her though. The public doesn’t need to know any more about our lives than they already do.
Allison stands and comes over to me. She pushes my hands aside and takes over buttoning my shirt. “What if I were to say, I want to get married and start a family.”
“Okay,” I say without any hesitation.
“We’re young, Hudson.”
“Age is just a number reminding you of how many years you’ve lived. And, we’re at a good age to get married and start a family. I honestly don’t care what we do, as long as we do it together.”
She nods. “And what if I say, we are going to date for a year before we live together?”
“I’ll give you my schedule when we get back to town, so you know what days I have off.” I take her hands in mine and look deep into her eyes. “There isn’t a single thing you can say to scare me a way.”
“I know, but I wanted to try.”
“Silly, silly girl.” I kiss the tip of her nose and then pull her into my arms. There’s loud chatter outside and I just know our time is up. I take Allie by the hand and we walk out toward the beach. As soon as we step out, our two cameramen are there, poised and ready to capture everything they can.
On the boat ride back, we sit together with my arm wrapped around her shoulders and her head rested on my chest. Our little day of paradise is about to end, and honestly, I’m feeling a bit sad about it.
When we dock, we’re handed an envelope.
Allie & Hudson,
Welcome back. Your day by the pool awaits.
“Just this one time I wish they’d ask us what we want to do.” I hand the card to Allie. She reads it over and looks at me.
“Air conditioning?”
My eyes go wide. “How did you know?”
She beckons me closer and pulls me until I lean down. “Because I have boob sweat and the idea of laying out in the sun, regardless of a pool doesn’t appeal to me,” she whispers. Sadly, as much as I want to suggest we go back to either of our rooms, I can’t. Instead, I take her hand and lead her down the path to the pool where a couple of the other couples are lounging.
“We aren’t alone,” she says.
“Nope, definitely a lounge day for a few of us.”
We find the section with our names and as soon as we sit down, a waiter appears with a tray of various foods. My stomach growls in anticipation.
“Hungry?” Allie asks.
I waggle my eyebrows at her and pick up a piece of pineapple. “Do you know what I want to do with this?”
Allie spreads her legs a little bit and giggles. “I think you’re going to eat it.”
“You’re right, I am.” I stick the piece in my mouth and chew. I know for a fact she knows exactly what I want to do with the fruit, but that’ll have to wait until later. “Tonight, do you want me to sneak into your room?”
“No, I honestly don’t care who knows that we’re together. People are going assume we’ve done it anyway since the footage Stan and Jean shot this morning on the boat is daylight.”
“Are you sure?”
Allie nods. “Besides, I need to see how that pineapple tastes later.”
My eyes go wide. I throw my hand up and signal for the waiter. When he comes over, I ask him for another bowl—an exceptionally large bowl—of pineapple. Just the thought of seeing her lips wrapped around my dick is enough to send me into overdrive. I stand and kiss her on the lips.
“Where are you going?”
“For a swim. The tent maker is in town and he doesn’t plan to go inside unless it’s cold.” I stand on the edge and pray that the water is cold, otherwise everyone on national television is going to see how pointy my shorts are.
11
Allison
I never would’ve thought my life could change as drastically as it has the past two weeks. At the beginning of the show, I hated Hudson … now I’m in love with him. All I know is that I’m ready for the show to end so we can be ourselves. The only problem is that I have a feeling things aren’t going to be the same when we get back home. Both mine and Hudson’s social media has boomed. My followers started out in the hundreds and now I’m almost at half a million. Hudson’s is the same.
We’re celebrities now and it makes me a little nervous. All I want is to be able to lead a normal life when we get back to the states. Will that be possible? Who knows? Hudson says we’ll be fine, and I trust him. We can make it work.
Tonight is the final interview, the last night of the show. The audience will know once and for all, who found love and who
