“For fuck sake you pair are literally the biggest posers in the entire world.” I chuckled with Missy who was now thoroughly taking the piss.
“Fuck up.” He laughed as he took the phone from my hand. “Anyway no phones they’ve killed the art of conversation.” His words rang true and I nodded agreeing with him. I watched as Haz made his way towards the table and sat as far away from me as possible. His face was like thunder. I tilted my head to one side and raised my brow at him. He didn't flinch, he simply took his seat next to Jay. Chlo must have sensed the atmosphere between the two of us and I smiled before I shook my head. He was in a strop like a 5 year old would be. I smirked and rolled my eyes. I heard her chuckle slightly. She must have gathered from the look on his face he was in a mood.
Dinner was wonderful and I was so glad I went, despite the fact that Harry and I didn't even acknowledge that either of us existed. My earlier bad mood didn’t last for long at all. Jay and Chlo shared some cracking stories about the both of them when they were younger. I couldn't imagine them being so young and stupid. Especially not Jay. Buddy had tried desperately to embarrass Haz to no avail. If anything it was the other way around. I sort of felt sorry for Buddy. I was fond of him. I placed my head on his shoulder softly and felt him tense instantly. Chloe cackled at his reaction.
"Ignore him. Your alright Bud." I felt him nod and watched Harry's eyes light with fire. Chlo stood from the table and pointed towards the sea.
"Can somebody take a picture of me and the girls please?" I rolled my eyes as Buddy stood up and grabbed her phone.
"I swear to god Chlo you and pictures." She bobbed her tongue out at him and frowned.
"I like to keep them for memories." He gave her a small smile and I rose to my feet. We stood by the balcony which overlooked the calm almost still sea behind us. There was no sunlight but the deck was lit softly with small fairy lights. We posed and laughed and laughed a bit more. It felt strange that Nancy and Soph weren't here with me and I glanced across at Haz and Jay having a chat. Jay smiled at me softly and I watched Haz slap his arm. I rolled my eyes and took pictures with Jamane, Marley and Buddy and the girls too. Jay hauled himself up and made his way over. Chloe grinned at him.
"Please have a picture with me?" He groaned and I laughed. "Oh please I'm your sister!" She put on her sweetest puppy dog eyes and I smiled at them.
"Your baby sister." I added.
"God's sake fine." I laughed as I took pictures of them together. They were shockingly similar. Their eyes were replicars of each other. Their bond warmed me. It was one I'd never had. A sibling bond. I frowned at the memory of my father and pushed it to one side.
"You pair gonna have a picture?" Chloe glanced at Haz who shook his head and smirked. I shrugged and got pulled by Jay.
"I'll have one with you Av." He grinned over at Haz who rolled his eyes. "If he's gonna be so soft." I watched Harry take a small sip of beer from his mug and smirked. I watched Chloe wink at me and I laughed. Jays hand held my waist and I pressed down his collar that was sticking on end. He glanced towards where I was and I smiled softly at him. His eyes traced my face and I cleared my throat.
"Are you gonna smile?" I whispered and watched him laugh.
"Course I am." He turned to face Chloe with the camera and we gave our best smiles.
Photo fest had finished and the night wore on. I yawned and stood from my seat slowly. I'd had a few cocktails and was feeling a little woozy.
"I'm gonna head back and check on Nance. I’ll see you all later.” I nodded towards Chlo who waved in my direction. Her and Marley were in debate over something and Buddy and Jamane were having a conversation with Missy about the flat Earth theory. I'd zoned out a while ago. I made my way along the boardwalk back towards the villa, it was his birthday in the morning and we hadn't spoken a word to each other all evening. I entered the villa and I heard Nancy snoring slightly. It rumbled through the rooms. I chuckled to myself as I made my way up the stairs towards our bedroom. Throwing my purse on the bed I exhaled as I bent to untied my heels, the hot and humid weather made my feet swell slightly. The door behind me closed, I heard it and assumed I'd woken Nancy and padded my way across the room towards the dresser where I placed a calming music playlist on low volume and turned to see why she hadn't said anything yet. It was Harry who was standing, leaning against the doorframe and he looked hot. So fucking hot. His facial expression twisted with frustration and another emotion I couldn't put my finger on. I stood still for a while just watching him. He was pissed and I had no idea what to say to him to make him not pissed off. I swallowed hard and trudged towards the bathroom. I glanced at my reflection in the mirror. I was so much darker in complexion than I'd realised and Jay was right, my shoulders were a tad red from the overexposure to the foreign sun. I ran my fingers over them and exhaled. My hair was more wild than when I left and I had no
