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Chapter 23 - Alethea's POV

"Thee- Thee, I dont think i wanna be in this boat anymore" Maddy says as she starts turning green....literally.

I rush towards her and quickly massage her back while brushing her hair backwards.

"Maddy, you're so silly. Its not a boat it is a yacht" Nicky simply said as he went back to Ben trying to spot a shark

'As if they will ever be able to spot a shark from here....' i thought as i shake my head at the sight of them with binoculars.

**RECAP EARLY MORNING**

"Uhh how much longer do you think we'll wait for Hazel to come down, Thee- Thee? She is taking ages to get down here." Maddy says while playing with the bandage on her arm.

I was about to answer her when i heard Nicky complaining too.

Then Jacob arrived and settled himself between me and Maddy. I quickly gave him a look of annoyance to which he just winked at me for and continue to eat his popcorn.

Seriously?? Popcorn early in the morning??? Who eats popcorn this early in the morning???

"Why are you eating popcorn this morning??" Nick asked reading my thoughts.

Jacob just shrugged at his question and went back to eating his popcorn. The way his arms flex while he puts the popcorn in his mouth is just ....

You can just tell the amount of work he does in the gym, that's all.

For a guy he is pretty tall, handsome, built and a gentleman. The way his eyes twinkle at the mention of something he likes is cute to me.

'What the hell is wrong with me?? Why am i thinking like this about Jacob??' I thought as i quickly pull my thoughts out from him and try put my focus on the conversation the twins are having with Jacob.

Instantly my mind went to dinner last night...the way he looked at me while saying those words did things to my heart, things i am afraid of, things i don't know if i will be able to have and keep. So much tension and the way he looked at me was so genuine like he meant it but did he?

'You know damn well he meant those words dumbass' my inner person telling me.

'But why?' i asked myself

'ohh i dont know, maybe he really likes you dumbass'

I mentally rolled my eyes at that and laughed earning a small glare from Jacob as he stared at me pouting because he thought that i was laughing at him while Nick while roasting him about something.

"How much longer?" Maddy continues to whine.

That's it. Hazel better get outta that dressing room ASAP!! I quickly went over to passage way leading up towards their room and just screamed out.

"Hazel!!!!!!!"

I heard all the footsteps coming towards me and stopping. Clearly to see the commotion i caused but i didn't care one bit and continue with my crazy antics.

"Get out of that room this instant!!!! We will not be submitted to waiting for you even though it is your week!!!! We're going to the great outdoors where no one will judge what you wear or how pale your skin looks and certainly not how cousin Ben is smothering you kisses as of this moment!!!! Hasten up!!!!!" i screamed in one breath.

"Wow" I heard Jacob said behind me and i quickly turned around to face him with a small but tired smile.

"Did you think she heard me??" I asked him clearly not feeling embarrassed at all that i just shouted. I mean why should i? We were getting tired of waiting and we are impatient people.

"I don't think she heard you enough" Jacob casually said before gesturing to continue shouting with his hand.

"Hazel!!!!" i shout one last time before i start to march up to their bedroom about to knock but before my knuckles could touch the door, it flew open only to reveal Hazel with a shy smile that indicates that she clearly got my message.

"Finally" Nick said as he went towards the living room where Maddy was seated at.

"What took you so long?" i asked her to which she blushed red like tomato and just went past me hiding her face.

I turned my head to see her running away from her room blushing and turned to see what she was running away from only to see Ben coming out of the shower in just a towel covering his body only the waist below clearly showing off his six packs and built body. I rolled my eyes at that and just snorted out in a small laugh.

"Show off" i mumbled.

Ben stuck his tongue out like a five year old "You're just jealous you don't have packs" he said teasingly

"Cava qo?? O au cava gonelailai me 'jalesi' taki iko tu?" I asked with sarcasm.

(What is this? Am i a child to be jealous of you like this?)- Translation

"Besides what do you have that i should be jealous about other than the fact that i'll be single while you're getting married?" i said teasing him.

"And put a damn shirt on, you're attracting mosquitoes" i tease before walking out back into the living room passing Jacob who now has a glint of mischief over his face.

"Whatever are you planning romeo?" i asked him with a small smile before continuing my way to Nick and Maddy.

"Oh nothing, just sightly surprised love. I didn't know you could be like that" he said casually as he caught up to me and laughed.

I laughed along with him and off we went into the living room.

**END OF RECAP**

After the end of that theatrical moment in Ben's house we all boarded the boat and made our way to one of the almost inhabitant islands close to the mainland. We will just hike around the island going in pairs and then we'll hike back to the beach where we were dropped off before we board the boat and go back to the mainland.

**AT THE BEACH ON THE ISLAND**

"Au via lako vatakei Jacob" says Lusi

[translation: "I want to with Jacob"]

"Sega o au na lako vatakei Jacob. Iko sa yalewa oso oso" Mili said replying to Lusi's statement.

[translation: "No, I'm gonna go with Jacob. You're already with in a relationship"]

"Kemudrau cala ruarua, o au ga na lako vatakei koya. E Jacob?" Seta says and asks Jacob with a wink to which Jacob asking Seta what the entire conversation is about.

[translation: "You're both wrong, I'm going with Jacob. Right Jacob?"]

Seta just proceeds to say "Just say 'yes' Jacob, just say 'yes'" to which Jacob flat out just said "No" to and move away completely to stand next to Hazel and I.

"What did they say?" Jacob asks me. I just looked at him and laughed before shrugging off his question and went to the group for the activity.

"You with that one"

"You with the other one"

"Obviously the couple wants to go together along with Nick"

"Maddy honey you will stay with me okay, we will wait for the groups to come back together while we have a wonderful and calm picnic ok?" the tourist guide shouts at everyone pairing them with their respective partners while he hangs onto Maddy's good hand.

The tourist is quite the look, but too bad. He's gay.

He starts walking off with Maddy and sat down on a beach towel no doubt getting a tan as he continues to call out names to partner up and as he called out Jacob's name he looks for him and Jacob quickly grabs my hand and start pulling me along to him in front of the tour guide. "I'm going with her and no one else" he stated with his demanding voice.

I rolled my eyes at that and looks at Maddy to which she just winked at me.

The tour guide just laughed and nods his head "Yes, Yes i know. Go on and get on with it. Here is your map and stay on the trail. Good luck"

'What the hell was that all about?' i thought and quickly shrugged it off before walking towards Hazel, Ben and Nick with a straight face.

"Nothing and i mean nothing should ever happen to him Ben, you hear me?" i said.

"Relax cousin, nothing will happen to him" Ben said

"You said that last time and look what happened to Maddy" i said pointing at Maddy from a far only to see her laughing and having a good time with the tour guide.

"That's not the point, you know what i mean" i quickly confirmed before waving them goodbye and wishing everyone good luck before we went on our trail.

Walking with Jacob onto our trail "so where to now?" i asked him before turning my head to look at him only to see him smiling at me.

"What? Have i got something on my face?" I asked him.

He shook his head no before proceeding to lead us further in to the island.