Vanessa's POV

Something wakes me up in the middle of the night. Well, it's not just something, I know it is my anxiety. I am worried about us losing our early flight. We should have thought about it more before booking the tickets, but I guess it was a sacrifice that had to be made to reserve the cheapest ones. I grab my phone from the night stand. It's 5.06 am. I somehow persuaded Emma to leave the party around 2 because I wanted to prepare our luggage and get some sleep. She didn't complain much since today being the last day, she gave herself a free pass and drank more than usual. She didn't get drunk of course but she was feeling tired and sleepy so the moment we got home along with Robin and Sophie, she slumped on the bed and fell asleep in her clothes between seconds. She is still sleeping next to me, snoring quietly from time to time. My cute Em. The other bed in our room is empty though. Alice must be out as her things are still all over the place. I get up and begin to put her clothes into her suitcase, leaving only her pjs on the bed. I hope she gets some sleep otherwise she will be exhausted during the flight. Now that I think about it, that shouldn't be a problem for Alice since she has traveled with an airplane, dealt with jet lag and adjusted to different time zones countless times. But what about the others? I believe that Sophie and I will be dragging them out of their beds first thing in the morning.

I have to say it was a really fun week! Joseph is an excellent host and his house is lovely. It was so kind of him to invite us all here. It's nice to be a part of such a large group since we rarely manage to do things all together in general. I got the chance to get to know Matt and Nina better. They are such a sweet couple! Matt is treating her like a princess and Nina so deserves it, because she is simply such an amazing girl. I wonder when someone will look at me the way Matt looks at Nina. I have a feeling it is not going to happen soon. I also spent time with Grant, Joseph's other best friend, and I think he is pretty cool even if Emma eyerolled every time he approached us and started a conversation. And that is sort of absurd since she kind of admitted to like him on our girl night. I think Emma had fun too. I am glad she came to share with me my first spring break, I am terribly missing her and it's not like Europe is one step away. I am also glad that she immediately clicked with the rest of the gang. I didn't want anyone to feel uncomfortable by the fact that they don't really know her or ever met her. But Em being her unique charming self won everyone over. She gets along better with Alice and Robin, considering all three of them know how to party and have fun. Speaking of Robin, I know it was a big week for her too. As it was for Sophie. They shared their first public kiss the other day and I couldn't be happier for them both! They are just so adorable together and the whole world needs to know that.

5.24 and Alice is not here yet. I don't have to worry about it. She will probably be with someone from our friends. I can't believe that she was almost thinking about not coming. It's a good thing Joseph persuaded her after all. I can't help but smile at this thought. Six months ago these two couldn't stand each other and now not only they did live together under the same roof, but they seem to be sharing some special kind of bond, if Joseph was the one who made Alice change her mind about her spring break plans. Plus, let's not forget about Alice's drunk revelation about liking Joseph the other day. I guess you can never really know what life holds!

That goes for me and Nathan too. We didn't start off under the best of terms and there was a time when I was kind of avoiding any interaction with him but now... Well now, that has definitely changed. It was nice seeing him everyday and I think I sort of got used to that. I was the first to wake up every morning just to stare at him sleeping on the couch. He was cute as a button and I might have invaded a thick line when I started fondling his hair with no reason yesterday. Okay, maybe there was a reason since it was falling messily across his forehead. Not an important reason considering he was sleeping but anyway. It didn't last long. I was too afraid I will wake him up or someone will pop into the living room. Imagine how awkward that would have been. Note to self: don't ever do that again, Vanessa. Also, was it creepy? I sigh and get downstairs to go to the kitchen. I'll grab a glass of water and then I'll force myself to sleep. I barely have three hours to do that.

Nathan is not on the couch to my disappointment. I'll just go get some water and go back upstairs then. He must still be out with Alice probably. Or someone else. I would prefer him to be with Alice and the rest of our friends if they are not here sleeping either. He and Grant were out every night till almost dawn and as I've heard Grant saying, sometimes he returned home alone while Nathan was still out. He must have found new friends as well. Boys and girls. My instinct tells me it's mostly girls. Maybe a new girl every night? I shouldn't be thinking about it. I take a glass from the up cupboard and a water bottle from the fridge. I know I shouldn't be thinking about it because it is none of my business. I can't help it though. I do think about it and it does bother me. Even if I have no right to be bothered. I am relieved I didn't see him with another girl all these days. I mean he might have been with another girl or multiple girls most likely, but when we were all together, he was just having fun with his friends and not visibly flirting at least. Or maybe he was and I didn't notice. That can't be the case though, because I was kind of staring at him quite a lot. I couldn't help that either. I tried to be discreet about it, I hope I achieved my goal. He is just so amazingly handsome and I couldn't miss any of his smiles. His whole face lights up when he smiles.

And of course there were also the times when he was wearing nothing but his swim suit. Oh God, that was hard. Like really hard. I made a deal with myself to look at his body only whenever I was wearing my sunglasses. I used that as a coverage. Plus, the weather was really shiny so that shouldn't have created any suspicions. The hardest part was when he came out of nowhere and hugged me from behind at the beach party. I don't know how but I somehow knew it was him the moment he touched me. It is crazy, isn't it? But I just knew. That explains the fact that I didn't scream. That would have been my reaction, if it has been anybody else but him. At the same time, the reaction that I had was not the one I was expecting either. I mean, he was holding me in his arms, my back was resting on his naked torso and he was leaving soft small kisses on my body for no reason. The logical reaction would have been for me to pass out immediately. Like for real. It was way too much for me to handle. But I kind of did. And I think I acted pretty cool about it. He saddens me when he does things like that and I don't know how to respond, but my body always finds a way even if my brain practically stops working. My deepest confession and something I will never admit is that I like his little bold gestures. I actually enjoy them over too much. They almost have me begging for more.

I need to stop thinking about Nathan. I just came down to drink a glass of water and turns out I have already drunk the whole bottle from the fridge. I decide to return to the bedroom. I need to sleep. When I reach the stairs, I notice that the french door is ajar. Did someone break in? Oh my God, what should I do? I take a big breath and consider my options. Maybe someone has left it open? That sounds more possible, right? I tiptoe over there, trying to make zero sound. I find a pair of jeans tossed down just outside the door. I guess that's a good thing? Just one step away there's a black t-shirt. It couldn't be...

Alice's POV

I can't believe this is the last day in Miami. Time flew so fast, that I haven't even noticed. I can't believe a whole week has passed, since we got here. A whole week, since when me and Joseph admitted everything to each other. Happiness has overwhelmed me these past few days. I still can't process that.

The first day here, I had reconciled with the idea that my feelings towards Joseph were one sided, so I had to be mature about it and move on. And now here I am in his arms, gazing at the sea washing up on the shore. His arms embrace me tightly,transmitting a warmth through my body, his head rests on my shoulder and his hands hold and caress mine. From time to time, he leaves kisses on my cheek and my neckline, making it impossible to resist to him and also not want to leave from here.

We built a small world only for us during these vacations and it was like living a fantasy dream. I was never so enthusiast or excited about anyone before. I thought a feeling like this is supposed to exist only in movies and not in the real word, but having Joseph hugging me and kissing me like that, I can see how wrong I was.

"Why can't we stay here for a bit longer?" I express with complaint, as I am resting my head on his chest, getting lost in his arms. He holds me tighter. I hate that our vacations are over so soon.

"We could, but I have to warn you that I wouldn't let you leave the house for the next couple of days." Joseph smirks, making me chuckle. "I didn't enjoy you as much as I would like. Fuck this crowded house!" He curses.

"I won't mind. I think I've seen enough of Florida's beaches." I smile and he leans to touch his lips to mine and I find myself for the one million three thousand ninety fifth time lost in his kiss. "It would be great indeed, but I know you want to see your family." I say, after we part our mouths.

"I know I am irreplaceable, but I believe they will survive without me." He jokes and I turn my head towards him, raising an eyebrow. "Ok, my mum will overreact, like it's the end of the world, but she has to toughen up."

I have come to understand from our talks that his mother, Laureen, is very fond and overprotective of her sons to sometimes an excessive level, that ends up to be comedic. Thankfully Joseph hasn't turned to a mama's boy. In other respects, I find it very sweet though. It's the best feeling in the world to know that you have a mother to love until the end of time and you can see her whenever you want.

"It's true that I am not even close to having enough of you-"

"I thought three orgasms were enough to fill your appetite, but you don't get easily full, do you?" A victorious smile spreads on his face.

"You have spoiled me!" I answer mischievously.

"By using only my hands." He brags. "I wonder what your state will be after I pull out my big guns."

"You will have to wait to find out, but I warn you I am hard to pleased." I say firmly.

"Challenge received and accepted!" He answers cockily and I start feeling my centre arousing from that single phrase. Oh Alice, look at yourself. He can turn you into a horny volcano without a single try.

"Also don't ever use the phrase big guns like that again. It's lame." I mock him and he bites my nose."Ouch! That's so mature of you." I bicker as he's chuckling. Oh God, I am dealing with a 5 year old. "Anyway, I was saying, before you interrupted me-"

Joseph's lips cut my words. "What were you saying?" He looks completely innocently at me.

"I was saying-" His lips peck mine another time. He's such a teaser and impish.

"Hey, let me speak." I say chortling,after many peck interruptions, putting my hand on his mouth, and he starts licking my palm. I give him an intensive glare and he stops at once messing around, but he still has that mischievous smile. "I was saying that despite the fact that I can't get enough of you, I won't like to be the one, who's keeping your mother from seeing you." His eyes soften. He knows the mother talk is a sensitive issue to me.

"That will make my mum very delighted." He mutters.

"Your dad?"

"My dad doesn't give a damn about me, but since I am a necessity to my mother's happiness, he will tolerate my presence at home. I think he will be quite surprised though. I am sure he would bet that I wouldn't be going home for the rest of spring break, and that I would prefer partying non stop with my friends instead, wasting my life away with his money."His characteristics darken. It's always like that when he talks about his father.

"But you have proven more than once you're capable of pulling things on your own." I respond.

"Thankfully I've taken care of my expenses without much of his help. People pay a lot in their despair to have their computer or their gadgets fixed immediately. It's on my advantage that technology has become such a need." He smirks proudly, more to himself than to me.

"Also your project's salary is quite high,considering you don't even have a bachelor." I admire.

"Tell that to my father!" He huffs.

"I'll make sure I do and also I will strongly support my opinion, no matter what." I state, looking instantly into his beautiful eyes. "You know that I like to prove my point fiercely."

"Would you go against my father for me?" He asks surprised.

"Of course I will. I will change his wrong and misjudged opinion of you." I say firmly.

"My father is a very stubborn old man!" He argues.

"And so is your girlfriend and she was wrong about you too." I exclaim. "And look at me now!"

He eyes me with his hazel blue eyes, that I adore, for some seconds. "I do!" He says huskily. "I do! And do you know what I see? I see the girl that I've fallen for in my arms, which is also the most beautiful one, ready to kick my father's ass in order to support me. I am such a lucky bastard." He says, locking his eyes on mine. That moment my heart is racing much faster than before and I feel my body like an overcharged wire by all the content and merry emotions.

That second he puts his hands behind my neck, dragging me to taste his lips. I surrender once again to his electric touch, to his exquisite taste and to his addictive smell. His tongue plays with mine in the kissing feast, while my hands grabs his T-shirt to pull him closer. I need him more and more everytime. Joseph embraces me, locking me in his arms, while our kiss intensifies. I feel his lips hot on mine, full of desire and craving, but at the same time he treats me like I am his treasure. I have no conscious from where this sense is derived from, but I feel it strong, by the way his arms are surrounding me. His fleshy lips suck gently mine, as I am trying to absorb every single moment we lived here,every single kiss, every single word,every single touch because my brain is too stubborn to accept this exhilaration, believing it's still a dream.

The kiss ends with Joseph pecking my lips one last time and then my nose.

"I think we should head back. I haven't packed anything yet and our flight is only a few hours away." I say and every single cell of my body hates me for having to say that.

Joseph nods and once we flick the sand from our clothes, we walk side to side, always holding hands to his house direction by the beach. We take our time, by walking slowly, because none of us wants our walk to end.

"Let's sit together tomorrow on plane." He suggests a few metres away from home. A giant smile crosses my face. "I'll take that as a yes." He adds, having watched my grin.

"I guess the others will find out sooner or later and honestly I don't care, if that means spending every second with you." I respond and he caresses my hand softly.

"Send me your ticket number, so I can do the online check in." He remarks and I nod, smiling. "Also I have to inform you that sitting with me has its bonus." He smirks. "I hope you can keep your moans on mute."

He's going to... with his fingers... on the plane? Among other people? Oh my God! I would never allow that to happen. I remember my ex pleading for a chance for public sex, but I was very negative. I am open minded in doing stuff in sex, but only in private. Never in public! And now here I am not only considering it, but also craving for it. How does Joseph manage to make me want to take a leap like that? It's not like he's pushing me or anything. Nor I feel any insecurities, meaning if I won't go for it, he will leave me, because that's pathetic and I would hate myself for that. If I don't feel comfortable with something, I just don't do it. Period. But now, I really want to and Joseph obviously understood that, by the mischievous expression on my face.

When we enter the house and we're about to climb the stairs, we hear a sound from the outside. What the heck?

"Joseph, go upstairs and I'll check it." I whisper, nodding towards the stairs.

"There's no way I let you on your own.What if it's a thief?" He looks worried and a bit panicked.

"Don't be over dramatic. It will probably be someone from all of us." I try to reassure him.

"You said probably." He objects.

"This is not the time to argue. I am sure it's someone from here.I see a piece of clothe over there. Perhaps someone had the idea of a night swimming in the pool. I don't think a thief would be like 'Hey let's steal this house, but since I am here let's take a swim too.'"I try to be rational. "Anyway, I should better inform the night swimmer that our flight leaves in few hours... So go up, because I am in no mood to be interrogated in the middle of the night." I raise my whispering voice.

Joseph moves to the stairs with hesitation, so I nod with my head in a commanding way, making him finally go up. I didn't want to scare him, but there is still a small percentage to be a thief, but I am the only one skilled enough to stop him and better do it alone.

I am heading cautiously to the patio with the pool, catching my breath and calculating the environment, ready to face anything, except from this.

Vanessa's POV

Yes, it is. I can only see a bare back but it's more than enough for me to know who this is. The best thing to do now that I made sure there's no burglar breaking in, is to go back inside in silence. But the words slip out of my mouth.

"Are you naked?" I ask in a curious yet frightened tone and I immediately regret it.

Nathan turns around his head and raises his eyebrows at me, surprised by my presence. A smirk takes over his face as he now turns his whole body to face me.

"Would you want me to be?" He puts his both hands on the pool deck and slowly moves his body up, revealing its insane resemblance to a greek statue. I do stare unwittingly. I shouldn't, it's too creepy. I cover my eyes with my right hand just after his well sculpted abs are within my sight.

"No!" I yell panicked and raise my left hand up to stop him.

I hear him chortling and water splashing, so I guess he dived back in. With slow moves, I uncover my eyes and see him grinning at me.

"You didn't sound so sure." He shrugs and I give him an eyeroll as I pick up his clothes from the floor. "You wanted to check it so bad?" I narrow my eyebrows puzzled. "You won't find my boxers inside my jeans. I am wearing them."

That's good to know. I don't know what my reaction would be under other circumstances. I ignore him and fold his clothes carefully, before I leave them on one of the lawn chairs.

"But if you ask, I'll take them off, I am easy as that." He remarks playfully.

"Are you out of your mind?" I exclaim and put my hands on my hips. It takes me some seconds to realize he was teasing me. Or not. I'll go with teasing. "What are you doing here?" I ask and take a few steps closer to the pool.

"Um, swimming?" He states casually and rests his head on the pool deck.

"Really?" I mock him with another eyeroll. "You know it's almost six o'clock. And let me remind you we do have an early flight to catch."

"You're always so stuffy. Don't you get bored?" He lifts his eyebrows at me.

"Excuse me for not swimming around while waiting for the sun to come up!" I chime back at him and cross my arms.

"You simply don't know how to have fun." He says indifferently.

"Seems to me we just don't share the same idea of what is considered to be fun." I give him a fake smile. "Besides, you should probably get out, the water must be freezing."

"It's not that bad. Come and see by yourself." He gestures to me to come closer. I approach the edge of the pool and kneel to dive my hand in, but before it reaches the surface, Nathan grabs it and pulls me into the pool.

"Are you insane?" I scream at him after coughing a couple times. I kinda drank some water, since my dive wasn't so delicate.

"I thought you knew how to swim." He smirks.

"The water is way too cold, you lied." I remark and splash him as a payback.

"It's more than fine. Stop being a cry-baby. And behave yourself." He points a finger at me and then splashes me back. "You don't want to do this with me. Trust me." He warns me as I get prepared to declare a war against him.

His eyes are on me as my t-shirt flies up from the water. I bring my hands on my stomach to hold it stable.

"Nice pjs." He comments and licks his lips. Oh no, I shouldn't be staring at his lips. I need to come up with a quip.

"At least I am wearing a pair of them." I tell him trying to find back my confidence.

"Does it affect you that much what I am wearing or not wearing really?" Nathan says and swims over to me.

"I couldn't care less." I comment and start to swim away from him. I don't find it very wise to be extremely close to him while he is extremely naked and extremely wet.

"Well, if I had pjs with an elephant on, I would wear them all the time."

"It took you long enough to make fun of me."

I look down at my white loose t-shirt with the gigantic grey elephant on the front and the cotton bottom shorts in the same colour with a herd of baby elephants all over it. I like my pjs.

"I'm just amazed by your choice of night outfits." I reach the edge of the pool, relieved I can rest for a bit. All this swimming away from Nathan exhausted me. I feel his hand tapping on my shoulder.

"What?" I ask with my back at him.

"I find it cute." And I am so glad I am still with my back at him, because I am smiling like a proper fool right now. "It's not polite to have your back turned on your discussant, you know." I eyeroll and turn around. "Better now." He gives me another smirk. "How are you up at such a time?"

"I was thirsty I guess. Did you just come home?" I ask while pretending I'm interested in the night sky. I can neither look at him in the face nor the rest of his body.

"It must have been about an hour. I thought you would freak out over not seeing me on the couch in the morning so I came early tonight." If by 5 am could ever be considered early. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the water drops falling down his face. He is handsome. More than handsome honestly.

"You shouldn't have." I shrug. "You could have joined us straight at the airport, if you didn't want to miss the fun."

"It's okay. This is fun too." He says and bites his bottom lip. Is he doing it on purpose? I should look away.

"Sounds like I am not that boring after all."

"Maybe." He raises his eyebrows at me. I let go off the pool wall putting my both hands on his head trying to push him underwater. I clearly don't have the strength but he does me the favor. The moment I let myself feel accomplished about it, he takes my ankle and pulls me down with him. He's the first to rise up and when I follow him, I find him laughing hard.

"We're back at you laughing to my face?" I lift my eyebrows and approach him to make him pay for that. I place my hands on his shoulders trying to push him down again like before, but he doesn't move a bit. All that I achieve is do the wrong thing once again. I always forget about what I'm doing when I am with Nathan. Like at this very moment for example. As I steady myself on him, my body is half lifted in the air and in a non-existent distance from him. I am too close to him. He is looking up at me with sparkling eyes, scanning my exposed wet body.

"You didn't listen to me." He tells me with a raspy voice.

"Didn't listen to you?" I repeat confused as I lower my body down.

"Nope." He smirks and follows with his glare my body's movements underwater.

I can't believe my t-shirt can't stay put! I tug the bottom of it as down as possible. It just uncovered my bare stomach, what if it goes further next time?

"I've told you a million times and in a million different ways." Nathan leans closer to me and I swim a bit away from him, still facing him though. "You just don't listen." He moves even closer now, trapping me at the corner of the pool. "You didn't seem to be afraid of me and I told you you should be." His both hands are on the pool deck blocking me in between.

"I still don't find a reason for me to be." I try to sound normal. I mean like a normal person and not like someone who's about to have a heart attack.

"You should." A brief laugh escapes from his lips. "You should be very afraid of me." He locks me with his eyes not allowing me to look away even for a second. "I've told you you have no boundaries and that you're going out of the line. I've also told you to keep a safety distance from me for your own damn good but guess what? You didn't listen to that either." He sticks his body onto mine and then whispers in my ear. "I've told you you are tempting me like a little devil, you remember that?"

"I..." I am completely paralyzed and I have lost my ability to speak.

"I've warned you too many fucking times." He says while being so close that his lips are now touching my ear. "Why didn't you listen to me?"

I can't believe that my only thought right now is how sexy his voice sounds. Have I lost my mind? Most certainly, yes. I have to react, I have to do something.

"Nathan..." My voice is barely audible. I don't recognize my own voice.

"Nathan what?" He stops torturing me by pulling away from me and gazes into my eyes. "Are you going to deny it? Haven't I mentioned that if you go on this way, I won't be the one to blame for what's to come?"

I think I prefer him on his previous position. That way I didn't have to keep a straight face and act like everything's cool. It's far from cool. Yet it's not bad, it's just... weird. And odd. It's something I haven't dealt with before and I have no clue on how to deal really.

"The last time we were like this at the party... do you remember?" I gasp and nod my head. "I said to you these exact words: whatever happens next is on you." He leans slowly closer to me, with his eyes piercing my lips.

"Nathan, we're..." I place my hands on his chest to stop him and somehow it makes him stop. I can feel an unexplainable heat. Is my skin on fire or is it his? Or maybe both? The water is still freezing so this doesn't make any sense. "You're... I..." His chest is rising up intensely and he doesn't even bother to hide it. "I mean, we are friends right?" I finally manage to complete a sentence.

"Me and you? Friends?" He chortles and wipes his face off with one hand, before placing it back on the pool deck. God, he is so unbelievably gorgeous.

"Yeah..." I murmur and his smirk that I hate to love makes its appearance.

"That's how you are with every friend of yours?" He raises an eyebrow at me.

"Every friendship is different." My hands finds the strength to push his chest back so I can find a way out of this. And I do succeed for about two seconds. Nathan grabs me by the waist and glues me on his body. I don't know which one of us is more saddened when I instinctively wrap my legs around him. Nathan's jaw drops and his eyes widen. I move to unhook my legs but he stops me with his hand.

"Don't." He commands as his fingers trace my leg all the way down, sending goosebumps all over my body. "We are not friends." His other hand starts caressing my back.

"I thought we were special friends?" I ask unsure.

"That's bullshit." He lifts his eyebrows up playfully while I giggle awkwardly. His hand slips under my t-shirt, sliding up my bare back. There it is again. That warmth that tingles through me and which has completely nothing to do with the water's temperature. "So you're not wearing a bra at night, huh?"

"Don't look!" I exclaim and cover my breast with my hands.

"Yeah, um, don't you think it's a little too late for that?" He chuckles.

He is right. It's a little too late for everything. It's most likely past 6am and I dove into the pool with my pjs without wearing a bra and somehow I have my legs wrapped around Nathan's waist while he is in nothing but his black boxers. Good job, Vanessa.

"You can, um... look away." I say and turn his face on the side.

"And why in hell would I ever want to do that?"

He grabs my wrist and pushes me against the pool's wall. I am so doomed, that's the only thing I am sure about at the moment. He places my hand around his neck and eliminates our distance. What is he going to do right now?

He touches my nose with his and beams at me. He is so cute that I can't help but giggle. He then lowers his head to my neck and I can feel his breath against my skin. The next thing I feel is the tender brush of his lips. I feel every single swipe and lick his tongue makes. This is happening. I am letting this happen. Am I really? I don't think I have a choice. Nathan is sucking gently on my neck, making me moan.

"You like it, baby?" He says between kisses.

I am unable to speak, I have lost my focus. I have surrendered every cell of my body to him. When he reaches the spot just underneath my ear, I think I am going to explode.

"Nathan..." I call his name while trying to catch my breath.

I can feel him smirking before he gives his absolute attention on that specific spot. It drives me crazy. He drives me crazy. I don't know how to control my body. This feeling of burn and lust and want has taken over me. Yes, I want him. I lift my body slightly up to make it easier for him. His hand grabs my tight and pulls me down again. I don't know what to do so I decide to follow his example and keep moving up and down like this, while tugging him closer with both of my legs still hooked up around his waist.

"Vanessa..." He gasps, his voice full of desire.

I don't understand how I could have this effect on him. It gives me confidence though. I run my fingers through his wet hair and then all the way back to his neck.

"Fuck." He groans again and again and I move my hips faster, satisfied by his reaction. It doesn't take long to feel his erection pressed against me. Oh my God!

"Do you have any fucking idea what you are doing to me?" He whispers into my ear and then takes my earlobe between his teeth.

This is amazing. I haven't experienced anything like this before. I am so... aroused, I guess? There's this tingle down there that I can't really ignore. It's my time to groan again, when he moves back to my neck kissing and biting it.

"Does it feel good?" He asks as he instantly pulls away and I complain about the loss of physical contact with a sigh. My head falls down to the pool deck, fulling exposing my neck in the process. "I guess it does."

I keep my eyes closed as I wait for his lips to burn me again. Another reason why I keep my eyes shot is that I can't actually face him. This happened out of nowhere and I feel so embarrassed. I wasn't ready for it but that doesn't mean I want it to stop.

He finally attacks my neck, licking the water drops all over it. He sets his hand on my back underneath my t-shirt, drawing small circles, while sending a shiver down my spine. My hands begin to trail his long and strong arms. His body can't be for real. His lips are getting lower to the bare skin only inches above from my soaked t-shirt. When he slides his other hand to my thigh, just underneath my butt, and squeezes it, my back arches off the wall.

"Nathan..." I moan his name once again.

He pushes his body harder against me and I scrabble at his arms. I can feel him getting hard through his boxers- oh my God!- while increasing the heat I am feeling down there in the meantime. This is really happening or could I be dreaming? I never have dirty sex dreams. If I did though, it would be like this, right? I let him keep doing whatever it is that he's doing and enjoy the pleasure he gives me.

"Vanessa!" I hear a high-pitched voice calling for me.

Oh my God, it's Alice! I open my eyes and look back to see her with her mouth dropped, standing by the french door. I release myself from Nathan and get out of the pool quickly, without giving him a single glare. I approach Alice and wonder for a second if I should stay there or not. I think the second choice is better so I pass by her and get into the house, leaving wet footprints behind me.

Alice's POV

I run after Vanessa, still trying to process what I saw, leaving a shocked and irritated Nathan in the pool. Nathan and Vanessa? Since when? Did my eyes play a trick on me? Did I have a Joseph overdose at the beach and I see non existent stuff? No! I know exactly what I just saw. Joseph takes my mind on cloud nine, but still this isn't enough to make me imagine such things. Vanessa and Nathan were making out in the pool. Big time!

I open slowly our room's door, where I find Vanessa with her back to me, searching for a towel or better say messing her already organized suitcase. Things are way worse than I have imagined, if she throws clothes all around. Her movements are nervous and spasmodic, without paying any actual attention to what she's doing.

"Vanessa..." I whisper, in order not to wake Emma up, who's sleeping on the left bed.

"I, um... I can't find a towel!" She says frustrated with her back still on me and turns upside down the suitcase, tossing every single thing on the floor.

"Here take mine!" I approach her to give her a white bathroom towel that I have left since the afternoon on the dressing table's chair.

"Um.. thanks." She takes it without looking at me. "I have begun to prepare our things but this was still a bit wet and I left it there to dry. I guess now it's gonna get all wet again."

"That's the towel's purpose!" I joke."Also you didn't have to pack my things, but thanks!" I give her a faint smile.

"Alice..." She breaks the silence after a while. "I am so sorry, I had no intention to upset you. I don't know how- well, I do know how, but I didn't expect it to happen or for you to witness it. On second thought, thank God you did, what if you hadn't? What would have happened if you hadn't caught us? Oh my God!" She facepalms in despair.

"Hey hey! Calm down! Everything's all right! You didn't upset me! I have to confess I am surprised though... You and Nathan? I couldn't see that coming." I tell her honestly, but who am I to talk? Me who ended up with Joseph. Life has a weird sense of humour indeed.

"I couldn't see that coming either. I mean, I wanted to be optimistic and dream about it from time to time, but never in a million years I could have imagined it to happen for real! I mean, I have never imagined of what just happened to happen. I don't imagine such things! They are too much for me. But I got a hint that after tonight, they might be the only things in my mind! Oh my God, Alice! What did I do? How did this happen?" Fussed over, she rests her head on the back of the bed and throws the towel on the floor, even if she hasn't used it properly yet.

"Wait, does this go back a long time? Since when did you and Nathan?" I ask her with widen eyes. "Vanessa, you can talk to me. I won't judge you!" I try to comfort her since I see how upset she is.

"You won't judge me? Maybe you should judge me! I practically almost let him kiss me again! Can you believe it?" She exclaims and waves her hands nervously in the air.

"Do you mean this have actually happened again? When?" I ask astonished. Since when those two have been doing this and I had no idea. Well to be honest, I was on and off with Joseph for all this time and Vanessa had not idea either, so who I am to criticise her?

"This hasn't happened again. This was far worse than that one time he kissed me at John's party. Then he just kissed me twice and that was it. Though it was on the lips." She informs me frowning.

"John's party? Weren't you with Ashton that night?" I raise my eyebrows confused, remembering leaving Vanessa with Ashton and Shawn. I am sure of that, because it was pre me and Joseph's incident.

"Not on his last party. On the first one he did. Back in November. For celebrating the team's victory? Nathan kissed me that night." Vanessa confesses with her cheeks blushed already. "But... he was drunk that night. He doesn't remember it."

"November????" I exclaim high pitching and I see Emma startle in her sleep. "That's why you were off that week?" I ask and she nods. "Are you sure he doesn't remember or it was more convenient for him that way? Did you tell him about it?" I cross my hands.

"Tell him about it? How could I tell him about it? Hey Nathan, you happened to kiss me while you were totally wasted making my heart pop out off my chest, making my whole body tremble under your touch, making me lose my mind, making me let you kiss me again?" She says with one breath. "I thought he was going to talk to me about it when we first met after that for our history project but he did not. He told me he wasn't himself at that party and that he didn't remember a single thing about that night. And I tried to play it cool but I just couldn't, so after a while I ran out of the frat house, because I couldn't hold a straight a face and keep everything inside. I ran away crying my eyes out and he followed me. And he took care of me. He was so clueless about the reason why I acted like that. He even asked me why I was crying. He didn't know it was because of him. He even apologized because he had freaked out that much of not knowing what he did wrong and promised not to do it again. Whatever it was." She lets out a sigh. "He doesn't remember."

"I see. Maybe he was indeed drunk." I sign, musing over this. Was this an act of him? I can't know, but anyway it doesn't matter now. "But Vanessa, you can't let him do whatever he wants with you. I can see that it upsets you! If you were one of the girls, who just want to have fun and had control over the situation, I wouldn't be anxious, but you're not." I feel like an older sister right now, but Vanessa is so innocent, making me feel this urge to protect her. Then I ponder over the situation, finding many parallels between Joseph and me. "Have you grown feelings for him?" I ask serious, resting my hand on her back.

"I know. You have warned me before. I should have talked to you about it. Maybe you could have prevented everything from happening. But then again, even if I have told you about it, there's a chance nothing would be different 'cause I..." she pauses for a second to gain enough strength to stare into my eyes and finally say maybe for the first time even to herself, "yes, I have. Grown feelings for him."

Oh God! This is the start of everything! When you realize you have fallen for someone and then you're at a dead end, frustrated over what to do. I've passed that and I know how it is feels like. Thankfully things turned out well for me and I hope the same for Vanessa, but we can't be blind to what we're dealing here. Vanessa has to leave the pink cloud she's been living.

"Do you have any indication he might feel the same?" The chance is slight,but miracles can happen. Joseph proved that, but I don't feel very confident that Nathan is very eager to follow Joseph's footsteps. He's younger than Joseph, so he wants to experience as much as he can from the sweet college life, especially as many women as possible. Joseph has already lived that in a large scale, thus the maturity to move forward.

"Feel the same? How could he feel the same? He is who he is and I am..." She brings her knees to her chest and rests her hands on them. "I am nobody compared to every girl he has been involved with. And you've said to me he is a player. And that he wanted to bed me and now, look at what I let happen! He was this close to doing that... I became one of the rest. I should have listened to you, Alice! Why didn't I listen to you?" Her eyes question mine full of despair.

"Because when you have feelings for someone, you don't listen to your brain, but your stupid heart. Plus the hormones aren't really helpful." I joke trying to make the atmosphere lighter. "Also don't you ever underestimate yourself again. You worth much more than all those bimbos Nathan has slept with, combined. You're an amazing and a beautiful person. Inside and out! Don't you ever doubt that!" I move my index firmly in front of her. "Second, you're not one of them and you will never be. Stand up for yourself. Don't let him take advantage of you and don't let him wrap you around his little finger. You're the boss! Not him! What happened was because you were guided by your feelings. There's nothing wrong with that, but unfortunately Nathan was guided by his dick and sorry for being so raw, but you need to be aware. Don't let him play with your feelings!" I remark every word in a commanding voice.

"Alice, how am I supposed to face him? I am so embarrassed, how did I do that? I wanna do as you say but how can I? Thank God, we are leaving in the morning, I will be safe home for at least a week." She mentions relieved. "Can you sit with me on the plane? Can you keep him away from me at least for today? The sun is already up, oh my God! We are flying in... What time it is?" She asks all panicked once again.

"Vanessa, you're not alone! I am here for anything you need. Don't let him intimidate you. Just stick to your opinion and support it with everything you've got! Tell him that this was the first and the last time it happened and not to expect anything else, because you don't belong to his harem. If he tries anything dirty, I am here to show him where to put his hands next time." My protective nature towards Vanessa takes the lead. "And of course I will sit with you and I won't let him close to you." I place my hand on her arm.I must inform Joseph about that, because this is a friend's emergency and I can't let Vanessa alone in that state. "But you have to know that someday you have to face him." I tell her how the situation really is. She must be prepared to deal with him.

"Thank you so much, Alice!" She gives me a hug. "I know I have to, but I am not ready yet. You think I can do this?" She asks unsure still holding me tight.

"I am sure about this! Vanessa, you may not realize it, but you're a strong person." I tell her looking at her in the eyes.

"Sometimes I'd wish to be more like you. Or like Emma. Or somebody else. You wouldn't have get into such a predictable situation. You would have avoided it." You have no idea, my sweet Vanessa. I wish I could tell you everything, but this conversation is about you, not me. Not to mention I haven't even realized I have a relationship with Joseph. That womanizer I was creating a bunch of swears for and warned myself to keep at bay. "I guess I have a speech to prepare. Can you help me with that too? I don't think I am gonna tell anybody else about it. What would they think of me? Besides, the less people know about the better, right? It would be like it never happened, right?" I thought that too a couple of weeks ago.

"Whatever makes you feel better! Just don't let it all inside you. You will transform yourself into a time bomb! I am here to listen to you anytime. Even in the middle of the night. And nobody will think something bad about you. People who know you and love you will support you no matter what." I give her a hug to make her feel safe. I know she needs it.

"Thanks." She whispers and after breaking the hug, she asks nervously. "So you don't think any less of me after what you saw me doing? After everything I told you?" I give her the eye.

"Vanessa, are you crazy? There is no way to think less of you no matter what! You're my sweet and favourite roommate! One day I will tell you some not so proud moments of mine to see I am not perfect myself. I have made many idiotic things, but all these experiences help us be better people and learn from our mistakes. " I confess to her and all the moments that I shared with Joseph come into my head. I thought exactly the same after the kiss at John's second party. I felt I have reached the bottom and now all that has changed. The moment Joseph confessed his feelings, I felt like all those moments happened to lead to that. So it's true what they say, that everything happens for a reason.

"Thank you Alice. So much." She gives me a weak but sincere smile. "It means a lot. I am sorry for keeping you in the dark about it for so long and I am also apologizing for all my future crisis that are about to come." She chortles briefly. "Did I make this whole mess by myself?" She widens her eyes showing at the clothes which are all over the room. "I think it's about time to pack our suitcases, the others will wake up soon. And after we do this, we should probably wake up Emma as well." She points at her friend who has spread all over the bed behind us.

"Sure Emma has a sleeping style!" I point out chortling. "You're right! Our flight is only 5 hours away and we have to leave in 2!" I say looking the time on my mobile phone.

Wait! I have a text! From Joseph!

"Let's get ready!" I exclaim and she gives me a thumbs up and then she turns her back to gather all the clothes from the floor, thus I find the time to look at the text. It was sent an hour ago, but I didn't notice it, because I was too focused on my conversation with Vanessa.

Everything's alright? He asks.

Yeah! Nothing weird happened downstairs. I guess it was just the wind. As for upstairs there was a girls' situation, but everything's better now(thankfully)! Plus I have to cancel our plans of sitting together on the plane. Roommate emergency! I inform him, without disclosing the situation. It's not mine to share after all.

Ok, but I am sure you won't bear long without me and my magic hands.😉 His text makes me chuckle and it creates an instant warm between my legs. His hands are indeed magical and make me scream every time.

It's on! 50 backs that I can resist!😜 I send him back. You are strong Alice! You can resist!

I will be thinking on how to spend those 50 dollars! 😉 He answers in a bit and I chuckle once again.

See you later idiot!😘

Bye for now!😘 He replies and I return to packing my suitcase with Vanessa.

A/N: And that's a wrap on spring break! We hope that everything you waited for and wanted to happen, actually happened! Your reactions and comments make our day! Tell us all things! xx