Amelia moved back to the lounge with Jack and Tyler, and the five of them watched Netflix for a few hours. One thing which everyone in the room agreed on, was TVD, and that is what they watched till 7 in the evening. That is when they received a call from the receptionist who informed them about the bonfire that was being arranged in the lawn next to the fountain.
Amelia thought maybe that was what Shawn was talking about.
"I don't wanna go", Bella said dipping in the couch further.
"Come on, it will be fun", Amelia said.
"Yup, I agree with Amy", Jack said.
Tyler got off the couch running upstairs.
"Where are you going?", Marco shouted to the extent that the others in the room had to place their hands on their ears.
"Getting ready for the evening", Tyler announced from the second floor of the villa.
"Wow, now we all have to go", Bella said and got off the couch, running up the stairs.
Amelia couldn't help but smile at the possibility of seeing Shawn again.
"Why are you all smiley smiley?", Jack asked Amy suspiciously.
"What?I love bonfires", she said defending herself but Jack didn't buy it. He didn't argue either.
The five of them were all ready for the evening in comfortable yet smart clothing wearing knitted sweaters or over coats. Amelia wore a white high necked knitted sweater with black treggings and black suede ankle shoes, trying her hair in a messy bun on top of her hair, she seemed lovely. Marco couldn't take his eyes off her, even though she wore nothing special. Bella on the other hand wore a knitted beige long dress with high shoes and an over coat on top.
They moved towards the location that was specified in the phone call. Reaching the lawn they couldn't take their eyes off the arrangement. The bonfire was lit in the middle of cushioned outdoor couches with blankets and a few guitars placed on the sides of it. The air was filled with light barbecue fragrances and all of their stomachs growled smelling it. They could see rum and burgundy arranged in one corner for the evening.
"Seems it was a good decision to come here after all", Tyler whispered to Bella seeing her awed expressions.
Bella glared at him, before moving towards the couches and making herself comfortable on one of them. Tyler and Jack moved closer to Bella and sat next to her. Marco didn't seem to leave Amelia's side. And our sweet Amelia was looking from every side to every corner in an attempt to find the camera guy. And she found him, in a corner, with his back towards her as he clicked an image of the resort. She moved towards him as excited as ever, but placing a hand on his shoulder, he turned only then Amelia realised her mistake. This wasn't Shawn.
"Hello?", the guy said in confusion.
"I'm sorry I... uhhmm mistook you for someone else", she said as she smiled innocently. Looking at his face she realised that the guy must be in his mid 20's.
"Please, its actually a pleasure meeting you.....", he said as he took Amelia's hand in his and laced a light kiss on the back of her hand. Marco who now stood behind Amelia cleared his throat only to earn a glare from the guy in front of him.
"And you are....", he asked looking at Amelia.
"Marco, Marco Hilton", Marco said stepping in front of Amelia offering his hand for him to shake.
The guy took his appearance in consideration as he thought of the name that he just heard.
"Ahhhh, the rich kid, I suppose", the man said as he looked back at Amelia, shaking Marco's hand in a manly hand shake. Amelia didn't wish to listen to anything more now that he wasn't Shawn.
She didn't know what to do, so she turned on her heels an went back to her friends, leaving Marco behind. She couldn't get Shawn out of her head as she failed miserably. She felt hopeless.
She sat down with her head down when she was sure her doubt about today's evening were wrong, so wrong.
She felt the seat next to her dip. Thinking it must be Marco, Amelia didn't look up.
"Did someone piss you off?", and Amelia heard a similar voice. She looked up to meet the same hazel brown eyes. She felt so elated after the extreme disappointment that without analysing her next action, she almost hugged Shawn.Shawn looked at her with a confused smile not sure what she was thinking. Amelia controlled the over flowing emotions and sat back in a lady like manner. The only difference being, her smile this time.
No one really noticed their little act except Marco, who stood right behind the two of them. He didn't understand if it was hurt or jealousy that took the best of him right now. He didn't know the guy, Amelia ha almost hugged but he did wish to see the face of his 'so called' competition.
He came to their front and recognised the guy instantly.
"Shawn", Marco said gaining their attention.
"Marco", Shawn stood up and took the hand that Marco offered.
"We didn't realise you were here these days", Marco said as looked at Amelia before looking back at Shawn.
"Well bud, you didn't, the others, they did", Shawn said pointing towards the place Tyler sat. Tyler, and Jack were busy talking among themselves, and Bella was flirting with the guy Amelia had had an encounter with a few minutes ago.
Marco looked back at him and smiled the not so friendly smile.
Shawn looked at him suspicious of the change in his behavior which mind you was so sudden.
"I was going to get something to drink", Shawn said looking back at Amelia, earning a smile from her, and then continued looking back at Marco,"Would you like something?"
"Sure, rum?", Marco said looking into his eyes staring deeply.
"Okay", Shawn said as he turned back and moved towards the outside bar that was set by the resort for the evening.
Marco kept looking at Shawn as he moved away in envy. He then looked back at Amelia and smiled in order to please her. He sat right next to her where Shawn was sitting earlier.
"So, cold much?", Marco tried working on the small talk skills which he didn't really posses.
"We are sitting right in front of a bonfire", Amelia said smiling back at him.
Shawn came back in an instant with the drinks.
"There you go", he said handing the drinks to them.
Marco knew Shawn had to sit right next to him now that the seat next to Amelia was taken. But right them Tyler and Jack who sat on the other end of Amelia decided to get some barbecue, and rose from their place. Shawn waited for them to moved from the couch, and then sat right next to Amelia. Marco growled looking at him and though Shawn didn't notice it, Amelia did. She looked back at Marco to see if he was fine, but he changed is tensed facial expressions to a smile in an instant looking at her thinking he hadn't been caught.
After a few drinks and a little chit chat, the Manager of the recreational activities at the resort took the microphone and requested everyone to settle down. Tyler and Jack came back and sat next to Shawn, while Bella came back with the new guy and sat next to Marco on the announcement.
"Good evening to all, we arranged today's session to get to know each one of you as a family because when you holiday with the Club Hilton, you aren't just a guest but family", he said while Bella grunted listening to him earning a glare from Tyler on her disrespect.
The manager continued, "Well we have arranged a few activities for all the guest, and I think it's time to begin with the first one." He took a few ropes out of the box that was right next to him and started speaking again. " We need 8 volunteers, the ones interested please raise their hands", he said and look at Amelia the every next second.
Amelia looked at the manager only to notice that he was looking next to her, that was Shawn. Shawn was the first one to raise his hand. Amelia looked at him an smiled and the next thing she knew was, he took her hand in his and raise it as well. Amelia tried to pull her hand back, but right then the Manager asked them to come in the middle of the wooden deck.
She couldn't help but blush now that people's eyes were on her. She looked at Tyler who nodded his head to assure her, that she was in right hands. That one nod comforted her. Next Shawn took Amelia's cold hand in his warmer hands and she loved the feel of the warmth that it offered. She looked around to find that Bella was missing, and so was the new guy that was with her a few minutes ago.
The manager called the other volunteers in the center, one of which was Marco. He paired up the teams.Marco was trying everything to get paired with Amelia but since Shawn was holding her hand, the first pair the manager coupled where them. And Marco was paired with a 10 year old who would step on his shoe every 5 seconds.
Next the staff tied ropes on the both the wrist of the pairs such that their were 2 ropes with every pair, and they were tangled.
"So now you have to untangle yourself from the rope that connects you to your partner in a way that you don't have to open the knots on your wrists, the couple that does it the fastest takes the hamper", he said smiling devilishly holding the hamper that seemed absolutely a deal. Amelia could see the chocolates and the bottle of wine in the hamper and Shawn noticed her excitement. He knew he had to win this round so he looked at the ropes to analyse the way they were tangled.
From a distance Marco looked at Amelia and knew he had to win the hamper but all he could notice was the closeness between Amelia and Shawn due to the small ropes.
"Your time starts now" the manager announced.
The very next second everyone started moving forward and backward trying to untangle the ropes. Tyler and Jack laughed with the audience looking at every pair.
He looked at Amelia and Shawn only to see the two hadn't moved yet. All he could see was Shawn looking at the ropes while Amelia was saying something to him. He wondered what took them so long to start the untangling process.
Amelia looked at the other pairs only to see all of them trying to untangle the ropes while her partner stood rooted to his spot even after Amelia asked him to move under his arm for the 4th time.
Shawn realised the pattern after a few seconds and looked at Amelia with a smile.
"What?", she asked.
Shawn took the rope, and moved one part of the loop from the knot under her wrist and did the same with the other rope, with his wrist this time.
"Done", Shawn announced as the other pairs stopped and looked at us in shock , so did the crowd and the manager. Their was complete silence in the lawn for a few seconds.
"And how did you do it sir?", the Manager asked coming towards us.
Shawn repeated the process and the Manager smiled at him.
Amelia stood frozen to her spot as she had no idea what just happened.
"And we have a winner", the manager announced pointing in Shawn's direction. He handed the mic to Shawn next to introduce himself. Since Amelia won as well, she had to introduce herself as well. The two moved back to their seats next to Tyler and Jack who welcomed them with open arms on their victory.
Well Marco? He was still stuck with the 10 year old, tangled with the rope, only hopeless this time, now that Shawn had won, both the competition and Amelia's respect.
The played a few more games with the crowd, and this time Tyler won a bottle of champagne, earning a kiss from Jack. Marco stood still beside them thinking of a way to find some quality time with Amelia.
"So I think we should celebrate", Shawn whispered to Amelia, which was loud enough for Tyler to hear.
"Come with me", Shawn said and offered Amelia his hand. Amelia looked at him hesitantly and then looked at Tyler. Tyler gave her a nod as he knew the kind of guy Shawn was, and Amelia trusted him. The two of them moved away from the bonfire and moved towards the gate of the resort.
"Where are we going?", Amelia asked him.
"You'll see", he said.
"I know I said I don't get a psychopath vibe from you but right now I'm really hoping I'm right", she giggled.
"That, you never know", Shawn said winking at her.
"Oh, I guess my phone should be dead right now, you know the regulars in a killing spree movie", she said as she took her hone out from the back pocket of her jeans.
"It fully charged", Amelia said making a sad face mocking Shawn.
"Phones can be thrown away, you know, from the moving car, or into the jungle", he said playfully earning a laugh from Amelia.
He unlocked his car, and the two of them sat inside the car, after placing the hamper in the trunk. Shawn pressed the engine button and placed his foot on the accelerator.
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