"Guys" Rachel squeals heading up to our door. Shes just climbed out of a cab, with Nate. Glancing around at the views and the grounds as she walks up to us. Matty and Ross are already here. They were just as stunned. None of us realised that Jay had a house like this one in Australia. He has kept everything quiet until now.
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The cab heads off and she stares at the cars. The shocking thing is that the ones out front are just the ones we use and don't store in the garage. The Ford ranger, the 4x4 and my brand spanking new Volvo are all here.
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"That's nice" she laughs.
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"That is my new car" I say laughing.
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I hug her.
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"I'm glad that Nate is here" I whisper and she pulls back smiling at me.
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I give Nate a big hug and then we invite them into our home. And not for a sex party this time.
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"Oh hey guys" Rachel says to Matty and Ross who are seated at the kitchen island. They nod at her, Ross stands and give's her a hug.
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Rachel glances at my arms, she can't help it. The tan massively helped with the bruising. I'm almost completely clear.
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"Oh I spy a Gucci purse" Rachel says.
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"Mhmm" I say laughing.
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I hand it to her to inspect.
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"Oh it's a new one. Current season" she laughs.
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"Jay ugh, likes buying stuff" I laugh.
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She hands it back to me.
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"Stunning" she says.
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"We were thinking; let's chill today get over the jet lag. I've got food to feed you all" I smile.
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"Plus there's a pool" I say smiling. I notice Jay's arms are firmly around my waist, holding onto me. Possessive Jay makes me happy and needy for him.
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I smile up at him and brush his lips with my own. Our steak dinner evening yesterday began with him taking me up to the bedroom and us having sex three times. Before I even managed to get the steaks back on the hob.
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I glance down at my brown body and smile, I'm wearing a little white dress today, with a white bikini underneath. I wanted to sleep in my makeup and never take it off, but of course I didn't. I'm fresh faced today, just a little bit of lip oil and mascara. I want to keep my skin clear for the big day.
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I walk over to the wine cooler, and grab a bottle of Prosecco for Rachel. Standing on my tip toes I grab a glass and set it down in front of her.
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"Thank you" she smiles.
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I settle back into Jays arms and I know just what he would be doing if we were alone. Instead his hands caress my thigh, and rest on my waist always holding onto Caleb. Protecting us.
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I catch Ross' eyes as everybody talks and I recognise his expression instantly. What I cannot imagine is how hard it is for him to be around me when I'm with Jay. I smile at him and he smiles back before I quickly look away at Rachel who is going on about something. Nate has his arm draped around her and I smile at him.
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"I'm gonna show you what rooms you're in" I say eyeing up the luggage in the hall. Rachel sips her Prosecco and Matty and Jay are talking. They're actually really good friends. I'd not noticed that before, usually I was in the way of their friendship. I kiss Jay and walk out into the hall.
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Ross stands first grabbing his case and following me up the large staircase. I walk him to his room wordlessly. He follows me, and the air is charged around us.
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He sets his case down on the large king bed. I hover at the door. He turns to face me and smiles walking toward me.
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"These look better" he whispers touching just my arms. He moves past me. No more attention, no more touching. I watch him walk down the hall. Blonde hair scooped back in a surfer style, he's wearing shorts which show off his leg tattoos. He removed his shirt. It's hot. I follow him.
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He heads down into the kitchen and I hover in the hall eyeing up the bags. I decide to take one up myself. I grab one that looks light.
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"Surely not" Matty says.
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I jump marginally and he grabs his bag. We take it upstairs and I show him to his room.
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"He still doesn't know" he says softly once we're in the room.
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"I haven't told Jay" I say.
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Matty isn't going to London, Ross isn't either but he doesn't know that yet. Matty straightens up facing the opposite way. Scoops his hair back and pulls his shirt off. I avert my eyes, looking down at the floor. He sighs.
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"It's hard lying all the time" he says. And he turns to face me, his face worried.
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"You can just go to London" I say and he smiles.
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"No" he whispers.
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"What do you mean no" I whisper back.
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"You are my priority" he says. And he hugs me.
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"Yes you're with him but you are still my main priority" he whispers.
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"Not Ross. Not Rachel. Nor Jay. You" he whispers. He looks down at me casually.
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"How are you ?" He asks seriously. Hands touching my arms and inspecting.
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"Actually okay" I say struck by his bare chest, directly in front of me. He looks into my eyes, deliberating for a moment and then decides to pull away.
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I clear my throat and we head back downstairs.
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“Rachel is this yours” he calls into the kitchen.
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“Yes darling the heaviest one” she laughs and he picks it up carrying it upstairs over his shoulder.
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“Down the hall” I say softly and he pulls the case to the room for me.
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“Thank you” I say as he sets it down.
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“No problem” he sighs.
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I turn to the door and he walks closely behind me, following me down the staircase.
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“You can carry your own Nate” Matty laughs entering the kitchen.
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Nate laughs and goes and grabs his stuff.
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“How’s that going” I say once he’s out of earshot to Rachel.
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“Well” she replies.
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“Don’t go into too much detail about the party, I may have glossed over some aspects” she says.
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“I won’t” I sigh.
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“So what have you guys been up to then, your hair looks wicked” Rachel says eyeing me up.
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“Jay showed me his surf skills, I had my hair done, I’ve booked a makeup artist for us. Oh and Jay went shopping and came back with a car” I laugh.
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“The red Volvo” she laughs.
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“Yes the red one” I say looking up at him. He only smiles down at me.
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“Oh and my purse” I say looking at my Gucci wallet.
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“Lucky girl” she laughs.
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“Very lucky.” I agree and I kiss him.
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We head out to the pool, and the Australian heat beats down on us. I pull my dress off, inconspicuously. Jay eyes me and he can’t help but to pull my hips into him and kiss me.
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The pool is impressive, around the same size as cherry tree’s pool back home. The water shines and glistens under the heat and I settle on a lounger. Laying back and undoing my bra straps so as not to get tan lines.
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“You don’t need to catch it! Look at my pasty arms” she laughs at me.
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“Wanna get a spray tan” I ask her.
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“Of course” she says.
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“Tomorrow” I laugh.
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I lay back, just listening to everybody having a good time. I’ve volunteered to cook everybody steak tonight and I will enjoy being busy. Everybody will be too drunk by then to truly critique my food.
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