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down on the main deck, a group was playing a chaotic, screaming game of pool dibble, the splashes punctuating the heavy heat meanwhile you and caleb had successfully retreated upward.

he was lying flat on his back in soul ties, one arm bent behind his head, his face illuminated by the warm light. you sat cross-legged beside his torso, a piece of paper filled with frantic handwritten games of tic-tac-toe, mash, and half-finished drawings of the islanders, resting in your lap, the ink smudging slightly in the heat.

"okay, be honest." you murmured, tapping the back of her pen against your chin as you looked down at him, trying to speak over the sudden burst of cheers from the pool below. "if you had to pick one person in this villa to survive a zombie apocalypse with—excluding me, because that's the obvious choice—who is it and why?"

caleb didn't open his eyes immediately. a slow, deeply amused smile spread across his face, his jaw shifting as he gave the question genuine thought. "excluding you? that makes it tough." he cracked one eye open, looking up at you with a lazy glimmer in his eyes. "i'm probably picking marcus. the guy who fixes our mics. he looks like he knows how to wire a generator in the dark."

"that is a massive cop-out, caleb." you laughed, leaning down to poke his chest with the capped end of your pen, keeping your voice low so it wouldn't carry down to the deck. "you have to pick an islander. those are the rules."

"you just made those rules up." caleb said, his hand reaching out from his side to wrap around your wrist, gently stopping you from poking him again. instead of letting go, his fingers slid down to interlace with yours, forcing you to drop the pen, and pulling your hand down until it rested flat against his ribs. "but if i have to play the game... i’d pick nobody. i’d just find a quiet corner, wait it out while everyone else fight over the food."

you let out a short snort, shaking your head as you leaned your weight forward, resting your forearms on his chest and looking down at him. "you are entirely too serious for this."

"grounded," caleb corrected softly, his other hand coming up to gently push your hair behind your shoulder. his thumb lingered on your cheekbone, his touch incredibly light, completely contrasting his large frame. "grounded is the word. someone's got to keep our heads level in this place. look at you, you're already planning for the end of the world on a tuesday afternoon."

"only because the alternative is listening to bryce and zach flirt for the fourth time today," you whispered, your eyes softening as you leaned down just an inch closer, your breath brushing his lips.

caleb didn't answer with words. he just shifted his grip on your hand, pulling you down into a slow, unhurried kiss that tasted faintly of the coconut water you'd been drinking all afternoon. below the balcony, the pool game continued with another loud splash and a chorus of groans, but up on the daybed, it was just a quiet moment wrapped in kisses and lazy banter.

  you and caleb had taken to inventing your own entertainment while the others bickered in the distance.

you were lying side-by-side in ‘my type on paper’, ostensibly napping under the shade while the rest of the villa busy getting ready for the evening. your head was pillowed on his bicep, your fingers idly tracing the seams of his swim trunks.

"alright, your turn." you whispered, your voice low enough that it wouldn't carry across the lawn. "track four on the playlist for the drive home from the airport."

caleb closed his eyes, a thoughtful look crossing his face as he played the mental jukebox in his head, tuning out the sound of a hair dryer buzzing from the girls' dressing room upstairs. "track four has to be classic r&b. something smooth like ‘burn’ by usher."

"caleb" you said, sounding mock-offended, though a grin tugged at the corner of your lips. "i fully expected you to hit me with some luke combs or morgan wallen." you teased, tilting your head up to look at him. "what do you know about usher?"

caleb let out a low rumble of a laugh, the vibration moving through his chest right beneath your cheek. he opened one eye, giving you a playful, knowing look. "first of all, ouch. second of all, i have layers. you can't just pigeonhole me into country music because i look the part."

"oh, really?" you raised an eyebrow, shifting slightly to rest your chin on his chest. "so you're saying you've got soul?"

 "i’m saying ‘burn’ is a masterpiece." he corrected smoothly before you could reply, caleb cleared his throatkeeping his voice down so it wouldn't carry to the production crew, but putting his absolute all into the delivery, he started singing directly to you.

"tell me why i should stay in this relationship" he sang, his voice dropping into a dramatic, hushed falsetto right against your ear."when i'm hurting, baby… i ain't happy, baby..."

“i think that you should let it burn…” your jaw dropped, immediately slapping a hand over his mouth to muffle him before a producer caught on.

caleb’s eyes snapped open, sparkling with pure mischief as he kissed the palm of your hand until you pulled it away. "see? i got soul," he whispered, his thumb resuming its slow circle against your shoulder. "besides, we need a breather after being trapped on an island with twenty people screaming over who left the toilet seat open. usher brings the peace."

you laughed softly, watching a few of the guys walk around the corner toward the kitchen, completely oblivious to your conversation. "fine. i'll give you usher. but track five is mine."

"lay it on me," caleb murmured, closing his eyes again, content to just melt into the heat of the afternoon and the quiet rhythm of your voice as you both let the rest of the villa fade away entirely.

If there was one thing you loved after a long day in the villa, it was getting into bed with Caleb. In fact, it was easily your favorite part of every single day.

No matter how much fun you had, nothing ever compared to the moment the lights went off. There was just something comforting about ending the day together.

Sometimes you’d lie there talking for what felt like hours, replaying everything that had happened that day until one of you drifted off. Other nights, a sleepy smile, fingers intertwined beneath the duvet, gentle forehead kisses, or a kiss goodnight were enough to remind you how lucky you were.

Tonight, you took your time getting ready for bed. The dressing room was buzzing with the girls’ chatter as you sat in front of your mirror, carefully curling your lashes.

You slipped into your soft pink and white striped top paired with the matching shorts. With one last glance in the mirror, you told the girls you’re heading to the bedroom and padded barefoot to the shared bedroom.

A few of the guys were lounging against the headboards and talking while they waited for their own girls. Caleb was among them, arms crossed casually over his chest, smile on his face as he listened to one of the boys.

You climbed into your shared bed, pulling the covers over your legs, and Caleb turned fully toward you when he noticed you. “Finally. Took you long enough.” He teased.

You laughed quietly, settling beside him. “Sorry, I wasn’t rushing tonight.”

When the lights finally turned off, you two talked in whispers for the next half hour. You replayed moments from today, laughing quietly whenever Caleb said something funny. Eventually, his hand found yours under the covers, thumb brushing gently over your knuckles. “You know, I think I feel really close to you. Even closer than I’ve felt with anyone in here. I don’t think it feels right to explore anyone else anymore..”

Your heart fluttered. You moved closer, resting your forearms over his chest, as you rested your chin on your arms. You draped one leg comfortably over his, tangling together under the sheets. “I feel the same.” You whispered back, smiling into the dark. “I don’t want anyone else either.”

Caleb’s arm wrapped around your waist, as he gently pulled you higher up against his body. Your forearms pressed firmer into his chest for balance, and suddenly his lips met yours in the dark. You smiled into the kiss, warmth blooming in your chest, and you felt the familiar curve of his mouth.

He tilted his head slightly, capturing your lips again with more intent. His free hand continued tracing lazy patterns along your back, fingertips slipping just beneath the hem of your top. The cool touch of his skin against your warm back made you yelp softly into his mouth.

Caleb chuckled lowly, the sound vibrating through his chest. “Sorry, baby.” He whispered against your lips, though he didn’t sound sorry at all. He pulled you flush right against him, eliminating any space between your bodies, his hand now splayed warmly across your lower back under the fabric.

The kiss deepened, he pushed his tongue forward gently, asking for entrance, and you gladly opened for him. Your tongues met and danced together in a intimate rhythm.

The taste of him was addictive, it was familiar from daytime kisses but it is so much better like this, tangled under the covers with no one watching.

You pulled back just enough to lick along his bottom lip with the tip of your tongue. Caleb’s breath hitched. Encouraged, you leaned in again, sucking gently on his lower lip before kissing him fully once more. He responded with a groan, his hand pressing you even closer as if he couldn’t get enough.

Caleb eventually slowed the kisses, pressing a few softer ones to the corner of your mouth. “Turn on your back for me?” he asked softly.

You nodded, and he lifted his arm, draping it across the pillow beside him like an invitation. You shifted obediently, settling onto his forearm so your head rested comfortably in the crook of his arm. He continued pressing sweet kisses to your cheek.

His free hand slid down to your waist, rubbing soothing circles over the fabric of your top. His fingers drifted lower, brushing over the tied waistband of your shorts. He toyed with the little bow for a few seconds, tracing the edge teasingly.“Can I?” he whispered against your ear, seeking permission.

You nodded again. With your consent, his hand slipped beneath the waistband of your shorts. It didn’t take long for him to realize you weren’t wearing anything underneath. Appreciative sound rumbled in his chest as his fingers ran through your folds, discovering just how wet you already were for him.

The first touch made you moan a little too loud for the shared bedroom. Caleb reacted instantly, pressing his lips firmly against yours to swallow the sound. He kissed you deeply as if to remind you that those sounds were only for him.

He obviously loved hearing you, in fact, he craved it and he’d do anything to do more to hear you, but not here where the others could hear. “Shh, baby.”He murmured against your mouth when he finally pulled back.

His fingers returned to your center, circling your clit with the perfect pressure. You bit down hard on your bottom lip, trying desperately to stay quiet as pleasure sparked through you. The feeling was intense in the dark, heightened by the need for silence and the way his strong arm cradled you close.

You managed to stay somewhat quiet, until he pushed two fingers inside you at once. The stretch drew a sharper gasp from your throat. Quickly, you slapped a hand over your mouth, eyes squeezing shut as pleasure rolled through you. When his fingers curled just right, hitting that perfect spot, you removed your hand, grabbed the back of his neck, and pulled him down into a hungry kiss instead.

He understood the silent plea immediately. His fingers began pumping in and out of you in a steady rhythm, curling with every thrust. The wet sounds were faint beneath the covers, but they felt deafening in your ears.

“Oh, Caleb..” you moaned softly into his mouth.

“Shh, baby..” he whispered, lips brushing yours. “You’re doing so good being quiet for me.” His fingers never stopped their delicious pace. “Can you stay quiet just a little longer?”

You nodded frantically, burying your face against his neck. The pressure in your stomach built fast, tight, coiling heat that made your thighs tremble. Caleb kept whispering praise against your skin, his thumb occasionally brushing your clit while his fingers worked you closer and closer to the edge.

It hit you suddenly, your whole body tensed as waves of pleasure crashed over you, coming hard around his fingers. You pressed your face into his shoulder to muffle the sound, trembling in his arms. Caleb gently pumped his fingers through every pulse, helping you ride out the orgasm until the waves slowly subsided and your body melted boneless against him.

When you finally relaxed, he eased his fingers out of you slowly. And when your heavy breathing finally slowed, you turned onto your side, back pressed against Caleb’s chest.

Your eyes fluttered closed, and without a word, he wrapped his arm around your waist, pulling you flush against him. His hand splayed warmly over your stomach as he tucked you closer.

The next morning in the dressing room, you sat at the vanity, carefully blending concealer under your eyes. The girls were scattered around, doing their makeup and hair, the usual lively chatter filling the air.

“Yo, which one of y’all was getting french fries last night?” Trinity suddenly spoke up, loud and teasing.

You quietly laughed to yourself but stayed focused on your reflection, blending the product smoothly into your skin. The other girls immediately started denying it with giggles.

Trinity’s gaze landed on you. She noticed the small, telling smile you couldn’t hide. “Y/n.. was that you?”

You looked up, shrugging with a grin still playing on your lips. “It was!” Trinity yelled, pointing dramatically. “It was so fucking loud I knew damn well that wasn’t just kissing!”

The other girls erupted into excited cheers and laughter, crowding closer with wide eyes. Your face warmed, but the energy in the room was supportive. “Okay, okay, it was me.” You admitted with a laugh, setting down your brush.

Melanie leaned forward, eyebrows raised. “How did that even happen?”

You hummed, thinking back to the night before. “I don’t know.. we were just talking about how we really don’t want anyone else, but we didn’t close things off yet” you quickly added. “We were cuddling and kissing and, it just happened.”

Kayda grinned. “Ouhh, was it good?”

You looked straight at her, deadpan. “Bitch, is the grass green?”

The room filled with laughter as Trinity shook her head. “Sure it was good, she was barely staying quiet over there.”

Suddenly, a knock sounded on the door. “Come in!” the girls called out in unison.

The door opened and Caleb stepped inside, holding a plate of fresh fruit and toast in one hand and a mug in the other. He scanned the room until his eyes found you. “Oh, look, there’s the chef of french fries..” Trinity teased loudly.

Caleb blinked, confused, glancing between you and the girls. “What?”

You stood up quickly, smiling as you walked over to him. “They’re just joking around.” You reassured him softly. Rising onto your toes, you gave him a sweet peck on the lips. “Thank you for breakfast. This is really sweet.”

You sat in the soul ties bed, taking sips of water. You were pissed, well, pissed was an understatement.

Caleb had made a comment about one of the bombshells that made you feel this way. That wasn’t even his type so why would he say something like that?

flashback:

A new bombshell came in during a challenge, and per usual, all the bots went crazy.

You knew that as soon as you saw the bombshell, that she wasn’t his type, so you thought it was okay.

But that was until he made a comment while with his boys, you didn’t hear since you were with the girls at the yellow couch, but one of the boys came up and told you about it.

“Hey, (Name), can we talk for a sec?” Sincere came up to you.

You and the other girls looked confused, but you went anyway. “Sure.”

He took you into Say Less and just started telling you everything.

“So like, when the new bombshell came in, we all know that’s not Caleb’s type, but now we’re unsure because he had said something.” Sincere said.

“What did he say.” You asked, nervously.

He cleared his throat and looked at you, “he said that if he wasn’t in the villa, he’d go up to her anyway. KC asked if he would crack her that night and um..” Sincere scratched his head. (KC looks like the type to say crack instead of fuck)

You already knew that he said yes, the way he scratched his head lets you know that Caleb, your soft Caleb, said yes.

Now you were pissed off because what? Sure, the whole point of this experience was to explore, but you couldn’t help it, you felt jealous. Really jealous.

As you were talking to Sincere, the boys were at the kitchen so you could see clearly. You saw Caleb talking to another one of the boys, then you saw the bombshell come up to him.

You couldn’t hear what they were saying but you saw he was smiling. Like overly cheesing.

That’s when you decided to sleep in soul ties.

end of flashback.

You went up into the kitchen, you weren’t supposed to eat but did you care? Hell no.

You had some fruit, and laid back down. As you were about to fall asleep you felt the bed dip and a voice speak.

“Hey, why aren’t you in bed with me?” Caleb asked you.

“And why aren’t you in bed with the new bombshell you wanted to fuck?” You asked, rolling your eyes and scooting away from him.

He sighed. He knew one of the boys told you. “Listen baby, I was with the boys, you know it was a joke and you know I’d never go for her.”

“Mhm okay, you can go sleep with your new bitch and throw all the weeks we’ve been together away.” You snapped.

“(Name) are we serious? We’ve literally showered together, many times. We had deep convos, good talks, and you really think I’d throw it away?” He cupped your tit.

You bite your lip, trying not to moan and give in. You were going to stand ten toes down on how you felt. “Stop, Caleb.”

“I know you don’t want me to stop, baby.” He replied, circling your nipple. He pulled your top off slowly and latched onto your nipple while playing with the other.

You gave in, you couldn’t help but give in. He pulled you closer and unlatched from your nipple, looking up at you.

“You gon’ let me fix that attitude?”

You nodded immediately. Spreading your legs for him. “Nah, baby. I want words.” He told you.

“Yes! Yes I’ll let you fix my attitude, j-just don’t tease.” You whine.

“Good girl.” He pulled down your shorts to reveal that you didn’t have any panties on, he looked at you and bit his lip before rubbing your clit with his middle finger.

You arched your back and let out a loud moan. He leaned closer until his mouth was to your ear and whispered, “stay quiet, baby.”

He took his finger away from your clit and shoved his boxers down. His length sprung onto his abdomen. He grabbed his length and stroked it slowly.

He rubbed it up and down your slick folds and looked at you. “You okay with us doing this?” You nodded quickly, “yes! Yes m’sure baby”

Caleb looked at you to make sure you truly wanted this, then he slowly pushed into you until he bottomed out.

“Fuck!” You moaned. Caleb kissed your neck and moved in and out of you slowly. “Quiet, baby.”

This pace would’ve been perfect for you if you weren’t so pent up. “Faster, Caleb, please, want more.”

“Yeah? You’ll have to be extra quiet, m’kay? You can do that for me right?” He said, kissing you.

You nod, but that wasn’t good enough for him. “Words, sweetheart.”

“Y-yes I can.” You told him.

He grabbed your waist and started ramming into you. You gripped the sheets, moaning out even though you told him you’d be quiet.

He put your shorts into your mouth to muffle you and continue to pound into you.

“You’re s-so loud f’me baby, fuck m’ close, so fucking close.” He got faster, his hand sliding down to your clit.

He pushed you over the edge and you came with a loud gasp. He followed after you, cumming inside you.

He collapsed on top of you, exhausted now.

None of you spoke for a good 10 minutes. Eventually he looked up at you. “Did I fix it?”

You slapped his arm playfully.

The next morning, you were in the girls area where they get their makeup done and stuff, you were in the middle of putting on your bikini and Trinity spoke up.

“Girl, you good? I saw that you was real upset over there after Sincere told you about Caleb.” She asked.

“Oh yeah, im good. He fixed it.” He told you.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at you.

“Whatchu mean, fixed it?” Melanie asked suspiciously.

“Let’s say, uh, a lot of stuff happened in soul ties.” You said and everyone was making noise.

“Yeah lemme stay away from yall freaky asses.” Trinity said, shaking her head.

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↳ you I WANNA WEAR NOTHINGGGG TAKE IT OFFFF MEEEEE

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Any chance he got, he was burying his nose in your skin. Anywhere he could get, in your hair, against your stomach, your chest, even between your legs. But his favorite spot was your neck. He said your neck had the perfect mix of your perfume and your natural scent. 

You'd fallen asleep last night with his face against your neck, his nose pressed behind your ear. You woke up with him in the same spot, only now, you could feel his erection poking into your hip. 

As much as you wanted to entertain it, you had to leave for work soon, so you wiggled out of his hold and got up from the bed. Mack let out a whine but stayed where he was, knowing that trying to convince you to stay in bed wouldn't do any good. So instead, he grabbed your pillow and held it against his chest, shoving his face into it so he could smell your scent that lingered there. After you left, he’d probably hump that same pillow until he came in his boxers.

Once you were ready to leave, you leaned over the bed to give him a kiss goodbye, "bye, baby."

He wrapped one arm around your neck and pulled you down to kiss you properly, "have a good day," before he let you go, he pressed his nose to your jaw and inhaled deeply, "I love you."

"Love you too," you gave him another short kiss before leaving the house.

Most days, if he was home when you got home from work, he would greet you at the door, kissing you and burying his face in your neck or hair or chest to inhale your scent. But today, you walked through the door, set your bag down, took your shoes off, and nothing. He didn't come to greet you, didn't even shout out a hello and tell you where he was in the house.

You walked further inside, your eyebrows furrowed as you tried to guess what he could be so busy with that he didn't even notice you got home. When you walked into the bedroom, your question was answered.

There he was, sitting on the edge of the bed. He had a piece of pink lace in his hand, his nose pressed into it. Your eyes widened when you realized he was sitting there sniffing your panties. You started to wonder how often he did this when you weren't home.

"What are you doing?"

He jumped at the sound of your voice, his eyes snapping over to you, "nothing," he dropped the panties on the bed.

You smirked and moved in front of him, standing right between his legs, which he instinctively spread to give you room, "do you always sniff my panties when I'm not home?"

"Y-yeah," he admitted, "…are you mad?"

"No," you ran a hand through his hair.

He leaned into your touch, inhaling deeply when his nose rubbed against your wrist, "can I make another confession then?"

You smiled, "of course."

"When I go away on road trips," he looked right up at you, holding eye contact as he spoke, "I take a few pairs with me."

Your breath hitched, "you do?"

He nodded, "I use them to jerk off."

"Macklin," you breathed, "that's the hottest thing I've ever heard."

"I just can't stand not being able to smell you for so long," he buried his face in your stomach, his nose nudging under your shirt to press into your skin.

"You wanna smell the ones I have on now?"

He nodded his head frantically like an eager puppy. With your permission, he slipped his fingers into the waistband of your pants and pulled them down. Once you stepped out of them, he pulled you up onto the bed by your thighs, so you were kneeling with your knees on either side of his lap, your crotch right at his face level. He pressed his nose right to your core, inhaling deeply.

"So hot," he mumbled, "smell so good," he licked you through your panties, "god, I love this. Love you. Love your smell."

"Mack," you whined, "please."

With his face still pressed to your center, he reached down to push his pants and boxers down, freeing his hard dick. He pulled your panties to the side and gripped your hips, guiding you down into his lap. You carefully sunk down onto his length, moaning once you were fully seated on him. 

He held your hips to help guide your bouncing on him, thrusting up to meet you with every downward motion. Your arms wrapped around his neck, your fingers threading through the hair on the back of his head. He nuzzled his face into your neck, letting out little whimpers as he inhaled you.

"Babe," you gasped, already on the edge of your climax. Just the thought of your boyfriend bringing pairs of your underwear on road trips with him to smell and jerk off with made heat build in your stomach. 

Macklin moved one hand down, circling your clit with two fingers until you were arching into him, "let go, baby."

You leaned heavily against him and tugged on his hair as you orgasm took over your body. Seconds later, he pulled you further down on him, trying to get as deep inside you as he could, and released into you. For a couple minutes, he stayed like that, with you in his lap and his nose in your neck, taking in your scent as he tried to catch his breath. 

"I love you," you whispered.

"I love you too," he finally pulled back, helping you lift your hips so he could slip out of you. 

But before you could climb off of him, he reached under you and slid two fingers through your folds. You squirmed at the feeling and watched as he brought his fingers up to his nose, inhaling the scent until his eyes rolled back.

Just then, a drop of breast milk leaked from your left nipple and Macklin’s eyes widened. He licked his lips. He’d never seen that happen before. He knew it must’ve, he’d seen the times your shirts got wet with leaking milk, but he’d never actually seen it like this.

When you started to pull your sleep shirt on, he reached out and grabbed your arm to stop you, “babe.”

You looked over at him, clearly confused. He could see the exhaustion in your eyes, like he always could recently, and he almost stopped himself.

But then you spoke, “yes, baby?” in that new maternal voice you’d seemingly magically earned.

“Can you-” he realized he didn’t really know what he was asking for, “can I- I mean, I wanna look at your boobs.”

You smiled at him, momentarily hiding the tiredness on your face, “okay.”

“Okay? Really?”

You nodded easily and sat down on the bed, your back against the headboard, “c’mere.”

He crawled into your lap, straddling you, and just stared, just watched your nipples and the occasional drop of milk that fell from them. Each time it happened, he licked his lips.

You laid back and closed your eyes, content to let him stare at you while you just rested. You didn’t look up again until you heard him whisper.

“You’re so beautiful. Such a beautiful, amazing mom.”

You smiled at him, “thank you, baby,” your fingers laced through his hair and you scratched his head gently.

His eyes never left your chest, “I love you so much,” his voice was whinier now.

“I love you too,” that’s when you noticed the way he was licking his lips, “Mackie.”

“Yeah?”

“Do you wanna taste?”

His eyes finally snapped up to look at you, his pupils blown wide and his bottom lip tugged between his teeth, “what?”

“You wanna taste my milk?”

“Are you serious?” he was almost drooling now.

You nodded, “go ahead, drink some.”

His breath hitched and it took him a second before he leaned forward and took your right nipple into his mouth. It was an action that had once been familiar to him but that he hadn’t done in a while. He’d stopped giving your nipples attention a few months into your pregnancy when they grew overly sensitive and made you cry.

But now, as he sucked hard enough for his cheeks to hollow out, he tasted your milk on his tongue. It was sweeter than he’d been expecting and the taste immediately made him whine. Your hand stayed in his hair as he sucked a few more times, swallowing greedily.

It happened suddenly, one second Mack was sitting still in front of you, simply leaning down to suck on your nipple. The next, his hips jerked forward against nothing and he released his mouth from you to let out the most pitiful whine you’d ever heard.

“Mack?”

He whined again, a blush coating his cheeks and spreading down to his neck.

“Baby,” the wet spot on the front of his pajama pants caught your attention, “did you…”

“I’m so sorry,” he hid his face in your neck, “couldn’t help it. You taste so sweet.”

He couldn’t stop after that, he was completely hooked. Every time he saw that you were leaking, and even sometimes when you weren’t, he wanted a taste.

“I’m thirsty,” he’d whine, shoving his face into your cleavage like an actual child would, “please, I need it.”

If you didn’t immediately agree, he’d beg until there were tears sticking to his lashes and you gave in.

Often times, you’d jerk him off or he’d hump the bed and suck on you until he came. Other times, he’d do it just to taste you, not even to get off. But every time, no matter what, he was a whiny mess, sucking desperately and greedily on your tits until he got what he wanted.

What you didn't know was that they were both attracted to you. They'd discussed it even. It came up the first time after you'd sent them both a picture of a new dress you bought, asking if it was okay to wear to some event they'd invited you to.

Since then, they'd occasionally talk about how hot you looked or something you did that turned them on. They'd both thought about sleeping with you, but felt like it wouldn't be fair to the other if one of them slept with you, so they tiptoed around that topic. Until finally, they came up with a solution.

Now, they were taking you out to dinner at your favorite restaurant, one you usually reserved for special occasions because it was so nice. You sat on one side of the table, wearing a little black dress that left little to the imagination when it came to your chest. The boys sat next to each other on the other side of the table, both wearing nice button ups.  Will's was unbuttoned enough to draw your eyes to the tan skin under his chain, and Mack's had the sleeves rolled up enough to show off his veiny forearms.

The dinner was normal enough, though you suspected something was up with them since they'd so eagerly asked to bring you to such a nice restaurant for seemingly no reason.

After dinner, they invited you back to their place and you agreed. Once you got there, the reason for the fancy dinner became apparent.

They sat you down on the couch and stood in front of you, their faces holding the same determined focus they had when they were on the ice.

"We wanna share you," Mack blurted out, and based on Will's reaction, that wasn't how they'd agreed to tell you.

Your eyebrows furrowed, "what?"

Will spoke this time, "we're both really attracted to you and we both wanna have sex with you, but we didn't think it would be fair if only one of us got to. So... we wanna share you."

"You mean... like a threesome?"

They both nodded.

You stared up at them, your lips parted in surprise, your eyes studying them to see if this was some weird joke.

"Seriously?"

They both nodded again.

"It's okay if you don't want to," Mack added, "there's no pressure. But we both want this, so the choice is yours."

"I've never done anything like that before," you admitted.

"You don't have to worry," Will assured you, "it's just us."

Mack nodded.

"O-okay," you agreed.

"Really?" Mack asked.

"Are you sure?" Will spoke at the same time.

You nodded and stood up.

They both smiled and reached out for you. You let them pull you closer until you were pressed between them, looking up at Will with Mack pressed against your back. Your breath hitched.

Before you could say anything, Will leaned down and kissed you, his tongue eagerly exploring your mouth. Mack's hands moved to the hem of your dress, slipping underneath. His palms slid up your thighs until he reached the lace of your panties. You could hear him groan behind you, then you felt his lips on your neck.

You couldn't help but whine, your lips pulling away from Will's. He smirked at the sound.

"Let's go to my room," he suggested, which made Mack lift his head up. The younger boy grabbed your waist and pulled you toward Will's room.

In the bedroom, Mack grabbed at your dress, "can I take this off?"

You nodded, so he pulled the dress over your head and let it fall to the floor. Will was quick to grab your waist from behind, his chest pressing against your back, and his erection that was straining against his pants, pressing against your ass.

"You're beautiful," he whispered in your ear as Mack leaned in to kiss you.

Your hands pawed at Mack's shirt, undoing the buttons clumsily. Once it was undone all the way, he quickly slipped it off his shoulders, clearly eager.

Meanwhile, Will brought his hands up your back to the clasp of your bra, which he unhooked easily. The bra fell to the floor, revealing your chest. The older boy turned you so he and Mack could both get a good look at you.

"Why don't you take your panties off too?" Will suggested as he started to take off his own shirt.

You tucked your thumbs into the waistband of your panties and slid them down until they were around your ankles. But before you could step out of them yourself, Mack was pushing you back onto the bed. He kissed you roughly, his body half on top of you, leaving just enough room for Will to kneel at the end of the bed and pull your legs over his shoulders.

You gasped into the kiss when you felt Will's tongue connect with your clit.

Mack smirked, "you like that? Is he making you feel good?"

You nodded, your bottom lip pulled between your teeth as little whimpers fell from your mouth helplessly.

"Good," Macklin stood from the bed and you watched with wide eyes as he unbuckled his belt.

Soon enough, he'd taken both his pants and boxers off, revealing his hard cock, which was glistening with precum at the tip. Your mouth fell open as you took in the sight.

"That's it, open up for me," he took his dick in his hand and guided it to your lips, sliding it into your mouth when you opened up for it.

One of your hands tugged on Will's hair, the other on Mack's hip as you tried to focus on sucking him instead of the pleasure you were getting from the other boy's mouth. The effort was futile though, the pleasure just kept building, the coil in your stomach tightening.

"You getting close?" Mack asked, "is Will making you feel that good?"

You whined around his dick, which made him groan.

“Go ahead, baby” he pulled out of your mouth, “show us how pretty you look when you cum.”

Will slid two fingers inside of you, curling up to hit your g-spot, which triggered your orgasm immediately. The pleasure washed over you in waves, your back arching off the bed, and Will’s name falling from your lips.

When he finally took his mouth off of you, he stood up and quickly took his own pants and boxers off. You watched with eager eyes as he revealed his hard length. He was a little longer than Mack, but not quite as thick, and before you could really react, he was lining up with your entrance.

“You ready, baby?” Will asked.

You nodded and he pushed inside you, not giving you any time to adjust before he was thrusting in and out of you.

Mack climbed onto the bed next to you and leaned down to take one of your nipples into his mouth. He sucked and nipped at it, drawing high pitched moans out of you. You buried your hand in his hair, arching into him. He released your nipple only to suck on the other one, his fingers pulling and twisting at the one he’d just moved from.

Will’s hands gripped your thighs so tightly you were sure there would be bruises the size of his fingertips there tomorrow. He was pushing little whimpers and gasps out of you with every thrust.

“W-will,” you moaned, “Mack-lin.”

“Yeah,” Will grunted, “let us hear you. Tell us what you want.”

“So good,” you whined, “feels so good. Want everything.”

Mack suddenly lifted his head up, coming face to face with you, “you want everything?” he asked with a smirk, still twisting your nipple, “you want Will to cum inside you? You want me to cum inside you after? Let our hot, sticky cum mix together inside of you?”

“Please!” One of your hands gripped Mack’s hair tighter, the other reaching out for Will, who leaned further over you so you could reach up and grab him by the shoulder, your nails digging into his skin.

“You want my cum, baby?” Will asked in a rough voice, his hips speeding up.

“Yeah, please,” you barely had time to get the words out before Macklin was kissing you.

“Oh, fuck,” you heard Will grunt before you felt him release inside of you.

Mack quickly pulled back from the kiss, “my turn,” he growled, hardly waiting for Will to pull out of you before he was positioning himself between your legs.

As Mack pushed inside you, Will tried to catch his breath, slumping against Mack’s body. The next thing you saw made you moan in a way you never had before. Mack, still thrusting into you, had his hand on Will’s neck, and their lips locked together.

You could see the way their tongues explored each other’s mouths and the sight brought your orgasm on instantly. You cried out both their names, gripping the sheets so tight your knuckles turned white.

The feeling of you clenching around him brought on Macklin’s orgasm and he came inside of you with a moan that Will swallowed into the kiss.

When he pulled out of you, both boys looked down at where their cum was mixed together and starting to leak out you.

“Look at that,” Will muttered, “so pretty.”

“Mhm,” Mack nodded, still catching his breath.

“So pretty it makes me wanna taste it,” Will smirked, sinking down to his knees.

He licked you sloppily, dipping his tongue inside you. The feeling made you squirm, after two orgasms it was almost too much, but Will didn’t care. He moaned against you and pressed a kiss to your clit.

“Mack, you gotta taste her right now,” he said, pulling the other boy down by his arm until he was on his knees too.

The younger boy did as he was told and licked a fat stripe over your center, whining happily at the taste. He lapped up the mix of his and Will’s cum, practically cleaning you out. Will caressed your thigh, watching your face as you got closer to your third climax.

Finally, Will leaned in next to Mack and started licking your clit. The boys’ tongues brushed against each other as they both tasted you. The combination of the physical pleasure and now watching that, made you cry out in ecstasy. Your body convulsed with pleasure and you grabbed both boys’ hair as you came, your juices squirting onto their faces.

They both pulled back with grins on their faces.

“Tastes so good,” Mack praised before Will grabbed him and pulled him into a deep kiss.

When Will finally pulled back, he looked between you and Mack, “maybe we should share with her, let her have a taste too.”

Mack nodded and they both crawled up the bed. They took turns kissing you, Will’s hand in your hair and Mack’s caressing your jaw.

After a while, the three of you ended up tangled together under the sheets. The warmth of their bodies enveloped you and put you to sleep in no time.

you had gotten into an argument with the boy you were coupled up with because he just straight up lied to you.

the argument was loud and everyone who was in the villa and probably farther could hear yall.

when it was night time, you grabbed some blankets and decided to sleep in Soul Ties, because you didn’t wanna be next to him, especially after he was petty and said he wasn’t making breakfast for you at all. childish right?

Caleb was the main one who heard it and felt really bad for you. he made sure everyone was asleep before getting up and sneaking to where you were.

he knew you weren’t sleep. that’s why he went to you.

he sat next to you, pulling the covers over his legs and rubbing your back.

“You okay?” he asked you.

you sniffled, “how many people heard us?”

“I think everyone heard you guys if you ask me, but everyone thinks you’re in the right. He had no reason yelling at you like that.” he told you, rubbing your back and laying down with you.

“i guess that’s good..” you say, you were still upset because why was the boy you were coupled up with so loud about it?

“I bet America is clowning him as we speak.” he said, which made you laugh.

“There she is, I like hearing that sound.” he kissed your cheek. “I have to get back to my bed, but I’ll make sure to come back once it’s time to get up.”

“Do you even wanna sleep with Kenzie? C’monnn sleep with me instead.” you tried giving him the puppy eyes, it almost worked but he knew he couldn’t, so he made a deal with you.

“Alright, how about I cuddle you until you fall asleep, okay?” he said.

“Mmmm, nah, sleep with me” you said, not budging. he had an idea, but wasn’t gonna voice it to you cause he knew you’d say no.

he cuddled you and held you tight, rubbing and caressing on your body giving you kisses on your cheeks (face cheeks guys).

when he knew you were in deep sleep, he gave you a small kiss to the lips and got up slowly and headed back to the room and got in his bed. he faced away from Kenzie and fell asleep.

the next morning, it was 5:50, 10 minutes before the lights came on. Caleb checked the phone he was provided with and saw the time. so he got out of bed and went into Soul Ties where you were sleeping and slowly got underneath the covers and cuddled you exactly how he did when you fell asleep.

when 6am hit, you both heard everyone getting up and talking which had the both of you getting up too.

“Morning, Caleb” you yawn, sitting up.

“Morning” he said, also sitting up with you. “Slept good?”

“I did actually, did you?” you asked.

“I did.” he replied.

a little later, all the girls were getting ready for the day, and all the boys brought the girls breakfast. you didn’t expect nothing, especially after the way the boy yelled at you so Melanie offered to share her breakfast with you.

as soon as she offered, Caleb came in bringing you breakfast. everyone awed the both of you because they knew they saw a connection in the both of you.

an hour or two later, you and Caleb soaked your feet in the water, just talking.

“So what’s your type?” he asked you.

“Well… someone respectful, kind, sweet and caring. And someone who’s cute too.” you said. “What about you though? I bet it’s someone like Kenzie, huh? She is really pretty, someone I can see you going for.”

“Yeah, she’s pretty but she ain’t you.” he told you.

on the outside, you were shocked but on the inside, you were screaming, kicking, smiling etc.

“Me?????” you asked.

“Yes, you. You’re so beautiful.” his thumb caressed your cheek.

“Stopppp” you said shyly, looking away.

he laughed and brought you closer and whispered in your ear.

“Next recoupling, I’m choosing you.”

Your thoughts stop when his large hand roughly pulls yours away, stopping your crusade of applying aloe to the sunburnt expanse of his chest. You told him consistently not wearing a damn thing under this sun was idiotic and could soon become detrimental, given that you’re filming in it for most of the day, but the hard-headed man insisted he’d “raw dog the rays.” 

Which then led to his current state, in which 70% of his skin remained healthy, moisturized, and rippled with the defined muscle beneath, but the areas most exposed to the harsh UV had grown red, irritated, and slightly burned from the bright sun.

“I told you you’re not me and needed the sunscreen, but you didn’t listen, so sit still,” you grumbled from your spot on Caleb’s lap.

His short nails bit into your hips from his grip on them with each pass of your fingers.

“I know, mama, but it hurts,” he replied with a childish groan. Pretty face turned down in a light grimace with a scrunch of his reddened nose. 

You were supposed to be taking this seriously, but the burn was almost cute? It naturally gave the center of his face a blush, tanned its surroundings, and darkened his freckles in one go, and blanketed the highest peaks of his body. 

“And the more you flinch, the more it hurts. Hold still, I’m almost done.” Your hands then slid from the back of his neck to his cheeks, spreading the aloe over the tip of his nose and the apples of his cheeks. 

He winced one more time at your hands before you pressed a cute and quick kiss to his lips.

“There? See, I’m done. You’re free to continue complaining while protected.” You said with a smile.

His lips turned up again, this time with a small grin of his own, and he shook his head softly.

“Nah, darling, I think you missed a few spots.”

In reality, he looked like Vaseline’s latest ad pickup, but the man was nothing short of ridiculous, so you humored him.

“Mhm, and where’s that exactly?”

He raised a hand to gesture towards a few spots on his face and down his chest. 

“Right here. Actually, here, here, and here too.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, your job’s patchier than I thought.” You smacked him lightly at that with a soft huff, turned to pick up the forgotten bottle from the table behind you, but he’d stopped your movements before you even got that far.

“Not that, darling. I want somethin’ else.”

You moved to stand, feet coming to a spot between his legs, and turned again, but he stopped you then, too.

“I mean, I have actual sunscreen somewhere in my bags to cover it too, if that’s what you’re asking for? I’ve got calamine lotion, hydrocortisone-”

His head shook.

“Mm-mm baby, want you to kiss me better,” he responded, effectively cutting you off. And effectively making you laugh in his face.

He sat in front of you, oiled up essentially, with the same dazed and happy expression across his face that he wore almost consistently now. He wasn’t fazed by your chuckles after hearing it so often at his expense, and instead, he brought you back into his space further by a grip on your thigh, silencing your noise. His head tilted to view you from below.

“Pooor baby. Need my kisses so your skin doesn’t shrivel up for Twitter to see?” You asked, bringing your other hand back to his glossy cheek. 

“I need your kisses so my skin doesn’t shrivel up for you to see, sugar. I’m supposed to be wooing you here. Can’t do that if it hurts to lift my arms above my chest.”

“I’m not seeing a correlation at all.”

“‘S simple. I have big dreams of having you on my shoulders in that hideaway someday soon. Skin irritation and timing are what’s holding me back. This sight’s only a trailer for me-”

“‘Kay, shut up and come here.”

Caleb closes his eyes, hums in satisfaction, and when you finally give in to his request and bring your face down to his. Leaning in close—but not close enough to mess up your aloe application—to press light kisses to each spot he’d pointed to.

One to his “blushed nose”. A few to the pretty freckles across his cheeks, topping off the sweet look he carried. A kiss to the side of his throat that always made him groan and shift when you two were wrapped up at night. And two or three to his chest, some freckles spread over the expanse of it. Over the muscles you’d called “man boobs,” to watch his face and ears redden as he rushed to correct you.

You stood up fully to see his dopey, satisfied smile.

“All requests fulfilled, I’m guessing?

His head shook for a final time before he rose to stand above you.

“Nope. Just one more~.”

“Oh my god, Caleb, get off of me! You feel like a lube bottle!”

“Aww, mama, don't run! I just want a hug!”

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You had noticed him since the beginning. When he walked in, he caught your eye immediately. Someone you definitely wanted to get to know and explore. And when it was your turn to kiss him, it only solidified your answer.

And while you did your best to get to know him more, you just couldn't seem to get away from everyone else without being interrupted. Like now for example, he had been the one to pull you for a chat first. You were more than happy to say yes. He had taken you to sit at "All the feels" and sat you down right next to him to where you were nearly touching him.

"Thank you for letting me pull you for a chat." he said, his handsome smile on display.

"Thank you for pulling me in the first place." you smiled back, happy to finally speak to him. Your body relaxes into the pillows.

"I would like to get to know you better, so, start from the beginning, what do you do for a living, your favorite hobby, anything and everything." he asked, his arm coming to place itself behind you on the edge of the couch.

"I'm a middle school teacher, I teach English, and I haven't left since so, it is something I am very proud to continue on throughout my career." you started off saying, your body becoming more relaxed as you spoke to him.

"I have two dogs, a pitbull and a shih tzu, very different and a random pair to have, but it honestly works cause my pitbull is a big wuss, while my shih tzu thinks he's the boss." you both laughed.

"As for hobbies, I would say mainly reading in my spare time, spending as much time as I can with friends and family when I have the opportunity to do so, and exploring new places I've never been to before." you finished. You watched as he took in every word you spoke, that same smile still plastered on his face. It gave you hope.

"Tell me about yourself, I want to know whatever I can about you." you told him, leaning in closer so that you could hear everything clearly.

"Well," he started and adjusted himself so he was more comfortable.

"I'm an elevator mechanic, and I don't have any animals-" suddenly he was cut off by another voice.

"I am so sorry to interrupt, but Y/n, is it okay if I steal Caleb for a chat please." Kenzie asked.

You had tried to hide the disappointment in your face. While you wanted to say no on the spot, you didn't want to come off as rude and disrespectful. You looked at Caleb and gave him a small smile, not the bright and full of life one that you gave him earlier. You nodded your head at Kenzie.

"Sure...go ahead." you told her softly and walked away. She smiled at you in appreciation as you walked past her. You could feel Caleb's eyes on you, but you didn't want to look back because then it would only make you feel worse.

At the night of the recoupling, you were taken aback when Ariana announced that America wanted to pair Kenzie up with Caleb. It had hurt because while you could understand that this was America's decision, it started to make you doubt if Caleb would ever be interested in you.

Because after that night, he was one hundred percent dedicated to Kenzie. He had made her breakfast, had conversed with her almost everyday and was almost always by her side. It was painful to watch. You were paired up with Corbin and while he was handsome, you knew this was something that would not work. Especially since he was still caught up on Kenzie.

You watched them from a distance, both sitting on one of the couches together by the pool. Both looking at each other and touching each other. The ache in your heart only got deeper as you continued to watch them. Suddenly, Caleb looked up and his eyes suddenly met yours.

Your eyes widened, not realizing that you were caught staring. You tried to play it off and gave him a small smile in which he returned with the famous one that had you fall for him in the first place. You turned away after a couple seconds, not wanting to look anymore. You got up from your seat and walked away to head towards the dressing room, needing some space away from everyone. Only you didn't realize that someone was watching you the whole time until you were no longer in sight.

Then it was a recoupling night, only the objective was you'd get coupled based on who wrote who a love letter. You wanted to write to Caleb. You honestly did, but you know he had put all his eggs in one basket and was going to write to Kenzie. So, you did what you thought would make sense and you wrote to Corbin.

Only to be shocked and to find out that while Caleb wrote to Kenzie, Kenzie did not write him back. She had written her letter to Corbin. You couldn't believe your eyes. The pain in Caleb's eyes was so prevalent that he couldn't even try to hide it. In the end Caleb and you were coupled up, but it didn't feel like a victory. Not at all.

"I'm very sorry.." you whispered to him. It was after everyone had left and it was just you and him sitting on the couch.

"It's okay..I should've known better considering she would always mention how she would pull him for chats." he said while looking down at his boots.

"You don't deserve that though when you've been completely honest with her about how you felt." you told him, being careful with your words as you didn't want him to sense your distaste. He looked up you, and you could see the pain in his eyes. If only you could be the reason that he smiled.

"I'm sorry about you and Corbin." you shrugged it off, not feeling bothered in the slightest.

"I'm not.." you told him. "I just didn't like him that way, I knew he was still into Kenzie, and plus I like someone else."

"Who?" he asked. Shit. You didn't mean to say that comment. Not at all.

"What?" you asked, playing dumb while suddenly taking an interest in your hands.

"You said you liked someone else...who is it?" he asked, curious to know who. You paused, you could either say it now or not say it all. You took a deep breath.

"Um...it's-"

"I hate that I keep being the one to interrupt, but Y/n is it okay if I pull Caleb for a chat." Kenzie asked. Again.

You let out a frustrated sigh, maybe it just wasn't meant to be spoken into the universe. Maybe this was a sign that the universe was telling you that you and Caleb just aren't meant to be.

"He's all yours." you finally said. You looked at Caleb one last time, giving him a smile that almost reciprocated itself as a goodbye. A goodbye for now? Or a goodbye forever? You didn't know, but you walked and kept walking, the tears streaming down your face.

Then Casa came around. You hated Casa, you wanted nothing to do with Casa, and the way the boys suddenly disappeared was only adding to the cherry on top. But then the heart rate challenge was suddenly live streamed. And you were all pissed.

You watched the way Caleb interacted with those girls. Touching them, kissing them, letting them touch him. It was unbearable to look at. So much that you had to walk away.

"Y/n, do not let this break you." Melanie came up to you, immediately pulling you close to her in comfort.

"I can't take this shit anymore Melanie. I hate this. I can never be the one that is picked. I always get picked then fucked over." you told her while holding in your tears.

"I know babe, but you can't let this get the best of you. If you and Caleb are meant to be then it will happen." she told you. But you shook your head.

"Everytime I have tried to speak to him, I get interrupted. Every time I try to connect with him, challenges always happen. I had yet to even kiss him outside of a challenge. He's not going to think about me while he's in there Melanie and that's just how it is." you told her.

*Movie Night*

It was movie night. You were honestly not looking forward to it.

The night the boys had gotten back from Casa, was a day you never wanted to experience again. You had chosen to couple up with Gal for the sake of playing it safe. Because deep down you knew that Caleb was going to walk in with someone else. And you were right. Cause he walked in with a girl named Jaiden.

And since that night, you have had to endure the sigh of both them being together. Here and there you and Caleb would catch sight of each other and smile. And sometimes he would try and pull you for a chat, but you would find an excuse to walk away and act like someone else was looking for you.

Now here you guys were, watching certain scenes that were filmed throughout your time here at the villa and at casa. Secrets and lies being exposed, heated arguments between certain people, and lots and lots of tension in the air that made it hard to even breathe.

"Boys turn to flip." Corbin got up and grabbed the card that was labeled 'boys' on one side and 'girls' on the other side. You all watched as he threw it up in the air, it flipped in a circle two times then landed on the side of the girls. There were only four options left to pick.

"We pick seven." Kayda said for the girls. The countdown appears and you all waited in anticipation for what was to appear.

Suddenly you see yourself appear. Your face scrunches up in confusion.

'What the hell did I do?'

Then it showed Caleb. It was the first time he had pulled you for a chat.

'Fuck.'

-Scene 1-

"I'm an elevator mechanic, and I don't have many animals-" suddenly he was cut off by another voice.

"I am so sorry to interrupt, but Y/n, is it okay if I steal Caleb for a chat please." Kenzie asked.

The screen stays on you, you're walking away to the dressing room. You couldn't believe the producers had done this. They were officially messy as fuck.

You walk in to see Trinity and Melanie standing there, getting their pajamas on.

"Are you okay babe?" They asked simultaneously.

You shook your head, giving them a defeated look. Your eyes looking down at your feet to hide the disappointment. They immediately come to your side.

"Kenzie pulled Caleb for a chat while I was having a conversation with him.." you told them still looking down.

"I remember that day." you heard one of the boys whisper. Who it was, you weren't;t sure. But you didn't care.

"It was mid-conversation and as much as I wanted to say no, I didn't want to be rude and disrespectful. So I let her pull him. But I feel so stupid now for doing that. Cause he's going to like Kenzie, I already know it." you confirmed sadly, already accepting the fact that Caleb was not interested in you.

"But babe you don't know that." Trinity said. You shook your head, trying to keep your emotions in check.

"It's obvious Trinity. I mean, America literally brought him in for her. What was I thinking that he would like me." you told them sadly. The heartbreak in your face only getting more deeper by the second.

All the girls could do was hug you.

-End of Scene 1-

You stared in shock at the screen. Unable to process that this was actually being shown to everyone here and even for America to see.

Then another scene popped up. It was the night of the recoupling of the letters.

-Scene 2-

It showed you and Caleb being interrupted again by Kenzie. Only after that, the camera followed you as you walk all the way to the dock.

"I'm such a fucking idiot." you said to yourself. Your hands coming up to grab at your hair in frustration. The tears finally falling.

You could feel him staring straight at you. But you didn't dare to look at him.

"Why, why the fuck do I have to like him." you whispered to yourself angrily. Not wanting anyone to hear you. The tears continued to stream past your cheeks.

"Oh my God..." you heard Melanie whisper, her hands automatically grabbing yours to comfort you. The camera is still on you.

"You're gonna be okay...you'll be okay." you whispered to yourself. Your hands grip the edge of the dock tightly.

You reached down into your pocket and pull out a piece of paper.

Only its not a paper, its a letter, and the camera zooms in on the name that is written. The letter that you wrote to Caleb. Only you never gave it to him.

"Holy shit.." you heard the boys gasp. They all stared at the screen in shock, they had no idea you felt this way for Caleb. And all Caleb could do was watch as well.

You look at it hard for a few seconds then suddenly start ripping it up. Your cries turning into sobs as you watch the pieces fall down past the dock. When you have no more paper in your hands, you sink down to the floor, sobbing into your hands.

-End of Scene 2-

"I'm so fucking sorry Y/n." you heard Kenzie whisper to you. She didn't realize how much you had truly liked him. But you didn't respond. Too shocked and frozen to even make a move.

"Did you know about this Caleb?" you heard Zach ask him. You didn't look over at him. You wouldn't. Not when you were put in a very vulnerable position.

"No I didn't..." was all you heard him say.

-Scene 3-

It was you, Melanie and Trinity sitting on the couch outside. You looked like a wreck. Your eyes had no emotion, and the dark circles from a lack of sleep were not hidden.

The grip you had on Melanie's hand tightened significantly. You couldn't believe they were showing this scene.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me." Melanie muttered under her breath.

"Are you okay, my love?" Melanie asked you softly, careful to use her words wisely. You slowly shook your head, your eyes catching sight of him and Jaiden.

You quickly look away and turn back to face both girls. All you could do was shake your head no. If you spoke you would only start crying again.

"I don't know if I should be here any longer guys..." you told them softly. "I think its time for me to go home."

"No absolutely not." both girls protested as they both moved to sit on either side of you and pull you in for a hug.

"You're not going home Y/n. You can't go home, its not time yet." they told you. But all you could do was deny what they were saying.

"What's the damn point." You finally spat out.

"There's no fucking reason why I should still be here. Gal wants to go explore other girls which is fine by me. But I can't stay here and continue to watch the guy I like to connect with someone that he clearly wants to be with. I can't keep watching that everyday. My heart can't take it anymore." you finally broke and admitted.

"I can't continue to be here when I clearly have no connection, and that the one person I want clearly doesn't want me." you cried out angrily.

"This is fucking hard to watch.." you heard Carl whisper aloud.

"I just want to go home.." You continued to cry into their arms. "I don't want to be here when I'm clearly not wanted." you said brokenly. All the girls could do was comfort you in that moment.

-End of Scene 3-

Your mouth was dry. Your body was stiff. You couldn't believe what the screen had just shown you. This was supposed to be exposing other couples who had drama and secrets to expose. Why the fuck did they show this. Was it to make a fool out of you? To be a laughing stock for America.

"Y/n....are you okay?" Dylan asked from the other side. Everyone could see how uncomfortable and exposed you felt. You looked around the room, your mouth opening but no sound coming out.

Then your eyes suddenly meet Caleb's. He was staring right at you. Trying to decipher what your body language was trying to say. Then your eyes landed on Jaiden who was staring right at you. A blank expression on your face. You felt so exposed. You couldn't take the embarrassment you felt in that moment.

So, you got up and walked away.

Ignoring the calls of your name from several people. You didn't once look back. You refused.

*Later that night*

You had changed into your pajamas immediately but made your way back to the dock. It was the only place that you could somewhat feel alone and get some peace.

The others were still downstairs, still in the same clothes. But you didn't pay them any attention.

Your face was buried into your hands as you continued to cry. You hated that you just got exposed. You hated how those scenes made you look in what you thought, as an embarrassment. You wouldn't be surprised if Caleb wanted absolutely nothing to do with you at this point. Friendship or not.

It only made you cry harder at the thought. Maybe now, this was the time to really go home. To not have to deal with anymore embarrassment. You didn't hear the footsteps that approached you as you were too engulfed in your own thoughts.

"Why didn't you tell me." your head snapped up, your eyes coming into contact with Caleb's. He was still in his same clothes from earlier. Still handsome as ever.

"What are you doing here?" you asked him, ignoring the fact that you looked like a hot mess. "You need to go be with Jaiden right now." you told him, your eyes looking back down at your knees.

"I'm here though." he told you firmly. You watched from your peripheral as he took a seat next to you. Enough to have some space between you.

"Why didn't you tell me Y/n?" he asked again. "I think I have a right to know." he told you, trying to keep his voice soft enough so that you would still talk to him and not shut down.

"Does it really matter at this point?" you asked him bluntly. Eyes still looking down, not wanting to look at him.

"I think it does." he said to you. "It would help me understand."

"Understand what?" you finally looked up at him. Your voice becoming firm even though tears still formed in your eyes.

"You clearly understand what is going on based on those damn clips. What else do you need to understand about it Caleb." You snapped. You didn't want to continue to still make a fool out of yourself like you already felt.

"I need to understand why you didn't say anything. Why didn't you tell me or couldn't." he begged softly, trying to get the answers he needed,

"When could I have told you Caleb?" You asked him, your voice still holding some embarrassment.

"Everytime we talked, we would get interrupted. Everytime I was about to tell you, we would get interrupted. Then Casa came and you walked out with Jaiden. I was not going to humiliate myself anymore than I already have. I'd rather go through the pain of not getting to have you than be rejected by you." you told him. Your voice cracked here and there.

"If you would have told me-" he said.

"If I would have told you what?" you cut him off.

"What would have happened?" you asked him rudely. Standing up from your seat and now standing in front of him.

"What would you have done Caleb? What would that have changed?" you demanded from him. He suddenly stood up and for a second you forgot how tall he was and had to take a step back because he was very close to you now.

Suddenly it became clear that he was standing directly in front of you. Very, very close to you. To the point where his chest was practically touching yours. He stares down at you, eyes stuck on you and not budging to the point where it was making you nervous. He slowly leaned his head down.

"It would have changed everything Y/n." he told you firmly. Your face changes to one of confusion.

"I don't understand." you told him taking a step back, but before you could move, his hand had reached out to grab a hold of your wrist. Gently holding you in place, but still giving you the option to move away if you wanted.

"You telling me how you felt would have changed everything because then I wouldn't have brought Jaiden. I would've come back to you." he stated. His voice not showing hesitation.

"Don't." you told him. Your heart not being able to take what you thought was a facade.

"Don't say what you don't mean Caleb." you told him. The tears falling as you try to ignore the inconsistent beat of your heart.

"I am saying what I mean." he told you. Pulling you closer to him so that your body was actually touching his now. You couldn't breathe. Your senses are becoming overstimulated.

"I wanted to come back to you. I wanted to be with you before we even had to go to Casa. But you never showed any sign Y/n." he started off. You get ready to respond but he beat you to it.

"Please shut up and let me finish." he told you. Your mouth closes on the spot.

"Everytime we got interrupted, I would try and come back to find you. But you were either somewhere else or talking to someone else. There was not a time where I didn't try to pull you. And when I would try and find a way to talk to you, you would walk the other way. I thought you wanted nothing to do with me." he explained. His face showing the same vulnerability you felt this whole time since the start of movie night.

"So I gave you your space, and then when I saw the post card. The picture of you smiling at Gal, the way you would smile at me when we first started talking. I thought there was no way in hell you were going to want to couple up with me again. So, I did what I could and what I thought was the right thing to do so I wouldn't be single. I brought Jaiden. But that doesn't mean that I have once thought of you Y/n. I think of you every damn day." he finished explaining.

You were shocked. The words were processed in your brain but were taking their time to sink into your system. You didn't know what to think or feel in that moment. But you were so overstimulated that it was hard to even form a coherent thought.

"I...I can't think right now." you told him honestly. With his body still touching yours, his hand still on your wrist, and his confession that you weren't expecting had you spiraling in your head.

"I'm sorry." was all he could say in that moment. He didn't mean to overwhelm you.

"Why are you now telling me this?" you asked him, your voice barely even above a whisper. But he heard it.

"Should I have not told you at all and let you leave?" he asked you. He had a point. If there was a time, then at least now was the time.

"I don't know." was all you could say. The shock of his confession sinking in.

"What does this mean?" you asked him hesitantly.

"It means we give our connection a shot. We try until we can't anymore. If it works out then it does, if it doesn't, then we can at least say we tried." he told you gently. His grip on your wrist starts to tighten enough to where you couldn't easily escape him.

"But what if we don't work?" you asked him, your compulsive thoughts getting the best of you.

"We will." he stated confidently.

"How do you know though?" you asked him.

"Because I know." he told you.

"But-"

"Y/n would you just please shut up so I can kiss you already." he demanded softly. Your mouth shut again. He wanted to kiss you. And he didn't hold back.

When he leaned down, his lips immediately connected with yours in a soft kiss. A small gasp escaped, not expecting the intense feeling you got from this. His mouth continued to move with yours softly. His hand letting go of your wrist, and reaching down to wrap around your waist.

His free hand grabs your hand and places it on his chest. Grounding you in this moment. Holy shit. You were actually kissing Caleb. Caleb was kissing you. Most importantly, his feelings for you were reciprocated.

Your hand on his chest moved up to reach the nape of his neck. Your other hand on his forearm, squeezing softly. Your mouths continued to move in sync, never pulling apart and never letting each other go.

When you both need air is when he pulls away. His head is leaning down to touch yours. Both of you are slightly out of breath, but your hands stay exactly where they are on each other.

"Stay with me." he told you, his hands squeezing at your waist.

"Don't leave. Stay with me, Y/n." he begged softly, his eyes showing the love and adoration that you had craved to see from the moment you met him. Your eyes stay looking at his, your grip on him tightening each second.

"Okay" you whispered.

You glance at the back seat, which is packed floor to ceiling with boxes and furniture. "I don't think I can fit back there," you say with a frown.

Macklin leans against the passenger door, his t-shirt clinging to his chest in a way that makes your stomach flutter. "You could sit on my lap," he suggests casually, though there's something unreadable in his eyes. "If you're okay with that?"

Your heart races at the thought. You've had a crush on Macklin for months now, ever since he and Will became teammates. Being this close to him is both thrilling and terrifying.

"Are you sure? I don't want to crush you," you say, suddenly self-conscious about your weight.

Macklin chuckles, a low sound that sends shivers down your spine. "I think I can handle it. You weigh less than my warm-up weight."

Will rolls his eyes. "Just get in the car, you two. We've got a lot to do before your apartment is ready."

Macklin slide into the backseat first, then you get in and let him pull you onto his lap. The position is awkward at first and you can't help but shift around, trying to find a comfortable spot that doesn't put too much pressure on him.

"Stop moving so much," Macklin murmurs against your ear, his hands gripping your hips to still your movements.

You freeze, confused by the sudden tension in his voice. That's when you feel it, the hard length pressing against your ass through his jeans. Heat floods your cheeks as you realize you've been grinding against his growing erection.

"Oh," you whisper embarrassed.

Macklin doesn't say anything, just adjusts his grip on your hips. Will starts the car, pulling away from the curb and heading toward your new apartment. Each turn and bump in the road causes you to shift on Macklin's lap, rubbing against his hardness in a way that makes both of you gasp quietly.

Macklin presses his head against your neck, his breath coming in ragged pants against your skin. "You need to stop moving," he whispers, his voice strained. "Or I'm going to lose my mind here."

Instead of stopping, you deliberately grind down against him, unable to resist the temptation. Macklin thrusts up in response, his hips moving instinctively. The friction sends waves of pleasure through you and you can feel yourself growing wetter with each movement.

"Fuck," Macklin whimpers softly in your ear. "I need you so bad."

You glance at Will, who seems focused on the road, oblivious to what's happening right behind him.

Macklin's hands slide from your hips to your waist, pulling you closer as he continues to grind against you. "I can't help it," he breathes, his lips brushing against your neck. "You feel so good."

His words make you tremble with need. You've fantasized about this moment countless times, but never imagined it would happen like this, in a crowded car with your brother just feet away.

Macklin's lips find the sensitive spot behind your ear and he begins to suck gently, marking you as his. You have to bite your lip to keep from moaning out loud. His hands roam your body, tracing curves through your clothes as he continues to thrust against you.

"I'm going to come if we keep doing this," he warns, his voice ragged.

The desperate need in his voice pushes you closer to the edge. You grind down harder, seeking your own release as Macklin's movements become more frantic. His grip tightens on your hips and you can feel him tensing beneath you.

"Fuck," he groans softly against your neck.

You feel the warmth spreading through his jeans as he comes, his body shuddering against yours. The knowledge that you've made him lose control like this sends a fresh wave of arousal through you.

When his breathing evens out, Macklin pulls back slightly, his cheeks flushed. "Sorry about that," he murmurs, gesturing vaguely to his pants.

"Don't be," you whisper back, your own body still humming with unfulfilled need.

Macklin notices your trembling thighs and the frustrated look on your face. "You didn't come, did you?" he asks softly.

You shake your head, too embarrassed to speak.

"Let me help," he says, his hand sliding down your stomach to the waistband of your jeans.

You glance nervously at Will, who's still focused on driving. "I don't think that's a good idea."

Macklin's fingers deftly undo your button and zipper, slipping beneath the fabric to find your slick folds. "Just be quiet," he whispers in your ear. "Can you do that for me?"

You nod, biting your lip as his fingers begin to explore. He finds your clit immediately, circling it with practiced movements that make your toes curl. You have to grip his thigh to keep from crying out.

"So wet for me," Macklin murmurs, his voice thick with satisfaction. "All this time you've been wanting this, haven't you?"

You can only nod again, your body arching into his touch. He slides a finger inside you, then another, stretching you gently as his thumb continues to work your clit. The pleasure builds quickly, intense and overwhelming.

When you feel yourself approaching the edge, Macklin covers your mouth with his free hand, muffling the sounds threatening to escape. "That's it," he encourages softly. "Come for me."

His words push you over and your orgasm crashes through you in powerful waves. Your body convulses against his as pleasure floods your senses, Macklin's fingers working you through every last spasm.

As you come down from your high, Macklin gently removes his hand from your pants, licking your juices from his fingers. The sight makes you blush all over again.

"We're almost there," Will announces, turning onto your street. "Just another block."

y/n.toffoli the best travel buddy ever! ❤️ by author

y/n.crosby loved sharing a row with you! user1 where were sam and macklin? y/n.toffoli idk y/n.crosby why does that matter

samdickinson4 if anyone's wondering mack and i were 4 rows away ❤️ by author

mackcelebrini they didn't even get us seats near them 💔 y/n.toffoli boo hoo cry about it

user2 the only friends ever ❤️ by author

user3 the offseason is clearly treating them well

user4 oh to be a wag and have a wag best friend ):

sanjosesharks Power couple is on the move! ❤️ by author

user5 are they talking about mack and croz or sam and toff y/n.toffoli ur funny y/n.crosby obv talking abt me and toff sanjosesharks Yeah, obviously.

mackcelebrini can't wait to third wheel my gf ❤️ by author

samdickinson4 same boat user6 this is actually the funniest thing ever

y/n.crosby 🎵 Un p'tit baiser • Vanessa Paradis

y/n.crosby dream trip with my favorite people! tagged: y/n.toffoli, mackcelebrini, samdickinson4

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y/n.crosby my love!!

y/n.toffoli eiffel for you in paris (: ❤️ by author

y/n.crosby i'm so glad i met you <3 user7 are sam and mack just third wheeling this entire france trip? samdickinson4 basically y/n.toffoli they love it though

user8 are sam and mack drinking???

user9 it's legal in france chill

user10 literally the most aesthetic girl on the planet

mackinnon29 Looks like so much fun! Your dad and I are jealous. ❤️ by author

y/n.crosby awww! miss you guys so much <3 mackinnon29 We miss you too baby girl.

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mackcelebrini i have the best gf in the whole wide world 😻 ❤️ by author

y/n.crosby shoutout to sidney crosby for introducing us!

y/n.toffoli you guys are the cutest couple ever ❤️ by author

samdickinson4 what are we then

user11 the baguette emoji in the caption 😭

user12 they're so cute i can't

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samdickinson4 wait... mack, you have a girlfriend? why didn't you tell me? i thought what we had was special... this is unbelievable. ❤️ by author

y/n.crosby you have no idea how funny this is at 3 am

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samdickinson4 beg to differ y/n.toffoli sam omg y/n.crosby no he's right mackcelebrini hello??

When you walked into the villa, everything was new. The people were amazing but you didn’t know if there was anyone for you, yet.

And honestly no offence to any of the guys, but none of them were really your type either. You got along with everyone, sure, but something had always felt like it was missing. You laughed and chatted with everyone, but your bubbly side never truly came out.

Until Caleb came in.

From the moment he arrived, everything clicked in place. You found yourself smiling more, laughing more and feeling lighter than you had since stepping into the villa.

He made you feel comfortable enough to be yourself. The conversations felt natural, the silences comfortable, and that spark you’d been waiting for finally showed up.

Ever since the first recoupling after his arrival, the two of you have been together. Every challenge you did side by side, kissing in the dressing room after he made you breakfast, sleeping together, everything only brought you closer.

At the second recoupling where you two wrote each other a letter, he wrote the sweetest letter to you. The words were thoughtful and sincere, hitting you right in the chest. You felt like the luckiest girl in the villa, because who wouldn’t want themselves such a sweet guy in their life?

Caleb made you feel chosen every single day and standing there holding his letter, you knew you had something special.

So when Aniya got a text, everyone perked up immediately. She read it out loud: “Islanders, get ready to raise some heart rates in tonight’s challenge, Hearts On Fire”

You started jumping up and down from excitement. Cause baby, you’ve been ready. You were ready to suck some fingers, make that ass clap in everyone’s face, and just be all up on that thing.

In the dressing room, you sat down and focused on your makeup and hair, making sure your look was flawless. You weren’t about to let anybody raise your man’s heart rate higher than you did.

The costumes were hung up on the hangers, and all the girls were picking theirs. The second you saw the cowgirl one, you knew it was yours. The outfit hugged your body just right, a silver crop top, paired with glittery silver shorts that caught the lights. Paired with a cropped white shrug draped over your arms, while silver cowboy boots completed the look. Topping it all off was a matching white cowboy hat.

“What do y’all think if I come in like this?” you asked, earning the girls’ attention as you practiced in the mirror.

You walked forward with a little sway, then opened the shrug blouse, slipping it off smoothly as you spoke. “This cowgirl loves reverse.” You said, turning around and shaking your ass to the beat in your head.

The dressing room filled with “ouhhh’s” and laughs. Melanie spoke supportively. “I love that!”

Kayla nodded, hyping you up. “Caleb’s gonna love that.”

When all the girls walked downstairs, there were no boys waiting to greet you. It made sense if they were already at the fire pit, but you kind of got confused because you at least expected the guys to make some noise for the girls like they always hyped yall up.

Instead, you were met with a big white box tied with a pink ribbon sitting in the middle of the villa in front of the fire pit. The girls immediately started getting excited, making comments about how they were ready to unwrap that present and see what was inside. “This shit better be good.” You laughed.

The gift tag read “Girls, a gift for you! XOXO.” You all sat down on the couch, hoping the guys would come bursting out any second.

The box started opening on its own. You leaned forward, wishing it was the boys. And in a way, your wish came true, but not how you expected. Inside was a big screen that lit up, showing the boys in their costumes at another fire pit. Below the screen, red letters appeared: “Welcome to Casa Amor”

So they were at Casa Amor. While you girls were stuck at the villa.

This was a fucking great gift.

Everyone’s mouth fell open, just as shocked as you. “What the fuck?” Melanie said, confusion all over her face.

“Are you deadass?” you stood up, equally stunned. The guys on the screen looked hyped, smiling and clapping like this was the best news ever. You all rushed toward the screen, trying to get a better look.

Fuck me, you thought. You were irritated. You and Caleb had been so good since the first recoupling, and you knew damn well Casa Amor was the biggest test, and now the boys were there while new girls were probably already waiting for them.

You easily found Caleb among all the other guys on the big screen. He was right there in front, sitting in his cowboy costume. At least you were matching.

The first girl stepped up dressed in a firefighter costume, looking confident. “I’ll happily be your new emergency contact.” She said with a flirty smile.

You watched as Caleb leaned in and kissed her. It wasn’t a quick peck either. His hand rested on her lower hip as he held her close. Jealousy burned hot in your chest, the girls around you kept glancing in your direction, but you decided to stay silent, and keep your eyes glued to the screen.

You all slowly sat back down on the couch, as the next girl approached, a dark haired beauty who moved with confidence. “I’m not a regular cat. I’m a Persian cat.” She announced, walking toward Caleb. She straddled him without hesitation, her body pressed against his. “You’re a cowboy, huh?” she asked.

“Yes, ma’am.” Caleb replied with a happy smile. His hands settled on her ass as she leaned in, kissing his neck and grinding herself against him. The sight made your stomach turn, you made a disgusted face, unable to hide your reaction. The girls around you shifted uncomfortably, the energy turning sour fast.

And right when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did.

The next girl was a blonde in a police officer outfit, handcuffs dangling from her fingers. Caleb had the audacity to grin and say “Arrest me” while holding his hands out to her like it was funny.

“Oh baby, you’re so weird..” you said out loud, even though you were really talking to yourself. Your heart was pounding with a mix of anger and hurt. This was supposed to be your night, the girls’ turn to do the heart rate challenge while the boys watched. Instead you were stuck here, forced to watch new girls throw themselves at your man.

The screen went black after all the girls had come out and done their big one. Kayda’s phone pinged and she read the text out loud “Girls, the show’s over. The boys will be spending the next few days at Casa Amor. Don’t wait up.”

That night, when you got ready for bed, you realised how jealous you had been. You knew you really liked him because seeing him be touchy with them really got to you. You had grown so attached, and now the thought of him at casa amor for days made you pissed.

You would miss Caleb sleeping next to you. The way his arm would end up around your waist, the talks before bed, the warmth of him, it had become your normal. You changed into your sleep clothes, brushed your hair, and tried to shake off the negative thoughts.

When you walked into the shared bedroom, you immediately went to your bed, the room now felt too big and too empty without the boys. You sat down on the floor, reached under the bed, and pulled out the drawer. Inside were the pictures you two had taken in the photo booth.

You knew you both had put two different photo booth pictures in there. Seeing only one left in the drawer made you smile softly.

You just hoped that what you had was strong enough to survive the next few days.

The next morning you woke up feeling a bit lighter. You decided to start the new day with better energy and tried not to think too much about what Caleb might be doing at casa. You still missed him, of course, but dwelling on it wasn’t going to help.

You and the girls gathered in the dressing room to get ready. The usual chatter and laughter filled the space as everyone did their makeup and picked outfits. You were all surprised when Ariana walked in with her signature smile and welcomed you all down to the fire pit. “Obviously the boys are at casa amor” Ariana spoke. “But where do you feel like you stood in your couple before they left?”

Melanie was the first one to talk. “I felt like me and Sincere were at, like, a whole new chapter for us so I think before I saw what I saw, we were the best we could ever be.” she said.

Ariana turned to you. “Y/n, how did you feel about your connection with Caleb?”

You took a breath and answered honestly. “I actually felt really good about my connection with Caleb. We had such a great time in the villa and every day just felt like we got closer and closer and then casa amor came and I was like damn.” You laughed lightly before continuing. “But I don’t regret anything. I think we built something special, and I hope he knows that.”

The other girls went around sharing how they felt too. Once everyone had spoken, Ariana smiled and dropped the next bombshell.

She announced that casa boys were coming in for all of you. And it wasn’t only seven guys, it was twelve. At the end of the day you’d choose seven to keep in the villa. The energy shifted instantly for the better as the twelve new guys started walking in. They went around introducing themselves, each bringing different vibes and personalities.

Ariana left after the introductions, giving you all time to get to know each other and enjoy the pool party. A couple of hours passed as you got to know the guys. You tried to be as open as you could, especially with Chris and a couple of the others who seemed cool.

You were determined to have fun and explore like the show encouraged, but it wasn’t easy. Caleb was never fully out of your mind, every funny moment or flirty comment made you think about him and what he might be doing on the other side.

Later, Ariana came back and welcomed everyone to the fire pit again. “Islanders, there’s been lots of chatting, but I want to see what the chemistry is like,” she said, sitting down with the girls while the twelve guys got comfortable on the beanbags across from you. “After all, the boys at casa can’t have all the fun. And you did say you want to explore new connections.”

Ariana explained the rules clearly; one by one, the boys were going to choose and kiss two girls who had caught their eye.

At casa, Sincere received a text that said everyone to gather at the fire pit. The guys headed over, trying to guess what was coming. They thought of anything except what actually happened.

A big screen was set up right in front of the fire pit. The boys settled down, confused, as the girls from the villa appeared on the screen. Caleb immediately found you, his eyes locked on your face right away. You looked good, of course, but he wasn’t expecting this.

Ariana’s voice came through clearly. “Okay, Carl, go kiss your girls.”

Caleb frowned, confused about what this was and why they were showing it to them. One of the casa boys in purple shorts stood up and went straight to Aniya, kissing her. When he finished, he moved to you, taking your hand, walked you to the middle of everyone, picked you up, and pulled you in for a kiss.

Caleb assumed this had to be some kind of challenge, so at first he didn’t really care.

After another two guys who didn’t choose you, another one walked up to you. He asked the girls to move so he could lie you down on the couch. He pressed himself against your body as he kissed you. Caleb shifted in his seat, folding his arms over his chest; he knew you were a pretty girl, so of course you’d get chosen.

Another guy went without choosing you, and Caleb felt a small moment of relief. Then a guy in green shorts picked you and led you to the middle of the fire pit, you got picked up again, gently pushed your hair behind your ear, and kissed you.

Caleb’s jaw tightened, his knee started bouncing restlessly as he looked away for a second. “He don’t gotta do all that..” he murmured under his breath.

The next guy wasn’t holding himself back at all. He sucked on your bottom lip, and the camera zoomed right in on it. Whoever was sitting next to Caleb jokingly covered his eyes, but Caleb pushed the hand away.

Yes, he didn’t want to see other guys kiss you, but he couldn’t look away either.

By the end, Caleb was so done. He wanted this shit turned off, he didn’t like that at all. Watching it made him realize how much he had missed you since he left yesterday. He hated that he needed to see this just to feel it. He should’ve realized how much you meant to him without the screen showing him other guys all over you.

The next day another challenge came, this time pitting the villa against casa amor. The rules were simple: couples would go head to head, in different categories to see who came out on top.

You went third and picked Chris to team up with. When the category landed on “kiss” you felt confident. You knew how to kiss, and you were determined to win this round for the villa.

The moment the challenge started, you were all the way in and didn’t waste time. You stepped forward and quickly pulled Chris’s shirt off, revealing his toned chest. You kissed him deeply at first, then moved lower, kissing and licking down his abs.

Chris responded just as intensely, his lips trailing across your stomach and up to your neck, leaving a trail of heat. You both dropped to the ground, bodies pressed close, hands exploring as you kissed everywhere you could reach.

The villa cheered loudly as you and Chris crossed the finish line first.

You jumped up from the ground with pure excitement, laughing and hugging Chris. “We did it!”

At casa, Caleb also did everything he could with Jaiden, his shirt also came off very quickly, and both of them were on the ground too. But unfortunately you reached the finish line faster. He was kind of pissed, like what were you exactly doing over there that made you win so fast? Were you two basically naked? Did that guy even look like him?

The casa received a text that said, “Y/n and Chris win the round for the villa.”

“Chris? Who the fuck is Chris?” Caleb laughed out loud, trying to play it cool in front of the guys. “He could never be me” he joked.

Caleb was jealous on the inside though, like not only did you win the challenge, but you won it in a kissing round.

After the challenge, the villa had won. Back at casa everyone was getting ready for bed. Caleb laid in his bed, arms behind his head, staring up at the ceiling while the girls and guys moved around the room.

The thought of you kissing other guys made his blood boil. He didn’t want to admit how much it bothered him, but he couldn’t deny it either. He yearned for you. He missed the way you fit perfectly against him in your shared bed, the way you were comfortable enough to tell him anything, and the way you made the villa feel like home. He didn’t want to sleep with anyone else anymore.

None of the new girls felt right. All he wanted was to skip time straight to the recoupling and hopefully see you standing there alone, waiting for him.

He knew it was just a challenge, you’d obviously do anything to help the villa win because it was part of the game. But he still hoped you hadn’t kissed anyone outside of the challenges. The idea of you connecting with someone else outside challenges didn’t sit right.

He knew he’d have to pull Jaiden for a chat and be honest with her. He couldn’t pretend. If he wasn’t true to himself, none of this meant anything. His feelings for you were stronger than he’d even realized before casa, and he realised why exactly casa was made.

He just wanted to get back to you.

The day the recoupling came felt like judgment day had finally arrived. You didn’t know exactly how Caleb had been moving in casa other than the little bits from the mail everyone received. You’d be absolutely devastated if he came back in with another girl.

Caleb was just as nervous on the other side. As the boys got ready to head back to the villa, he kept thinking about you. He hoped and prayed you didn’t choose anyone else over him, because that would mean he should’ve explored harder. But at the same time, he knew what you two had built.

You had stayed loyal the whole time, you explored when you had to, and now it was out of your control. It was up to him.

Ariana called you up after Kayda. You stood up from your seat, heart racing as all eyes turned to you. “Y/n, you and Caleb coupled up at the first recoupling after his arrival” Ariana said, looking at you. “You chose each other again at the letter recoupling.”

You nodded, a small smile tugging at your lips at the memory of his sweet letter and how safe you felt with him. “How has the casa amor experience been for you?” Ariana asked, giving you the floor.

“Well..” you smiled softly, taking a small breath. “At first, I was really sad when Caleb left. Obviously, I wanted to be open to the experience because that’s what casa is for, and I didn’t want to shut anyone out.”

You glanced over at Chris, offering him a warm smile.

“I definitely got to know Chris the most, and I can honestly say he’s an amazing guy. We had some really great conversations, and he’s someone I have so much respect for.” You paused for a second before laughing quietly. “But.. I just kept comparing everyone to Caleb.”

“Not in a bad way.” you quickly added. “But i just feel like no one here was Caleb. No one made me laugh the way he does or brought out that really bubbly side of me. So, for me, the romantic spark just never happened.”

Chris smiled and nodded in understanding. “Chris is genuinely such a lovely person.” You continued. “But he’s just not my person. And I think that’s totally okay.”

Ariana smiled softly. “And how are you feeling about Caleb now?”

You couldn’t stop yourself from grinning. “I didn’t think I’d miss him as much as I did, honestly. Every little thing reminded me of him. I found myself wondering what he was doing, hoping he was behaving himself.” You laughed, causing a few islanders to chuckle too.

“I think the time apart has actually made me realize how much I value what we have. Caleb just brings out a side of me that not many people do. He’s so easy to be around, he’s funny without even trying, he’s really smart, and I always feel comfortable when I’m with him. I never felt like I had to force anything with him because it all came naturally. And I really hope the feelings are mutual.”

Ariana smiled at you warmly. “Well, Y/n, the choice is yours. You can either stay loyal to Caleb or couple up with one of the new boys. What do you wanna do?”

You took a deep breath, nerves fluttering in your stomach. “Um.. I’m going to stay loyal to Caleb. Because I want to see if the feelings are mutual and if they are, I wanna see where this could go.” You said, your voice a little shaky but sure.

Ariana nodded understandingly. You glanced over at Chris, who gave you a small, disappointed smile, but you knew you were doing what felt right for you.

“Okay, you’ve decided to stay in a couple with Caleb” Ariana continued. “If he walks in with one of the girls from casa amor, you will be single and vulnerable.”

You nodded, heart pounding. “Let’s find out.” You closed your eyes for a few seconds. The wait felt like forever as you stood there, hoping.

Then you heard the footsteps. When you opened your eyes and saw Caleb walking in alone, relief flooded through you. “Oh, thank God!” you said, a big smile breaking across your face.

Caleb noticed you standing there by yourself and his face lit up. He smiled wide, briefly looked up at the sky like he was thankful, then looked back at you. You waved at him excitedly, the butterflies in your stomach turning into pure joy at seeing him again.

Ariana smiled brightly at him. “Welcome back to the villa, Caleb. How are you doing?”

Caleb sighed softly, a shy laugh escaping him. “I feel good.. I think I’m literally going to cry right now.” he joked.

“Aww!” you said, your heart melting as you watched him.

“Tell us how you’re feeling?” Ariana asked.

Caleb looked straight at you. “So good. I missed you so much! I missed holding you at night. I thought about our letters every day. I hated seeing the guys kiss you during that challenge.. I just wanted to be back here with you. And I know exploring is what this is for, but all I could think about was you. Like, I’m so happy right now.”

You smiled so wide your teeth showed, warmth spreading through your chest. He was so sweet. “Y/n, how does it feel to hear these beautiful words from Caleb?” Ariana asked, turning to you.

You let out a happy little laugh, glancing at him. “It feels amazing. He’s so sweet, and that’s honestly all I wanted to hear. I missed him a lot too. I’m just really happy that he’s back and that we both stayed loyal.”

Ariana smiled warmly at the two of you. “Well, since you both have decided to stay loyal, you’re still in a couple. Congratulations, Y/n and Caleb!”

Everyone clapped and cheered for you two. Caleb stood there awkwardly for a second, shifting on his feet with a big smile still on his face. “Can I go to her?” he asked, looking at Ariana.

You chuckled at how cute he looked. “Of course.”Ariana said, laughing. “Go get your girl.”

Caleb didn’t need to be told twice. He walked straight over to you, unable to stop smiling. The second he reached you, you stepped into his arms and the two of you hugged tightly. His arms wrapped around you perfectly, and you breathed him in.

When he finally pulled back from the hug, he gently cupped your face and pulled you in for a soft kiss. The villa erupted in more cheers and whoops. You both sat down together, still grinning at each other.“I missed you so much.” you whispered again, squeezing his hand.

Caleb looked at you. “I missed you so much too.” He said right back, leaning in to kiss your forehead. “We’re good now.”

After the dramatic final bits of the recoupling, Aniya was left heartbroken while Kc coupled up with someone from casa. You and Caleb finally made your way upstairs to the soulties, both exhausted but happy after the long, emotional day.

Caleb immediately cuddled into your side, his head resting on your chest as you wrapped your arms around him. “Ughhh, I can’t wait to sleep with you in the same bed again.” You said softly, running your fingers through his blond hair. The feeling of him close like this again made your heart feel full.

“Me too.” He murmured, smiling against you. “I was literally yearning to be with you.”

You smiled, continuing to play with his hair. “You look so beautiful tonight!” Caleb said after a moment, tilting his head up to look at you. “I don’t think I said it before.”

“Thank you!” You replied, warmth spreading across your cheeks. He lifted his head a little more and you leaned down, meeting him in a kiss. When you pulled away, you both settled back in, enjoying the quiet for a few minutes. “Wait.. what did you mean you saw me kissing other guys?” you asked, curiosity finally getting the best of you.

Caleb let out a small laugh. “On the second day in casa we had this big screen set up at the fire pit. They showed us the challenge where the casa guys got to kiss two girls each. I saw quite a bit.” he explained, his arm tightening around you a little.

“Ohhh” you nodded, processing. “We also had a big screen the day y’all went to casa. The heart rate challenge with the girls was live streamed for us.. so we saw everything too.”

He nodded. “‘Arrest me’ was crazy.” you repeated his words from the challenge, teasing him.

Caleb laughed quietly. “You’re so funny..” you said sarcastically, poking his side. “Just wait till I get handcuffs.” You added playfully.

“Oh, I can’t wait.”

Days have passed since your big fight with Caleb. You have not uttered a single word or even glanced at him. You were completely done with him after that night. Since then, you did everything in your power to avoid him.

When you had to be downstairs with the rest of the cast, you stayed on the opposite side. If you saw him in one area, you avoided him like the plague. If he were to try and walk past you, you would go the extra mile to walk around whatever was in sight just to not be in close proximity. You wouldn't even look at him.

And Caleb could see all of that. And he fucking hated it.

He hated the way you avoided him. He hated how you couldn't even stand to look at him or even be somewhat near him. Each time, only breaking his heart at the fact that this was all because of him. One day he couldn't take it and blindsided you when you were sitting on one of the tanning beds near the pool.

"Y/n....I don't want things to be like this between us." His eyes tried to meet yours, but you wouldn't even give him the time of day. Your eyes staring straight forward, face emotionless.

"You made your bed, so hump in it." was all she said coldly. No feeling. It made Caleb's heart ache. He watched as she got up and walked away. He wanted to go after her so bad, but doing that would only make it worse. But one way or another, he was going to prove to you that in the end he wanted to walk out of this villa with you. Not Jaiden, and not anyone else.

*Later that night*

Caleb was trying to rack his brain on what he could do. He was going to do everything in his power to try and get you back. But where should he start? How can he even try if you don't even want to look at him, let alone be in the same room as him?

His head lifted as he heard approaching footsteps coming his way. It was Bryce and Trinity walking hand in hand. They both sat on the same couch next to him.

"How you doing Bro?" Bryce asked him, his hand automatically grabbing a hold of Trinity's. They could see the misery straight up on his face. And while Trinity was one to hold back on the bullshit, a part of her did feel bad Caleb.

"I fucked up so bad.." he whispered, his hands coming up to grasp at his hair in frustration. Caleb felt so empty. And he felt this way because he didn't have you.

"I was so fucking stupid, and didn't realize what I had until I brought Jaiden in." he told them, his eyes looking at the ground, ashamed of himself. He doesn't blame anyone but himself. This was all on him.

"I miss her so fucking much..." his voice slightly cracked. hands gripping his hair even tighter. He could feel Bryce place a hand on his shoulder, trying to give him a comforting squeeze. One he felt he didn't deserve.

"I know you thought you were doing what you think was best, but you and everyone in here knows, the moment you and Y/n went to the hideaway that you shouldn't have brought anyone else back after being in Casa. The amount of times you spoke about Y/n and thought about her, should have been the sign you needed man." Bryce was not going to sugar coat it. But he also wasn't going to be a dick. Caleb was beating himself up enough.

"I just don't know how I can prove to her that I regret what I did and that I do want her. She won't even look at me unless its with disgust." he said softly, not wanting to speak normally or else he knew he would break right then and there.

"Prove it then." Trinity answered. "You want to show her how sorry you are and that you want her back, then prove it to her."

"But how? She won't even be within ten feet of me." Caleb questioned.

"Well its not going to be easy Caleb. You did a fucked up thing, that doesn't just go away really fast. She's going to be affected by this for a while. But what you can do is put in the effort to try and prove it to her that you're sorry. She may reject you at first, and may not even give you a second to listen, but if you consistently put in the effort, then eventually, she's going to see it. It's just going to take time." She explained to him.

"I can do that." Caleb affirmed. He will do that. Anything to get you back, he was going to try even if she still rejected him in the end. Because he could not leave the villa without trying to get his girl back.

*The next day*

He started simple to test the waters. He had made you breakfast, but he knew better than to walk in there and give it to you considering what happened last time. So, he had decided to have Bryce take it to you while he went to give Trinity her plate.

When Bryce walked in, he made sure to give Trinity her plate first and a hug and a kiss. Then he walked over to Y/n.

"Here you go Y/n." he said cheerfully, setting the plate down in front of you. You gave him a kind smile and thanked him, "You didn't have to." she responded, grateful for his kind generosity.

"Enjoy." he smiled at her. He gave her a friendly hug and walked out of the room. But not entirely. He stood behind the door, starting between the crack that gave him a perfect view of you.

You ate the food slowly, savoring every bite while having a conversation with the girls.

"What's that Y/n?" Jen asked as she peaked at her plate, her eyes furrowing at what she saw. Y/n looked down and down a folded note that was hidden under the grapes. She picked it up and inspected it carefully. The girls all gathered around her, curious as to what it said.

"Open it!" They all encouraged her.

She opened the note slowly, and then her eyes finally found the written words:

'I know you don't want to see me, but I will give it my all to prove to you that I'm sorry for what I did. I know it will take some time, but I will use all the time that I have left to show you that I made a mistake and regret hurting you.

-C'

You read aloud to the girls. They awed at the words that were written but you weren't falling for it. Now now, and not anytime soon. Bryce watched as you looked at it a second longer and crumbled it up. You threw it in the trashcan, not giving it another thought.

"If he's sorry, he wouldn't have done what he did in the first place." was all you said as you sat back down and continued to get ready.

Bryce walked away from the door and made his way back down to the kitchen. Caleb was sitting on the island, waiting anxiously for his return. The moment he saw him, he got off and walked straight to Bryce.

"Well?" he asked, nervous for the outcome. All Bryce could do was give him a sympathetic look and shook his head no.

"She read it, but she threw it away." Caleb knew that this was going to be extremely difficult. He understood why you threw the note away, but this was not going to stop him even though it hurt that you didn't even acknowledge his attempt to try and communicate with you to make things right.

"I'm not giving up." he stated. Bryce dapped his shoulder, giving him the support he needed at that moment.

"Let's try a different approach..." Bryce suggested. They both went to sit down at 'Say Less' and started to brainstorm ideas on how to get you alone with him.

*Later that night*

Caleb knew he was going to have to be careful on how he did this. He knew that you weren't ready yet to talk to him. But he could at least try and let you know that he was not going to give up on you in a subtle way.

As the girls were all talking at the fire pit, Caleb waited until they were deep in conversation to pull all the boys aside. "Can you guys do me a favor?" he asked them all quietly, making sure that you and the girls could not hear him.

"What the hell are they up to?" Kayda said as she could see all of the guys huddled together, discussing something that seemed very private and secretive.

"I don't know, but I hope they aren't doing some stupid shit." Melanie said as you and the girls continued to stare intently at the boys.

Suddenly, their huddle broke apart, and the boys started to make their way over. Their steps in sync, and their eyes staring right at you.

"Beautiful, Y/n" Zach started off dramatically, your face immediately showing a 'what the fuck' expression. "Can you please walk with me for a moment."

You looked around, trying to figure out what was happening. The girls were just as confused as you. you took his arm that he offered to you, and he guided you up and started to lead you away. You looked back at the girls, trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

Zach led you to the dock, and you could see something, but what it was, you weren't sure since you couldn't see very clear yet. "What's going on Zach?" you asked him, your voice giving a sound of annoyance and nervousness.

"Just wanted to bring you here." was all he said. When you got closer to the end of the dock, you finally saw what was set up. On the floor was a giant heart made out of rose petals, and in the center, were the words 'I'm Sorry'.

"And last but not least" you turned to Zach who had a rose in his hand and was reaching out to give it to you. You look at it suspiciously, already knowing who was up to this. You didn't want to take it. You wanted to rip it apart if you were being honest. But before you could react negatively, you all of a sudden see all of the boys appear in your line of sight, minus Caleb. Each holding a rose in their hand.

"Take the damn rose Y/n." Zach finally said as you stood staring at it for a moment too long. You took it from him, apprehensively accepting the rose. Then next was Corbin, then Kc, Sincere, Carl, Dylan, Gal, and then last but not least Bryce. Aside from the final rose, you also notice he had an envelope in his hand.

"Why are you guys doing this?" you asked him, desperate for an answer. Your emotions are becoming hay wired. This was becoming overwhelming.

"Y/n, we all know he fucked up. But it's important that he realizes that and is trying to make things right." he started off. Your eyes roll automatically, not wanting to accept his answer. But Bryce continued on, not letting that stop him from continuing.

"But it takes a real man to own up to what he did and to try and prove that he is sorry for his actions." he finished. You stared at the now bundle of roses in your hand and the envelope that was addressed to you.

"You don't have to read it right now, that can be on your own time." he told you. You looked around the area, taking in what he did. You were confused. Your heart still hurt and was broken from what he did, and yet, a tiny, tiny, part of it was slightly open as you stared at the set up.

"I don't know what to do Bryce." You whispered helplessly, begging for him to help you figure out the answer.

"Yes, you do Y/n. You just need time to figure out what it is exactly you want." he told you and left it at that. He gave you a tight hug which you really needed at the moment. He left you alone, and you stood there on the dock for a good while, staring at the words on the floor, the roses in your hand and the envelope.

Caleb watched you from the top of the balcony, hidden from you, because he knew that if you saw him, you would throw everything away and not give his gesture another minute of your time. He could see you staring at the envelope intensely, he wanted you to open and read it so badly.

But you didn't. You stared at it for a while longer, before setting the roses down on the floor. Caleb's face began to sink in sadness. But a little bit of hope flickered in his eyes as he watched you at least walk away from the dock with the envelope still in your hand.

'That's a start..'

*Middle of the night*

You couldn't sleep.

Throughout the night, you were constantly tossing and turning. Your mind is not able to shut down and put you in that deep sleep. Finally, after giving up on trying to sleep, you quietly sneak out of bed, careful not to wake the others as you make your way down to the villa floor. Needing to be in the fresh air.

You made your way to one of the sun beds, lying down with your hoodie and sweats on since it could get chilly at night in Fiji and just stared at the sky.

So much was happening right now. You were stuck emotionally and mentally. There was no way you were going to forgive Caleb easily for what he did. You weren't even sure if you could. What he did was completely unforgivable.

But then why is your heart not closing him out completely?

Why is it that you still are allowing a tiny piece of him to stay within you?

You were starting to get a headache. You reached down to adjust your socks on your feet, and that's when you suddenly heard a voice that made you freeze.

"Can't sleep either?" you could hear the exhaustion in his voice. Immediately your body tensed and your guard went up. You didn't want to look up and come face to face with him. You couldn't trust yourself to do so considering your reaction could go two different ways.

Caleb knew you weren't going to speak right away, so he continued. "I can't sleep either." he mumbled, his hands digging into his pockets as a source of comfort.

"It's been hard to go to sleep the past couple of days." he said. Trying to find a way to get through the awkward silence. It was still quiet, and just when he was about to speak again, you finally spoke.

"I'm not sure why when you have Jaiden in your bed next to you." you said coldly, still not looking at him.

"I deserve that..." he said, and you continued to look anywhere but him.

"But Jaiden isn't you." he whispered. It was low, but you still heard it. You finally gathered the courage to look at him. Your face is neither happy nor upset, but stoic.

"Don't, Caleb." was all you answered. You didn't want to do this right now. So, you got up from the sun bed and began to walk away.

"Why didn't you read the letter Y/n?" he asked. His voice was slightly raised so he could make sure that you heard him. You paused in your steps, your eyes staring at the stairs that led to the rooms. You could hear him getting closer. So close, that you could feel his body heat directly behind you. Almost touching you.

"Why didn't you read the letter?" he asked again, only this time he let his emotions show as the pain in his voice became apparent. If he wanted to talk, fine, but you were going to have this conversation the way you wanted to have it.

"Because I'm not ready to read it yet." You said, finally looking at him in the eyes after what felt like months. Caleb was basically starved at not being able to see you or even talk to you. And although this was not how he wanted this conversation to go, he was desperate to have any kind of conversation with you even if it meant you would speak to him out of anger.

"I don't want to read it right now. Because I'm not ready to forgive you." you told him word for word. And although it hurt him so much, he knew that this was only a partial treatment that he deserved. He deserved worse treatment from you.

"What can I do to make you forgive me?" he asked pleadingly, his eyes trying to find yours again as you head flicked your head down due to your emotions starting to get the best of you.

"I don't want us to end like this Y/n. I don't want us to end at all." his voice slightly breaking just at the thought. "You should've thought of that before you brought her in here." you whispered back to him, your eyes still staring at your feet.

"You think I don't fucking know that!" he said, his emotions now getting the best of him as he laid it all out on the table.

"I know I fucked up Y/n. I fucked up so fucking bad, and I'm a moron. It shouldn't have taken me bringing her to realize that at the end that I still want to be with you." His voice finally broke, and when you finally looked up, you saw how much this truly affected him.

The disheveled hair, the bags under his eyes, but most importantly, the tears that began to fall. Caleb was crying. And he was crying in front of you, begging you for your forgiveness.

"Please don't do this right now Caleb." you begged, your voice becoming heavy, as you knew you were going to start crying as well.

"I don't know what else to do Y/n." his voice breaking down as he tried to maintain what was left of his composure.

"I can't let you go. I don't want to let you go. I know I fucked up, and I want to prove to you that I will do anything to earn your forgiveness." He explained as the tears continued to stream past his cheeks. You couldn't take it anymore, your own tears starting to shed.

"I can't do this right now Caleb please." You cried softly, your hands moving up to hide your face. As you turned to walk away, you suddenly felt him turn you back around gently. Caleb couldn't let you leave, not now, not when you were finally telling him how you felt.

"Y/n please, tell me what I can do. Tell me that this is fixable." He cried. Your own sobs mixing with his as that was all you could do. Just cry and cry and cry. "Please Y/n.." he begged, his knees hitting the floor and his arms wrapping around your waist to where he was not at eye level with you.

"Please let me fix this. Please tell me that one day you can forgive me." his hands squeeze your waist as he cried into your stomach. You place your hands on his shoulders, and gently push him away. He stares up at you, seeing the pain in your eyes that was all because of his doing.

"I don't know Caleb." was all you said as you continued to sob.

"I don't know if we can fix this." you finally stated. You slowly pull away from him, and Caleb wants more than anything to pull you back to him, to keep you in his arms forever. He watched as you turned around and walked away, your sobs still heard as you walked up the stairs.

All Caleb could do in that moment was still let his emotions out and cry right there on the floor where you left him.

*Two days later*

Since that night, Caleb has kept his distance from you.

You started to wonder if he was finally going to give up. If he was not going to try and talk to you again. The night after when you woke up, the girls could see how puffy your eyes were, and how exhausted you looked. They had pulled you in the dressing room where you explained what happened.

They understood where you were coming from, but they also acknowledged the fact that Caleb was doing everything in his power to get you back. It only made you more confused. Why your heart couldn't close him out one hundred percent, you weren't sure why.

When you had gone on with the day you didn't even see Caleb at all. He was nowhere in sight. And you weren't lying if you said that didn't make you worry.

Bryce could see your expression as you continued to try and discreetly look for him.

"He's in the speak easy...he's been in there since last night." he told you quietly as he sat with Trinity. You couldn't help but ask,

"Is he okay?" you looked at Bryce who gave you a solemn expression.

"He just needs to be alone right now Y/n. Its the least we can all do."

And flash forward to today and here you were. Still no Caleb in sight. You were starting to become worried, but you wouldn't let this sway you. You still felt the way you felt.

As you were getting ready, you noticed a folded paper on your mirror. You pulled it out of the mirror, your eyes looking around to see if anyone noticed. They didn't.

You opened up the note, recognizing the familiar hand writing.

'I remember when I first saw you, you literally took my breath away. You were so beautiful and I was so excited to get to know you.

I'm not giving up on you.

-C'

Your eyes read the note over and over. The sudden irregular pattern in your heart beat started to palpitate. Your hands closed the note, but only this time, you didn't throw it away. And Trinity immediately noticed that as she stood from the other end of the table, her eyes looking back at Bryce through the crack of the door and giving him a nod.

Bryce signaled back and made his way downstairs, finding Caleb's eyes and giving him a thumbs up.

'There's hope...'

*Couple days later*

Each day, you had gotten several notes from him throughout the entire day. A note in your breakfast plate,

'I remember the day when we had our first kiss, I was so nervous and you could tell. You let out this cute giggle, and since then I have wanted to make you do that everyday'

A note on your mirror.

'Everyday I can't help but look at you and tell myself how beautiful you are. I was so fucking happy when we were coupled up it was the best day of my life.'

A note on the sun bed.

'I remember making you laugh about a childhood memory that I told you about. Since then, I have only wanted to hear your laugh and be the reason for it.'

A note on the dock.

'This is where you told me off, and I was so scared but so proud of you for speaking up. You made me realize in that moment that you were the one person I did not want to lose.'

And then a note on your bed.

'Not to sound creepy, but when you fall asleep, I love staring at you. The way you looked so peaceful, and most importantly, the way you made me feel safe as I got to hold you in my arms made me fall for you even harder.'

You were so confused. You didn't know what to do at this point. While part of your heart was still closed off with Caleb, that tiny part in your heart started to grow.

He was starting to break you down. And the scary thing about it? You weren't upset about it. But that's what made you upset.

Why couldn't you close him out completely? After what he did, why couldn't you just turn the page? How is it that he was finding a way back to your heart?

You needed to talk to someone, and of course you knew just exactly who to pull.

"Help me Trinity." you begged as you both sat in 'Soul ties'.

"I don't know what to do. I'm so confused about what to feel right now about Caleb. And the gestures he continues to do are not helping me have clarity. Please help me." you begged once again, your eyes pleading with her out of frustration.

"What is your head telling you Y/n?" she asked you.

"To not forgive him for what he did." you replied automatically.

"Okay, now what is your heart telling you?" and you paused, you had to be honest with yourself as you reflected.

"My heart is allowing him to come back.....and I don't know why I'm letting it happen." you told her as the frustration in your voice became prevalent.

"Let's be real together Y/n, Caleb fucked up big time for what he did by bringing Jaiden in here. We can all agree with that. But we can also agree on the fact that he is taking accountability for his actions and showing you how sorry he is, right?" you nodded your head in response to her question.

"So, if your heart was completely closed off, then you wouldn't even be entertaining these gestures that he doing and would have shut it down and not let it happen again. But you haven't done that at all. Your heart is not one hundred percent closed off for a reason, and you know exactly why that is Y/n." You stared at her as she spoke to you. It was hitting you now that you finally understood what you meant.

"I....." you started, but you had to pause and take a breath.

"I..love him." you finally whispered out, too afraid to say it out loud cause then it would only solidify what you meant.

"I know you do, but you know that love is all about taking risks and testing the boundaries to see if it can truly be understood between two people. Your connection with Caleb was tested greatly, and if him bringing Jaiden in didn't hurt you at all, then it means you never had those feelings for him in the first place." she explained to you. It made sense with what she said. It was starting to hit you, you loved Caleb.

You loved Caleb.

"Fuck." you muttered, your heart heavy. "I really do love him." you admitted to her, her words sinking in.

"And Y/n," she said as she grabbed a hold of your hand and looked at you.

"We have no fucking doubt that he loves you too." she finished.

*Later that night*

You had looked yourself in the mirror, making sure to check for any imperfections. You were getting ready for the night with the girls. Just like any other night.

As you double checked your appearance, you walked away from the mirror and turned to see Trinity grinning at you.

"You look so beautiful." she complimented you. You smiled and thanked her while doing the same.

"Will you walk with me to go down there?" she asked you. You nodded your head, and you both walked out of the room.

"Is it okay if we go by the dock really quick? Bryce is there and I need to check something with him real quick." she explained to you. You agreed and let her take the lead. When you got there, it became apparent that Bryce was not there.

"I don't see him." you told her, your face scrunched up in confusion.

"What's that?" the gate to the dock was open, and out of curiosity, you couldn't help but walk with her to go see what was happening. When you got to the gate, your eyes suddenly go wide at the sight in front of you.

There were candles everywhere, and with the trail it led you to see a table that was surrounded by more candles and flowers with the beach serving as the background. Then your eyes landed on the figure that stood next to it, Caleb.

You turned around to look at Trinity who only gave you a mischievous smile. You tried to walk your way back up the steps, but she wouldn't let you.

"Turn your ass around, and go to him. I'm not letting my hard work go to waste." was all she said and walked away before closing the gate on you. You were in shock. You couldn't believe she tricked you, and you couldn't believe how gullible you were.

You turned back to look at him. He was dressed in his best pair of jeans, cowboy boots, and a black button up. But most of all, you could see the hope in his eyes, the nervousness and fear of possible rejection. You could just simply walk back up and enter the dock, but you didn't. You just stood there and stared.

Suddenly, he was right in front of you. A shy expression on his face.

"Hi.." he whispered.

"Hi.." you whispered back. Still unsure of whether to listen to your flight or fight mode.

"What is all of this?" you asked him, eyes still scanning the set up. You would be lying if you said this was ugly. But it was absolutely breathtaking.

"I remember you said that you always wanted a dinner date on the beach." he said. Your eyes cut to his, he remembered.

"You remembered that?" you asked him softly.

"I remember everything you tell me." he responded. He held his hand out for you to take.

"Will you please accompany me tonight?" he asked gently, his eyes silently begging for you to say yes. You hesitated, you wanted to run. But then you remembered what Trinity told you. To listen to your heart. So, you placed your hand in his.

"Okay." you answered him. Caleb couldn't help but smile at you, that handsome smile that made you fall for him in an instant.

He kept the date going smoothly, asking you questions he had already asked when you first met. It was a reset. A new start. And you were grateful that he chose to go this route because it would have been awkward to try and discuss events that happened after that night of the recoupling.

You had missed the way he made you laugh, the way he could keep a conversation going about anything and everything. How he would listen to you so intensely to hold onto every word that you spoke.

It was just like the beginning when you first met, and you didn't realize how much you missed this. How much you missed him. You watch as Caleb gets up from his chair and makes his way around, standing in front of you which makes you lean your head back to look up at him.

"Walk with me please?" he asked as he gestured for your hand. You let him take it, and you get up from your chair. He takes you away from the table and leads you towards the beach. He doesn't make you walk too far considering the heels you had on.

He stopped to where you had a perfect view of the ocean. His body directly behind yours as you both just stood in silence and watched the waves gently wash upon the shore.

"It's so peaceful here." you whispered aloud. Not directly talking to him, but you didn't mind if he responded back as if you did. He stayed silent, still letting you talk.

"I wish I could see this more everyday." a gust of wind slightly shook your body and caused you to shiver. He took that as a chance to move closer to you. His body heats you up, his chest to your back. But he didn't do anything else.

"Y/n.." he whispered, his voice soft, almost too quiet to hear. You turn to look at him. "Yes?" you asked him gently. You watched him take a deep breath, and pull something out of his back pocket. You recognized it instantly. It was the envelope he left you that he had yet to open.

"I have something I need to tell you, if that's okay with you?" he asked nervously, his fingers messing with the corners of the envelope. You nodded, afraid to speak at this moment.

You watched as he nervously opened the envelope and pulled out the letter. His hands were slightly shaking and you gave him a small smile of encouragement. He took a deep breath to compose himself, and then started to speak.

"I would be lying if I said that I am not afraid of leaving the villa without you. But the truth is, I'm terrified that this is the only time I will get with you and therefore, I want to be completely honest with you.

I fucked up big time that day at the recoupling. I thought I was making a choice that was sensible, but looking back, I realized how fucking stupid I was." he paused, his eye nervously glancing at you, afraid of your reaction, but you gestured to him to continue.

"That day was one of the worst days that in the end was my fault, because I ended up hurting you deeply. I know I don't deserve your forgiveness whatsoever. But I hope that my efforts and actions since then have proven to you that I am truly sorry for what I did.

I don't expect you to forgive me right away, or whatsoever if that is how you truly feel. But I can't leave this villa without telling you how you make me feel.

Y/n, I have never felt this way before. The way you make my heart beat irregularly just from staring at me, the way you make me smile just from being yourself, to the way you make me feel so safe to be around you.

Everyday that I have spent with you has been a privilege that I will never take for granted. I know I can be a complete idiot at times, and I hope that whenever that happens again that you beat my ass to knock some sense into me." you couldn't help but let out a chuckle which Caleb smiled in response.

"But the one thing I hope for is to never lose you. I came into the villa to find my person, and I know and believe one hundred percent that you are my person. I will do everything in power to prove to you everyday that you are my person. Because at the end of the day, I have grown to love you so very much Y/n. And I don't want to love anyone else but you." Your breath hitched as you listened to those words. He loved you. Caleb loves you. And you love him.

"So, please know that this is my promise to you, and I will dedicate myself to showing you that I truly love you everyday until you can say those words back." he finished reading the letter. Caleb was so nervous. This was it, either you would reject him completely or possibly give him that chance he so badly wanted.

"You love me?" you asked him, your eyes looking at his to make sure that you could tell that he meant it. You need to know.

"I do." he told you, stepping closer to you to where his chest was now touching yours.

"I need to hear you say it." you said quietly. You needed this affirmation otherwise you couldn't get yourself to truly accept it. His hand reached up to touch your cheek. He stared deep into your eyes and you could see the love. He did love you.

"I love you." He stated proudly. "I love you so much." he proclaimed.

"Caleb," you whispered as your heart continued to beat abnormally fast.

"I love you too." you told him. You watched as his eyes widened in response to your words. He couldn't believe them.

"You do?" he asked, the slight insecurity coming to light. Your hand grabbed onto his wrist that was still held to your cheek.

"I love you Caleb." you affirmed boldly.

And then suddenly you felt the impact of his lips slamming onto yours. You responded in the same manner. Both of you wrapping your arms around each other as you kissed.

This was never how you though you meet the love of your life. Not on a damn reality show. But here you both are. It only goes to show you that love can be formed in different ways, and while your story with Caleb was tested heavily, you were both able to overcome it and find each other again.

Because that's what you do when you truly love someone.

THE END