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We head down in the elevator of the apartment building to the car park. Sonny guides me over to the rental car they have for the time being. Luckily, Yeppoon is relatively small, so it only takes a few minutes before we are pulling up at my place. Before I can even unbuckle my seat belt, Sonny reaches over and grabs a hold of my hand. I look back up at him. He sits watching me, a serious look on his face.
“I hope you know just how serious I am about you, Scarlett. You're honestly one of the most spectacular people I have ever met. I don’t know what it is and I can’t explain it, but I feel this connection to you. I want you to know that this isn’t just a physical thing for me…” He trails off before he realises what he said. His eyes blow wide and he raises his hands. “Not saying that I wouldn’t absolutely die at the chance to do the physical side with you but,” He lowers his hands, grabbing onto mine as his face softens, “I want to get to know you. Learn about your life. What your favourite food is, your favourite colour. This isn’t just a summer fling for me.”
“Milo and sky blue.” I choke out. Sonny’s words send a strange feeling through me. A lump forms in my throat as I fight to hold back tears. This. This is what I wanted. More than I could have thought possible.
Sonny gives me a strange look. “What the fuck is a milo?”
I laugh, “I will make sure I bring some next time for you guys to try.”
Sonny’s smile is bright. “I’d love that.” He leans in, claiming my lips. This kiss is soft. Butterflies explode in my stomach, causing a riot.
I’m breathless once again this morning as we pull away from each other.
“I’ll text you.” He says. I nod, unable to form words as I slowly get out of the car. Sonny doesn’t take off until I have the door open.
Chapter Fifteen
Scarlett
Unfortunately, I don’t get to see the boys for the rest of the week. My work schedule sees me absolutely exhausted seeing how my shifts were extended to help cover one of the other girls who fell ill. Even though it was only Monday the last time I saw them, I still miss them. My relationship has really bloomed with the guys. While we send each other messages and funny things in the group chat they added me too, which is mainly Sonny spamming everyone with memes, the individual chats with them each have been so different. Dacre has been incredibly open with me about his mental health struggles. Learning about the things he has gone through, the places he has dropped to has made my heart break for him. But I also feel incredibly proud of how he has been able to slowly pick himself up out of that black hole.
I've come to adore Sonny on a whole other level. I feel like I have learned so much about him. He has opened up to me about the pressure he feels when it comes to stepping up in the club he and the guys are a part of. While he's excited for the idea of being able to step up and prove himself, he's also understandably nervous.
Nicky and Pike have been where things have gotten a bit steamy. The flirting is off the charts. I've had to take care of myself daily with the way they use their words completely melting my brain cells. As well as the additional selfies I have received? Hot fucking damn.
Dawson has been the most surprising. Out of all the guys he is by far the most brooding. But with me, he is different. A complete fucking softie. His ‘Good morning beautiful’ messages have greeted me each morning occasionally accompanied by a few love heart emojis. We've gone well into the early hours of the morning on the phone to each other talking about the most deep and dark part of ourselves.
In getting to know these five guys, I don’t think I've laughed this much in my life. Or swooned. These guys just seem to have a way with their words. I’ve felt like a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl screaming over a guy calling her cute. Because there have been way too many little screams over these messages.
It's finally Saturday and my excitement levels have been at an all time high. Mum has for sure noticed my new mood. “What’s made you so happy?” She asks, leaning on the door frame, watching me as I get ready. Her green eyes that are so different to mine take me in. The doorway seems to show just how short she is. She regularly grumbles at the fact we all got Dads height and looks but boasts that I got her personality. Her little fighter, just like her she always says. She's never gone too far into the details of what that means and I know not to push her. I see demons in her eyes. One day she will tell me.
“Oh, nothing.” I sing, quickly turning around to look at her. “What are you up to tonight?”
She shakes her head at me and I know there is no way I will be getting out of this without giving her the details. Mum has been able to read me easily from day one. She's always said I can’t hide emotions to save my life. Like the one time I attempted to wag school, she knew instantly. Said I walked around the house all morning looking guilty. I think she is just some kind of mind reader. “Don’t try to deflect. Spill Scarlett.” She hounds me.
I sigh, giving in. “Okay, well I met these guys.”
Her face instantly lights up. She knows about my failure of a love life all too well. There is one thing about my Mum that I adore, and it is the feeling that I can tell her anything. Not once have I gotten judgement or any kind of negativity when it comes to my decisions in life. She has been accepting the entire way. I know that she won’t judge the fact that I want more guys than just one. Her mantra has forever been ‘Love is love.’
“Boys?!” She rushes into the room and sits down on the edge of my bed. Her face bright with excitement. “Tell me more!” She exclaims rolling her hands, encouraging me to continue.
I chuckle before settling in beside her, “Well, there are these five guys who are over here from America that I met down on the beach the night of my birthday.”
Surprise lights her expression. “Five guys from America?”
I smile and nod. I then go on and fill her in on how we exactly met, our trip up to Five Rocks and then our I want you, you want me moment.
“I don’t know what it is with these guys Mum, but it just feels right. With every single one of them too. They're so damn sweet. I feel like I have a swarm of butterflies in my stomach whenever I talk to them. They're also so fucking hot too. I don’t know how I managed to catch the eye of them all.”
Mum grabs my hand, pulling my attention to her. Her face softens as she looks at me. “Sweetheart, you are beautiful. That’s how you were able to get all five of them. As long as they treat you right, I am happy. You deserve this happiness, Scarlett. It's all your father and I could have ever hoped and dreamed for you.”
The mood turns a little sombre, like it always does whenever Dad or Rhodes are mentioned. It doesn’t stay that way for more than a few seconds before she continues.
“So tell me their names, I want to see photos too.”
I grab my phone off my dresser and quickly open it to the group photo I took the other day at the apartment. I opt for the one where we are all looking at the camera versus the one with the guys kissing my throat. I flip the phone around to show her. She leans in close to take a peak.
I point at Pike first. “This one is Pike. He is a literal Greek god.” I point at Sonny next who looks like he is trying to flirt with the camera. “This one is Sonny. He's the comedian of the group. But he has really opened up to me. I point at Dacre next. “This one is Dacre. Literally the sweetest guy on the face of the earth.” I point at Nicky and then Dawson. “Then these two are Nicky and Dawson. They're actually Irish twins. Dawson looks like a big broody guy, but he has really opened up to me and let me in and Nicky is just an angel.”
