BURN ?jb?

1~Change

It takes me a moment to realise Alex is still looking at me slightly nervously but expectant. "Okay." The word tumbles from my mouth in a hurry, "that would be fun." I smile a small unsure smile taking over my features as I feel myself relax. Alex relaxes with me, all tension that was previously built up in his body disappearing as his hands go back to my hips holding me firmly but softly at the same time.

There's a small silence between us, I drift away from Al a little in the water. It wasn't awkward or tense just, relaxed and it felt good. "Can I do a shoot with you whilst we're here?" He suddenly blurts out making me narrow my eyes at him.

"But, you know I hated that so no." I state, my voice light before I giggle at his obvious disappointment.

"I could stay here all day." Alex groans using his hand to scrape back the long hair on the top of his head.

"But you can't." I tease my toes bouncing against the tiled bottom of the swimming pool. "Your brothers getting married in five days, surely you have lots of things to do?" I ask my eyebrows raised as I pushed myself away from Alex reaching for the pool wall to pull myself out of the cool water.

"You could be one." Alex teases making me scoff and I don't have to look at him to know he's smirking. As I push myself up and out of the water his hand hits my ass softly but still hard enough to make a small slap to echo around us. I huff loudly before flicking water back in his face.

Asshole

"Nooo." I whine my lips pouting slightly. "Go plan a bachelor party!" I groan walking back to my sun lounger and shoo'ing him away with my hands. As soon as I'm back to where I was previously lay I pick my phone and headphones up from the small table and click play once more on the music. Immediately Lovers In The Parking Lot begins playing making me smile slightly.

In the last nine months so much had changed I feel like I need this week and a half to just... have a break. For the first time in almost a year I feel completely, calm and relaxed and I think it's showing in my constant playfulness since we arrived.

As expected, Mom fucked off, probably to Brazil (not that Rafaella had mentioned seeing her) where if she's seen my Avo she would've had her ass kicked. Dad moved back to Miami and took Jamie with him meaning I'm the only person out of my family who lives in Dubai now. I still live in my apartment, have my car and spend my days lounging around the pool or on the balcony if I have nothing else to do but it feels different. It sometimes gets a little lonely with nobody there.

Work was and is still crazy!

I've done shoots for global magazines, worked with some amazing people and travelled everywhere. A couple of months ago my life was basically spent on a plane more than anywhere else. Obviously I stay in Dubai as much as I can but how can you say no when people ask you to shoot on location in South Africa or Italy? After six months of pestering Alex got to have a photo shoot with me and ever since hadn't stopped asking for another one.

Alex and I weren't together. We flirted, sure but it's all harmless none of it meant anything. Things were a little tense after the Justin fight situation but somehow we worked it out (only after Carter yelled at us both to grow the fuck up, but it's whatever).

On the topic of Justin, he had disappeared from my life.

His name popped up here and there, Jamie bragged about meeting Justin to almost all of his friends. I feel like Dubai was good for him, people say he's changed in the last few months. He deserves that and I'm honestly happy for him.

Deciding that I'd had enough of of the sun and I was bored of listening to the music on my phone I slipped my sandals onto my feet and pulled the white sundress I was wearing over my head so that it covered my bright pink Triangl bikini perfectly. I grasp the towel that lay on the sun lounger and throw everything except from my phone into my bag. Carrying everything with me I hand my towel to the guy who stood in the small hut on my out of the pool area.