Tangled Hearts

Lily's POV

"'Go to Madrid,' Kam said... 'Surprise your boyfriends,' she said," Jen mutters beside me, her voice dripping with frustration. 

I can't help but agree with her. We spent hours planning this trip, hoping to surprise the boys and thinking they'd be excited to see us. Instead, we walked in to find them in the middle of some ridiculous game. And now, here we are, standing opposite them, watching as they get dared to do who knows what with a couple of girls we've never even met.

Kai looks like he's about to faint when he sees Jen. Finn isn't much better—his face turns ghost-white the moment he spots me. It's almost comical how guilty they both look, like kids caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

I cross my arms over my chest and raise an eyebrow, trying to keep my tone light despite the bubbling irritation inside me. "Well, this is quite the surprise," I say coolly. "Didn't realize we were crashing such a fun party."

Finn jumps up so quickly his chair nearly topples over. "Lily, I swear, this is not what it looks like."

"Oh, really?" I reply, fighting to keep a smirk off my face. "Because it looks a lot like you're playing 'Dare or Dare' with some random girls."

Emily, the one who suggested the dare, looks at us with a half-smile, clearly amused by the situation. "Oh, don't be so jealous," she teases, flipping her hair back. "It's just a game."

"Jealous?" Jen steps forward, fire in her eyes. "Why on earth would we be jealous? It's not like we flew across the world to see our boyfriends just to find them playing stupid games with other girls." She huffs, but there's a faint smile tugging at her lips. She's irritated, sure, but not ready to throw down just yet.

Kai stands up, hands raised in mock surrender. "J, Lil, it's really just harmless fun. We weren't going to do anything."

"Harmless fun?" I echo, raising an eyebrow higher. "You call getting dared to kiss two girls at once harmless fun? Seems like a pretty bold move for someone with a girlfriend." I shoot Finn a glare and enjoy watching him squirm.

Are we pissed that some random girls are flirting with our boyfriends? Absolutely. But it's not because we doubt Kai and Finn—they wouldn't cheat on us, and we both know that. It's the audacity of these girls that has us fuming. Flirting with taken guys right in front of their girlfriends is just asking for trouble.

The short blonde yawns and rolls her eyes like she's over it. "Boring," she drawls. "If you're so confident in your boyfriends, why are you here causing a scene? Looks to me like you're just insecure." Her voice is laced with condescension, and I can feel my patience wearing thin.

I take a step forward.

"Lil—" Finn begins, sensing the shift in my mood. God, I hate how well he can read me, even when I'm about to lose it.

I shoot him a sharp glare. "Zip it, babe," I snap, my anger getting the best of me.

"See? Insecure," the redhead cackles like a character from Gotham.

I muster the fakest smile I can. "Oh, sweetie, this isn't about insecurity. This is about you thinking you can waltz in here, throw yourself at someone else's boyfriend, and then act like we're the ones with the problem." I cross my arms over my chest, giving her a once-over. "Trust me, there's nothing here to be insecure about."

Emily, the brunette, scoffs and steps up to me, crossing her arms and mimicking my stance like a bratty child. "Yeah, right. If you're not insecure, then why don't you just leave? Afraid to see what happens if you're not around to keep them on a tight leash?"