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Chapter 38 - The Hera Islands

The Hera Islands are a string of islands along the Pacific Ocean. Its, amazing there and everybody truly dreamed of going, but few ever did.

I can't believe I would be going, with my friends. I have friends. I have a family now. One that takes me to the Hera Islands and made me smile for the first time.

Ain't that lovely.

Once we got home, we both ran into his room. Since he has some of my clothes in his room since sometimes I sleep in here and a lot of Kingston's clothes are in mine since my room used to be his.

I could move them but it's more convenient not to.

"I'm gonna go get some of my clothes from your room, do you wanna help pick my stuff out?" I ask and he chuckles, "Not really, unless you'll model bikinis for me?" He asks and I slap his hard chest, walking by with him following.

"I do have to choose a bikini." I say in a small voice and he runs up to me, grabbing me by my waist and picking me up.

I kick my legs up and squeal as he smiles against the skin of my neck. "Then I'm in." He says cheekily and I wiggle out of his arms, slowly sliding down his body as he coughs lightly, looking anywhere but me.

I squint my eyes and beckon him to follow me into his room. It's not the cleanest as El doesn't go into our rooms unless we ask her to, she doesn't want to intrude, but I love it in here.

Kingston designed the room since he stays here most nights. It's covered in gold and light, pale blue. It was beautiful and calming.

I get some of my clothes, throwing them into a oil, running into my room and grabbing some bikinis to throw on.m and see if I want to bring.

I lie out my outfits, Kingston the fashionista figuring out if he likes them or not, to be fair he does have a nice style, not the typical Nike sweatshirt sorta thing.

Soon I try on the outfits him telling me he likes them, until I get the bikinis.

There is one pale blue bikini, one black, one yellow, and a pink color.

I go to the bathroom and put on the first one, coming out and looking at myself in the mirror, not minding if he sees parts of me he hasn't before.

Part of me... craves him seeing this. Like I want him to want more. He sits on the bed behind me, and in the mirror I see his eyes flicker between my ass and the back of my head. I turn around, slightly happy about this and look at him with a smile.

His eyes travel over me with a smile, his eyes sparkle as they slowly lift up to look at mine. He looks up at me through his eyelashes as he scoots to the edge of the bed.

His hands fall on my hips. As he pulls me closer to him. "You know," He whispers and I lean closer, "I didn't expect to actually see you in a bikini." He says and I slap his shoulder.

"Shut up." I say, "I just want to look good, it's hard when you look like me. I mean you look like a Greek god and it's hard when you're my best friend." I say, not sure how he'll take it.

Whether it means that it's hard to be me compared to him, or whether it's hard to control myself while he's my best friend.

He stands up. Our bodies pressed against each other as he pushes me against the wall.

He slowly leans down, "Shut up you're beautiful.... and I love helping you pick out bikinis." He says and I chuckle, "Jokes on you that makes me happy." I say, my warm hands going under his shirt and wrapping around his torso as I pull him in.

Slowly I kiss his chest and smile. "If you say one more thing about me being in a bikini, I'll stop. I just want fashion advice." I say, as I go into the bathroom.

"fuck, Summer." He mumbles as I lean against the door, smiling as I hear him get back on the bed.

-——

I flopped on his bed and smiled at the ceiling, I had just finished packing and jumped on his bed, tired. My legs were  wide and my arms were out, like I was going to make bed angels. But really it was just that I was open with Kingston.

He smiles, trailing his tongue along the edge of his teeth as he slowly walks over leaning against the golden, intricate bed post.

I turn my gaze to him as he stares at me, realizing I was looking at him two as his smirk grow wider. He runs his  fingers through his blonde waves and looks away, but turns back when I look back at the ceiling.

I close my eyes, taking a deep breath as he speaks, "You like it in here?" He asks, calmly, and soothingly, and I nod biting my lip with a smile and slowly opening my eyes to look at him, leaning on my arms to look up at him.

"Not to be creepy or anything but all of-" I stop, rethinking what I want to say, "...I think it's you that calms me. Except for when you don't, when my heart beats faster because of you. But that's a good type of thing." I say, realizing I might have said to much.

But he smiles, slowly positioning himself between my legs, crawling up to me on the bed. My arms fall as his hands go on either side of my face, keeping his weight over me

He was extravagant, helping me pick out clothes and putting them up to his body and making poses making me laugh. Nico laid in the bed with me next to her.

We just finished packing when Kingston appears at the door, leaning against it and I rush to him. He smiles when he sees me and picks me up. My legs go around his torso and my arms around his neck, while one of his hands is on my butt, supporting me, and the other gripping my head, his fingers running through my hair with need.

Showing me he loves this.

"Thank you!" I say, his face digging its way into my neck, smelling my scent and kissing it softly. It brings tingles all over my body and I smile.

He slowly puts me down, whispering in my ear, "You're welcome, Darling." As he keeps his hands around my waist, I kiss his chest, smiling against it and he makes this low sound, one that makes me smile against his skin as he pushes me against him, feeling our bodies touching.

I wrap my arms around his torso and smile.

--

I would have never expected to be waiting for Kingston and Reid to come over in Kingston's car and go to the Airport but my life has changed so much.

Kingston knocks on the door, his suv sitting in the driveway with Miah and Melanie rushing in. They immediately hug me tightly, though I don't hug back becoming slightly uncomfortable, I love them all but I hate people touching me. Anybody other than Kingston, and I guess River.

"Oh my gosh I knew you'd be happy!" Melanie says excitedly revealing hey had already knew before me, though I figured that Miah knew with her sly comment at the dance.

"This is gonna be so fun! I know you'll love it!" Both of them say in unison and I smile. "Calm down guys, I can't understand both of you if you're screaming." I chuckle and Melanie blushes while Miah just shrugs.

The personality change in her is interesting. I grab my stuff, resting it on my back as I say goodbye to Nico. Her fluffy tail spins around her as she knows she's saying goodbye for a week, she's smart. I know it.

I exit the home, Pho looking at me sadly from the window. I loved how she likes having who she called an older sister. It was nice knowing people didn't think you were dead for a while.

I put my stuff in there back of the car, with Rivers strength for getting my bags off of my back. I'm a light packer, only grabbing my necessities for five days at the Hera Islands.

His smile was big, though mine was nonexistent with my fear of planes. I never have been on one, and just the thought of them scares me.

Melanie and Kingston were in the front and Miah and Reid were in the middle, so I was in the back with River. I was quite okay with it considering he's the only thing keeping me from a panic attack as we reach closer to an airport.

His hand holds mine. But I loved watching Kingston as he drove, his arm flexing as he put his hand on the back of the chair.

Soon were there, getting in the plane with me spacing out listening to music. Bus as soon as the pilot starts speaking it kicks in again. The fear, realizing I'm about to be in the freaking air.

I look up at River and his face drops when he finds the pure fear in my eyes, he gives me a sad smile as his hands wrap around the back of my head and push me into his chest.

"It is okay, Summer. You are safe with me." He says, tears flowing out of my eyes and onto his shirt. Kingston sat next to us, me in the middle, so he grabbed my waist and pulled me over to him.

His hold made the tears immediately dry as he whispered things in my ear. As we took off it was terrifying, just what I had thought, but Kingston held my hand, watching em the entire time.

I lean over Kingston, looking at the window as he stiffens, putting his hand on the small of my back and smirking at me.

"It's so pretty." I say shyly and he chuckles, "I knew you would love it, your just a little bitch." He says with a chuckle as he pokes my ribs making me squirm.

"Shut up you Baby." I say and he shakes his head, "At least this baby is not crying on an airplane." He says and I glare at him making him laugh harder.

"I am just joking with you, Darling." He says, repeatedly kissing my neck and whispering something on it.

"What are you whispering?" I ask shyly, nervously. He gives me a big smile, "You will find out eventually."

"Sure." I say sarcastically and chuckle, laying my shoulder on his and trying to sleep. But the view out of the window distracts me entirely.

As soon as we walk outside the airport I'm somehow up on Kingston's back.

The Hera Islands were a pair of two islands that surround one big lake called lake Aracco. It was like any other place, people lived there and it was lovely. But everybody wanted to visit Lake Aracco and stay at the Market hotel next to the lake. I surely did.

And look at me.

It was amazing, warm, and most certainly what I had expected.

As we entered the hotel, I stayed back while River went and checked us in. Miah was on the ground next to the couch while Mel and I were on the couch.

Reid was next to Miah, Calling her Jeri and kissing her. She loved it. Kingston was pacing the floor as Madeline yelled cuss words at him for not inviting her.

Though I get it completely.

Kingston sits next to Mel, heavy breathing and anger in his eyes. But as Mel touches him he softens his stare, of course he likes Melanie.

Of course he does. Not that I mean anything by that I mean of course he likes someone as beautiful as her I mean look at me and then him... fuck I don't know why I would think he could like me.

I look at the ground and sniffle.

I need to stop.

His stare turns to me, full of so many emotions as he gets up and goes next to me, grabbing the side of my face and looking at me.

"You calm me." He says, bringing earlier back into my mind, I give him a soft smile as he leans his head down and slowly breaths.

Miah speaks up suddenly, "Hun, I think I know somebody who likes you." Sending a chorus of yes's to ring through my ears. "That was an unexpected turn maybe we should go back-"

"Nah, we all agree. He's never like this with anybody else, and I mean I ship you with him." Mel says and I chuckle nervously, not wanting to talk about that. Though the sound of it delights me I don't know if I.. want anybody to.

I'm hung up on Kingston and I don't think I can not be.

But hearing my best friends say somebody likes me makes me kind of think about. Maybe he does like me, but I'm not sure how I feel, though I'm flattered.

Kingston hasn't said anything the entire time, just staring at me.

"Nobody likes me." I say and Mel rolls her eyes.

"I know somebody does..." Kingston whispers, making my heart shudder.

"Who?" I ask and Mel sighs... "who do you love, hun? It's him."

"She loves somebody?!" Kingston says, surprised as he takes his head off of me. He's definitely not clam anymore.

"I'll beat his ass-"

"No you won't, Kingston." I say with a small smile, stroking his hair.

River comes up with keys in his hands. "Okay Miah and Reid will share a room obviously. Then there is two rooms, one with one bed, one with two." he explains and I look at Kingston, poking him with my elbow.

"Summer and I will take the one bed!" Kingston says and everybody oohs and ahhs but River just sighs. "Trust me she shares a bed with him like everyday it's not a revelation." River says sneakily and I squint at him.

"Shut up-" I start but squeal as Kingston stands up and throws me over his shoulder. He grabs the key from River and smiles as I kick my legs, "What's the room and floor?"

"It's the suites on floor 22, 2207 is where you guys are." River says and Kingston waves goodbye to everybody.

"Time to go torture her with tickles until I find out who she loves." He says.

OH FUCK.