****Valentina's POV****

"Valentina babe you're up." Lana shouted as she walked through the door with Tanyel. 

"With who?"

"Casey."

I wanted to really give him a chance on this date as he did seem like a genuinely nice guy so I chose a little white crochet dress for the occasion. 

"He's such a nice guy you'll really get on with him."

"Is he?"

"He's just really funny, got good chat." From what she was saying it sounded like someone I would get on with so at least I knew we would have a good time together. "It think he's got good morals."

Samie was also going on a date with Jordan so we said our goodbyes to the rest of the group, a quick glance being shared with Tom but even though I could see he was tense he still gave me a smile. He knew that for us to work I had to do this. 

The date was being held in some sort of vineyard and there was Casey in his shirt and shorts looking very nice. "Hey."

"Hey gorgeous, you look amazing."

"Thank you so much, you don't look too bad yourself."

"It's lovely to meet you properly, one by one." He said, popping the champagne for us to share. "How have the last couple of weeks been?"

"It's been a bit all over the place, I've only been coupled up with two guys but it feels like I've had my fair share of drama."

"How do you think it's going with Tom?"

"I think it's going well but I don't trust anyone very easily so my guard is definitely still up and with what's happened so far I think I've definitely still got my realistic head on."

"Are you surprised I picked you?"

"I am, I think it's hard to gauge who you were looking at though from a ten minute conversation this morning. Why did you pick me?"

"I can't lie, I definitely found you attractive. There's just something quite intriguing about you that makes me want to know more. I think you've got great chat." 

"Thank you, can I just say obviously I don't know you that well yet but you have amazing eyes, I just can't help looking at them." I was only telling the truth, in many ways they're similar to Tom in how they draw you in. 

"So do you."

"What are you looking for in a girl?"

"I just want someone to enjoy life with, I'm 26 so even though I'm not ready to settle down and have kids I am also at that stage where I want someone to share moments with. You're someone I could see myself doing that with. Plus I need someone to my sun cream on holiday."

"I'll rub it in for you. That is a bold statement to make, but I like it."

Casey very pleasantly surprised me, I can't lie and say that I didn't enjoy the date. It was really good, he was really good.

"Thank you for the great date." I said as I stood up, giving him a peck of the cheek. "I hope we can continue getting to know each other in the villa."

"I hope so too."

"Who would you like me to get for you?"

"Can you ask Jessie please?"

"Of course."

I walked back to the villa with Samie, her asking Olivia to go on a date with Jordan and me picking out Jessie. You could feel the boys watching us but I just had to go and get ready with the girls. 

"How was the date?" Tanyel whispered as we stood off to the side. 

"Actually quite good, I wasn't expecting it to go as well as it did. How was Jordan?"

"He's really nice, I think it went well."

****

Once the third date was over we got ready for the night. I think after the dates today all the girls felt a bit invigorated by the new boys, causing excitement to be flowing through us right now. 

"Thank you guys so much for the warm welcome today." Jordan toasted. "Cheers to new beginnings, good vibes and..."

"Kissing lots of girls." Casey was definitely showing that cheeky side to him. 

My first mission of the night was to find Tom and make sure he was clear about the situation, which is why I managed to sneak him over to the day beds. 

"How was your date?" He asked as I cuddled into his side. 

"It was good, I won't lie to you. But it was a first date and he's out to impress all the girls so we'll see. 

"I'm not going to give you up without a fight." He replied. "But at the same time I know you have to do this and I respect that."

"Thank you, you're still my priority in here and I want to make that clear but I'll have chats with Casey just like you probably want to get to know Samie." I knew she found him attractive but I feel like with the whole Ron and Kai situation she was yet to explore that. 

"I get that."  The big thing about Tom and I was just how he made me feel nervous, a good nervous, all the time. Even know as he leant down and we shared a kiss it still felt as good as the first one we had. "I've got the best girl in here so I can't expect the boys not to want you."

"What a tragedy."

I think after the whole Ellie, Zara, Liv situation I am a bit wary of closing myself off. I've known Tom less than two weeks so I owe it to myself to see what's the deal with Casey. 

I caught up with Casey later in the night on the sofa. "How did the rest of your dates go?"

"Yeah it was good, I feel like you and Lana especially are quite different people but I liked you both."

"Good to know."

"Can I ask like were you bummed that I picked you and not Jordan? Was you more attracted to either of us."

"I think on first attraction I'm not going to lie it was more Jordan but I found you both good looking. The age thing for me puts me off Jordan a bit and then our date surprised me." I told him. "That's why I was shocked you picked me because one of the things I look for in a guy is their eyes and you didn't really look at me round the firepit."

"I feel like it was the nerves, you can be a bit intimidating and the boys were watching us."

"I get that."

"How does Tom feel about the situation?"

"He knows it's still early days and I've got to get to know you boys."

"Do you trust him?"

"I don't trust guys easily, that needs to be built for me. Maybe not right now."

"That's ok." He also said. "Like if a guy's worth your trust then he'll be the one to give it to you. If he wants it then he has to deserve it through his actions. I feel like I would want to do that?"

"Would you?"

"Of course."

****Third Person****

Casey and Jordan went on their own to the gym that next morning to get a low down after their first night. 

"How do you think your dates went now with a night's rest?" Jordan asked. 

"For me I think I had the date with Lana and I was like initial attraction is there, it can't get much better than this. Then I went on the date with Val and I was like 'wow'.  I just want to get to know them both and then see what happens. If I put too much pressure on the situation then I feel like nothing good will come out of it."

"Could you see them leaving Ron and Tom though?"

"I think they're both still open and maybe the trust isn't quite there in their relationships. I just wouldn't like it though if they used me in that situation."

"I don't think they will." 

**** Valentina's POV****

It feels like there was a change of atmosphere that night with the new boys. Liv and Kai apparently now have something together as well as Ron wanting to fight for Lana. Even the next morning I don't think we'd come to terms with the new boys. 

"I had a really nice date with Casey." Lana said as we were on the terrace. "I think he's a really nice guy and very attractive. We've got good chat so why wouldn't I get to know him. Obviously there's a situation with Ron but I'm not sure how that's going to go. I know he said that he's gonna try and put a 100 into me but I just said actions speak louder than words."

"How did you go with Casey?" Jessie asked me, I found out last night that she friend zoned Casey quite quickly on their date. 

"It went well, he definitely surprised me but I'm just going to keep getting to know him. I don't want to make any rash decisions."

"Liv?"

"I had a chat with Spencer last night and we kind of, not ended things, but put things on hold. I feel like from both ends the spark is just not quite there. I had a nice conversation with Kai up here and yeah I'm happy to get to know him a bit more. I think that's the first time I've got excited about someone."

"Girls gotta what a girls gotta do."

****

I was happily sunbathing that afternoon when Will got a text. "I've got a text. It's juicy man. Islanders, it's time to pucker up and lock lips in today's challenge, the kissing competition. #mouth2mouth #lipsdontlie."

"I need to brush my teeth."

The boys were lined up and each girl had to go through kissing them all before giving them a rating. I literally had to wait for everyone to go first, watching Tanya just steal the show with all the girls and then make my move. Tom also made it known to Samie that he wouldn't mind having that kiss again. 

In the past boys have said I am quite a good kisser so I had to just do what I know boys like and that meant I went down the line giving them all a good trail up the neck before sensually biting their lips as my nails gently stroked their necks. It was a bit weird using tongues with the guys I could only ever see as friends in here but I wasn't going to let that defeat me. 

I could tell Tom knew it was me when I was kissing him, he made the move to hold me close to him and almost dominate the kiss but I wouldn't let him have that. 

Casey also impressed but I didn't know if he could tell it was me, he just gave it his all back. 

"Very sensual." Spencer commented as he gave me an 8. "I like the neck scratches."

"I think I know who that was." Tom said as he gave me a 9.5. "Lets just say I would want to have that again."

"Really good kisser." Casey said. "I also want to try that again. 9."

The results were then revealed. "In last place is me." Jessie said. "Fourth place is Lana, then Olivia. Second place we have Valentina."

That was a shock but at least the guys have given me confidence in my kissing technique. 

"And that means our top snogger in first place is Tanya."

After the challenge was over I made my way over to the kitchen with Tanyel. I could feel some tension after the challenge with the girls and a lot of it was unfairly directed at her. 

"She's just pulled Lana now and she's going to say 'do you think it was normal for friends to kiss like that?'"

"Did she say that to you?"

"She just made a comment about how long it was but I just felt comfortable with him. It's a game at the end of the day."

"It's just something that I wouldn't even get involved with." I told her. "Like for me if Lana had a problem with it then she would have just said. Why cause that tension?"

Later on after all that I could see something had gone down with Tanya and Shaq and went to see what was happening with the girls. 

"Shaq's fuming." Lana said as she came over to all of us. 

"Why?"

"Because you kissed all the boys passionately."

"Do you know if there's one thing that will give me the ick, it's this. It's not that deep, it's just dramatic. It's a game" I get what Tanya is saying but you could say the same though between Tanyel and Ron. "How is he not happy that your girl won the fucking game?"

"I think it's because you did it to all the boys."

"I get it if I went in with my eyes open to impress certain boys, I'd be like fair enough. This tantrum is just not it."

****Author's Note****

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