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

I really was not expecting that, I would have put my life on her picking Ron over Casey. Having said all that though I was happy for Casey because he did deserve that chance and I hope Lana does give him that chance now. 

All of that left Tanyel with Ron left to choose from. "I have chosen to couple up with this boy because he is my best boy in this villa. I trust him and I love him to bits and I feel like he's got the purest heart ever. I feel like I've got a bit of home in you. So the boy I would like to couple up with is Ron."

Ron did not seem happy at all and stormed off straight after the recoupling, however I just led back in Tom's arms happy I still had him. "You're really good with words you know?"

"I actually hate speaking in front of people." I whispered to him, my fingers tracing patterns on his thigh. "Like even though I wasn't making a shocking decision my hands were sweaty, I was shaking."

"You still did a good job."

"Thank you." Twisting my head round to meet his lips I gave him a few pecks before pulling away. "I meant every word of it."

"I'll keep up my side of things."

Lana caught my eye walking across the villa and I could see a few of the girls going over so I thought I may as well join them. "I'll see you later."

"I'll see you later babe."

I made my way across just in time to join the conversation. "Did I shock you?" Lana asked Olivia. 

"I am shocked."

"Are you?"

"Yeah."

"I just want to say though I'm so proud of you." I added. "I really just wanted you to go with what would make you happy."

"That was a really hard decision and I think you made the right one." Ellie agreed with me. 

"What did it come down to? What made you sway that way?"

"I just think why shouldn't I give Casey a chance? He's done nothing wrong. I'm not closing any doors right now, all I'm doing is giving Casey more time. I think people's actions after something like this say a lot."

Just as Lana was about to go and talk to Ron, Tanyel pulled her the other way, having spoken to Ron, back to us. 

"Are you happy with your decision?" The silence from Lana was a bit deafening after that question but hopefully it's just the impact of the whole situation. "I'm honestly happy for you, like do what you want to do."

"Is he alright?"

"I think he's putting on a brave face." Lana ignored the advice from Tanyel and made her way over there. "I'm so sad for both of them, for him and for her. I just know how hard it will have been on her to make that decision."

"This doesn't mean it has to be the end for them though." 

Ron ended up rejecting that chat to Lana but what annoyed her a bit more was that he went and spoke to Casey first. 

I think the whole situation, even though she has made her decision, is just going to get more complicated from here. I don't see Ron giving up the fight, I think tonight was a big blow for his ego after really having her come running back to him each time. Now it's about Lana being strong and giving Casey that chance if she really does want to get to know him. 

....

Tom and I went to bed super early that night to have a cuddle on our own. "How do you think Ron is feeling?" I asked him, my head resting on his bare chest as his hands snuck under my top onto my waist. 

"I think he feels deflated right now but I just told him not to give up, like this isn't Lana marrying Casey."

"I think she regrets it." I admitted to him. "I really want her to give Casey a chance but something is telling me that she's just going to go back to Ron. I don't think even right after she was happy with her decision?"

"Why do you think she picked him then?"

"I honestly don't know. Like I want to say it's just her giving Casey that chance but maybe in the back of her mind it is just also showing him that she's got the upper hand on his for once." It felt really bad admitting that to him but that's the truth. "I know she's like your best girl friend in here but please don't..."

"Of course I won't tell her any of this. It's just your opinion anyway like she can prove you wrong."

"Exactly." Our chatter died down as the rest of the guys came in to get changed, closely followed by the girls. It felt like I had to wait forever until the lights went down and I could pull the duvet over our heads. I could feel a different energy between us tonight and even though I'm not at the stage where I wanted to do something, I also wanted to just relieve a bit of the tension between us. "I fucking really like you Tom."

MATURE SECTION

"I literally like you more and more every day." Moving on top of him, only the thin material of my shorts and his boxers separating us, I could feel him growing stiff underneath me. I knew he was probably quite big but he definitely felt bigger than I was expecting. "Fuck Val."

"Come here then." I was leaning down, ready to plant my lips onto his when he flipped us both. Now I was led flat on the bed and he was hovering over me. "Fucking kiss me already." As our lips moved in sync, his body grinded down onto my own creating the friction between us. 

I've never been so stimulated by a guy who wasn't even touching me. The mere clash of our covered areas enough to make me feel incredible, the butterflies flying around my stomach. 

To add to the tension building in my stomach, his hands slid under my top tracing a line up my stomach until he met my breasts. That guy's fingers could work some magic as he pinched my sensitive nipples, his hand gently kneading the tissue. I could tell he was a boobs guy and I was pretty happy about it. 

The only thing muting my moans at this point was his mouth that was still covering my own. I could feel his movements becoming sloppier as my own gasps grew lounder, before my release was shortly followed by his own. "Wow." I couldn't help but giggle at the smile lightly visible on his face even in the dark. "I can't believe we just did that."

ENDED

"It's just what you do to me." Before I could even think about it he had scooped me up his arms, the duvet left behind as he carried me up the stairs into the bathroom. Thankfully we were in the bed closest to the door so I don't think anyone noticed us. "I'll come and get you in a few minutes."

"Thank you." That moment confirmed how much I did like the boy, as I looked in the mirror at my reflection I could even admit that I was glowing. I was happy and that's all I could care about right now. 

I quickly changed into a new set of pyjamas and went to the toilet before he peeped his head back in. "Are you ready for bed now?"

"I am." I didn't give him a moment to think before I leapt into his arms, his hands on my thighs as I wrapped my legs around his torso. "Thank you for tonight."

"I should be thanking you."

.....

It felt like I only got a couple of hours sleep before the lights came on and we were all forced into action. I made sure to spend every last second in bed before rushing up to join the girls on the terrace. 

"Good morning." Tanyel announced as I took a seat next to her. "How are you feeling Lana?"

"I've got mixed emotions today really. I obviously know Ron's not too happy and whatever."

"How would you feel if Ron did close that book?" I asked. 

"That's his choice really and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Do you want to try and talk to him today?" Olivia asked. 

"He turned me away once last night and I don't want to be turned away twice."

"I'd just say give him a couple of days." Tanyel advised. 

As all the girls were beginning to move away and I went to follow them, I felt Tanyel grab one of my hands and Tanya grab the other as they pulled me back into my seat. "Are you two alright?"

"Are we alright? Girl...." Tanya commented. "I saw you last night."

Part of me wanted to cover it all up, pretend it was nothing but before I could even try the smile was back on my face. Grabbing the pillow, I tried to block their view of my blushed cheeks but they could see the effect on me. "We need details."

"I've just like noticed a lot of tension, like sexual energy between us and then I initiated the move last night. Just thought lets have a little bit of a grind and then yeah he just took over."

"How was it?"

"Like honestly, I've never been like that with a guy without doing something more. Even just his like touch made me feel weird inside."

"Wait so you didn't even like give him a cheeky..."

"I literally did nothing."

"Girl he must have it bad." Tanya said. "I mean I could tell he liked you but this like just confirms it."

"He was really sweet about it afterwards as well, carried me upstairs and gave me a bit of privacy to sort it all out before he carried me back to bed again."

"He's so cute." Tanyel commented. "Do you feel different?"

"I don't know if I feel different, I just feel happy. I think before I was probably a bit nervous to do anything and I felt like it was a bit soon but then he like just made it feel right. I knew like immediately I had no regrets."

"You do look happy when you're with him as well." Tanyel commented. "I look over and you're always around each other. You're very touchy feely in the day time or just like sitting together."

"That's one of the things like even when we are together we don't have to be in constant conversation. I just enjoy like the comfortable silence between us, having a little sleep together. It feels different to anything I've had before."

"That's good."

Tom and I are in a really good place right now, I feel like all our energy is now on each other and I can feel my feelings growing. I really do like him. 

.....

It was really hot today, so I was spending the afternoon in the pool, Tom dangling his legs in next to me as I rested my head on his thigh. 

"Are you feeling ok this morning? Any regrets?" He whispered into my ear as he stroked my hair. 

"No regrets, you?"

"How could I have any regrets after that? Like I don't think you realise how amazing you are. You're literally stunning, I was hard watching you get into bed."

"Tom?!"

"It's the truth. I just like you."

"It's a good thing I like you too."

"I've got a text." Casey shouted. "Boys, all's fair in love and war, so prepare to battle it out in the arena of love in today's challenge, Ladiators #gohardorgorome,"

"I hate these challenges." Tom groaned. 

"You've got this baby."

Even though I said all that I couldn't help but find all these challenges cringy. From the little gold shorts they had on to the way they were all trying to show off to the gold bikinis we had to wear. 

The other boys had me cracking up but then I was a little bit more serious when Tom came out. "You know what they say girls, when in Rome, sit on my throne." He removed his cape to reveal the little gold shorts and he probably rocked them the best of the boys so far. "This is no match for a Yorkshire man."

He hoisted me up into the chariot before we made our way through the vases filled with water. The only problem was that as he pushed it, it had become slippy from all the other tries, and as I slightly tumbled and tried to get my balance, I ended up pushing one of the vases onto Olivia. 

The girls all seemed to laugh so I just laughed it off and carried on, making my way over to the throne so Tom could give me a kiss before I went back over to the girls. 

"Were you trying to soak me?" Olivia laughed. 

"Sorry." I couldn't help but join all the other girls laughing and brought her in for a quick hug. 

The issue them came when I pulled away and heard her mutter. "Don't worry, it all makes sense now."

I had to push it to the back of my mind as Casey and Ron both fought for Lana and then Shaq was crowned the champion but I could feel the tension from Olivia stood next to me. 

As I was walking back I felt Tanyel grab my hand. "How was that?"

"What part? I mean I can feel the tension coming from her now and if she's angry about the accident then she's more petty than I thought."

"As much as I love her, like I'm glad you can all see this side of her. I feel like she's always looking for something to be angry about."

"It was literally an accident and now she's like this. Like get over yourself, not everything is targeted at you."

****Third Person****

Once she got back into the villa, Ellie and Liv walked off to the other side of the villa away from all the other girls. Tanyel and Val were in the background and Liv couldn't help but notice their closeness as they laughed together. 

"You were up the other end so I don't know if you caught it but when Val went for Tom she pushed the whole thing of water into me." Liv explained. "And then afterwards I was like 'oh I'm soaking' and she was like haha."

"Really?"

"And now like on the way back she's gone and got Tanyel straight away. I would have thought she'd have come over and seen I was alright."

"And even just double checked."

"I just don't know where the priority is."

"It's a bit of a sticky one." Ellie said. 

"Yeah but then even the other night, she took the comment straight to Tanyel to try and stir it."

"She did."

"But now I'm like does she have an issue with me, trying to like grab all my friends as well."

"I don't like all that grabby, grabbiness."

"I feel like she's trying to turn Tanyel against me. I mean is this all because I was coupled up with Tom but I would have thought she's have got over all that by now. Maybe I'm just over thinking it."

Olivia: Maybe I'll pull Val tonight for a chat because I feel like there is some sort of animosity there from her that I've seen with like a few different things over the past few days. I just want to know why she feels that way

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

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