Virgil sat down next to the grill and picked up Scott's guitar, he tuned up quietly as Gordon continued to cook the burgers and sat back in the chair and rested the guitar across his knee, a sweet melody rang around the circle and Kayo decided to light some candles around the logs as twilight set in, Anneka rested her head against John's arm watched Virgil play.

"Are you going to miss this?" John asked as he put his plate down on the ground so he could hold Anneka.

"I am, absolutely. I've never had a BBQ like this before, especially not with live music."

"I kinda wish Virgil had his own guitar, their duets are amazing."

"Who's? Scott and Virgil?"

John nodded, "Yeah."

Kayo overheard them from the log and smiled, "Your wish is my command."

"You're going to go into Virgil's room?" John hissed, "He'll kill you."

Scott rolled his eyes, "Then I'll go."

Gordon flipped the burgers and a tiny spit of fat hit Virgil's hand, "Sorry bro."

Virgil winced, "Why does that hurt so much? It hardly touched me, it's alright Gordon," He put the guitar down again and stood up to check the burgers, "How are they doing?"

Gordon smiled, "Pretty well, the insides need a bit more time though."

Scott looked back at the BBQ site he had just slipped away from and continued into the house towards his brother's room, he entered the key code and the door opened, it didn't take long to find the guitar as it was resting on the bed, he picked it up and left the room as quickly as he had entered it.

Virgil looked around, "Where's Scott?"

"No idea, he was right here a second ago," Alan stuffed his face with food as he shrugged.

"Charming Alan, in front of a guest as well," John shook his head.

"I can't help it when the food is this good," Alan smiled at Gordon and Virgil who were sandwiching the burgers between buns.

Virgil smiled, "They're ready, come and get them."

Scott walked back into the ring and lifted the guitar over his head before laying it down against the log, "They look good Virgil,"

"Did you go into my room Scott?" Virgil passed two plates to John.

"Yes I did, I went to get your guitar. Thought we could perform our showpiece?"

Gordon grinned as he sat down next to Alan with his burger, "Awesome, you have to do it."

Virgil chuckled, "Fine. Thanks for getting my guitar Scott, I prefer mine to yours."

"Is that supposed to be insulting?" Scott smirked as Kayo giggled next to him.

Grandma went to put some meat, which would take longer to cook, onto the BBQ then went back to her chair next to Brains, "What is this showpiece?"

"Basically, at the end of the school year once, Virgil and Scott performed this guitar duet, it was crazy and had the whole year on their feet. Well, had Virgil's year on their feet mainly," John smiled, "I remember it well."

Scott laughed, "You bet, it was a great performance. Our years were always the best."

"They really weren't Scott," Virgil frowned, "There were some horrible people in our years."

Kayo rested her plate across her knees as she took a break between eating her burger, "So Annie, are we kidnapping you tomorrow or are you heading back?"

Anneka smiled, "I really should head back although being kidnapped here would be wonderful."

Scott finished his burger and put the plate down replacing it with the guitar, "Ready Virgil?"

"After all that food? Can we wait a little longer?"

"All night if you want?"

Anneka smiled at them, "We can wait but what is this piece?"

Kayo laughed, "This has a good backstory. It was a birthday party, and it got out of hand, just a little bit. Imagine these guys getting drunk for the first time."

John laughed too, "Oh this birthday party, that was great. It was Virgil's birthday and he had just turned 16."

Virgil sat down on the log next to Scott, "Here we go, time to embarrass me."

"You shouldn't have got so wasted then," John smirked then continued, "Basically the night started off well, just us and some of Virgil's closest friends and first girlfriend, when someone discovers the booze and before you know it, everyone's drunk."

Gordon smirked at Grandma, "Don't worry grandma, dad found out and scolded us for it. Scott was completely smashed, and Virgil was catching up."

Kayo nodded, "Yep, so the music is turned off for a moment and someone calls Virgil over to the piano, and Virg can hardly walk he's so drunk but manages to reach the piano. His friend hands him the guitar and Virgil smiles as if he's just been handed the Olympic torch or something."

"Then Scott skips and grabs his guitar to stand next to Virgil, and before you know it, they're rocking out to this duet we don't even know, whatever it was it was amazing."

Alan looked at his two eldest brothers with a chuckle, "Did you know you were playing?"

Virgil shrugged, "Vaguely, I knew I was near the piano because I fell against it at some point whilst playing the guitar, Scott ended up sitting on the stool cos he almost fell over."

Anneka smiled, "What was the duet?"

"Well somehow we managed to write it ourselves despite being wasted, and we still know how it goes, I don't even think it has a name," Scott looked at Kayo.

"It's not named after me if that's why you're looking at me, I just remember the song ending and you guys hugging each other with pride, it was all very touching."

Virgil stretched as he stood up, "Alright Scott, let's do it."

Scott grinned and picked up the guitar again, "You want to start it or should I?"

Virgil shook his head, "Take it away."

Kayo moved off the log and came to sit next to Anneka, "I don't feel like being rocked too hard."

Scott began to play a twisted melody with a complicated riff on the upper strings and nodded to Virgil to join in on the main theme of the piece, it got more lively and soon both brother's feet were tapping in time with each other and Anneka looked around at the others who were all smiling along with the music, Kayo leant on her knees grinning at Scott and swaying gently to the beat, John looked around at Gordon and Alan who were dancing slightly but trying to make their movements subtle.

"This is so great," Anneka leant against John's shoulder.

John kissed her forehead then went back to watching his brothers playing as he leant his head against Anneka's, the music changed slightly and the campsite calmed down again, Virgil went solo for a bit and Kayo went back to sit next to Scott who wrapped his arm around her with the guitar between them.

"That was great you two," Kayo looked up at Virgil.

"Thanks Kayo, I can't believe we can still remember how to play it," Virgil chuckled.

"Yeah, it's a great piece though, and you always remember a great piece," Scott stroked Kayo's cheek.

"It's been a great night guys, thank you so much."

"You sound like you're leaving us Anneka, are you?" Alan asked pausing his sipping of his coke.

"Well, I do need to pack."

"Aw come on, we haven't done s'mores yet," Gordon grinned.

"Please Annie, stay for a bit. I'll help you pack," John nibbled her ear gently.

Anneka looked around at the begging eyes and sighed, "Alright I'll stay for the dessert."

Virgil put down the guitar and sat down on the other side of Kayo, "Great, let's get the chocolate out."

Scott put his guitar down behind the log and took the plate of biscuits to pass around to everyone, "Here you are Kayo."

"Thanks Scotty," Kayo took two chocolate biscuits and set them aside on her plate for the marshmallows which Brains was passing around opposite them all.

"Thanks Brains," Gordon smiled as he stuck a marshmallow onto a stick.

"No problem Gordon, how do these work exactly?"

Alan looked at Brains in surprise, "S'mores? Wait you've never done s'mores?"

Brains shook his head, "They're not a thing in India, well I've never heard of people doing them there."

"They're really easy, but you can get chocolate all over you without much effort," Gordon laughed.

"These boys have been doing s'mores their whole lives Brains, experts. They'll help you out," Grandma smiled as John prepared a marshmallow for her.

"We do s'mores, as you call them, in the UK, but we call them marshmallow sandwiches," Anneka began to toast her mallow in the fire pit.

"A marshmallow sandwich? Nah, s'mores sound better," Gordon shrugged.

"I think I'll just call them mallows and biscuits," Brains smiled across to Anneka who laughed.

Virgil began to toast a marshmallow, "Ok, does everyone have the crackers ready?"

"Crackers?" Anneka asked softly to John next to her.

"Cookies, biscuits. Y'know, the base basically."

"Gotcha."

"Yeah, we're ready Virgil," Scott rolled his eyes.

"Once the mallow is toasted, you put it on top of the chocolate cracker and use the other one as a lid, like this," He demonstrated then winced slightly as the hot mallow burnt his finger slightly, "Not exactly like that."

"Are you alright honey?" Grandma frowned.

"Yeah, it was just a little hot Grandma, nothing to worry about."

Anneka bit into the gooey snack and smiled, "Oh yeah, you've gotta love the smoky flavour the fire gives it."

Gordon nodded, "Agreed. How's yours Brains?"

Brains checked it over, "Not one of my favourite sweet snacks, but a definite enjoyment."

Kayo licked her lips before taking another bite, "Delicious."

Scott turned to smile at her then smirked, "You have chocolate on you."

"Where?"

Scott licked the tip of her nose, "There."

"Do you mind? Some of us are trying to eat here," Gordon made a face and John threw a twig at him.

The evening continued peacefully, and eventually the family split into little groups of quiet chatting, John took Anneka down to the shoreline away from the lights and lay down with her on the beach, Kayo sat chatting with Virgil and Scott whilst Grandma returned to the house with Brains leaving the youngest two boys pigging out on the snacks.

Anneka ran tiny circles across John's hand as she lay back with him looking up at the stars, "It's going to feel so weird returning home tomorrow, I'm going to feel like I was never here."

John turned his head, "Awh no, don't say that, we'll definitely remember you were here, and you have photos. Cheer up."

"I don't want to leave John, but I don't really have a choice."

John bit his lip as he looked up to the stars, "Well, that's not true, I mean you could…"

"No, John. I know what you're going to suggest, I can't do it. I can't leave my job and come here."

John looked at her in surprise, "I was actually going to suggest we paid for you to come and move your business up here baby, you know like a house and everything."

"What?"

"Annie, as far as I'm concerned, you are my life. I can't bear to be without you, if you were on the mainland, you could come and see us whenever you wanted without a problem."
"But John, my parents. Their business has always been in the UK, you're asking too much of me," Anneka looked down with an unhappy sigh.

"Take the business other paths?"

Anneka looked back at John who was now sitting up, "You mean to leave them and start a chain up here linked to them? No, that's too hard, I'd have to leave them or one of them would have to move up here with me."

John raised an eyebrow, "Why can't you come up alone?"

"Do you remember what I told you the other day, about how protective they are over me now, now that I'm their only daughter? John, if I leave them, they're going to fret constantly, I'm sorry but I'd have to talk to them first, and even then, they'd probably say no."

John stroked her ankle with his foot, "Annie…"
"Don't soft talk your way through this, I love you but I can't just pick up my stuff and leave. You're my true love too, but we knew this would happen, we're on opposite sides of the Earth to each other."

John kissed her affectionately on her body, "But I need you."

Anneka closed her eyes as his soft voice floated through her heart and his hair tickled her neck as he kissed her neck, "Stop it, you're making me feel guilty."

"We'll pay for your family to live up here and everything, we're billionaires baby."

Anneka rolled her eyes and forced John back down hard onto the sand looking down on him, "Don't make me fight you, I have to go back tomorrow and discuss it with them, then and only then will I be able to make up my mind," She kissed him quickly then gasped as he pulled her down for a proper kiss under the stars, she paused to breathe, "You're impossible."

"Only in love," John smirked and twisted his fingers into her hair, pulling her ever closer, "Ever made love on a beach?"

"Johnny, your family are right over that ridge."

"One don't call me Johnny, if we're doing nicknames, you can call me Jay. And two, let's go somewhere more secret then." Anneka got to her feet and pulled John up before heading down the beach away from the campsite, the voices got further away and the two found a quiet beach cove, Anneka slipped her skirt off as John undid his shirt and the two disappeared into the shadowy lagoon.