Neither Bandit nor Chilli got to know how long they stayed like that, only they both didn't want it to stop.
After they broke the kiss, Chilli had a slight blush on her face, as she said:
"Well, that was… I don't even know what to say."
"Don't tell me that was your first kiss" Bandit said, with a slight smile and a raised eyebrow.
"Was it… that obvious?" Chilli asked nervously. "I'm sorry if it was not good…"
"It's okay" Bandit said, while putting his hand on Chilli's. "Actually… it was very good, one of the best I ever had… in a very long time."
That caused Chilli to make a tender smile and it didn't take long for her and Bandit to engage into another kiss.
The two of them passed the rest of the night talking and holding their hands.
"I can't believe you got to be captain of your high school cricket team at such young age" Chilli commented. "You must be very good."
"Well, let's just say I did break a lot of windows when I was growing up" Bandit replied. "Not to mention a certain incident I rather not talk about. But you set a record of the most scored points in a season in your high school. I bet no one plays field hockey like you."
"That's very nice of you, Bandit" Chilli told.
"I'm just stating a fact" Bandit replied.
That caused Chilli to drop a chuckle and then they prepared for another kiss, but an alarm coming from Bandit interrupted them.
"Sorry…" Bandit told, as he went to get his phone. "But… this is my wake-up alarm. But it can't be… That would mean we got to talk all night."
"If we did, then it really is true what they say: time does fly when we're having fun" Chilli said.
Bandit couldn't help but smile and nod in agreement. However, a certain sadness invaded him.
"I need to go… I need to wake up my brothers and Pat. We're going back to Australia and we need to go to airport."
"You know, I'm also going back to Australia" Chilli said. "Maybe… we're on the same flight."
"That… would be perfect" Bandit replied. "But… I would love to have your number. I want this to last… as much as possible."
"So do I" Chilli replied.
They shared one quick kiss and then they traded numbers. After that, they went inside, always holding their hands. When they had to go separate ways, it was like torture having to break their hands from each other, but they ended up doing and went to their respective room. Bandit got in his, while sighing.
He then noticed his brothers and best friend. They were all sleeping and snoring. By the look of them, they really had a great time. They still had the party hats on and sleeping over the covers, as if they didn't bother to cover themselves to sleep. Not only that, but Rad only had half of his body on his bed, with that half being the legs. Getting close, Bandit could feel the smell of champagne, making him conclude the three of them had one too much. But he wouldn't let that prevent him from missing the flight back home.
"Okay, guys, it's time to wake-up!" he exclaimed, while starting to shake them.
They started to wake-up, but grumpily.
"Bandit, what's the big idea?!" Stripe exclaimed, while putting his pillow over his head.
"Come on, guys, we have to get ready to go to the airport" Bandit said. "We're going back home."
"Just let us sleep!" Pat exclaimed, doing the same thing as Stripe.
"No can do" Bandit replied, as he took away Stripe and Pat's pillows. "Come on, go take a quick shower. I clean up this mess."
He then hit Rad's head with the pillows to make him wake-up.
"Oh, my head…" Rad complained.
"Yeah, that what happens when you drink too much" Bandit replied. "Come on, guys, I want to see at least one of you at the shower in one minute."
"You're sounding like mum!" Rad protested.
"Well, I guess I need to, if I want to have you ready to go" Bandit said. "Come on, guys, don't force me to do to you the same thing you did to me."
"Fine, I'll go first…" Stripe said, while dragging himself out of the bed.
It took some time, but Bandit managed to have his brothers and Pat ready to go. After they checked-out, they took a bus to the airport. Because the others were suffering a big hangover, Bandit was the one to deal with the check-in. They then got on board of the plane, with Rad sitting beside him. After some time, he saw Chilli passing by him with her friend Trixie, who also seemed to be in the same state as Rad, Stripe and Pat, despite dealing with it much better than them. The two of them trade a look and a smile that passed unnoticed to Rad and Trixie because of their hangover. The two girls went to sit not too far away.
"By the way…" Rad said to Bandit. "I didn't see you at the party. Where were you?"
"Do you really want to know that or do you want to sleep?" he replied to him.
There was a pause where Rad thought about what Bandit asked him and then said:
"Don't think I won't ask this again, just because I'm… Well, you know."
Having said that, he put himself comfortable and went to sleep. After he made sure neither Rad or the other two were watching, Bandit turned over Chilli and the two exchanged looks between themselves.
That night has been the best Bandit had in a long time. Being with Chilli made him forget all about the pain he had in his heart after his breakup with Emily. He still was sad that love, his very first, had to end in the way it ended, but now he felt he had found a new one, one that he felt that could last for a very long time. And in part he had Mel to thank for. She helped him to overcome his grief over his breakup with Emily and open himself to a new love. Now, he had found someone that could possibly become the one girl with whom he would spend the rest of his life with…
The End