-AUTHOR'S NOTE-

I've decided to incorporate the 'beach hut' into my story after some kind feedback :)

It's basically where the islanders are 'interviewed' in front of the cameras in a separate room away from the other islanders so they can talk about their feelings, etc. Sometimes they are asked to come in alone or with other(s) depending on the circumstances. (It's basically exactly like Big Brother's 'Diary Room' if you're more familiar with that)

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-END OF NOTE-

COUPLES

-Harvey/Scottie, Rachel/Kyle, Zoe/Tess, Trevor/Jenny

SINGLES

-Mike

"...Gather around the firepit to play a game of truths. #thetruthisout #allisrevealed'"

"Ooh… cryptic." Rachel says.

"Let's head over then, shall we?" Harvey says.

They all make their way over to the firepit, which is usually where all of the drama and bad things happen.

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Mike glances eagerly to Trevor, who shoots him a quick wink as they make their way over to the firepit. The first game! Mike was definitely excited but also slightly nervous.

When they all reach the firepit, Mike notices a game of Jenga set up, and a small piece of paper on the 'firepit' which had been turned into a table.

"Ooh! I'll read it!" Rachel says excitedly.

They all take a seat around the firepit, and Mike ends up sitting next to Kyle and Jenny. Jenny briefly says hi to him with a blush, then turns her attention back to Rachel.

"Today's game is called 'the Tower of Truths'. You will each take in turns to carefully take a block from the tower like a regular game of Jenga, but there's a twist," Rachel continues, "On the bottom side of the block is a truth about one of the islanders, and you have to guess who it is. Kiss the person you think it is, then peel off the sticker to reveal who the truth really belongs to. Let the games begin!"

There was excited chattering amongst them all, and since Rachel was sitting on the end, she started. Mike watched nervously as she carefully slid the block out from the middle area, until she pulled the last bit out with a flourish.

"Phew!" Rachel says. "Okay, it says: 'This Islander once had a one-night stand with their cousin'… Oh!" She giggles, and a few others laugh.

"Alright… this a literal guess but…" she slowly walks over to where Kyle is and gives him a quick kiss on the lips, leaving him reaching for another, and she shyly reciprocates. A few 'oohs' and whistles were heard from the others and she goes back to the table, blushing.

"You just wanted to kiss me but I'm flattered, soo…" Kyle winks.

Rachel rolls her eyes with a smile. "Not true… but anyway," she says, peeling off the sticker to reveal a name, "it was you!" she says to Kyle, laughing.

The others burst out laughing and Mike gives Kyle a playful nudge with his elbow. "What! It was well worth it- she's hot!" Kyle jokes, causing the Islanders to erupt into more laughter.

"Okay Kyle, you're next!" Rachel says once she's made it back to her seat.

He gets up confidently and successfully pulls out a block, bowing down to the crowd theatrically. "This islander is a member of the 'Mile High Club'! Hahaha! Hmm… I'm guessing too but oh well…" Kyle says, walking over to Scottie. He bends down and gives her a slow kiss on the lips, which turns into a bit more and he pulls away slowly, flushed. He gives her a wink and heads back to the table. "Okay! Its… Harvey!"

Harvey grins and makes accidental eye contact with Mike, who is staring with raised eyebrows. "Come on then! Tell us the story!" Kyle shouts.

"Long story short- first class, long plane ride, hot hostess" Harvey says, grinning.

Mike raises his eyebrows and gets up for his turn. After pulling out a block slowly, he reads: "This person once spent £1000 on a first date!" Everyone was equally shocked and incredulous as to who it applied to, but Mike had a vague idea. "Well… If they can afford first class…" Mike says, walking over to Harvey, who raises an eyebrow challengingly. Mike licks his lips nervously, and bends down to kiss him, resting a hand on his shoulder, and Harvey reaches out a hand to cup the back of his head. Mike pulls away, his cheeks flushed and peels the sticker off. "Oh! I was correct!" He says, glancing over to a grinning Harvey, who gives him a wink. Mike blushes and sits back next to Kyle and Jenny.

"My turn!" Jenny beams. She, too, successfully pulls out a block from somewhere in the middle. "Okay! It says: 'This Islander once had a threesome with one of their friends and a girl'… hmm…".

Mike and Trevor make brief eye contact, with Trevor grinning broadly. Jenny tentatively glances around, and settles for Mike. She leans down and kisses him slowly on the lips, placing her hand on his nape. Mike reaches one hand to cup her face and parts his lips slightly, before pulling away. Jenny blushes and returns to the table, revealing Trevor's name.

"Well…" Trevor says, "Mikey may or may not have been involved…"

Mike blushes whilst Jenny raises her eyebrows. "You two are friends from before?" she says.

"Yep," Mike replies, "and before you ask, we were both stoned and drunk and agreed to never speak of it again, right Trevor?" he says, fixing him with a glare. Everyone seems slightly shocked but they laugh it off.

Trevor just rolls his eyes and gets up for his turn. He tries to pull the block out slowly, but the tower ends up toppling over.

"Trev!" Mike says, rolling his eyes.

"Dammit! I wanted a kiss!" Everyone laughs as they get up to clear up the mess of Jenga blocks.

IN THE BEACH HUT…

Mike: Umm… so yeah. I kissed Harvey. I can't lie, I've been wanting to kiss him since I laid eyes on him, so I'm not complaining.

Harvey: Mike kissing me… well; it was all part of the game, right? It doesn't hurt that it was a good kiss… (he shrugs, trying to act nonchalant)

-NOTES-

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