Heather could feel her heart pound against her chest, like it was going to explode, her throat had a giant lump in it, her stomach felt sick, she felt sick. Chris gave her some medicine, but Heather knew it couldn't do anything, not for this pain. Heather wanted to stay in the confessional all day, or the more private bathrooms. He was using her. Alejandro was using Courtney in front of her, trying to make her jealous. It was working. Most people knew that she liked Alejandro, heck even Alejandro knew. Heather wanted to cry, she had been sitting on the bathroom floor for about half an hour. She was thankful there were multiple bathrooms. She told them she had to do her hair and make up, which she did, after she had been messing herself up. Her hair was full of knots, and her face was pale, with dark circles around her eyes. She had to do something about them. She applied a fair bit of make up, and straightened her hair, pulling it up into her pony tail. Once out, she sat in Economy, cursing herself that they lost last time. She sort of missed Gwen, they sort of got close at the end of the Australian journey, both agreeing to vote Courtney off. About 2 hours before elimination, Heather and Gwen started talking, somehow they became friendish, they mostly spoke about Courtney, and Heather let some of her walls down around Gwen. It felt nice to have someone to talk to, about boys and the competition. They mostly spoke about Duncan and how Courtney had to move on. But Alejandro did slip up, and Gwen asked why she was voting Courtney off, Heather muttered something along the lines of Courtney wanting to purposely lose, nothing to do with Alejandro.
Heather could hear Courtney giggling in economy. Courtney sat on the steel benches, legs crossed, and her hand up to her mouth, with Alejandro whispering something into her ear. Heather merely grunted, and crossed her arms, looking elsewhere. It irritated her how much effect Alejandro could have on her. She hated him. Sure, they had their sweet moments together, but they weren't going to last, they had fights more often than anything, stand offs to each other, they teased each other, but none of them would admit that, not infront of people. Heathers breathing was getting slower and slower. Each time she looked over at them, he would slowly run his fingers up her arm, and she would playfully giggle, hiding her face away from him. Courtney was wrapped around Alejandro's fingers, and one less could say, if they didn't know Alejandro, he was whipped with Courtney. But it was all a lie. Courtney was an idiot for giving in with him. Heather was trying to stop herself from yelling 'You're an idiot Courtney.' But she couldn't do that, it'd give herself away.
"They make me sick." Heather gagged in the confessional. "Courtney's an idiot for trusting him." Heather rolled her eyes and sighed. She couldn't help but feel defeated, use to the attention being on her. Heather was spoilt back home, and she usually had boys hanging off her every word, and the same goes with Alejandro, they weren't that different, they were so much alike, it terrified her, she was scared of him, and if it did come down to the two of them what was going to happen. The feeling made her feel sick, and each elimination made it more real, they got through every single time, Heather was lucky, and Alejandrowas sneaky. "The thing is, Courtney will go home soon, all the girls that fall for Alejandro's charm, or whatever, gets eliminated." Heather smirked, raising and eyebrow, she was impressed. "And the only reason I'm happy is because Courtney will be gone and the losing streak will be over!" Heather pointed her finger at the camera, she wasn't going to let anyone knew she liked Alejandro, knowing it was already too late, she could still try and hide her 'feelings' for him.
Leaned up against a wall, Alejandro was flirting with Courtney, his am was extended so he was leaning closer to her, noses almost touching, as Courtney went gaga over him. Heather was sitting 2 meters away, watching the scene unfold. Courtney giggled.
"I bet you say that to every pretty competitor." She swooned.
"Aaah, but you are the only pretty competitor." Alejandro directed it straight towards Heather. She knew Courtney and herself were the only normal, girl contestants left. Heather coughed, wanting to get noticed, so Alejandro would go back on his word.
"I was I was up there." Courtney pointed towards First class. "The air back here is so stale and annoying." Courtney was obviously referring to the people.
"Perhaps I can make your journey a little sweeter, wait here." Alejandro grabbed Courtney's hand, stroking it, and placing a kiss on the top of it, with Courtney giggling more nonsense.
"Ohh thanks, you." Courtney touched his nose, lightly hitting it with her finger, and leaning back against the wall with a sigh as Alejandro strolled passed Heather, she wasn't pleased, and was easily jealous. She hated how controlling Alejandro could be.
"Ughh back in loser class again, thanks to Courtney." Heather needed to vent, not entirely about Alejandro, but a lot of it had to do with him- and Courtney. "She should be home right now, not flirting with Alejandro. She's just trying to mess with me, and him fawning all over... Ugh, Courtney." Heather shuddered.
Alejandro walked back into economy holding a bunch of cookies, looking rather pleased with himself, it was obvious when he strode pass Heather, not even looking at her. He could feel the jealousy build up and the tension. She was jealous, great! His plan was working fantastically. Not because he wanted her, but because she would be that much easier to kick off. It was going well. Pinned up against a wall, Alejandro was now looking down at Courtney, as she fed him cookies, leaning on him. They were secured together and their legs intertwined.
"Oh no!" Heather gasped, shaking her bum Alejandro's way. "Did I just sit in some gum?" Heather pointed towards her bum. It would have to work, Alejandro was a normal guy after all. Sierra said no, which Heather didn't want. "I think I sat in gum!" She got louder, but Alejandro's eyes hardly moved. She was getting frustated with him, each and everyday they spent on this plane, the tension between them was thick. "Some one look at my booty is it!.." Heather was cut off by Sierra angrily yelling at her. Heather grunted, and sat back down, just waiting to get to the destination. It didn't stop there, once in Sweden, Courtney and Alejandro decided to cozy up together, Heather tried doing the same with Duncan, but it didn't work. Courtney was turning into a demon, she hated it. Later on in the challenge, Alejandro ripped his shirt off, Heather couldn't help but stare, he was perfection, everything about him was. As a person he was genuine, to her anyway, and his looks were A plus.
"I can't believe we lost, again!" Heather growled, sitting down on the steel bench. She hated losing more now, Alejandro would walk into Economy to gloat, and flirt with Courtney, but after tonight, that minx would be gone, and Heather could go back to being the girl that was the strongest player, and not second best t Alejandro, although she couldn't help but want him. The anger built up everytime she thought about him. Heather would rather lose a love, than seem weak and fall in love with Alejandro, and be taunted. She had obviously given it some though. As the competition lost more people, she was afraid, and it always nit bit her at the end of the day when she was trying to sleep. It would come down to her and Alejandro, somehow.
"Ok, what is your problem?" Heather shoved Alejandro up against a few boxes in the store room. She was hoping her aggravation would stay for the entire talk. She didn't want to seem weak in front of him, or else he would use it to his advantage, she was sure he already was. Alejandro didn't get what she meant by 'blanking her' but he knew she was jealous.
"Surely I do not need to explain it to you. We are in a competition." Alejandro cooly replied, taking in a few deep breaths and picking himself up off the boxes.
"Oh yeah, so kicking off my team mates and completely ruining me is strategy." Heather asked rather harshly.
"Indeed it is, when dealing with jealousy." Alejandro hit anerve in Heather, he saw her face grow angry.
"I am not jealous you arrogant!" She yelled defensively before Alejandro cut her off.
"Of course I mean Courtney." He looked worried, and was trying to calm Heather down. He knew it would work on her, his charm was way too powerful for her. "I must make her believe that no one else exists for me, if she's focused on us." Alejandro was referring to himself and Courtney, he knew it wold work, and get Heather on his side. "Then you can blind site her. Believe me Heather." Heather's walls were falling down, Alejandro overlooked her, giving him the height power, holding onto her hands. "The only woman I want to look at is you..." Alejandro and her were now nose to nose, he could see the freckles on her nose and around her cheeks, the glistening gray eyes, her eyes growing wide in surprise, everything was going off course for Heather. Heather's breath hitched, she could hardly breathe at what Alejandro was saying. "That's.. You're... You're so... Whatever..." Were the words she could get out. Alejandro saw this, and carressed her cheek, smiling at her sincerely, he hated that he was letting his walls down with Heather... She was so, easy to talk to, easy to be around, but hard at the same time. Heather felt mush, mush in her stomach and a lump in her throat. Chris interupted them. and they finally realized what was going on.
"Heather is soooo jealous." Alejandro sat in the confessional, leaning his leg on the confessional stand. He was rather pleased with himself. "This is great!" His hand going into a fit, cheering. He stopped for a second, realizing what he was saying and doing. "Not because I want her to, because she'll be that much easier to eliminate..."