Chapter 2: The Aloha State

James sighed as they stepped for the Hilton Waikoloa Village resort. The sun was shining brightly on The Big Island and he was currently in a happy mood.

And of course, Holly J was in a happier mood.

"How'd you get us this?" she asked him as they moved with the group towards the Palace Towers.

James smiled. "Are you complaining?"

"What? No." Holly J said. "I just wanted to know."

The six walked into the lobby, taking in the view around them. They soon made their way up to the desk.

"May I help you?" the woman asked with a friendly smile.

"Um, we have reservations." Declan stated.

"Okay. Tell me your names." she asked.

"Coyne and Nichols." Declan answered.

"Coyne. Coyne. Two suites? One Palace Suite and one Royal Suite?" Declan nodded. "Alright, here are your keys. And for Nichols…" the woman paused as she scanned the list. "Ah. One Palace Suite."

"That's us." James said taking his and Holly J's keys. He then addressed the Coyne twins. "I'm going to go lie down. "Call me when you guys want to meet up for lunch."

"Will do." Declan replied.

James began leading Holly J away from the others, she walking beside him with a smile on her face.

"What's with the grin HJ? You look like you're about to explode with excitement." James said to her, a smile on his face as well.

"Nothing. I just feel very lucky. Very, very lucky." Holly J answered.

"You haven't seen lucky yet." responded James.

James led Holly J to their suite on the fifth floor. He opened the door and allowed her to walk in and take it all in.

"Oh my God…" she gasped looking around. "How much did this cost?"

James shrugged. "Win a few bets and it's not much."

Holly J gave him a curious stare but then moved for the lanai off of the dining room. James grinned at her obvious approval and moved to put the bags in the bedroom. Once he had put their bags in a corner, he fell onto his back on the bed, instantly closing his eyes. It had been a long year so far and sleep was something he longed for.

"I guess," James opened his eyes to see Holly J moving into the bedroom. "I owe you one for the teasing, huh? You looked like you were in pain on the plane."

James gave her a fixed stare to show his annoyance at her previous actions. It was one thing for her to use her teasing techniques in the comfort of privacy, but on a plane? James was only glad that he had the self control that he had or else he would have gone all out on her on the plane. And he did not need someone recording him having sex with his girlfriend on the plane.

"But as promised, I'm yours." Holly J said as she sensually crawled atop of James. "That is, if you want me."

"When don't I love?" James asked before kissing her.

Her lips tasted of strawberries, befitting for her hair color. James rolled them over, starting their normal battle of dominance. Surprisingly though, she gave no fight, instead just pushing her hips up to meet his, moaning into each kiss. James was going to pull away from their kissing, but she caught his body lip with her teeth, keeping him from going too far. James only smiled and continued to kiss her feverishly. She knew how to fight off of her back, that was for sure.

The world seemed to be at its calmest with them like this, her fingers attempting to pull his shirt over his head without breaking the connection between their lips and tongues. Unfortunately, James had to pull away to toss his shirt over his head, something that caused Holly J to sit up as well. He was not surprised when she threw off her own shirt, revealing her light blue bra beneath it. Before James could comment on how he beautiful she was, she rejoined their lips, pushing him onto his back. Now straddling him once more, Holly J began her grinding, this time a little more forceful than the previous ones.

But James knew how to play this game all to well. He moved on of his hands up her skirt, finding the wet spot in her panties. It always amazed him on how ready she would be for these sorts of things. Still, he rubbed her through her panties, feeling the moisture grow more and more.

Holly J moaned as she began to move her hips on his hand, trying to build more friction. James took that moment to roll them back over, his hand never slowing down at all. Now on top once more, James pulled her skirt and panties off in one trip and went back to kissing her while pushing his middle and index finger inside of her. Her back arched off of the bed completely as he kept this up, moaning all the way. James figured that he would be in control of this session since she was currently writhing beneath him due to his fingers.

Of course, this was not the case as she rolled them back over, her hips still moving with his fingers, and gripped his pants. After unbuttoning them and unzipping them, she moved off of his hand and took his jeans off instantly. She then positioned herself over his detained shaft and rubbed herself against him with a steady pace. James let a groan escape his lips as he felt her breath against his neck. She was now in charge and winning because of that. This meant that he had to do something quick before she assumed supremacy.

His hands moved up her back and unclasped her bra. With that out of the way, he was free to knead her breasts freely, this causing her pace to quicken. James loved the feel of her buds growing stiff in his palms. She felt extremely amazing and he could not wait to be inside of her. But of course, that meant that he had to weaken her before he could roll her over and achieve domination. But when her fingers reached the waistband of his boxers, he knew that she would continue with her top position whether he liked it or not.

Boxers now out of the way, Holly J retrieved a condom from his pocket, pumping his shaft with an impish smile. The D.C native watched her slowly place the latex on him, her smile growing as his hips jumped from the contact. James could only watch with impatience as she lined her center with his length and slow lower herself onto him. His mind went hazy for a moment as she resumed their earlier make-out session. God how he loved how it felt to be inside of her, mainly because no one but him has ever done so. She began her slow teasing pace, smiling a bit at James's urgency. He bucked up into her, only for her nails to dig into his arms.

"Stop that." she whispered playfully in his ear.

"You're going to pay for this." he told her, gaining a giggle.

"Do your worst." James loved this about her. She had nearly singlehandedly taught him self restraint and following orders through this game.

James felt her tongue trace his neck, then chest, circling a nipple, before the top of his abs. She then sat up, still riding him in an agonizingly slow pace.

"I love how you feel." she admitted through pure lust.

James brought his hands up to her breasts and gave them a squeeze. She bit her lips to stop herself from moaning out loudly, a sight that only spurred him on more. She brought her face towards him and gave him a breathtaking kiss.

Perfect, he thought. He rolled them over, now being the one to set the pace. Her eyes showed her excitement as James began to thrust into her at a faster pace. Her nails dragged down his back and made its way to his ass where she groped him tightly.

"Go. Harder." she said before he complied with her orders.

"Fuck…" James said before kissing the crook of her neck.

He was close and he knew she was by the sounds she was making. He moved and kissed her, loving how she responded with so much enthusiasm. Nothing could make this feeling any better… Except her rolling them over again. James thought about putting her back on the bottom and pinning her legs against her, but she gave his bottom lip another bite as if to reprimand him for the thought. A coppery taste filled his mouth as she sat back and continued to bounce atop of him rapidly, her own climax building by the seconds. James thrust up into her with the same speed before she let out a lustful scream. James thrust into her a few more times before finishing himself.

Panting, Holly J fell atop of James.

"Pinned you…" she managed to say as she attempted to catch her breath.

James only chuckled as he rubbed her back, causing her to moan in appreciation.

"You cheated." he said, his voice a bit hoarse.

The two shared a laugh as James continued to rub her back. Holly J rose, disconnecting the two, before resting on James. He continued to rub her back as he felt her relax atop of him. This felt almost perfect to him, with the exception of the slight stinging from his lip.

"We should take a shower." Holly J said.

James smiled before kissing his girlfriend.

"My thoughts exactly love." James said before closing his eyes. "But first, I have a nap to catch."

"Not a bad idea." Holly J said as he began to rub her back again. The two lied in complete silence for all of five minutes before James's cell phone rang. "Your friends are calling."

James groaned. "Why do I let you talk me into these things?" Holly J giggled as she snuggled more into him, obviously not wanting to leave. "Maybe if I ignore them, they'll go away."

The ringing stopped before starting again.

"Think again." Holly J said. "Come on. Let's shower and then meet up with your friends."

"Do we have to?" Holly J laughed at the statement.

"Of course we do or else they'll worry and come here and I don't want them here." Holly J said. "Bad enough Princess Fiona is back. I'd hate to see her all over you, again."

James did not respond, just rubbing her back gently as he always did when they were just lying about until she rose for the bathroom. His grey eyes gave her a thorough scanning, loving every grove and curve he saw. His eyes then moved from her thighs up to her face, seeing her lips curled in a satisfying smile. Holly J would never admit it, but she loved attention.

"Take a shower and you'll see more." she said.

James smiled sitting up. "Let's go love."

Minutes later, Holly J walked alongside James as he followed Declan and Jane to the chosen restaurant nearby.

"Fi and Charlie are already there." Declan explained. "They took the tram."

"Something tells me you don't really approve of them mate. And it could be my imagination." James stated.

Declan sighed. "I'm happy that Fiona's happy, I really am. But I know that in the end, Charlie can't give Fiona what Fiona really wants."

"That's not right Declan." Jane said. "They can get married in some parts of the states and have a family through adoption or a donor."

"I know. But I also know that there's just something wrong there and it's not that she's dating a girl. It's something… I don't know." James caught Declan's eyes drift towards him.

"Your sister with another girl? Kind of hot mate." James said before Holly J elbowed him.

"Pervert." she muttered.

"Well," Declan stated. "I know when Fiona's not completely happy and she's not to me. That's why she asked to come on this trip to find whatever it was she was missing. Problem is, neither of us knows what's missing in her and Charlie's relationship."

"I wish I could help but I can't." Declan gave a small snort.

"You didn't even try yet." The male Coyne said.

James shrugged. "I tried a long time ago and it didn't work. You yourself told me to get over her, and I have. Anya helped me do that and Holly J just finished what she started." James paused. "Not to mention that my younger sister is completely annoying and I have a son on the way."

"Excuses, excuses." Declan stated as they neared the restaurant, Fiona and Charlie waiting outside.

"It's about time. What were you four doing?" James noticed that Jane and Declan had the same shameful glances as he and Holly J. Fiona seemed to have noticed this and sighed. "You two are still the same. Always thinking with the wrong head."

"Look who's talking." Declan said. "From the disturbing images I have of you and Jai-"

"How about we get lunch?" James interrupted.

"Good idea." Holly J stated.

James gave Declan a simple look to tell him to drop whatever James and Fiona had in the past whilst Holly J was around. Declan shrugged it off, and the six entered the restaurant. After getting a table to fit the six of them (Holly J, James, and Charlie sitting across Jane, Declan, and Fiona respectively) they all looked at the menus.

"What to get…?" Holly J whispered.

James was going to respond before he felt a foot rub against his leg. He kept his composure, not jumping at the sudden intrusion, and glanced across the table. He caught Fiona submerging a giggle behind her hand before the foot on his leg was removed.

"Embarrassing…" Fiona said.

Declan frowned. "What is?"

"Nothing." James stared at Fiona, who was seconds away from bursting with laughter.

It then dawned on James what Fiona was attempting. She was obviously looking for Charlie's legs, who sat beside James. Instead, she found his.

"So," Fiona said looking at James. "Just how did you and Holly J began dating? This will be the second girl you've dated who is the younger sister of a friend, you know."

James smiled. "Well… It's kind of a funny story actually."

"Heather locked us in a closet." Holly J stated. Fiona looked at James, who just nodded. "It was like playing Seven Minutes just with very little space and longer time."

"They had been 'studying' with each other for a while though." Jane added.

"We were studying." Holly J defended. She hated it when people got the wrong idea about her or her relationship with James.

"Yeah…" Declan stated. "Anyway, they act more like…" Declan paused. "Never mind. Forget I said anything."

James glared at Declan. This was the second time in the past ten minutes that he had brought up a part of the past that James did not appreciate. He was going to voice his annoyance when Fiona continued.

"So what happened afterwards?" she questioned, now more towards Holly J than James.

Holly J shrugged. "We talked it out until Heather unlocked us, went on a date, and here we are."

"The bartender and the waitress. My next play title." Declan said.

"You are a bartender now, huh?" James gave Fiona a nod. "Well, I guess that's all the more reasons why we couldn't have lasted. A recovering alcoholic does not make a perfect housewife for a bartender."

"True." James said, though he was mentally kicking Laura for even putting the thought in Fiona's head.

"What about you and Charlie?" Jane asked.

"She was my inspiration." Fiona stated. James and Declan frowned at this. "She was the figure model in my art class. Then we started talking and now here we are. In Hawaii together." James and Declan exchanged glances before Fiona continued. "Which reminds me! Jaime, I have some great designs you have got to see!"

James groaned. "I figured since your girlfriend was here you'd use her instead of me bird."

"Did I use Bobby instead of you?" James watched Declan smirk. Declan never got dragged to look at his sister's designs. Only James. "Seriously Jaime, why are you trying to mess up tradition?"

Declan shrugged. "It must have something to do with a win for the Nationals. That was very untraditional."

James let the comment go. His and Declan's loyalty to their respective hometowns would never die so long as New York City and Washington D.C existed.

Approximately twenty minutes later, the group had ordered and was fed, now just talking to see what had happened in their lives. Or to be more precise, Declan, James, and Fiona talked to catch up while their respective girlfriends just listened.

"I bet she does…" James muttered.

Fiona rolled her eyes. "James, my mom does not hate you. Well, not anymore."

"I think she does." James said.

Declan nodded. "She probably does." Declan then looked at Charlie. "What about you? Did you get in our parents' good graces?"

"No." Fiona answered. "They asked her for her life story just about. I felt so embarrassed."

James felt his cell phone vibrated. He looked at the screen, feeling Holly J's eyes on his phone as well. She never answered like Fiona did, but she always looked to see who it was. If it was someone she did not know or wondered why they were calling, she would question.

"I have to take this." James said rising. He answered his call. "Hey."

"Hey babe." Despite her dating another guy, Manny Santos would always call him "babe" for whatever the reason. "How's Hawaii?"

James stepped out of the restaurant before answering.

"Hell, mate. Fiona's here." James answered.

"Really? How's Holly J taking it?" questioned Manny.

James sighed. "Better than I expected. Lord knows I don't know what she packed in her bags so I'll have to keep an eye open for that." Manny laughed a bit. "So, what're you doing?"

"Sitting here. Bored to death." Manny said. "Craig went into the studio earlier and I haven't spoken to Emma. I think she and Jay went house shopping again."

"Oh." James said.

One of the other things that happened during the Vegas trip was Emma and Jay's marriage. After the two returned, they argued their way into having sex with one another and eventually figured that it was worth a shot. Now the married couple acted like one in almost every aspect.

"So… The ex who you are so in love with is there and your current hasn't gone completely cuckoo bananas about it yet. So what are you going to do?" Manny asked.

James shrugged a little. "I wish I knew. Bad enough I have HJ down here, but Fiona's brought Charlie as well."

"Ah. The other guy." James only smirked.

"The other girl." James heard Manny gasp.

"She's a lesbian? No way!"

"My thoughts exactly, but apparently so." James said. "It's kind of hard to deny it though. They do look like they're really into each other so…"

Manny scoffed. "Since when do you give up? I say go for it." James heard what sounded like a bag of some sort being opened. He figured she was snacking on some crackers or chips again. "Besides, I'd rather have the posh Fiona Coyne as my son's stepmom than the arrogant Holly J Sinclair."

"I don't get a say in this?" James asked with a smile.

"Very little so make it count." James laughed at her response. It was a shame that he and Manny could not have made something work. Oh well. He should be glad about what he has.

"Look, I have to get back to the table before they start revealing embarrassing stories about me." he told her. "I'll call you later on today, alright?"

"You do know it's already four in Toronto right?" Manny said, reminding James of the different time zones. "So how about I'll call you when I'm headed off to bed. You should be up and hopefully not doing anything with Holly J… Or Fiona… Or Fiona and her girlfriend."

"Funny." James said. "Bye love."

"Bye babe." she said before hanging up.

James put his phone in his pocket and made his way back to the table. He and Manny's relationship was an odd one to talk about. There was clearly some physical and emotional attraction there, but they refused to date. Mainly because James knew that Manny was near in love with Craig and she knew how he once felt for Fiona. However, when it was just the two of them, they would cuddle (on her request) and talk about nearly anything.

They were the opposite of him and Emma. Emma had become something akin to the sibling he never had, always checking in on him and helping whenever possible. She was there for him during the time he was still moping over Fiona's departure and gave him advice when needed the most. Plus, like any other older sister, she had a knack for being annoying at the most inconvenient time. But, he loved Emma's company through and through. Even if she now spoke of her husband almost every four or five sentences.

Returning to the table, James sat in his seat.

"Everything alright?" Holly J asked.

James nodded. "Perfect. She's just a bit bored, that's all."

"That's Manny for you…" Holly J said. "Jane and I are going to go on a little shopping spree. You don't mind, do you?"

"Depends on what you bring back." James replied with a coy smile.

"That goes for me too." Declan stated.

Charlie looked at Fiona. "Ready to go see the island?" Fiona nodded. "Great. I'm sure you can find tons of inspiration here."

Fiona then looked at James. "What are you going to do?"

"Sleep." James answered. "Without a certain someone in my room to keep me awake, I can finally take that nap."

Charlie gave James and Holly J a frown.

"You two wouldn't be on the fifth floor would you?" Both James and Holly J nodded. Charlie just smiled as she looked at Fiona. "Now we know who's across the hall from us."

"What?" Holly J asked.

"We heard you." Fiona simply stated. "And before you deny it, your lip is so bruised."

James hand went to his bottom lip where Holly J had bit him earlier before looking at Holly J. It was appealing to see her, one of the Queen Bees on campus, blushing.

"Told you to get a Royal Suite like me…" Declan muttered loud enough for James to hear.

"Well, I don't have to show off like you." James responded. "Plus, everyone knows that between Holly J and Jane, Jane's twice as loud. The privacy was well needed."

"Are we really going to have this conversation here?" Jane asked, looking between Declan and James.

James raised a brow. Declan would never back down from a challenge unless Jane put her foot down. He was curious to know what his friend was going to say.

"We'll see." Declan stated.

"Let's not." Holly J said. "Jane, are you ready? I really don't want to be around while they decide which one of us screams the loudest."

"Me neither." Jane said rising with her friend. "I'll see you later."

Declan gave her a nod as Holly J gave James a kiss.

"Drop the conversation." she said firmly before walking away with Jane.

"Holly J is." Declan said.

James only laughed. Declan had to get the last word, whether or not he was wrong.

"Can we change the topic? Please?" James and Declan looked at Fiona before nodding. "Great. So, how about I tell you about my wonderful friends in New York? I'm sure you'll like to hear how I befriended a pair that works for the circus."

"This I have to hear." Declan stated.

As Fiona began, James only smiled at how excited she sounded. It was kind of like how she used to be, sans the fact that she was currently dating another woman. He had no real problem with her being lesbian, more like having a problem that she was dating someone else period. He had felt this kind of anger and jealousy before when Bobby was gloating about how he had taken Fiona's virginity.

Still, it was good to have his bird back.