All Summer Long
Chapter 5: One Night at a Time

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This will be my last update for a week because I'm going on holiday tomorrow and will be back sometime next Thursday. This means I miss Sam's last episode of TB. :( I would be so so grateful if you could give me a vague summary of the last episode, and by that I mean if there's any Huxon, either in your reviews or in a PM. I'll be able to check my emails (hopefully) on my phone this week!

Hope you enjoy this chapter. I promise to update as quickly as I can once I'm back from holiday!

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Nate Roberts awoke early and changed into his swimming trunks, grabbing his duffel bag and heading to the pool. Before work he usually went to the gym, but he prepared to take full advantage of the outdoor pool and weather that meant it was warm enough to use it. He left the room quietly making sure he didn't wake his roommate in the process. The resort was quiet as Nate made his way to the pool, the only sound came from the restaurant as it was being set up from breakfast. It seemed that he was the only guest who was already up and about. The pool was also empty when he arrived, he left his bag and t-shirt in the locker room and plunged into the warm water. The water felt beautiful against his hot skin and he swam several laps to warm up his muscles. It was only when he took a short break that he noticed he wasn't alone anymore. He looked up to find Sam Nixon leaving her towel over one of the chairs next to the pool. He took off his goggles and looked at her properly, unable to take his eyes off her. Never in any of his many fantasies about her had she ever looked this good. He had to struggled to even greet her.

"Morning, Sam." He said, trying to focus on her green eyes rather than her shapely, bikini clad body.

"Morning Nate." She replied, unable to ignore his muscular chest and the way the droplet of water ran down his powerful arms.

"Are you coming in?" He asked, realising that it sounded pretty stupid once he'd said it.

"Yeah. I didn't want to get in your way." She explained, having seen the speed at which he could complete a length of the pool she knew she was going to look pathetic in comparison.

"Don't worry about it. It's a free country after all. Wait, is it Majorca a free country? Is Majorca even a country?" He stopped himself, realising he was babbling like an idiot. Usually he was good with girls, but Sam wasn't a girl, she was a woman and Nate had no control over the way she made him feel.

Sam laughed good naturedly, sitting on the edge of the pool. She couldn't help it, but the more time she spent with Nate, the more she could see the resemblance between him and Phil Hunter.

"Exercise is the only way I can fight off a hangover." Sam said, dipping her feet and calves into the water. "Ooh, it's lovely." She grinned, slipping into the water.

Nate smiled back, seeing a side of Sam that made him like her even more, if that was even possible.


Diane awoke the next morning and felt terrible, she hadn't bothered to shut the curtains the night before and the sun was blazing in, making her headache even worse. She was about to get up to close the curtains and get a drink of water when she realised that she wasn't alone in the bed. Her first thought was that somehow she had been so drunk that she had slept with Nikki last night but the arm that reached out to pull her back into bed was more definitely male.

"Morning, Di." He heard the low rumble of a man's voice.

Diane Noble didn't need to hear anymore to know who that voice belonged too. "Shit." She said, sitting up in bed and pulling the covers up to her neck, despite the heat.

"That good was I?" He joked but there was a hint of hurt in his voice.

"I'm sorry, it's just..." Diane struggled for a way to explain herself. "You're my superior, we shouldn't be doing this." She started to get out of bed again, reaching for her dress that was on the floor beside her.

"Wait, Diane." He reached for her again, bringing her back into his arms. "I don't regret last night, not at all, and I don't want it to be a one-off thing. I really like you." He admitted.

She knew this was a big thing, but she didn't want him to know that she had only had sex with him to take her mind off of her confusing feelings for Nikki. It wasn't that she didn't like him, or that last night hadn't been amazing, she just wasn't sure if this was what she wanted.

"I like you too." She replied, reaching out and touching his face softly. "I'm going to go back to my room to shower and dress, I'll see you at breakfast, Callum."

"Okay," He said, watching her go and wondering if last night really would be just a one night stand.


When Nikki got up to shower she noticed that Diane's bed was still unmade and it didn't take a police officer to come to the conclusion that she had been out all night. She wondered a little bitterly who she had spent the night with and knew it was none of her business really. They were friends, nothing more and Nikki was becoming convinced that was all they'd ever be. She was drying her hair with a towel when Diane eventually returned to the room still wearing the same dress she had the night before, with her high heels in her hand.

"Morning." Diane said as brightly as she could muster. She was still beating herself up over how she had used Callum.

"Good night?" Nikki asked, with a smile she didn't hope appeared too fake.

"You could say that." She said. She saw the look in Nikki's eyes and decided that, although it was wrong, being with Callum could be the perfect way to see how Nikki really felt about her.


The group assembled in the restaurant for breakfast, all sitting together at a long table that stretched the length of the room. Diane smiled at Callum as they made their way into the room but was swept away by Honey and Kerry to sit at their end of the table. Sam joined them sliding into a seat next to Honey, Nate soon followed her and took the last empty seat. Sam had secretly been hoping that Phil would come and sit with her, but she hadn't seen him yet this morning. Nate chatted and flirted with her, much to Kerry and Honey's amused as they rolled their eyes at each other across the table. Diane had to hide her laughed too, suddenly feeling much better about this holiday.

After they had finished eating and drinking, Gina stood up and told everyone that they had a free day to do whatever they liked and that the team building would start tomorrow.

When she had finished and had sat back down, Kerry turned to those sitting nearest her.

"I think I'm going to go to the beach again." She said, looking around at the friends. They nodded in agreement, determined to enjoy their free day.


After they'd finished, they returned to their rooms to prepare for the beach again. As they walked down to the beach, Kerry turned to speak to Andrea.

"Hey Andi, are we going to see you at all this holiday, or are we going to have to share you with Neil?" She asked.

She blushed as a few of the others turned to look at her too. "I don't know what you mean." She stuttered.

Kerry stopped in her tracks. "So why are you the only one of the Sun Hill girls sharing a room with one of the guys?"

Andrea blushed again. "Okay, fine. Neil are kind of together, but he's still married so it's really awkward."

"Andrea!" Honey squealed. "Most of us had already figured it out already, why didn't you tell us?!"

"I'm sorry," She said. "Neil's got a son, which makes things even more complicated. We're still figuring things out."

"You two are sweet together." Kerry smiled as they continued on their way down to the beach.

Andrea smiled too, relieved that she could finally talk about her relationship with Neil.


"You look nice, Millie." Sam smiled a while later as they set out towels on the warm sand. "Doesn't she look nice, Jo?" She poked the brunette in the arm, forcing her to look away from the novel she was reading.

Jo looked up at the young redhead and made a non-committal noise at the back of her throat. It was true that Millie looked nice. Her bikini gave a teasing glimpse of cleaving and showed off her flat stomach and long legs. Jo would have been attracted to the woman if she looked just a little bit older than fifteen. She knew that wasn't fair on Millie who had proven herself as a great copper since joining Sun Hill. Jo thought it was best to keep her distance and treat the redhead coolly.

Millie blushed. "Aw, thanks guys." She looked away, Sam's compliment meant a lot but she would so much rather have heard the words coming from Jo's mouth. The fact that Jo had only agreed with Sam out of politeness hurt too, but she was determined that after these two weeks were up things would be completely different between them.

"Do you want to come and play volleyball with us?" Dan asked, approaching the girls who were just finishing applying sun cream.

Honey looked up at the sound of Dan's voice, momentarily lost for words when she realised he wasn't a shirt. Damn, she thought, he shouldn't wear a shirt more often.

"In this heat?" Diane asked, still suffering a little with her hangover and saving Honey from making a fool of herself. "No thanks, Dan."

"I'm in." Honey said, quietly, standing up and dusting sand off her thighs. Kerry, Andrea and Kayla agreed to join the boys.

"We are gonna crush you!" Stuart announced from the other side of the net.

"How do you put up with him?" Honey hissed to Libby who had decided to play as well.

Libby smiled. "He's a lot different when you get to know him."

Honey nodded and attempted a smile, but she wasn't quite convinced.


Phil hadn't wanted to participate in the volleyball match, he wanted to find Sam instead. He was starting to believe that he had imagine their kiss the previous night, especially as he was sure Sam had initiated it. He was becoming more convinced that it had just been a figment of his imagination after the way he had seen her talking and joking with Nate at breakfast. Phil had arrived just too late to miss out on the last seats at Sam's end of the table, and had ended up sitting with Zain, Stuart and their girlfriends, which had been pretty uncomfortable.

"Hey, Sam." He said, kneeling down in the sand beside where Sam was sunbathing.

"Hey." She smiled, aware that Jo was no longer concentrating on her novel.

"I was going to go for a walk along the beach," He lied. "I wondered if you wanted to come."

"Oh, she does." Jo chimed in, winking at Phil.

"Ignore her," Sam said, rolling her eyes. "I'd like that." She said, standing up and knotting her sarong around her waist. "Let's go."

They headed away from the group together, but not before Sam had had a chance to turn around and glare at Jo.

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