Chapter 44

Apologies for the huge delay, I've had several assignments and house hunting going on this week as well as preparation for a job interview... So sorry about that, here's a few updates though. And to probably make this worse, I'm ending this fic in a few chapters, but I plan on starting something knew soon! Thanks :)

Connie found herself lying above Jacob as she woke that morning. She had no idea how she got there or even what had happened the night before. Rather than wake Jacob up she rolled off of him and got up wrapping her dressing gown around her.

Wandering downstairs she realised nobody was there. Stepping onto the veranda she saw Rita, Alicia and Brianna all laid up sun loungers with sun glasses on. Connie fell down beside them closing her eyes.

"Tell me you all feel as bad as me right now-" "Depends what you mean." Connie glanced side ways to where the voice had come from. It was Brianna the other end but it was Rita's smirk that got her attention. "Why?" None of them answered but the smile on Rita's face didn't fade. "You have no idea what you did do you?" Rita was just met with an unexplainable expression from Connie.

"I think I'm going to be sick…" Alicia jumped up from the chair dashing inside and up the stairs to one of the bathrooms. Robyn sat up smiling. "Alicia and Ethan got together last night, like properly for the first time… It either didn't go too well or she drunk enough to last her a life time!"

Connie smiled happy that Alicia had finally taken control of things but her mind drifted back to what Rita had said. She got up herself and moved inside but stopped when she heard Rita. "Going to ask Jacob what you got up to? You know you could just ask-" "Why would I need to ask when I know what happened?" She was met by a face from Rita that knew she was lying.

Turning her back she bumped into Alicia. "Was it really that bad?" Slowly a smile spread on her face realising what Connie was referring to. "That, oh no, that was great… I just never want to smell Sambuca again." Connie laughed before thinking about the night before. "Sambuca-" "Yeah, Jacob and Iain dared us all to do them…" She closed her eyes turning round and walking up the stairs. "Everything okay-" "Everything's fine Alicia, if you hear screaming don't worry it's just me murdering my husband."

Alicia went wide eyed before turning around and returning outside. Connie stormed into the bedroom throwing the door closed behind her. That was enough to wake anyone up but Connie then proceeded to sit on the bed and push Jacob over. "Morning baby-" "Don't morning baby me, what the hell did I do last night?"

Jacob started to talk before Connie punched his chest. "What was that for?" "You know I can't drink Sambuca and you kept pouring it down my neck like it was going out of fashion-" "Oh sweet cheeks that was before the Sambuca." Connie went a deathly pale colour before speaking with so much venom in her voice it surprised them both. "What. Did. You. Do."

"Me? Oh no it was all you… Although you didn't hear any complaints from me or Iain." Connie dropped her head to the bed in defeat. "Tell me I didn't?" "Oh you did…"

They walked along the beach together, with no sense of direction or balance but they didn't care. Robyn had dared the three of them to run along the beach, which was cool. But it was Iain's added extra which didn't settle with her too well.

"That's way too nice after what they made us do… You have to do it in your underwear all of you." Iain, Jacob, Lofty, Brianna, Robyn and Ethan sat as the other three women stood in front of them. "That's not fair-" "Are you forfeiting Beauchamp-" "It's Masters and no."

Alicia was unfazed by the situation as she pulled the top over her head and let her shorts fall to the sand, shortly followed by the other two women. They only stopped when their feet hit the water and it lapped up against their ankles. "Easy!" Rita called up the beach to them.

"Please tell me you're lying Jacob because I don't think I can face everyone down there if me.. and her… really did anything like that-" "Well sweet cheeks I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it happened."

"Okay if you're so hardcore and this is so boring let's make it more interesting…" Rita watched as Iain spoke from the sand they were sitting in. The girls had their clothes on again and were lying on the sand beside them looking up at the sky.

"I dare you two to kiss." Rita froze giving herself away to Iain. Connie on the other hand wasn't about to be beaten by anyone, least her husband. "You're so immature…" But Connie sat up and leant over Rita pressing her lips to the blondes.

Iain and Jacob sat wide eyed watching as their partners seemed to get caught in the strange moment they were sharing. "Jesus Christ Connie." Alicia sat beside them when Connie sat up and smirked at Jacob. "Sorry, what was that? I think you just lost-" "I don't." Iain laughed with Jacob before Connie rolled her eyes lying down again.

"You had to think of yourself didn't you-" "Hey I didn't tell you to do it and you chose to kiss her! I thought it was pretty hot…" Connie sighed laying her head back on the pillow, pieces of the night returning to her slowly although she was happier not remembering… Oh god.

"There's me thinking you'd never remember that part." Connie's eyes were wide open before she groaned and buried her head in the pillow. "I must say, it was definitely an interesting experience but it's not something I'm jumping to do again… Sand in your underwear really isn't all that comfortable while walking. Hey I've always wanted to have sex on the beach though!" Connie responding by kicking Jacob, so hard he fell out the bed.

"They weren't-" "No everyone had left. We stayed on, you wanted to talk."

Connie rested her head on his chest as they looked up into the sky. It was so clear that the stars shone brightly down above them. "You really love me don't you-" "What sort of a question is that, of course I love you Connie."

She sat up staring out at the water. "It's just, back in there seeing you with those other girls… It made me really think, you could literally have anyone you wanted, someone your age." He placed his lips to her shoulder as she finished speaking. "Yet you chose me and asked me to marry you-" "Married you. Best decision I ever made in my sorry excuse of a life. You turned everything around for me, I'm never going to leave you for doing that."

One thing led to another out on the sand but she didn't care. Nothing mattered other than them, than this. They walked hand in hand slowly back up to the villa. "I love you Mrs Connie Masters and I will always love you. There are only two girls I could ever love more than you." He noticed the smile disappear from her face before he stopped walking and turned her head to look at him.

"You still don't believe me do you-" "Jac-" "Grace and our baby. The only two girls who could ever possibly have my heart other than you, would be our daughters if it were to ever happen…"

Connie smiled as everything he had said moved around her head. In a sudden mood change she turned to Jacob locking her lips with his. When she sat up she looked down at him. "There is only one other man who could ever be in my heart other than you…" He smiled knowing where she was going with this. "I didn't think you'd remember that-" "Well I did… I love you Jacob." He pushed her over on to her back before kissing her as she laughed beneath him.