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"I've got a text!"
A round of cheers went around the group of Islanders as they crowded round the phone.
Islanders!
Congratulations on winning your challenge this morning! As a reward, two new islanders will be entering the villa tonight! Get glammed up and ready to welcome two new boys!
#getyourglamon #boysinblue
More screams filled the air as the girls started dancing around, excited about the prospect of some new boys. Robert rolled his eyes slightly, the squeals of the girls gradually grating on him more and more.
They were now in week three of being on the island, and Robert had been paired up with Lucy since the beginning.
He liked the look of her immediately and, most importantly, she was the polar opposite of his ex wife. She was petite, with short but wild blonde hair and a few small tattoos on her wrists and ankles. A bit of a free spirit as she liked to describe herself.
Robert was having fun with Lucy, whether it would last on the outside he wasn't sure yet, but he didn't have the same kind of attraction to any other girls in the villa, so for now he was happy in his couple. He felt slim arms wrap around his waist.
"Don't worry babe, I'm not gonna look anywhere else."
Lucy obviously misread his eye roll as worry about Lucy's loyalty. If he was honest, even if she did choose one of the new boys, he wouldn't be all that bothered. There were at least two other girls in the villa he knew he could get without too much effort. One of the other girls, Raine, ran up and linked arms with Lucy. Robert should have known she would be excited as the only single girl at the moment.
"Let's go get ready! Hopefully one of these new lads will be my type! You could even play the perfect wingman Robert!" She added with a cheeky wink.
Raine was one of his easy options, and he's sure Lucy knows it. She drags her off to the dressing room to start preparing for the new arrivals.
Boys entering is more of an event for the girls so he would probably just wear an open floral shirt and some shorts, no need for him to make too much of an effort. He's sure the boys would be too intimidated to try and graft on Lucy anyway.
One of the boys, Dan, walked up and slapped Robert on the shoulder.
"Some friendly competition, lad! Gotta love a bit of drama!"
"I'd prefer a chill night by the pool to be honest with you, mate, but there you go."
"You've got nothing to worry about man, Lucy is totally smitten with you, everyone can see that."
"I know that, I'm not worried, me and Luce are solid. What about Tamara, reckon she'll be tempted?"
"I reckon so. We only recoupled the other day and we don't really do much. She's kissed me once, won't even spoon me at night! Boy needs some lovin'!"
"That's no good, mate. I'll let you borrow Lucy if you want some bed action. She can't keep her hands to herself!" Robert tried at a crass attempt at banter.
"Robert!"
He spun round, not realising Lucy had came back out and was standing behind him.
"What the fuck, Robert?!"
"Oh, Luce, I was only kidding! Come on, you know I'm not like that!"
"I thought I did!" She replied bitterly, before storming back to the villa, no doubt to tell all the girls what a pig he is.
"Mate, what a good day to piss her off."
"You could have warned me she was there!"
"I didn't know you were gonna offer to pimp her out!" Dan chuckled.
Robert groaned and threw his head back.
"This is gonna take some making up. See you in a bit."
Robert headed up to the balcony where he'd seen from the pool that Lucy had headed out with a group of the girls.
As he opened the door he suddenly felt five ice cold stares aimed in his direction.
"Just piss off, Rob." Raine spat.
"Come on, Lucy, I'm really sorry. You know I'm no good at 'lad talk'. I was just trying to be funny. Unsuccessfully, clearly."
"Funny?! You think it's funny to imply that I'll just jump into bed with any guy that wants me?"
"No of course not. And that's obviously not what I think about you. You're too good for me, everyone knows that."
That seemed to soften her demeanor, but only slightly.
"You have a LOT of apologising to do."She said as she pushed past him and inside.
She turned and looked over her shoulder as the other girls followed, a couple purposefully pushing into Robert. "Two new boys," she mused, "best hope I can keep my hands to myself!" She smirked to the girls and they all walked off, slamming the door behind them.
Robert groaned and slumped into the cushions.
This party tonight was going to be a complete nightmare.
***
It was later on in the evening and everyone was gathered outside. There had been a bar set up and a DJ booth for the party, and Robert had spent most of the night running around after Lucy, fetching her drinks, food, and kissing her on the cheek whenever she would allow.
He's not used to running around after someone like this, but everything is so much more intense in the villa than real life.
One of the boys, Max, suddenly pulled his phone out.
"I've got a text!"
Islanders!
Get ready to welcome your new arrivals! Be on your best behaviour for our two new police studs, Adam and Aaron!
#laydownthelaw #crimesofpassion
More squeals around the garden.
Max's partner Ali piped up;
"I knew it! Boys in blue, I knew they were gonna be policemen!"
"I love a man in uniform." Lucy smirked with a glance at Robert.
Robert threw an exasperated look at Dan who laughed back.
He knew Lucy wouldn't really fire into someone else, but he also knew that she was going to do everything she could tonight to make him think she is.
It's another half hour until they arrive. Robert had his back to the door as he was mixing drinks for himself and Lucy.
Everyone goes to crowd around the new arrivals, guys shaking hands and girls giving overly familiar hugs and kisses even though they've never met before, which Robert always found a bit strange.
After a couple of minutes he puts down the drinks and heads over to introduce himself. He walks up to the first guy he sees, who looks a few years younger than Robert with a huge smile on his face and he can already tell people are going to love him.
"Alright mate!" The new guy exclaims, holding his hand out. "Adam!"
Robert takes his hand and shakes it firmly.
"Robert. Nice to meet you."
"You too, mate. You got your hands full with that missus of yours, eh?" Adam laughed with one of the most outrageous laughs Robert has ever heard. He's gonna be fun to have around, Robert thought.
"Yeah, she's fiery! Rather that than be bored." He smiled.
"Well she'll keep you on your toes anyway, Aaron's been in the place five minutes and she's all over him while staring at you! Have fun with that, lad!" Adam patted him on the shoulder as Tom and Max walked up to say hi.
Robert walked over to Lucy. He wasn't jealous but if he gave her what she wanted she might stop with her games sooner.
The new guy, Aaron, had his back to him and Lucy was holding onto his arm while laughing over enthusiastically at whatever he was saying. He didn't seem too bothered at her embarrassing display and he found himself taking a disliking to him before even speaking to him.
"Oh, Robert, there you are." Lucy grimaced, not letting go of Aaron's arm.
Robert went to make a sarcastic comment, getting bored of her games when his breath caught in his throat.
The new guy turned around and Robert found himself staring into the bluest eyes he had ever seen.
"Alright mate? I'm Aaron. Guessing you're the one she's trying to make jealous over here?" holding his hand out in the same way his friend did before.
Robert stood staring at the man in front of him. He was wearing a short sleeved black shirt covered in white palm trees that highlighted his muscular arms quite nicely. He had short dark hair that was styled with gel and short dark stubble, and those eyes.
Those eyes that Robert couldn't stop staring at. The same eyes that were suddenly tainted with a small frown as Aaron dropped his hand awkwardly as Robert realised he should probably say something.
"Eh...what?" Robert stammered, realising that probably wasn't the best start.
Lucy walked away with a smug smile on her face seeming quite pleased with herself.
"Look mate, I swear I wasn't trying anything. She was obviously flirting with me to get a rise out of you, I'm not into that. Alright?"
He reached out to place a hand on Robert's arm, and without thinking he jerked his arm out of the way. Aaron scoffed before walking away.
"Whatever, mate."
Why had he done that?
He knows Aaron wasn't doing anything wrong, he wasn't annoyed at him at all.
But he did have an effect on him that he didn't want to place, and it definitely wasn't something he wanted to explore any further, especially not on a televised island.
Thinking over that interaction he realised he was just going to look like a jealous prick. He guessed that was better than the alternative so he decided to shrug it off and try and keep his distance from Aaron for the time being.
He walked up to Lucy and dragged her to the side, out of view of most people and kissed her firmly.
"How's that for an apology?" He said lowly.
She smirked up at him. "I guess it will do."
She leant up and kissed him again, not noticing how Robert's eyes had locked with the blue ones across the garden.