[Complicated] Bahama, Come On Pretty Mama

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia almost choked on her drink when Claire joked. "Definitely sticking to the steak then." she smiled and rested her head against her best friend's. This was becoming a happy atmosphere once again. Natalia could feel the tensions just slipping away. She sat up straight and flicked Claire's nose when she said she was on a diet. "You do not need to be on a diet." she sighed and finished off her Shirley temple. She would need to order another one when the waiter came back with the food. She was really looking forward to this steak.

Natalia made a face when Ethan answered for Claire. Anthony was trying to make conversation. Oh well. Natalia smiled as Ethan rested his arm on her chair. He was totally obvious about it. Natalia definitely didn't care. She looked over at him and smiled, maybe for a little bit longer than she should have. She bit her lip and looked away. She smiled at Stefan and Hillary. They were so cute. They were definitely going to get married....if they ever got into a relationship. Natalia could totally see little Stefans and Hillarys running around.


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[Stefan Michael Thomas]

Stefan licked his lips when Hillary ordered the dessert, it sounded delicious. He still ordered his lobster and another Jack and Coke. Stefan got the chills when Hillary kissed behind his ear. That was his big spot, and she knew that. He brought his hand a little higher up as she nibbled his ear. He smiled when she told him that there was only 3 1/3 more hours. He leaned over and kissed her and whispered, "Can't wait." he kissed her one more time softly and then leaned back in his chair, making himself as comfortable as he could. He moved his hand up a little higher and made it look like nothing was going on.

"So I think we should spend the day on land tomorrow. Shopping, sight see. Beach time. What do you guys think?" he asked, trying as hard as he could to not let any attention go below the table. He had never been to the Bahamas and this was a great group of people to see it for the first time with. He looked over at Hillary and smiled. "I know this isn't the best place or time to ask this, but I think it's time." He sat up and brought his face closer to hers. "Will you be my girlfriend.....officially?"


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[Anthony Marcus Owen]

Anthony looked over at Ethan, "Dude, that was supposed to be our secret. You said you wouldn't tell anyone. Now the whole damn table knows." he laughed and drank his Mountain Dew. This was a great group of people. Definitely people that Anthony could joke around with and have a good time with. It was also great that one of his best guy friends was the brother of the girl he was interested in, but it was also a not so good thing at the same thing. He gave Ethan a "yeah right" face when he mouthed that he was sorry. He finished off this Mountain Dew and out the empty cup next to his empty Ciroc bottle.

Anthony looked around the table. Natalia and Ethan were making googly eyes at each other and Stefan and Hillary were having a moment. He looked over at Claire and smiled. He mouthed "smile" to her and smiled again. He wanted to see her smile. "Dude, you know I wanna take surfing lessons. Do you think they give those?" he asked Stefan. Surfing was always something Anthony wanted to try. Just then he heard Stefan asked Hillary out...officially. "Its about damn time. Hallelujah." he said with a smile.


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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan felt bad about stepping in to talk for Claire when he had realized that it was Anthony trying to include her. But whatever, him and Anthony wouldn’t get mad at each other about it, that just wasn’t the way guys operated. He was glad when everyone had ordered food. The sooner it got out there the better, he was with Anthony on the starving issue. He laughed as Anthony joked with him about that being a secret that was meant to be kept between them. “ You can’t keep a love like ours a secret forever, Anthony. The heart wants what the heart wants” he said earnestly, trying to keep a serious façade throughout their jesting with each other. Anthony was a good guy, regardless of some of the choices he made. They all made mistakes, and they all learned from them. The important thing was that they had each other to lean on in those moments.

Ethan couldn’t help but laugh as Natalia flicked Claire on the nose.She was so cute sometimes with her behaviors.He kept his arm on the back of her chair,not moving it away even if she was moving in her seat.It would be there when she got back, that was for damn sure. He looked over his shoulder, seeing a little girl staring at Natalia in fascination.He smiled, knowing what it was like to look at her with that type of awe. “Looks like you’ve got a little fanclub,’ he said, rubbing his hand against the other side of her shoulder before he dropped his hand lazily again and gestured to the little girl. Ethan turned his head when he heard Stefan ask out Hillary officially. They had been three single guys, able to do what they want. And then there were two. He smiled though, knowing that would be what made Stefan the happiest. He looked at Natalia. “I’m taking credit for that, I planted the idea of a honeymoon in his head. You could say I basically pulled the trigger,” he sighed sarcastically, showing how much hard work he had put into that relationship.

[Hillary Rachelle Jones]

Hillary felt her leg jerk slightly as Stefan moved his hand up higher when she had kissed behind his ear. She could feel the chills running throughout her entire body and forced herself to find something to focus on. There was probably not another person in the entire world who had ever looked so fascinated by a salt shaker before as she pushed it around the table with her free hand and began two spin it between her fingers. Once again he moved his hand higher and Hillary could have sworn in that moment she officially lost all ability to think straight. She forced herself to take in a breath, hoping the fresh oxygen would clear her brain. Nope, with his hand on her thigh like that she couldn’t function like a normal human should. She tightened the grip of her fingers against the inside of his thigh and brought her hand up to match the length that Stefan had brushed his hand up against her own thigh. She moved her hand carefully, tracing her thumb deeper inside his thigh before she coughed and caught the tail end of what he was saying, “I think that sounds fun. We could play beach volleyball” she said before she looked around at the table at everyone else, she had quit using her thumb and was now using all of her fingers to put pressure against the sensitive skin beneath his adorable pants he had dressed up in.


Hillary touched the outside of her glass, hoping the condensation on the outside of it would maybe help her cool off from Stefan’s touch and not blush in an obvious manner. But instead of him talking about plans for the next day she turned her head to him quickly.She watched him for a few moments, her body still in chills from his hand, and now he was taking her breath away all over again.Hillary smiled quickly and leaned in her chair closer to him. She placed her right hand on his cheek and kissed him , but this time she was kissing the guy that she knew cared about her as much as she cared about him. “ No, it’s the best time,” she said, disagreeing with him as she smiled and rested her forehead against his. She couldn’t help but smile like an idiot, grinning from ear to ear. There wasn’t anything that was really going to change between them. They already acted like they were a couple, and they already had special plans for that evening. “ You made it perfect,” she said to him, referring to how tonight would unfold now, though everyone else probably had no idea what she was talking about.

[Claire Jayne Madden]

Claire had been staring off into space when Natalia flicked her on the nose. “What the heck” she said as she rubbed her nose and looked over at Natalia, wondering had caused her to do that. She scanned her eyes over the table and sighed as she looked at the empty Ciroc bottle.He’d finished a bottle of Ciroc in a matter of hours. He didn’t need dinner, he needed his stomach pumped. It felt seriously uncomfortable as Ethan and Natalia,and Stefan and Hillary were acting like they were in their own worlds. Which left her and Anthony to sit there like people who just didn’t belong. She wrapped her hand around her arm before she looked over at Anthony and saw him staring at her, mouthing at her to smile. Smiling was the last thing she wanted to do, but of course whatever he wanted. She smiled for him, dropping her hand from her arm and into her lap. That’s how she knew she cared about him. She’d rip her heart out if it meant giving him what he wanted. She waited for him to look away before she mouthed a few things of herself to him, varying from ‘I love you’ to ‘ You suck’.

Claire looked over at Stefan as he asked Hillary out so casually, like he was just asking her what time it was. She envied that comfortability they had with one another. She knew from Stefan that they had a fight, but here they were perfectly happy. It seemed like they both agreed that the thing that mattered the most was the fact that they cared about each other, everything else was minor. Claire smiled to herself as Hillary kissed Stefan and looked away, trying to give them just a little bit of privacy even though he had asked her in front of all of them. She couldn’t just sit for much longer. She wasn’t hungry anyways, and she couldn’t take it. If she was home she’d curl up on a couch with a blanket, a carton if ice cream, Natalia and two spoons, annoying Natalia as she sang out all the words to her favorite Hannah Montana songs while watching Disney channel. “ I’ll be right back guys!” she said, placing another smile on her face. She picked up the empty Ciroc bottle before carrying it over to the bar. She stopped the bartender, asking for another Shirley temple for Natalia, a long island for herself, a jack and coke for Stefan, tequila for Hillary, a scotch for Ethan and asked for another glass of Ciroc for Anthony. She could have bought him another bottle, but not tonight. There was no point in putting him in the hospital.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Natalia looked down at Ethan's hand when he rubbed her shoulder slightly. she smiled and then turned to see a little girl staring at her. She smiled and waved to the little girl and the girl got the biggest smile on her face and turned to her mom. Natalia smiled again and looked at Ethan, "I think I just made her night." she said and looked back at the little girl who was still smiling. Natalia loved the feeling that those smiles on her fan's faces gave her. Her fans were what kept her going and doing what she loved to do. Natalia got excited when Anthony mentioned surf lessons. "Oh my goodness. I would love to learn how to surf. Anthony, we should definitely take some if they are giving them. I also want to go on a jet-ski, I've never been on one." She picked up her cup and took a piece of ice in her mouth an then put the glass back down.

Stefan and Hillary were now officially dating, it was about damn time too. "Congrats guys." she said with a smile. They were so cute together and she could tell that they were totally in love with eachother. Anthony replied with a smart ass remark and Natalia just laughed. Natalia looked up at Claire as she said she'd be right back and watched her walk to the bar. "Hey Anthony," she said turning to him, "I think you should go help Claire with the drinks." she nodded her head towards Claire at the bar.


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[Stefan Michael Thomas]

Stefan watched the small interaction between the little girl and Natalia. One of his favorite things about Natalia, was that she was so down to earth and humble and just an all around good person. She was an absolute sweetheart. Stefan nodded his head in agreement with Anthony's answer for plans tomorrow. "I'm down for some jet-ski riding." he said, as Natalia mentioned it. He couldn't believe that she had never been on one before though, he would definitely have to get her on one. "Well, I know I have done it before and I know Anthony has too. You can ride with one of us, or I'm sure Ethan wouldn't mind you riding with him." he slyly smiled over at Ethan.

Stefan was so happy when Hillary was officially his girlfriend now. He could call her "his" and it was true. She was his and he was her's. Stefan kissed her back and then laughed slightly at Anthony's comment. "I know dude, I know." He smiled over at Natalia who had congratulated them before Anthony's comment, "Thank you. I know you're probably thinking 'It's about damn time." he said with a laugh. He looked over at Anthony when Natalia said he should go help Claire, "I agree with her bro. Go help her."


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[Anthony Marcus Owen]

Ethan's comment made Anthony just smile and shake his head. He knew how to joke around with his friends. Anthony laughed when he saw how excited Natalia got about surfing lessons, "OK, if they have them. You and I are taking them. It's a date. I'm going to hold you to it." . His second Mountain Dew got there and he picked it up to take a sip. Stefan's next comment almost made him spit out what he had in his mouth with what he had to say. He started to laugh and had to put the cup down, he could always crack himself up. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind you riding him either," he coughed, "..what?" he winked towards Natalia and Ethan. He picked up his drink and safely took a drink.

"But seriously, congrats and it is about time you two were official." He loved seeing Hillary and Stefan together. Hillary made Stefan very happy and Stefan deserved to be happy. He had been screwed over and hurt so many times. Anthony sighed quietly to himself and looked over at Claire at the bar. "Alright, I'm going." he got up and headed towards the bar. He stood next to Claire and gave her a friendly nudge. "I'm here to help you." he smiled. "Look about earlier, I really didn't mean it." he placed an arm around her shoulders. "Do you forgive me?" he gave her puppy dog eyes.


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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan smiled as he watched the way that Natalia interacted with her fans. It was sweet that she was still so down to Earth and cared about them, even though she had become famous. Still the girl next door. ”Well she’ll be telling all of her friends about it, I’m sure.But she’snot the one that got a picture with the famous Natalia Richmond at the bar earlier. So I’ll have to let all of my friends know, too”he said jokingly before he realized all of his closest friends were sitting at the table with him. ” Guys guess who I met today.” he started off sarcastically.”Natalia….Richmond…. She took a picture with me and everything.I’m gonna frame it and kiss it before I go to bed every night” he smiled before he looked at her, easily joking with her. He rolled his eyes as they all made a joke about the surfing bit and riding him, or his bad.. riding WITH him. He smirked at Anthony, knowing he had it right on the money.

Ethan narrowed his eyebrows as Claire got up to go get them all refreshment drinks. It was about damn time that Stefan and Hillary were dating, but now everyone was telling Anthony to go help Claire with the drinks. Whoa, nelly.He kept a close eye on Anthony as he watched him make his way to the bar to help his sister. Ethan looked down at his watch. The girls were probably going to want to change before they went out to go dancing and that would take up a chunk of time. Stefan had said something about having to bow out around nine o’clock. He wasn’t sure what him and Hillary had plans for but he was sure it was important otherwise he wouldn’t have decided to leave.

[Hillary Rachelle Jones]

Hillary couldn’t believe that Stefan was hers, finally. All hers. She looked up at the clock that was behind the bar connected to the restaurant. Jesus how was she supposed to make it that long. But she was distracted momentarily by everyone saying they wanted to have lessons. “I can surf,” she said quietly before she looked over some of them. She was still nervous around his group of friends, not really sure when she could or couldn’t jump in to say something. They all joked around with each other so much and she didn’t want to intrude on a fun moment for them. She turned in her seat nervously as she smiled at Stefan. “I could teach you..” she said offering a small shrug of her shoulder. She had to teach him something, it was only fair since he would be teaching her a lot tonight.

Hillary slipped her hand comfortably into Stefan’s. Everyone was congratulating him, which sort of eased her fear that they wouldn’t think she was right for him.She squeezed her hand against his lightly. ‘ Guys.. I’m soooo tired.I don’t think I can make it to the club tonight. But I swear I’ll come out with all of you tomorrow. All of the traveling must have caught up with me” she said, hoping that it would be an excuse they could understand. Hell, all of them probably saw through it anyways. She smiled at Anthony as he got up from the table and headed over to Claire. It was sweet how they could bounce back so quickly, it showed that they really cared about one another.

[Claire Jayne Madden]

Claire rested her elbow against the bar counter as she waited for the drinks to be delivered to her. “You’re going to need a tray” the bartender said. She felt like responding ‘ no shit’, but instead she just smiled and gave a nod. When Anthony came up to the bar she couldn’t help but smile as he spoke. Damn him for being so damn cute. She hated that most about him, that he just made her fall for him. She wondered what he meant when he said that he didn’t mean what he had said earlier. He didn’t mean that she was dense, or he didn’t mean that he had once had feelings for her? She opened her mouth to question him on it when she remembered that she had told him that he didn’t have to worry about her throwing her feelings in his face anymore. “ Of course I forgive you. We’re friends, right? Just as long as you forgive me, too. I was out of line for saying all of it.” she said with a small nod, looking back at the bar as she waited for their drinks.

Claire leaned into Anthony’s side as she waited, draping her arms around his lower waist and held onto him in a hug-cuddle type situation. She didn’t want him to feel guilty or sad, not while he was on vacation to get away from all of it. He needed to be happy, so she would do whatever that took. ’It’s about time with Stefan and Hillary. It was obvious that they were into each other” she said, wishing that the same could be said about her and Anthony.She laid her head against the side of his chest tiredly as she looked at the bartender who was setting their drinks up on the counter. She knew she needed to slow down, the night was already starting to get fuzzy and it was only just beginning.

[Natalia Anne Richmond]

Dinner was absolutely delicious. Now it was time to hit the dance floor. Natalia straightened her hair and picked out the "perfect" outfit. Well at least she thought it was perfect. Claire seemed to love it too. She hoped Ethan would too, but if he didn't, she wasn't going to sweat it. She liked it and that's all that mattered. Natalia took one last look at herself to make sure her make up was prefect. She ran her fingers through her newly straightened hair and then headed out of her room, shutting off the light and locking the door behind her. Hopefully Claire had her keys. Natalia headed down the many flights of stairs to the on board night club. She could hear the music bumping and she smiled. A night full of dancing was exactly what she needed after the day she had.

Some people waved and smiled at Natalia and she returned the waves and smiles. Natalia looked around. She saw Anthony talking to a couple guys and she waved to him. She didn't see Ethan or Claire yet though. Natalia went to the middle of the dance floor and began moving her body with the beat of the music. She didn't know what it was. It was some type of techno song, but it had a nice beat. Some fans, well she figured they were fans, came over and started dancing with her. A few of them snapped pics with her and she smiled for every single one. She picked the dancing back up when the pictures were done.


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[Anthony Marcus Owen]

A night at the club with his best friends was the plan. They would all be there, well except for Stefan and Hillary, but that was totally OK with Anthony. Anthony loved going to the club. It was a great atmosphere. He also loved to dance. He and Natalia always had their little dance sessions when they hung out. He sat at a booth with a few guys that he had met, not the same ones from earlier, different ones. They were all joking and laughing, having a good time. He texted Ethan to let him know where he was and to make sure he locked up the room. He had no idea if Ethan texted him back, he wasn't really paying attention to his phone.

He looked up at the door to see if anyone came in and he noticed Natalia. His jaw dropped. "Holy shit." he said and waved back to her. The guys looked over to see who he was waving to and their jaws dropped. "Dude, you know Natalia Richmond?" one of them asked. "Damn she looks so good. Look at those legs." another one commented. Anthony closed his mouth the looked at them. "Don't even think about it guys. She's my best friend. I'll beat ya if I have to." he was playing the protective role.


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[Ethan John Fox]

Ethan had gone back to his hotel but only to lay down for a few moments and relax since the girls were getting ready and all of that. He didn’t understand why they needed to change, they all looked great. But he wasn’t going to argue. And apparently Stefan and Hillary weren’t coming out tonight, so that was whatever. She was tired and he didn’t feel like going out without her. He could understand it, if he was in a relationship he would probably want to hang out with his girlfriend too. Especially on the first night of a vacation. Ethan got up and headed down to the club, not changing a single thing about what he had been wearing . When he got to it he could hear the techno beat. Not his thing. He stopped to get a glass of water before he headed out into the middle of the dance floor, nodding his head at Anthony as a greeting until he made his way to Natalia.

Ethan lifted his eyebrow as he looked at what she was wearing.Well goodbye Disney reputation. “Pulling out all of the stops?” he said as he approached her. He smiled before he cut in to dance with her, not giving a shit if anyone cared about it. She looked good,and she was here to dance.And it would probably be in his best interest to dance with her anyways that way he and Anthony wouldn’t have to kick anyones ass. He lowered his hand to the side of her hip, hoping that the music would change soon to something that made dancing with her a little more.. accessible. It seriously seemed like Natalia had gone from little kid to grown woman over night and he wondered if everyone else had seen her change in that way, or if they’d seen it all along. Either way, she was one hell of a gorgeous woman.