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"I'm back!" Ariana Madix's voice rang out through the yard, causing everyone to turn to the balcony, where the host was standingโlooking every bit like a mastermind with a plan.
"Wait. What the fuck?!"
"Ariana's there."
"Why?"
"I have some big news for you," Ariana tells the Islanders.
"Dawg, what the fuck?" Kordell reacts, feeling like tonight had already been as eventful as it could possibly get.
"Can you meet me at the fire pit, please?"
"Leah, Miguel, come here! Ariana's back!" Kordell shouts to the couple who had wandered off to have a private conversation.
"I know! I heard her!" Miguel calls back.
"You guys, this isn't even funny. Like, it's been a night," JaNa comments as everyone heads back to the fire pit.
"She's smiling right now." An observation about Ariana is made as the blonde woman walks over, wearing a poised smile that carried intent.
"She always smiles."
"How y'all doing? Happy to see me?" Ariana asks them as she steps back in front of the group once more.
"The smile is scaring me," Nicole nervously laughs.
"As you know, the road to love is full of unexpected twists and turns... And tonight is no exception. Please welcome..." She takes a dramatic pause. "Harrison."
"Whoa."
HARRISON:ย I'm Harrison from season five. I'm a gold and diamond dealer. And I'm back. I think, generally speaking, I've got my head screwed on a little bit tighter than most of the boys out there. I'm coming in, and I'm gonna be the man, gonna be the sophisticated gentleman that I always am. Walking in there, I know what I'm looking for, and I'm gonna get it.
"Is that Harrison from last season?" JaNa recognizes his faceโhe was one of the guys from season five. "The Australian."
"No!"
"Yeah, he's the fucking gold guy from last year! Fuck!" Aaron reacts as the memory hits him. "Bro, stay away, you bastard." He jokes, laughing.
"He's Australian? Are you fucking with me?"
"Fucking Thor is back," Stassi can't help but smirk and blush a little, receiving a pinch from Brian. "Hey, don't be mad at me, I know how to appreciate a good-looking person. That's how I got you."
"Shut up," Brian playfully pushes her head, making the two burst into laughter.
"How we doing?" Harrison approaches the group at the fire pit, clad in all black, looking like a Nordic god in Stassi's opinion.
"We're good."
"How are you doing?"
"Good, good, good."
"Welcome back to Love Island, Harrison," Ariana turns to the returning Islander. "How does it feel to be back here one year later?"
"Nice. But, yeah, hey, let's get it."
"Harrison, in 24 hours, you will receive news that will change everything in the villa. I suggest no one gets too comfortable. Bye for now. Have fun." And with that, Ariana makes her exit once againโand hopefully, she wouldn't be coming back.
Welcome to Love Island USA. And after three islanders got dumped, the others cheered themselves up by ordering a Chris Hemsworth strippergram. I'm only joking. It's the new bombshell, Harrison.
"Let's go!" All the guys stood up to greet the new boy in the Villa. While the guys gathered around him, the girls stayed back, forming a quick huddle for a brief discussion.
"So we all agree this guy is for Cassidy?" Stassi looked around at the girls, noticing that everyone else seemed locked onto or testing out their connectionsโexcept Cassidy, who was now coupled up with Rob.
"Yeah," all the girls nodded in agreement.
"You guys would be perfect for each other," Serena told Cassidy, who couldn't help but make googly eyes at the new boy.
"She can't stop looking at him," Leah laughed at the blonde, who was still staring so intently that Stassi had to quickly turn her face away to avoid seeming creepy.
"He looks like he could play fucking Thor in a bootleg version if he wanted to," Cassidy blushed, feeling caught in the act of staring.
"The guys are done, and they're all looking at us," JaNa whispered, causing all the girls to snap their heads around to see the guys watching them with suspicion written across their faces.
"Fuck, act normal," Nicole whispered sharply as they all straightened their posture, trying to look like they hadn't just been huddled up talking about Harrison.
"Okay, so we all just act normal and introduce ourselves. Cassidy, you go last so you can linger behind and start a conversation with him," Stassi laid out the game plan, which everyone agreed to.
"Break," all the girls clapped before making their way over.
"Hi, I'm Stassi," Stassi was first to reach him, giving him a hug and introducing herself.
"Harrison, nice to meet you!" He gave her a blinding smile.
"Hi! I'm Leah. Nice to meet you," Leah went next.
"I'm Harrison. Nice to meet you," he said before turning to Sierra, who was next in line. "Hey."
"Hi. Sierra. Nice to meet you."
"You're just as pretty in person. Wow." He complimented her. All the girls moved on, and last up was Cassidy.
"Hi, I'm Cassidy," the blonde held out her hand seductively.
"Harrison," he took her hand, bringing it slowly up to his mouth, giving her time to pull away if she wished. When she didn't, he placed a soft kiss against it. "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," Cassidy smiled. Behind her, the girls couldn't help but cheer quietly. The two blondes separated, though lingering looks passed between them as they walked back to their respective groups.
"That man is so fine," Cassidy gushed.
"Let's have a chat with him, but like none of us but Cassidy really say anything," JaNa suggested. "And Cassidy, you sit not next to him but have someone sit in between you guys so it doesn't look desperate or anything."
"Okay," the blonde nodded.
"Aww, Barbie found her Ken," Stassi sang excitedly, feeling like Cassidy was back in the game after having to settle for Caine, who basically left her once Sierra entered the Villa.
"Barbie found her Ken. Barbie found her Ken. Barbie found her Ken." The girls quietly sang, playing ring around Rosie with Cassidy in the middle.
"Okay, we probably look weird as fuck," Leah laughed.
"Okay, I'm going to get him," Nicole said, heading a few feet over to the guys' circle. "Sorry. You want to have a chat with the girls really quick?"
"Yeah. Yeah. Sure. That's what happens," Harrison replied, following Nicole over to the firepit. The girls strategically placed Cassidy on Leah's left side, who was sitting next to Harrison. Most of the other girls sat to the right, figuring his attention would naturally drift left with Leah starting the conversation.
"Are you from Australia?" Leah asked him.
"Yeah, yeah. Born and bred," he nodded, but his eyes couldn't help drifting over to Cassidy.
"The accent probably..."
"Yeah. No. I didn't know if that's exactly where you're from," Nicole chimed in so it wouldn't seem like only Leah was talking.
"How old are you?" Stassi asked.
"Twenty-seven."
"Who are you interested in getting to know?" Nicole asked.
"How about you'll know," He said, glancing at Nicole, who had asked the question, but quickly turning his head to Cassidy for a brief look. "You'll know who I'm interested in."
"Mission get Barbie and Ken is a go," Stassi whispered to Serena.
"Looks like stage one is already completed," Serena whispered back.
"Okay, mysterious," JaNa teased.
HARRISON: Here we are again. Coming in the second time, I'm less nervous. I think I'm gonna have a bit more fun with it 'cause I've got less time in here. I'm excited. But not gonna lie, I do have my eyes on a certain blonde in red.
"What do you all do? I've forgotten," Harrison asked the girls.
"My brief summary," Leah went first.
"Not even a summary. You know, just something," Harrison added. He didn't want to pressure the girls to tell him their life stories, but he also knew he had to be strategic. Mostly, though, he cared about what one certain girl would say.
"He's like, 'Shut up, bitch.'" Leah and the other girls laughed. "He's like, 'That's not the one I want.' No, I'm just kidding. I am a quality-control analyst for medical devices."
"Okay. Yeah."
"Uh, aspiring veterinarian," Cassidy told him.
"I work with autistic children. I just graduated with my undergrad degree," Kaylor answered. "So..."
"Oh, cool. Cool. What'd you specialize in?" he followed up.
"Psychology."
"I'm Serena," Serena introduced herself next.
"Hey."
"I'm... Hey," she nervously let out.
"He-e-e-y!" The girls chimed in to cover each other's nervousness.
SERENA:ย I know Harrison is for Cassidy, but he is too good-looking. I got nervous, don't kill me.
"I'm 24. I'm a media strategist, so I do data analytical work for kids' animation and entertainment."
"Yeah. Cool. Cool."
"How tall are you?" JaNa asked.
"Six-four," he answered.
"You're 6'4"?" Snorts and nervous laughs escaped.
"Yeah."
"We're all guessing."
"Yeah. Yeah. Tall. Tall."
"I already know full well my mom is gonna think you're hot as fuck," Leah randomly let out, causing her friends to cover their faces in secondhand embarrassment.
STASSI:ย When Leah is nervous, she just says the most random shit ever and laughs. You can't help but to love her.
"That's so random," Cassidy pointed out.
"Yeah. That is," Harrison agreed. "That's nice, though. I appreciate that."
"Yeah. 'Mom! Check him out!'" Leah looked toward where the camera could possibly be.
"Yup, let's go before you start saying more weird things," Stassi got up from her spot, going over to Leah and dragging her away.
"I'm sorry," Leah pouted. "That man is just too fine. I couldn't help but get nervous and start rambling."
"Oh, we know," Stassi patted her arm. Looking to the side, she noticed Cassidy and Harrison walking off to the All Feels for a private chat. "Fuck yes!"
"Do I have something to worry about?" Brian asked Stassi as most of the guys walked into the kitchen where the two girls were standing.
"Shut the fuck up," Stassi playfully pushed his chest, causing him to laugh before he moved behind her and wrapped his arm loosely around her neck.
"We're setting him up with Cassidy since he's her type on paper and, judging by how long they've been talkingโand the fact he hasn't pulled any other girl into a conversationโthey're feeling each other," Leah informed the guys, causing their bodies to relax, knowing there was nothing to worry about.
So our couples are finally reunited, and they can't get their partners into bed quick enough. Literally.
"So...," Stassi looks to Cassidy as the girls were getting ready for bed. Today had been a very long day.
"What?" Cassidy cheekily asks her.
"How the fuck do you feel!?" A wide smile spread across Stassi's face as she applied her facial moisturizer.
"Well, tonight I strongly thought I was going home and ended up being saved by Robโthank the Lord for whatever made him do that. And then thinking I would be stuck with him, which I honestly did not want to be, a fucking Nordic God enters the Villa and we talk for the majority of the night, and I was the only one he had a conversation with."
"Aww," Stassi pouts. "I can see it now, blonde Barbie babies."
"Technically, those could possibly be you and Brian's children as you guys are both naturally blonde," Cassidy realizes.
"Nah, if me and Brian have kids, they would most likely be menaces to society. They'd be rednecks and gearheads. I can see it nowโkids terrorizing the neighborhood with dirt bikes and big-ass snakes, making the other little kids in the neighborhood cry while they laugh."
"I can actually see that," Cassidy nods her head. "I'll be praying for your mom, as she'll probably be the only responsible adult around."
"Yup."
"Stassi, let's go. I'm tired," Brian stuck his head in the door.
"And would you look at thatโmy firstborn," Stassi jokes to Cassidy, who laughs. "Good luck, and if I were you, I would sneak into Harrison's bed. Rob wouldn't mind."
"Ain't that too risky since he just got here?"
"The summer is almost overโfuck being too risky," Stassi advises, heading out of the room. "Let's go, Mr. Impatient."
"Anything to get my cuddles," Brian shrugged his shoulders.
Walking into the room, the couple realized they were the last to get into bedโminus Cassidy. Seconds later, she entered the room and joined Rob in bed. But the second the lights went out, the blonde quietly slipped out once Rob turned the other way and snuck over to Harrison's bed.
"Can I sleep with you tonight?" she whispered, wanting to be discreet about it.
"Yeah," he lifted up the comforter, giving her space to climb in.
"Savage," Stassi couldn't help but lean up and smirk, before Brian unexpectedly pulled her down and rolled his body on top of hers.
"Fucking big-ass baby," Stassi pinched his ribs, which earned her a loud slap to the thigh.
"Owww!"
"Shut up, you two," Serena scolded the couple sleeping in the bed next to her and Kordell.
So, at the end of the night, our couples are... Leah and Miguel, Serena and Kordell, Kenny and JaNa, Stassi and Brian, Rob and Cassidy, Kendall and Nicole, Caine and Sierra, Aaron and Kaylor... and new single boy Harrison.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. To avoid the antics in the bedroom last night, Caine slept outside. He was worried the boys were gonna follow him, because as he left, they were all shouting, "I'm coming! I'm coming!"
"To all the couples who thought it was all cutesyโkissing and basically dry humping all fucking nightโI hope you guys get sunburned today," Stassi glares, still looking tired from a sleepless night.
"You just mad. You and Brian been keeping it PG over there," Serena laughs, pointing at her.
"Bet, remember that," Stassi shoots back, pointing right at Serena. "When me and Brian fuck in this bed while y'all are trying to sleep, I don't wanna hear a peep from anyone."
"We're not fucking in this bed in front of all of them," Brian shakes his head firmly.
"You're supposed to back me up," Stassi glares at him. "For that, you can make your own breakfast."
"Wow, for the fourth time in a row... Thank you, Madam Stassi," Brian responds sarcastically.
"It's Big Mama to you, sir." She flicks his forehead, and he responds by tackling her onto the bed and slipping her into a headlock.
"I miss my best friend so much," Kaylor cries.
STASSI:ย Shut the fuck up... it's been like three weeks. You should be crying 'cause you're with a guy who hasn't even closed it off yet, but y'all said I love you and y'all are supposed to be the strongest couple in the villa.
"We were like going at it for three hours," Leah tells Serena and Stassi, who were both lying on the floor in the makeup room, while Leah sat cross-legged in front of them.
"Well, I ain't have none of that," Serena says tiredly.
"We should jump your ass," Stassi says with her eyes closed, and Serena agrees by pointing with her eyes also closed. "Was it good?"
"Yeah," Leah says shyly.
"I had earplugs in 'cause I already knew it was gonna get nasty," Nicole says, standing at the vanity getting ready.
"Oh, fuck," Leah groans.
"I feel like we have a fucking masterpiece in the villa," Kaylor comments about Harrison as the girls walk into the makeup room to get ready for the day.
"Literally art," Sierra laughs.
"He woke up and immediately started talking to me," Cassidy informs the girls.
"Did he ask you if you were closed off?" Nicole asks.
"Yeah," the blonde nods. "I told him I wasn't closed off with Rob and that I don't even have a small ounce of attraction towards him."
"So you gave Thor the greenlight?" Stassi looks at her while doing her makeup.
"Yup, but I now understand what you were saying, Stassi, about wanting to go after your match but not wanting to hurt Rob's feelings. Because although he's a bad partner, he is a really good friend," Cassidy tells her.
"Yeah, he is," Stassi nods her head, thinking about his actions last night. "But honestly, I think we both have to remember that Rob is a grown-ass man and he will be fine if he gets sent home. Hell, they might even invite him next season again with those fucking overalls."
"Yeah."
"How are you feeling, Serena?" Kaylor sings as she once again does her makeup on the floor. "I saw you guys locking lips last night. I wanted to come in and get a little something from my girl." Serena laughs at that last comment.
"Yeah. No. I'm feeling good. We had a little makeout sesh," she informs everyone.
"Ooh."
"Ow!"
"Did it make you have fanny flutters?" Nicole asks.
"Yeah, the fanny was fluttering. But... self-control queen."
"I feel you, girl."
"So I just, you know, stopped it before it got too much," Serena says.
"Is it weird that Brian and I have yet to make out?" Stassi pauses now that she realizes something.
"What!?" All the girls pause and turn to her.
"You guys deeply kiss all the time and it never turned into a makeout session?" JaNa looks at her with wide eyes.
"No," Stassi shakes her head. "Like I told myself I was going to take it slow with him so I don't have a repeat of what happened with Rob. But like, with everyone making out and shit, it just makes me question if I'm taking it too slow."
"Does Brian say anything?" Kaylor asks her.
"Nothing."
"So maybe he's trying to be respectful and follow your pace. Like he wants what you want," Leah tries to reason.
"But I do wanna make out," Stassi whines. "I just keep stopping myself, and I need Brian to like take control and just bring me back into the kiss or something."
"Stassi admitting she wants to be dominated...? That's a new one," Serena jokes.
"Shut up," Stassi pouts.
"Where's my breakfast, servant?" Stassi skipped into the kitchen, her fingers curling around Brian's waist in a playful embrace.
"I don't know about you, but my breakfast is right in front of me," Brian replied, nibbling off the plate of food he had just cooked.
"You didn't make me breakfast?" Stassi pouted, her lip quivering slightly.
"No," Brian shook his head. "But I did see some eggs in the fridge."
"No, that's okay," Stassi said, shaking her head as she turned and made her way out of the kitchen.
STASSI:ย I don't know why I'm crying. It's just food. I guess I just fell in love with the honeymoon phase routine we quickly developed. It's just food.
"Stassi, why are you crying?" Serena asked gently, pulling the girl toward the orange couches nestled in the shade.
"Stassi's crying?" Leah glanced over, curiosity etched across her face.
"Aww, babes," JaNa said, pulling Stassi into a comforting hug as they settled onto the cushions.
"Brian didn't make me breakfast," Stassi sniffled, wiping her tears. "And I know it's just food, but food is my love language, and it's also one of his, so I just thought that it meant something when he does make me breakfast. And today he didn't, so maybe he doesn't like me anymore."
"You mean this breakfast right here that Brian wanted to surprise you withโhe cooked it while he had me go look for a beautiful flower for you," Cassidy said cheekily, stepping over with a tray in her hand as she approached the group.
"Huh?" Stassi froze, watching Cassidy place the tray in front of her face.
"While you were in the shower, Brian told us he wanted to surprise you with breakfast," Serena informed the girl.
"And he wanted you to have a pretty flower since he knows you've been missing your garden back at home," Cassidy added.
"So he still likes me?"
"That white boy is obsessed with you," JaNa comforted her as Stassi wiped her tears.
"Damn, I just messed up my makeup for nothing," Stassi pouted, digging into her food. "He's probably laughing at me now."
"Oh, he mostly was. He told me to tell you that he loves you and that this is the only time you're going to cry with sadness when you're with him," Cassidy informed the girl.
"Aww," BRATZ awed at the boys' words.
"I got a text!" Harrison notified everyone as they looked on.
"I hope it's not a challengeโI didn't even touch my food yet."
"Text?"
"Whoo!"
Harrison, today you will be going on three dates. Please choose the first girl you would like to get to know better and get ready to leave the villa. #NewChapter #GoodThingsComeToThoseWhoDate
"Three!"
"Wow."
"Lucky boy. Third time's a charm, right?" Harrison plainly joked.
"Hey, I'm fucking with it. That's a lot of time. He's gonna be tired as hell," Kordell commented.
"Uh, first one... Sierra, are you free?" Harrison asked her, causing all the girls to pause.
"I am free," she nodded.
CASSIDY:ย What the fuck? Like last night I was the only girl he talked to, he didn't even pull Sierra for a conversation, but she's going on the date with him first?
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Harrison and Sierra are off to a gorgeous dock, home to some of the world's most luxurious yachts. So it's no surprise that today's date is taking place on...a sofa.
"Not going to lie, you made me cry this morning," Stassi laughs as she and Brian sit in Soul Ties having a one-on-one conversation.
"Why?" Brian laughs.
"Because I thought you were mad at me, or like the feelings you had for me were gone," Stassi looks down at her hands.
"Over breakfast?" The smile on Brian's face fades as he notices Stassi is no longer smiling or laughing.
"I don't know," Stassi shakes her head, feeling tears welling up.
"Talk to me," Brian sits up straight, focused on the girl in front of him.
"I-I thought that I was entering the beginning stage of losing my Prince Naveen or Flynn Rider, whatever Disney prince matches you." A few tears escape. "I just, I know that cooking is one of your love languages, so I guess I felt like the love you had for me was gone. Now that I'm thinking about it, it's probably childish."
"It's not childish," Brian shakes his head.
"I-IโI think I'm in loveโNo, I know I'm in love with you, and I know it's only been a couple of weeks, but I can't help how I'm feeling. I want to be able to walk out of this experience with you and take you home, make you meet my dad and mom. I want you to meet my babies and my friends. And I want to meet Dom, Letty, Mia, and the rest of your family. I want to ride in your cars, choose my favorite one, and claim the passenger seat. I want to move in with you and have our own safe spaceโa small house in a complex surrounded by those who care for us. Like, I think about those things every day, and I guess you saying you didn't make me breakfast felt like it was over." Stassi sniffs, wiping tears that start to stream down her cheeks, ruining her makeup.
"I think about those things too," Brian cups her cheek, gently wiping her tears. "I think about those things every day and dream about each scenario every time I go to bed with you in my arms."
"Really?" Stassi looks at him with love in her eyes.
"Really," he affirms. "I just wanted to do something special for you since I know you were starting to feel homesick."
"It was sweet," Stassi smiles. "I'm just a crybaby who now needs to go redo her makeupโunless you plan on making me cry again..."
"I don't plan on making you cry again," Brian laughs.
"Okay. I'll be back in an hour." With that, she pecks his cheek before going to the makeup room for a more natural look.
Nicole, please join me for my second date, Harrison.
"Fucking Harrison chose Nicole to go on a second date with," Cassidy bursts into the makeup room after having searched for Stassi ever since the message came through, in which Nicole had already left.
"Really?" Stassi raises a brow, not understanding why he chose Nicole out of all the girls.
"Yes, and it's just like, why?" Cassidy groans. "Like, you haven't even had a conversation with these girls, and they get to go on dates... before me?" Cassidy starts becoming hysterical.
"Maybe he's just saving you for last?" Stassi suggests as she wipes off her makeup. "Like, he already knows you're the one from last night, but he's trying to test things out before he confirms it with you."
"IโI just wanna look into his eyes...and maybe ride him like a bull," Cassidy sheepishly says, causing Stassi to burst out laughing. She has to get up and walk around to calm down.
"Ahhhh," The laughter doesn't stopโuntil a phone chimes with a notification.
Cassidy, I would love to get to know you better. Please meet me for my final date, Harrison.
"Bitch, what the fuck?" Stassi gasps in shock.
STASSI:ย We fucking manifested that shit, and no one can tell me different.
"I'm going on a date!" Cassidy gasps in shock before running out to the yard. "I'm going on a date!" She jumps around.
"What!?" Everyone looks at her, prompting her to read the message again.
"Oh my god!" Everyone cheers for her.
"We have to get you hot and sexy," The remaining members of BRATZ rush Barbie back to the makeup room.
"BRATZ, Barbie is going on a date with her Ken, and that means she can't wear any other color but one," JaNa tells the girls.
"Pink," they all say, before running to their section of the closet and pulling out any pink items they have.
"I have the perfect dress for you," JaNa pulls out a sparkly pink and purple ombrรฉ dress.
"I'll do your hair and makeup," Stassi says, pulling the girl down into a chair at her section of the vanity.
"I'll go find Stassi's hidden tequila bottle so we can get the nerves out," Serena runs out of the makeup room.
"And I'll get the water bottles so we can make sure you are hydrated and a little sober after Stassi convinces you to take five shots," Leah smiles, heading out to the kitchen.
"See, there was nothing to worry about." Stassi smiles at the girl before getting started on what she does best.
"I present to you...." Stassi was covering the mirror so Cassidy didn't know how she looked at the moment.
"A princess," a tipsy BRATZ say in sync as Stassi reveals the mirror.
"Oh my God," Cassidy covers her mouth. I look so good, the blonde checks herself out in the big mirror, admiring her makeup, hair, nails, outfit, and shoes.
"Scrumbicious," Stassi smiles. "Now go, your Ken is waiting for you." The girls then push her out the door.
"They grow up so fast," Leah jokes as the girls watch Cassidy leave for her date.
"It's crazy how everyone in the BRATZ and Barbie crew have been on a date now but Leah and me," Stassi points out.
"For real," Leah exclaims. "What's the beef with us?"
Welcome back to Love Island USA. The bad news for Caine is that after Sierra's date with Harrison, it sounds like a new gold standard has been set.ย
"Lay it on us," Leah tells Sierra, who just came back from her date with Harrison. At first, she went to talk to Caine since she's currently coupled up with him, and now she's talking with the girls.
"I just want somebody who's, like, obsessed. And Caine just doesn't seem like he has the personality for it," Sierra tells the girls as they sit on the infamous yellow couch.
"Yeah." The girls agree.
"Why are you not obsessed with me? Like, I just feel like... you know, just men." Sierra rolls her eyes.
"No, I need a guy to be obsessed with me," Serena comments.
"Where are my girlies?" Nicole sings as she enters back into the villa.
"Welcome back," the girls squeal and clap as she approaches them.
"I missed you guys," Nicole steps onto the platform.
"Welcome back, smoke show," Kaylor greets her.
"I love the outfit."
"Come on, Sierra told us hers," JaNa pats the empty spot next to her, eager for all the details.
"Yes."
"Nicole, how was it?" All the girls ask her.
"It was really good. I feel like he honestly has such a good head on his shoulders. You know, he seems very mature. Personality-wise, he does remind me of Kendall. Like, he just seems very, like, genuine and nice," Nicole debriefs the girls about her date and what she thought of Harrison.
"Oh, really?"
"But at the end of the day, like, he's not Kendall, and I just missed him," Nicole tells the girls, as they had expected.
"Aww."
"So it was a really good date. His eyes are beautiful. I was like, 'Holy fuck.' Just gorgeous."
"Did he try to kiss you?" Kaylor asks Nicole.
"No."
"Did he try to kiss you?" The question is now directed at Sierra.
"We did kiss," Sierra confirms.
"Got us clapping." The girls laugh and clap in excitement for her.
"Was it good?"
"It was really good. Yeah. He's a good kisser," Sierra smiles, blushing.
"She's smiling."
Right after the conversation, Nicole goes to talk to Kendall to debrief him on how she's feelingโaka telling him he has nothing to worry about.
"I'm coming for a swim. That is for certain," is the first thing anyone hears after a while, revealing that Cassidy and Harrison are back from their date.
"Ohh!" Everyone cheers for them, bright smiles lighting up their faces.
"Good to be back," Harrison smiles.
"How's it going, son?"
"Girl talk?" Nicole asks Cassidy as the BRATZ approach, sitting at the blue and white cabana.
"Yeah."
"Okay. Ping pong after," Nicole tells Kendall as the girls head off to talk somewhere without the boys around.
"Bitch, how did it go?" Serena asks the blonde.
"After sitting down with him and talking to him, he's a really good guy," Cassidy tells the girls.
"Did you kiss?"
CASSIDY:ย Harrison seems like an amazing guy overall. Whatever girl gets him, you know, they're lucky.
"You're talking like it wasn't good or something," Stassi points out her observation.
"I'll tell you later," Cassidy gives her a look, and the girl nods her head.
Sierra's finally over talking about Harrison and is now talking about what Caine said about her talking about Harrison.
"I was told by Caine if I was to have one more conversation with Harrison, then I'm, like, single," Sierra revealed to the girls, shocking all of themโbut not really surprising anyone, since Caine had been strutting around like a hyper-jealous person who didn't give a fuck.
"This is on another fucking level... I have never seen a man react like that. Y'all have been coupled up for one night."
"Why even come on Love Island if this is how you're going to act?" Cassidy shook her head in disbelief.
"Let him be, because he's going to miss out on such a great opportunity," Kaylor advised her.
"100%," Sierra agreed firmly.
"That sucks."
"I know."
"Ooh, ooh," the girls watched as Harrison dove into the poolโit was almost like a scene straight out of Baywatch or something. "Not a bad view, dare I say."
"Thor," JaNa and Stassi joked in unison.
"Damn! He just came out of the water. Fuck."
"Oh, the towel rub is crazy," Sierra admired the blonde man with obvious appreciation.
"It's like a lumberjack."
"Oh, he's such a lumberjack," the girls couldn't help but gush as they watched him rubbing himself down with the towel. "Oh, my God."
"You know, he's fucking delectable."
STASSI:ย I'm loyal to my man, but like I said, I know how to appreciate a good-looking person when I see one. God has favorites, and Harrison would be one of thoseโalong with Brian. It's like they would be the same person, just different builds. Like building your MyPlayer on 2K, going through different builds.
"Anyways..."
The islanders are getting ready for the evening, and everyone's changing. Well, except Sierra, who's still banging on about Caine and Harrison.
"Is the first thing you're going to do is tell Caine?" Serena asks Sierra as everyone gets ready for the evening.
"If he talks to me, I'm going to be like, 'Honestly, I just really don't respect the way that you talk to me.'"
"Yeah," the girls agree, understanding where she's coming from.
"Mhm, there's my sexy girl," Brian bites his lower lip as he follows Stassi's every move.
"I even have the flower you had Cassidy go and get for me," she says, pointing to the flower pinned to her skirt wrap.
"It looks beautiful, but not as beautiful as you," Brian continues to scan the girl in front of him, which prompts her to give him a little spin.
"Is that so?" she pulls him closer by his belt loop.
"Most definitely," Brian whispers, looking the girl in the eyes, and Stassi leans up and pulls him down for a kiss.
"I wanna do more than kissing," Stassi broke the connection but stayed wrapped in his arms.
"Like sex?" Brian asked her, confused.
"NoโI mean yes eventually, but no, like I want to make out with you to where we're about to be close to having sex," Stassi explained to him.
"If this night ends up good, we'll sleep in the soul ties and do whatever your heart desires," Brian told her.
"Promise," Stassi held out her pinky finger.
"Promise," Brian crossed his with hers. Their moment was interrupted by Brian's phone chiming. Pulling it out, he saw he had a text.
"I got a text," Brian said, walking over to the group.
"That's a joke, right?" Harrison asked, some of the others cheering.
"Let's go," Kenny cheered.
Islanders, please gather at the firepit immediately. #TroubleDownUnder
"Oh, fuck it," Harrison sighed.
"Down under is crazy," Miguel commented.
"I wonder who that is about."
"#Nasty." All the couples and Harrison started making their way over to the firepit. Nerves were building again, as everyone had an idea what it could beโbut then again, they didn't. Because for all they knew, either someone could go home, or bombshells were entering the villa to flip everything upside down.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. The islanders are patiently waiting for a text. Well, either that or Ariana, but there's no way the budget stretches to having Madix two days in a row.
All of a sudden, someone's phone chimed with a text.
"Fucking hell," Aaron heavily sighed. The notification came from the new bombshell as the others watched him dig into his pocket and pull out his phone.
"Harrison, please stand in front of the fire pit," he read the message and did as it said. Another message came through and was once again read out loud. "Tonight, you will steal one of the girls." That was expected, as he was given three dates. A minute later, another phone went offโthis time it was Miguel's.
"Harrison, which girl would you like to steal and why?"
Before starting, the bombshell took a breath. "The reason I would like to steal this girl is because, I mean, even though it's been a quick 24 hours, like, we all know things happen really fast in here. A lot's happened, and I've had a lot of chances to get to know all of you, but it's been a very, like, natural flow with this person. The attraction's got to be the first thing there, especially for me. The chats todayโthey've gone really, really well. There's definitely a sense of elegance and class that she brings to almost every situation I've seen her in so far. And it's a nice kind of having that little bubbly atmosphere at the same time." Harrison paused in the middle of his speech. "But yeah, you just gotta go with what feels right. And I guess who you're attracted to most, and who you might have the most fun with. It's a difficult situation. The girl I would like to steal... is..."
"I know he's not talking about you... you're a menace," Brian whispered in Stassi's ear.
"I'mma have to start giving you strikes before I beat your ass," Stassi whispered back. "You're on two right now."
"What happens when I get to three?" Brian smirked.
"You'll just have to find out," Stassi returned the smirk.
"Sierra." Harrison revealed the girl he would like to steal, and the girls were happy for her after the behavior Caine had shown her. But they were also conflicted as they for sure thought Harrison was going to choose Cassidy as that was the plan they all agreed on and came up with. Caine got up from his place and switched spots with Harrison, and in the middle of the transition, he called Harrison a muppet, which confused everyone as they didn't know what that meant.
Once he was in place in front of everyone, his phone chimed. "Caine, you are single and therefore dumped from the island."
"No." No one expected that, especially since they had eliminations last night.
"You have five minutes to pack your bags and say your goodbyes. #BoyInterrupted."
"Damn, five minutes to pack... who the fuck did he piss off?" Stassi was shocked, as those dumped from the island usually get at least thirty minutes to pack and say their goodbyes.
"Fuck, man."
"I've tried to keep it as real as possible. I know some of you get emotional. Don't be sad. I made some brothers for life. I can walk away proud," Caine said his last words. The boys approached him to say goodbye while the girls stayed back.
"Thank God," Sierra whispered.
"I know," Leah told her.
Big Mama lovers, tonight you get to have your say. Comment below and share with other apps now and vote for your favorite couple. The couple with the fewest votes will be vulnerable and at risk of being dumped from the island. So is your favorite couple Cassidy and Rob, JaNa and Kenny, Kaylor and Aaron, Leah and Miguel, Nicole and Kendall, Serena and Kordell, Stassi and Brian or Sierra and Harrison?ย
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The Jersey Shore book might not happen as I attempted to write it and it honestly felt like a chore to even get through half the chapter..I don't know but since there is a book cover and half a chapter I'm just going to push it off to the back burner for now. But don't worry the Sinners and Fast and Furious book are good to go with casting/playlist/ a prolgoue/ and the first chapter ready to upload. But remember I will not being uploading them until this book is done and by then there should be at least five chapters per book. With that being said we have six chapters left or seven if I decided to do the reunion.ย
Welcome toโฏLoveโฏIslandโฏUSA.โฏKendall loves teasing the boy,โฏHarrison, for two main reasons.โฏFirst,โฏHarrison never stole his girl,โฏNicole.โฏSecond,โฏhe slashedโฏfiftyโฏpercent off that chunky gold chain.โฏ
"I feel like we haven't talked to each other in a while,"โฏStassi says, gazing into Brian's eyes as they lounge inโฏSoulโฏTies.โฏ
"Maybe because the last time we were updated was like a month ago,"โฏBrian adds with a smirk.โฏ
"Why do you think we haven't been updated in a month?"โฏStassi looks up at him.โฏ
"Probably because someone was worrying about a season that technically hasn't happened yet... and was too busy reading BWWM fanโfiction onโฏWattpad, lying and saying they were going to update for weeks."โฏ
"That's oddly specific,"โฏStassi scrunches her face.โฏ
"I just have a feeling,"โฏBrian nods.โฏ"Do you still want to have sex tonight?"โฏ
"Nah,"โฏStassi shakes her head.โฏ"I'm exhausted, so you're off the hook."โฏShe taps his shoulder.โฏ
"Are you sure?"โฏBrian raises an eyebrow.โฏ
"Nothing can make me wet and horny enough to prioritize sex over sleep right now,"โฏStassi groans, throwing her head back in exaggerated fatigue after a night that, honestly, wasn't that eventful.โฏ
"You sure about that?โฏI've got some tricks I want to try on you,"โฏBrian murmurs, giving her a look so seductive it speaks mostly through his oceanโblue eyes.โฏ
"NโYes..."โฏStassi whispers, caught by his gaze that makes her want to hand over every ounce of control.โฏ"Wait, no."โฏShe shakes her head, though her downfall is that she keeps looking into his eyes.โฏ"Maybe."โฏ
"Maybe?"โฏBrian can't help but chuckle.โฏ
"Trust me, I want to fuck you too, but I'm ready to fling my bra across the room and throw on my bonnet,"โฏStassi yawns.โฏ
"Who said you had to wear a bra?โฏI like hanging titties and fucking a you with your bonnet is one of my goals,"โฏBrian shrugs.โฏ
"You're a freak,"โฏStassi laughs, getting up from her seat.โฏ"Let's go, freak."โฏShe holds out her hand to help him up.โฏ
"So we're not fucking tonight?"โฏBrian asks again, placing his hands in hers only for her to drop them and push him back into the seating.โฏ"Even though you said you wanted to...?"โฏ
"God forbid a girl doesn't wanna fuck on camera in front of Americaโagain,"โฏStassi playfully rolls her eyes.โฏ
"I think we'd go diamond if our sex tape ever leaked,"โฏBrian smirks.โฏ
"I better have a diamond on my ring finger before that happens,"โฏStassi retorts, hand on hip, weight shifted to her right foot.โฏ
"You can have any diamond you want, sexy,"โฏBrian murmurs, trailing his fingers along her thigh.โฏ
"I'm not doing this with you,"โฏStassi laughs, shaking her head before making her way out ofโฏSoulโฏTies.โฏ"Come on, before you end up sleeping right there tonight."โฏ
It's lightsโout time.โฏSo, what will theโฏIslandersโฏchoose for bedtime reading tonight?โฏJudging from this, I'd recommend my other book,โฏHow to Sound Sincere.โฏ
"Caine went home tonight,"โฏJaNa says as all the girls are getting undressed for bed.โฏThe evening was short,โฏyet somehow it felt like a marathon.โฏ
"I know,"โฏSierra nods.โฏ"It sucks to see somebody go, but I'm happyโฏHarrison picked me.โฏI'm excitedโwe'll see if he's a good cuddler tonight."โฏ
"Baby,โฏcan I talk to you out inโฏSoulโฏTies real quick?"โฏBrian pokes his head through the doorway just as some of the girls are filing out.โฏ
"No,"โฏStassi blushes, shaking her head.โฏ
"I just want to talk,"โฏBrian says, hands raised in surrender.โฏ
"No, you don't,"โฏStassi insists.โฏ
"I promise I do,"โฏBrian chuckles.โฏ
"Go to bed,"โฏStassi orders, pointing for him to leave the makeup room.โฏ
"I know we've been away for a while, but did I miss something?"โฏLeah asks, frowning in confusion.โฏ"When did you andโฏFlynnโฏRider start arguing?"โฏ
"We're not,"โฏStassi replies, braiding her long plaits into one thick rope.โฏ"He's just a horny, freaky fuck."โฏ
"And you're not?"โฏSerena teases, shocked her sister isn't taking the opportunity.โฏ
"Yeah, I thought you were just complaining that all you guys ever do is kiss,"โฏJaNa chimes in.โฏ
"Oh, I do want it,"โฏStassi admits with a goofy grin.โฏ"I just gotta make him want it more so I don't seem like the desperate one."โฏ
"Stay on your side of the bed," Brian tells Stassi as she joins him under the covers.
"We can't cuddle?" Stassi pouts.
"Nope," Brian emphasizes, turning his back to her and pretending to be asleep.
STASSI:ย Who the fuck does he think he is, turning his back to me? I should pop him upside the head.
With her hand swimming beneath the covers, Stassi found Brian's waistline, skimmed over the layer of plaid pajama bottoms, and went straight for his boxers. She hooked a finger inside the elastic band, yanked it back, and let it snapโhardโcausing a sharp sting to slap against Brian's skin. But luckily for him, he'd been expecting it.
"You're done," Brian muttered, turning back over.
"No, you're done," Stassi rolled her eyes, now the one turning over to give him her back. "I just wanted to cuddle."
"Come here, you big baby," Brian pulled her close by the waist, locking her against his chest. Their bodies tangled effortlessly, molded into one another. "I love you, you big baby."
The words stunned her. She twisted back around to face him, even in the dark. "What?"
"I said I love you," Brian whispered, cupping her chin and guiding her forward. "I love that you're a big baby. I love that you think you're the one running this coupling. I love that you're fiery and protective...And most importantly, I love that you're you. I love that you don't just see a criminalโyou see a man. I love that when I'm with you, it feels like I'm living my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters. Not a challenge, not a recoupling, not life inside or outside the villa with all its bullshit. For those ten seconds or less... I'm free. With you. Don't say it back. I just wanted to leโ"
"I love you too," Stassi whispers, looking Brian in the eyes. "I love that your hair is blonde. I love that your eyes are ocean blue and reflective. I love that you make me feel heard and seen. I love that you're patient with me, even when I probably deserve to be yelled at. I love that, in a time when I was about to settle for less, you came in and showed me that I deserve more. I love that, for once in my life, I feel loved in a way I never thought I could be... and that's because of you."
"You think you'll be fine without sex tonight?" Brian asked, knowing how much she wanted to take their physicality to another level.
"Yeah," Stassi nods her head. "This moment feels more orgasm-worthy than actually having sex. But I will take a makeout session."
"Whatever my lady wants," Brian smiles at the girl before shifting their positions so that he was now on top of her. The blonde boy took a moment to look into her eyes, and for him, it felt like everything else faded awayโit was just the two of them in their own universe. Grey met black in the darkness of the bedroom, but somehow, the night didn't bother them at all.
Leaning down, Brian slowly connected their lips, and the magic of passion took over.
Pulling away, the two breathed heavily as they kept eye contact.
"Soul Ties?" Stassi felt her heart pounding through her chest, seconds away from leaping out.
"No need," Brian gave the girl a little smirk before pulling the white duvet covers over their heads. His hand slid down her arm, fingers curling around hers. Then slowly, gently, he guided her hand beneath his shirt, pressing her palm flat against his chest. The beat of his heart was frantic โ wild and unhidden. "You feel that?" he whispered.
She nodded, her throat tightening. "It's racing."
"For you."
The words landed like an inhale she didn't know she needed. Her fingers flexed over his chest, feeling the way his heart thudded beneath her touch โ not out of fear, not lust, but something deeper. Something that scared her a little with how real it felt. Their lips found each other again, slower this time. His kiss tasted like heat and honey โ steady and sure. Her hand stayed pressed to his chest, and she felt everything in that space: the truth in his kiss, the vulnerability in his heartbeat, the way he held her like a question he hoped she'd answer. She shifted closer, one leg sliding between his. His hands didn't roam; they held. Anchored. The kiss deepened, but it was never rushed. It was sensual, but soft. Urgent, but reverent. Like they were writing something sacred with their mouths and their hands โ something no one else in the villa would ever know about.
"We have to be quiet, okay?" Brian whispers to the girl, her breath coming in shallow pants, heavy with want and passion.
"Okay," Stassi nods, her voice barely a breath. Their lips remained locked in a kiss that kept threatening to undo them both. It wasn't clumsy. It wasn't rushed. But it was hotโthick with longing and charged with something they had no name for yet.
Brian's hand slid up her side, trembling slightly as it brushed over the soft curve of her breast through the thin fabric of her shirt. He paused there, forehead resting against hers like he needed just one more second to keep himself from falling completely.
Her breath hitched. "Brian..." she whispered.
He looked into her eyes โ dark, desperate, searching. "You okay?" She nodded, already lifting her arms, granting silent permission.
"Yes."
He didn't waste another second. He tugged her shirt over her head with gentle urgency, tossing it aside without breaking eye contact. The sight of her beneath him stole every bit of breath he had left. "You're... perfect," he murmured, like the words physically hurt to say. Then he leaned down โ no hesitation this time โ and closed his mouth around her nipple. It wasn't soft. It was hungry.
His tongue was slow, but his mouth was needy, drawing her in deep, suckling like he couldn't get enough. The wet sounds were muffled by the sheets and his careful control, but the sensation made her entire body light up.
Stassi arched into him with a quiet gasp, her hips grinding instinctively against the hard line of his body. His breath hitched at the contact. He groaned softly into her skin, pulling her tighter, needing her closer โ as close as they could possibly get without crossing that final line.
She moved again, grinding against him more deliberately this time. A subtle rhythm, slow and controlled, but full of intent. It was her turn to drive him crazy.
"God, Stassi..." he muttered, his voice breaking as he pulled back just enough to look at her. "You're gonna ruin me."
His hands slid under her thighs, gripping them with shaking fingers, holding her in place as she moved against him again. His lips returned to her chest, latching onto her nipple with renewed desperation, like he needed the taste of her to breathe. She clung to his shoulders, eyes fluttering shut, her hips chasing his tension โ their bodies caught in the most dangerous kind of rhythm, the kind that starts soft and ends in surrender.
"There you go," Brian cooed in the girl's ear, before pulling her in for another kiss. "Do you feel that?" he whispered, tilting his hips so she could get more of a feel of his lower region through the layers of clothing.
She nodded, breathless. "Fuck..."
"Just for you." Brian nipped at her cheek. And then he kissed her again โ deep and open โ her name falling from his lips like a prayer. They stayed like that, kissing, grinding, breathing each other in, as quietly and passionately as two people could beneath the same blanket of heat, love, and risk.
"I want you to fuck me," Stassi couldn't help but whine, her brain fogging with need.
"I will... once we're off the villa," he murmured, placing a peck on the right side of her neck. "Have 100k in our palms." He kissed the other side. "And we're in Brazil." A final kiss landed softly on her lips.
"But that's so far away," Stassi lowly whines.
"It's just one more week," Brian tells her, before sliding off the girl, pushing the covers off their heads and pulling her into his side to cuddle. "Just one more week, princess."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. It's another day in the Villa, and Aaron's answering the question: What would it be like if Love Island's hot new bombshell was Elmo?
"Good morning, Islanders!" Aaron wakes everyone up using a voice that hilariously imitates Elmo.
"Morning, bitches! Time to rise and shine!" Kaylor is the first girl up, heading straight into the bathroom to start getting ready for the day.
"Is this what blue balls feels like?" Stassi looks up at Brian from beneath him, trapped under the weight of his body โ though she was the one who put herself there. "Like... I feel like if you don't touch me in the next second, I'm going to fucking explode and be angry all day."
"Pretty much," the blonde pecks the girl's forehead before rolling off โ but not before slipping his hand between her thighs and giving a playful squeeze.
"I hate you," the girl mumbles, the fanny flutters hitting her hard.
"According to last night, you love me," Brian smirks before heading out of the room.
"Excuse me," Serena makes her presence known beside the girl, stretching as she gets out of bed. "Did I just hear that you told Brian you love him?" A playful smirk spreads across her face.
"Maybe..." Stassi teases.
"Leah! JaNa! Cassidy! Stassi told Brian she loves him!" Serena calls out, immediately spilling the tea to the other Bratz and Barbie.
"What the fuck?!" The three girls rush over, eyes wide with excitement.
"It's not a big deal," Stassi tries to keep her cool, but the grin pulling at her lips gives her away as she slips out of bed.
"It is totally a big deal," Cassidy argues. "Saying 'I love you' on Love Island is like saying 'I do' at the altar."
"Or...it's just three words that come out of people's mouths," Stassi shrugs, making her way into the shared bathroom all the female Islanders use.
"So you didn't mean it?" JaNa trails after her.
"Uh, I wouldn't say that," Stassi murmurs, heading to the toilet to take a quick pee while the girls begin brushing their teeth.
"So what would you say?" Leah asks, eyes narrowing at the girl mid-pee.
"Was it like 'I love you'... but I'm not in love with you?" Serena asks.
"Or like 'I'm only saying I love you because you said it first'?" JaNa adds.
"Or... is it like 'I love you, now drop to your knees and propose right now'?" Cassidy grins.
"Definitely three," Stassi finishes peeing, wipes herself, flushes, then makes her way to the sink to wash her hands and brush her teeth.
"Marriage?" The girls stare at her like she just grew wings.
"Is that crazy?" Stassi looks at them, genuinely wanting input.
"Yes," Serena and Leah say in unison.
"But not really," JaNa and Cassidy counter.
"So what do I do then? Because I already said it... and we have this crazy plan to move to Brazil together." Stassi starts brushing her teeth.
"Well..." Cassidy tries to come up with a plan. "Maybe this is all pretend. Villa fever. Once it's over, reality will hit and you guys will slow down."
"Or... you can start deciding what color we're wearing as bridesmaids."
"Easy," Stassi leans over the sink to spit. "It's gonna take place in Rio, so bold and bright colors, carnival style... Oh my God... I've turned into Kaylor."
"With being delusional and overly optimistic about your coupling? ...Yes," Serena nods without hesitation.
"But at least he didn't kiss another girl. No cheating or lying tendencies," JaNa points out. "Wait... does he?"
"I don't know," worry starts creeping into Stassi's features.
"You said 'I love you' and don't even know if he's cheated or has a lying habit?" Leah's brows furrow.
"Am I supposed to?" Stassi heads out of the bathroom.
"Yes!" the girls exclaim, following her into the makeup room.
"Hey!" Brian greets Stassi as she joins him in the kitchen. "I just finished making you your smoโ"
"Are you a liar or a cheater?" the girl abruptly asks, anxiety flashing across her face.
"Excuse me?" Brian blinks, clearly caught off guard by the question. Confusion colors his voice, not just at what she asked but whyโand where it came from.
"It's just, you know..." Stassi fidgets, trying not to come off too blunt, but her nerves are practically vibrating off her skin.
"I know what?" A slow smirk curls onto Brian's lips as he leans back against the counter, his eyes tracking every twitch of her fingers, every shift in her stanceโshe was nervous, clearly dreading this conversation.
"I said I love you," Stassi breathes. "And I don't know your habits... I don't wanna regret saying it."
"Stassi," Brian reaches out, hand open, palm steady. She takes it without hesitation, letting him draw her into his space.
"You don't have to answer the question. I wanted to say it," Stassi cuts him off quickly. "And I don't regret it. I don't. I just... I just don't want to be hurt when I finally feel like I met my Prince Naveen or Flynn Rider." Her gaze falls to their entwined hands.
"Hey," Brian whispers, voice low, coaxing. "Look at me." He gently lifts her chin, searching her eyes. "Iโ"
"I GOT A TEXT!" Leah's scream slices through the moment as she had her phone raised high in the air.
STASSI:ย I'm lowkey grateful for Leah screaming because I don't think in that moment I would've been able to handle what the truth could be. Like, what if he did say he has a past of lying and cheating... I mean, the man was a criminal... so technically, yeah, he has a history of that kind of thing... right?
"We should go and see what the text is," Stassi says quickly, already moving toward the others. She needed to put distance between herself and Brian, as she didn't want her fairy tale to end before it even started for reall.
"Stassi," Brian calls after her, but she's already halfway out of the room.
Islanders, today the Villa will play host to the Love Island Summer Sports Day! #InItToWinIt #FinishFirst
STASSI:ย Fuck yes. Just what Big Mama needed. I love sportsโmainly 'cause growing up, it was how I let out all my aggression. I did swimming and softball from middle school through high school. Softball and tennis were my shit, even played both in college along with gymnastics.
"I'm competitive as fuck!" Stassi yells, jumping up and down, absolutely buzzing with excitement.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Inspired by the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympicsโwhich you'll be able to stream right here on Peacockโthe islanders will be competing in their very own Summer Sports Day, facing off in a series of epic challenges. It's exactly like the Olympics... but nowhere near as good. The islanders will be split into two teams. It's Team Pink versus Team Gold. May the best team win.
TREE HUT CONFESSION |ย TWISTED SISTERS
"Oh, they fucked up by putting us on the same team," Stassi points between herself and Serena.
"We are the most competitive people in the villa. We aren't going down without a fight," Serena shakes her head.
"Everyone better be on their shit or they're getting dumped from the island... I don't care. I said what I said," Stassi crosses her arms.
"She said what she said," Serena echoes.
"Period," the two girls say in sync.
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"Hey, listen, that's the reason why we're wearing gold," Miguel speaks to their opponents. "You know what I'm saying? We're taking the gold."
"Clock it!" Stassi gassed up the boy's statement.
TREE HUT CONFESSION | GOLD TEAM
"When I say team, you say..." Aaron screams.
"Gold!" the rest of the team shouts.
"Let's fucking go!"
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The first event is Hold Your Horses. JaNa and Kenny, for Team Pink, will take on Team Gold's Kordell and Serena in the hobby horse relay. They must navigate the hurdles and finish with a kiss. The fastest couple will win 50 points. Second place takes home 30 points.
The horn blew and the race started, but all eyes were on Kenny who was running like something was wrong.
"Why the fuck is he running like that?" Stassi tilts her head to the side. "Hey JaNa!" The girl calls out to her opponent. "Is Kenny running like that 'cause he has to do a number two, aka his position after Kordell and Serena kick y'all's asses?"
BRIAN:ย I'm guessing sports brings out the worst in Stassi because since we started like five minutes ago, the trash talking has not stopped. It's honestly hot.
Kenny made his way to the finish line where JaNa was and set her off with a kiss, after which it was her turn to go through the hurdles. With less speed, JaNa made her way back and now it was time for Serena and Kordell.
"I swear to God if y'all don't beat those wannabe bubblegum thing 1 and thing 2, I promise I will disown you!" Stassi screams at Kordell and Serena.
"Bubblegum thing 1 and thing 2?" Brian couldn't help but scrunch his face at the words leaving the girl's mouth. The horn went off, and with that, Kordell was showing off his athleticismโand lucky for him, he had a girl who could match the energy.
STASSI:ย We are athletes over here. Plus, we have to make up the curve just in case I find out one of us isn't... aka Aaron.
"Let's go, sister!" Stassi screams, clapping her hands.
"Y'all done!" Kordell screams to Team Pink as Serena makes her way back, ending the round. "Y'all done."
"Let's fucking go!" Aaron excitedly stands up once Serena's phone rings, signaling the results were in. "Team Pink got 30 points... Team Gold got 50 points." In the first round, Team Gold was declared the winner.
"Yay!!!" Team Gold cheers out loud, jumping around the place as they set the curve.
"Remember this feeling. It won't last long," Kendall tells the Gold Team.
"Shut your bitch ass up!" Stassi clapbacks. "Sorry, not sorry, Kendall."
The second event is Splash Dash. Rob and Cassidy, from the Pink Team, will take on Brian and Stassi from the Gold. They'll have to run the length of a floating platform, making it as far and as quickly as possible without taking a dip. The fastest team wins 300 points, and the second-place team wins 200 points.
"You got this, princess," Brian tries to share some encouraging words with the girl, but she cuts him off.
"Babe, I'm in my sports mood, there's no encouraging speaking, only yelling," Stassi looks up at him. "Now remember, when it's your turn, light as a feather, loose as water."
"Isn't it light as a feather, stiff as a board?" Brian asks her.
"No, dumbass," she smacks his chest. "Why would you be stiff on water? You want to be one with the water, not one against it. I swear on our future children I will roast you using the firepit if you fall in that damn pool so hard that our future kids will ask where they got their complexion from if they aren't lightly bronzed like... do I make myself clear?"
"Our future kids?" Brian couldn't help but stop listening once she mentioned having kids with him.
"Get out of my sight," Stassi hurriedly turns around and gets into position. "You're going down, blossom."
"Blossom?" Cassidy looks at Stassi confused.
"Powerpuff Girls?" The horn went off, and Cassidy, who was stuck in confusion, wasted two seconds before she started running.
"That's not fair, Stassi caused Cassidy to start late!" Nicole points to her friend.
"I didn't do shit!" Stassi shakes her head. "Maybe instead of making excuses you tell your team to step their game up."
"Oh, that's how it is?" JaNa looks at the girl.
"I'm sorry, my momma told me to never talk to losers or I would become oneโand Big Mama ain't no loser," Stassi turns her head to watch Rob run, and he was quick, meaning she had to be quicker. When it was her turn, the horn went off, and Stassi ran with balance so fast no one expected it.
"Fuck yea!" Stassi cheers at the finish line. "Tell your hate comments to my ass because I just own all of you!" Turning around, getting out of the pool, Stassi stays on the sidelines cheering on her man. "You got this, baby! You aren't a loser!"
"Who said I was a loser?" Brian looks over.
"I will if you let Rob beat you. You fucking raced cars for a living and were a cop. You got this in the bag!" The horn went off, and so did Brianโand let's just say he did not let Rob beat him.
"Team Pink got 200 points! Team Gold got 300 points!" Stassi reads the message that came in. "Which means Team Gold are the winners of Splash Dash!"
TREE HUT CONFESSION | STASSI & BRIAN
"That's my man, y'all," Stassi smiles as she sits on Brian's lap. "That's my man."
"I kept thinking if I fall in this pool my princess is going to disown me and I'll probably be sleeping in Soul Ties by myself," Brian laughs.
"And you were correct to think that," Stassi nods.
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"I thought a losing team said something," Stassi teases her friends on the opposing team.
The third event is Shot Put at Love. Harrison and Sierra, in Pink, take on Leah and Serena for Team Gold. The throwers will aim water balloons at their opponents' faces. Points are scored based on the distance of the targets.
"You got this, babes," Stassi calls out to Serena and Leah who were two of the targets.. "She's got stick arms like the Jamaican cinnamon man on the Apple Jacks boxโshe can't throw that far!"
"First shot is Serena," Sierra tries to aim the water balloon at the girl.
"I don't give a fuck," Serena clapbacks. And lucky for her, the balloon missed without even popping.
"I told you!" Stassi exclaims.
"Let's go, Harrison." In which he missed too.
"This shot is for Miguel," Sierra says, holding another balloon.
"That's alright, that's alright, that's alright. I have faith that you're going to miss." And she did.
"My next shot is for Leah," Harrison holds up a balloon and when he goes to throw it he misses by overthrowing.
"I thought you were supposed to be Thor!" Stassi heckles. "But it's giving Dobby from Harry Potter!"
"So I can expect us to get banned from our children's sports games in ten years or so..." Brian looks up at Stassi, who is intensely following the game.
"Oh, for sure!" Next up was the Gold Team, but first they decided to make some changes. Serena switched out Leah for Stassi.
"Hey Harrison, just to let you know, I played softball and baseball my whole life. They called me 'Sniper' for how hard and fast my pitches are," Stassi tells him.
"This shot is for Harrison," Serena goes first and actually hits her target.
"Oh, shit!" Everyone was shocked she actually made it.
"Straight shot! Straight shot!"
"This one is also for Harrison," Stassi throws her balloon and hits the target right in the middle.
"This one is for Harrison," Serena misses the next one.
"This one is for Harrison," Stassi hits her target.
"Fuck yeah!" the girls chest bump.
TREE HUT CONFESSION | TWISTED SISTERS
"Oh, this is definitely about revenge more than anything," Serena shakes her head.
"We coming for Harrison all round," Stassi smirks.
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"This one is for Cassidy," Serena went for an easier target and made it.
"This one is for Harrison," Stassi smirks, throwing the balloon and making it.
JANA:ย Shawties got aim and anger. They did not come to play.
"Get Rob, get Rob!" Leah screams from the sidelines, clapping her hands.
"This one is for Rob," Serena aims for him and makes it.
SERENA:ย That was long-awaited revenge for my girl Big Mama.
STASSI:ย We killed that shit.
"Team Pink got 100 points. Team Gold got 160 points. Which means Team Gold are the winners of Shot Put at Love," Serena reads.
"Fuck yeah!" the team cheers.
"What's that, huh?" Stassi looks to the Pink Team. "Oh right, 3-0, losers." She makes an L letter with her fingers.
KENDALL:ย Stassi is very much competitive to where it's scary.
"Yo, yo, yo! Alright, hold up," Miguel waves his hands as he gets a text. "Team Gold, you are currently in the lead, which means you go into the final round with a 5-second advantage."
KENDALL: Underdog. They're not expecting much from us. I will do whatever it takes to win. Pink team, don't worry. I got no sweat on my shoulders for this. It's all about who finishes in the end, and it's going to be us.
"Hey, hey! Don't push my man!" Nicole playfully scolds.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. The Islanders have been competing in their own summer sports day. Now it's time for the final event, Row-mance Regatta. Leah and Miguel for Team Gold versus Kendall and Nicole for Team Pink. They'll need to paddle their way to the heart-shaped platform to receive their torch pieces, then race back to the dock to assemble and light them. The first team to light their torches wins the entire sports day. Because the Gold Team has the most points so far, they get a 5-second head start.
"Put that five seconds to work, baby!" Stassi coaches. "Do not come back to the villa a loser!" The horn went off and Leah and Miguel were off and then five seconds later Kendall and Nicole went.
STASSI:ย Everything was going good until Leah and Miguel started paddling on different sides from each other.
"What the fuck!" Stassi groans watching the disaster that was Leah and Miguel canoeing. "I can't watch this," The girl covered her face using Brian but then moved away to look at the couple in the water. "What the fuck are y'all doing!?" Stassi had to watch Kendall and Nicole make their way out of the canoe seconds before Leah and Miguel.
STASSI:ย I am not a loser.
"Leah, hop on my back!" Stassi squats, and the girl jumps on. "Miguel, follow behind!" With that, Stassi was off and made it to the last tasks. "Go, go," she yells at the couple, who quickly put together the torch and ran to the fire pit to light itโdoing so a second before Kendall and Nicole.
"Fuck yeah!" Stassi jumps up and down.
"Congratulations, Team Gold! You are the winners of summer sports..." Leah reads the incoming text message which causes the team to go crazy as they beat their opponents 4-0.
TREE HUT CONFESSION | TEAM GOLD
"We would like to dedicate this straight swipe 4-0 to our team mom/coach, Stassi," Aaron says as everyone claps.
"Thank you, thank you," Stassi proudly smiles. "I would just like to say, Big Mama didn't raise no losers!"
"Yeah!"
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"How that ass kicking taste, losers!" Stassi looks to her opponents.
JANA:ย How long is Sporty Stassi going to last?
So gold goes to... Gold, which is ironic if you think about it.
"Okay team, listen up," Stassi claps her hands standing in front of Team Gold.
"Hey Stassi," Serena cuts the girl off. "The game is over so we're going to need Sporty Stassi to go away and never be dug back up again."
"Oh."
STASSI:ย I realized I might've did a lot. But none out of the normโyelled, trash talked, made Kendall cry and question his manhood... you know? The norm.
"Did everyone have fun?" Miguel asks swapping place with Stassi as she now sits with him standing up.
"I had fucking fun."
"I enjoyed it."
"That's the main thing," Miguel tells them.
"No, the main thing is we crushed them on national TV." Stassi happily smiles.
"I think you guys did great."
"I thought it was fun as hell."
"I was garbage," Leah got on herself.
"No, you both were together, and that's all that matters," Serena gave a positive tone.
"Yeah, you sucked, but y'all sucked together," Stassi adds.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Sporty Stassi won't shut up about winning sports day. What does she want, a medal? Oh, damn! I knew I'd forgotten something. Brad the intern, get the medals out of my car.
"I feel like I deserve a medal just for existing," Stassi jokes as she fixes her hair for tonight.
"It's called a participation trophy," Serena jokes.
"Ugh," the girl makes a disgusting face. "I hate those things. Just because your kid is a loser doesn't mean he deserves a medal just for trying. Back in the day, trophies were for winners... I hear myself now."
"Yeah," all the girls look at Stassi before laughing.
"Today just felt..."
"The best?" Cassidy fills in.
"Yes!"
"So, guys, how are we feeling about tonight?" Nicole asks the girls.
"I feel great because I like somebody, and that's so crazy to me," Cassidy speaks, not saying a name as she didn't want a certain girl to feel some type of way, aka Sierra and Harrison.
"Are you going to pull him for a chat?" Leah asks the girl.
"Should I?" The blonde didn't want to seem like she's stepping on people's toes but she really did like the guy.
"Yes!" All the guys comment, some thinking she was talking about Rob.
SIERRA:ย I think Rob and Cassidy are cute together. They should most definitely explore that connection.
"What about you, JaNa?"
"Your girl is happy," JaNa smiles, spinning in a circle.
"Yay!"
"If it isn't my winner," Brian greets the girl, holding out his hand to her.
"Well, if it's also my winner," Stassi smiles, taking his hand as the boy gently leads her away from everyone else. "Where are we going?" The girl laughs, a note of playful confusion in her voice.
"Well, this morning you asked me a question, and I never got to answer it," Brian says, guiding them out of the yard.
"It's just me being paranoid. You don't have to answer," Stassi shakes her head softly.
"One thing I want you to realize," Brian suddenly stops her from moving further in the direction he was leading, "I want you... I want you and everything that comes with you. So if the paranoid questions are part of the package, then I will happily answer those questions." Little did the girl know, just behind her stood three of her favorite male islanders, each holding dishes in their hands.
"Excuse me!" Their heads turn back, and Stassi is shocked to see Kordell, Miguel, and Kenny standing behind them, plates of food and drinks carefully balanced.
"Dinner reservations for two?" one of them asks with a smirk.
"Dinner reservations?" Stassi looks away from the men in front of her and back up at Brian. "What did you do?"
"I have a feeling that your once safe space has turned toxic for you since you never went back. So, I decided to change that โ because a place where you don't feel safe, physically or mentally, shouldn't exist when I'm around." Brian tells her, before turning her around to face the dock.
"Oh my god!" Stassi gasps, stepping back in awe at the scene unfolding before her. "H-How did you? Wh-what?"
"Do you like it?" Brian asked as the boys walked around them, placing the items on the table and then stepping back, not before giving Brian good luck signals.
"It's so beautiful." Tears welled up, threatening to spill. "How?"
"Magic," Brian teased, pulling the girl toward the setup that faced the water. "I've never cheated, but I have lied." He helped her lower herself onto a pillow before taking a seat beside her. "I've lied to my family, I've lied to my boss...but it was because I was lying to myself, pretending to be someone I wasn't. And I guess my intention in coming here was to find someone who could fall in love with the fake me I was still holding ontoโbelieving quiet equaled peace, just to have a normal future. But then I saw you, and that whole strategy went out the door."
"Why?" Stassi asked, looking at him.
"Because the second I laid eyes on you, the person I created was no longer the person I wanted to be. The person I wanted to be was whoever you needed or wanted me to be. So I did what I had to do. Maybe it came off as love bombing...but I saw it as a third chance to make my universe right."
"And you think I'm the key to that?"
"No," Brian shook his head. "I know you are the key, because with you I've been nothing but myself. I want to show you more because I've noticed how my stories make you smileโeven when you're quiet the whole time, just listening. Or how, after I tell you something about my family, you start describing yourself in the picture next to me. Or how every time I look in your eyes, all I feel is being swarmed in."
"W-When I was little...the sheriff in my countyโ"
"I already know," Brian cut her off, shaking his head as he took her hands in his. "And if I was there, I would've beaten his ass for even thinking he had the privilege to speak to you that way."
"You probably would've lost since you were a kid," Stassi joked.
"Sometimes the heart outbeats physical strength," Brian told her, leaning in. Brian was about to kiss her, and Stassi leaned in too, but before they could connect, the islanders in the villa bombarded them with shouting.
"You guys are going to the Hideaway!"
"Hideaway, now!"
"Kenny got a text!"
"What do you mean we're going to the Hideaway?" Stassi looked up confused from her spot on the floor.
Islanders, the Hideaway is open. As the winners of the Love Island Summer Sports Day, the Gold team can choose a couple from their team to spend a private night together. #AfterHours #RealMenWearGold
"And we decided that you deserve it because if it wasn't for you, we would've lost," Leah smiled at Stassi.
"You wanna go?" Brian asked her.
"We'll accept the offer to the Hideaway," Stassi started, and the islanders cheered. Her close friends rushed over and before she could say anything else, they dragged her to the makeup room with the other girls following behind.
"Waitโwait!"
"Ooh, you should wear pink!" Cassidy clapped her hands excitedly.
"Aww, you can finally wear your cowgirl hat in the Hideaway," Serena hugged her.
"Are you nervous? Excited?" Nicole asked.
"I bet the night's going to be so hot for you and Brian," Kaylor smiled.
"You should wear your stripper heels." JaNa opened the girl's closet and pulled out the heels.
"Why don't you wear them... as I pass my offer over to you and Kenny?" Stassi smiled at the girl, who froze.
"W-what?"
"You and Kenny are going to the Hideaway," Stassi clarified. "You deserve it more than anyone here."
"B-but I thought a night in the Hideaway was what you wanted," JaNa said, confused.
"When you find that love feeling that takes over your body, you realize the Hideaway is just a place. It's who you bring there that makes it special... And I already have my place and person to bring to make it special. So get ready, and I'll tell Kenny to get ready." Stassi gave the girl a hug before leaving the room.
"Yo, Benny Rodriguez, get readyโyou and JaNa are going to the Hideaway," Stassi called as she approached where the boys were, Brian ready to go.
"What?" Both boys looked at her.
"Ugh, I hate repeating myself," Stassi rolled her eyes playfully. "You and JaNa are going instead of me and Brian. Now get ready. Chop, chop." She clapped her hands and left the room, with Brian following.
"I thought you wanted to go to the Hideaway badly?" Brian asked.
"I did," Stassi told him.
"What changed then? Why did you give the opportunity up?"
"Because a special guy I know made my once-safe space safe again, and I'd rather spend the night there with him instead." Stassi looked up at him. "Is that okay with you?"
"Yeah." Brian pulled her close. "That's okay with me." He leaned down and kissed her lips.
"NayNay in the Hideaway! Hey, hey, hey, hey!" The girl sang, cheering on the couple as JaNa was draped in red lace and rocking Stassi's infamous stripper heels, while Kenny wore casual basketball shorts. Above the chanting girls, the guys stood on the table, raising their drinks in a salute, roaring their cheers.
"Ha! Ha! You guys are crazy!" With that, JaNa and Keeny happily slipped away to the Hideaway, ready to spend time with just the two of them.
That's how it's supposed to go. But when the transfer to Beverly High turns everything inside out, the lines blur - love wounds, loyalty breaks, and protection turns to pain.
And in the aftermath, the only question left is: can what's been broken still be healed?
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MELANIE MOORE
"Anythign you want Spencer I make sure you get. You wanted football I got you on the team as a freshmen. You wanted a chain to falunt and feel like the man โ i gave it you. You wanted Beverly without havign to take three buses - I made that happened. Anythign you wanted I made it happen. Not billy, not your mom, not God โ Me! I did!
SPENCER JAMES
"I'm not leaving you behind while I'm in Beverly especially not with Tyrone as your guardian. Come to Beverly with me."
TYRONE MOORE
"Everything I do is to protect you โ Dad couldn't do it, Your batshit crazy ass mother couldn't do it. I did it and on my own, not even God could get credit for what I did for you. This is Crenshaw, Mel! You either get out by running or dying.ย
TAMIA COOP
"I'm telling you Mel! Tyrone isn't as good of a person as you think he is. and I think you can't see that because he has control over you."
OLIVIA BAKER
"So whatewver Spencer wants or cries to you about you get it done? No matter how impossible it sounds?"
LAYLA KEATING
"It's kind of weird everytime you walk in the room its like the room gets colder"
Welcome back to Love Island USA. The recoupling is looming, which means, unfortunately, one boy will be dumped. But good news... the villa's body count will go down
"So you've been in the thing with Rob. Obviously Rob's with Leah, and then..."
"Which I'm kind of, like, pissed about the way he handled it," Liv tells Hakeem as the two of them chat alone. "Like, I'm someone who's very much like, tell me honestly. Like, let me tell you, I will put you in your place when it comes to it. Like, I hate that. Don't make me look like an idiot."
"I get it, because you like the reassurance and directness, but it's like..."
"And he's not that. But also, Stassi is a snake in my eyes."
"W-what happened?"
"When I was, like, trying to talk to her in the beginning, she didn't want to hear me out because she knew she wasn't going to respect my connection with Rob. I saw them hugging earlier, and the way they were so close to each otherโI'm pretty sure they kissed and didn't tell me. She's sneaky." Liv confides in him, not realizing she's telling the wrong personโthe very one who'll run this back to the villa's biggest instigator.
As the recoupling nears, the girls gather around, casually but tensely picking each other's brains about what might happen next.
"I've had a chat with Connor. I haven't had a chat with Coye. Do you see this? Notice how we're sitting here, he's sitting there. He clearly sees me sitting here. This is what I mean. The problem is, he doesn't take initiative," JaNa complains, venting about Coye's lack of effort in maintaining their connection.
"Do you think it's because he's currently unable to open up and be like who he is in the outside world?" Stassi asks thoughtfully.
"No, I just think he thinks he's all that, like he doesn't have to try and girls just flock to him and stay put," JaNa shakes her head, revealing how she really feels about the way Coye moves.
Ariana Madix is here. Oh, I'd love to be at this recoupling. I've got some serious FOMO. Oh, brilliant. I'll just grab my Crocs, Ariana.
"Hey, Islanders!" Ariana calls as she walks into the villa, greeting everyone with a smile.
"Oh, shit," Connor laughs, watching this season's host approach.
"Ahh."
"Can you all please gather at the fire pit?" Ariana directs, and the Islanders make their way over, naturally separating by gender. The guys stand in front of the fire pit while the girls take their seats.
"I'm sure you all know why I'm here. It's time for the first recoupling. Each girl will choose the boy they want to couple up with. The boy who isn't chosen to be in a couple will be dumped from the villa immediately. Serena, please stand up. You're up first. Tell us who you would like to couple up with, and why."
"I would like to couple up with this boy because we get along very well. We have a lot of similar interests. He has a great sense of humor. This was not a difficult decision because I feel like I'm not really getting along with anybody else in the same ways that I'm getting on with him," Serena explains. "So, the boy that I would like to couple up with is... Kordell."
"Congratulations, Kordell," Ariana smiles. "Please go and join Serena. You guys are really cute."
"Thank you," Serena says for them both as they sit down together.
"Kaylor, you're up next."
"I would like to couple up with this boy because I feel like, from the jump, everything has been so natural. And I not only feel like this boy is one of my best friends, but I'm really excited to see what the future may hold. So, the boy that I would like to couple up with is... Aaron."
Aaron joins her side, greeting her with a peck on the cheek, leaving Connor visibly uneasy, having thought his connection with Kaylor was stronger in their short time together.
"Hannah. Over to you."
"Let's get it!" She stands up.
"If you want to tell us who you'd like to couple up with, and why."
"Okay. I would like to couple up with this boy because we make each other laugh. You know, we have such a good time around each other. I think he has such a great personality. You know, he has so many amazing qualities about him. I really just love being around him. I can't wait to explore it and get to know him more. He makes me just, like... I feel like a little kid. You know, I get excited to be around him. I know that I'm making the right decision. So, the boy I would like to couple up with is... Kendall."
Stassi's eyes widened โ this was not part of her plan. Somehow, Kendall was supposed to end up with Liv, and Hannah was meant to pair off with one of the new bombshells.
"Let's go, Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood!" Aaron cheers for them.
"Kendall, you okay?" Ariana checks in.
"I'm feeling good now."
"Okay, Liv. We're coming to you next. Who would you like to couple up with?"
The Australian blonde stands up.
"I would like to couple up with this boy because over the past, like, few chats we've had, it's gone really well. I feel like he knows what he wants, and that's, like, a massive thing that I look for. He's also very, like, a traditional kind of romance style. Like, he likes to be the gentleman. I've had some ups and downs in the last couple of days, but I feel like this could grow into something. It's been intenseโI mean, coming in, having to steal someone's guy, getting to know everyone. One thing I really don't like is when people aren't straight up and honest with their feelings, 'cause I have more respect for you when you are. And that's something that I feel like the person I'm gonna couple up with does. So, the boy I'd like to couple up with is... Hakeem."
Liv finishes her selection, and Stassi and Rob both give her a look.
Tree Hut Confessional โ Rob & Stassi
"Wait. Is this fucking play about us?" Stassi points between herself and Rob.
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"Hakeem, you came in and got yourself a girl," Ariana remarks as Hakeem picks Liv up when he approaches her.
"I did."
"Is that what you expected?"
"You know, I'm just not here for anybody being not upfront. Like, waking up this morning, I was like, 'Hannah's already feeling Kendall much more,' just from the actions she was exhibiting. Didn't align with what she was saying."
"So you wanted her to tell you earlier on that that's how she was feeling?"
"I would have loved for that to happen. Like, I kept on asking her."
"I told you where I was at," Hannah gestures with her hands like scales.
"She never said that."
"I told you I was... I told you he was my number one. But I said, 'I would like to get to know you, but I am feeling Kendall more.'"
"That was never stated," Hakeem denies.
"Yes, it was stated," Hannah snaps, cutting him off.
"She said, 'I'm 50-50,' from last night, to this morning, to literally two seconds ago."
"I did say I was 50-50 because I gotta consider, you know? Like, I gotta get to know both of you. But, you know, I am 50-50, and I'm... I don't know." Hannah tries to explain herself, but everyone looks at her, confused. She just isn't articulating her point clearly.
"Well, it's zero right now."
"I think what Hannah is trying to say is that, basically, you're a flight risk to her," Stassi interjects, cutting through the tension. "You just came to the villa; therefore, she doesn't know you as well. With Kendall, he's been here from the beginning, and because of the first coupling, they've had more time to get to know each other. He's the safer choice to couple up with because the foundation is already built."
"Exactly, thank you, Stassi," Hannah gestures toward her. "I don't feel like I did anything wrong. My connection with him is stronger."
"Yeah."
"But I do feel kind of confused," Hannah adds, when she should've let Stassi's words be the final note.
"You can obviously explore different people, but when it comes down to it, if you are feeling someone more, just say that. I feel like standing there and saying, 'I want to get to know you both,' like you're still trying to like both, could come across as a bit shady or like you're playing," Liv chimes in, giving her two cents on the situation.
"I'm over this sh*t."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. We're in the middle of the first recoupling of this series, and it's Leah's turn to choose.
"Leah. Please stand up. Who are you going to couple up with?" Ariana called.
Leah stood, smoothing out her dress.
"I would like to couple up with this boy because I think we're building a good connection, and the more I talk to him, the more I want to know about him. He's a proper gentleman. So the boy I would like to couple up with is... Lucas."
Lucas smiled as he walked over, pulling Leah into a hug.
"Lucas, how does it feel being a bombshell, coming into the villa and getting coupled up?" Ariana asked.
"Leah's a great girl. From the time we talked, it's always been good conversation. I can see us building something in here โ and hopefully out there too," Lucas answered, wrapping his arm around Leah as they sat down. Quietly, Leah reached for Stassi's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.
"Okay, moving on." Ariana turned to the honey blonde next to Leah. "Stassi, your turn. Please stand up and tell us who you'd like to couple up with, and why." Stassi stood with a smirk.
"I mean, it's obvious, but let's play in the theatrics," she joked, making everyone laugh. "I would like to couple up with this boy because he's provided a safe space for me in the villa. He makes me want to believe in things about myself I haven't in a long time. He's honestly the kind of person everyone needs in their life. So the boy I'd like to couple up with is... Rob."
The group clapped loudly as Rob practically sprinted over, scooping Stassi up in a hug.
"Rob, how does it feel to be back with Stassi?" Ariana smiled at them.
"Oh, it feels good. It feels right. I think getting a little shook up helped me realize how much I actually like her. And our vibe lately... it's been different. In a good way. I'm a happy boy."
"JaNa, you're the last to pick," Ariana looked to the final girl standing. "There are two boys left: Coye and Connor. Whoever you don't choose will leave the villa tonight. Who are you going to couple up with?" JaNa took a deep breath, glancing at both boys.
"I would like to couple up with this boy because โ besides the fact that he's obviously very handsome โ I want to believe he's open to working on our relationship. This has been a really difficult decision, and I hate being the reason someone has to leave, but I have to go with my gut." She paused, her voice catching a little. "Sorry." She took another breath."The boy I would like to couple up with is... Connor."
The girls weren't surprised โ they already knew where her heart was โ but the boys looked visibly shocked. Connor's expression softened as he made his way over, giving JaNa a hug, leaving Coye standing alone.
"Connor, how are you feeling?" Ariana asked.
"Obviously it was a tough decision for her, and I'm happy she chose me. I think we've got a good connection, and I'm excited to see where it goes."
"I promised myself to always put myself first while I'm here," JaNa explained. "So that if I leave, it's with no regrets. And I did what I felt I needed to do."
"What was it that you felt wasn't working with you and Coye?" Kordell asked.
"Communication," JaNa answered honestly. "When it came to our conversations, I felt like I always had to push and initiate everything first. And I think it should be a two-way street. And with us, it just wasn't."
"I respect that," Kordell nodded.
Ariana turned to Coye. "Coye, you haven't been chosen to be in a couple, which means your time on Love Island has come to an end. Is there anything you want to say?"
"Um... I feel like JaNa made the best decision for her. She's going off what she feels, and I respect that."
"Thank you," JaNa said quietly. "I'm sorry."
"The rest of you โ I'll see you soon." Ariana gave them a parting smile before heading out, leaving the Islanders to say their goodbyes.
"Now don't leave Fiji and turn 150 into 155," Stassi teased, pulling Coye into a hug.
"You better try turning one into two while you're still here, shortstack," Coye joked back.
"I'm 5'4 โ y'all gon' stop playing with me!" she pointed at him as everyone laughed, stepping aside so others could say their goodbyes.
STASSI:ย Coye might've left the villa, but I got my snakeman back. My man, my man, my man.
"You look like you know something," Stassi eyed Kendall, catching the glint in his expression that told her he had tea.
"I heard from Hakeem... Liv called you a snake," Kendall leaned in, whispering in her ear.
"Liv called me a snake?" Stassi pointed to herself for clarity.
"Something about seeing you and Rob on the balcony before the recoupling โ she swears you two kissed," Kendall filled her in.
Stassi laughed. "That's funny." She cocked an eyebrow. "Should I say something?"
"Yeah... I think you should, just to clear the air," Kendall suggested.
"If I say something, I'm not clearing the air," Stassi warned, locking eyes with him. "I'm gonna embarrass her. And show her how much of a snake I can really be."
"Yeah..." Kendall gave her a look, sliding over a tequila shot.
"What is that look?" Stassi laughed. "I can't tell if you're telling me I should or shouldn't."
"I think you should do what you feel like you need to do," Kendall shrugged. "If it's on your chest, get it off."
"Kendall!" Stassi playfully exclaims, the two of them cracking up. "No, seriously. I need you to actually tell me. Do I say something or not?"
"I thinkโ" Before he could finish, Stassi grabbed his arm, pulling him toward their group of close friends chatting nearby.
"You guys!" Stassi interrupted. "Sorry to cut in, but Kendall just told me Liv called me a snake."
"Wait, for real?" Serena's eyes widened.
"That's what Hakeem told me after he talked to Liv," Kendall added, giving some backstory.
"Maybe you should ask Hakeem yourself, like, word for word what she said," Leah suggested.
"Because if she did call you a snake, you definitely need to say something," JaNa added.
"Okay," Stassi nodded, heading straight over to where Hakeem was mid-convo with Rob.
"Hey, Hakeem โ I heard Liv called me a snake. Is that true?"
"Wait, what?" Rob's face twisted in confusion.
"Before the recoupling, she told me she saw you two on the balcony, standing close, hugging โ and she believes you guys kissed," Hakeem explained.
"We didn't even kiss!" Rob shook his head. "We literally talked and hugged."
"That's not how she sees it," Hakeem raised his hands. "Basically, she said from the second she picked Rob at the last firepit, you stopped speaking to her and wouldn't let explain her decision because you knew you were about to do something shady and disrespect her connection with him."
"So then... she called me a snake?"
"Yeah," Hakeem confirmed with a nod.
"Okay. Thanks, Hakeem." Stassi smiled politely, then marched back to the group."So yeah โ she called me a snake."
"Go say something," Serena pointed toward where Liv was standing with Kaylor and Hannah.
"Maybe not tonight," Kordell cautioned. "It's elimination night. We don't need extra problems."
"If she doesn't, Liv's just gonna keep badmouthing her," Leah argued.
"I'm going to say something," Stassi declared, tossing back her entire tequila shot and filled it up with water before striding toward the table in the middle of the yard. Climbing on top of it, she called out: "Hey you guys! Gather round!" The Islanders glanced over, curious. "I just wanna say something to close the night. I know tonight's recoupling was a lot for some of us, so I just wanna say one little thing..."
STASSIย : I'm sorry, America. But it's about to go down....Expeditiously...As it can on Love Island.
Everyone wants to shine in their prime - to be the headline, the moment, the one who made it. But no one talks about what it costs to stay there. Beneath the highlight reels are storms no camera can capture. Beverly promises success, but demons don't dissolve in sunshine - they evolve. And when a drop from Crenshaw's rain touches Beverly Hills, even the golden ones start to rust.
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JEHLANI DAVIS
"You're a privileged Black boy who doesn't even know he's privileged โ and I can't blame you. I blame your daddy. He thought moving into a white neighborhood and marrying a white woman whoย lovesย being white would somehow wash the Black off you. But you know what's worse than being a Black boy who doesn't know he's privileged? Being aย bitchย who happens to be one."
JORDAN BAKER
"Why are you acting all buddy-buddy with some guy you don't even know? You don't know Spencer โ you knowย me! I'm the one who got you on the team. I'm the one who told the guys to stop harassing you in the locker room.ย Iย did that!"
MALIK DAVIS
"Baby girl, there are just some things you don't need to be looking into. Because once you do, everything collapses โ and there's no coming back from that. Are you really willing to face that? For you? For our family? Because I'm not."
SELENE DAVISย
"Sometimes it's better to remember you're just a child โ because once you start playing adult games, you win adult prizes."
OLIVIA BAKER
"You do realize 'partners in crime' isn't literal โ we're literally committing a crime right now. Hacking into someone's school database is illegal."
BILLY BAKER
"Secret for secret. That's the deal we made to protect our families."
SPENCER JAMES
"You feel familiar. It's in your eyes and your mannerisms. I've seen you before โ I know I have."
ASHER ADAMS
"He doesn't belong here, Jehlani โ and neither do you. Football is a man's sport, and last time I checked, men don't have boobs."
LAYLA KEATINGย
"What did I ever do to you? Why do you hate me so much? I could understand it from Liv, but you... I don't even know what I did."
It was a brand new day, which meant in the makeup room, the girls were gathered together, giving each other the rundown on everything that went down the night before.
"I'm, like, really overthinking everything," Kaylor confessed, her voice a mixture of nerves and frustration as she addressed the girls.
"'Cause you guys kissed? Is that why?" JaNa asked, eagerly jumping into the conversation.
"Like, I was like, 'I don't want to lead Connor on.' And this is, like, the whole point of everything, like, right now is to, like, explore. It's not to, like, just be in one couple."
"We should talk to every person that walks in here," JaNa agreed, nodding along with Kaylor's mindset. "So, I had a conversation with Connor. I don't know if I'm Connor's second choice, but I would hate for Connor to think, 'Well, I couldn't get Kaylor, so I'm gonna just get JaNa.'"
"I never, ever want to be someone's second choice," Hannah chimed in decisively. "If it's between me and another girl, choose the other girl."
The room erupted with easy laughter, the tension breaking as the girls shared the moment.
Just then, Rob strolled into the makeup room, grinning and carrying two plates in hand.
"Little treat!" he announced brightly, making a beeline for Stassi first.
"Oh, not the dreadful avocado toast," Stassi groaned dramatically, then turned to Leah, who was perched on the stool across from her. "Here, Leah โ made with love."
Leah's face contorted in shock. "Has Rob been making you the avocado toast and you just been giving it to me? I thought you were the one making it. You said made with love."
"And it was... just not my love," Stassi teased, passing the plate to her friend. "Now eat up."
Stassi heard Liv's voice nearby, "Oh, my God. Thank you so much." She glanced over to see Liv gratefully accepting her own plate from Rob.
Rob's gaze shifted to Stassi, his brow furrowing in curiosity. "What are you doing?" he asked, noticing her holding a curved hooking needle and a tub of thread.
"Doing a lazy sew-in," Stassi replied casually, carefully threading the needle before beginning to stitch into the thick cornrow running along the lower half of her hair. "I don't like my actual hair to touch my neck or back โ it'll frizz up in this weather, so I sew in extensions."
"Is that a protective style?" Rob asked, the question landing in the room like a stone in a pond.
Every Black girl in the room froze, their eyes snapping toward him.
"What do you know about protective styles, Snakeman?" Stassi asked, an amused, almost impressed look flickering across her face.
"You got some Black female friends you didn't tell us about, Rob?" Serena added with a knowing smirk.
"Um, my TikTok shows me everything," he stammered nervously. "Before I came here, I could've sworn my For You page was talking about the battle of raw hair."
"Go white boy," SaNa cheered, causing the other girls to burst into laughter.
Rob beamed, enjoying the moment, before subtly doing the secret hand signal he and Stassi had agreed upon โ left hand brushed down the left forearmโ though Stassi, too focused on making sure she didn't stab her scalp, didn't notice the first time.
"Hey," Rob repeated the motion, this time catching Stassi's attention. She gave a small nod of understanding.
ROB:ย I played baseball in high school, and this meant steal. So I came up with this signal for me and Stassi, like, if we need to meet, and she finally figured it out. So, I think we're getting there.
Back in the room, Serena leaned toward Stassi. "He think he sneaky with that signal?" she whispered, making Stassi laugh softly.
"Hey, he's having fun," Stassi shrugged, standing and stretching before making her way outside to meet Rob. The villa's sunlight hit her skin as she stepped out onto the terrace.
"So, Snakeman, what's the question of the day?" she asked with a teasing grin.
"Why do you have pet snakes?"
"Because they're misunderstood," Stassi answered, her tone softening. "All people will ever see them as predators just because they can't love like cats and dogs do. Snakes don't have that component. They don't feel the need to be loved โ they need to feel secure. So... I guess I just relate to them. I don't want love, I want security."
Rob studied her, his expression thoughtful. "Will having security make you more accepting of wanting love?"
"I don't know," Stassi replied honestly, glancing away. "I should head back. See you later."
With that, she turned on her heel and made her way back up the steps and into the makeup room.
Inside, the conversation had picked up again.
"I'm not gonna lie. I feel like me and Kendall are kind of locked in," Hannah spoke as she worked a curling iron through her hair. "But, also, we still are gonna talk to other people. Like, I'm still gonna talk to Hakeem today. Yesterday, I was very confused. I was like 50/50, to be honest. I was like, 'I'm honestly feeling Kendall, but Hakeem's hot, and he's got a good personality.' So obviously, like..."
"So she's still got 24 hours," Liv added, her voice teasing.
"Yeah. I need to figure it out 'cause I don't know."
The makeup room buzzed with energy, the day just getting started, and already hearts, choices, and alliances were being tested.
"Why do you look different?" Lucas asked Stassi as they lounged in the pool, letting the sun warm their skin while cooling off in the water's gentle embrace.
"What are you talking about?" Stassi turned to him, brows slightly raised.
"Your aura looks less Evil Queen and more Sunshine," Lucas teased, trying to put it into words.
"You haven't heard? I'm trying to be in my soft girl era," Stassi grinned, her tone light but sincere.
"Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts," Lucas chuckled, assuming Stassi was joking. In truth, she wasn't. After her conversation with Rob the night before, Stassi started thinking maybe Love Island was the place to finally test out what a soft girl era could look like. A place where she could just... breathe a different kind of air.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Stassi sat up straighter, the playful tension in the air shifting just slightly.
"It just means girls like you don't have a soft girl era," Lucas shrugged, as if it were obvious.
"Explain."
"You're not built for a soft era. You're the type of girl who always needs to be in control, and no dude's gonna want to hand a girl like that a soft life."
"Thโ"
"I GOT A TEXT!" Leah's voice rang out, slicing through the conversation like a lightning bolt. Stassi never got to say what she was about to, the words swallowed by the commotion. But in her chest, Lucas's words lodged themselves deep, feeding the doubt she was working so hard to push away. Rob had given her hope that maybe she was just in her headโbut maybe she wasn't.
"Oh, fuck."
"Oh, shit!"
"Get close. Let's go!" The Islanders scrambled to gather around Leah, buzzing with excitement, nerves prickling at the mystery of what this text might bringโa new bombshell, or maybe their first challenge of the season.
Islanders, it's time to show your hand and find out whose numbers are higher or lower. #LowBlow #DealBreaker.
"Messy, oh!" Everyone exchanged wide-eyed, excited looks, tempered with confusion. No one quite knew what this challenge would lead toโbut whatever it was, it promised drama.
"If I find out your body count is over 200, ew." JaNa wrinkled her nose.
"200?!"
"How do you even have time to sleep with over 200 people?" Stassi shot JaNa a look.
"When all that guy do is fuck," JaNa declared. "They eat, breathe, sleep fucking. No job. Living with they mama."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Our Islanders are about to dive into a cheeky little game of Kings versus Queens. And let's be clearโthis is in no way based on the TV show Card Sharks. The Love Island legal team would like to remind you, it's just a fun, copyright-free game of Higher or Lower.
"All right, boys, let's get into it," Kendall took the lead, playing host while the girls settled in to watch the first round of madness unfold.
"What's the most amount of money your girl has spent on their man on one occasion?" Kendall began, revealing Serena's number.
"Serena has spent $300," he read out loud.
Once the first number was up, the guys had to guess whether the next Islander's total would be higher or lower.
"Do you think Leah has spent higher or lower than Serena?"
"Higher."
"She be bougie, she be bougie."
The answer was revealed to be higherโwith Leah having spent one thousand dollars.
"Oh!"
"I knew it."
"It was a custom Louis Vuitton holder for his blunts," Leah admitted with a shrug.
"Do you think the amount JaNa has spent is higher or lower than Leah?"
"Higher."
And they were right. The number popped upโ$2500.
"What did you spend? Buy him a house or something?" Aaron asked, bewildered.
"Like a plane ticket. We went to, like, Cancun," JaNa replied casually.
"Okay, guys. Stassiโdo you think she spent higher or lower than JaNa?" Kendall moved over to Stassi's card.
"Higher!" the boys shouted in unison, practically jumping with excitement.
"She look like the type to spend a bag on someone," Hakeem joked.
The number flipped over, revealing $0, and the villa erupted in surprise.
"Ohh!"
"The only guy in my life I buy stuff for is my dad. Sorry, not sorry," Stassi shrugged with a smirk.
"Kaylor. Higher or lower?"
It was revealed to be higherโ$5000.
"Whoa!"
"Oh!"
"What are you spending money on?"
"Christmas," Kaylor admitted with a grin.
"Liv. Higher or lower?"
"Lower." And they were correct when the amount of $300 was revealed.
"What you spending on?" the guys asked her. "Yeah, what you spend?"
"Just dinner."
"Dinner?"
"That's a nice dinner."
"Hannah. Higher or lower than Liv?"
"Higher."
They guessed wrong when it was revealed to be $20.
"Ah!"
"You bought a Happy Meal?"
"Bought him some gas station snacks," Hannah replied with a grin.
"Get ready, because we're about to find out what your girl's body count is," Kendall smirked, glancing down at the next card.
"Oh, man," the guys groaned โ a mix of excitement and nerves.
"Sorry, Mom and Dad," Liv joked.
"Serena's body count is..." Kendall pulled off the sticker. "Six."
"You gotta meet a lot of requirements to ride this ride," Serena quipped with a smirk.
"Do you think Leah's body count is higher or lower than Serena's?"
"Higher."
"Yeah, we going up."
"16!" Kendall revealed.
"Do you think JaNa's body count is higher or lower than Leah's?"
"Lower," Coye guessed confidently โ only to be met with a surprise when the number turned out to be 22.
"Swear to God, she lied to me. She's a fucking liar," Coye grumbled.
"Coye, shut the fuck up," Stassi cut in sharply. "'Cause only little dick-ass men with higher body counts have a problem. If anything, twenty-two bodies is very much normal for your mid-twenties."
"Is Stassi's higher or lower than JaNa's?" All the boys turned to Rob, waiting for his answer.
"Lower," Rob said confidently โ and he was right when the card was revealed.
"One!?" All the guys turned toward Stassi, jaws practically on the floor.
"I believe in waiting till marriage," Stassi laughed. "But then after lockdown, I was horny."
LUCAS:ย I did not expect Stassi's body count to just be one. I mean... look at her. And it's nothing discriminatory, but do y'all not see how her and Rob are? And you tryna tell me she only has one body count?
"Do you think Kaylor's body count is higher or lower than Stassi's?"
"Higher, obviously," the guys answered โ and they were correct when Kaylor's card flipped to 24.
"A lot of frat parties?"
"I had a lot of fun in high school and college," Kaylor laughed.
"Do you think Liv's body count is higher or lower?"
"Lower."
It was revealed to be 6.
"Hannah," Kendall turned to her.
"Higher. It's higher."
"11," Kendall announced.
"Not bad. That's not bad," Hannah nodded.
"It's a respectable number."
"Okay, let's finish strong, boys. Let's finish strong," Kendall hyped them up as the guys regrouped, pleased with their streak so far.
"Let's find out what the girls think is too many sexual partners for their man. Serena's number is 30."
"I think higher."
The guys watched as it moved onto Leah โ and her answer was infinity.
"Infinity!"
"I think we know where to go after infinity," Kendall joked while flipping over JaNa's card, which read 100's.
"Lower." They guessed moving to Stassi's โ but they were wrong.
Stassi's answer? Infinity.
"As long as you have clean practices and know how to take care of yourself, I don't care," Stassi clarified. "'Cause nine times outta ten, I'm not even gonna ask."
"Kaylor." Kendall moved on.
"Lower."
The card revealed 70. Then Liv's card flipped to 95.
"Very specific."
And finally, Hannah's card was revealed: 30.
Now it's time for the girls to ask the questions
"Let's find out how many times your boy has ghosted somebody," Serena reads off the card as she hosts the girls' round.
Starting off, Kendall's number is revealed to be 50.
"Lower, lower," the girls claim when it comes to Connor โ and they're right, with his number being five.
STASSI:ย I can see Connor's number being low. Not even trying to be funny โ they saw how he walks and was like nope, gotta ghost this man. Because deadass, Connor walks like an NPC and you don't know if he's in pain or has something stuck up his ass. So due to that trauma, he ghosts the ones who stay before they can ghost him.
"Do we think Hakeem has ghosted women more?"
"Yes."
"Ah!" They were incorrect โ the answer was zero.
When it was Kordell's turn, the girls knew it would be higher... but not by that much when it was revealed to be 1001.
"Oh, my God."
"What?!"
"Explain yourself, sir."
"I'm related to a famous football player," Kordell explains. "Uh, Odell Beckham Jr. It's always him brought up in the conversation. And when I noticed that, I'd be like, 'Girl, stop talking to me.'"
This caused some of the guys to start playfully acting fake, pretending to fangirl.
"I knew your face from somewhere!" Stassi jumped up and down. "Your mom comes to my salon for her Cancun braids!"
"Oh yeah!" Realization hits him.
"He's definitely watching. He comes to my club. I've met him. Yeah, he comes to my club."
"Did you know that's his brother?"
"No โ but he's not a good tipper."
"Okay, ladies, we're about to find out what your boy's body count is," Serena moves on to the next question.
"Kendall: 27."
"That's not bad."
"Connor's body count โ higher or lower than 27?"
"Higher. Higher."
"I think it's lower."
"He's giving wholesome king energy."
"I kinda agree."
"Don't let me down, Connor." The answer is revealed: 53.
"Yeah, I had a little fun. I'm 28 years old. I'm not ashamed," Connor laughs.
Hakeem's count: 24.
Lucas: 50 โ which Stassi expected, just because he looks like a lightskin fuckboy. She believes his body count matches Chris Brown's since they look so similar and that probably got him some free pussy.
Aaron: 75.
Kordell: 30, which hit the max of what Serena said she wanted for her partner's body count to be.
Rob: 10, which got a few surprised looks โ until Coye's number dropped.
"Mr. Coye. Do you think Coye's body count is higher or lower than Kordell's?"
"He told me," SaNa says. "I already know. 100. It's 100. Higher."
But it was a little more than 100 โ the answer was 150, leaving her feeling lied to. Not that it would've been a problem if he told her the truth, since it was close to her max.
"Last question. Let's find out what the boys think is too many sexual partners for their girl," Serena reads. "We all saw their numbers, so this should be interesting."
Kendall's answer: Hundreds.
"Do you think Connor's number is higher or lower?"
"Lower." It was revealed to be 15.
"Fifteen?" The girls looked confused since he had a higher number himself.
"Do you think Rob's number is higher or lower than Connor's?" The girls looked to Liv and Rob โ well, specifically, Hannah and Kaylor looked to Liv while the girls who really knew what was up looked to Stassi.
"I don't know," Liv shrugged. "I'm guessing higher."
"It's higher. Rob doesn't care about body counts before him plus he wouldn't ask that question," Stassi clarifies. The answer is revealed: 500.
"It doesn't matter to me," Rob explains. "Once again, I'd never ask a girl this question. I think it's immature and not important."
Hakeem's answer: 30 โ correctly guessed by the girls.
Aaron's: 10.
"Oh, jumpscare."
"Categorically, I don't ever ask questions like this," Aaron tried to explain.
Kordell's: Infinity.
Lucas: 300.
"As long as she's clean, I don't care," he shrugged.
And finally, Coye's turn.
"Higher or lower than Kordell?"
"Lower," was the automatic answer โ but they didn't expect by how much.
STASSI:ย Fucking 10? You have fifteen times that number and want bitches to have ten bodies. These guys have some nerves with their easy stick-it-and-poke-it asses. I bet they don't even wear condoms and just expect girls to be clean and pop Plan Bs. This is literally why they're trying to get rid of Plan Bs โ because of guys like them. And you know, I heard the white race is running out. But still โ to the guys who wanna fuck a lot but expect their girl to fuck little: your momma should've swallowed when she had the chance.
"As long as you've got a clean health history, it don't matter," Coye tries to save himself.
"So why didn't he say infinity, then explain his answer later like Kordell or Rob?" Stassi furrowed her brows as she watched SaNa shake her head in agreement.
"And the winners are... the boys!" The guys jumped up, running around and celebrating that they won the first challenge.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Kordell gets the ick when someone's too obsessed with the fact his brother's OBJ. Honestly, you should try dating a 36-year-old Scottish man who's never watched the NFL. And I'm available, boo.
"JaNa, were Coye's answers a deal breaker?" Stassi asked, sitting in between her and Serena.
"You can't judge someone for their past, and I'm notโbut, like, you don't lie about it. Because I was just like..."
"Well, like, now he just can't say anything."
"If you think 150 is cute, like..." She rolled her eyes dramatically. "I wanna throw up."
"No, but it could be like, he doesn't wanna lose you," Kaylor tried to reason.
"Nah, I wanna throw up because I'm confused. If I'm being honest, I liked Connor's answers better than Coye's."
"Oh, shit."
"I say look very closely at how he acts the rest of the night. Because even at the challenge โ the way he was talking to you... I wanted to slap him," Stassi said. "Even Aaron, 'cause fuck that explanation shit. It's giving 'we said what we said because we saw y'all's numbers first and don't wanna cause problems on elimination night.' The numbers they wrote down is what they really feel."
"Because if what they said was really the case, they would've done what the others did โ either put a big ass number or say infinity," Serena agreed, backing Stassi up.
"You know what's crazy?"
"Based off how Coye responds... if he gets defensive, it's really gonna like..."
"Turn you off?"
"Compared to...I definitely wanna talk to Coye." With that, JaNa got up and headed toward where the guys were hanging out. At the same time, Rob quietly dipped off the patio, doing a signal Serena caught first.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom," Stassi said, getting up and heading to the stairs โ but ended up at the Soul Ties lounge instead. "Summoned me." She let her body fall into the bedding, where Rob immediately pulled her into his arms.
"What's wrong?" Rob brushed her hair out of her face.
"What do you mean?" Stassi looked up at him, needing clarification.
"You were fine this morning. Then, it was like a switch when the challenge started," he explained. "So what happened?"
"Nothing," she shook her head, not wanting to revisit it. But the question made her reflect.
"I can see something happened. So we're just gonna sit here in silence 'til you tell me." Rob wasn't letting it go.
ROB:ย I know something happened with Stassi before the challenge. This morning she was smiling. During the challenge? It's like she wasn't even in the room.
"I don't wanna talk about it," Stassi shook her head.
"So something did happen?" Rob asked.
"It was dumb...and just thinking about the conversation makes me feel dumber."
"So it was a conversation...with Lucas?" He put it together.
"Yeah," Stassi sighed. "He asked why I looked different aura-wise. I told him I'm in my soft girl era."
"That's good, right?" Rob asked. She nodded.
"But then..." Stassi's voice cracked, tears threatening. "After our talk last night, I woke up ready to believe what you told me. Then Lucas said girls like me..." Her throat tightened.
"Don't finish that sentence," Rob shook his head, anger flashing in his eyes, pulling her closer. "Don't listen to him."
"He said girls like me don't have soft eras. That I wasn't built for it. And that no guy would ever want to give me that," she confessed as tears fell. "Right when I start believing maybe being here is worth it, I get hit with reality that I can't have love. And I just wanna know...what's so wrong with me?"
"There's nothing wrong with you," Rob murmured, holding her tight. "There's something wrong with the people who told a beautiful, sweet girl like you that you don't deserve one of the most precious things this world offers."
"Maybe they're right. I should just go home. I'm wasting my time and everyone else's."
"No," Rob shook his head firmly. "You're gonna stay, and you're gonna find love. Because you are worth being loved."
Time to get ready for the evening. And judging from his chat with JaNa, Coye's body count won't be hitting 151 anytime soon.
In the makeup room, the girls got ready. Meanwhile, in the bathroom, the guys gossiped and shaped up haircuts.
"If I have to spend one more fucking night in bed with the lovely Hakeem..." Connor joked.
"Hey, dude โ can I talk to you real quick?" Rob approached Lucas as he tied his sneakers.
"Wassup?" They moved to the balcony, both staring out at the water.
"You need to apologize to Stassi," Rob cut straight to it.
"Apologize for what?" Lucas frowned.
"For what you said about girls like her not deserving a soft life," Rob said.
"Let me guess โ her feelings got hurt at the truth and now you're trying to be Prince Fucking Charming so she couples up with you. Don't worry, my guy, you're not getting sent home. She's gonna pick you," Lucas laughed.
"No," Rob shook his head. "I provided a space where she felt safe enough to tell me that someone she barely knows triggered trauma she's been carrying. I'm coming to you man to man, not because I need you to apologize โ but because you will. For telling a woman she's unworthy of love."
"And if I don't?" Lucas challenged.
"Ever been in a fistfight with a snake wrangler?" Rob's voice dropped. "I'm faster than you think. Apologize... or see me after the coupling. And trust me, I don't mind leaving this villa with your blood on my fist." Rob left him standing there, speechless.
"Hey." A soft voice stopped Rob. Turning his head, hazel eyes met his.
"Hey," Rob smiled. "You look amazing... love your hair too."
"Oh, thanks," Stassi fluffed her natural hair, which was pushed back with a headband. "I was looking for you โ I made you a drink." She held out a cup for him. "As a thank you for calming me down earlier."
"I'd do it again in a heartbeat," Rob smiled, earning one in return from Stassi.
"Well, let's hope you don't have to," Stassi laughed. "Being on this island and away from home has made me a little emotional."
"It's part of the soft life you wanted, isn't it?" Rob asked.
"Maybe," Stassi shrugged. "From what I've heard, the soft life doesn't give you a lot of warnings โ just emotions you're supposed to feel good about at the end of the day."
"Well, don't forget to tell me how it feels later." Rob smiled, softly grabbing hold of her waist and pulling her in for a hug.
"Thank you, Rob," Stassi murmured, and with it, a new accent slipped out.
"I guess you really are from Alabama after all," Rob teased, keeping his arms around her. "Why don't you let that natural accent out more often?"
"It's so country sounding!" Stassi laughed, pulling back from the hug.
"Well, I think it suits you. Just like your curly hair. Honestly โ I kind of prefer it more than when it's straight."
"Is that so?" Stassi smirked, looking up at him.
"Yeah," Rob nodded with a grin. "Makes you look more Bambi-like... and centered with the sun."
"I'll keep that noted."
Although nothing else was happening between them, from the doorway of the makeup room, a certain Australian blonde thought otherwise. She convinced herself she'd missed a kiss and only caught the hug and the exchanged smiles. And in her mind, that was enough.
"What a snake," Liv muttered under her breath, glaring.
Islanders, tonight there will be a recoupling. The girls will choose which boy they want to couple up with and the boy not picked to be in a couple will be dumped from the island #OutOfTheGame #ManDown
"Ew," a voice broke them away from their inner circle. "Anyways, I need to borrow y'all's one brain cell you happen to share." Lucas leaned against the banister, smirking.
"How can we help you?" Rob looked to Lucas, who was posted up casually.
"No โ do not acknowledge him. It'll just make him keep coming back," Stassi pouted, folding her arms.
"I wouldn't be over here if you weren't scheming," Lucas pointed out knowingly.
"You're scheming?" Rob looked over at her, genuinely confused.
"What! Nโ" But with one stern look from Rob, Stassi sighed, having no option but to confess. "Fine. I'm fucking possessive and I have no shame in that. So if I have to scheme to get my man back, I'm going to scheme. You got a problem with that?"
"U-uh... no." Rob looked a little shocked at her bold confession, though he couldn't deny it stirred something dark and hot inside him.
"Fine, yes," Stassi snapped, turning off everyone's mic pack. She stepped closer to Lucas, voice dropping into a sharp, bossy whisper. "Now look here, wannabe Chris Brown โ Kendall isn't your threat. The two guys you came in with are. While you were busy stressing about losing Leah to Hakeem, I was setting up the plan where Leah knows exactly what's going on. She's going to pick you, and she's going to keep picking you until her real Romeo walks into this villa. Meaning โ you're useful, but also temporary. To be honest, I only need you until the next coupling. After that, once I'm back with Rob, you and Leah can do whatever you want."
"Are you like... some evil mastermind?" Rob raised an
"No โ I'm a smart brat," Stassi shot him a sly grin. "There's a difference." She turned back to Lucas with a dismissive flick of her hand. "Now please leave, while Rob and I work on our experiment."
"Experiment?" Lucas looked confused, brow furrowed.
"You don't wanna know," Rob shook his head, lips twitching.
"I kinda do," Lucas smirked, leaning in like he was expecting some juicy gossip.
"I'm gonna suck his dick until his eyes roll back and his babies are in my throat โ so unless you wanna see the show, I advise you to leave us alone," Stassi stated bluntly, not missing a beat.
"Eww." Lucas scrunched his face, recoiling like she'd slapped him with a wet towel, and took not another second to leave.
"Did you really have to tell him that?" Rob asked, trying not to laugh, his eyes sparkling with amusement.
"Yes, or he would've kept asking questions and you would've been beating around the bush," Stassi replied with a shrug. "Now โ do you wanna fuck my throat or what?"
"Is this what being with a hyperactive brat is like?" Rob deadpanned.
"Yes. Now pull your shorts down, grab me by my hair, and make me swallow your nut," Stassi declared, hopping up from the hammock with dangerous confidence.
She sauntered toward a narrow wall sliver โ a hidden pocket just wide enough for two people, cleverly tucked away where no cameras could catch them. Rob followed, glancing both ways to make sure no one was around to see them slipping into the secluded space. He joined her in the little ditch, pulling down his white shorts, his mood shifting in an instant.
"You gonna be a good girl... or a brat?" Rob's energy warped from the easygoing, country boy everyone knew, into someone darker โ someone in charge.
"Whatever you want me to be," Stassi smirked, locking eyes with him. "Daddy."
Without wasting a second, Rob gripped a fistful of her long honey-blonde hair, wrapping the ends tight around his hand.
"Get on your knees and do exactly what you said you were gonna do," he commanded, his tone dark and firm. The shift in dominance made Stassi's breath hitch in her throat.
Without hesitation, she lowered herself, balancing her weight on the heels of her platform shoes, the added height giving her extra control and leverage in the tight space.
"I want a sloppy mess," Rob told her, his voice low and gravelly. He pulled himself free from his shorts, his length already hard and heavy in his hand. He tapped it against her plump, parted lips, watching her open her mouth eagerly.
Without breaking eye contact, Stassi let him slide in, her lips wrapping around him as he filled her mouth. She moaned around him, the vibrations making Rob groan under his breath as he tightened his grip in her hair.
"Just like that, baby... don't stop," he muttered, head tipping back as she worked him over, taking him deeper with every motion
"Bet you've been dying for this," she purred.
Rob didn't even hesitate. He gripped a fistful of her hair, yanking her head back just enough to make her gasp. "Nah, baby," he growled. "You've been dying for this. Don't act like you haven't been eye-fucking me since you walked in this villa."
"Maybe I like the idea of choking on your dick," Stassi shot back, her voice breathy with anticipation.
Rob's grin was feral. "You're about to fucking love it."
He freed himself from his shorts, thick, hard, and already leaking. Stassi moaned at the sight, biting her lip.
"Open that bratty mouth," he ordered.
She obeyed instantly, sticking her tongue out, teasing the tip with a swirl before he pushed inside, forcing a needy moan from her throat.
"Yeah, take it. That's it, choke on it," Rob groaned as he started thrusting, shallow at first, then deeper. "I wanna see spit everywhere. Messy, like the filthy brat you are."
Stassi hummed in approval, drool already slipping from the corners of her mouth. Her eyes watered as he hit the back of her throat, but she didn't pull away. She loved the roughness, the sting of his grip in her hair.
"Fuck, look at you," Rob muttered, watching the way her throat bulged around him. "Didn't know the villa's biggest brat had the best fuckin' throat."
She gagged around him when he shoved deeper, pulling a broken whimper from her.
"That's it, babygirl. Gag on it. I wanna ruin this pretty mouth so every time you talk back, you remember who owns it."
Stassi pulled off for just a second, panting, spit connecting her lips to his shaft. "Y-You, daddy," she gasped. "This mouth's yours."
Rob grinned, thumb smearing the mess on her lips before shoving back in, deeper than before.
"You're goddamn right," he growled, starting to fuck her face properly now, using her throat like it was made for him. "You're gonna swallow every drop of my cum like the good little cumslut you are. Aren't you, baby?"
She moaned around him, eyes glassy, tears running down her cheeks as she nodded.
He felt himself getting close, hips stuttering, the filthy sound of her gagging and slurping only pushing him over faster.
"Fucking hell... gonna fill that throat up," Rob grunted. "You better not spill a goddamn drop, Stas."
She whimpered in response, holding onto his thighs tighter as he drove in one last time, spilling down her throat with a deep, satisfied groan of her name. Stassi swallowed it all, letting him empty himself before she slowly pulled back, licking the tip clean.
"Goddamn," Rob pants, brushing a thick piece of hair away from her face. "You were made for that." Rob groans, throwing his head back against the wall, taking a deep breath to calm down his racing heart as Stassi stands up and fix herself. " I want to apologize, starting off. I feel like I did a really bad job last night of not...I think I was just like, so shell shocked, I didn't know what to do, andI didn't, like, reassure you. I didn't give you any...Like I wasn't able to, like, affirm you which I really wish I did a better job of that. And I feel like I handled that situation poorly, so..."
"Are you just saying that because I have your nut in my mouth?" Stassi looked up at him wit her hand on her hip.ย
"No..No I promise," Rob shook his head.
"Then kiss me to prove it," Stassi smirked.ย
He grabbed her by the wrist and hauled her up, slamming his mouth onto hers in a bruising kiss. It wasn't soft, wasn't slow โ it was all tongue, teeth, and dominance. He could still taste himself on her lips, and the thought only made him groan against her mouth.
Stassi whimpered into the kiss, her fingers tangling in the back of his hair as she let him take whatever he wanted from her mouth. The way he kissed her wasn't sweet โ it was possessive, claiming. The kind of kiss that made her knees weak and her head spin.
"Mine," Rob growled against her lips, nipping at her bottom one hard enough to make her gasp.
"All yours," she breathed, not even bothering to catch her breath before crashing her mouth back against his.
Their tongues tangled, the kiss messy and desperate, spit slicking their lips as they devoured each other. Rob gripped the back of her neck, holding her exactly where he wanted her, not letting her pull away even if she tried. Stassi loved it โ loved the roughness, the way he took control and kissed her like he needed it to breathe.
She moaned into his mouth, grinding her body against his as the heat between them refused to cool.
"Fuck, shortcake," Rob panted when they finally broke apart, both of them flushed and breathless. He cupped her face in both hands, pressing a softer kiss to her mouth, but his thumb brushed over her wet, swollen lips, smirking at the mess he made. "You kiss like you were made to be ruined."
"Then ruin me," she whispered, eyes wild and daring.
Rob grinned, leaning in to press one last slow, dirty kiss against her lips before murmuring, "You are trouble, shortcake"
And just like that โ the line between filthy and intimate blurred all over again.
Tree Hut Confession | Rob & Stassi
"Umm, where did we go?" Stassi tilted her head, her eyes narrowing as she tried to recall. "We were on the hammock. You guys didn't see us?"
"We were working on data points for LIPE," Rob said, glancing at the camera with a playful smirk on his face.
"Are your parents watching?" Stassi turned her head, locking eyes with Rob.
"I think so..." Rob replied uncertainly, unsure of who exactly was tuning in.
"Rob's parents, I am so sorry you have to watch us, but if it helps, we're being safe... no entrances were made," Stassi said, turning back to face the camera with a wry smile.
"You're not good with parents, are you?" Rob laughed, amused by Stassi's awkward attempt at reassuring his parents, which was probably worse than what they had actually done.
"I've never had to meet parents," Stassi shrugged. "Plus, I come from a freeform household. I basically ran that house... It's probably why my dad just stares at me sometimes and shakes his head in disappointment."
"He's probably asking himself, 'Why are you the way you are?'" Rob joked, running a hand through her honey blonde hair.
"Well, he should look in the mirror, because I'm just like him."
"When it comes to the love triangleโ"
"More like a one-sided love triangle," Stassi interrupted, correcting him with a raised brow.
"In my mind right now, Stassi's 100% still my number one," Rob continued, his tone sincere. "I want to be there for her because I know that last night sucked, and I know it had to have hurt her. And I hate that. I really, really hate that. I don't want to make her sad because I think she's really great," Rob explained, opening up about the situation in the villa, now that Liv had joined the mix.
"I was not hurt," Stassi shook her head, dismissing his concern. "Possessive people aren't hurt when someone steals what they claim. We're hurt when the person we claim chooses someone else. And like I said, she can borrow you until the next coupling. And honestly, I think I'm doing good because I didn't say anything reckless or wild."
"Good job."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. As night falls, Stassi is still not puzzled by Rob. Which sucks because that dude loves a puzzle.
"So how are you feeling, my sister?" Serena asked, glancing over at Stassi as they sat in the makeup room, preparing for the night ahead.
"I honestly feel nothing," Stassi confessed. "Like, is it too early to say I feel confident in my position?"
"Yes, but it's also a good sign," Serena replied with a smile. "It means you and Rob are locked in."
"But like, my doubt is... this shit feels almost too easy. And the thing is, like, say we make it to the end, what does that even mean?"
"Like relationship-wise?" Serena paused, her foundation brush hovering in mid-air as she took in Stassi's words.
"Yeah, because I've never been in a relationship or been in love before."
"So you've never had a crush?"
"My last crush was in, like, fifth grade."
"So, you've never been through the falling-in-love motions, the ups and downs, and the peace that comes with relationships?"
"Nope," Stassi said, exhaling as she leaned back in her chair. "And part of that is me avoiding it. I would see how my friends would act in their relationships and situationships, and I was just like, I'm okay with being single because I do not want to go through any of that at all."
"It's scary and it hurts, but it's also normal," Serena shared, her voice gentle but firm. "It's okay to go through those things, as long as you know there's an end point."
"Like, is there a love you watched and thought, 'I want that. I want what they have?'" Serena asked.
"Not really in movies or shows, because white movies felt unrealistic for Black people. The interracial ones always involved some type of segregation, and I'm like, I'm not going through that. I would willingly off myself before I deal with that. And the Black love movies weren't even love movies..." Stassi trailed off, her face showing frustration. "But I guess I always said, when I was younger, I wanted a love like my parents. A sacred friendship that blossoms into love, no matter how fast the relationship might seem to others, as long as it feels meant to be."
"And do you feel that with Rob?"
"I don't know what I feel for Rob, besides sexual tension that's tapping into my possessiveness. But it's also like, I don't know if I'm just being possessive because I'm hereโyou know?"
"Yeah, you're unable to differentiate if actual feelings are developing, or if it's just island fever."
"Yeah, and the way Rob talks and looks at me, I know our tendencies mean something more to him than they do to me."
"In my opinion, it's only the third night. So give yourself some grace. You don't have to make a decision right awayโyou literally have six weeks to figure it out."
"Yeah," Stassi nodded, taking in Serena's words. She wasn't sure if it would be enough time, but for now, she'd let herself breathe.
Liv and Rob are chatting, and you know that magical moment when certain couples first meet and there's that instant chemistry? You can almost see the sparks fly. Well, this is nothing like that.
"Oh. Oh, I'm sorry," Rob quickly apologized as he realized he was standing in Liv's way as she tried to sit down.
"You're fine," she brushed it off casually, waving a hand.
"So, how are you feeling?"
"I'm good." Liv stuck to short, clipped responses, her gaze fixed directly on his face.
"What are you looking at?" Rob asked, feeling her stare linger a little too long.
"Your eyes. You have nice eyes." Liv offered a small, almost hesitant smile. "How about you?"
"I mean, I've only got my mind on two things right now," Rob admitted honestly.
"Yeah."
"And that's pursuing things with you and Stassi. How do you feel about me and you?"
"I feel like we're different," Liv stated, and for the first time in their entire string of conversations, it was something Rob could actually agree with.
"Very."
"Yeah."
"I mean, what are you interested in?" Rob asked again, genuinely curious.
"Anything."
"You're interested in anything?"
"Other than snakes." They both chimed in together, which earned them a shared grin.
"What about woodworking?" Rob tossed out, half joking.
"Yes, I did that at school. We made, like, candle holders and stuff," Liv replied.
"Do you need furniture or something like that?"
"Like a cabinet?" she asked, clarifying.
"Yeah, I can easily make a cabinet."
"You can do that?"
"Yeah."
"You must be really creative."
LIV:With Rob, it feels like picking away at an ice sculpture โ little bits at a time. Even though the conversation wasn't all that deep, it felt like we were speaking for a lot longer. I don't know if that's good or bad, but every conversation, it's like it becomes a little more.
"You look good. I like the green," Liv complimented, unsure of what else to say but wanting to fill the silence.
"Thank you," Rob smiled, gesturing to his shirt. "My mom got me this."
"Shout out to your mom," Liv nodded with a grin. "Does your mom do your shopping a lot?"
"No, never."
Meanwhile, across the yard, the self-proclaimed Fab Four, still debating a name for their group, were spying on Rob's conversation with Liv from a couch nearby.
"Does he look like he's enjoying this conversation or not?" Leah asked, narrowing her eyes at the scene.
"You can never tell with him," Serena sighed, making the girls burst into quiet laughter.
"Yeah, he shows no emotion," SaNa added. "I just want to see what the body language looks like."
"I feel like when him and Stassi talk, they look at each other and he's, like, staring off into the air," Leah observed.
"Stop looking at him."
"I can't stop, okay?"
"Should I go over there, or should we spy on Connor and Kaylor in Soul Ties next?" Stassi asked, glancing between the older girls.
"Connor and Kaylor are in Soul Ties?" Wide eyes and open mouths mirrored the shock across the group.
"Yeah, they literally just walked up there like three minutes ago while you guys were looking at Rob and Liv,"Stassi confirmed.
"Okay โ off to the next mission," SaNa grinned, getting up from the couch and pulling Stassi along as Serena and Leah followed. The four of them crept across the yard like mischievous teens, heels clacking softly against the wooden deck as they tried to avoid drawing attention.
"Bitch, I think they're... Bitch, they're in Soul Ties," Serena whispered, eyes wide.
"Bitch, you're lying," SaNa gasped.
"I literally told you guys that," Stassi whispered back, crouching low on the last step of the stairway, trying to peek without revealing herself.
"Bitch, they're in the nook." The girls huddled closer, leaning in for a better look.
"Shh!"
"You guys, don't fuck this up."
Dropping to their knees, the girls crawled onto the platform, inching closer like giddy conspirators. Below them, Connor's voice drifted up.
"So, all right, just to level with you โ I mean, we were talking about whether you're a good kisser or not earlier. I think that's kinda why I brought you up here, was to, uh, see if you were a good kisser. I guess we can figure it out."
Without further hesitation, Connor leaned in, Kaylor meeting him halfway as their lips connected. The four eavesdroppers clapped hands over their mouths, wide-eyed and utterly mind-blown.
Tree Hut Confessional | JaNa, Leah, Serena, & Stassi
"Kaylor kissed Connor!" the girls shrieked into the confessional camera before dissolving into fits of laughter.
"And I'm talking tongue!" Stassi added between cackles.
"Do you guys think Aaron knows?" Serena asked, looking around.
"She's definitely not telling him," Leah shook her head.
"And she shouldn't have to, because it's only the third night," Stassi shrugged.
"This is messy," Serena grinned, eyes gleaming.
"Stuff like this is literally the only reason I watch the show and wanted to be on it," Stassi confessed with a bright smile.
"Same." The others agreed, the room filling with laughter again.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. I'd like to report a crime, please. Some heathen has stolen the potpourri I keep in my dressing room. It's colorful, it's in a rectangular plexiglass box โ and it tastes disgusting. Girls, have you seen it?
Meanwhile, over in All The Feels, Kaylor and Liv, the villa's two blue-eyed blondes, sat down for a heart-to-heart.
"How are you feeling?" Kaylor asked as they settled in.
The rundown: Kaylor was stuck between Aaron and Connor. With Connor, it was pure tension โ no deeper feelings. With Aaron, it felt way too soon to start imagining someone else stealing her man.
"I'm feeling good," Liv answered, her Australian accent giving her words a lilting edge. "Talking to Rob, it was very much like chipping away at him. Like, I still want to get to know him. Even though the conversations weren't, like, sentimental or deep, it's just like โ chip, chip, you know? Like little ones become bigger? And Stassi won't even talk to me about where she and Rob stand or how she feels about me stepping in to see if we have a connection. I still think she's holding onto it."
"Yeah," Kaylor nodded, keeping the conversation going.
"Because her not speaking to me implies he's her all or nothing. You met him 48 hours ago."
"100%."
"Get over it."
While Liv and Kaylor carried on their talk, Rob was making his way across the yard toward Stassi, who was lounging with a drink in hand, half-listening to a conversation between Serena, Kordell, and Coye.
"When I give you the signal, meet me at the dock," Rob managed to secretly whisper in her ear from behind before stepping to the side to show her what the signal would look like.
"Okay," Stassi smiled.
Rob walked away, heading toward the wall, throwing the signal before casually strolling toward the docks. Giving it a few seconds, Stassi refilled her cup with a quick shot, grabbed the glass, and made her way after him.
"Marco," Stassi whispered, obviously seeing Rob poorly hidden behind one of the pillars leading to the dock.
"Polo," Rob responded, stepping out from behind the pillar and walking backward toward the dock.
"What's your long-term goal?" Stassi suddenly found herself asking โ which was odd because she rarely cared to ask anyone that.
"The Bama Golden Ticket... It'sโ"
"White picket fence, wife, two kids, and a farm," Stassi smiled knowingly, finishing his sentence. That had been her dream too, once upon a time.
"I'm guessing it's also yours, yeah?" Rob stopped walking, letting Stassi catch up.
"Once upon a time," Stassi softly smiled. "I used to dream about the Bama Golden Ticket all the time." They began walking side by side.
"What made you want it? And what happened to make you no longer want it... if you don't mind me asking?"
"Watching my mom and dad. And my favorite Disney movie, The Princess and The Frog. Once upon a time, I was obsessed with love and happily-ever-afters... and what ruined it was thinking that if I played the Southern Belle like my mom, I'd find my Prince Naveen. I played the part... and Prince Naveen turned out to be a jerk sent to set me up."
"Set you up?" Rob asked as they reached the dock and took a seat, gazing out at the dark ocean. "Look. Pipefish," Rob pointed at the small fish gliding through the water.
"I just wanted to experience love and didn't care with who... so in fifth grade, I thought this boy liked me because he invited me to Lover's Creek."
"I know that place..." Rob scrunched his face in recognition. "It's where the kissing rock is. They say if you invite someone and kiss them while touching the kissing rock then you'reโ"
"Meant to be together forever," Stassi finished, a soft, wistful edge in her voice. "He invited me, and although I didn't like him, I still went. We talked more than we ever had before, and I guess I started to feel connected to him. Everything was going well."
"So what happened?"
"A cottonmouth fell from the tree above us. It bit down on a branch, but its venom splattered onto my back. Knowing about snakes and venom, I stripped out of my clothes and headed to the lake to wash it off before it could absorb into my skin. When I turned around... he was gone. And so were my clothes."
"Kids are so mean," Rob shook his head, turning to look at Stassi while she continued to stare out at the waves.
"Only because they're conditioned by their parents... I was cold and naked and had to ride my bike ten minutes home. I thought if I took the back way, no one would notice a naked fifth grader โ but the Sheriff did. He saw me, offered me his coat, put my bike in the trunk, and gave me a ride home. When he asked what happened, he said he'd take care of it... and then he told me something I'll never forget."
"What did he say?"
"'Next time someone invites you to Lover's Creek, don't go. 'Cause little girls like you aren't designed for love โ just for laying on your backs.'" A tear rolled down Stassi's left cheek, and Rob gently wiped it away with his thumb.
"Little girls like you as inโ"
"Black little girls. I thought with my light complexion and blonde hair I inherited from my dad, I might get a pass, but there's no hiding from the older generation." Stassi nodded solemnly. "Ever since then, I stopped believing I'd ever be loved, or that I'd find my Prince Naveen and fairytale ending. People assumed that because I was so anti-love, I'd turn to hypersexuality. But I still believe in waiting for marriage... besides, having oral sex isn't written in the Bible."
Rob swallowed, then softly asked, "So what are your long-term goals?"
"Helping women feel confident in their skin," Stassi answered with a gentle smile, turning to look at Rob, who was already staring intently at her. "I like to help girls, and I'm really good at it, Rob. I sit them in my chair, do their hair, talk to them, and get a little window into their lives. Some of my clients are brokenhearted little girls who look like me, and I make sure they leave my salon better, stronger, more confident versions of themselves."
"Do you ever see yourself expanding?" Rob asked.
"No, because where I am feels like a high. People always ask if I'd ever do hair for celebrities, and I'm like... no. Skills shouldn't just be monetized. I want to use mine to leave the next girl confident." Stassi smiled. "That's all I want to do."
"You don't want to at least try and get the Bama Golden Ticket?" Rob asked, watching her closely.
"Rob... if there's ever a time where a girl walks into this villa and she's everything you could ever imagine... turn your head and choose her."
"What about our deal? Us being endgame and winning this season..."
"Don't confuse my agenda with yours," Stassi shook her head. "You're here for love. And you're a really nice guy who deserves it. It would be selfish of me to take that away from you."
"You deserve love too, Stassi," Rob said quietly.
"Maybe in another universe... or lifetime." She let out a weak chuckle, gazing up at the starry sky. "The thing I love most about living in the Alabama countryside is that at night, you can actually see the stars."
Rob slowly looked away from her and tilted his head up to the heavens.
"Look โ there's a shooting star," Rob pointed out. "Make a wish."
Closing her eyes, Stassi made her silent wish.
"What did you wish for?" Rob asked.
"I can't tell you, or it won't come true," Stassi teased with a cheeky smile.
"Look โ there's another one. Why don't you make a wish this time?" Stassi pointed up at a bright streak slicing through the night sky.
Rob looked up, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again.
"I hope whatever you wished for comes true," Stassi told him.
"I hope yours comes true too."
"It already did," Stassi smiled softly before standing and holding out her hand. "Come on โ it's bedtime."
Tomorrow night... it's the end of the road for one boy.
"Okay, Liv, you have chosen to steal Rob," Ariana says. "Stassi, you are now single. Please come and stand up here with me. Liv, you can go claim your man."
Liv and Stassi switched places without hesitation. Liv made her way toward Rob while Stassi walked up to stand beside Ariana.
"Rob, how are you feeling?"
"I did not see this coming at all," Rob says, clearly shocked by how the night had turned out.
"No indication?" Ariana presses, arching a brow.
"I promise you. I had no idea she was going to pick me," Rob replies, though his gaze lingers mostly on Stassi as he says it.
"I had to go with my gut and my heart, and I had a great connection with both of them, but it was very similar to what I've had in the past. And, like, didn't come here to do what I've done in the past. It didn't work," Liv explains, trying to justify her decision to everyone watching.
"Stassi, is there anything you want to say to Liv or to Rob?"
"You can borrow him for now," Stassi shrugs, a playful smile curling her lips. "He knows who Big Mama is."
Everyone bursts into laughter at her remark, the tension finally breaking as the mood lightens.
"Well, Stassi, you are now single," Ariana announces, a teasing lilt in her voice. "And as you know, it's never good to be single on Love Island... unless, of course, someone's arranged for three smoking-hot new boys to turn up late to the party!"
As if on cue, the villa doors swing open, and in stroll three new male bombshells.
"Hey, hey, how are we doing?"
"What's going on?"
"Wassup, my love?"
"Have fun in there," Ariana grins, high-fiving them one by one as she makes her dramatic exit.
Welcome to Love Island USA. Stassi's been left single after Liv was a bit of a snake and stole Rob. I can't believe Rob didn't see it coming. He's a snake wrangler after all. But not to worry โ three new boys are about to shake things up. Say hello to Connor, Hakeem, and Lucas. Oh, and here they come already. No way.
LUCAS:ย My name is Lucas. I'm 25 years old and I'm from South Crenshaw. I'mma fine ass dude, so I know I ain't gon' have no problems stealin' one of these girls from their dudes. Plus โ did I mention I speak French? Je suis le pire cauchemar de tous les hommes. Je fais tomber leur nana amoureuse.
"What's good?" The boys stepped onto the deck by the firepit, ready to introduce themselves to everyone.
"Hey. Connor," the tall, stiff-built one of the bombshells spoke.
"Lucas, nice to meet you," the tall, light-skinned guy covered in tattoos greeted with a charming smile, directing it straight at Stassi.
"Stassi," she replied, holding out her hand. "And newly single โ you're just in luck."
"Is that right," Lucas licked his bottom lip, his eyes shamelessly raking over Stassi from head to toe. "I heard there was a girl."
"Trust me, she's not your type... and neither am I, but I know someone that is," Stassi smirked up at him.
"And who's that?"
"Leah. Persian baddie from Calabasas. Right now, she doesn't have a strong match and she's lowkey not attracted to him. He was just the available option compared to being single on the island. She's your girl through the game โ unless, you know, you fall for a snowbunny."
"Why are you helping me?" Lucas furrowed his brow, genuinely curious.
"Part of this game is strategy. I get you with Leah, and her away from Kendall. Kendall goes for Liv, and I'm back to my snakeman. Simple mission," Stassi explained with a confident grin.
ROB:ย I cannot believe Liv just picked me. Like, seriously, I thought I was the last person she would choose. I know Stassi said she doesn't care as long as we follow the boundary, but I can't help thinking she might get revenge and couple up with Lucas.
"Are the guys gonna say, 'What's up?' too?" Hakeem pointed out how the other guys were keeping their distance from the newcomers. "Or y'all just... what's... y'all gonna say, 'What's up?'"
"Hey!" Kordell was the first to turn around and greet the new guys.
"Y'all ain't gonna say nothing? Like, I'm gonna say, 'Cool,' to y'all," Hakeem kept the attention on him.
"So tell me about this Leah girl," Lucas whispered to Stassi.
"Follow me," Stassi nodded toward the high table.
"Oh, so they not gonna join us?" Hakeem asked loudly, watching as Stassi and Lucas separated themselves from the rest of the group. This caught Rob's attention, making him glance in the direction Stassi was headed with the new bombshell.
"I don't know," Serena looked confused. "She and Rob were matched, but since Liv stole him... maybe she's moving on."
"What is she doing?" Rob scrunched his face up in confusion.
"How you know Kendall and your friend aren't locked in?" Lucas asked, taking a seat at the high table.
"The word I want to say โ ga ain't choosing her. Look at her and you tell me what you see," Stassi signaled toward Kendall, who was engrossed in whatever the guys were talking about.
"A -ga who likes them snowbunnies. I'm talking blonde hair and blue eyes," Lucas observed.
"Now tell me what a Middle Eastern girl from Cali has in common with that description..."
ROB:ย I'm sticking to the plan Stassi and I created, but what the fuck could they possibly be talking about for that long?
"You look like a -ga who's from Virginia but moved to South LA during your teens and that's where you get your influence from because there ain't shit where you're from. Now, I'm not sayin' you're this perfect match who's gon' go and get married right after this show... I'm saying choosing Leah makes you safe further down the line than a couple of these guys."
"You're always this manipulative?"
"I was raised by a Southern Belle and a white man biker in Alabama. I'm the only child and always had moves. What do you think?"
"You remind me of a snake... and I can't explain why."
"Good โ they're my favorite predator," Stassi smiled before getting up from her seat and heading toward the girls.
"Umm, what is going on?" Serena asked, watching Stassi approach.
"Middle Eastern picks South LA," Stassi simplified her explanation, using code words the FAB FOUR understood but the other two girls, Hannah and Kaylor, didn't catch.
"What! Why?" Leah's eyes widened.
"Middle East doesn't like Corny. In fact, Middle East just decided South LA is better looking and looks like he gives sensual affection. Plus, if South LA and Middle East build a treaty, Corny goes to Kangaroo, and Reptile goes to Bougie."
"That actually might work," Serena nodded. "What else does Middle East have to lose? Vaginas get first pick."
"Plus, it's not till the end," Stassi added. "It's only till Middle East's aid comes in and South LA gets hit with snow."
"Okay, Middle East is in," Leah agreed with a nod.
"Well, Middle East should prepare for war," Stassi signaled toward one of the guys approaching their group.
"Kaylor, I was wondering if I could pull you for a chat real quick," Connor asked, gesturing to the blonde, who stood up and followed him to a secluded spot.
"And SaNa, I would love to take you for a chat," Hakeem extended his hand to the chocolate-skinned beauty, who awkwardly agreed, mostly because she felt locked in with Coye.
"Leah... you wanna chat real quick?" Lucas looked toward the Persian beauty.
Before responding, Leah glanced at Stassi for confirmation and, receiving a nod, replied, "Y-Yeah."
"Now what?" Serena looked to the honey blonde as their two friends parted ways.
"This is the part where the Double S duo split up. I'm gonna go ask Rob what the hell happened, and you're going to get to know Kordell," Stassi said, standing up.
"Why Kordell?" Serena scrunched her face in confusion.
"Uh, because I want free Cheez-Its after we leave this island, duh..."
"So I'm just your Cheez-It connector?" Serena gasped, pretending to be offended.
"Just like how I'm your hairstylist when those braids get old," Stassi grinned before heading toward the guys. "Snakeman, let's go," she called out to Rob without breaking stride. "What happened to 'I don't have nothing to worry about,' huh?"
"I honestly didn't think she was going to pick me. We barely talked, and she called snakes insects," Rob shook his head.
"Snakes are reptiles," Stassi scrunched her face before slipping into the hot tub. "Anyway, there must be something about your non-chatlaness that makes hoes fall in love."
"The only hoe I want falling in love with me is you... maybe," Rob teased, positioning himself beside the honey blonde.
"I am not a hoe, I'm a brat. Get it correct," Stassi sassed. "Anyway, while you were talking to Australian Barbie, I was planning... as some would say."
"Planning what?" Rob looked worried.
"I can't tell you," Stassi shook her head. "I can only share my plans, not FAB FOUR plans. But let's just say we might be coupled up again soon."
"Do I wanna know?"
"You could know, but you might be confused and I can't explain every detail," Stassi pecked him on the lips. "It's okay โ I like you a little clueless. It brings out the cowboy in you just a little."
"Ugh, a bed all to myself. How will I survive the night," Stassi pouted, walking over to the available spare bed since Liv now took her spot instead of Liv and Rob taking it. "Can I sleep with you, Mom and Dad? I have nightmares at night," Stassi joked.
"Between Kordell's snoring and you needing to cuddle โ although you produce heat โ no thank you. Ask your aunt," Serena waved her away.
"What your mother says," Kordell playfully agreed.
"Auntie Leah, Auntie Janae, can I sleep with you guys? I don't like sleeping alone," Stassi gave her best puppy eyes.
"How do you usually sleep at home?" Leah asked.
"Snuggled up to Velvet," Stassi pouted, missing her babies. "Cookies doesn't like to cuddle."
"Oh, Stassi, you have dogs?" Aaron asked, interested.
"Oh, no โ Velvet and Cookies are my pet pythons. Velvet's four feet long and Cookies is five. Velvet's the nice one, and Cookies is the sassy one. He be on his period a lot."
"Snakes?" Kendall's eyes widened.
"Yup. My dad always said having dogs for pets is for chumps."
A few minutes later, the lights went out โ bedtime. Unable to sleep by herself, Stassi turned over and saw Rob was awake, looking at her. Without saying a word, Rob lifted the comforter on his side, silently inviting her in.
Slowly creeping out of bed, careful not to draw attention, Stassi snuck into Liv and Rob's bed and curled up against him.
Feeling someone in front of her, Serena flinched with her eyes still closed before cautiously opening them โ only to see Stassi in the bed across from her.
"Bitch!" Serena whisper-yelled, a shocked look on her face.
"Shh," Stassi placed a finger to her lips.
So as night falls, our couples are: Coye & JaNa, Aaron & Kaylor, Serena & Kordell, Leah & Kendall, Liv & Rob... and Stassi? Meanwhile, the new boys, Hakeem and Connor, are bed buddies while Chris and Hannah have their own beds.
The next morning:
"Stassi, crawl back into your bed before Liv wakes up," Serena shook both Rob and Stassi awake, being the first one to notice Stassi hadn't made it back to her own bed.
"Mhmm," Stassi mumbled sleepily, slipping out of the bed and dragging herself back to hers. Just as she settled in, wrapping herself in the comforter, someone yanked her out.
"Bitch, I know what you did," Leah revealed herself as the intruder.
"What did I do?"
"You slept in the bed with Liv and Rob," Leah whispered, hoping no one else would hear.
"I'm spoiled โ what can I say," Stassi lazily shrugged.
"Well, spoiled, get up so we can all get ready together," JaNa pulled her up from the floor.
"These bombshells are hot as fuck," Kaylor commented about the new additions to the house.
"Connor's body looks like someone painted it," JaNa gushed.
"Really cute."
"He's beautiful. Connor is, like, beautiful. Like a statue," Kaylor mimicked a Greek statue pose. "Like... he's one of those statues."
"Usually, I don't like guys with a lot of tattoos, but Lucas might change my mind," Leah blushed.
Meanwhile, Rob was pulling off the miracle of being in a three-way relationship with none of the sexual benefits but all of the emotional upkeep. Guilty breakfast for two, please, Rob.
"I'm gonna make avocado toast for my girlfriend and my wife," Rob joked, opening the cabinet. "I just need to apologize to both of them for... like..."
"What? The reaction?"
"Just not handling... yeah."
"This is a good idea, right?" Kendall asked, watching Rob's movements.
"For both of them?" Rob paused.
"Yeah, it's a good idea," Kendall replied, his tone laced with uncertainty.
"That's not giving me any confidence," Rob stared at him, searching for reassurance.
"No, no โ it's a good idea. But like... yeah, you're doing it for both of them. So maybe Stassi's like, 'Oh, you did it for her too?' Maybe I'm overthinking it," Kendall admitted.
"I feel like it's just nice, though. This isn't like a... yeah... it's not like..." Rob stumbled over his words.
"This isn't a bad idea, bro," Kendall assured.
"This is a good idea," Rob decided. "It's a nice gesture. And I don't know how to make coffee, so..."
"Bro, same," Kendall tossed his banana peel.
ROBย : Liv... we have no chemistry at the moment. I'm trying to get to know her, and give her a fair shot to see if there's something there, if we can be a strong couple. She's not a bad girl to be in bed with... if I have Stassi too.
"Hype me up, bro," Rob told Aaron, holding two plates and a reusable water bottle.
"You don't need affirmations," Aaron replied.
"Come on, dude. Just a little one."
"Your nose is a good nose."
"That's not... okay," Rob sighed, walking away and diving headfirst into the storm.
"World War fucking III is about to happen," Aaron laughed, watching Rob head toward the girls.
"Liv, how are you feeling this morning?" Serena asked, trying to act normal while hiding the fact she helped sneak Stassi out of Liv's bed.
"I honestly don't know this morning."
"Did you guys talk last night? Did you guys... anything?" JaNa asked.
"I heard him talking, but I think it was just sleep talking," Liv shrugged, not noticing how three of the girls exchanged looks in the mirror at the certain blonde currently brushing her teeth and washing her face in the bathroom.
"Good morning," Rob greeted the ladies.
"Morning!"
"Stassi's stuff is over here," Serena pointed to the makeup station next to hers.
"Stassi's here?" Rob asked.
"Mm-hmm."
"Oh, thank you so much," Liv smiled as Rob set a plate on her station. "That's so sweet."
"Aaron's getting fucking shit on while you're down there," Kaylor whispered.
"He's the first one to do that, you know โ in the villa," JaNa told Liv.
"So sweet."
"I want to speak to Leah, like clear the air," Liv told the girls.
"Yeah, that's nice of you," JaNa played the good cop.
"Maybe... let's not do that," Serena muttered under her breath, playing the realistic cop.
"'Cause I justโ"
"Yeah, 'cause I hope she knows it's a two-way street in those situations. You can't just get mad at one person,"JaNa cut in.
LIV:ย I'm feeling excited. Today's my first full day in the villa. I'm gonna take things fresh, speak to Rob, and just get to know him on a deeper level.
"Rob brought you breakfast," Serena notified Stassi as she walked into the makeup room, minty breath and fresh face.
"Ew," Stassi grumbled, eyeing the plate with the forbidden avocado toast. "Did you guys see him carrying a bottle?"
"Yeah," Liv nodded.
"Here, Leah โ made with love," Stassi handed the Persian girl the plate as she walked in. "Hope you enjoy."
"Aww, thanks, Stassi," Leah smiled, grateful, since her stomach had been growling earlier.
"Stassi," Liv called out as the honey blonde unwrapped her hair. "Can we talk privately about last night?"
"Uh... no," Stassi shook her head, already moving to prep her face for makeup.
"You don't want a conversation?" Liv looked confused.
"Not really," Stassi said while moisturizing her lips.
"Nothing?"
"Nada."
"If I were you, I'd at least hear what she has to say. It could've been a hard decision," Hannah chimed in.
"And that's why you're not me," Stassi kept working on her no-makeup look, mostly spot-checking instead of glam. "But if I were you, I'd check my setting spray, 'causeโ"
Before she could finish her remark, Serena quickly covered Stassi's mouth, knowing exactly how reckless that next line was about to be.
Right now in that villa. Rob the reptile remover has got no competition, unlike in the business world, where his nemesis, Cid the snake snatcher, is always coming for his customers.
"I'm pretty good to sleep next to, right?" Liv asked Rob as they walked over to Soul Ties for a quick conversation.
"Yeah. No, yeah."
"I'm like a plank."
"You barely move. You moved a couple times," Rob told her.
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah."
"You kinda talk in your sleep," Liv mentioned with a short laugh. Rob gave her a confused look โ he actually didn't talk in his sleep. Then he realized what she could be referencing: him and Stassi stayed up talking and getting to know each other while cuddling, trying not to make it obvious to anyone else.
"Oh right, sorry about that."
"No problem," Liv smiled, taking a seat next to him.
"I feel like I owe you and Stassi both an apology," Rob admitted.
"Why?" Liv looked at him.
"I just feel like I had a terrible reaction to last night."
"No, but it was like... it was a hard decision. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah."
"It's intense to stand up there and be like, 'I gotta do what's best for me.' But I didn't want to... I wasn't gonna take a step back."
"Yeah."
"I just wanna keep moving forward," Rob stated.
"Same."
"And like, I wanna be with both of you throughout this whole thing. Having a good connection with two girls is okay, but it's tough. How do I go about this and still be fair? This situation's kind of similar to one I was in last season. I came in during Casa Amor, liked this girl โ she had a strong connection already and wouldn't give me a real chance. She liked me, but wouldn't let herself."
"At all?" Liv looked at him, somewhat shocked.
"Not really. And I don't want to do the same thing to you."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah."
"I want to give us a chance," Rob affirmed. "I grew up on a 200-acre cattle farm. Cows... they're way smarter than people think. I think all animals are smarter than people give them credit for. I guess for me personally, I'm not loud or attention-seeking. I'm not a 'look at me' kind of guy."
"I do like being the center of attention sometimes," Liv admitted, turning her eyes toward the view of Fiji.
"You do?"
"Sometimes."
He didn't have any words for that because, in his head, he was wondering why she brought that up while they were talking about him. He also wished he was talking to Stassi, because with her, he'd get more than yeahs and agreeing noises โ conversations actually meant something.
"Do you know 'Supermarket Flowers' by Ed Sheeran?" Liv switched the topic to something easier for her.
"Ed Sheeran? He's so overrated."
"Who says Ed Sheeran's overrated?"
"Everybody." Liv gasped.
"He's so basic, you know?"
"Oh my god. I love Ed Sheeran, though," she pouted, but the energy in the conversation was drying up.
"I like things in general that make you feel something, you know? Like Beabadoobee."
"What's that?"
"It's like sweet music. The words are sad, but it sounds happy and light."
ROB:ย I find Liv very attractive. But... I'm not exaggerating โ I don't think we have a single thing in common. Everything I ask her about, she's not into. And everything I like, she doesn't really care about. I think we might be in trouble in that department. Whereas with Stassi... it's easier. We basically grew up under the same morals, like the same things, and if one of us doesn't know something, we just let the other person ramble about it. It's natural.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Hakeem's wondering what Connor makes of the girls. The girls, on the other hand, are delighted. The man looks like a Calvin Klein model had sex with ChatGPT.
"Can I steal him away for a chat?" Stassi stepped into the awkward, tension-filled air, feeling the need to save Rob when she heard literal silence for minutes.
"Oh yeah, go ahead," Liv offered a small smile.
"Thanks." Stassi held out her hand for Rob to take, which he did, pulling himself up and casually draping his arm around her shoulder as they walked to the hammock.
"So how was snoozefest?" Stassi teased, climbing into the hammock.
"It wasn't a snoozefest," Rob denied.
"You guys weren't talking, weren't looking at each other... you looked like you were about to fall asleep. That's literally the definition of snoozefest."
"We just have nothing in common at all," Rob mumbled, climbing in beside her. "It felt impossible to keep the conversation going. With you, it's so much easier."
"So there's no chemistry between you guys?" Stassi glanced up at him.
"None whatsoever," he admitted.
"Good, because you're my snakeman, not hers," Stassi grinned, causing Rob to lift her chin and lean down to press a kiss to her lips.
Welcome back to Love Island USA, and we have our first couples of 2024. And they are... JaNa and Coye... Serena and Kordell...Kaylor and Aaron...Leah and Kendall...and Stassi and Rob. Which leaves Hannah single and vulnerable.
Once Ariana left the villa and the initial wave of happy cheering settled, it gave the new couples a chance to explore their summer home for the first time. The evening air hung heavy with warmth, the faint scent of saltwater and sun lotion lingering as excitement crackled beneath the surface.
"Where should we look first?" Stassi glanced up at Rob, who was still holding her hand, even after helping her down from the heart-shaped platform.
"We should see where those yellow stairs take us," Rob pointed toward a tucked-away corner in the back, where a yellow and white staircase spiraled upward like something out of a dream.
"Okay, let me just take my heels off or you'll think you're helping a senior citizen walk," Stassi chuckled, starting to bend downโbut was stopped when Rob dipped slightly and swept her up into his arms, bridal style.
"Don't worry about that." His blue eyes shimmered beneath the glow of string lights, a cocky smirk playing at the corner of his lips.
"Thank you, cowboy." Stassi's smile was soft and genuine, her arms looping loosely around his neck as he carried her toward the staircase.
"Is that a hot tub or a bed?" Stassi asked, brows furrowed in curiosity. Rob gently set her down, making sure she had steady footing before looking up to spot a neon sign flickering against the wall: Soul Ties.
"That's cool," Rob remarked casually, reclaiming her hand without hesitation and tugging her along to continue the impromptu tour.
The next room opened up before them, lined with bedsโintimate, bold, and utterly shameless. Each one was marked with a name at the footrest, like a whispered promise of ownership.
"What are the odds we're all the way at the end?" Stassi murmured, lashes fluttering closed like she was making a wish to the universe.
"I'd say... zero." Rob's smirk deepened, his hands slipping into his pockets, voice low and rasping. "We're right between Serena and Kordell, and JaNa and Coye." He pointed toward a bed near the centerโthe one dressed in blush-pink throws and sheets too soft not to sin in.
"Oh, poo," she pouted, her bottom lip jutting out just enough to stir something reckless in him.
"At least it's big enough for sex," Rob blurtedโtoo quick, too raw. The words hung in the air like a struck match. His pulse slammed against his ribs. He hadn't meant to say that. Not like that.
Stassi blinked slowly, tilting her head, studying him. "How many times?"
That stopped him dead in his tracks.
He turned his head to find her already watching himโno hint of judgment, just smoldering heat. Thick. Daring. She looked at him like she already knew exactly what he tasted like.
"One," he croaked, his voice rough.
"Just one?" She stepped closer, the curve of her hip swaying like temptation made flesh. "Seems... disappointing."
"Two." He adjusted, his voice shedding its earlier hesitation, dipping into something darker, more dangerous.
Stassi reached up, fingers ghosting along the collar of his shirt. "Three."
"A week?"
She smiled like sin itself. "A day." Then her voice dropped, velvet-soft, a dare woven through every syllable. "Unless you can't handle that."
His breath caught. Every nerve in his body lit up. Game on.
"Oh, I can handle it," he promised, closing the scant distance between them until barely an inch of charged air remained. "Question isโcan you?"
"You worried about the cameras?" she teased, fingers threading through his hair, pulling his gaze to her mouth.
"That's what makes it worth watching," he murmured
Stassi's eyes flickeredโlike a match right before it hits flame. "You gonna give them a show, Rob?"
He didn't answer. He just moved.
In one smooth, dominant shift, he picked her up and laid her on the bed like she was something delicateโbut something he already owned. Her legs wrapped around him instinctively, skin hot against his hips, silk against muscle.
"You think you'll be able to stay quiet?" he whispered, his mouth brushing against her ear as he pressed against her, not quite movingโjust letting her feel.
"That depends..." she whispered, nails lightly dragging down the nape of his neck. "Are you planning to ruin me or just tease me?"
Rob growled softly, a sound that made her legs tighten around him.
"Oh, baby," he whispered against her neck, his lips grazing the skin just below her ear. "For the next six weeks, your pleasure belongs to me. Every. Damn. Moan."
"Yes, daddy..." she exhaled, voice trembling but hungry. She was losing herself in the way he was looking at herโlike he wanted to devour her whole.
"Good girl," he murmured, brushing her lips with his thumb. "You keep saying that, and I'll make sure this bed becomes your favorite place on this entire island...or Soul ties...maybe the kitchen counter...or the shower."
She bit her lip hard, then nodded slowly.
He stood, pulling her with him, chest rising and falling like he was holding back a storm. He wrapped an arm around her waist, his fingers sliding in one of the negative spaces in the crochet-like dress, teasing her skin.
"Let's continue to look around," he said, low and thick with promise.ย
Stassi followed, breathless and burning.
She didn't just want him.
She wanted the fire he lit in herโand she was ready to burn for it. "We should go outside for some fresh air," Stassi said, trying to calm her breathing as they walked through the halls, heading toward the outdoor seating area.
"Look, there's a swing."
She pointed to the bench swing and grabbed Rob's hand, pulling him over to sit.
"What the fuck, it doesn't even swing," Stassi pouted, kicking off the ground in an attempt to make it move.
"Not gonna lie, I thought it did too," Rob chuckled, leaning back casually.
"Maybe we share, like, a brain cell," Stassi laughed, shifting to sit on her knees, but Rob gently grabbed her calves and placed them across his lap. His fingers began tracing lazy lines up and down her smooth legs.
"Maybe we do," Rob smiled, taking a moment to soak in her beauty and the cozy, warm aura that seemed to radiate off her. "Just one... I feel like I have one right now."
That earned a laugh from Stassi.
"So, what's your passion?" he asked.
"Um..." Stassi knew exactly what her passion was, but staring into his ocean-blue eyes had her thoughts scrambling. "Hand me the brain cell."
"Here you go," Rob grinned, pretending to pluck something invisible from his head and hand it to her. "You can have the brain cell now."
They both burst out laughing. To an outsider, it might not have been that funnyโbut when you're hooked on pure chemistry, even nonsense felt electric.
"What are your special skills?" he asked.
"Hair. I love to do hair or anything that helps boost women's self-esteem or maintenance. That's why I have a salon. I can also cook..more importantly I know how to use a smoker."
"Would you make me ribs?"ย
"I could definitely make you ribs...I don't know bout you but, I love when my rib meat just falls off the bone." Stassi smiled.
"Wifey material over here," Rob licked his bottom lip.
"I also love to garden... but I'm afraid I'm not talking about flowers. Still counts though, it's a plant," Stassi teased.
"Are you admitting to a crime taking place in the state of Alabama?" Rob smirked.
"What! No," Stassi laughed, quickly putting a finger to her lips, signaling him to keep the secret.
"Can you juggle?"
"I actually can juggle... it's my bar trick," Stassi nodded proudly.
"Fuck," Rob groaned dramatically.
"Don't tell me that's a fucking red flag," she said, playfully pushing him.
"I'm sorry, but it is," Rob teased, putting on an exaggeratedly sympathetic expression. "But it's okay. I guess I can put up with it for you..."
"Yeah?" Stassi tilted her head at him.
"Yeah," Rob repeated, inching just a little closer.
"I feel like they knew what they were doing when they asked both of us to come here," Stassi said, instinctively closing the gap between them. Rob responded by draping his arm over her bare shoulders.
"You think so?"
"I know so. Just looking into your eyes, I can tell we're... not the same person, but not opposites either. It's like a healthy blendโthe kind of dynamic you see when relationships start off as close friendships."
"I can see that," Rob nodded.
"Really?" Stassi leaned forward and gave him a look. "I was just bullshitting. I felt like something corny needed to be said so I could see your fake 'I totally understand what you're saying' face."
"How did it look?" Rob laughed.
"Could use some improvement, but it's okayโwe've got six weeks to work on it."
"Well, let's see if you have what I want."
"Yes, sir," the honey-blonde saluted him before Rob reached out and gently pulled her into his chest.
"Well, I mean, looks-wise, you're doing great... but I don't know anything about you."
"What would you like to know, cowboy?" Stassi glanced up and noticed he was already staring.
"Do you like snakes? Because I'm a snake wrangler."
"Shut the fuck up," Stassi leaned forward, fully turning around to look at the man she was paired with. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah," Rob said, chuckling as he toyed with the anklet on her left ankle.
"Yeah, us meeting was definitely a setup," she said, genuinely smiling at him. "I absolutely love snakes."
"You do?" Rob's brows lifted. He'd never met a girl who didn't just tolerate but shared his love for snakes.
"Yes! I have two pythons at home that I raised since I was little," Stassi explained, then stood and lifted her dress slightly. "I'm not stripping, so keep your boner in check."
"I'll try my best," Rob joked.
"These are my babies' printsโCookies N' Cream and Red Velvet." She showed him the tattoos: black and red inked scales wrapped around her upper thighs and waist in two different distinct looks.Curled along her left side was a black scales that has a line of red sales in the middle resembling the look of an oreo. Then on her side was all red scales.ย
"That's so cool," Rob's gaze traced the designs, appreciating the way the ink marked her body. "Where did you find them?"
"I found Cookie's egg next to her mom's body by the swamp near the Chattahoochee lineโshe died in a fight with a Cottonmouth. Cookie was the only surviving egg. Velvet was one of the eggs to my dad's python."
"It's a perfect match," he smiled, genuinely impressed.
"I don't know... I've been told I do things that would be considered red flags in a relationship."
"Like what?"
"I don't know...Some guys I've talked to say, my way of partying is a flag." Stassi shrugged. "My mom thinks my red flag is that I don't allow myself to be warped into emotions connected to falling in love ."
"And what do you think is your red flag?"
"My red flag is that I don't like falling in love or being in love. I push guys away because I don't want to go through the honeymoon phase where everything feels intense and cringey. And then after honeymoon phases, girls are dumb and just fall for anything the guy tells them just because they're in love with him."
"Is it because you're scared of the intensity of emotions that happens when a person falls in love or claims to be in love?"ย ย
"Are you a part-time therapist?" Stassi furrowed her brow. "If not, you should be. That was a good-ass psychoanalysis... or deduction."
"Okay, you're scared of falling in love. What else is a red flag?" Rob asked.
"I talk a lot."
"That's okay, I don't really talk," Rob shrugged.
"You do give off suffer in silence vibes... or bodyguard energy."
"Is it because I'm six feet?"
"More like five-eleven," Stassi snorted.
"I started catching snakes when I was your height. That's how short you are, shortcake," Rob grinned.
"Shortcake is actually a cute nickname, so I'll let it slide. But I'm five-four without heels, which is normal height, thank you very much," Stassi huffed.
"Let me seeโstand up."
Stassi rose from the bench and started to untie her heels, but, like before, Rob beat her to it, crouching down to help.
"Why thank you, Prince Charming," Stassi said with a playful curtsey.
"You're welcome, my lady," Rob replied, standing up straight to compare their heights. "Yeah, shortcakeโwe're gonna have to work on that height."
"How?! I stopped growing freshman year of college," she crossed her arms, pouting. "Plus, instead of telling me to fix my shortness, which is actually average height, let's talk about your tallness. What do you even see being that tall?"
Instead of answering, Rob turned her around and effortlessly lifted her by the waist.
"It's actually cold up here," she muttered, wide-eyed.
"And you ruined it," Rob joked, pretending to drop her.
Stassi squealed, only to be safely caught and gently lowered back down.
"Waitโthat was fun," she said, turning to him with wide eyes. "Do it again!" She held out her arms expectantly.
"What are you, five?" Rob smirked.
"No, four. Now do it again... please," she said, giving him her best puppy-dog eyes.
"Yeah, no," he chuckled, turning to walk away.
"Ahh! My puppy eyes work on everyone!" Stassi called after him. "Why didn't it work on you?... Rob? Rob, please answerโI need to know... Why didn't my puppy eyes work on you?"
So they all seem pretty happy in their new home. But just to be sure, we've double-bolted all the doors and put security guards on every exit.
"Are you feeling pretty locked in?" Serena asked Stassi as all the girls gathered in the makeup room, undressing and slipping into their nighttime routines. The air was thick with the scent of makeup wipes, body lotion, and the faint sweetness of lingering perfume.
"I don't know about locked in, but I am confident in our coupling," Stassi replied, claiming her usual seat at the vanity, a spot she'd unofficially staked out as hers. "It feels too obvious and easy."
"You guys have a lot in common?" JaNa asked from across the room, rifling through her clothes as she prepared to change.
"A lot of stuff in common. So much that it almost feels weird... like a setup," Stassi admitted, grabbing a paddle brush and beginning to wrap her hair with practiced ease, sticking to the same nightly ritual she followed at homeโminus the smoking a blunt part. "What about you guys?"
"I'm feeling locked in," Leah confessed with a soft shake of her head, a small, satisfied smile playing on her lips as she thought back to her evening getting to know Kendall.
"Yeah?" Serena grinned at her, a little spark of excitement in her eyes.
"Yeah, I think he's, like, delicious," Leah added with a wide smile.
"Yes!" Serena cheered quietly, clapping her hands together.
"But I'm also not the type of person that's like, 'Let's fuck tonight.'"
"Yeah."
"Damn, is it bad that I am?" Stassi looked between Serena and Leah, raising a brow. "I can't help it. I have a high sex drive... plus, I think Rob has like a daddy dom kink, and I'm trying to explore that."
"Absolutely not," Leah declared firmly. "If you wanna sleep with him tonight because you wanna have adventurous, mind-blowing sex, then do it. Do it because you want to, not because he wants to. You're the one in control."
"I say have sex with him to get your release, then pretend to be tired after before he gets his," JaNa chimed in, smirking.
"Just don't be too loud, I sleep next to y'all," Serena teased, sending the room into a fit of laughter.
"You guys, it's our first night!" JaNa called out as she ducked behind the shelves to slip into her night clothes.
"What do you guys sleep in?" Hannah piped up from her spot, glancing around the room. "Do you sleep in, like, cute PJs or do you, like, chill?"
"I'm literally wearing a T-shirt and shorts," Leah answered.
"I like to sleep naked, but I'm not doing that here, so I guess I'm stuck with nighties," Stassi replied, grabbing her toothbrush and heading toward the bathroom. "Hey," she greeted casually as she walked in, spotting Rob already inside brushing his teeth.
"Hey," Rob mumbled, distracted, barely glancing up until Stassi stepped up beside him. His gaze shifted, doing a double take when he registered what she was wearing.
"Uh... um... are you ready to share a bed?"
"Yeah," Stassi replied, her toothbrush slipping into her mouth as she started scrubbing at her teeth and gums.
"Wait, do you guys wear underwear to bed?" Rob overheard one of the girls ask from the makeup room. For some reason, the question made him subtly glance toward Stassi's backside, as if the answer might be written there. And it was. The realization that the answer was no made his mind leave his body and launch straight into fantasy land.
"Do you like to cuddle?" Stassi's voice cut through the haze of his thoughts, dragging him back to reality.
"Uh..." Rob cleared his throat, forcing his eyes back to her, finding her now standing right in front of him, toothbrush in hand, finished with her routine. "Ye-yeah."
"Good," she smiled, sauntering out of the bathroom and into the bedroom where the others were slowly trickling in.
"Here," Serena whispered, catching Stassi's attention with a discreet fist bump. When Stassi cupped her hand underneath, Serena smoothly dropped the small item without anyone noticing. And the second it touched her palm, Stassi knew exactly what it was. A condom.
"Thanks," Stassi whispered back, a smirk tugging at her lips.
"And I don't wanna hear nothing," Serena pointed sternly.
"Yes, Mom." Stassi playfully rolled her eyes.
"I refuse to be a grandmother on day one," Serena joked โ only to shriek in surprise when Kordell launched himself Superman-style onto their shared bed.
By the end of a long, charged evening, the couples were set: Coye and JaNa, Leah and Kendall, Stassi and Rob, Serena and Kordell, Aaron and Kaylor. And Hannah โ solo.
Though her eyes were closed, Stassi was still very much awake. She could tell Rob was too โ by the way his hand moved in slow, steady circles against her waist. But now, the pace wasn't as relaxed as before. There was a deliberate weight to it, his touch growing heavier, his control unraveling thread by thread. It made her stomach flutter.
"What's wrong?" she murmured, turning over in his hold and curling into his chest as they lay spooned together on their sides.
"You and this nightie are making it very hard for me," Rob groaned softly against her temple.
"Hard to do what?" Stassi tilted her head up, giving him a wide-eyed, innocent look that she knew damn well drove him insane.
"To fight temptation with you looking like that," he admitted, his voice thick with desire.
Stassi smiled, teasing. "What do I look like? I hope it's comfortable, because I was going for cozy bedtime vibes."
"You know exactly how you look," he muttered, his fingers giving a possessive squeeze to her hips before trailing down to cup her ass cheek. "Can I kiss you?"
Instead of answering, Stassi leaned in, pulling the covers up around them for a little privacy before pressing her lips to his. There was no slow build, no teasing flirtation โ the kiss was hungry from the first touch, igniting a wildfire heat that settled low in their stomachs, urging them closer.
"Why are you trying to tempt me, huh?" Rob whispered against her lips, breaking the kiss only to trail his mouth down her jaw and to the curve of her neck. In one swift, fluid motion, he rolled them over, pressing Stassi beneath him as her legs instinctively parted to cradle his hips.
"First, this short little nightie that barely covers your ass," he growled, both hands kneading the soft flesh of her cheeks. "Then you're not wearing any underwear?" He ground his hips against her, the thick bulge in his shorts pressing exactly where she needed it. "You look like a brat who hasn't been trained properly. Is that what this is? You want me to train you for the next six weeks?"
The slow, sinful grind of his hips made it hard to breathe, her body reacting instantly, her clit catching perfectly against the hard ridge of his cock through his shorts.
"Y-Yes," Stassi breathed, her voice a soft, needy whimper.
"Good girl," Rob rumbled, keeping up the motion, savoring every desperate little sound she made. "Here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna stay quiet, and you're gonna grind that sweet pussy on my cock until I see your cream all over these shorts. And you better not wake anyone up."
He pressed down harder, drawing a gasp from her lips, the friction maddeningly perfect.
"And when I decide it's enough," he murmured, his voice a dark, wicked promise in her ear, "you're gonna march your cute ass into that shower, bend the fuck over, and let me eat that sweet pussy from behind. Got it?"
"Yes, Daddy," she whispered, already chasing the friction, her hips falling into a steady, hungry rhythm, her arousal slicking her thighs and marking his shorts.
"Mmm, that's my good girl," Rob smirked against her neck, his teeth scraping lightly over the sensitive skin, savoring the shiver that ran through her. Stassi's hips rolled with a need all their own, grinding against him as that delicious, sinful heat built between them.
The friction was dizzying, and it only got worse โ or better โ every time he flexed his hips up to meet hers.
"Look at you," he murmured, pulling back just enough to watch the way her face twisted in pleasure. "So desperate for it, you're already trembling." His hand slid up to cup her throat, applying just enough pressure to make her whimper. "Bet you didn't think Daddy would catch on, huh? Walking around in this tiny-ass thing, no panties, acting like you're innocent."
Stassi bit her lip, hips grinding harder, her thighs trembling around him. "I just wanted to be comfortable," she whispered, but the teasing glint in her eyes gave her away.
"Oh, you're gonna be real comfortable when I'm done with you," Rob growled, leaning down to capture her lips again in a rough, claiming kiss. His hand slid between them, pulling her nightie up around her waist, exposing her completely to him.
"Fuck," he muttered against her lips as his fingers slipped between her folds. "So wet already โ and we haven't even gotten to the good part yet."
Stassi moaned into his mouth, her hips bucking against his hand. The way his fingers teased her, not quite giving her what she wanted, was enough to make her head spin.
"Daddy," she whimpered.
"Uh-uh," Rob shook his head, withdrawing his hand and licking his fingers clean, a wicked grin on his face. "Not yet, shortcake. I told you what to do โ you keep grinding on this dick until you make a mess on my shorts. Don't get greedy now."
Stassi whimpered at the loss of his touch but obeyed, resuming her slow, sinful grind against him. Every brush of his cock against her clit made her walls clench, heat building fast and sharp in her belly.
Rob watched her, his hands gripping her hips to guide her movements, forcing her to keep the pace he wanted. "Look at you," he praised, voice low and rough. "Such a good little thing when you wanna be."
"I-I'm close," she breathed, her voice trembling.
"Good," he rasped, slamming his hips up into hers one final time. "Soak me, shortcake. Show me how bad you needed it."
With a soft cry, Stassi's body tensed, her climax hitting hard as she rocked through it, a wet spot visibly marking his shorts. Rob groaned, watching her fall apart for him, satisfaction written all over his face.
"Goddamn," he muttered, pulling her down for a slow, filthy kiss as she came down from her high.
Once her breathing settled, he gave her a playful smack on the ass. "Alright, get your fine ass in that shower."
Stassi padded toward the bathroom, legs still weak, her body flushed and tingling in the best way. She could feel his gaze burning into her back with every step, heavy with hunger.
"You coming," she teased softly over her shoulder, "or just gonna stand there imagining what you're about to do to me?"
Rob was already peeling back the comforter with a wicked smirk curling his lips. "Both."
Before Stassi could flick on the bathroom light, Rob caught her wrist, silently pointing to the small camera in the corner โ its red light blinking, signaling it was on and filming. He gently shut the door behind them with a soft click, then opened the shower door. The glass was mostly clear, but there was a frosted white block in the middle, perfectly placed to obscure everything at that level from the camera's view. It was the one spot in the room where they could have a little privacy.
"Shh," he murmured, lips brushing her ear. "You forget we've got people in this house now."
A slow grin spread across Stassi's face. "Then you better keep me quiet."
"Oh, I will," Rob growled, his voice rough, already bunching her nightie up over her hips. "And you better not make a fucking sound โ that camera's on and you know if anybody hears you, we're both done for."
"What? You're scared?" Stassi smirked with a devious look in her eyes. That little thrill of danger sent a pulse straight between her legs.
Rob didn't waste time. He guided her over to the cool tile wall, turning her around and pressing a hand between her shoulder blades until she sank down onto her hands and knees. The tiles were cold against her palms, her hair falling around her face, and the air thick with tension.
"Stay just like that," he ordered, his hand giving one firm smack to her ass, making her bite her lip to hold in a gasp. "You so much as whimper too loud, and I'm dragging you back to our room to finish this in front of everyone."
"Yes, Daddy," she whispered, her heart pounding in her chest.
Rob knelt behind her, his large hands gripping the soft flesh of her thighs, spreading her open. "Fuck," he muttered, staring at the slick mess between her legs. "Look at this. Walking around like this, no panties, teasing me like it's a game."
Without another word, he leaned in, his tongue flattening against her slit from behind, slow and filthy. Stassi's entire body jolted, her hands bracing tighter against the floor as a sharp moan caught in her throat.
Rob groaned against her, eating her like a man starved, licking up every drop of her arousal while his tongue circled her clit, then slid back down to her entrance. He alternated between long, deep strokes of his tongue and rough, greedy sucks, making her tremble beneath him.
Stassi bit down on her wrist to stay silent, her breath coming in ragged little gasps.
"See what you do to me?" Rob rasped against her, his lips wet, his voice dark and thick. "You better cum for me, shortcake. Nice and quiet."
He slipped two fingers inside her, curving them just right while his tongue flicked over her clit. Stassi's eyes squeezed shut, her body rocking back against his face.
The only sounds were the slick, sinful noises of his tongue and fingers working her over, their ragged breathing, and the faint hum of the house settling outside the bathroom.
"Daddy, I-I'mโ" she barely whispered, her voice trembling.
"Cum," Rob growled, his tongue lashing harder, his fingers pumping deep.
It hit her like a wave, her body tensing, her legs shaking, her orgasm crashing through her in thick, hot pulses. She bit down on her fist to stifle the cry that almost escaped, her body rocking in his grip as he held her steady, tongue still teasing every last aftershock out of her.
When she finally sagged forward, trembling and breathless, Rob stood up, his lips slick, his eyes dark and smug. And before she could think that it was over, Rob's grip on her thighs tightened and he lifted her pussy to his face in where her lower half was now in the air and her face was met with his lower friend. "Not tonight," Rob spanked her, the second he felt her touch his dick. "Tonight is all about you," He then proceeds to spit on her pussy adding onto the wetness and slick before diving in again.ย
"Fuck," Stassi softly moaned.ย
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Tree Hut Confession | Rob & Stassi
"So yeah, we fucked on the first night," Rob shrugged his shoulders with a smirk as he sat in front of the camera, Stassi in his lap.
"If anything, we're simply just doing a science experiment where we test our sexual connection," Stassi said, looking at the camera.
"Is that what this is? A science experiment to test our sexual connection?" Rob looked at her, softly drawing circles on her thigh with his thumb.
"Yes," Stassi smiled. "Hear me out. We're gonna follow the scientific method. Starting with observation โ which is our obvious sexual tension within a day of knowing each other. So the question is: does automatic sexual tension and having a lot of things in common make us an obvious match? Our hypothesis is yes โ we're a perfect match because of the automatic sexual attraction and the similarities in our likes and attitudes," she explained.
"And how will we be conducting this brilliant experiment?"
"We set up boundaries and perks. The perks are: we have sex every day for the next six weeks."
"I'm liking where this is going," Rob nodded.
"Our boundary is that we're not allowed to hook up with other people," Stassi declared.
"What about kissing people who enter the villa? Or if I, like, sleep in the same bed with a bombshell? What if we find others we connect with?"
"We're allowed to kiss other people for challenges and to test connections, because, you know, we might not be a perfect match," Stassi clarified. "And I'm okay with you sleeping in bed with other girls as long as you don't, like, fuck them..."
"What do we do if we find a connection with someone else?" Rob asked.
"When it gets to that point โ which I doubt โ we'll have a serious conversation about it."
"Okay, deal," Rob said, sticking out the hand that was wrapped around her waist, and she shook it to seal the deal.
"We're gonna call this experience The LIPE," Stassi declared.
"LIPE?" Rob looked at her, confused.
"The Love Island Pornstar Experiment. I think it's a great name."
"But we're not pornstars..."
"We might as well be with how we just fucked in front of the camera in the bathroom," Stassi laughed, causing Rob to look at her with admiration.
"Wanna do it again?"
"If only I can claim you with a sharpie." Stassi pulled a black sharpie out of her front pocket.
"Yeah," Rob agreed as Stassi stood up from his lap and bent down in front of him.
"This is causing the fantasies to just hit hard."
"Shut up," Stassi laughed, uncapping the marker to sign her signature on the left side of his stomach. "Now you're my bitch."
"But we both know I'm daddy," Rob smirked, looking at Stassi โ who refused to meet his eyes, blushing as she looked at the camera instead.
"Mm, good morning, beautiful people."
It was now officially the first full day in the villa, and the bedroom lights flicked on.
"Good morning."
"Damn, it is morning."
"Turn the lights back off," Stassi groaned, throwing the covers over her head, nowhere near ready to leave the bed.
Rob, on the other hand, was already up and eager to start the day. He hopped out of bed but didn't leave before tugging down the comforter just enough to press a kiss to Stassi's forehead.
"Good morning, shortcake."
"Morning, snakeman," Stassi mumbled, rolling onto her sideโonly to find Serena diving under the comforter next to her, pulling it over both their heads.
"I only have two words for you guys," Serena grinned, trying not to laugh. "Kinky AF."
"You heard?" Stassi asked, shooting her a lazy look as she forced herself awake.
"It was like an audible of a fucking Wattpad mafia book. Likeโit was hot," Serena teased. "Confirmation on Rob's daddy dom kink checked right off the list."
"You think anyone else heard?"
"Nah, everyone was asleep. Kordell was snoring," Serena waved it off before flipping the comforter off them and tugging Stassi toward the bathroom so they could brush their teeth and get ready for the day.
A little while later, the girls gathered in the makeup room.
"You guysโit's our first time doing our makeup together!" JaNa cheered as they all filed in.
"I know," Kaylor grinned, already in her seat.
"The first of many," JaNa said, sliding into hers.
"Last night, we just... kept holding each other," JaNa started, filling the girls in on her first night sharing a bed with Coye. "I like the pace we're going. Does that make sense?"
"Oh my gosh," Kaylor perked up. "Aaron kept kissing my shoulder."
"Me and Kordell didn't do anything," Serena said, focusing on her makeup. "...But Alabama Love had a freaky night last night."
Kaylor and Hannah exchanged confused glances, not catching the reference, but Leah and JaNa didโtheir mouths dropping open as their gaze snapped to the honey blonde across the room.
"You know how some guys like to be called daddy, even though they don't deserve it?" Honey smirked, slicking on her lip gloss. "Let's just say snakeman deserves the titleโand more."
"Oh my fucking god, on the first night?" JaNa gasped, walking over to help Stassi buckle her heels since they were short on time.
"He's a munch," Stassi grinned, working on the straps. "Didn't want anything in return."
"I love that for you," Leah beamed.
"I made you breakfast," Rob said, sliding a plate over to Stassi as she entered the kitchen and lifted herself up onto the counter.
"Ouu, where? Because I know it's not this plate," Stassi glared at the plate of avocado toast.
"It actually is that plate," Rob grinned, stepping in between her legs and leaning in closer, his hands resting on her thighs.
"I don't even like wakamole," Stassi pouted, looking up at him. "Avocados have no taste whatsoever. I don't get how people like you can just eat it and then gaslight those of us who don't."
"No one's gaslighting you, and it's pronounced guacamole" Rob chuckled, leaning in to peck her lips. He caught some of her lip gloss in the process, but instead of wiping it off, he just rubbed his lips together, letting the stickiness turn into a subtle shine. Stassi clocked the move and mentally added it to her boy versus man list. "But you do have to eat something, shortcake."
"Can I have a mango smoothie? Like the one from Tropical Smoothie?"
"You know that's just mostly sugar, right?" Rob mumbled, giving her another quick kiss.
"Who said I was trying to be healthy?" Stassi sassed. "My pilates class that I'm currently missing and raising my snakes are the only healthy habits I have."
"I'll make you a mango smoothie if you eat the toast," Rob offered, pulling away.
"Do I really have to?" Stassi whined. "Can't we just pretend I ate it?"
"Nope," Rob said, already moving to grab the smoothie ingredients. "You better be done with it by the time I finish making this."
"Yes, sir," the honey blonde mock saluted him. With a disgusted grimace, she picked up the piece of toast with fresh avocado spread, brought it to her mouth, and immediately gagged. She looked around, making sure Rob wasn't watching, and scanned the kitchen for a spot to hide the offensive breakfast. No luck.
Luckily for her, Leah passed by at just the right moment, and Stassi remembered Leah's clean-eating habits from what she told her yesterdayโespecially her obsession with avocados.
"Here, Leah, I made you breakfast," Stassi called out just loud enough for Leah to hear but soft enough to be drowned out by the rumble of the blender.
"Aww, thank you, Stassi," Leah beamed, pulling her into a quick hug and grabbing the plate. "I love avocado toast."
"That's why I made it for you," Stassi grinned.
"Well, I should go find Kendall. He didn't touch me at all last night, and I want to know if it was because he was being respectful or if he just doesn't like me."
"If he was being respectful, his mama raised him right," Stassi praised. "But if it's because he doesn't like you? Fuck him. We'll get him booted off this island, and he can go home loveless to drown himself in artificial pussy and dark liquor."
"Wowโthat's cute... but also really dark," Leah blinked, a little caught off guard.
"I'm dark and twisty," Stassi shrugged, hopping back onto the counter and resuming her spot.
A moment later, Rob turned around, smoothie in hand, a reusable bottle filled to the brim.
"Okay, one mango smoothie that's actually good for you and not full of sugar," he said, handing it over. "Did you finish your toast?"
"Yup. And it was exactly what I thought it'd beโdisgusting," Stassi lied smoothly.
"Oh yeah?" Rob gave her a suspicious look. "Then where's the plate?"
"What plate?"
"The plate the toast was on..."
"Hmm, I don't remember a plate," Stassi hummed, taking a sip of her smoothie. "Maybe you imagined a plate... or something."
"So I didn't give you a red plate with avocado toast on it?"
"Nope," Stassi shook her head innocently. "Are you okay, snakeman? Maybe we should go outside and get you some sun. Get you some natural vitamins."
"Are you gaslighting me?"
"What! No! I would never gaslight you, snakeman," Stassi shook her head, feigning offense.
"Well, since you ate the toast, let me smell your breath," Rob demanded, stepping back between her thighs.
"You wanna smell my breath?" Stassi scrunched her face.
"Well, if you ate the toast, there shouldn't be a problem," Rob smirked, a knowing look in his eyes.
"Which I did," Stassi insisted. "I just think smelling my breath for evidence is a little weird."
"Open your mouth," Rob ordered.
"I could've last night, but you said no," Stassi shot back, trying to redirect the conversation.
"Now."
"Well, umโ"
"I got a text!" Stassi was saved by Kendall's scream of excitement โ a tradition in the Love Island franchise.
"He got a text!"
"You heard the man, he got a text," Stassi took that as her opportunity to remove herself from Rob before he caught onto her bluff with actual evidence.
"What it say?" Kordell asked as everyone made their way outside to hear.
Hi Boys! I'm on my way to the villa. I can't wait to get to know you all, and tonight one of you will be sharing a bed with me! Love, Liv. #StealingHearts #JumpShip
"Sharing a bed?" Leah backed up a little, nervousness written in her tone.
"Adding another girl when there's already a shortage of guys is crazy," Hannah stated. "I haven't even made a connection yet, and now adding another girl is bringing the nerves in." The girls moved into the makeup room.
"What do you think she looks like?" JaNa asked the girls. "It's gonna be blonde. Blonde hair, blue eyes." She looked directly at Serena and Stassi.
"If she can steal snakeman from me, then she can โ but I doubt she can," Honey shrugged her shoulders without a care, touching up her lip liner. "I got that man pussy-whipped with just a taste."
"Oh my god!" the girls screeched.
"I'm, like, shitting myself," Kaylor added.
"You guys, come here. Let's regroup. We got this," JaNa initiated a group hug to calm all the girls down โ except Stassi. "This is the first bombshell. She's gonna be a bad bitch."
"And we're the OG girls, meaning we're badder," Stassi added. "We're not gon' let some wannabe Barbie take our spot or have us threatened."
"You right," Serena agreed.
LIV:ย I'm definitely an all-or-nothing sort of person. When I get in there, I'm gonna go for exactly what I want. I'm just gonna see who I connect with and go full throttle.
"Hello?" The bombshell entered the villa, officially part of the game.
"Oh!"
"Ohh!"
"Hi, guys." She walked over to the sitting area where everyone was lounging, waiting for her appearance.
"Already?" Aaron looked at the blonde, noting her Australian accent. "What the hell?"
"I'm Olivia," the bombshell introduced herself.
STASSI:ย See, I would be worried if I saw something to be worried about, but I don't. She's blonde โ well, so am I. She's tall... okay, that's fine. I'm pretty sure me and Rob got that tall guy and short girl kinky dynamic going on. As long as my signature's on that man, I'm good. I'm secured. I'm Big Mama.
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Bombshell Liv has arrived. She's blonde, she's gorgeous, and she's cheap. I mean, cheap to get here. She's from Australia. It's only a four-hour flight.
"Liv, why are you here? What are you looking for?" Aaron started the conversation.
"Well, I've never been in, like, a serious relationship," Liv started to explain, while Stassi tried not to zone out because โ why should she care what brings another person to Love Island? To find love, duh. "I'm very much like... I date to, like, see them in the future, to, like, have a husband. I'm not very into dating around. I don't like sleeping around. Nothing against it โ just not me."
ROB:ย Liv, yeah, she's a good-looking girl. But she's not Shortcake, so I'm good where I'm at.
"So I'm looking to, like, go past my usual type."
"What's the type?" Kendall asked her.
"Kind of like the bad boys. Tall. I am quite tall. Like, darker features, you know. Like, I can go for that type." Liv's eyes lingered on Rob โ which Stassi noticed right away.
"Damn, first full day and you already got hoes," Stassi whispered to him. "Should I be worried... if I gave a fuck?"
"No," Rob whispered back.
"Didn't think so."
"I'm looking for someone that I can move to America with โ or who would come to Australia," Liv said, which got live reactions from the others, besides Stassi, who felt like everyone says that on these shows. She was hoping to hear something different.
"Liv, based off looks, who would you just pull for a chat?" JaNa asked, wanting to know whether she needed to prepare to fight for her position or not.
"I mean, like, everyone's really attractive. But I know what I want. If we match, we match. If we don't, like, keep it moving."
"Only sneaky bitches word their answer like that," Stassi mumbled under her breath, which made Serena quietly laugh. Rob pinched her for being rude โ which earned him a pinch back.
"Can you show me around?" Liv asked the girls, and they agreed.
LIV:ย I think the girls are a little intimidated. Being foreign, I've got a little bit of an advantage. I'd be a little threatened if I walked in.
STASSI:ย Australian Barbie is not intimidating at all, whatsoever. Now if she entered on the back of a boxing kangaroo... then maybe.
"Leah is coupled up with Kendall, the guy I was sitting next to," Hannah told Liv as they walked to the makeup room.
"Oh, yeah, yeah."
"You know, honestly, he wasn't her first choice yesterday."
Tree Hut Confessional | Leah & Stassi
"How much are you paying Hannah to be your personal reporter?" Stassi turned to look at Leah.
"No!" Leah laughed. "Girl, what is she doing? Why is she telling her my situation with Kendall when she should be more worried about you not being coupled up?"
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"I want a relationship. I'm here looking for that. You know, I want to build a connection. I've never had a real boyfriend. Never had a relationship. I want a man I can settle down with," Hannah ranted to the new blonde in the villa while the girls sat under the shaded sitting area.
"Someone you can just be like, Ahhh."
"Yes. Yes."
"How's your couple going?" Liv turned to Kaylor.
"It's going too well."
"Too well?"
"Like, Aaron and I are best friends. It's super comfortable and fun. But it's scary, of course, 'cause I haven't talked to any other guys."
"Do you feel like it could go somewhere?" Liv asked, trying to feel out the energy.
"I do, but Aaron's a very fun and spontaneous person. I could see him telling me one thing and doing another."
Later, the girls split into their own conversations and Stassi found herself with two of the people she felt closest to: Serena and JaNa.
"Who do you think she's gonna go after?" JaNa asked.
"Rob, most definitely," Stassi answered. "'Kind of like the bad boys. Tall. I am quite tall. Like, darker features.'"
"Whole time, looking at Rob as she said that," Serena added.
"Look โ she's walking over there," JaNa pointed toward the group of guys.
Bombshell Liv is pulling snake-wrangler Rob for a chat. We don't know what her turnoffs are yet, but we do know they're not men in terrible hats.
"I don't mean to interrupt. Do you want to go for a chat?" Liv approached Rob by the firepit.
"Yeah," he got up and followed her.
Back with the beautiful trio, the girls watched closely.
"Who'd she pull?" JaNa asked.
"Rob," Serena and Stassi answered in sync, watching the tall man with bright green shorts follow the blonde in red.
"Oh my God!" JaNa gasped. "How do you feel?"
"I don't feel anything," Stassi shrugged before standing up. "Go, Rob!" she cheered, jumping up and down.
"Please tell me you're not jealous of Australian Barbie," Leah joined them, completing the circle. "Because if you are, I'd have to smack you. That's like comparing oranges to mangoes. No one prefers oranges over mangoes."
"I'm just waiting for her to glance at the signature on his side and the hickeys on his neck and chest," Stassi smirked, confident in her position even with Liv here in the villa.
ROB:ย Liv seems great. I'm gonna try to be open and get to know everybody. I really am trying to find someone.
After a couple minutes, Rob and Liv split up and Rob headed back to where his number one girl was sitting.
"Here comes Rob," Serena announced as he approached. Instead of sitting next to Leah, Rob lifted Stassi up, took her spot, and set her on his lap.
"Spill the tea," Leah grinned.
"What's the tea?" Rob smirked. "What do you wanna know?"
"Like, just a rundown of what you guys talked about," JaNa added as Stassi stole his hat and shook it out before putting it on.
"Okay, you don't have anything to worry about, I'm pretty sure," Rob looked up at Stassi.
"You're pretty sure?" Leah squinted playfully.
"I'm sure," Rob affirmed.
"You better not do my girl Stassi wrong," Serena warned, pointing at him.
"We're good," Rob pecked Stassi's neck as she leaned back on him.
"Yeah?" Stassi made eye contact.
"Yeah, we're gonna make it."
"I already knew that," Stassi smiled. "Did she see what I marked on you?"
"She kept looking at it, but didn't say anything," Rob reported.
Tonight, Liv makes her choice โ a decision that could lead to tears, running makeup, and several pints of Ben & Jerry's. And that's just if she doesn't pick Kendall.
"I think she's gonna pick Leah's dude, I'm not gonna lie," Hannah said while the girls got ready for Liv's coupling decision. Leah and Stassi exchanged side-eyes at the comment.
"I'm about to go sleep with the damn grass tonight," Hannah added.
"This is, like, sexy like, 'I'm coming here to, like, ruin people's night,'" Leah commented, eyeing Liv's outfit.
"Lord, be with me tonight, please," Kaylor whispered, doing a quick little prayer.
"You look absolutely beautiful," Rob told Stassi, admiring the honey-blonde as she came down the staircase, all dolled up for the night.
"Are you just saying that because you can see my goodies?" Stassi smirked, locking eyes with him.
"Maybe," Rob laughed, wrapping his arm around her waist and leading the two of them down toward the firepit.
"Whoo!" the Islanders cheered.
But before Stassi and Rob could even pick where to sit for a little chat, Liv was already pulling him aside.
ROB:ย ย I'd be shocked. I'd be baffled if I got picked by Liv, to be completely honest with you. 'Cause that's not gonna make Shortcake happy... hell, it might even make her explode and put a curse on Liv. And right now, I think I wanna keep Shortcake happy, 'cause โ yeah โ I like Stassi.
LIV:ย All the guys have been lovely. They're all hot. I'm not here to put socks on centipedes. Like, I'm not here to waste my time. I gotta do what's best for me.
It's time for Liv to make her decision. It was supposed to happen two hours ago... but Ariana Madix has been walking at that same slow, dramatic pace since she left the hotel.
"Ariana!" Kendall called out as the host finally entered the villa.
"Hi, Islanders!" Ariana greeted, causing a round of cheers. "Can you all please join me at the firepit?"
"Oh my God." Everyone made their way to the firepit and sat next to whoever they were currently coupled up with.
"Liv, welcome to the villa," Ariana smiled at the bombshell.
"Thank you for having me," Liv beamed.
"Can you come up here and join me, please?"
"Of course." Liv got up from her seat and stood next to Ariana.
"Well โ how was your first day?" Ariana asked.
"It was nerve-racking, but a lot of fun. Everyone's been so nice."
"Been spending time getting to know all of the boys?"
"Yes," Liv smiled. "I mean, everyone's attractive, but I'm big on personality, so I tried to have a conversation with everyone โ see who I vibed with most."
"Just trying to give everyone a fair chance," Ariana added, backing her up. "Boys, I hope you've all been making Liv feel welcome?"
"Trying!"
"Yeah, doing our best."
"They've been good," Liv smiled.
"Some more than others," Aaron joked, earning a few laughs.
"Well, Liv โ you now have the opportunity to steal any one of these boys here, making you a brand-new Love Islandcouple," Ariana announced. "It's decision time. Liv โ which boy do you want to steal?"
"I want to steal this boy because... in the past, I've always gone for the type I'm comfortable with. But I feel like I'd be doing myself a disservice not to venture out and try something different," Liv began, drawing out the tension. "I feel like there's definitely something there."
"How difficult was it to come to this decision?" Ariana asked.
"I never want to step on anyone's toes, but I gotta trust my gut," Liv admitted. "The boy I want to steal is... Rob."
The search for true love is never easy, and for some, dating has been a disaster. But their luck is about to change. The world's most talked about dating show is back. I'm Ariana Madix....
And this is Love Island USA!
Guys, I'm ready to do the dance. Oh, they've left. America, we're back!. 11 sexy singles on a quest to find true love. And the chance to win a massive $100,000 prize. And once again, it's voiced over by the world's most talented comedian. Oi! I saw that.
For the next six weeks, our islanders will be living in a brand new villa because the last one burnt down. I mean, I'm amazed we invited those fire breathers back, to be completely honest.
"Big Mama's here!" A light skin young biracial woman with honey blonde hair popped up on the screen showing off her pearly whites and diamond grills on the bottom row..
STASSI:ย My name is Stassi Power. I'm twenty-two years old and I own a bar called The SWAMP . I was born and raised in Alabama and went to college in Atlanta so I'm like a soft swerve of country and city. This blonde, boobs, and ass...it's real and it costs money and time to maintain so if you can't handle the heat you gon have to get out the kitchen...because I'm not giving up my pilates membership that I paid six-hundred to join. Not gon lie to y'all..I'm a big ass kid with a deep wallet and attitude problem, but I'm also a sweetheart and super friendly. But when I'm mad or annoyed I can be...what's the best way to say this... venomous..just a warning.ย
I'm here at Love Island because why not? I think I'll be your favorite on the show. I'm going to be honest I've never felt the absence of a partner because I don't really care if a person leaves or not because at the end of the day imma still do me unapologetically. But my friends and family think I need someone to reign me back in and let me be in my soft girl era. I've never dated before because I know what I want and dudes was still figuring out that porn isn't real. So I've always been stuck in the we not together but we privately exclusive phase, because you not finna be attached to me and you're fucking embarrassing.ย
In my head my ideal guy physically is tall with some good looking hair and eyes. Like give Big Mama something to look at. Personality wise he has to be a country boy because they just do it better for me. Like sweep me off my feet after I'm done partying and take me back to our farm, cowboy. I also want a guy who gives me soul food. And by soul food I mean sex...sorry mom and dad, but it's true. I have a cowgirl hat I need to wear at least once on Love Island. And if you think a camera and millions of people watching at home is going to stop me....have fun watching.
LOVE ISLAND VILLA
"Damn," Stassi looked back and forth looking for someone to join her. "I know y'all did not make me the odd girl," Stassi gasped, but then shrugged it off. "Shi, let me strut my shit then." With one push up to the girls sitting on her chest, Stassi winked at the camera before strutting into the villa she will be staying in for the next six weeks trying to find her perfect match. "Hello! Party's here!" Stassi exclaims revealing herself to the other girls who in excitement rushed up to her with white champagne glasses in their hands.ย
"OMG!" The young women looked at the last female to join the group as this season's original female group. "You are so beautiful, I'm Serena," Serena, a brown skin beauty dressed in neon that complimented her skin well.ย
"Me? Look at you!" Stassi backed up to look the woman up and down. "And you! Don't even get me started," Her eyes moved over to the other brown skin beauty standing next to her on the right side of Serena. "I'm Stassi."
"I'm JaNa," The woman in bright red sweetly introduced herself smiling at the woman's appearance in admiration but also as a token of confidence as she is happy that is not the only black girl on the show for this season giving her room to feel more comfortable that she will have at least two girls on the show with her that figuratively look and talk like her.ย
"Hi I'm Leah," A girl in magenta purple jumps to the front to introduce herself to the last female to walk into the villa.ย
"Stassi," The honey blond woman smiled, initiating a hug to show off her friendly side.ย
"You're so beautiful," Leah complimented.ย
"So are you!" Stassi genuinely smiles before moving over to the last two girls she had yet to introduce herself to. "Hi, I'm Stassi."
"Kaylor," A blond white young woman in baby blue smiled introducing herself. "Oh my God you're a natural blonde too aren't you. I know a real blonde when I see one."
"Yeah," Stassi smiled, but really she wanted to crunch her face because she didn't know what that was supposed to mean. Like was Kaylor insinuating that she looks like a dumb blonde or that she knows Stassi doesn't bleach her hair.ย
"I'm Hannah," the last girl more on the slim thick side was wearing cheetah print smiles at Stassi as she introduced herself. "Girl let's get you a drink."
"I like you already," Stassi laughs, letting the woman guide her over to the table that held a bottle of champagne. The others followed. "See, they got the wrong bitch, where is the tequila?" Stassi looked around wanting to see a real bottle and not a champagne bottle.
"I said the same thing when I got here!" Serena exclaims in excitement. "We should go find it behind that bar." Serena grabs the younger woman's hand and guides both of them to the outside bar where they separated both on a mission.ย
"Serena what's your poison?" Stassi asked as she was bent down looking at the many different bottles.ย
"I'm a Casamigos girlie," Serena states, as she was also looking for something appetizing besides champagne.ย
"We're going to be best friends, I just know, "Stassi popped back up with a dark casamigos bottle in her hand showing the woman. "It's time to get turnt."
"OMG yes!" Serena jumped up and down. "Stassi found the real alcohol!" She yells to the girls who remained at the bartop table talking but cheered once the girls headed back over to them with the real stuff.ย
"We are not going to drive the boat right now cause we still have to look presentable, but later tonight all of you are taking a shot with me," Stassi pointed at all the girls. "It's like an initiation shot as this season's OG girls."ย
"Gotta start this shit the right way," JaNa cheered, agreeing with Stassi. The bottle was passed around in where each girl poured a little shot in their cups. While some girls like Kaylor slowly sipped the shot. Girls like Leah and Stassi took it to the head..ย
"I love you already!" Stassi smiled wide seeing that Leah also drowned her shot. "You're my type of drinker."ย
"I'm not a sipper!" Leah simply explained with a smile on her face.ย
"We need to, like, sit down and, like, talk about our types. You feel me, right?" JaNa goes to direct the girls' next move.ย
"Yes."
"100%".
"Yes, we need to get into it."ย
"Okay, but let's do a cheer," JaNa raised her cup along with the other girls.
"Cheers," They all shouted, clinking their cups together.ย
"What is everyone's zodiac signs?" Leah started the conversation as the six girls moved their way to a secluded seating area where they all fit. "I'm a Leo, but I'm a triple Leo. My whole big three is all Leo."
"Oh, my God. Crazy," Serena looked at the Persian woman with interestย
"I'm not gonna lie. I don't know shit about zodiac signs," Hannah confessed in which Stassi gave her right thigh a pat as she was sitting next to her. Stassi didn't know anything about zodiac signs either besides that she was a Cancer and if someone says that they're interested in zodiac signs to just nod your head and prepare for an hour uncalled for reading.ย
"I'm a Sagittarius," JaNa reveals to the group.
"Okay."
"Yeah."
"I'm a Scorpio. Capricorn moon. Rising. Scorpio."
"Amazing."
"Can I ask everyone, signs that they won't date?" Leah asked the group.ย
"Cancer."
"I thought we had something special, Kaylor," Stasi pouted her pink glossy lips. "We were supposed to be the Blonde Twisted Duo."
"We are!"
"Cancer men?" Leah asked.
"Yes."
"Leo men," Serena inputs in which Leah agreed with her. "I hate them. My ex was a Leo. Fuck Leo men."
"Or Pisces?" Kaylor raised her hand.ย
"Oh, no."
"Wait. Can you elaborate?" Leah paused. "Because everyone hates Pisces men. But I've never dealt with..."
"They're emotionally unstable," Serena answers the girl's question.ย
"Yes. They try to compete with you," Kaylor added.ย
"You fucking with __ that thinking they cuter then you," Stassi mumbled lyrics to herself unknowingly Leah and Serena heard and began to finish the lyrics with her.ย
"Oh, say you on your cycle, but he on his period too. Oh!" The three girls sang on top of their lungs.ย
We've met our girls, and here comes our brand new host, the glamorous, talented star of "Vanderpump Rules", Ariana Madix. Girl, how do you drive in those heels? Slay. So new villa, new islanders, new host, same voiceover guy though. I've got a mortgage to pay.
"Hey, ladies," The host of this season, Love Island USA, known for her appearance in "Vanderpump Rules", Ariana Madix walks into the villa bringing attention to herself and away from the girls' conversation. This caused the group to get more excited because it means the games are starting to begin. "Welcome to Fiji!" Ariana greeted as the girls walked over to her.
"Oh, my God."
"So beautiful."
"You all, absolutely unreal," Ariana states as she pulls Stassi into an embrace before going to personally greet the other girls. "Ariana. Lovely to meet you."
"Hello!"
"You are so badass," Leah complimented the host.ย
"I need to get a glass of champagne to catch up to you guys," Ariana walked up the two steps to the bartop where the champagne bottle sat.
"Actually we are dr-" Before Leah can reveal what they were actually sipping on Serena and Stassi unknowingly simultaneously tapped the girl on each of her arms to stop her from spilling the beans. That bottle was for them and what happens in fight club stays in fight club.ย
"All right, ladies, let's cheers to...Love Island 2024!" The girls cheered clinking their glasses together. "Oh, my gosh, I cannot wait to learn every single thing about all of you. Do you guys want to go over to the fire pit for a chat?"
"Yes." Everyone transitioned over to the firepit where a semi circle seating awaited for them.ย
"Girls, can you believe this is your home for the summer?"
"I can't believe it."
"The heat is making me miss Atlanta's heat a little bit," Stassi joked as she made a little bit gesture with her thumb and pointer finger in which all the girls laughed.ย
"It doesn't feel like real life at all."
"Are you guys ready to party tonight?"
"That's my love language," Stassi showed over her diamond k9 tooth gem.ย
"I love that. I got some very, very hot guys coming for you soon," Ariana smirked.ย
"Yes."
"Thank you!"
"First things first, are we all here looking for love... or a good time?"
"I'm looking for love," Serena started off the conversation topic. "Like I'm tired of the games. I'm tired of the bullshit. I'm looking for my husband."
"Yeah, I kind of just want to skip the boyfriend part and then go straight to marriage. If that's possible," JaNa tells everyone what she wants out of this Love Island experience.ย
"Just skip to the end," Ariana jokes.ย
"Yeah."
"Damn. Calm down, girl," Hanna jokes.
"I'm only twenty-two," Stassi starts before she is interrupted by everyone's shocked looks.
"Oh my god!"
"No way!"
"You're just a baby," Leah jokingly pouts, bringing the younger woman in from a hug.ย
"I'm just here for a good time and if I find love I guess, I find love. But just to warn y'all I can get a little territorial."
"You like to claim them?" Ariana smirked raising her eyebrows.ย
"Love to claim them," Stassi nodded, her head smirking. "I'm the type to put my signature on it in Sharpie."
"LOL!"ย
"I like you," Ariana pointed at the girl. "Maybe I should do that."
"I'm single because every man I find tries to settle me down. Like I can't have a guy who wants to just keep me in the house. I'm a crazy partier, so I like to go out, and I need a guy who's my biggest cheerleader." Kaylor explained to the group what her past and what her ideal guy dynamically looked like in the relationship.ย
"Obviously, I'm gonna know what I like when they come in, but I'm trying to get away from the fuck boys. I'm like, I just want to meet a fine man that's not a fuck boy. It's like I get in trouble with that because nothing ever comes out of it. But I mean, if I'm just looking, that's what I like," Hanna says, chuckling at the end.ย
"There's gonna be someone for everyone," Ariana reminded the girls in hopes to give them a positive mindset throughout their journey on Love Island.ย
"We love that."
"I'm ready."
"Bring them in! Bring them in!" The girls start to chant.ย
"This is going to be amazing. And I'm so excited to get to know all of you, not just tonight, but throughout this entire summer and to be on this journey with you. Like, thank you so much for letting me be a part of it. It's just... it's going to be so fun. And I got y'all's back," Ariana looked at each of the girls as she was giving thanks to them but also the audience about letting her be the host of this season.ย
"Thank you so much."
"And I know... listen, I know."
"We got your back, babe."
"Thank you," Ariana smiled. "If I see, you know, if I see anything, I will..."
"Call us."
"Yeah, I'll call you."
"Okay, girls, it's time to get ready for what will hopefully be an unforgettable summer of love," A wide smile creeped onto the host's face. "Last question for me. Are you ready to meet the boys?"
"Bring them out! Bring them out!," Stassi started to sing.ย
"Bring on the boys!"
"Well, here they come," And right on cue, entered five boys confirming what Stassi already knew. This was a double steal season. Meaning already there's an uneven amount of participants on side of the gender table making the game a little but more intense even before the bombshells even enter the villa and one of the girls was playing as an early bombshell.
"I want him," Stassi smirked.ย
"Who?" Serena leaned in to see who she was looking at.
"Doe eyed puppy in the teal," Stassi made eye contact with her prey and her smirked widened in sultry. She had her claim already in mind.
"You are going to ruin him," Serena laughed, looking at the guy Stassi briefly described.ย
"That's the plan."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. The lads are here, and they are dressed to impress. Sadly, one of them's never used an iron before and completely ruined the shirt. But I don't think anyone will notice.
"No way."
"Oh, this place is fucking beautiful," One of the boys complimented the villa as they headed over to where the girls were sitting.ย
"Hey, boys," Ariana greeted.ย
"Hey!"
"Y'all look beautiful."
"I think he was in Casa Amor," Taylor notified the girls.ย
"He definitely was," Stassi nodded her head confirming the lingering suspicion.ย
"Hello, boys. Come have a seat," Ariana directed them as they finally approached the fire pit. The boys went around the circle and greeted each of the girls. The first guy that approached, Kordell, wore a neon green suit with no shirt, but it was his face that caused Stassi to give him a second look. Something about his face she knew from somewhere. The next guy, Kendall, was in a powder blue suit, he seemed nice, but the buzzard in her head rang instigator so she knew he wasn't the one for her. And finally after Kendall, her prey reached out with his hand.ย
"I'm Rob."
"Stassi," she stared at him in the eyes, as she softly shook his hand.ย
"All right, ladies, I'm excited to introduce you to the boys," Ariana went around saying the guys' name as they said their greetings.In wanting to get to know the boys Ariana had them repeat the ritual in where the boys tell the girls and Ariana what they're looking for and how the girls felt about what he said. Stassi wasn't really paying attention as her focus was on Rob who she felt kept looking at her and so she played into it by stealing glances at him. She lifted her eyebrows telling him that she caught him looking in return he smoothly covered his mouth to hide his blushing.ย
"Rob, you look very familiar," Ariana goes to the blushing boy who had to make a quick recovery.ย
"Oh, yes. Hello, ladies. New villa, new Rob," He awkwardly states trying not to make it obvious that someone already had his attention.ย
"Oh, new villa, new Rob"
"Yeah." Everyone laughed.ย
ROB: I'm back. I'm Rob. I'm twenty-five. You guys may know me from last season. I didn't find love last time.I was in shit Creek without a paddle. I failed, and I failed miserably. It would be amazing if I could meet a girl here. Maybe sleep in a bed with someone. Last time, I slept completely alone. I do believe in the Love Island formula. I catch snakes for a living. You may not think you have snakes in your house, but you do. Call Rausch Reptile Removal, and we'll remove your snakes. That's pretty good. Somebody write that down.
Anyone that knows anything about snakes knows a thing or two about women. If it's agitated, you should probably step back. If she's agitated, you should probably shut the fuck up. I'm not a one-night-stand guy. I'm very giving in a relationship. I will never stop trying to make the girl I'm with laugh. I'm addicted to that feeling.
I'm looking for a girl down for adventure, loves to travel, and wants to have sex with me at least half as many times in a day as I do. Two and a half times would be so good, but, like, I'll settle for less. I'll settle for one, honestly.
"What do you think's going to be different this time?" Ariana asked him.
"Well, I'm not in Casa, so that's a great start. I'm honestly coming with the same approach...be myself, funny and sexy. Hopefully I find a girl that is interested."
"Okay, well, everyone, this is it. Your journey to finding love has begun, "Ariana announced. "Let's raise our glasses to an amazing summer."
"Let's go!" Everyone cheered and colorful fireworks started to go off.ย
"Let me guess, you're from Alabama," Stassi surprised Rob from the side as his eyes were previously looking for her during the cheer before the fireworks distracted him.
"Yeah," He shortly nodded his head. "How did you know?"
"You give off cowboy vibes," Stassi smirked, looking up at him. "Plus I'm from Alabama too so I know how to detect kins."ย
"Mhm what part?" Rob smugly looked at her, playing into her game thinking he would have the upper hand, but he didn't know who he was playing with.
"Concrete Cowboys and Snakes Territory," She answers, waiting for a reaction. "And by the way your eyes just widen you know where that is and what it means. That's good to know," She slips away heading back over to the girls, leaving Rob there still speechless."
Welcome back to Love Island USA. Oh, see you lot in a minute. Ariana's got something she wants to tell the islanders.
"It's time to get started. And as usual on Love Island, we're going to get you guys coupled up. But this year, things are going to be a bit different."
"What?!"
"Ooh."
Before coupling up, the islanders will get to know each other with our game...Icebreakers.
"We're gonna play a game where you get to kiss each other first and see if you're compatible before you make your decision about who to couple up with. Sort of a "try before you buy" scenario."
Islanders must crack open the ice cubes to retrieve a card containing a question... which they will answer by choosing someone to kiss.
"Kiss the islander you are most intimidated by." Kendall read the card he retrieved after picking at the ice. Walking back over he swiftly glided over to Stassi and held out his hand for her. Walking over to the circle, Kendall placed one hand on her hip and the other on her chin and leaned down and placed his lips on Stassi's.ย
STASSI: The kiss was okay, but it wasn't nothing to be having wet dreams over. Like it was cute. Simple.ย
"Okay, "Kiss two islanders who give you green-flag vibes." JaNa read out her card and chose Rob and Coye which forced Stassi to sit through that.
"I'm claiming him," she leaned over to whisper to Serena but little did she know Leah told Hannah the same thing.ย
ROB: This is such an advantage, because we're getting to find things out that we would never get to find out just by looking at them, like what they taste like. I'm so sorry.
"Don't be intimidated," JaNa tells Rob after she finished kissing him.ย
Kiss the islander you think would have the highest body count, Aaron chose Kaylor.ย
Kiss the islander who looks like a heartbreaker, Kordell chooses Serena.
And when it was her turn to read she did not choose him back which left a salty taste in Kordell's mouth, Coye who also happened to pick her up in the midst of the kiss.ย
It was finally Stassi's turn to go up and break the ice. Picking up the pic the young woman slammed it down as much as she thought was necessary and picked up the card that fell. "Kiss the Islander you're most attracted to," Without even taking a second to think Stassi pointed at her prey and told him to come with the inward movement of her pointer finger. Knowing automatically it was him she was talking about, Rob stood up and walked over with quick strides. Once he was in front of her, Stassi took the edge of his blazer and pulled it down and towards her in which their lips automatically connected. As their tongues were entering each other's mouths Rob's hand slipped from her waist going south to where his hand had a grip on her ass and gently squeezed as his other hand pulled her more towards him.ย
STASSI: Blue eyes got a little spice to him. I like it.ย
"Fuck yea!" The two heard cheering. Knowing that there was an audience and there were more cards to go, with a smirk on her face Stassi pulled away and slowly backed away heading for her seat leaving Rob there stunned for a second before he went over to the ice pick and hit it to receive a card.ย
"Kiss the islander who gives you red-flag vibes." Rob read and without a second to waste he headed back over to a certain honey blonde. Rob held out his hand waiting for the girl to take it and when she did he pulled her up and back over to the circle in where they shared their second kiss which was heavier than the first one.ย
"Should I be offended that you think I'm a red flag?" Stassi questioned, backing away from the kiss.
"No," Rob shook his head. "It's exciting me... Plus I just wanted to kiss you again."
Kiss the islander who you think is the most fake, Kaylor choose Rob
Kiss two islanders who first caught your eye. Serena and JaNa were chosen by Coye.
Kiss the islander you think would be the best in bed. Hanna chose Coye. And somehow her makeup ended up on his face and due to the contrast in complexion it was obvious with the second proof of evidence was the foundationless spots on her face.ย
"All right. You've all had a chance to get to know each other better, and saliva has been shared. I love it. Now, hopefully you've all had a better idea of who you want to couple up with or don't want to couple up with. Shall we do it?"
"Yeah." Everyone agreed.ย
"All right, follow me!"
"Oh, let's go!"
"Okay, it's time to get coupled up for the very first time. And here's how it's going to work. Girls, as you can see, the boys are each standing on a heart. When I say "go," you're going to head over and stand by the boy that you want to couple up with. This could be based on someone you like the look of, someone you kissed in the game, anything you like. If any boy has more than one
girl standing on his heart, he will get to choose which of them he wants to couple up with," Ariana told everyone how the game was going to happen. "All right, girls. Stand by your boy. In 3...Go!" In no rush Stassi stood back to see where the girls went first. Serena, JaNa, and Hannah went over to Coye and stood on his heart. Kaylor went to Aaron. Leah went to Rob, leaving no girl for Kordell or Kendall. If Stassi didn't have a plan she would've definitely gone to Kendall only because Kordell gives her those big brother vibes and that would just be weird for her. Turning her head to the middle she focused on Rob and Leah and smirked before she joined them. Barely noticing the frown on Leah's face that she held every time Rob and Stassi glanced at each other.ย
"You girls really knew who you wanted," Ariana looks over to Coye's heart.ย
"Oh, my gosh!"
"We all can't be 6'8"," Kendall joked, playing hurt.ย
"She don't want a puppy, she want a big dog," Stassi sang, causing everyone to laugh.ย
"All right, Coye, let's start with you. You have three gorgeous girls next to you... Hannah, JaNa, and Serena. Coye, how are you feeling?"ย
"Feeling overwhelmed."
"Does this happen to you a lot in the real world?" Ariana followed up asking why each girl chose him and the decision was up to him to choose who he wanted. He chose JaNa leaving Hannah and Serena single and sitting to the side on the bench. Going down the line, Ariana asked how everyone felt about the matchup or isolated heart until they were met with another double match. "Rob you, you have two beautiful young ladies on your heart, how do you feel?"
"I'm happy, I'm already doing better than I did last season," Rob smiled.ย
"Well Leah why did you choose Rob," Ariana turned to the girl in magenta purple first.ย
"I think it was just giving, like, very, like, sexy Wall Street banker," Leah laughed.
"What about you Stassi?"
"He hasn't stopped looking at me since we made initial eye contact," Stassi smirked before looking up at Rob and sharing a smile with him as he looked down to her due to evident height difference.ย
"Well now Rob, it's time for you to choose who you'd want to keep on your heart. Will it be Leah? Or will it be Stassi?" Everyone's eyes turned to the tall white boy. "I'm going to have to go with Stassi."
"Stassi, how does that feel?"ย
"I knew it was going to happen," She shrugged it off.
"Confident, I love it," Ariana smiled before turning to Leah. "Well Leah since you were not chosen that means you are single, but don't worry that just means you have a chance to be chosen by either Kordell or Kendall." Leah gave a soft but underlying hurt smile and walked off the platform to join Serena and Hannah on the bench.ย
"We still have two single boys on their hearts, Kordell and Kendall, and three single girls on the bench, Hannah, Leah and Serena. Girls, come and join me right here." Ariana waved them over. "Because there are 6 girls but only 5 boys, this season is a little different. "The girls will have to fight a little bit harder to create connections these first couple of rounds because the girls not chosen to be coupled up ends up single which is a dangerous position to be in at Love Island and potentially sent home." Ariana explained how the game was going to work with the odd amount of contestants. "Alright, Kordell, we'll start with you. You can now choose one
of these three gorgeous girls to couple up with."
"-I mean, I don't really have to think, for real. I already know who I want. It's gonna be Serena," Kordell walked over to her and it was up to Kendall to decide who was going to be the single girl.
"And Kendall out of Hannah and Leah, who would you like to couple up with?" He chose Leah which left Hannah to be placed in a vulnerable situation.
"Well Kendall chose Leah which leaves you Hannah still single but don't worry you will have enough time to get to know the boys on a deeper level and couple up with one of them at the next coupling up." Ariana threw out positivity. "Alright. Our first coupling up is complete. We have our first five gorgeous couples of Love Island USA 2024. We have JaNa and Coye... Serena and Kordell... Kaylor and Aaron... Leah and Kendall...and Stassi and Rob. Islanders, in these couples, you'll now spend time getting to know one another, taking on challenges together, living together, and even sharing a bed together. How does that sound?"
"Yeah!"
"Good to me."
"And don't forget... In six weeks from now, the public will be voting for their favorite couple. And that couple could win
$100,000." The couples cheered and applauded. "But this is Love Island USA, and the path to true love is never simple. There will be twists and turns along the way and surprises around every corner. And I suggest that you make the most of tonight in your couples, because the first surprise may come around sooner than you expect. For now, I'm gonna leave you to get to know each other. Here's to a great summer of love."
My name is Stassi Power. I'm twenty-two years old and I own a bar called The SWAMP . I was born and raised in Alabama and went to college in Atlanta so I'm like a soft swerve of country and city. This blonde, boobs, and assโฆit's real and it costs money and time to maintain so if you can't handle the heat you gon have to get out the kitchenโฆbecause I'm not giving up my pilates membership that I paid six-hundred to join. Not gon lie to y'all..I'm a big ass kid with a deep wallet and attitude problem, but I'm also a sweetheart and super friendly. But when I'm mad or annoyed I can beโฆwhat's the best way to say thisโฆ venomous..just a warning.
