It was very quiet in the flower shop, so you were just doodling in your notebook, waiting for the hour to pass by.
Just then the familiar sound of the shop’s door chime met your ears, not looking up from your notebook, expecting the customer to just walk around but then leave.
“Welcome to the Daisy Den!” I greeted still not looking up
Just then you heard the faint “Shit…” the person whispered, making you look up, you saw a tall figure, with their back facing you, unable to see their face.
“Excuse me?” you heard a masculine voice call out.
Looking up from your doodle, your breath froze
Standing in front of you, in your workplace. Caleb McDaniel.
One of the popular guys in your college, one of the top baseball players.
And a guy who’s had your attention for a bit.
“Hi…do you need help?” you said trying to sound calm, but you felt your heart beating at an abnormal pace, to the point it could fall out of your ass.
“Yeah, uh what flowers would you think every girl would like?” he said like he’s in a rush.
‘Oh, I guess he’s not single’ you thought feeling a slight tug on your heart, but still tried to keep your composure.
“I’m sure we do” you said calmly, before leaving the register to go the main area “What colors does your girlfriend like?” you asked quietly looking through the different flower options.
“Oh I don’t have a girlfriend, my teammate and his girlfriend are celebrating their anniversary, I was made the delivery boy because I’m the one running late” he said in a voice laced with annoyance before looking at you his face softening “But if you know your flowers…I’ll give you full creative freedom, what do you think would sweep you off your feet?” he said in a more calm tone.
“Well…I have an idea, but it might take time, and it seems like you’re in a rush” you said looking at him, already picking a few bouquets already
He shrugged “Nah, at this point the worst I’ll get is an extra lap or two, and besides my friend said he’ll buy me lunch in return so” he said patting his stomach playfully “Gotta make room for that” he said smiling.
You laughed “If you say so…” heading back to the register and began working on the custom bouquet, not hearing the last sentence said under his breath.
“If that also means I can spend a little more time with you…”
The bouquet took less time then what you initially described, having done similar designs for multiple occasions, you could practically do it with your eyes closed.
“Done” you said smiling gently holding the bouquet towards him.
You just decided on a heart design, a small group of red roses in the middle to be shaped like a small heart, followed by some pink roses, forming a slightly bigger heart.
His eyes widened for a moment before taking the array of flowers.
“Holy shit” he said examining it “Dang kinda wanna keep this know, what the fuck?!” he continued, making me chuckle.
“I’m serious! Hell I would’ve just bought basic shit, like a couple of roses, but you? You made it mean so much more” He said still looking at the bouquet “How much is this” he said reaching into his back pocket.
You shook your head “I know you said you’re fine with being late, but I don’t wanna take more of your time, it’s in this house” you said.
His eyes widened before shaking his head again “No! Come on! Please!” he said smiling.
You shook your head “I already took up a good chunk of your time making that” you said motioning to the bouquet “Please just take them”
He froze
You froze
But then he took out his wallet before grabbing a $100 bill and placing it on the register.
You opened your mouth to protest and to tell him that he’s pay WAY more than what all the flowers combined cost, he beat you to it.
“Keep the change” he said “And trust me this is worth being late” he continued smiling, before finally turning around and leaving.
The bell chime from the door snapped you out of the scene that had just happened.
You looked at the singular bill on the register.
Slowly picking it up, you sighed quietly looking at it
‘It was nice while it lasted’ you thought as you put the bill in the cash register, slightly saddened at the fact that that could be the first and last time you see and talk to Caleb.
summary: after finding out that your fiancé had cheated on you with his childhood best friend—who just so happened to be Rafe's fiancée— Rafe proposes a reckless plan: follow them across Italy and Greece and ruin the dream honeymoon they stole. but somewhere between petty sabotage, breathtaking views, and far too much time together, the two of you begin to discover there's more waiting for you than revenge.
content warning: strangers to friends to lovers, slow burn, forced proximity, one bed, sexual tension, explicit sexual content 18+ MDNI
summary: after finding out that your fiancé had cheated on you with his childhood best friend—who just so happened to be Rafe's fiancée— Rafe proposes a reckless plan: follow them across Italy and Greece and ruin the dream honeymoon they stole. but somewhere between petty sabotage, breathtaking views, and far too much time together, the two of you begin to discover there's more waiting for you than revenge.
content warning: strangers to friends to lovers, slow burn, forced proximity, one bed, sexual tension, explicit sexual content 18+ MDNI
⋆. 𐙚 ˚ rafe cameron - older brother’s best friend / x reader fanfiction
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Rafe Cameron never intended to lay his eyes on his best friend’s sister.
She was like family to him, always around — friends with Sarah. She was just another kid on the island.
One Summer changed everything.
She was older now, fresh from college, back in the Outer Banks’ for one last ride.
And somehow, she was different too. Wiser, sharper, hard to not notice when she passed by.
The problem?
She was off-limits.
His family would freak out if they knew, let alone his best friend since childhood, he’d kill him.
Rafe had always protected her, like his own little sister, but now…
Now he couldn’t take his eyes off of her.
And it wasn’t just looks, oh no, it was something else entirely.
She was laughing at the jokes that Rafe made, the ones she didn’t understand when she was younger.
She was more mature, running around Tannyhill and making everyone smile with her presence.
She turned heads, that was for sure.
And Rafe? He didn’t like that at all.
He hated how boys her age always found excuses to linger longer.
The compliments, the stares, the way they smiled at her like they had a chance.
Most of all…
He hated himself for caring so much.
That was the same little girl that cried when she scrapped her knees, climbing on a tree. The same little girl that played with butterflies with Sarah in the garden.
He used to ruffle her hair and call her “kid”.
She wasn’t a kid anymore.
The music was loud enough to make the ground vibrate.
She sat in the garden, the only thing she remembered was texting Rafe earlier.
Her brother couldn’t know that she was at a Pogues’ party.
She’d had maybe three drinks, let’s say four.
A black Range Rover pulled up in front of the house, she recognized it immediately.
Rafe’s.
He got out of the car, looking for her.
“You came.”
She said as soon as she met him, the smell of alcohol on her strong.
“Of course I did.”
Rafe smiled.
“Now, why are you even here? At a Pogues’ party.”
He asked, not disappointed, worried.
She didn’t know how to answer, perhaps too drunk to even comprehend what he was asking.
“Come on, let’s get you home.”
He said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
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𝜗ৎ A/N: hii !! ^-^ this is the first part of the fanfiction i’m writing :) i hope you like it, i’m currently writing part two and part three and i will post the whole fanfiction once completed soon on here <3 i have to say, this is my first time writing after so long, i took such a break that i don’t even remember how to put the letters in order. this said, see you soon, leave a comment with ideas and stuff ^-^<3
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After sweet moments and growing close with Caleb, you’re both put to the test with casa amor. In the end, you both realise how it helped you to realise how much you really like each other and reunite happily.
LAST AND FINAL PUZZLE PIECE | @/belli5
When Caleb walked into the villa, you immediately felt drawn to each other. After America voted you two to couple up, you became closer and clearly Caleb didn’t like when a bombshell came into the villa, clear that he wants you. So when you two get voted to go to hideaway, Caleb isn’t shy to prove what’s his.
CHERRY PIE | @/belli5
You loved ending long villa days wrapped in Caleb’s arms. After sweet kisses turned passionate, you two found yourselves somewhere for the first time in the villa. The next morning the girls tease you about what happened last night.
Came Here for Love | @imaginative-mikki
You came to Love Island in hopes of finding love with someone. Little did you know that a southern cowboy would capture your attention.
Secret’s Out | @/imaginative-mikki
You've liked Caleb since he first walked in here, but he got coupled up with Kenzie, and no matter how hard you tried to talk to him, your conversations would just always get interrupted. Then after Casa, movie night comes and you weren't expecting to see yourself on the screen.
If You’d Just Stayed, pt 2, pt 3 | @/imaginative-mikki
it’s the morning after you and Caleb stayed in the hideaway. Why is it that when you wake up he’s not there next to you?
kiss it better. | @gardenof-venus
a fic in which you nurse his wounds after being hit with heat he wasn’t quite expecting!
“BE MINE” | @huniijaex
INSECURE | @milkybabii
Movie Night | @daphnen21
THE UNSEEN BITS | @carrotlster
moments between you and caleb that took place in the background of other scenes or that producers cut out.
Carl (2026):
carl naming his yacht after you | @faiology
being in a couple with carl | @/faiology
coupling up with carl | @/faiology
Rob Rausch (2024):
Imagine | @velvrei
all along it was you | @shortcakesturns
you were in casa and had your eye on rob the second you entered casa, luckily rob was single.
Angel | @/shortcakesturns
I’ll find you, part 2 | @ttsblogg
all things related to his bed/sleeping. | @s1ater
sometimes the loneliest place is in a crowded room | @satoru-zoro
snake charmer, part two | @midwestcapy
in the wake of a breakup between your college best friend and her high school sweetheart, you hightail it to Alabama to be by her side. your intentions to stay for three weeks, fully dedicating yourself to comforting her, are dashed by handsome locals who love creatures that live under rocks. he really, really wasn't part of the plan.
Nic (2025):
mr. possessive | @eternalsturn
you can’t hide the fact that you actually enjoy nic’s pettiness when it comes to his jealousy. the man does claim his territory (you teeheee) in all aspects.
Summary: Y/n and Caleb have been talking for the past 5 months, what she thought was going to be a one time thing, suddenly he was making regular visits to her grandma's flower shop that she worked, and helping her break in her pointe shoes.
But then their bond will face a test, when a girl named Jaiden comes in as a transfer student and has half the guys head turning
Genre: Angst, fluff, romance, love triangle, popular x shy trope
This story will be based off the Flora x Helia x Krystal Love triangle from Winx Club feel free to click the link to see a preview.
Reminder: This aims no hate towards Caleb or Jaiden, and they're the only islanders that will be mentioned in this story, just because some of the casts are older for this college setting.
Summary: You and Caleb have grown very close in the villa. What's becoming difficult though is to hold back on the strong desire you both have for each other.
A/N: Smut (18+) (MINORS DNI), fingering, no piv (will come soon), dirty talk, fluff.
You didn't realize how much he affected you until you felt him touch you for the first time. And to say you were turned on was a complete understatement. You wanted him. And it was very obvious that he wanted you to.
So, when it was time for bed and the lights had shut out signalling that it was time for bed. You didn't expect to suddenly feel Caleb's hand on your hip bone. The open skin immediately got goosebumps as you felt him gently circle his fingers.
"Caleb, what are you doing?" you whispered. Not wanting the others to hear you. He didn't answer you, instead you felt his hand grip your hip and pull you close to him. His breath suddenly on your neck and you had to hold back a gasp.
"Shhhh, don't let them hear you baby." he told you, whispering in the same voice to not alert the others.
You held back a gasp of shock as you felt his warm, wet lips on the crevice of your neck. Your hand automatically grabs onto the one that was holding onto you.
"Caleb..." you whispered breathlessly. His lips continue to attack your neck, leaving soft kisses. Your eyes close in pleasure. It wasn't until you felt the sneaky swipe of his tongue swipe across the open skin that you finally let the moan escape your mouth. Caleb immediately used his free hand to cover your mouth.
"What did I say." he whispered directly in your ear. You did your best to not make another noise because if you did, then you guys were sure to get caught.
"Stay quiet baby, or I'll stop....do you want me to stop?" he asked you. You shook your head, your mouth still covered by his hand.
"Good girl." he praised softly. He continued his soft attack on your neck. You could feel your panties dampen by the second. The hand that was on your hip started to make its way down.
His fingers tortuously trailing down your skin until he got to the front edge of your panties. Your breath caught in your throat as you felt him tug on the waistband.
"You're going to have to be real quiet, do you understand me?" he asked you. You were too afraid to say something out of fear of being too loud. Caleb didn't like that, so in response, he nipped at your neck.
"Can you be quiet for me baby?" he asked again, wanting an answer from you. His hand was still covering your mouth, so you nodded in response.
"That's my good girl." he told you. His hand is now dipping into your panties.
Your heart was racing, your body was not getting warmer by the minute, and you definitely knew that you were very wet down there. Your eyes widened when you felt the pad of his finger gently come in contact with your clit. Your body couldn't help but stiffen, and Caleb couldn't help but notice how soaked you actually were.
"Fucking hell, baby." he said to you as his finger continued to softly rub your clit. Your eyes couldn't help but roll back in pleasure and your ass arched back into him. You could feel how hard he was as you pressed against him.
As he continued to tease you, he got back to kissing every inch of exposed skin. Your neck, shoulder, collar bone, and cheek were all touched by his sinful, addicting lips. Your hands held onto both of his arms. You needed something to anchor you at that moment.
"You're so fucking ready for me." he teased you. His finger is now sliding down to tease your folds. Your legs couldn't help but clamp down on his hand in response.
"Open your fucking legs." he commanded in your ear. You looked up at him, pleading with him to stop teasing with your eyes since you couldn't speak from the pleasure he was giving you.
He pushed your legs back wide open, and this time, he didn't waste a second to gently push a finger into you. You gasped against his hand. Thankful that it was there to block the sound from being escaped into the room.
The feeling of his finger pushing in and out of you gently had your breathing starting to falter. He was making you feel so good and this was just the beginning.
"Look at me." he suddenly said after he continued to finger you for about a minute or two. You turn your head as best as you can to make eye contact with him. Caleb could see the heavy lust in your eyes, but he could also see the intense desire. The desire to have him ravish you right then and there. But now was sadly not the time for that.
He removed his hand from your mouth, trusting that you would not make a noise that would get you guys caught. And just as he added a second finger, he could see your mouth widened and he leaned in to kiss you. Your gasp is cut off quickly.
The feeling of him continuously pumping his fingers in and out of you was a feeling you were becoming quickly addicted to. The way your walls would allow him to penetrate you, the hot and heavy feeling of pleasure deep within your stomach building by the second.
As you continued to kiss him, his tongue licked your lip. A silent permission to explore your mouth which you gladly accepted. Your tongues playing a dirty game as you both refuse to break the kiss.
It wasn't until he hit a specific spot within your walls that you froze. Caleb could sense the shift in your body language. He pulled away and noticed the fast pace of your chest moving up and down, your face flushed, the feeling of your thighs tensing, and your eyes looking at him with so much pleasure.
"What baby?" he smirked as he increased the pace. His fingers are now moving faster within you to keep touching that spot that you could feel pulsing within you.
"Is that the spot baby? You want me to keep going?" he asked you teasingly. He leaned his head down, signalling you to speak to him this time.
"Please keep going Caleb." you begged him. Your arms wrapped around his neck, one hand gripping the back of his hair due to the increased pleasure that was starting to build quickly from each thrust he continued with his fingers.
"I want to feel you cum on my fingers baby." he told you, his movements only get faster causing your breaths to become irregular.
"Can you do that for me baby?" he asked as he watched your eyes roll back in pleasure. An image he would forever embed in his mind.
"Y-yes, I can do that." you whispered as you felt that spot within you caused the build up in your stomach to get bigger. You were so close. You could feel yourself getting ready to cum and so could Caleb.
You took it upon yourself to pull his neck down so that his lips would meet yours again. Not wanting your moans to be heard. Just as his fingers kept hitting that spot within you over and over, you felt the tightness in your stomach about to snap and your thighs were beginning to uncontrollably shake. Caleb knew what that meant.
He pulled away from you for a quick second.
"Cum for me baby." he told you. You didn't have to be told again as the coil in your stomach released and you came on his fingers. His mouth immediately latches back onto yours to mask the moans and whimpers.
He could feel your walls tightening and clamping down on his fingers. And this only made Caleb wonder. If he could get you to cum like this with just his fingers, then what else could he do with more than that?
When he felt your walls loosen their grip, he carefully slid his fingers out from between your legs. You watch in a daze as he brings his hand up and puts both fingers in his mouth. Tasting you.
"You taste so good baby." he praised once he was done licking his fingers clean. Your body is still coming down from the high as you watch in fascination.
"That's my girl." he said as he pulled you closer to him, your head placed on his chest as he held a tight grip on you. He didn't want you to go anywhere. And you didn't want to go anywhere either. You both were right where you wanted to be.
A/N: Had to take a small break cause my creativity wasn't feeling it. But now I'm starting to come up with some ideas. Sorry if its not as long as I usually write, but I hope you still love it. Feedback, feedback, feedback please and thank you.
yall im so irritated. I READ ALL THE CALEB FICS. ALL OF THEM. THERES NO MORE FOR ME TO READ. I need 55 more on my desk by yesterday. someone anyone. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME PUT MORE CALEB FICS ON MY DESKKK
✶ with caleb coming in as a bombshell, things have shaken up with you and corbin. with him and kenzie still having interest in each other, it’s made your couple a lot more difficult. but after the challenge with the islanders got wood? . . you realize you’re a bigger love interest for caleb than you realized.
֎ this is extremely based off of ep 12 of love island usa season 7!!, sol isn’t in this for the fic, — reader is very friendly + honest (jen is twin) ʚɞ, fluff, ★ sexual jokes / tension, ⊹ ࣪ ˖ trin : jen : kayda are your main close friends, ᝰ slow burn but not too slow ( ;´ - `;), little disagreement with kenzie, time jumps ! , pov switches, ✴︎ im not a great writer : .ᐟ when writing, i always have a black fem reader in mind. english is my second language lol . . (any black french speakers? ❤︎ :-p) i kind of gave up towards the end.
y/n moodboard here — pinterest
— unfortunately, you’ve gotten coupled up with corbin when america had decided to put caleb and kenzie together. from there, everything had went left between you, kenzie, corbin and caleb.
corbin and kenzie clearly weren’t over each other. every chance they got, they’d disappear for a “quick chat,” only to come back acting like nothing had happened. it didn’t matter if caleb had his back turned talking to the boys or if you were sitting ten feet away.
you noticed, caleb noticed . . the whole villa noticed.
eventually, you had to pull corbin for a conversation about it.
“i still want to pursue you,” he insisted.
“i think we’re good together.”
you stared at him for a second before letting out a short laugh, “well . . i don’t.”
his smile immediately dropping.
“i don’t want to be with someone who’s sneaking around behind my back,” you said plainly. “we’ll just have to ride this out until the next recoupling.”
— you sit with jen and kayda on one of the daybeds, the afternoon sun warming your legs as the three of you inevitably drifted back to talking about your couples.
“so . .” jen starts, glancing between you and kayda.
“what are we thinking?”
before either of you could answer, a familiar chime echoes through the villa.
kayda’s head whips around, “no way.”
across the garden, aniya shoots to her feet, phone already in hand.
“I GOT A TEXT!”
the villa erupts into cheers as everyone rushes toward her.
aniya grins, clearing her throat dramatically,
📱— islanders! it’s time to show who’s a cut above the rest in today’s challenge . . got wood? 🌲🪓 #lumberjackseason
— the challenge was already halfway through by the time corbin’s turn rolled around.
by now, you’d been picked a handful of times.
sincere and zach had chosen you first for the seesaw challenge with kc plus gabe, laughing the entire time as you tried to keep rhythm with them two each time.
along with getting picked randomly by sincere and bryce to kiss them in the fake wood cabin.
you couldn’t help but laugh by how much you had gotten picked so far, “why the hell do i keep getting picked?” you call out.
“you’re popular!” jen teases.
now it was corbin’s turn. bryce chose kenzie to do the seesaw challenge with him. you nod softly, a small laugh escaping you.
just for him to say, “i choose kenzie!” for the wet log challenge. caleb’s eyebrows furrowed in a offended manner, you glance over to trinity with a told you way.
y/n’s confessional “honestly i wasn’t surprised. corbin likes to have fun and be around kenzie so i’m not that upset.”
y/n’s confessional “he somehow picked me in the random beaver thing so i guess win is a win,” you shrug softly with a small laugh.
lastly, was caleb. he climbs up the fake tree in his blue flannel and blue jorts. he chops down a branch as he jumps back down.
“which boy needs to branch out from his couple?” caleb reads, his deep country accent loud.
a wave of “oh shit” and “oooo” goes around the islanders.
caleb holds the wood chopper, turning to sincere.
“my bad man!” he says and sprays sincere with the yellow power and feathers.
you wide your eyes as you glance to melanie.
caleb lays down as the giant seesaw, waiting for sincere to choose a lady to get on with him.
sincere looks down the line of girls, pretending to think.
“now . . .” he starts, rubbing his chin dramatically.
caleb looks at sincere.
“see ladies . . caleb was tellin’ us earlier which girls he thought were the most attractive to him.”
the villa immediately erupted.
caleb covered his face with one hand, “man . .” he lets out a nervous laugh.
“and he seemed real excited talkin’ about one in particular.”
kenzie straightens up as you and the girls tease her quietly.
sincere grins from ear to ear.
“so . .”
sincere points directly at you.
“Y/N! get over here!”
your eyebrow shoot up, “me?”
“yes, you!” sincere laughs.
you turn to trinity and jen. both looking between you and caleb with the most confused but very happy expressions.
“wait—” trinity cheers.
“fuck yeah!” jen claps while jumping up and down.
kenzie’s smile falters for the briefest second before she quickly covered it.
you press your lips together to stop yourself from smiling as you walk toward caleb.
as you reach him, he looked up at you with that same easy grin he’d worn since entering the villa.
“hey.”
“hi,” you laugh, climbing on top of him. his large hands quickly finding your butt, his thumb snugging barely under your denim shorts.
you two start to move up and down, the seesaw moves loosely. you squeal as you hold onto his caleb’s biceps.
“oh my God!” you shout, laughing loudly after.
“y/n, sit on his face!” kayda exclaims, her tone clearly joking.
you slip a little, moving higher . . forcing you to be steady on top of caleb’s abs.
“i got you,” he chuckles and his hands fly to your waist to help you keep steady.
after the seesaw stops, caleb hurries to get up first before you do. holding his hand out to help you down.
you glance up, “thank you, caleb.”
he smirks, “my pleasure,” he tips his imaginary cowboy hat.
moving onto his last challenge, which was to pick a random stuffed beaver that had a number, behind it a random girl’s name. take her into the cabin and share a kiss.
“caleb! choose a number,” paige smiles.
caleb looks at the guys, “which one?”
“number three, my lord!” sincere shouts, throwing his hands in the air.
“nah— number four!” corbin says.
caleb looks at number four, picking it quickly. a grin spreading across his face before shouting, “y/n!” he reads out with a satisfied smile.
“let’s fucking go!” kc shouts, flexing as he jumps around.
corbin’s confessional “i was like damn! i shouldn’t of said number four,” he says with a laugh.
corbin’s confessional “that was on me.”
“looks like i got lucky,” he adds.
the guys cheer loudly and a lot . . . as you huff out a scoff, glancing at kenzie. she has wide eyes and a big forced smile,
“go girl!”
you drag your feet towards the cabin as caleb stares at you walk over.
y/n’s confessional “i was so tired of locking lips in that damn cabin!”
sincere’s confessional “i could lowkey tell that caleb was enjoying getting y/n a lot. he has two fishes in his sea now,” sincere says with a smirk. (with his hand lifting)
caleb glances over at the guys, he puts his finger to his lips, making a shh motion while fighting a grin. you look up at caleb as he shuts the door, he immediately looks down at you.
he grabs your face quickly, kissing you. it felt hungry, as if he’s making up for lost time.
you let out a surprised laugh against his lips, your arms finding their way around his neck. he goes down, rubbing your waist, having you two kiss for longer.
outside, the islanders are basically vibrating with anticipation. bryce bounces on the balls of his feet before grabbing onto zach’s shoulders.
“bro they’re taking forever!” gabe bursts out laughing.
the door opens a bit, jen glancing in. she sees caleb against the wall as you take the lead more. she gasps, “they’re really kissing!” she shouts with a excited scream.
you break away from the kiss, caleb resting his head against yours. you turn looking at jen with soft nervous smile, shutting the door.
the girls scream as they jump around each other.
the door finally swings back open, with you thrown over caleb’s shoulder. he flexes like a greek God as the islanders explode with cheers and applause.
sincere couldn’t stop laughing, “i told yall! i told yall!”
caleb just laughs, one arm securely around your legs as he carries you back towards the line. he lowers you back down to your feet.
you fix your red flannel, trying not to react too much as melanie and aniya jump on you. you smile excitedly, you couldn’t stop it.
caleb smirks down at you, patting your butt. you whip your head to him, “did you just slap my ass?” you laugh.
his brows lift innocently, “no, i’m gentle.”
the villa lets out into shouts of :
“nahhh!”
“he did!”
“caleb!?”
you slap his bicep, covering your mouth in embarrassment.
“you’re ridiculous . .” you say softly. he shrugs, walking back to the line with the guys.
y/n’s confessional “i’ve never dated a white guy. never dated a fucking cowboy type of dude so . .”
y/n’s confessional “after that though . . i was like maybe caleb is an option.”
y/n’s confessional “riding a cowboy could be fun,” you burst out laughing after joking.”
after the challenge, the islanders head back to the villa. you and the girls were sitting on the big couch near the kitchen as the guys sat at the fire pit.
trinity was the first to bring it up, “bitch! we have to talk about caleb and y/n! like what the fuck?” she states with a smile.
kayda jumps up and down in her spot, “like whattt!”
you look up from your nails, “let’s not,” you joke.
“dude! you got picked twice!” melanie puts up two fingers.
kenzie speaks up, “yeah— you were with everybody’s man,” she says with a flat tone.
the girls look at her. trinity looks at you before looking back at kenzie.
“in a challenge,” jen speaks up before you could.
y/n’s confessional “okay— yeah whatever. i did hump with gabe, kc and caleb. did kiss bryce, sincere, corbin and caleb again but like—“
y/n’s confessional “girl it’s a challenge. let’s pipe down.”
your brows twisted quickly, “girl . . kenzie, don’t do that.”
“i’m just sayin’! doesn’t mean you have to entertain it,” kenzie defends herself.
you sit up straighter, putting your hands in your lap before saying, “i’ve never had a conversation with caleb. unless you wanna count when all of us talked to him when he came in.”
you laugh, more out of disbelief than amusement.
“i let you talk to corbin everyday after bombing caleb with acting like you had interest in him. you and i barely talk to caleb at this point.”
“i didn’t mean to have you feel a way,” kenzie states.
you nod barely, “and that’s fine! but i didn’t chase caleb right now.”
“sincere picked me. the random beaver picked me.”
kenzie sighs softly, “you’re right . .” she rubs the back of her neck.
“i don’t know,” she admits quietly. “i guess seeing you two together today just got to me.”
you soften almost immediately, “i wasn’t trying to disrespect you,” she adds.
“it’s all good! everybody gets in there head . .” you start.
“but corbin and i already said that we’re just gonna see it through until the next recoupling. so you can have him,” you smile softly.
kenzie smiles back, “m’sorry.”
you kick your feet as you hug her, “shhh! it’s okay!”
“group hug!” kayda shouts.
trinity’s confessional “the girlhood in here is real. i love my girls.”
it was later into the evening, you took a shower and changed into a white striped colorful dress. the villa had settled into it’s usual nighttime rhythm.
music drifts softly through the speakers while small groups scattered themselves around the garden.
some islanders hang by the fire pit.
others sat around the kitchen island, laughing over snacks.
you found yourself chatting with corbin and melanie near the swing chairs, your legs on melanie’s lap.
across the villa,
kc nudges caleb with his shoulder, “bro,” kc starts.
caleb looks at kc, his smile coming as soon as kc speaks.
bryce grins, “are you just gonna stare or are you gonna go talk to her?” he snickers.
caleb glances over at you before looking at kc and bryce, “we’ve talked today,” bryce scoffs instantly.
“you guys kissed today!” kc says, fighting his smirk.
“brother . . if anything that’s more reason to go talk to her,” kc adds. bryce nods in agreement as he grips caleb’s shoulder.
caleb rubs the back of his neck, “i don’t wanna interrupt.”
bryce smacks his lips, “dude— go! now!”
“go steal her.”
caleb frowns, “i ain’t stealin’ nobody . .”
kc snorts, “i’m about to call her over here if you don’t go over there.”
caleb glances at you, then at kenzie before sighing, “aight.”
corbin was mid sentence when you three hear a familiar southern accent.
“if it’s okay with yall . . can i steal y/n for a second?”
you look up, seeing caleb with his hands in his pockets, rocking back and forth on his feet.
corbin looks between you two, “yeah, for sure.”
melanie smiles immediately, “of course!”
you smile as you stand up, “yeah!” he grabs your hand, helping you walk to the speakeasy.
kc and bryce fist bump each other from across the villa, aniya and sincere looking over and cheering silently with each other.
the walk there was quiet, caleb laughing nervously as he opens the door for you. you look around the speakeasy as you sit down on the red couch.
caleb sits across from you, quiet.
you stare at him, laughing suddenly, “what’s happening?”
“i just figured it’s about time we talk,” he states. you tilt your head, “i guess it is.”
caleb’s confessional “y/n is such a gorgeous woman . . i was honestly really nervous and excited to talk to her.”
“so, how you feelin’?” he asks you, rubbing your shoulder.
you sigh dramatically, “it’s been a long day. the challenge made it longer honestly,” you look at him.
caleb stares at your crossed legs for a second before speaking, “you can put your leg up here if you want,” he looks at you.
you shoot a confused look for a second, “hm?”
he smiles, “like how you were with mela earlier . .”
your eyebrows raise before smiling back, “okay!” you shift, one leg resting across his lap.
without thinking, caleb’s hand settles lightly around your ankle. you catch yourself glancing down every now and then, watching his thumb absentmindedly trace small circles against your ankle while the two of you talk.
about 15 minutes later, you sigh, “well . . we should head back,” you look back at him.
not surprised, he’s already staring at you. you smile softly as he pouts barely, “i have one more question.”
you tilt your head, “what’s up?”
he spots for a second, debating himself, “. . can i get a kiss?” he gives a nervous smile.
you pretend to think as you nod, “yeah.”
he leans forward slowly, giving you every chance to change your mind. you meet him halfway.
this kiss was nothing like the one in the cabin. there’s no cheering.
no boys banging on the door.
no girls screaming from outside.
just the two of you.
you finally pull away, your smile finding you face.
“so . .” you look at his lips.
“oh hold on.”
caleb stares at you with the softest look you’ve seen all day, “huh?”
your thumb finds his bottom lip, “my lip liner.”
he moves back, “no.”
your brows furrow, “what?” laughing in disbelief.
“leave it,” caleb says proudly.
“dude—“
“i’m serious.”
you roll your eyes, “you wanna walk around with my lip liner on?”
caleb shrugs, “i don’t mind.”
you stand up laughing, “you’re a dork.”
he stands up after you, giving a small hug. you hug him back, his hands finding the bottom of your dress to fix it.
you smile, “see ya in the morning!” you rub his bicep. he nods, licking his lips.
“yeah . . sweet dreams, y/n.”
“goodnight, caleb,” you walk out the speakeasy.
caleb’s confessional “honestly . . y/n really has my eye right now. i’m just gonna work it up tomorrow and hopefully the next recoupling we work it out.”
y/n’s confessional “caleb is so sweet! he’s really the only one i’m interested in . . so we’ll just see.”
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