. one night/all night

[elyse condon]

DRINK SIX It was drink six, or seven for Elyse. She’d lost count after Cleo kept graciously feeding tequila shots to her, which Ellie wasn’t including in her total of drink consumption. With alcohol came the overuse of her resting bitch face, something she was notoriously known for. A few times today Ellie’s bitten her tongue, using any drink to alleviate the slight punch to her gut and stop her from speaking some unwanted words. The first comment was about Theo’s type - the obvious blonde, petite and stunning. Second being their little game of truth or dare. Ellie held on strong, cheering when Theo made quite a statement with the kiss he’d delivered to Cora. Cleo’s dare was to text from Lily’s phone, Elyse aware of to whom the receiver of the message would be. She’s about to ask her friend what the contents were when Cora beckons Elyse to join her on the beach. “Say yes,” she smirks at the indication of showing off their both equally, but different gorgeous bodies. The blonde hands her a pina colada, and they’re off. “Promise my glances were not directed at you. And I’m genuinely fine…he just irritates the hell out of me sometimes.” She finds herself confessing in a such grumbling manner. “I’m hot, I’m moving on but the alcohol makes those feelings sneak up again, you know?”

[cora wolfe]

DRINK SIX Cora nods along to Elyse’s sudden confession the second they’re out of earshot of the rest of the group, confirming what she had assumed after watching her guard slip over the course of the hazy afternoon. She didn’t necessarily know the full backstory but assumed an ill fated hookup existed between them, sipping delicately on her straw as they strolled. “Trust, I know. It’s a full on catalyst and we’re swimming in tequila and skin.” She quickly loops her arm through Elyse’s, tugging her along and knowing they’re leaving a trail of appreciative eyes in their wake. “But he’s a guy chasing his own tail, babe. The quicker he’s a notch on your bedpost, the better that next fuck is going to feel. And I’d be absolutely shocked if there wasn’t someone else in your bed anyway."

[elyse condon]

DRINK SIX Cora’s arm loops into Ellie’s as they walk by further from the group and onto the warmed sand. The straw of her pina colada slips into her parted lips as she listens to the blonde give her a pep talk. Her head nods as she takes in all of the words, knowing she spoke a lot of truth. Did she just need to actually sleep with Theo to relieve this sexual tension? The thought alone allows a quickening in her pulse, briefly remembering their encounter before the rest of the group had arrived. “The next fuck already does feels nice,” she murmurs thinking of Taylor and the other before him who were helping cure her bruised ego. “It’s just always there, nagging me.” Eyes roll, not in a serious fashion as she smiles to the girl on her right. “He wants you babe, so please don’t stop on the count of me, kay?” She didn’t know who she was trying to make feel better, especially since Cora was still a new face to Ellie and probably didn’t even bat an eye at her feelings. “Or he’s going to try to go after Olivia and we know your cousin isn’t going to allow that to happen,” Elyse giggles as she slightly bumps their hips together. “Please, pleaseee be my wing woman though.”

[cora wolfe]

DRINK SIX “Oh?” Cora asks in pure curiosity, the sly grin creeping onto Elyse's lips accompanying a flush of her face that definitely isn't a sunburn. If there already was someone else, why was she so hung up? "As if I can talk", Cora thinks quickly - two more drinks and whenever her phone turned back on, she knew who she'd be texting. “Spill,” she murmurs instead, taking a huge sip of her drink to combat any potential guilt on her end. “And trust me, I won't.” It might be harsh but if this poor girl needed a knock back into her senses and a new direction, Cora was happy to give it to her, laughing as she tugged them closer together, dark tresses whipping in the wind against sharp, bleached blonde. “I hate to break it to him, but Theo's always a step behind Tate when it comes to women so I think she'll be fine. You, on the other hand...we will make whatever you need happen. A vacation prospect is often the sexiest - no strings, aside from maybe another random trip down the line.”

[elyse condon]

DRINK SIX "Oh, it's not anything serious!" Ellie reprimands when she notices the curious eyebrow lifts, followed by a few questions prodded by Cora. "Just some sex here and there, whenever we both have the time," she waves her hand to reiterate the casualness of the situation. She's sipping through the straw when the liquid stops flowing, a suck of emptiness echoes as she pouts. Cora's response only further makes her laugh, it definitely could've been seen as ruthless had it fallen upon the wrong shoulders. Her words were brash but they weren't wrong, Cora would head to Theo's bed tonight and Ellie wasn't dumb enough to think it would be her instead. "Fair. I'm just saying, I'm a big girl and can handle it," she's proud of herself for letting the words slip out so easily, had this been a few months ago it would've been a different story.  "Mhm, yes, sounds exactly like what I need." Her eyes scan at the various groups of men and women along the beach, seeing if anyone would catch her eye. "We need Cleo too, she deserves some fun too!" Ellie pulls her back to the direction of the resort. The group was louder and easy to spot, having not moved an inch. "Looks like your vacation hook up awaits you," Ellie snickers as she watched Theo's gaze land on the blonde.

[theo lovett]

DRINK ???? Theo could not tell you how many drinks he's had if you held a gun to his head. Reality is coming to him in snippets, clips of popular songs (well, popular in 2017, maybe) he'd sing along to, Ellie giving him a hug, Cora whispering something suggestive to him. Now they're sat on the beach, a galaxy of stars smattered above them as Cora sits between his legs, her hair tickling his face as they laugh at something Lily's said. It feels comfortable. "Guys, who wants to get up early for a run with me? I'm so serious, I love running on the beach."

[lily mccarthy]

DRINK ? The world is blurry and sweet, Lily blinking slowly at the haze as the stories ebb and flow. Somehow their group had lasted the entire day, relocating only once to the pool to order copious amounts of french fries and jump in the fresh water before returning to the sand and salt. It was so reminiscent of the days they’d spent hours together during the pandemic, making up nonsensical games and drinking much too often, this time goaded by Cora’s sharp presence. Lily finished whatever story spilled out of her mouth then rested her chin on Cleo’s shoulder, arms tangling over her frame as she shook her head. “Tomorrow no one’s going to see my eyes…just sunglasses and hair of the dog so the hangover never hits,” Lily murmurs, fully convinced she could keep drinking the whole weekend. The stars and moonlight cool the beach under her toes, hazy eyes drifting to the ocean and mind changing quick direction.“Cleo, want to snuggle tonight?”

[elyse condon]

DRINK The group has broken off, a few heading to their rooms with promise that they'll be back down later in the evening. When Cora and Ellie had reemerged from their stroll down the beach, Cleo naturally pulled her side to get the details, Lily following behind to hear as well. Ellie was grateful for the talk, from that point on she ignored any reaction Theo gave to Cora. Their original group of Theo, Cleo, and Lily held on strong, surviving the day and proceeding in to the evening without any need of a nap. Ellie smiled as she looked out towards the ocean. Her cheeks felt warm from whatever he drink count truly was. At this point she'd lost track. "No one will be running but you, Theo," Ellie groans at the idea of getting up to do any sort of exercise. "Sorry Lils, already called dibs. Unless you wanna make a it a three way snuggle."

[cora wolfe]

DRINK ???? Lily slides dramatically off Cleo's shoulder in mock hurt onto the lounge chair underneath them, and it's then that Cora realizes she's now ironically (or not?) wearing her own merch sweatshirt. Fame or fortune often looked good on people - Cora could immediately clock the expensive haircut and color, the smooth skin and just general air of money. But it was even more fun to see someone who had a public persona cut loose, Lily's phone and mysterious text long abandoned in her bag. Cora tips her head back against Theo's chest on a laugh, mischievous eyes meeting hers. “I can think of a different thing to do with that stamina,” she tosses out, patting his shoulder over her own before reaching for the Corona buried on the beach by her. A million different drinks had her feeling a million different ways, thoughts both with the intended vacation hookup settled behind her and her favorite contact to interrogate while drunk. “Is everyone else coming back or did we actually get ditched?” She pulls out her phone with the intention of texting Tate and Freddie with threats but fires off another text in their wake, dropping it back into her lap. “I just said they had 15 minutes or I'll start gossiping, time's a'tickin.”

[freddie beaumont]

DRINK? Jane dragged Freddie to the sun loungers immediately as the group paired off into a few.. This particular one could fit two people and had a waiter that came to. So while Jane was the first one to fall asleep, not that he really blamed her given she had to catch an early night and catch up to their speed of drinking. She certainly stole a drunken few kisses from him before allowing the sun nap to take ahold of her. Her leg was lazily slumped over his thigh while she slept beside him. Freddie felt his eyes drift close a few times, the heat of the sun felt good and the buzz from the various drinks and shots. He'd lost count but who really needed to count while they were on vacation? The sun was gone, replaced with a gorgeous array of stars. They'd woken up from their slumbers and headed back to the beach bar to get a few drinks. Freddie chuckles at the text that pops up on his screen, Cora requesting their presences. He laughs as he shows Jane. Cora smiles mischievously at Freddie when they reconvene. "Come on, everyone up. No more laying on the beach otherwise we'll get tired. We have a lot of the night left!" Freddie chuckles as they begin to slowly move.  "I'm sure the lovers will be down soon, we both know how truly scary a Cora threat is."