Only Sad Girls Smoke

13

Rafael opened the door and walked into the beach house with a plethora of shopping bags in hand. He was smiling at something whilst shaking his head in amusement.

"Rafa, mate, where have you been all day?" Seif asked from where the group was lounging in the living room. But, Rafael didn't seem to hear. Seif stood up, exchanging looks with Nikolous who just shrugged his shoulders. Suddenly, he heard another voice and looked back towards the main door. He clenched his jaws in annoyance.

"So then, Geo - you know that lawyer friend of mine - he bailed out Luca. Geo is very good at shit-talking, being a lawyer and all. But it was so epic because those Norwegian bastards then were so angry that Luca didn't end up jail. And, Luca being the smug idiot that he is, rubbed it in their faces. Pretty sure he stuck out his tongue or something. But, honestly I don't think I ever ate salami after that weekend." Aliyah finished her little anecdote about why she stopped eating processed meat, whilst following Rafael into the house. She was also carrying a numerous amount of shopping bags. She laughed whole-heartedly, partly because of the memories of their wild weekend in Norway but mostly because of the fact that Rafael was the worst shopper ever. He couldn't ever say 'No'. Not to any of the merchants and they nearly bought all of Skopelos.

"That's crazy. All because of a weekend in Norway? Well, you have to try the Greek salami tonight. Its heavenly." Aliyah giggled again.

"Rafael!" Aliyah gasped looking ahead. "Where have you been all day?" Seif asked in a very loud, almost angry voice whilst eyeing Aliyah. Aliyah gulped and immediately averted her gaze to the floor. Rafael on the other hand, simply shrugged his shoulders and laughed, glancing back at Aliyah.

"Nothing much." He said whilst flashing her a smile. He looked back at Seif. "We just explored Skopelos today. Like tourists. Took a shit-tone of pictures. Did a bit of grocery shopping and clothes shopping and avoided salami shopping." He said chuckling, with a wink at Aliyah who flashed him a knowing smile before quickly biting her lips and looking at the floor. 

Seif watched the exchanged. He clenched his teeth feeling uneasy. As Aliyah walked further in, he saw that she was dressed in a crop-top and shorts, although she did have a scarf loosely around her neck. But, seeing that her tanned belly was exposed made his blood boil. He could feel his heart thudding harshly against his chest not liking it at all. How dare she dress like a slut? He was annoyed that she walked around all of fucking Greece dressed like that. He was also annoyed that it was Rafael who spent the whole fucking day showing her that tiny fucking island. Surely, it shouldn't have taken that long. His best friend was getting on his every nerve. Also, he was annoyed at how fucking couple-y the two were acting. For fuck's sake!

"Wow. Look at that outfit. Did you dress yourself, today?" Xiomara began in an innocent tone, walking forwards with her arms folded and an evil smile plastering her face. Aliyah's heart rate picked up. She knew exactly what was to come and heavily exhaled.

Rafael suddenly grabbed her hand and began guiding her towards the corridor. "We don't have time for whatever idiocy you have to say. Aliyah, get changed and meet me in 20 minutes. We're going to miss the opening, otherwise." Aliyah simply nodded and began walking towards her room. "Wait. Don't forget your dress." He swang up a big bag in the air which she quickly came and retrieved before heading towards her room. He continued smiling at her disappearing body. 

"Where are you two love birds off to then?" Kasper asked, slightly looking at Seif to see his expression. Just as he thought Seif couldn't possibly more, he clenched his jaws. One could see the vein on Seif's temple throbbing. Kasper exchanged looks with Rafael, smirking.

"We're going to watch an outside showing of Mama Mia! live. Did you know that film was shot here? Aliyah told me that. She's literally so smart. It's going to be amazing."