shorts to show off my tan. I rooted through
the steamer trunk to see what spoils SBB had left in there and found a bottle of this really pretty pink Benefit highlighter
that, when dotted on the bridge of my nose and my cheekbones, made me look super sun-kissed and refreshed.
I even shared some of it with Meredith, who came out wearing a crazy kimono with her curly hair in a high bun.
"Whoa, Flan!" she said. "You look like a sun goddess. Don't stand next to me tonight, or I'll look way too pasty!"
"There," I said, dotting some highlighter on her cheekbones. "Your inner sun goddess has been released. Now will you stand next to me tonight?" I joked.
"Flan, you're the best. I'm so glad you brought me on this trip with you. There's nowhere I'd rather be."
For a second, I fought the urge to say speak for yourself. But then I just smiled and said, "I'm starving. Let's hit the beach."
We found the long white banquet table set up on the beach outside the bungalow where TZ was staying with his cousin, Rob.
Rob had floppy brown hair and a great tan and, in the looks department alone, he kind of reminded me of Bennett.
The table was set for twelve, and I recognized a lot of the same kids from last night. I waved to Rena, and the real Paul
came over and gave me a high five.
"Glad you came to the party," he said. "Where's your friend Judith?"
"Oh," I said, trying to figure out how to spin this one. "She had to go back to New York. Family issues."
"Bummer," Paul said, his blond locks falling over his eyes.
It was a bummer. It seemed like Paul had a little thing for Judith. I really wished she'd stuck around— especially because, from
the looks of it, this party would have been a good chance for her to kick back and have a blast.
"I love how everything is so chic here," Meredith whispered at my side.
There were two men in black Speedo bathing suits, tuxedo shirts, and bow7 ties who came by to take our drink orders.
I actually thought it was pretty campy, but I just nodded and smiled at Mer.
TZ appeared out of nowhere and put one arm around us both. I almost jumped back, I was so surprised to find an arm around
me that wasn't Adam's.
"Please ignore the scantily clad men who are bringing you your Pellegrinos, ladies. My mother thinks they're chic"
I narrowly avoided snorting out my Pellegrino, and I heard Meredith change her tune and mutter something derogatory about
their uniforms. I guess TZ seemed to find whatever she said hilarious and endearing, though, because he laughed and kissed
her on the cheek.
"Love this girl," he said.
"Where's everyone sitting?" I said, breaking away from the smooch fest.
I noticed the table was arranged with large sand dollars at each place setting that had our names printed on them to indicate
the seating arrangement.
When we sat down, I was sandwiched between Meredith and Rob. Rob ended up being super shy, and I made it my pet project to
get him to talk and even laugh a little bit at dinner.
"So, what's your favorite part of Nevis so far?" I asked him.
He leaned in to me. "This is sort of embarrassing, but I took the best nap ever today on a hammock. I never get to take naps
anymore. I felt like I was in preschool."
"Oh my God, I know," I said, trying to dismiss the nightmare I'd had yesterday about Kennedy. "Naps are a vacation necessity.
Tomorrow we should schedule a group nap time and just line up the hammocks."
This seemed to embarrass Rob, because he just blushed and said, "Cool."
But we laughed and dug into our mahimahi seviche. Maybe it was because Kennedy was sitting at the other end of the table,
but I was finally able to get over my Nevis issues and just enjoy myself.
Around the time they were serving us the creme brulee, I was realizing how quickly the night was flying by, and I knew that
I didn't want it to end. The whole table laughed when TZ asked a waiter if he could try on his uniform and again when Kennedy
did an impression of Mrs.
the steamer trunk to see what spoils SBB had left in there and found a bottle of this really pretty pink Benefit highlighter
that, when dotted on the bridge of my nose and my cheekbones, made me look super sun-kissed and refreshed.
I even shared some of it with Meredith, who came out wearing a crazy kimono with her curly hair in a high bun.
"Whoa, Flan!" she said. "You look like a sun goddess. Don't stand next to me tonight, or I'll look way too pasty!"
"There," I said, dotting some highlighter on her cheekbones. "Your inner sun goddess has been released. Now will you stand next to me tonight?" I joked.
"Flan, you're the best. I'm so glad you brought me on this trip with you. There's nowhere I'd rather be."
For a second, I fought the urge to say speak for yourself. But then I just smiled and said, "I'm starving. Let's hit the beach."
We found the long white banquet table set up on the beach outside the bungalow where TZ was staying with his cousin, Rob.
Rob had floppy brown hair and a great tan and, in the looks department alone, he kind of reminded me of Bennett.
The table was set for twelve, and I recognized a lot of the same kids from last night. I waved to Rena, and the real Paul
came over and gave me a high five.
"Glad you came to the party," he said. "Where's your friend Judith?"
"Oh," I said, trying to figure out how to spin this one. "She had to go back to New York. Family issues."
"Bummer," Paul said, his blond locks falling over his eyes.
It was a bummer. It seemed like Paul had a little thing for Judith. I really wished she'd stuck around— especially because, from
the looks of it, this party would have been a good chance for her to kick back and have a blast.
"I love how everything is so chic here," Meredith whispered at my side.
There were two men in black Speedo bathing suits, tuxedo shirts, and bow7 ties who came by to take our drink orders.
I actually thought it was pretty campy, but I just nodded and smiled at Mer.
TZ appeared out of nowhere and put one arm around us both. I almost jumped back, I was so surprised to find an arm around
me that wasn't Adam's.
"Please ignore the scantily clad men who are bringing you your Pellegrinos, ladies. My mother thinks they're chic"
I narrowly avoided snorting out my Pellegrino, and I heard Meredith change her tune and mutter something derogatory about
their uniforms. I guess TZ seemed to find whatever she said hilarious and endearing, though, because he laughed and kissed
her on the cheek.
"Love this girl," he said.
"Where's everyone sitting?" I said, breaking away from the smooch fest.
I noticed the table was arranged with large sand dollars at each place setting that had our names printed on them to indicate
the seating arrangement.
When we sat down, I was sandwiched between Meredith and Rob. Rob ended up being super shy, and I made it my pet project to
get him to talk and even laugh a little bit at dinner.
"So, what's your favorite part of Nevis so far?" I asked him.
He leaned in to me. "This is sort of embarrassing, but I took the best nap ever today on a hammock. I never get to take naps
anymore. I felt like I was in preschool."
"Oh my God, I know," I said, trying to dismiss the nightmare I'd had yesterday about Kennedy. "Naps are a vacation necessity.
Tomorrow we should schedule a group nap time and just line up the hammocks."
This seemed to embarrass Rob, because he just blushed and said, "Cool."
But we laughed and dug into our mahimahi seviche. Maybe it was because Kennedy was sitting at the other end of the table,
but I was finally able to get over my Nevis issues and just enjoy myself.
Around the time they were serving us the creme brulee, I was realizing how quickly the night was flying by, and I knew that
I didn't want it to end. The whole table laughed when TZ asked a waiter if he could try on his uniform and again when Kennedy
did an impression of Mrs.
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