New Years Eve

Why is it such a big deal that you have to kiss someone on New Years Eve when the clock strikes 12?

It had always bothered me, particularly because I never had a female to kiss at that exact moment. Most new years, I was either away on holidays with my parents where I was in my room, playing video games on my phone.

This year I felt more pressure on me to change the trend. We were all still at Declan's holiday house on New Years Eve. There were five girls that I would have loved to share that moment with. But would it happen? Would I get a chance to with any of them?

Surely Tayla was out of the question - Despite what we did together a few nights ago, there was no way she could deny her actual boyfriend that kiss. As for Annie, it still felt like I had a wall in the way with Henry Foley not even allowing me to get close to the blonde. Speaking of blondes, Milly? Possibly if someone else didn't get in first. There was of course Rose, but if Milly was going too hard to get near at midnight, Rose might be impossible. Making matters worse, she would be **** to share that moment with the ten out of ten local that she had been looking for since she arrived down under.

Then there was Katie, we shared that perfect moment at her house this year, I'd love to top it all off with a midnight kiss. But I knew that was a difficult challenge it's on own right, she was still trying to keep things low-key between us.

Maybe if I just...

"Yo Hawkins!"

Declan Walker was standing in front of me, clicking his fingers in my face.

"Do you always zone out like this?"

"Sorry," I said as I tried to bring myself back to the present time.

We were sitting in the kitchen for breakfast on the 31st of December, the room lit up from the early morning sun. Declan was walking around topless, after cooking up some bacon and pancakes for everyone.

"I just asked you if you wanted any more dude," he repeated.

"Oh sorry, yeah I'm okay thanks, I'm full."

I guess I was pretty tired, it's hard to sleep when you have people coming back to the house every hour from their nights out. The trip was making me realise that I'm actually quite a light sleeper.

"So New Years plans, let's hear it, what are we actually doing tonight?" Milly put it out to the group.

"We'll hit up Church street," Ryan Tanner suggested, "That night club last night was unreal."

I didn't show it, but internally I was rolling my eyes at the thought of another night club, especially on New Years Eve.

Luckily I wasn't the only one.

Katie and Annie both shook her head at the idea as Tayla made her opinion clear, "There's got to be something better we can do."

"Well we can stay here," Katie said, "Something low-key?"

The guys this time all made facial reactions of disapproval.

"Stay in for the night? Yeah I don't think so..." Henry Foley started to speak.

He looked like he had more to spurt out but I saw him meet Annie's eyes. She was sending him a look as if to say if he wasn't careful with where he was going with this, he wouldn't be a chance with her tonight.

Watching him backtrack, I couldn't help but wish he just kept going. The connection between the two made my heart burn, not in a good way...

"G'day fellas... and lady fellas."

Davo entered the room, again topless. His long blonde locks looking extra healthy today.

"You missed breakfast, you'll have to make something yourself unless you want to take Annie's pancake leftovers," Declan said, starting to fill up the dishwasher with plates.

"Nah not hungry for breaky mate," he said in his typical accent, "I've gotta get going in a minute anyway, New Years festival down at Parker Beach. I know one of the security guards down there that will sneak me in through one of the back gates but it has to be at a certain time."

It's almost like the same thought was running through every person in the room's mind.

"Music festival huh?" Rose queried.

"That's right," he confirmed, "Local artists and that but still, good day out that only gets better at night. Beers, music, food, fireworks, worth it I reckon."

Without any other solid locked in plans that everyone was invested in, this was our best option. We all agreed and there was suddenly an extra level of excitement in the room.

"Well where do we go to get tickets? I can organise for us," Tayla said, opening up her laptop at the table.

Davo came and stood behind her, closing the laptop on her, "Wouldn't bother with that Tay, it's sold out."

There was one big groan from the room.

"Well fuck, we're back to square one again I guess," Henry Foley said, slumping down in a chair.

"Wait a minute," Rose stopped everyone, "You said you know the security, going to help you get in for free right?"

"Yeah..." Davo said.

Rose chuckled, putting her hands out, "Well can't he get us in as well then, put in a word for us."

Davo sighed, "There's fucking like over ten of us here, that's not gonna exactly be easy."

The hesitation in his voice didn't stop Rose from pushing this further. She crept around the table and moved in close to the Australian local. She was using up all her charm in that small petite beautiful body of hers, giving him these perfect puppy dog eyes.

"You can try though, can't you?" Rose whispered to him.

As always, she maintained eye contact with the person she was about to flirt with. It didn't take long for Davo to crack under the pressure of Rose's sexual charm.

Davo agreed to see if he could help us all in, sneaking us through the back. The only thing was, it had to do be done in the first hour of the opening of the 13 hour festival, due to logistics of the back door entry. So after our already late morning breakfast, which was virtually brunch, we didn't have long at all to get ready.

It would take me all but five minutes to pick out an outfit but for the girls, it wasn't that easy. As always, showers, make-up, hair, clothing decisions... we were going to be pushing it today.

"Oh and I think the shower in the second bathroom is rooted so only one available, Davo added in.

"What do you mean it's rooted?!" Declan abruptly cut him off, using air quotation marks when he said the rooted out loud.

"I dunno, I broke the shower head the other day," he shrugged.

Declan shook his head, groaning out loud, "Idiot! Why don't you go and break something at your own house for a change!"

The holiday house suddenly became a slight mad house as those who hadn't showered argued for the right to use it first, people rushing from room to room to find things.

For the guys who hadn't showered, like Ryan Tanner, they just masked themselves in deodorant, hoping that would be enough to get them through the day out in the hot sun.

It wasn't long until the boys were all outside, having pre-drinks and playing some game of keeping's up with a soccer ball, where the person who let it hit the ground was then punished by standing in front of a wall and letting one of the guys have a shot and kicking that very same soccer ball into their back.

I still needed a shower so I didn't go outside to join them... but like I would even consider that... With my foot skills, I would be letting these alpha male jocks spend the next half hour kicking balls into my back.

I waited around, letting the girls have their chance to wash up first, I knew they needed more time than I did. Sitting in my room, I could hear banging on one of the bathroom doors. Exiting my room, I saw that it was Rose, pounding her fist into the door.

"MILLY!" she shouted.

"Still occupied huh?" I said, holding a towel myself.

Rose faced me, looking at me with a very frustrated look in her face. She was tapping her foot on the ground below her, "I don't have time for this, too much to do and this bitch has been in here for almost ten minutes now!"

The angry brunette who had her hair up in a bun, began to bang her fist on the door once more, "MILLY! HURRY UP!"

I couldn't help but stare at her bum. She wasn't wearing much, black simple cotton panties and a light purple tank top. Even without any make up on, I had always thought Rose looked incredible. She may have been an 11/10 when she was all dolled up but I would still rank her natural beauty as 10/10.

Rose could finally relax when Milly unlocked the door, coming out of the bathroom with two towels on. One wrapped around her body, the other covering her hair.

"Farrr out girl, how long did you want to take," Rose exclaimed as she barged in.

"Oh uh, hate to be the barer of bad news," Milly suddenly said, "But the hot water was starting to run out, probably don't have time for two more showers."

She was looking at both of us, indicating that one of us was going to have to miss out.

"Damn it..." I muttered as Milly tiptoed her way down the hallway and into her bedroom.

Rose who was standing in the door way, looked me dead in the eye and and nodded her head in the direction of the bathroom. It was a clear invitation in so i perked up in the matter of seconds to hear that.