Forbidden Love

chapter thirty seven

"Please don't make me do anything crazy," Noel pleaded, her eyes covered by my hands.

I let out a chuckle as I continued to lead her down the steps. "Do you even know me by now?"

"This was all Reign's idea BTW!" Charlotte shouted from behind us. "I was happy with us just getting pani pedi's!"

I gritted my teeth, hating that I had to bring them along. Rachel still had a sour face as she trudged behind us, clearly still angry at what happened at lunch.

"Like I said before, you can get your nails done anywhere at anytime. We're in the islands for crying out loud. We might as well do something here that we can't do in New York," I reminded her.

"Please don't tell me-"

"Which is why we're swimming with jellyfishes," I finished, my face in a large smile.

"Oh hell no!" Noel yelled, flinging my hands away from her face. She stopped walking and looked at me like I was crazy.

"Jellyfishes sting you! They... They can kill you," she stuttered, shaking her head repeatedly.

"Not all jellyfishes," I replied, rolling my eyes. "Some are harmless like the ones we're about to swim with."

"I'm against it too," Charlotte spoke up, her blue eyes big like Bambi's. "Let's just go back to the hotel and-"

"No," I declared, glaring at her. "This isn't something you can do everyday. How amazing would it be to tell someone you got to swim with jellyfishes? That's a pretty great bachelorette party to me; all the other party's are about getting drunk or male strippers. Do something different for a change."

Noel bit her lip and I could see her thinking about it. She was scared, yes, but I could see the glimmer in her eye that she always gets when she's curious about something.

"Are you sure they're harmless?" She asked, peaking down into the water. You couldn't see anything now. I had a feeling once the workers come out you would be able to see them.

"Do you really think I would put you through harm before your wedding?" I joked, slightly appalled that she would think that. I know she was just frightened but still.

"She doesn't want to do it," Rachel interrupted, looking down at her nails as if she was bored. "Let's just go back to the hotel. I think we all need our rest as we finish up the last touches on the venue."

I glared at her. "Umm... Excuse me? Since when were you the maid of honor? If you really don't want to be here go back-"

Rachel scuffed. "That's a nasty attitude you have there. No man would want to stay with someone like that."

She knew. She knew about me and Tobias. The little smirk on her face was all it took for me to go after her. She screamed and ran away as I attempted to smack that little smug smile off her.

"Reign!" Noel scolded, grabbing my forearm roughly. "Stop it!"

"No! I'm tired of this bitch throwing shade at me!" I yelled, angry at Noel for taking her side again. "And you always defend her!"

"I'm not defending her!" She yelled back. "I'm not saying she's innocent here either but you're fueling the fire."

I took a deep breath and ran a hand through my face. I could see Rachel hiding behind Charlotte. It was evident that Noel would always protect her friends and try to stay neutral through it all, but for once I needed her to be on my side.

"You know what? You guys do whatever you want. I'm out of here."

"Reign, wait!" Noel pleaded, grabbing onto my wrist as I walked away. "You don't have to leave."