Waiting Game

Chapter One

Tierney gasped in surprise when the car rolled to a stop in front of a massive Villa. She felt as if she needed to pinch herself to see if she was dreaming or if this was really happening. The three months that had passed since her best friend Julia had confessed to her that she had signed her up for a reality TV show had seemed to race by in a blur. Tierney was so angry at Julia when she broke the news to her. Julia was always a romantic at heart. She knew Tierney was deliberately avoiding relationships after Josh broke her heart. She just felt like she had to do something drastic in order to get her friend to open herself up to finding love again. Tierney yelled, and cried, but in the end she accepted the offer to go onto the show. What could it hurt? Her love life was pretty much dead at the moment. Why not enter a house full of hot guys and see what could happen, right? Then why was Tierney so terrified? Her mind drifted back to Josh for a moment and she felt the familiar ache in her heart. Thankfully it wasn't the crushing pain she used to feel when she thought of him. Time had definitely helped in that area, but despite the fact they broke up over ten months ago she wasn't sure she was ready for a serious relationship. Would she meet someone in the Villa to have a good time with? Probably, but she didn't really think eight weeks was going to be enough time to find love even if it was something she was really ready for. Who knew if she'd even last the entire eight weeks? For all she knew, she'd be eliminated within the first few days. To be sure all the girls in the Villa were going to be amazingly beautiful and interesting people. Tierney liked to think she had a lot to offer someone. She was a successful photographer. She ran her own business in London, mainly doing weddings and special occasions. It made her a bit nervous to be without her camera at all for the next eight weeks, but they did provide them with cell phones during their time in the Villa. She'd make do with that camera until she could get her hands back on her own equipment.

                Tierney was brought from her thoughts when the car door opened. She adjusted the strap of her pale blue string bikini, wondering if she picked the right one for her debut in the house. The top cupped her breasts, showing a good amount of cleavage. The pale blue of the suit made her blue eyes pop. Her long, wavy brown hair she had pulled into a loose braid on the side of her head. A few tendrils had escaped, framing her classically beautiful face. She bit her lip nervously as she stepped out of the car. She stood there for a moment looking up at the Villa when another car pulled to a stop. The woman that stepped out of the car was exquisite. Her chocolate skin was flawless, and practically glistened in the bright Spanish sunlight. She was smiling at Tierney until her heel caught the door as she was stepping out of the car. She grabbed the door quickly enough to keep herself from falling on her face. She laughed, showing a perfect smile as she strutted over to where Tierney stood. She was wearing a bright, multi colored bikini with a matching wrap. Her long braids fell across her elegant shoulders.

"Well, that could have been very embarrassing," she laughed again. "I'm Hope."

Tierney laughed softly, glad she didn't seem to take herself too seriously. "Hi, Hope. I'm Tierney. You're gorgeous by the way."

Hope reached over and gave her a brief hug, "Thanks, hun. You're beautiful." Tierney shifted self-consciously. She had never been very comfortable with compliments about her looks.

"It looks like we're the first to arrive. Should we go inside and check out the place?"

"Absolutely," Hope put her arm through Tierney's as they made their way inside the Villa. The living room was huge. It had a U-shaped couch with colorful pillows along the back and an ottoman in the middle. "Let's go upstairs and check out the bedroom." They climbed the stairs two at a time until they reached the bedroom. The room was huge. There was five double beds lining each side of the room. Each bed were covered with either yellow or blue duvets. At the end of the room was another door, Tierney assumed it must lead to the bathroom. Before they had a chance to explore further, they heard more footsteps coming up the stairs.