Luke/Lucas' POV

It's New Year's Eve, and I'm going to kiss Isla. It will probably be after the countdown, because I don't want to kiss her in front of anyone else, but I will kiss her before I go to sleep. I don't know how she's going to feel about it, but I have to. I am going to put all my emotions into this kiss, and I hope it will make her understand exactly how I feel about her. I'm hoping she will feel the same way.

As we ring in the new year, the only two people who kiss at midnight are Nick and Sofia. Oh, how I wish I could have kissed Isla to bring in the new year.

Everyone starts to head to bed, but I grab Isla. "Hey, can we talk for a little bit?"

"Sure?" She follows me into the living room, and we both sit on the couch. "So, what did you want to talk about?" she asks as she tucks a stand of her hair behind her ear.

We both gaze into each other's eyes. The light from the fireplace flickers in her eyes, mesmerizing me. Without thinking, I plant my lips on hers. I kiss her with so much passion and love, hoping she will return the feelings. Everything about kissing her feels so right, but there is something wrong. She doesn't kiss me back.

She pushes me away and looks at me with shock. Her eyes are watery. "W—why would you do that, Luke?" she asks as she touches her lips with her fingers. "Why would you kiss me, Luke?" This time she sounds angry.

"I—I love you. I wanted to show you what you meant to me. I had hoped that you would feel the same way." I can tell by the look on her face that she's confused, and I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I know she had to feel something, but what? "I know you felt something when I kissed you. Tell me that you did. Please, tell me."

"Luke," she says, trying to fight back her tears. "Luke, I told you I needed time. Why would you kiss me?"

Anger rises in me. "Because I'm not going to lose you again. Do you not see how those other guys all look at you? They have feelings for you just like I do, but I can't let them take you from me. We were supposed to end up together. I know I've screwed up, but you once had the same feeling for me that I have for you. How could you just let those feelings go?"

"Luke, I never said I—"

"What the hell? You kissed her?" someone growls.

Isla's POV

I'm heading to my bedroom when Luke grabs my arm. "Hey, can we talk for a bit?"

Not knowing what he wants to talk about I tell him, "Sure?" and follow him into the living room, where we both sit on the couch.

He stares into my eyes and I can't help but to stare back into his. I know I still have feelings for him but I haven't sorted through them yet. There are times that I still want us to be more than friends, but I just can't get past everything he did. I also don't know how I feel about Hayden and Killian. Both of them bring out things in me that I can't explain.

I'm waiting for Luke to start talking, but instead he kisses me. He kisses me. It feels so right but so wrong at the same time. The kiss is filled with so much emotion, it's like he is trying to speak through the kiss. I feel something in this kiss, and I want to kiss him back, but the image of him kissing Chelsea flashes through my head, and I push him away, feeling sick. Why did he have to kiss me? I am even more confused now than I was before. I asked for him to give me time, and this isn't him giving me time.

My eyes start to water. "W—why would you do that, Luke?" I touch my lips where he kissed me. They feel like they're tingling. Part of me wants him to kiss me again, but no, I can't allow that. "Why would you kiss me, Luke?" My mood changes from being confused to angry.

"I—I love you. I wanted to show you what you mean to me. I had hoped that you would feel the same way," he tells me. I have no clue what I'm feeling anymore. I feel like an emotional wreck. "I know you felt something when I kissed you. Tell me that you did. Please, tell me." I did, but I can't put it in words.

"Luke." I try to fight back tears. "Luke, I told you I needed time. Why would you just kiss me?"

He becomes angry. I'm not used to him directing his anger towards me. "Because I'm not going to lose you again. Do you not see how those other guys all look at you? They have feelings for you just like I do, but I can't let them take you from me. We were supposed to end up together. I know I've screwed up, but you once had the same feelings for me that I have for you. How could you just let those feelings go?"

"Luke, I never said I—" But before I can finish what I'm about to say we are interrupted.

"What the hell? You kissed her?" someone growls.

Hayden's POV

Ever since Sofia and Nick became a couple, all I can think about is becoming a couple with Isla. Nick and Sofia seem so happy, and I want that for me and Isla. It's been causing me to not sleep well. Isla said that she needed time to think about things, and I plan on giving her all the time she needs.

Since I can't sleep, I decide I'll go and read a book in the living room. I don't want to turn a light on in here and wake up Tyler. I grab my book and quietly sneak out of my room. As I walk into the living room, I see Luke kiss Isla. What the fuck?

Seeing them kiss causes my heart to shatter into a million pieces. I never stood a chance with Isla. I should have known she would always go back to Luke. I feel like it's getting harder to breathe until I see Isla push him away. She pushed him away. I can see the shock in Luke's face. She didn't kiss him back. She didn't kiss him back! Relief washes over me, but anger quickly replaces the relief. He fucking kissed her. Even after she asked for time to figure stuff out.

"W—why would you do that, Luke?" She touches her lips with her fingers, and it scares me that maybe she felt something for him. "Why would you kiss me, Luke?" This time she sounds angry. Angry is good, right?

"I—I love you. I wanted to show you what you meant to me. I had hoped that you would feel the same way." How many times does he have to keep telling her that he loves her? Confusion is written all over her face. She doesn't know how to feel and that makes me not know how to feel. "I know you felt something when I kissed you. Tell me that you did. Please tell me."

"Luke." She's trying to fight back her tears. "Luke, I told you I needed time. Why would you just kiss me?" I'm glad that she had no part in initiating that kiss, because I think it would break my heart.

Luke starts to become angry. "Because I'm not going to lose you again. Do you not see how those other guys all look at you? They have feelings for you just like I do, but I can't let them take you from me. We were supposed to end up together. I know I've screwed up, but you once had the same feeling for me that I have for you. How could you just let those feelings go?" Isla knows how I feel about her, and I'll be damned if Luke thinks he can get in my way from having a relationship with her.

"Luke, I never said I—" Isla starts, but now I'm angry. He doesn't get to just kiss her. He doesn't get to try and take her from me. I mean I know she's not mine yet, but she will be. Or at least, I hope.

"What the hell? You kissed her?" I bellow.

Both Luke and Isla look at me startled. Isla is now full on crying and Luke is pissed off at me disturbing them. "This is none of your business, Hayden."

"None of my business? You fucking kissed her when she asked for us to let her figure her feelings out. Also, it's my business when I have feelings for her too?" I growl.

"She will never mean as much to you as she does to me," he argues.

I get right in his face until our chests are practically touching. "You don't know how much she means to me. If she really meant that much to you, you would have never kissed Chelsea." I know that was a low blow, but I'm fighting for the girl I love.

"Fuck. Why do y'all always have to bring that shit up? Do you think I don't know I made a huge fucking mistake? I regret it. I really do," he retorts.

There is way too much anger built up in this room, and at any moment I feel like Luke and I are going to start physically fighting. Isla must be thinking the same thing, because she gets in between us. "Stop!" she cries. "Y'all are supposed to be friends. Don't fight." Seeing her so upset breaks my heart, but I'm holding on to so much anger against Luke right now that I just want to beat his face in.

All our screaming must have woken up everyone one else in the house, because they are all in the living room now.

"What's going on?" Killian asks.

"He fucking kissed Isla," I growl. I swear I can hear Tyler and Killian both growls as well.

"Oh, shit!" Nick exclaims in shock. "Sofia, make sure the younger ones are in their rooms."

"Why the fuck did you kiss her?" Tyler hisses.

Luke glares at him. "Why does it matter to you anyway?"

Tyler pulls at his hair. "Because I fucking like her." What? Tyler likes her too? I think the room is starting to spin

"You can't fucking like her!" Killian yells at him. "You tried to force you fucking self on her."

"I can like her. I made a mistake," Tyler defends himself. "But let me guess, you like her too don't you Kilian?"

"Yeah, I do, and I haven't done anything but protect her, unlike some people in this room," Killian responds.

My head is spinning now. I knew Luke liked Isla, but Killian and Tyler also like her? This is way too much to handle. It doesn't matter though. Isla only deserves the best and that's not any of them. Sofia and Nick are just staring at the four of us in complete shock. "All of y'all calm the fuck down!" Nick yells. "Sofia, you take care of Isla. I'm sure these jackasses have caused her enough problems for one night." Sofia leaves the room to check on Isla. "All four of you sit," Nick demands. "All four of you like her, but that doesn't mean she likes any of you."

"That's not true." Luke argues back with him. "You know she has feelings for at least one of us."

"Even if she does have feelings for one of y'all, or even all four of y'all, all of y'all are fucking up. Do y'all not understand how important it is for her to keep a friendship with all y'all? If she has to choose between keeping all four of you as a friend over dating one of y'all, then none of you will ever be anything more than a friend to her. Plus, if dating one of y'all is going to cause y'all not to be friends with each other, then she won't date any of y'all either."

"Fuck. I should have known better. Of course, she doesn't want to be the reason why any of us end our friendship with each other," I admit. "Now what?"

Nick sighs. "I know more about the way Isla feels about y'all than anyone else does." He rakes his hand through his hair. "She may have feelings for some or all of y'all, but she isn't going to just jump into a relationship with any of you unless she feels strong enough about it. But y'all first need to figure out if it's going cause problems in your friendship amongst each other, because if it is, none of y'all stand a chance with her. Y'all need to actually think about her happiness for once. If she decides to date one of y'all, the rest of y'all need to be happy for her and still all get along. Like I said, she won't do anything to jeopardize her friendship with any of y'all."

I let Nick's words sink in for a moment. All I want for Isla is her happiness. "If she decides to date someone in this group besides me, I'll put my difference behind and be happy for them. Isla is too important to me to let myself get in the way of her happiness."

Luke, Killian and Tyler all agree as well. All the sudden, Sofia runs into the room, panicking. "I can't find Isla."

"What?" I cry, jumping up.

"Fuck," Nick mumbles. "The front door is open. How did none of us notice her leave?"

"The keys to the SUV are gone!" Tyler shouts.

"We have to find her," Killian says worriedly. "The roads are icy. It isn't safe for her to be driving."

"Sofia, are you okay staying with Isaac, Isabelle, and Emma while we go out and find Isla?" Nick asks.

"Yeah, we'll be fine, but please be careful. With the weather out there, it's dangerous. And please find Isla." Nick kisses her and we all get into the other SUV.

"I'll drive," I say but Nick snatches the keys out of my hand.

"Nope. All of y'all are still a little over-emotional. I will drive just to keep a lookout for her."

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