Yes i titled this chapter after an *NSYNC song

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The Girls' Villa

1:34 PM

Alexa and Braun were seen in the pool.

"I don't know Braun....I really like both of them." she said to him, "Both dates with Adam and Buddy went so great but....with Adam...I felt like I could have really let loose and be myself. I didn't feel nervous around him. I didn't feel like he was judging me, you know. "

"I never judged you either." Braun replied.

"I dunno. They're both such sweethearts. I don't want to hurt any of them but, I feel like I am." she said, ignoring his comment.

VC-Alexa-When I think about Adam, I get butterflies in my stomach *blushes* and my heart starts racing.....its the same way I used to feel when AJ and I first got together. But, I really like Buddy too and...I don't know what to do right now.

"I feel like they're both the kind of men that would build me up instead of break me down and....I feel like AJ broke me down a lot."

"Hm."

"I love him so much but....I don't know if I want to spend the rest of my life with him Braun."

"You've been saying that for a while now."

"Yea I know. Can I tell you something?"

"Sure."

"When my family found out AJ and I got back together they were furious. Like, so mad. They saw the state of our relationship on Battle of The Couples and they didn't like it one bit. My mom said that I deserved better than him. They were so mad at me."

"So why did you take him back?"

"Because I loved him and I wasn't about to let what anybody else thought of us get in the way of that. I was drunk in love at the time."

"So are you planning on breaking up with him or something?"

"No-Braun, I don't know. Being on this show made me realise what I needed. It made me realise what I crave for. And then when I look at what I have.....it kind of makes me depressed."

"Lex, you're young. This isn't the freakin 50's where people were getting married at 20 years old okay. Don't rush into anything. If you know you're not happy where you're at then go find your happiness. You can find a man that will love you no matter what and who'll spoil the shit out of you. You can find a man that will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. This is your life. Don't let anyone make your decisions for you. If you know you're not ready for marriage then don't get married."

"Its so easy so say that but when I'm face to face with him how am I going to do that?"

"Think about your future. If you're hesitant about something but confident about something else then, go with the thing that you're confident about."

She sighed.

VC-Alexa-Im actually at a point where I don't know whats going to happen when AJ and I reunite at bonfire. It sucks *tears start streaming down her face* Im going to have such a tough decision to make and I'm not ready for it. AJ is so amazing and I don't want to hurt him but....I think back to the times where I was hurting because of him and...I hate going through that. Ugh, I hate not knowing what I'm going to do......

20th June, 2019

12:23 PM

"Whats up everyone! Great to see you guys again." Stephanie greeted everyone as they were assembled in the backyard like they usually did whenever she came to the house.

"So today.....we're going to have to say goodbye to three more single guys." she announced.

The guys groaned and sighed.

VC-Sasha-I think its going to be hard to kick three guys off now because we've all gotten to know each other and they're all so great. Except Randy. He can go.

"Well fellas, its been a good run."said Mustafa.

"Why don't you girls put your heads together and nominate four guys. Out of those four, you'll tell me which three will be leaving the island. You have five minutes."

The girls got together and began deliberating.

"So I think [redacted] should go. I love him but nobody's really connecting with him here." said Sasha.

"Who else should we kick off?"Naomi asked.

"Oh and [redacted]." Sasha added, "Isn't it time he left?"

"I like having him around." said Nikki.

"What about [redacted]?" asked Becky.

"Aww he's so cute though." said Renee.

"How about [Redacted]? He's cute and all but I don't see a reason for him to be here any longer unless one of you are planning on getting to know him." Alexa asked.

"Good point."said Naomi.

"I hate that we have to do this. I don't want to send anyone home."said Renee.

After about four minutes of deliberating, the girls came to their conclusion.

"Okay Sasha, why don't you tell me the names of the four guys you all have nominated." Stephanie said.

"Oh boy, okay. So the fours guys are.....Chad......TJ.....Cedric.....and Dash."

"Guys, would you step forward?" Stephanie instructed them. They did as they were told.

VC-Dash-I knew I was going to be on the chopping block.

"So Sasha, out of these four men, which one of them will be returning to the house?" Stephanie asked.

"Ugh....you know, you all are great. We hated that we had to do this but, we had to. I don't want to see any of you go but unfortunately its not up to me. So, the person that will be coming back to the house is.....Chad."

"Oh my god."he said below his breath, "Thank you guys so much."

"Chad, go on and rejoin the guys." Stephanie instructed, "As for TJ, Dash and Cedric, this ends your time here on Temptation Island. Take care guys."

Before they left, the three men said their goodbyes to everyone.

GC-TJ, Dash and Cedric

TJ-All in all, it was a good experience.

Dash-I didn't mind getting kicked off. Its already the 20th. They got like 10 more days here. Im not missing out on much.

Cedric-Were any of you actually hoping to find love here?

TJ-I was.

Dash-I didn't care too much. I liked Alexa at first but she's way to uptight. Becky's really cool. And Sasha. Renee's too peppy for me.

TJ-Ive always liked Sasha but I knew there was no chance with her. She's way too into her man.

"Bye guys!!!! Love you!" Renee yelled out as the guys took their exit. The other girls waved.

"And just like that, another three gone." Said Stephanie, "The rest of you, you all are lucky you're still here. Right now, I'm going to need you guys to go back to the house so I can get some alone time with the girls. I got some important things to announce to them."

"Oh no." said Renee.

"I hope they're good announcements." said Becky.

The guys did as instructed and soon it was just the six girls alone with Stephanie.

VC-Nikki-Like, I know I shouldn't be nervous because I have no reason to be but I am. Im so used to announcements being some kind of plot twist or something.

"I think some of you are going to like what I'm about to say, and some of you are going to hate it." Stephanie informed.

The Guys' Villa

2:08 PM

"I think [redacted] should go. She's doing absolutely nothing here." said AJ.

"I don't know about that AJ. I consider her a friend." said Seth.

"I don't give a rats ass! This isn't about friends Seth, what do you think this is?"

The men were having their discussions on which three girls should leave the island after Stephanie has announced that they had to kick three more girls off.

"[Redacted] seems like she's not interested in being here anymore so I say we give her the boot." Roman suggested.

"Heres what I think. [Redacted], [Redacted] and [Redacted]. All in favour?" Jimmy asked.

"But [redacted] is such a sweet girl." said Seth.

"Oh my god we're never going to get anywhere with him." AJ complained.

"I say [redacted] and [redacted]." said Seth.

"Im not kicking [redacted] off the island are you stupid?" AJ argued.

"Yea and im not getting rid of [redacted] either." said Roman.

"You guys have one minute remaining." Stephanie informed.

"We need figure this shit out man." said Dean.

VC-Finn-Its complicated for us because we all have our own set of girls that we associate with so...when it comes to getting rid of three of them we're all definitely going to clash.

"I say we kick off [redacted] and [redacted]. No one here has strong connections to them." Finn suggested.

"Also, what about [redacted]?" Roman asked.

"Yea she can go." Seth agreed.

For the remainder of the minute, the guys kept rambling on. Unfortunately, they still didn't come to an agreement before the time was up.

"Alright guys, thats time." said Stephanie, "Seth, you'll be the speaker. Tell me the names of the four girls that you all have nominated."

VC-AJ-We did not come to an agreement on all four girls so....I don't know whats going to happen. Nobody is clear on anything.

"Well Steph..... the four women that I'm nominating are....Vanessa....Bianca....Mickie......and.... Lacey."

"WHAT!" AJ shouted, "We did not agree to this! What the hell are you doing?!?!"

Lacey seemed dumbfounded and confused.

"SETH! You better know what you're doing!"

"Why are you so uneasy man, chill out." Seth responded.

AJ's face had turned a shade of red.

"Seth, did everyone agree to these people?" Stephanie asked.

"Sort of."

"NO WE DID NOT! NO ONE NOMINATED LACEY!" AJ yelled.

VC-Seth-*laughs*

"Well Seth, out of these four women, which one of them is safe and will be returning to the house?"

Seth's eyes scanned all four of them.

Out of the four women, two everyone had agreed on. The other two were brought up in the discussion but not fully discussed.

"Before my boy pops a blood vessel over there, Lacey you're safe." he announced.

"You're an asshole Seth!" AJ yelled. Seth cackled.

VC-Seth-I just wanted to mess with him. I like pissing him off, you guys know that. BUT-I never thought he'd be that protective of her. Kinda sketchy if you ask me.

VC-AJ-Lacey is the only girl I genuinely enjoy talking too. If Seth had gotten rid of her then I don't know what the hell I would've done for the remainder of this show. Plus, I had clearly told him that Lacey was off limits but he still went ahead and threw her name out there. Everyday this guy keeps giving me more reasons not to like him.

"Unfortunately, Mickie, Bianca and Vanessa, this ends your time here on Temptation Island. Take care girls." said Stephanie.

VC-Mickie-It was time for me to take my exit anyway. I was getting tired of this whole thing and I was missing home a lot so, I'm really happy to go.

"Good luck with everything AJ." Mickie said to him before she left. He mouthed 'Thank you'.

VC-Bianca-The one guy I was into was Roman but he has his head so far up Sasha's ass, its crazy. The dude's not trying to connect with anyone or get to know anyone. Isn't he here to do that? He's here obviously because he has some sort of problem in his relationship but how is he going to get anywhere if he's not admitting to a problem. He can do so much better in my opinion. Sasha don't deserve him.

VC-Vanessa-It sucks that I have to leave. I was having so much fun with everyone here. It was an amazing experience. Also, Jimmy, if things don't work out, call me *winks*

The girls said their goodbyes and exited.

"Well, we're getting down to the wire aren't we?" Stephanie said, "As for the rest of the ladies, thank you for your time, you can head back into the villa now. I want a moment to speak with the guys alone."

The girls did as they were told and headed back to the house.

It was now just Stephanie with the six men in front of her.

"So guys, I have some very important announcements to make. As you very well know you don't have much longer here. Before you know it, this is going to be over and you're going to be back to living your real lives."

"Steph, we're reality stars, this is our real life." Dean sassed.

"Oh well excuse me Mr.Ambrose." she laughed, "Anyway, the first announcement I have for you all is.....there will be no bonfire tomorrow. That doesn't mean that bonfires are over. You still have one more bonfire to attend before you're reunited with your partners at the final bonfire. We've decided to give you the night off to just enjoy yourself and focus on you. So, you don't have to stress about bonfire tomorrow night guys, just relax and enjoy yourself with the people here."

The guys clapped.

" My second announcement is......about Video Messages. You will have the option to record a thirty second video message for your significant other telling them whatever you have too. They also have the same option. The message can be as simple as a hello. Or a 'I miss you' or whatever you can fit in 30 seconds. The message will be taken to your significant other for them to view. This is a nice way of letting them know that you're thinking about them. Of course, its up to you if you want to do this. You don't have too if you don't want too. So think about it, make up your mind on what you want to do and go from there. Tomorrow production will let you record your messages."

"Thats awesome." said AJ.

VC-Finn-This is really nice. I would absolutely love to send Becky a video message. I haven't seen her in so long and...I miss her a lot. Im excited to do this.

"Thats all the announcements I have for you guys today. See you all soon, take care." she said before she left.

VC-Dean-Im happy about the no bonfire thing but.....I don't know if I'm going to do the video message or not. I don't even know if I'm going to receive one.

VC-Seth-I am sooo happy that theres not going to be a bonfire tomorrow because...I don't need that kind of negativity right now. Let Nikki do whatever she wants to do. We're going to have a lot of talking to do when we reunite.