Our Little Secret

From the moment Nicole punched Mike in the face, we knew there would be consequences – but no one expected them to be quite so public. In "Our Little Secret," Nicole faces her punishment with surprising enthusiasm as Mike administers lashes with his belt in front of the entire band. What begins as discipline quickly transforms into an unexpectedly arousing spectacle that leaves everyone entertained and Nicole with mixed feelings about her public humiliation.

The real trouble begins when Nicole finds herself alone on the bus with Carter. Despite clear boundaries and rules, the chemistry between them proves impossible to resist. Their stolen moment of passion might remain hidden from Mike for now, but nothing stays secret for long when you're touring with a band – especially when Jason seems to sense exactly what happened.

As the tour moves through Italy and into Switzerland, Nicole walks an increasingly precarious tightrope. Her multilingual conversation with her mother reveals glimpses of her life before the tour, while her growing attraction to Carter threatens everything she's built with Mike. When confronted in an elevator, Nicole and Carter's argument exposes both their guilt and their inability to resist each other, creating a dangerous situation that could explode at any moment.

This episode explores the intoxicating pull of forbidden desire against the backdrop of European tour life. The band's dynamics shift as secrets form between members, and Nicole must decide how much she's willing to risk for momentary pleasure. Will her impulsive decision cost her everything, or can some secrets actually remain buried?

Listen now to discover how quickly rules can be broken when temptation and opportunity collide. And don't forget to subscribe, share your thoughts, and join again next week for "Slippery Sucker" – where the consequences of Nicole's actions begin to surface in unexpected ways.

Chapters

• 0:00 Disclaimers
• 0:44 Welcome Back To Unruly Confessions
• 3:36 Last Week On...
• 8:21 Nicole and Bella Entertain The Bus
• 37:06 Flat-Tire Home-Run
• 1:00:44 Something Happened
• 1:03:12 New Hotel and Calls Home
• 1:20:17 The Misunderstanding
• 1:27:39 See You Next Week!

Transcript

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Unruly Confessions Ep 17 – Our Little Secret

Arabella: 0:03

The following podcast contains adult themes, graphic sexual content, strong language, alcohol and drug references, and some infrequent violence Everything you need for a wild ride.

Nicole: 0:05

The band we have created for the podcast was inspired by many of our favourite bands, but they are all made up in fictional and most of the events are fictional too. Some of the events are inspired by things Bella and I have experienced, but the story as a whole is fictional.(Podcast theme music plays – Rat Head by Big Mouse Tree House)

Arabella: 0:08

Welcome back to Unruly Confessions. Hi guys, how are you doing? I'm Arabella and this is my best friend.

Nicole: 0:10

Nicole! How's everyone doing? And also, how are you doing, Bella?

Arabella: 0:12

I'm doing all right, can't complain. How about you?

Nicole: 0:14

Can you not complain in the British way? Can't complain, literally not allowed to. No, I’m kid-(Both laugh)

Arabella: 0:17

All right Coming at me...

Nicole: 0:19

Sorry...

Arabella: 0:21

Damn.

Nicole: 0:23

It's not the same in France.

Arabella: 0:25

Straight for the jugular.

Nicole: 0:27

People here complain whether they're allowed to or not...all the time.

Arabella: 0:29

Yes, well, they are French.

Nicole: 0:31

Yes. It is the stereotype yeah, no, I'm...

Arabella: 0:33

How are you?

Nicole: 0:35

I'm good, I'm, I'm thriving(Nicole chuckles)

Arabella: 0:38

Yes, you are. She's got a. She's got a whole new thing going on at the moment and she's a little obsessed and it's hilarious and it's all consuming. And it's even involving her best friend.

I am obsessed in a DS kind of way, if that makes sense?Arabella: 0:41

Would you like to explain to the listeners what a DS kind of way is?

Nicole: 0:43

So a DS relationship is a Dom-Sub relationship because I'm a very happily married woman.

Arabella: 0:45

You are.

Nicole: 0:47

And within BDSM, we practice non-monogamy.

Arabella: 0:49

Yes

Nicole: 0:51

And, but only when it comes to kink. So,

Arabella: 0:53

Yes

Nicole: 0:55

I completely...

Arabella: 0:57

So, she has...no, you carry on. I was gonna say she’s found a new play partner...

Nicole: 0:59

Yes, and it’s

Arabella: 1:01

And it’s been rocking her world

Nicole: 1:03

A lot, so it's been a bit consuming um...recently. Also, hopefully this is still happening by the time this releases, because it would be so awkward if people,

Arabella: 1:05

It really would be.

Nicole: 1:07

If he hears this. Anyway, doesn't matter,(Arabella laughs croakily) Yeah, so no, it's been good. It's been a good time. Happy days.

Arabella: 1:11

It has been a good time.

Nicole: 1:13

Umm, and Bella's been helping me brat a little bit by helping me Photoshop images.

Arabella: 1:15

Yes

Nicole: 1:17

So let’s...

Arabella: 1:19

We did a funny, we did a very funny.

Nicole: 1:21

We'll give you some ideas. So, he asked me to...he wasn't very precise with it. Okay, he said take a picture of yourself, make it hot. So,(Nicole laughs) we took...

Arabella: 1:25

So, I took a funny photo of Nicole, and I put flames around her.(Nicole laughs)‘Cause that's the kind of twats we are.

Nicole: 1:29

Yeah, but you knew that about us. So…

Arabella: 1:31

Yes, I think we've made that rather clear...

Nicole: 1:33

In this podcast. It won't be shocking at all. Right, so,

Arabella: 1:35

No

Nicole: 1:37

Guys, we are about to start episode 17 and we need to keep these intros short. So, we are going to get Bella to recap for us.

Arabella: 1:41

We do.(Nicole laughs) Boo! Last week on Unruly Confessions, we got the immediate aftermath of Nicky punching Mike in the face. What the fuck?

Nicole: 1:46

Not my finest moment.(Nicole chuckles nervously)

Arabella: 1:49

Really not.

Nicole: 1:51

The next morning, Nicky was rather sore and looking for us all when she came across us in the gym discussing Mike's black eye, and then she hid to listen, like the creep she is. Yes.

Arabella: 1:55

Yes, and a scaredy cat.

Nicole: 1:57

(Nicole huffs a laugh) Wouldn't you be if you just punched your Dom in the face?(Nicole continues to laugh)

Arabella: 2:01

That's fair. No, no, that is fair.

Nicole: 2:03

Yeah

Arabella: 2:05

She found her moment to enter with the brightness of a musical theatre stage entrance(Nicole giggles) To which she jokingly told Mike that he looked like Igor, but a very cute Igor.

Nicole: 2:09

I made it better.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 2:12

No, you didn't.

Nicole: 2:14

I didn’t.

Arabella: 2:16

No, you didn't,

Nicole: 2:18

I didn’t

Arabella: 2:20

You did not. Much grovelling, sassing and flirting ensued once Nicole found out that she was not being kicked off the tour.

Nicole: 2:23

Which is very, very lenient of the man, honestly.

Arabella: 2:25

Oh yeah

Nicole: 2:27

Heart of gold, heart of gold.

Arabella: 2:29

Well, also, I think you are just too damn entertaining not to be kept around.

Nicole: 2:31

How entertaining do you have to be to literally punch someone in the face and they're like, yeah, I'll keep you around?

Arabella: 2:33

Well, he fucked up a little bit too, so...

Nicole: 2:35

Oh, that's true, okay.

Arabella: 2:37

You know, I think he feels partially responsible for it.

Nicole: 2:39

This is true.

Arabella: 2:41

Yes. When alone Mike apologised to Nicky for the roughness of the previous night and that he didn't mean to scare her. Once she assuaged his guilt and insisted that, since she enjoyed it too much, they agreed she needed a proper punishment.(Arabella makes a strange ‘Eeeeeee’ sort of noise but like if Frankenstein’s monster or Igor did it)

Nicole: 2:45

It's hilarious because Doms who actually have played with me or know me are probably listening to this and laughing their arses off.

Arabella: 2:47

Yes

Nicole: 2:49

He apologised for the roughness. I was like...

Arabella: 2:51

But I like it...

Nicole: 2:53

Exactly.

Arabella: 2:55

(Both laugh) Once on the bus, Nicky found that everyone was not talking to her as part of her punishment, including me, and she could see that I was hating every second of it. Like, seriously,

Nicole: 2:58

Yep

Arabella: 3:00

So much.

Nicole: 3:02

So much.

Arabella: 3:04

No.

Nicole: 3:06

Mmm

Arabella: 3:08

Mmm The main punishment was noise-cancelling headphones, while she was tied up and unable to speak or listen to music or have any entertainment for two hours, which is so very harsh, especially for her.

Nicole: 3:11

Yes.

Arabella: 3:13

Who needs like stimulation a lot.

Nicole: 3:15

I have ADHD,

Arabella: 3:17

Yes, that’s a lot of

Nicole: 3:19

So, this would be pure torture.

Arabella: 3:21

Hell. Yes. I could barely watch her with that little moans escaping every now and again, with that little sadness of her situation.

Nicole: 3:24

No.

Arabella: 3:26

So, I announced that I was going to...

Nicole: 3:28

Please help me...

Arabella: 3:30

(Arabella pretends to be Nicole, moaning theatrically) Help.

Nicole: 3:33

Really? Do you think those are the moans? Those are the moans you think that I will be making? Wow! Wow. No, Bella.(Nicole fakes the moans Bella were making) No, if I have to really make you guys...

Arabella: 3:37

It just amused me.

Nicole: 3:39

If I have to really make you sad. It'll be more something like oh it'll be more something like hmm, oh.(Fakes more gentle, sad moans then wheezes a laugh) Right.

Arabella: 3:43

Anyway, we're supposed to be doing this quickly, fuck me. Ohhhh.(Both chuckle quietly) So, I announced that I was going to my bunk to read. Mike tried to explain, and I already understood, but I hated it so, I didn't want to see it. I think that's fair. We agreed that afterwards she should get a funishment, just to make things better. Yes, Michael, yes.(Nicole chuckles) After Nicole was freed from her punishment, she didn't speak to Mike until he started to panic that he had broken her. Once she was back to her normal self, Mike let her know that she could pick her own funishment. Such fun to come.

Nicole: 3:49

Yay!

Arabella: 3:51

And with that let's go straight for it into Episode 17. Our Little Secret.(Podcast theme music plays – Rat Head by Big Mouse Tree House)

Nicole: 3:54

The show in Italy went by very quickly. It was an outside show in a football stadium a lovely, dynamic atmosphere. After the show, we were back on the bus and drove to a hotel on the Swiss/Italian border. The next morning, we were back on the bus again, going straight onto Bern in Switzerland.

Arabella: 3:56

Yeah, we're just filtering out this bus stuff, filtering out the travel plans for you all there.

Nicole: 3:58

Yeah.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 4:01

“I’m going insane on this bus! How can you stand it?”

Nicole: 4:03

“I agree, I’m bored too”.“We create our own fun”, Jason smiled who was playing poker with Noah, Carter and the Miller brothers around the table.“Trust me, it’s better than the van we used to travel around in before we got signed to the Label”, Zander told Bella. He was playing acoustic guitar on one of the sofas.“I’m so bored, I can actually drown myself in the toilet!” Kinky Nicole.(Laughs)

Arabella: 4:10

“Drama Queen”(Arabella chuckles, Nicole cackles)

Nicole: 4:13

No, not a kink I have.(Nicole continues to laugh)

Arabella: 4:16

No

Nicole: 4:18

Not drowning in the toilet. That’s just--

Arabella: 4:20

No

Nicole: 4:22

--odd. But I could be this dramatic, that’s for sure.

Arabella: 4:24

Yes

Nicole: 4:26

“I’m so bored, I can actually drown myself in the toilet!”

Arabella: 4:28

“Drama Queen!”

Nicole: 4:30

“You’re one to talk!”

Arabella: 4:32

“Uh--You’re right”.

Nicole: 4:34

“Do you guys want to join the game?” Noah suggested.

Arabella: 4:36

“We’re not very good at poker”.

Nicole: 4:38

“Well, surely there’s something for us to do”.“Nicole!” Mike called from his bunk. “Shut up!”(Nicole wheezes in to laughing and Arabella joins her by croaking) Thanks. I rolled my eyes(Laughing harder) I rolled my eyes and Jason sniggered.“I saw that!” Mike responded immediately.

“No, you didn’t!” I called back, then looked at the other guys and whispered: 4:46

“Did he?”

Arabella: 4:48

“Pretty sure he guessed you would do something like that”.

Nicole: 4:50

(Nicole devolves into laughter) Obviously, I mean, he didn’t see me.

Arabella: 4:53

Yes, exactly! He’s in his bunk, he cannot see you.

Nicole: 4:55

For a moment there, my brain was like, does he have cameras around the bus just to spy on me?

Arabella: 4:57

(Arabella barks a laugh) Yes! Is he spying on me? Is he--?

Nicole: 5:00

That would be a lot of effort for a man to make who’s currently on a world tour...not a world tour, well yeah...a world tour, actually.

Arabella: 5:02

Yeah

“No, you didn’t!” I called back, then looked at the other guys and whispered: 5:04

“Did he?”

Arabella: 5:06

“Pretty sure he guessed you would do something like that”.

Nicole: 5:08

“Hey!” I said suddenly. “You guys have a console on the bus! We can play that right?”

Arabella: 5:10

“That’ll be cool. There’s guitar hero, isn’t there?”

Nicole: 5:12

“Bella can play”, Mike said from his bunk. “Your console privileges have been revoked until you’ve thought of a punishment, and it’s been delivered-”“That’s bullshit!” Uh oh! Not helping myself(Both laugh)

Arabella: 5:17

No! Shut up!

Nicole: 5:19

“That’s bullshit!” I crossed my arms and leaned against the sofa. “I just want something to do”.(Arabella is quietly sniggering in the background trying to contain herself)“Better think of a punishment then”, Mike said.“Isn’t being bored on this bus punishment enough?”

Arabella: 5:24

“Something tells me no—to be fair, Nicky, you did punch Mike in the face- “

Nicole: 5:26

“I shouldn’t be punished for being a badass bitch- “ Oh my god!(Both burst out laughing) I ge. Oh no! I’m only allowed to say this because he’s already forgiven me.(Arabella continues laughing) Otherwise

Arabella: 5:33

Exactly

Nicole: 5:35

...Ass railed.(Both continue laughing)

Arabella: 5:38

So railed.

Nicole: 5:40

Everyone laughed. I even heard Mike laugh from his bunk.

Arabella: 5:42

“Do you want me to help you think of a punishment?”

Nicole: 5:44

“Probably. How about pointless chores?”

Arabella: 5:46

“Way too soft, he’ll never go for that”.

Nicole: 5:48

“He said I could choose what I want”.

“But this punishment must suit the offense as well-“Nicole: 5:51

“He can’t punch me in the face, I’ll die!”(Nicole laughs manically)

Arabella: 5:54

“Obviously not, you twat!”(Both cackle)

Nicole: 5:57

He would never do that! First of all. But also yes, I would actually, possibly die.

Arabella: 5:59

Die, yeah.

Nicole: 6:01

Yeah. Not die but it would be, it would be very, maybe, no, I could die. It’s def-anyway...

Arabella: 6:03

Maybe

Nicole: 6:05

It’s. but it’s. Here it’s for humour, guys—he would never do that! Ever!

Arabella: 6:07

No

Nicole: 6:09

No one should do that. No punching in the face.

Arabella: 6:11

No, he can’t

Nicole: 6:13

“He can’t punch me in the face, I’ll die!”

Arabella: 6:15

“Obviously not, you twat!”

Nicole: 6:17

(Nicole laughs) Everyone was in fits watching our exchange. I could imagine the whole band just watching this

Arabella: 6:20

Yes

Nicole: 6:22

Spectacle like...what the F?(Both cackle a bit) I sighed. “Pointless chores, Mr. Solomon?”“No, not hard enough”.

Arabella: 6:27

Nerh nerh nah nerh nerh! (Sung mockingly)

Nicole: 6:29

Bella stuck her tongue out at me.“You don’t really want to punch me in the face?” I asked Mike.“Right now I do”, he laughed, “but I won’t. Think harder!”“Thinking harder-“ I said.

Arabella: 6:34

“Orgasm denial?”

Nicole: 6:36

“No! What the fuck? Bella!”.(Arabella cackles)“Don’t plant ideas in his head-“ I scolded, “what about forced orgasms? I can get behind that”.(Laughter continues)“You girls are making it really hard to concentrate on our game”, Noah informed us.

Arabella: 6:42

“Sorry. Should we go somewhere else?”

Nicole: 6:44

“No”, Noah said, too quickly. “You know, you should think along the lines of what the offense was—like you punched Mike, so think around similar lines”.“Mike said he wouldn’t punch me”.“That’s not what I’m suggesting”, he clarified, “there are other ways--”

Arabella: 6:48

Far too literal...

Nicole: 6:50

What?

Arabella: 6:52

I said, far too literal

Nicole: 6:54

Yeah that was, but that’s me though...hmmm?(Arabella continues to laugh)“That’s not what I’m suggesting”, he clarified, “there are other ways of hitting people- “ You know, it’s cute because he’s not even in the kink scene but he knows, he’s thought of this

Arabella: 6:59

No, no

Nicole: 7:01

But I’m like not thinking of it for some reason...

Arabella: 7:03

‘Cause you’re a moose

Nicole: 7:05

Yeah

Arabella: 7:07

A papoose!

Nicole: 7:09

A popoose! (what was I trying to do here?)“You mean spanking?” I asked, frowning.

Arabella: 7:12

“Probably something a little harder-like flogging-“

Nicole: 7:14

“She’d enjoy that too much”, came Mike’s voice from the bunk.

Arabella: 7:16

“Not if it’s in front of everyone-“

Nicole: 7:18

“Bella!” I said falsely appalled, and the guys laughed.(Arabella laughs) Because yeah, this is right up my alley!

Arabella: 7:22

Yeah

Nicole: 7:24

This is humiliation

Arabella: 7:26

I am really helping you here!

Nicole: 7:28

You are!

Arabella: 7:30

I’m like, here you go, little present for you, bow on top and all

Nicole: 7:32

Thank you, Bella. I’ll pretend that it’s not though.(Nicole guffaws)

Arabella: 7:35

Yes

Nicole: 7:37

But you know better

Arabella: 7:39

I do

Nicole: 7:41

“You’re a little evil, Bella”, Zander smiled.

Arabella: 7:43

“You have no idea”,

Nicole: 7:45

Bella grinned.“Yeah! Who’s side are you on here?”

Arabella: 7:48

“Do you want to be released from boredom or not?”

“I do, but you could just go play without me-“Arabella: 7:51

“Where you go, I go”,

Nicole: 7:53

She said and squeezed my hand. Aww, best friend babe

Arabella: 7:56

Yeah

Nicole: 7:58

“Does that mean you’re taking the punishment with me then?” I chucked. I always want to bring you along. Whenever I do a thing--

Arabella: 8:01

Yes

Nicole: 8:03

Bella! Bella helped!

Arabella: 8:05

Bella can come!

Nicole: 8:07

Also Bella!

Arabella: 8:09

She’s a—also Bella!

Nicole: 8:11

Also hit her!(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 8:14

Let’s be honest, when you did the picture, you threw me under the bus super hard.

Nicole: 8:16

But I did come clean.

Arabella: 8:18

Eventually.

Nicole: 8:20

Yeah, ok.

Arabella: 8:22

True in life as it is in fiction.

Nicole: 8:24

Yes, exactly, this is all true. What we do in this podcast is very true about ourselves.

Arabella: 8:26

It’s, it’s so us.

Nicole: 8:28

Yeah.“No”, Zander answered for her. “No one punishes Bella but me”.

Arabella: 8:31

Oooooo yeah!(Nicole whistles)

Nicole: 8:34

Oh hiiii S—Hello, Zander!(Nicole giggles for her almost whoopsie)

Arabella: 8:37

HELLO! HELLO! Woooooooo!

Nicole: 8:40

Welcome, welcome to the party!

Arabella: 8:42

Woooooooo! Yes!

Nicole: 8:44

Bella looked at me and fanned her face.(Arabella woops again)“Fine—are you happy with that, Mr. Solomon?”“Sounds good to me”. He immediately slipped out of the bunk.“Wow, not now!” I protested, “I’m not prepared”.“You said you were bored”, he grinned wickedly.“I didn’t mean it!”(Nicole wheezes into laughter followed by Arabella) I didn’t mean it.

Arabella: 8:54

I didn’t mean it, nooooo!

Nicole: 8:56

It’s the equivalent of ‘that’s not fair!’ I said, jumping onto the table almost stepping onto the poker game to get away from Mike. I’m just pissing everyone off now!

Arabella: 9:00

Exactly, and I love that you were able to jump onto the table so easily.

Nicole: 9:02

It’s chaos. Oh yeah you can because...

Arabella: 9:04

You scramble onto the table.

Nicole: 9:06

Yeah, but oh, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, I’m limble...

Arabella: 9:08

I know, but you’re short.

Nicole: 9:10

Nimble? Is it nimble or limble?

Arabella: 9:12

Nimble

Nicole: 9:14

(Nicole devolves into laughter followed by Arabella) I’m limble! I’m limble!

I’m limble. I’m limble Nicole: 9:18

I’m limble.(Still laughing) And I stretch and stuff. And I was imagining, I didn’t want to explain the whole thing because I just jumped on the table is good enough but like obviously, I did a little sidestep on the sofa and then on the table.

Arabella: 9:22

Yes

Nicole: 9:24

You know? I might. I probably scrambled a little bit.

Arabella: 9:26

I like to think of you scramble, scrambling up onto the thing.

Nicole: 9:28

Yeah, which also should tell everyone that he’s letting me do this. Because if he wanted to grab me,

Arabella: 9:30

Yes

Nicole: 9:32

I would’ve been grabbed by now.

Arabella: 9:34

Yes

Nicole: 9:36

Every, anyone could’ve done it. I’m just, everyone’s just kind of watching this play out ‘cause it’s hilar-everyone's a little bored and now they’re not. Now they’re like, fuck yeah, keep going.

Arabella: 9:38

Now they’re not. Pure entertainment.

Nicole: 9:40

This is literally why I’m on this tour. This is why we are on this tour!

Arabella: 9:42

I just like the idea that you’re just scrabbling up the table, like arghhh! (Arabella makes this weird sound)

Nicole: 9:44

Most likely, yeah. Okay, fair enough.“I didn’t mean it!” I said, jumping onto the table and almost stepping onto the poker game to get away from Mike.“Get the fuck down”, he laughed.“No way”, I smiled. “I like it here-““This bus just got a lot more entertaining”, Jason chortled.“I’ll be really upset if I have to come up there!”(Nicole’s accent is going slightly southern at the end of the line)

Arabella: 9:51

You’ve yeed your last haw!(Both laughing)

Nicole: 9:54

He turned into Crackhead Dom! You yeed your last haw, padner!(Still chuckling) Yeah. Sorry, I love Crackhead Dom.

Arabella: 9:58

Oh, hilarious.

Nicole: 10:00

I’d do Crackhead Dom so hard. Sorry. (Nicole laughs)“I’ll be really upset if I have to come up there!”“We haven’t even decided how many hits”.

Arabella: 10:05

“Ten seems a good number”.

Nicole: 10:07

“Twenty”, Mike said loudly.“No!” I protested, “ten sounded good”.“Twenty-five”.“Wait- ““Thirty”.“Okay, okay-I’m coming”.“Hurry up!” he ordered, still smiling.

Arabella: 10:15

(Arabella scoffs a laugh) Yeah, you are.

Nicole: 10:18

What?

Arabella: 10:20

Okay, okay, I’m coming. I was like, yeah you are.

Nicole: 10:22

Almost. No. I’ve never cum from impact play but I mean, there’s always a first.

Arabella: 10:24

And there’s always fantasy.

Nicole: 10:26

Oh yeah, I’m talking pure impact, right? Nothing added.

Arabella: 10:28

I, I, I was just being funny. I wasn’t being literal.

Nicole: 10:30

Oh, I’m sorry, sorry, I’m in a literal mood today.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 10:33

Jesus.

Nicole: 10:35

“Okay, okay-I’m coming”.

Arabella: 10:37

Scrabble your way onto the table, would you?(Both laugh)

Nicole: 10:40

“Hurry up!” he ordered, still smiling.“I can’t”, I said. “You’re in my way”.“That’s the I”

Arabella: 10:44

(Both cackle) Move, bitch!

Arabella & Nicole: 10:47

(Both sing) Get out the way! Get out the way, bitch, get out the way!(Both laugh)

Nicole: 10:51

Gosh. We will never stop egging each other on, will we?

Arabella: 10:53

No, never. never

Nicole: 10:55

Gosh.

Arabella: 10:57

Never

Nicole: 10:59

Imagine if we actually go to California. The whole--

Arabella: 11:01

Oh dear God...

Nicole: 11:03

What do they call it? Is it a county? Is it the county of California? It’s the state! Oh my God, it’s the state. I’m sorry!(Nicole falls apart with laughter followed swiftly by Arabella)

Arabella: 11:06

It’s a state.

Nicole: 11:08

Why did I do that? I know this! Oh gosh, my brain just died. Ok.

Arabella: 11:10

Yes, it did.

Nicole: 11:12

Oh my God, the whole state of Cali--

Arabella: 11:14

The county of California.(Still laughing)

Nicole: 11:17

It sounds cool, the CC.(More laughter)

Arabella: 11:20

The CC by the CC.(Both laugh harder)

Nicole: 11:23

The CC by the CC. Oh shit it, okay. Hang on, okay

Arabella: 11:25

Oh, I think I’m going to pee myself.(Arabella’s still losing it)

Nicole: 11:28

We’re going to have to plan a trip to California because I feel like the entire state of California is going to--

Arabella: 11:30

The whole county?

Nicole: 11:32

The whole county.

Arabella: 11:34

The whole county.

Nicole: 11:36

The whole state of California is going to know that we are present by the end of it.(Both wheeze a laugh)

Arabella: 11:39

Yes, scrabbling all over tables and everything.

Nicole: 11:41

(More laughter) Oh gosh. Sleeping our way through the state probably as well.(Both giggle)“That’s the idea”, he laughed. “I’m going to catch you”.“No deal”, I said. “Get out of the way”.“Do you think I’m an idiot?” Mike asked.“Is that a trick question?” I immediately gasped in horror at what came out of my mouth. Oh my God!(Arabella laughs) Yes.

Arabella: 11:52

“You’re really not helping yourself”.

Nicole: 11:54

“I’m so sorry, my filter is so bad, it’s failed hard”, I apologised.(Nicole wheezes a laugh)

Arabella: 11:57

“Oh, Terrence, what have you done”.

Nicole: 11:59

I noticed Jason was enjoying the scene very much which made my stomach knot.

Arabella: 12:01

Oh, Nicole.

Nicole: 12:03

Oh, that’s just a polite way of saying what is really happening.

Arabella: 12:05

Oh yeah.

Nicole: 12:07

It made my stomach knot? Among...

Arabella: 12:09

No--

Nicole: 12:11

--other

Arabella: 12:13

Tsunami

Nicole: 12:15

--things. What?

Arabella: 12:17

Tsunami

Nicole: 12:19

Tsunami

Arabella: 12:21

(Arabella sings) Tsunami in your pants

Nicole: 12:24

Oh for sure. It’s already tsunami in my pants to be fair, most of the time.

Arabella: 12:26

Yes, yeah.

Nicole: 12:28

While I was distracted by Jason, Mike grabbed me around my thighs-- Oh, I was my own undoing and swung me--

Arabella: 12:32

Yes, you were.

Nicole: 12:34

--over his shoulder, so my bum was sticking up in the air. He likes to carry me like this.

Arabella: 12:37

Yes, he does.

Nicole: 12:39

With the other hand, he landed one hard slap already. There you go, that’s why! Access to butt.

Arabella: 12:42

Yes

Nicole: 12:44

Also he’s, he’s very nimble, imagine my butt being on his shoulder and him being able to deliver a pretty hard slap like that.

Arabella: 12:46

That’s not that hard.

Nicole: 12:48

Oh, I suppose I’m just short and limited.

Arabella: 12:50

You are short and limited.

Nicole: 12:52

Yeah

Arabella: 12:54

‘Cause you scrabble onto tables.(Nicole chortles) I’m never letting this go. Never

Nicole: 12:58

Ever“Oi”, I complained, “that counts as one”. And also, oi????(Both laugh)

Arabella: 13:03

Oi!!

Nicole: 13:05

Oi!!

Arabella: 13:07

Oi!!

Nicole: 13:09

Oi!! That counts as one!

Arabella: 13:11

Please, Sir, may I have some more?(Both still laughing)

Nicole: 13:14

“No it doesn’t”, he laughed.“Hang on, hang on”, I said, “are you sure we can’t negotiate doing this in private?”“Not a chance in hell”. I sighed in defeat. “So, after this I’m off the hook for all the stupid shit I’ve done thus far?”“Yes-”“-and all the stupid things I’m going to do?”“Of course not”, he answered immediately.“Balls!”. I nodded. “I accept the punishment”.(Both snigger) I love that. Oi!! Balls!!

Arabella: 13:25

I know, Balls!

Nicole: 13:27

I’m just like going through everyone’s slang, aren’t I? That’s the thing about being South-African, I’m just mixing British and American slang like you can’t believe.“I accept the punishment. He put me down on the ground.“Bend over”, he commanded, undoing his belt and pulling it off.(Arabella lets off a high pitched Ooo at this) The way I want to grind my hips right now.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 13:35

Yeah, oh yeah(Nicole still chuckling) Guys pulling the belt off, it’s just... (makes yummy noises)

Nicole: 13:39

While the say bend over.

Arabella: 13:41

Exactly, it’s just a... (both making appreciative noises)

Nicole: 13:43

Yeah, there’s a lot I love about this.“Wait-“ I said, “with the belt?”(Arabella lets off a high pitched Ooo at this) Yeah, that’s--I accepted the punishment before I realised it was the belt.

Arabella: 13:48

Yeah

Nicole: 13:50

Although I fucking love the belt...I’m not gonna, I’m not gonna...take it back.

Arabella: 13:52

You do. Nah.(Nicole wheezes)

Nicole: 13:55

He looked at me, impatiently.“What am I-ten?”“Good point”, he said, “Forty”.“No! I-I- We already agreed to thirty-”(Both laugh)“Don’t pretend you don’t love this”, he told me.“Pretending is part of the fun”.“Bend over”, he repeated, “we won’t have all day”.“Can’t I rather write out some lines?” He laughed. “Cute-but no deal”. That and also, imagine he went for that! (Gasp) No!

Arabella: 14:07

No!

Nicole: 14:09

I don’t want to write out lines. Ewww, no. I would rather take the belt, any day.

Arabella: 14:11

Horrishment!

Nicole: 14:13

It’s a horrishment! Dang, missed opportunity, Nicole, it’s a horrishment. (Both giggle)“If you don’t like the belt”, Jason suggested, “I can always give you a drumstick”.“Why do you hate me?” I asked innocently. “That’ll be like a cane”.(Arabella lets a laugh escape) He shrugged. “I was kidding—sort of”.(Arabella scoffs)“Right-thirty with the belt but- ““I’ll work up to it”, he said, “it won’t be super intense right away—now pull those pants down”. That, and I know him-- Of course, he’s not just going to beat the shit out of me,

Arabella: 14:25

Yes

Nicole: 14:27

Come on.(Arabella croaks a laugh) I mean he will, eventually.

Arabella: 14:31

Oh yeah

Nicole: 14:33

We all know how skin works

Arabella: 14:35

Just how you like it.

Nicole: 14:37

Just to clarify for people who aren’t as familiar with impact play, or—kink or whatever...you work up to it, you don’t just start banging it at 100%, that is how you--

Arabella: 14:39

No

Nicole: 14:41

--inflict lasting damage.

Arabella: 14:43

Yes. Gotta warm those buttocks up.

Nicole: 14:45

Especially if you’re using a belt. He knows how to do impact play, like yes--

Arabella: 14:47

Yes

Nicole: 14:49

Shut up. Oh, gosh. I’d like to say on that note, guys, don’t play, don’t do impact play with people who don’t know how to do impact play. It can be very dangerous.

Arabella: 14:51

Incredibly dangerous.

Nicole: 14:53

Especially if it’s a belt on your kidneys where it shouldn’t be.

Arabella: 14:55

That would be, oh my God, that would be so bad.

Nicole: 14:57

This is the point I’m making, don’t do that.

Arabella: 14:59

Yeah

Nicole: 15:01

Okay?

Arabella: 15:03

No

Nicole: 15:05

Know what you’re doing before you do this stuff. Okay.

Arabella: 15:07

Yes

Nicole: 15:09

Serious Nicole is gone, she pops in very rarely but she’s gone.

Arabella: 15:11

Yes, bye-bye, bitch!(Both burst out laughing) What?

Nicole: 15:15

Why?“What?” I said, “but The Band-““No one will see anything”, he explained, “you’ll be facing them”. I cringed. “That may actually be more humiliating”. Yeah, no, no, no, let them see my butt, and not my face!(Nicole giggles nervously)

Arabella: 15:21

Yes, not the face, not the face.

Nicole: 15:23

“Turn around, and bend over-“I did what he said and put my hands on the table.“Bella—Jay, can you hold her arms down?” They pushed down gently on my arms from either side. I love that you guys are gentle, bless you, sweet, sweet people.

Arabella: 15:28

Gotta give you some support.

Nicole: 15:30

Bella held my hand with the other hand. “Not awkward as fuck-“ I said, forced to look at everyone’s face. But also, guys, loving it.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 15:34

So much.

Nicole: 15:36

They pushed down gently on my arms from either side. Bella held my hand with the other hand.

Arabella: 15:39

And no doubt, grinned at you.

Nicole: 15:41

Oh yes, you are grinning.

Arabella: 15:43

I would grin so hard at you. I’ll be like he he he.

Nicole: 15:45

This is amazing.(Arabella chuckles)“Not awkward as fuck-“ I said, forced to look at everyone’s face. But secretly absolutely loving it, not even that secretly. Like he knows, everyone knows.

Arabella: 15:50

Everyone knows. There is no secret.

Nicole: 15:52

There is zero secrets here. See, our little secret, is not this.

Arabella: 15:54

No, it is really not.

Nicole: 15:56

Mike pulled down the back of my trousers and my underwear. “All right, only twenty ‘cause I’m nice”. Mike was true to his word.

AwwwNicole: 16:00

The first five blows were not very hard but as he worked up the vigour increased until I couldn’t help but cry out at every one. And loved it. Don’t be a Californian. (Big breath)

Arabella: 16:03

You’re not Californian.

Nicole: 16:05

“Don’t smile at me like that, Jay”, I said between blow eleventh and twelfth. Mike landed the twelfth blow as I said ‘Jay’ and I cried out his name which made everyone laugh.“No talking”, Mike ordered. I could hear the grin on his lips.

When he got to the eighteenth lash, he said: 16:08

“Thank me”.“Thank you, Sir, but that was only eighteen”.“I know”, he said, “Jay’s going to do the last two”.“Why?” I demanded. WHHHYYY

Arabella: 16:14

WHYYYY (Mocking the way Nicole said it)

Nicole: 16:16

All the

Arabella: 16:18

That came out deep from your soul.

Nicole: 16:20

‘Cause I went through like five emotions as I said one word. WHHYYY(Both laugh)“’Cause you annoyed him too”.“Don’t you mean we annoyed him?”(Singing a silly tune) Shut-up, Nicole, shut-up!(Arabella giggles)“Was that not enough for you?” Mike asked, “you want some more?”“Yes, and then at the same time, a huge resounding no”, I answered.

Arabella: 16:29

I still love that line.

Nicole: 16:31

Me too

Arabella: 16:33

It’s totally stolen but I love it.

Nicole: 16:35

It’s totally stolen from ‘The White Knight’.

Arabella: 16:37

‘A Knight’s Tale’.

Nicole: 16:39

Oh! (Nicole laughs as she says) It’s totally stolen from ‘A Knight’s Tale’. My apologies, everyone.

Arabella: 16:41

What the? The White Knight, what?’

Nicole: 16:43

I don’t know what ‘The White Knight’ is.

Arabella: 16:45

No, neither do I.

Nicole: 16:47

I am so sorry. Stolen from ‘a Knight’s Tale’ with--I was about to say Hugh Hefner—what the fuck is my brain doing?(Both laugh)“Yes, and then at the same time, a huge resounding no”, I answered.(Both still laughing)“Are you telling me you don’t want Jay to give the last two?” Mike asked disbelievingly.“No, I’m- “ I glanced at Jason who was grinning. I couldn’t admit that it would turn me on too much. I mean, I could. ‘Cause I think we all know that’s why we’re doing it.

Arabella: 16:55

Exactly.

Nicole: 16:57

To embarrass—like not humiliating enough--

Arabella: 16:59

Once again, not our little secret.

Nicole: 17:01

Mmm-mmm“I just don’t want him to see my bum-“ I invented.(Both scoffs a laugh)

Arabella: 17:05

Yes, yes you do

Nicole: 17:07

I do. I do want him to see my bum.

Arabella: 17:09

So much.(Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 17:12

“Bum”, Jason repeated, “adorable”.(Arabella laughs)“You can pull your pants back on”, Mike comforted. I did. “Aren’t you guys bored yet?” I asked everyone. “We’ve been at this for ages- “ Noah sniggered. “I’m not bored”.“Why would this be boring?” Carter asked, “you should fuck up more often”. Yeah(Both cackle)“You’ve sure changed your tune”, I smiled at Carter. “But I’m not complaining”. That’s true. The speed at which I have forgiven that man is...

Arabella: 17:23

And he has also.

Nicole: 17:25

Yes, the speed at which we have forgiven each other is admirable. Everyone should learn from us. We rocked! Not in all circumstances but in the forgiveness one. Jason stood up, towering over me. I swallowed and was suddenly a little terrified. Jason was way more erratic than Mike and I was both nervous and excited by his unpredictability.

Arabella: 17:29

Ooo yeah

Nicole: 17:31

“You’re going to be careful right, Jay?” I asked nervously, not looking at him behind me.“We’ll see”, he responded unhelpfully. Of course he will, he’s very compassionate. I looked pleadingly at Bella who squeezed my hand a little tighter.

Arabella: 17:36

And grinned some more.

Nicole: 17:38

Yes. Mike put his belt back on and sat down at the table where Jason was sitting just before. “He’s not using the belt?” I asked Mike.“Of course not”, Mike answered, “no one but Zander and I have experience in impact play. It would be irresponsible”. Yeah, exactly.

Arabella: 17:43

Yeah, yep

Nicole: 17:45

“But then how will he—" Jason answered my question when I felt both of his hands squeezed my bum cheeks.

Arabella & Nicole: 17:47

(Both chuckle) Honk honk!

Nicole: 17:50

“Hey, grabby hands”, I complained. “Get to the beating part- “(Arabella bursts out laughing followed by Nicole) Like I don’t want it

Arabella: 17:54

Hey, grabby hands(Still laughing)

Nicole: 17:57

This is also me trying to like, keep the power a little bit ‘cause I’m losing

Arabella: 17:59

Yeah

Nicole: 18:01

Inside, the liquid.

Arabella: 18:03

You have none

Nicole: 18:05

I have zero.

Arabella: 18:07

Yeah

Nicole: 18:09

And this is showing also a little bit of, it’s different with Jason.

Arabella: 18:11

Oh yeah

Nicole: 18:13

There’s so many other feelings that come into it and I’m, I’m, I’m --The intimacy, oooof. So, I’m like, I’m saying this to kind of, as a defence mechanism. Honestly.

Arabella: 18:15

Yeah

Nicole: 18:17

“I’m just examining what I’m working with”, he answered simply. He was already being unpredictable.

“Also…”, Jason suddenly twisted himself over my back and said in my ear: 18:18

“It’s Sir”.(Both making various surprised oh and ooo noises)

Nicole: 18:21

Oh, okay, fucking hell. Phooooo!

Arabella: 18:23

Wow.

Nicole: 18:25

I don’t--hmmm--yeah. Goosebumps erupted all over my body. “Fuck”, I whispered at Bella and Mike in front of me.(Nicole laughs followed by Arabella) I closed my eyes at his first slap, worried that my face would betray my exhilaration. I don’t think closing my eyes is going to help anything.

Arabella: 18:31

Any help. It’s really not.

Nicole: 18:33

I have other facial muscles.(Nicole laughs) I shrieked more

Arabella: 18:37

Your face is an open book.

Nicole: 18:39

I know. I shrieked more with glee than pain.

Arabella: 18:42

That too, the happy noises.

Nicole: 18:44

Yeah, so many happy noises—weee!! No, no, not weee. Not wee.(Arabella bursts out laughing followed by Nicole)

Arabella: 18:47

You going down a slide? Wee!

Nicole: 18:49

Wee! Sort of. Um. I shrieked more with glee than pain. When the second and last one landed, I made a kind of strange moaning noise that sounded a lot more like pleasure than pain. (Nicole ends this sentence practically grimacing with embarrassment)(Arabella is cackling away) And this is what Mike was counting on. He wanted me to absolutely die in a puddle of my own humiliation.

Arabella: 18:55

Yes

Nicole: 18:57

Hmmmm(Arabella laughs again) And if that wasn’t enough.“What do you say to Jay?” Mike asked, leaning forward, incredibly amused.“Yes, Sir—I mean thank you, Sir”.(Nicole wheezes a laugh as Arabella cackles some more) Yes, Sir.

Arabella: 19:05

Just whatever you want, Sir.

Nicole: 19:07

Anything you want.“You’re welcome”, Jason responded, landing a slap with one of his hands across both my butt cheeks. Which is possible because he has pretty big hands but also, you know, depending on where you put it, could work.

Arabella: 19:11

Yep

Nicole: 19:13

“Hey!” I objected, “that’s twenty-one. Twenty-two if we count the one from Mike earlier—I mean, Mr. Solomon”.(Arabella chortles)“Be grateful, it’s not thirty”, Mike told me and tapped my face with his right hand. “You can go play guitar hero now—the chairs are in the hallway”.“I think I’ll stand”.(Both burst out laughing) Gosh, and also,(Arabella continues to cackle) I’m unbelievable. But if I didn’t play this, and just let it happen, it wouldn’t be half the fun.

Arabella: 19:23

No, it really wouldn’t. Your reactions are just--

Nicole: 19:25

Half the fun

Arabella: 19:27

Hilarious. Half the fun

Nicole: 19:29

I sat on the tour bus that afternoon reading a book that I borrowed from Jason. I was listening to a metal playlist at the same time as reading. We were halfway to Bern, and we were standing still temporarily on the side of the road with a flat tire. As it was a bus, it was taking some time. The guys were all outside on the grass next to the bus playing baseball. In case you forgot, they were American, baseball.

Arabella: 19:32

Yes, baseball.

Nicole: 19:34

Standard next to the road game.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 19:37

Yes.

Nicole: 19:39

Bella was watching as, in her words, the shirtless band was not to be missed.

Arabella: 19:41

Yeah, I think that's a sane statement.

Nicole: 19:43

And so let me just add to that, so people will be driving past seeing five, shirtless,

Arabella: 19:45

Tattooed

Nicole: 19:47

Beautiful

Arabella: 19:49

Beautiful, beautiful men,

Nicole: 19:51

Men playing baseball.

Arabella: 19:53

Why aren't you watching this with me?

Nicole: 19:55

There might be a little line...

Arabella: 19:57

Yas...why aren't you watching them with me?

Nicole: 19:59

I needed a break from the excitement, as my bum was still sore as hell. Yeah, I'm not I, I it is. It is true that I'd probably be out there as well, but today, after the excitement, I apparently needed a break. Seconds later, Carter walked onto the bus.

Arabella: 20:02

Dun-dun-daahh! (Sung)

Nicole: 20:04

“What's up?”(Shocked out breath) It scared me how much that sounded like him. That's why I was like whoa, do a-? Do a double take?

Arabella: 20:08

Yes

Nicole: 20:10

“What's up?” He asked lazily as he sunk onto the sofa opposite me. I shrugged, “not much”. “Where are the others”“Still playing”“Cool”, I smiled. “Why aren't you?” “You were going to be a professional baseball player at some point, weren't you?” He nodded, “but music took the lead”. I cringed, “is it a bit creepy that I know so much about you?”

Arabella: 20:17

Yes

Nicole: 20:19

“You get used to it.” No, that's not. He didn't say, he didn't say yes,(Arabella sniggers) he said, he said yes in a polite way.(Both laugh)“You get used to it”, he shrugged."After this morning, I feel like everyone knows more about me than they want to”.“Not enough. If you ask me”. Oh!

Arabella: 20:29

Oooeee! Flirty little Carter.

Nicole: 20:31

Well, what the f is going on here?(Both chuckle) My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly tried to change the subject. “So why aren't you out there now?”“I was kicking everyone's ass”, he said, “so they chased me away”. I laughed. “Sounds about right”. Although (hesitation sounds) what kind of game of baseball are they playing? That they are playing against each other?

Arabella: 20:38

Yeah, surely they’re playing against each other.

Nicole: 20:40

Oh, that does make sense actually.

Arabella: 20:42

Yes, they'd be playing against, but they would split off into sort of two teams.

Nicole: 20:44

So, and wouldn’t, so and what? So, one of the two teams went like nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, Carter, you can't play anymore.

Arabella: 20:46

Yes, apparently.

Nicole: 20:48

But it’s. it’s, there's something suspicious here, right?

Arabella: 20:50

It's a bad excuse.(Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 20:53

Okay, the best ball player of all of them. And they're like nah, you can't play with us.

Arabella: 20:55

Yeah, you can't sit with us.

Nicole: 20:57

Something smells fishy. Anyway, A silence followed, during which ‘Are you Dead Yet?’ By the Children of Bodom started playing over the speakers of the bus from my playlist. I watched Carter waiting for him to say something. There was such a weird energy hanging over us. Such a weird energy

Arabella: 21:01

Such a weird energy huh?

Nicole: 21:03

“I would never let the others hear this, because I love fighting with you-” He chortled, “called it”.“But you have gorgeous eyes”. Oh...

Arabella: 21:08

(Arabella takes a large intake of breath)(Whispering) Nicole, what are you doing?

Nicole: 21:11

I'm not, I'm—hmmm. He blushed and scratched the back of his neck. I blushed as well and then, like I don't know what I'm doing, I go,“Are we flirting right now?”(Both burst out laughing) What a twat.

Arabella: 21:19

Yeah

Nicole: 21:21

He chuckled, “feels like it”. We're like a bunch of teenagers. They're like I don't--

Arabella: 21:24

You really are, you’re so awkward!

Nicole: 21:26

I don't know what flirting is. He's like I don't know what it feels like.(Nicole laughs more)

Arabella: 21:29

This is it, I think? Maybe?

Nicole: 21:31

He was looking mightily good all of a sudden...(the end of this sentence being stressed very ironically)(Nicole laughs loudly)

Arabella: 21:34

The serious horn came over. A sudden, your serious horn came over so hard on you.

Nicole: 21:36

Yeah, but I love how it's all of a sudden

Arabella: 21:38

Yeah

Nicole: 21:40

Like it's not been the case

Arabella: 21:42

Yeah

Nicole: 21:44

Since the very first day.

Arabella: 21:46

Exactly.

Nicole: 21:48

Carter always looked good, but he looked even better then. Okay. So yeah, it's a horn.

Arabella: 21:51

Yes, the serious horn.

Nicole: 21:53

Without being able to stop myself— Of course, me going, I have no self-control.

Arabella: 21:56

None!

Nicole: 21:58

Images flashed across my mind of him kissing and touching me. Kissing? Okay, sure!

Arabella: 22:01

Okay!

Nicole: 22:03

I tried to shut them out, but it was impossible.“Does mike, uh, belt you a lot?” Carter asked abruptly.“That was the first time”, I answered. “Why?”“Curiosity” He smiled. “When you have sex, is it always that aggressive?”(Both Arabella and Nicole laugh) I frowned. “Yes, why do you ask?”“Do you have to have sex like that all the time?”“You mean Mike and I, or-?”“I mean you. Can you only feel turned on if you're submissive?” I laughed in shock. “Well, not only, but it's certainly stronger when I am. But passion works too”. He nodded thoughtfully. Oh, gosh, he's think--scheming a thing.

Arabella: 22:16

Yes, he's like hmm, yeah.

Nicole: 22:18

Hmm, yeass, this suits me.(Nicole chuckles)“I'm kind of annoyed I didn't get to see your ass”.“Holy shit, Carter!”“What?” he asked innocently, Like he didn't just say that.

Arabella: 22:25

I know.

Nicole: 22:27

“I think I'm playing with fire here”.

Arabella: 22:29

Think? You think?

Nicole: 22:31

Yes, yes, Bella. I think, look, I'm trying, I'm trying to be like whoa, whoa, whoa, can we, can you stop? Put down the guns, put down the—(Nicole wheezes a laugh)

Arabella: 22:34

The matches!

Nicole: 22:36

Yeah(Nicole continues to laugh)

Arabella: 22:39

All the burny things.

Nicole: 22:41

I know.(Nicole chuckles)

Arabella: 22:44

Thank you.

Nicole: 22:46

I just don't want to say it like that because that sounds like a hard no--

Arabella: 22:48

Yes, and that’s--

Nicole: 22:50

And I don't want to give...I don't want to give a hard no. Apparently.“If you show me, I won't tell anyone”. I couldn't help but laugh. “It'll be our little secret, will it? Creepy Carter”. He raised his eyebrows at me. “You don't want to show me?”“That's the problem. Yes, I do”.

Arabella: 22:56

Absolutely she does.

Nicole: 22:58

“But I know I shouldn't”.(Nicole sniggers)“The old forbidden fruit”.“Okay, quickly!”(Nicole laughs intensely) Oh my God!

Arabella: 23:05

Really does not take you long.

Nicole: 23:07

Wooww!

Arabella: 23:09

Not much convincing...whatsoever!

Nicole: 23:11

He barely asked...

Arabella: 23:13

He barely nudged you and you’re like OH! Yes, ok!

Nicole: 23:15

There was zero nudge. He was like the old forbidden fruit. He was just going, okay, accepting, really. He was just like, yep, I see why. And then I'm like, “a ‘right”. You convinced me by sitting there.(Nicole laughs) If they, if he walked in there, and went we're gonna rob a bank, and then I will let you blow me. I'd be like, fuck, yeah, yes, we're doing that! I don't care if I go to prison forever.(Nicole wheezes into laughter with Arabella)

Arabella: 23:20

What's the plan?

Nicole: 23:22

Give me the balaclava? No, okay, that was, that sounded desperate. Um...

Arabella: 23:24

Yes(Arabella lets out a weird giggle)

Nicole: 23:27

Wow, I would not. I can't come back from that, can I?

Arabella: 23:29

You really can't.

Nicole: 23:31

Okay, well, it's been said. Here we go...(Theme music plays signalling a break)

Arabella: 23:34

(Both still laughing from before) I love you(Arabella snorts)

Nicole: 23:38

“Okay, quickly”, I said, rising from the sofa. I walked a little closer to him and allowed him, Wow! to pull my trousers down to see my bum, which I was sure was covered in lesions.“Does it look bad?” I asked him.“Red marks”, he answered and pulled my trousers over my bottom again. Oh well, he took a very quick look, very respectful.

Arabella: 23:46

(Arabella snorts) Very mindful. Demure.(Snorts again)

Nicole: 23:50

Unlike me, uh, he is definitely a lot more mysterious than I am.(Both laughing) Let's be clear.

Arabella: 23:54

Everyone is!

Nicole: 23:56

But apparently, I take that as...

Arabella: 23:58

As ‘Sit on my face’.(Nicole bursts out laughing, then Arabella joins in) Maybe not quite that extreme but you know.

Nicole: 24:02

No, I definitely didn't do that. I had this sudden urge to sit down on his lap. Bella.

Arabella: 24:06

And you followed it.

Nicole: 24:08

And I followed it.(Nicole laughs) I had an urge. I followed it immediately. Zero push back.

Arabella: 24:12

Yeah.

Nicole: 24:14

Only did I. I didn't just sit on his lap. I straddled him. Oh my God!

Arabella: 24:18

Yep

Nicole: 24:20

Bringing my face closer to his.“Someone could walk in here”, he said. But didn't stop undoing the strings of my leather top.(Arabella and Nicole laugh)

Arabella: 24:24

As he's undoing them!

Nicole: 24:26

As he's undoing them. He's like “someone could come in here”, like yes.

Arabella: 24:28

You're just saying the things, so they've been said now. You really are.

Nicole: 24:30

I think we’re both just... We’ve had this idea, since we first laid eyes on each other and now

Arabella: 24:32

Yeah

Nicole: 24:34

We're just saying all the things out loud we shouldn't do while doing them.

Arabella: 24:36

Doing it anyway.

Nicole: 24:38

Because it makes it better.

Arabella: 24:40

Yes, you've said it. Therefore, you have shown restraint, despite the fact not showing any.

Nicole: 24:42

(Still laughing) No, we’ve shown fuck all restraint!

Arabella: 24:45

None.

Nicole: 24:47

He came in here for this reason, I'm pretty sure.

Arabella: 24:49

Yes, that's why he was like ‘Whassup?’

Nicole: 24:51

(Nicole giggles) Whassup

Arabella: 24:54

Whassup(Laughter continues) I wanna see your boobs!

Nicole: 24:58

I’m really cool and mysterious.(Both giggle)“Someone could walk in here”, he said, but didn't stop undoing the strings of my leather top,“We could stop”, I told him“Can't”, he responded, “and don't want to”. Yeah, okay, yeah, we're just saying it. We’re just saying it out loud.

Arabella: 25:05

Yeah, yeah

Nicole: 25:07

I pulled the leather top off my shoulders and let it drop to the floor. This is nuts, though we're nuts!

Arabella: 25:10

Yeah, I mean, it's one thing to have, do this when you're slightly closed, clothed,

Nicole: 25:12

Yeah

Arabella: 25:14

You know, so at least you know if anyone comes, you can try and pretend nothing's happening.(Nicole giggles) But no, you're like, fucking flinging your

Nicole: 25:18

He’s taking off my clothes!(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 25:21

You're fucking flinging it onto the floor.

Nicole: 25:23

No, no, no, no one flung anything on the floor. I did, I dropped it on the floor.(Nicole gasp laughs)

Arabella: 25:26

Yes, you did.

Nicole: 25:28

We are stupid. We are stupid when we're horny.

Arabella: 25:30

Yes, yes, you are.

Nicole: 25:32

Oh gosh. His eyes locked on my breasts, and he was gaping slightly, because once they're out I think when they're in a bra no one really understands the full-

Arabella: 25:36

Yes

Nicole: 25:38

-effect, and when they're out, it's like whoa, those are--big.

Arabella: 25:40

Big!

Nicole: 25:42

I put my hand behind his neck and brought his head to my breasts. While you were thinking about it.

Arabella: 25:45

Yeah,(Imitating noises of moving his head)

Nicole: 25:48

No time. I'm a lot less waiting for permission with him. Well, not that I wait a lot of permission with Mike but yeah.

Arabella: 25:50

Oh yeah, there is none.

Nicole: 25:52

Yeah

Arabella: 25:54

You're just like no, face in boobies, come on.(Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 25:57

Suddenly he got up and took me with him. Oh okay He pulled my trousers down roughly, along with my underwear. Wow.

Arabella: 26:02

Mmmhmm

Nicole: 26:04

I undid his trousers, and he pulled my right leg up and hooked it around his left hip!

Arabella: 26:06

Oh, you're just fully going for it, you're not, no warming up or anything.

Nicole: 26:08

I don't think it's necessary. Do you think it's necessary?!

Arabella: 26:10

No, no but...

Nicole: 26:12

At this point I feel like, I feel like we've discussed this with people listening before. We've been fore playing this for a week. Yeah, it's been about a week. So, wow...

Arabella: 26:14

You lasted a whole week!

Nicole: 26:16

I've shown a lot of restraint, apparently, nope, anyway.(Arabella chortles) So, yeah, no, I don't think. We don't need foreplay right here because also, we don't have fucking time, remember?

Arabella: 26:20

No

Nicole: 26:22

So, I think we're just like get it, get it, get it, get it, get it.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 26:25

Get it, get it in, get it good!(Both laugh at our vulgarity)

Nicole: 26:28

“Oh, rubber”, he said, looking around expecting one to fall from the sky. Uh, rubber, hmmm...shit.(Booth laugh)

Arabella: 26:32

I can just see...in my head I've got that meme of um John Travolta in ‘Pulp Fiction’ where he's just looking from side to side with his hands flat, going...(You can’t see it as it’s a podcast, Arabella is a moron, and Nicole doesn’t clock it either. Sweet, sweet idiots)

Nicole: 26:35

(Nicole laughs and Arabella cackles) Exactly, yeah, exactly.“Hurry the fuck up, Carter”. Wow!“Damn it, woman, relax”. Realization crossed his face, and he bent down and pulled a condom from his sock. I love it!(Arabella lets a high-pitched giggle escape) I fucking love it.

Arabella: 26:44

Sock condom.

Nicole: 26:46

Sock condom, where to put your condom?

Arabella: 26:48

Of course.

Nicole: 26:50

Sock.

Arabella: 26:52

Genius.

Nicole: 26:54

I mean, you never know when you're gonna need it.“Interesting”, I commented. He smiled. “Emergency supply”.

Arabella: 26:58

Sock condom.(Arabella is stuck now haha)

Nicole: 27:01

He tore it open with his teeth. Less great and slid it,

Arabella: 27:05

Yeah, not best practice people, not best practice.

Nicole: 27:07

But at the same time maybe he did it carefully(Nicole laughs and Arabella scoffs) and slid it onto his penis before locking my leg around...

Arabella: 27:11

Nothing about this is careful!

Nicole: 27:13

Fair. That’s true.

Arabella: 27:15

Nothing.

Nicole: 27:17

He tore it open with his teeth and slid it onto his penis before locking my leg around his hip again and penetrating me. Apparently, foreplay is futile because we've been fore playing for a week.

Arabella: 27:20

Yeah, just not needed.

Nicole: 27:22

(Nicole laughs) I hooked an arm around his neck and put the other on his bum. Oh, God.(Arabella croaks a chuckle) I pushed him closer to me. It was rather intimate, So, hold up everyone. I might cry or run.

Arabella: 27:29

Yes, you might freak.

Nicole: 27:31

I looked right, Oh Into his grey eyes and felt my stomach not tighter and my heart bounce around frantically, But apparently, I'm staying.

Arabella: 27:36

Yeah

Nicole: 27:38

He kissed me in the neck, but I moved my mouth to his. Wow, I'm in a. I'm obviously super, in a space.

Arabella: 27:41

Well, I think, because it's a dirty fuck on a bus(Nicole wheezes a laugh) It doesn't put, give you the air of intimacy, intimacy.

Nicole: 27:45

That's true

Arabella: 27:47

If you know what I mean

Nicole: 27:49

It definitely, definitely shouldn’t. If, if, if this gives me intimacy, am I okay?(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 27:52

Yeah

Nicole: 27:54

Am I okay?

Arabella: 27:56

This is just intense fuck farce!

Nicole: 27:58

(Nicole laughs harder) When you said intense, your eyes crossed. You're like intense.

Arabella: 28:01

I was thinking about looking down at your partner while you were doing it and that’s what made me--

Nicole: 28:03

(Continues laughing with Arabella) But your eyes crossed so hard, oh my gosh!

Arabella: 28:06

I was looking at the mic!

Nicole: 28:08

It was beautiful.

Arabella: 28:10

I was looking at my mic and of course that's on my nose, it's down my nose, no?

Nicole: 28:12

Unlike Mike, he didn't object in the slightest. Obviously. He put his hand behind my neck and crushed his mouth to mine. Okay, this is very different sex than the ones I have with Mike.

Arabella: 28:17

Mmmhmm, oh yeah.

Nicole: 28:19

He deepened the kiss and hit the centre of my g-spot. Well done!

Arabella: 28:22

Damn!

Nicole: 28:24

The condom tearing was bad. This is good.(Arabella giggles) I inhaled sharply and moaned against his lips. He continued hitting my g-spot and I thrashed in pleasure. Thrashed!(Noises imitating thrashing wildly)

Arabella: 28:30

(Arabella continues the noises)

Nicole: 28:32

He grabbed; he grabbed my waist with his other hand to keep me still. I mean, that's fair.

Arabella: 28:35

It's like, for fuck's sake, he's trying to hold you up!

Nicole: 28:37

Stop it.

Arabella: 28:39

I need you to do that less or I'm gonna drop you.

Nicole: 28:41

Yeah, well, he's not really picking me up, he's just holding my leg but--

Arabella: 28:43

When you frantically do things, you’re all over the place.

Nicole: 28:45

Oh, that's true, that's true. He grabbed my waist with his other hand to keep me still. He removed his mouth from mine and increased the vigour of his thrusting. This is a mistake. Not a mistake, it's a, it's a very good idea, but not where we are.

Arabella: 28:49

Yes. No.

Nicole: 28:51

“Stop saying my name so loudly”, he said, “you're going to get us both in trouble”. Both of us.(Both chuckle)“What?” I breathed heavily. “I was saying your name?”“Way too loudly”.“Kiss me so I can’t”. All right.

Arabella: 28:59

Problem sorted.

Nicole: 29:01

It's not gonna be enough. I can promise you that.

Arabella: 29:03

No

Nicole: 29:05

He brought his mouth to mine urgently and let his hand slide over my left breast. He grabbed my tongue with his teeth and pulled away slightly. Oh, that's danger noodle.

Arabella: 29:08

Uh yeah. It was danger noodle.

Nicole: 29:10

I was panting, he let go of my tongue and brought his mouth to mine again. He massaged my tongue with his, then pulled away quickly. Apparently, I enjoy kissing this man.

Arabella: 29:13

Yes

Nicole: 29:15

There's a lot of that going on.

Arabella: 29:17

Well, you've been missing kissing because you haven't been getting any kissing.

Nicole: 29:19

Oh yeah

Arabella: 29:21

You know, kissing's part of the fun of it.

Nicole: 29:23

That is true, I know that's I--

Arabella: 29:25

It is part of the fun.

Nicole: 29:27

Yeah.“You're moaning so loudly”, he complained. Aw, he doesn't know me very well.(Arabella is chortling away)“Sorry”, I gasped. He put his hand over my mouth. He's learning

Arabella: 29:35

Yes

Nicole: 29:37

And continued thrusting. Then he picked me up and slid in deeper. It's almost like he doesn't want me to stop saying his name.

Arabella: 29:40

He doesn't really, but he does, because of people...but he's loving it.

Nicole: 29:42

“Shut up”, he hissed. I wrapped my legs around him as he bounced me up and down. Holy! I don't know how the whole world can't hear me screaming right now.

Arabella: 29:46

The bus is a-rockin', don’t come a-knockin'.

Nicole: 29:48

I’m not sure. Bella, the bus isn't rocking, it's a bus.(Nicole laughs) You know how heavy this bus is and for some reason you think, wow, you have a lot of faith in the rhythm guitarist of the band. You're like he's gonna fuck you so hard. The bus is gonna rock. Carter, do you hear that?!

Arabella: 29:52

It's just...No, no, it's not even that, it was just. It reminds me of that thing if, if the bus is a-rockin' , don't come a-knockin'.

Nicole: 29:54

Yeah, but the bus isn't gonna rock from this.

Arabella: 29:56

No, but I know not that bus you twat,(Nicole laughs) But the saying is about like smaller size ones, Jesus.

Nicole: 30:00

That and I've just realised slight discrepancy. But it's fiction, so we're fine. They're changing the wheel of a bus and we're on the bus.

Arabella: 30:02

Oh yeah.

Nicole: 30:04

That's the normal thing to do, apparently.

Arabella: 30:06

No!

Nicole: 30:08

It's not, it's fine.

Arabella: 30:10

No.

Nicole: 30:12

Well, maybe, maybe--

Arabella: 30:14

And you, especially having sex. while they're trying jack up the bus to change the wheel.

Nicole: 30:16

Oh, it's terrible. I wrapped my legs around him as he bounced me up and down and then said, “try and shut up, please”. Wow, Guy.

Arabella: 30:20

Yeah.

Nicole: 30:22

Okay.“I'm trying”, I breathed, “what you're doing--” I gasp for breath. “It's not helping. No, don't stop!”. He turned me around abruptly and pushed my face into the wall before entering me from behind. That might help.

Arabella: 30:27

Yup

Nicole: 30:29

He stretched a hand around to hold it over my mouth. Then he pounded into me, but he pushed so hard with his hand that I could barely hear myself moan. That is a feat. Well done.

Arabella: 30:31

Yes

Nicole: 30:33

One, well done. He pushed two fingers into my mouth, and I closed my mouth and teeth— oh no, around them, oh no, this is danger. Danger noodle! Danger noodle!

Arabella: 30:37

Danger noodle!

Nicole: 30:39

And teeth around them, just as a killer orgasm took hold of my body and I shook as I tried not to scream. Oh god, don't bite him, don't bite him.

Arabella: 30:42

Or bite his fingers off.

Nicole: 30:44

That's what I was like (very strange car noises from both of us) Also. Um, again, I'm pretty impressed. I got to orgasm without any clitoral stimulation.

Arabella: 30:47

Yeah

Nicole: 30:49

But fiction! (Sung)

Arabella: 30:51

Fantasy, fiction!

Nicole: 30:53

I turned in his arms and he leaned towards me, supporting himself with both his arms against the wall next to my head.“Have you come yet?” I frowned, staring at him. He nodded. I love how he didn't make a noise or anything. He was just like no, it's fine to be fair. Hang on, he might have made a noise but, as we've discussed, I've not heard shit apparently.

Arabella: 30:57

No, you have no idea what's going on, apart from your own pleasure.

Nicole: 30:59

Yep. He pulled off the condom, zipped up his trousers and went to the bathroom where he wrapped it up in toilet paper.“What are you doing?” I asked, watching him curiously as I pulled my underwear and trousers back on.“Getting rid of this”.“Throw it in the bin”, I said.“Worst idea you've ever had”, he said, “someone can find it in there”.“There are many people on this bus who use condoms”.“But none of them have had sex on this bus in the last couple of days, except for us”.“Mike and I did”.“That was ages ago!” he said, “trust me”.“Paranoid”, I scoffed. “Put it in a chip packet”.(Nicole laughs) Suddenly, I come with ideas. He went to the bin to take care of it. When he turned, he looked at me frowning, then grabbed my top and threw it at me. “Put this on now”.

Arabella: 31:14

Yes, don't sing around with your boobs out.

Nicole: 31:16

Yeah. I pulled it on quickly and laced it up.“Shit”, Carter said, and I... Sorry, both of us said, but it sounded just like him.

Arabella: 31:21

Yeah

Nicole: 31:23

“Shit”, Carter and I both said at the same time, sort of coming to the realization that we had just fucked on the bus while everyone was just outside it...

Arabella: 31:25

And they could’ve come on at any time.

Nicole: 31:27

And they were trying to change a tire.

Arabella: 31:29

And they were trying to change a tire. Get off the fucking bus!

Nicole: 31:31

“That was fucking crazy”, Carter said, biting his lip. “We cannot do that again, ever”. I nodded frantically. “We should probably also stop listening to Children of Bodom, just in case.”

Arabella: 31:34

(Arabella scoffs) Solid plan.

Nicole: 31:37

Mike, the bus driver, got onto the bus and immediately sat down behind the wheel. Oh gosh, just after that. Look at that.

Arabella: 31:40

Literally. Oh my god, the timing, it's almost once again like you wrote this.

Nicole: 31:42

Fiction.(Arabella laughs) Oh yeah, like I wrote it. That's more like it. No, but sometimes the world, the life gives you these little moments of joy, of perfectness. Mike, the bus driver, got on the bus and immediately sat down behind the wheel. Bella entered, followed by the rest of the band. Sweaty and shirtless.

Arabella: 31:47

Happy...

Nicole: 31:49

Happy days! Not that I have not just had sex, but I'll. I can go again.

Arabella: 31:51

Oh yeah. Zing! Ready to go.

Nicole: 31:53

“What are you guys doing?” Mike asked as he saw Carter and I standing next to the toilet, rather close together.“Nothing”, I said, too quickly.(Arabella scoffs)“Fucking around”, Carter said. Okay

Arabella: 31:59

Well, it's not wrong, you were fucking around.

Nicole: 32:01

Yeah. Mike seemed unaffected and threw himself onto one of the sofas. Because his first? Because when you see us standing together like that, his first thought would not be like wow, they had the audacity--

Arabella: 32:05

To have sex right, then, and there.

Nicole: 32:07

Yeah. Bella and Jason, however, looked pretty suspicious as they passed us. Because,

Arabella: 32:11

Because I know you.

Nicole: 32:13

Because you know me, and Jason is the most, one of the most sensitive men on the planet. Back on the road to Bern, again, carter and I tried to ignore each other as much as possible. We didn't want anyone to realize what we did, so silence was the best option. No, it probably wasn't, because now that we're suddenly not speaking to each other at all, everyone's like what...

Arabella: 32:17

That would be so weird! It's like, what is happening here?

Nicole: 32:19

That's probably, if anything, Jason is now...

Arabella: 32:21

Something happened.

Nicole: 32:23

Now Jason has. If he was at a suspicion, he's now pretty sure...

Arabella: 32:25

Yeah, me too.

Nicole: 32:27

He just needs a couple of a little bit more proof, and his investigation is done.

Arabella: 32:29

Yeah, me too...

Nicole: 32:31

Or everyone's gonna assume we've fought again. They might have heard us and then just thought we were fighting. Nah, that’s--

Arabella: 32:33

No

Nicole: 32:35

Nice try.(Nicole bursts out laughing)

Arabella: 32:38

No, no. No.

Nicole: 32:40

“Twenty minutes”, I said happily, jumping onto the sofa and danced around, “then we can get off this bus!”(Arabella snorts)

Bella was about to join me in the sofa dancing when Mike said: 32:42

“Get off of there before you slip and I have to take you to the hospital”.“Do you hear a trace of concern in his voice?” I asked Bella, mockingly.

“Why, I dare say, I think I do-“Nicole: 32:46

Zander, Jason and Mike laughed.“No”, Mike protested, smiling.(Both laugh)“It’ll throw the schedule, cost money, I can’t speak French or German and I do not want to put up with you moaning about a broken ankle!”“Clearly some concern”, I told Bella.

Arabella: 32:52

“Definitely”.

Nicole: 32:54

Hotel Bellevue was an old palace converted into a hotel, surrounded by gorgeous forest. The lobby inside the hotel was mostly red and gold. It was so bright in there that it hurt your eyes. Fuck my life.(Arabella chuckles) What am I writing?

Arabella: 32:59

(Still chuckling) I don’t know.

Nicole: 33:02

There was a beautiful restaurant to the left of the entrance, some sofas in the lobby for waiting purposes (This said with such unbelief and laughter)

Arabella: 33:04

Waiting purposes!

Nicole: 33:06

I imagined and reception to the right. Apparently, I haven't changed...

Arabella: 33:09

Waiting purposes...

Nicole: 33:11

I haven't changed descriptions of random things like this in this story since 2009.

Arabella: 33:13

Yeah

Nicole: 33:15

Because what the F is that?(Arabella giggles) Lobby for waiting purposes...

Arabella: 33:19

The sofas

Nicole: 33:21

I am a reptile, a reptilian.

Arabella: 33:23

The sofas in the lobby are for waiting purposes.

Nicole: 33:25

(Laughs at her own weirdness) Help! To the back of the hotel was a lovely terrace where you could choose to eat if you wanted.(Both just losing it as the description gets worse)

Arabella: 33:30

Oh dear...

Nicole: 33:32

Oh golly!(Barely able to speak while laughing) Humans, we are telling you how humans work. We were on the third floor in the deluxe suites, of c- Yeah, sure we are, no.

Arabella: 33:38

Of course.

Nicole: 33:40

It was mostly light blue in the suite with winter pictures of the alps on the wall.

Arabella: 33:42

Good old hotel artwork.

Nicole: 33:44

There was a large white tiled bathroom with a deep tub in the centre. Which will come back, keep an eye on the tub.

Arabella: 33:47

Ooo! I could use a tub like that.

Nicole: 33:49

It was very light in the suite because of all the massive windows. As usual it was equipped with all the electronics.(Both chuckle) But I noticed no bar in that particular suite.(Arabella chuckles) I looked out the windows towards the forest. It was a gorgeous green colour.(Both laugh)

Arabella: 33:56

Funny that

Nicole: 33:58

It is a forest.

Arabella: 34:00

Wow, what were you on when you wrote this?

Nicole: 34:02

Can I just, can I just explain to you that most of the descriptions of things have not changed since 2009 when I was a much younger woman.

Arabella: 34:04

Yes Arabella is still not able to stop laughing, it hurts)

Nicole: 34:07

I have since become a better writer but at least that was brilliant for what we needed it to be.

Arabella: 34:09

Yes. The forest was green, the sky was blue.(Nicole wheezes a laugh) The ground was brown.

Nicole: 34:13

And the sofas were for sitting.(Both still laughing)

Arabella: 34:16

And sofas are for sitting and waiting purposes.

Nicole: 34:18

(Laughing as she speaks) The sun was slowly setting across the still water of a nearby lake. My mobile rang as I considered going for a walk on the bank of the lake. I glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was my Mum.“Hello, Ma”, I answered.“Hello, Nicole”, she said. “Would it kill you to give us a call now and then?” She was speaking(Arabella is giggling) Afrikaans. Obviously. ‘Cause that’s all we speak, together.

Arabella: 34:28

Yes, you should hear them, it’s amazing.

Nicole: 34:30

Sorry?

Arabella: 34:32

I said, you should hear them all together, it’s amazing.(Nicole laughs) And I’m so confused but every now and then I’ll get the gist of the conversation, and I will laugh at something...and Nicky’s like, you’ve learned the language?? And I’m like, oh, sweet, sweet child, no.

Nicole: 34:36

(Nicole laughs) No, there was just one moment that I got of the thing there.

Arabella: 34:39

Exactly, but the fact that, but the fact that you, every time you think that I’ve suddenly learnt it. And I’m like, I so wish I had but no.

Nicole: 34:41

After all these years, Bella, come on. Get better! No, I’m kidding.

Arabella: 34:43

I’m not a language person! I try

Nicole: 34:45

Yeah

Arabella: 34:47

Like I just do not...I can barely speak this one,

Nicole: 34:49

No, you can

Arabella: 34:51

I forget the words all the time.

Nicole: 34:53

To be fair, it’s just common, it’s just common, like everyone I love, I wish that they could understand Afrikaans because they would understand me on such a, much deeper level. Not that you don’t already but you know what I mean?

Arabella: 34:55

Yeah

Nicole: 34:57

Like language it such an important-

Arabella: 34:59

Yeah-

Nicole: 35:01

-thing.

Arabella: 35:03

It’s another aspect. But it’s something that I can’t be a part of because I cannot-

Nicole: 35:05

I dream—when I dream you speak Afrikaans...by the way.

Arabella: 35:07

Yeah. I dream that sometimes too. I’m sure it probably isn’t Afrikaans--

Nicole: 35:09

Gobbledegook!

Arabella: 35:11

It’s Gobbledegook!(Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 35:14

Something that sounds a little like Afrikaans.(Nicole laughs a little) Or not.

Arabella: 35:18

Yeah. Exactly.

Nicole: 35:20

“It probably wouldn’t”, I replied in the same, smiling. “I’m just pre-occupied”. Yes, ‘cause now I’ve not only had sex with one of the band members but two. I am officially, a groupie.

Arabella: 35:23

Oh, I think, I think, yes, yes you are. It was gonna happen, it was just a matter of time.

Nicole: 35:25

Yup.

Arabella: 35:27

I think you should give us, our listeners a little talk, say the first few lines that you and your mum do in Afrikaans so they can know what it sounds like.

Nicole: 35:29

Really?

Arabella: 35:31

Yeah!

Nicole: 35:33

You think people give a shit? Oh, okay.

Arabella: 35:35

Yes!

Nicole: 35:37

First few lines. Um--

Arabella: 35:39

Yeah

Nicole: 35:41

“Hello, Ma”.“Hello, Nicole”. “Sal dit jou dood maak om ons te bel elke nou en dan?” (Will it kill you to call us every now and then?)“Uh, dit sal seker nie”, (It probably wouldn’t) I replied in the same, smiling. “Ek’s net baie besig”. (I’m just very occupied)“Wat doen julle daar?” (What’s happening over there?” Is that good?

Arabella: 35:47

YEAH!

Nicole: 35:49

But now no one knows what I said.(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 35:52

Well, they do, ‘cause you already said it.

Nicole: 35:54

Okay, the last line was,“What’s going on over there?” she asked.“Ah, we’ve just arrived in Bern”, I said. “We’ve come from Milan. The tour is going well. They’ve had a photo shoot in Milan which I was in by the way”.“Really?” she asked, interestedly. “What was it for?”“Promotion photos”.“Are you getting paid?”“Mum!” I moaned. “No, I’m doing it for the publicity and for fun”. Hehe“Just curious”, she said. “Do you have a show tonight?” Do they, rather, do they have a show tonight.(Arabella makes a silly noise)“No, only tomorrow. I have no idea what’s happening tonight”. I walked around the room as I spoke.“Are you being safe?” she asked.“What d’you mean?” I asked worriedly.(Both chuckle)“Not doing anything dangerous?”“No, of course not. I’m thirty-three years old”. Also, my mum, like my dad, both, they both know exactly what’s going on here. They know who their daughter is! They know about this podcast;

Arabella: 36:14

Exactly

Nicole: 36:16

They know all the things.“Nicole!” Mike came into the bedroom. I gestured towards my mobile and he walked past me and put a box down on the bed.“Who’s that?” my mum asked.“It’s the lead vocalist. He just walked in”. Mike looked towards me, curiously as he realised, I was speaking a different language. And probably one, he’s not ever heard, really. Except the first time he heard it.

Arabella: 36:24

Apart from the last time--

Nicole: 36:26

Yeah“Oh”, she said. “D’you need to go?”“No”, I said. “You can talk”.“Have you sung since you got there?”“Yeah. In the shower...at the table...” We both laughed.“I meant on stage”.“No. Why would I have sung on stage?” I forgot my lie!(Arabella scoffs a laugh)“Well, isn’t that why you went on the tour in the first place?”(Arabella scoffs again)“Sort of, but nothing like that has happened yet”.(Arabella finally lets a giggle escape) Ah, bless.

Arabella: 36:42

Ohhh bless

Nicole: 36:44

I watched Mike as he sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at me intrigued. I swallowed under his scrutiny and stumbled over my next words. “I was in the shoot, though so that’s a start”. She laughed. “Are we going to see you in the magazines or on billboards soon?” And also, bless my mother, this is metal, mum.

Arabella: 36:49

Yeah, I love your mum.

Nicole: 36:51

You don’t see us on billboards or some magazines.

Arabella: 36:53

Well, they do in America.

Nicole: 36:55

Oh really??

Arabella: 36:57

Well yeah, they had billboards for, um, several of their albums when they were in America.

Nicole: 36:59

Ooooo! Cool.“Hopefully not”, I replied, seriously.“Why not?” Because I suppose in my brain, I immediately imagined more of a tabloid situation...

Arabella: 37:04

Yes

Nicole: 37:06

And it not saying the good stuff.(Nicole giggles)

Arabella: 37:09

No. Tim fucking Carter.

Nicole: 37:11

Yeah“Why not?”“You know how the media can be. How’s everyone?”“All right”, she said. “Still on holiday”.“Where are you?” I asked, interestedly.“On the way home from Morrisons”. That’s a shop by the way in Britain if anyone was like—heh? What is a Morrisons?

Arabella: 37:19

What is a Morrisons?

Nicole: 37:21

“What day is it?” I asked, confused, realising that I had completely lost track of time since I’d been on the tour.

Arabella: 37:23

Mmmhmm.

Nicole: 37:25

“It’s Sunday”, she replied. “Where have you been?”“I don’t know”, I smiled. “I don’t think of those type of things...Sunday...Wow...I’ve been here for almost a week now”. Oh!!

Arabella: 37:29

You didn’t even last a whole week without breaking a major rule.

Nicole: 37:31

(Sighs deeply) I feel like a part--

Arabella: 37:34

You punched him in the face and fucked Carter. Wow.

Nicole: 37:36

Wow.

Both: 37:38

Wow.

Nicole: 37:40

Okay, these things are for writing purposes, I’m not really this bad, you guys.(Both scoff a little) Also, can we just prove, point out that um—I can’t remember anything, I actually don’t have any excuse.

Arabella: 37:44

What was the point?

Nicole: 37:46

I think I was trying to make an excuse.

Arabella: 37:48

But there wasn’t one.

Nicole: 37:50

Oh, I was going to say, I think Mike knew, I was not going to last. He knew this kinda shit would happen at some point. I feel like he knows, no? Anyway--

Arabella: 37:52

Probably not when he first brought you on the tour.

Nicole: 37:54

No, but very soon after, he was like, mmmhmm

Arabella: 37:56

Yeah, something’s going to go horribly wrong here

Nicole: 37:58

I think probably around the time when you were like, she’s needs a football team to keep her satisfied! And he was like, uhhh, fuck my life.

Arabella: 38:00

He was like, yup, that sounds about right now.(Both laugh)

Nicole: 38:03

“When are you going back to France?” she asked, “don’t you have a job to go back to?” Oh, shit, my friggin’ job! WHY(Both laugh) Having too much fun over here.“I work for myself, Ma”, I reminded her, “I’m not sure when I’m going back. We never discussed that”. I might just be here forever!(Nicole chuckles)

Arabella: 38:11

Yes

Nicole: 38:13

“I’m about to start supper”.“All right, Ma”, I said. “Thanks for calling”.“Please phone here sometimes”, she said.“All right. I’ll ask Bella to remind me.”(Both laugh)“Love you”.“Love you too. Be safe. Bye”.

Arabella: 38:21

Always, always bringing me into it.

Nicole: 38:23

Yep. I hung up and threw my mobile on the bed. Mike frowned at me. “How many languages do you speak?”“Hmmm...three”. I love how I pretended to think! UMM

Arabella: 38:29

Yes, ummm-ummm

Nicole: 38:31

“French, English and-what’s the one you were just speaking again?”“Afrikaans”. I laughed. “It’s my Native language”.“The South-African one, right?” I nodded. “But the country has twelfth official languages-that’s just one of them”.“Shit”, he said. “How do you know which one to speak?”“Well, it’s the one you’re brought up in—just like you”, I said. “It depends on where you live-”(Nicole wheezes a laugh) That’s probably not what he meant! He meant like,

Arabella: 38:40

No

Nicole: 38:42

When you’re in the street and you’re speaking to different people—how do you know which one to speak

Arabella: 38:44

Yes

Nicole: 38:46

Not like, how do you personally, you’re born and you’re like oh, fuck—what do I do?!(Both burst out laughing) I’m such a moose!

Arabella: 38:50

You really are.

Nicole: 38:52

“It depends on where you live, or your ethnicity sometimes. Ten of the languages are indigenous languages—or created in South-Africa—including Afrikaans and then of course, there’s English and sign language”.“Because of colonisation?”“Uh—yeah, actually”.“And Apartheid, what language is that word?” he surprised me by asking.“Afrikaans”, I told him, “You know way too much for an American”.(Sucks in breath) Now that we have like actual contact--

Arabella: 39:00

Have friends and whatnot

Nicole: 39:02

-With some of our fans and friends in the States, I feel badly for saying this. I’m so sorry, you guys.

Arabella: 39:04

Yeah

Nicole: 39:06

Please laugh with us(Nicole laughs)

Arabella: 39:09

I always thought it was a little, like, people, they know about the ‘Apartheid’ and stuff.

Nicole: 39:11

Oh, it depends. I’ve heard Americans know nothing.

Arabella: 39:13

They might not know details.

Nicole: 39:15

Sure.

Arabella: 39:17

But most people would’ve heard of the ‘Apartheid’.

Nicole: 39:19

Not, you’ll be surprised.

Arabella: 39:21

Yeah?

Nicole: 39:23

I had an American ask me...this was long ago, it was the nineties—but asked me, if we still go naked to school.

Arabella: 39:25

(Bella makes disappointed noise)

Nicole: 39:27

Also, what kind of pets we had, and if we actually had lions and crocodiles as pets. He raised his eyebrows.“Sorry”, I said quickly. “I didn’t mean to offend you”. He laughed. “Nah—I get it—the media doesn’t really help us out. So, continue, how many people speak English?”“Most people in the country can speak English, because English is the official International Language and people trade in it. But it’s very few people’s home language”.“You’re so exotic” I laughed. “Not at all...there’s nothing sexy about my language...it sounds too harsh...like spitting and gurgling”. He laughed. “Sounds like a fairy language to me”.“Aww, that’s kind of nice, thank you”.“I just realised I don’t know your surname...is it Afrikaans as well?”

I chuckled at his accent when he said the language and he said: 39:37

“Sorry”. Ahh, bless him.“It’s Afrikaans, yeah”.“What is it?”“Van Niekerk”.“Say what?”“Van Niekerk”.“Van Nykurk?”“Van Niekerk”.“Vanikurk?” I chuckled again. “Yeah-pretty much”. Also, luckily it doesn’t sound the way, who, who was the person, I think it was in Britain, it was one of your friends—when I was like, hi, my name’s Nicole van Niekerk—and he was like, fanny-cock??(Both laugh) No!! Not fanny-cock. But that stayed with me, and I, I amused.

Arabella: 39:52

Oh my God.

Nicole: 39:54

He repeated it again with the same result.“You’ll get it eventually”, I promised. “What are we doing tonight?”“Nothing scheduled”, he replied.“Unscheduled?”“We’ll be winging it”.“Cool”. I stood there in a strange silence.“What do you want to do?” he asked.“You’re asking me?”“Don’t get used to it”, he smiled the dimpled smile. My heart failed for a few seconds. Wow, a whole few seconds, goodness.

Arabella: 40:07

Yes

Nicole: 40:09

“All right”, I said. “Hmmm...something to do...Let’s have a movie night!” Why did I not say sex...what’s wrong with me?

Arabella: 40:12

(Snorts) I don’t know.

Nicole: 40:14

Movie night! Nicole!! I mean that sounds like really big fun—who can say they’ve had movie night with The Band, right?

Arabella: 40:16

Exactly

Nicole: 40:18

But at the same time—maybe quite a few people can actually—no one like, not, you know what I mean.

Arabella: 40:20

Yeah, yeah

Nicole: 40:22

Anyway. So apparently, I chose movie night.“Let’s have a movie night!”“You’re such a girl”.“That’s one I haven’t heard before”.“Okay...movie night”.“Shall I see what’s available on the streaming services?”

Arabella: 40:29

(Gasp) We updated that one obviously!

Nicole: 40:32

We did! ‘Cause when we first did this, we took out DVD’s--

Arabella: 40:34

It was DVDs

Nicole: 40:36

From Blockbuster, guys!(Both laugh at the ageing process) We—Carter and I went to the fucking DVD place and took out DVDs.

Arabella: 40:40

Yeah. Yes, yes, they did

Nicole: 40:42

“I’m not giving you choice of movie...we’ll end up watching a lot of trash”.“Hang on! You know nothing about my taste in films...It could be awesome!” And actually, it is fucking awesome, thank you very much!

Arabella: 40:46

Yes

Nicole: 40:48

Actually, they don’t know this but when we, they sometimes talk about their favourite films or whatever and it like super aligns with what we like...and I shouldn’t have said that. He raised his eyebrows.“Do you want to watch movies here—just the two of us, or with the others?” he asked. I shrugged.“You go ask the others if they want to join us- “ he suggested.“Great”, I smiled. As I walked past the bed, my eye caught the box. “What’s in the box?” Nosy little bitch!

Arabella: 40:56

What’s in the box? What’s in the box? (Imitates Brad Pitt in Seven)

Nicole: 40:58

(While Bella continues to raise the pitch on the note box, Nicole sings) What’s in the box? Why’s the door closed? Let me in! I’m like, I have curiosity.

Arabella: 41:01

That was not the--I was doing Seven.

Nicole: 41:03

Oh...yeah, you went dark.

Arabella: 41:05

The end scene—yeah, it is

Nicole: 41:07

You went dark and I went happy

Arabella: 41:09

(Arabella laughs) I know.

Nicole: 41:12

Let’s meet somewhere in the middle.

Arabella: 41:14

(Nicole chuckles) In the middle—I do want to watch Seven again...it’s been a long time.

Nicole: 41:17

Yeah—although it's urgh, I love that movie, but every time I feel--

Arabella: 41:19

I love it, and I uh yeah--

Nicole: 41:21

It’s like American Psycho—I love it but then at the same time—(Drowning noises)

Arabella: 41:24

(Throwing up noises)

Nicole: 41:26

“Never mind that for now”, he said. “Go get the others”. I skipped next door to Jason, Zander and Bella’s suite. And when I say I skipped, guys—I mean literally!

Arabella: 41:30

You would’ve actually skipped.

Nicole: 41:32

I skipped

Arabella: 41:34

She would’ve literally skipped

Nicole: 41:36

Past all the people, like hi, hi, I’m skipping, whoo!

Arabella: 41:38

Diddileedeedideehee! (Sung)

Nicole: 41:40

“Hey, Bella!” I called into the suite. “Zander? Jay?”

Arabella: 41:42

Hellooo

Nicole: 41:44

“We’re in here!” came Carter’s voice to my surprise. I followed the sound of his voice and found Jason and Carter in the bathroom.“What on earth are you doing?” I asked, watching them rub substances on their bare chests and arms.“Trying out all the samples”, Jason said, “you’ve got to get your money’s worth”.“You guys are literally fucking millionaires”, I reminded them, shaking my head. “Whatever...guys, wanna come watch movies in our suite?”“Sure—“ Jason said immediately.“Uh-I don’t know”- Carter started self-consciously.

Arabella: 41:52

Don’t be weird, Carter, come on.(Nicole huffs a laugh)

Nicole: 41:55

“Come on, dude”, Jason said, giving Carter a playful push. “What are the chances of that happening again?”“You told Jay?” I asked Carter, horrified.“Why wouldn’t he?” Jason smirked. I looked at Carter for an explanation. “Mike’s going to murder me if he finds out, Carter!”(Arabella giggles)“Why?” Jason asked, confused. “It’s just a natural thing, man”.“What?” I asked, honestly confused. “How are you that nonchalant about sex, Jay? It’s bizarre”.“Uh-right...okay”, Carter said, jumping in to save the situation. “I’ll go with you”. He started washing the stuff off his arms. Jason and I were still frowning at each other, trying to figure out what was amiss.(Arabella giggles) But something was clearly amiss.

Arabella: 42:07

Obviously

Nicole: 42:09

“It’s sort of my fault, I suppose”, I decided.“It’s no one’s fault-“ Jason frowned. “Why are you being weird?”“Jay”, Carter said abruptly, “can you go get Zander and Bella and Noah?”“Sure” he answered, still confused.“Nicole”, Carter said, fixing me with a stare. “Let’s go”. Why do they all say my name like that? (Growling) Nicole.(Both laugh)

Arabella: 42:17

Because, yes, I understand, because generally it’s, Jesus Christ, woman, Nicole, pay attention! Do a thing! Come with me.

Nicole: 42:19

He grabbed my arm and pulled me after him out of the suite.“Bye, Jay!” I called, quickly before the suite door closed.(Arabella laughing) And if that didn’t make Jay even more suspicious...I don’t know what will.

Arabella: 42:24

Nope

Nicole: 42:26

We suck

Arabella: 42:28

Zero chill

Nicole: 42:30

Carter and I What?

Arabella: 42:33

Zero chill

Nicole: 42:35

Zero chill. Carter and I are the wor—this is literally, all of this came crashing down because I chose the one person like me—who will faf the whole thing.

Arabella: 42:37

Yes

Nicole: 42:39

Yeah—the two most dramatic people on this tour decided to fuck

Arabella: 42:41

Yes

Nicole: 42:43

And now there’s zero chill!

Arabella: 42:45

Yeah

Nicole: 42:47

Okay. Carter pulled me the wrong way from Mike and my suite and pushed me into the lift so quickly that I didn’t have time to ask him what on earth was going on. When the door closed, he turned to me, looking riled.“What went wrong in there?” I asked Carter. “I felt like we were all talking about something else”.“That’s ‘cause we were”, he said, tensely. “Jay was talking about my boner at the shoot and you-so-nearly-blew everything!”(Arabella snorted)“Oh, fuck!”“Fuck is right”.“He didn’t realise though- ““Don’t do a thing like that again, for Fuck’s Sake!”“I just misunderstood, Carter, all right?” I retorted. “Put yourself in my shoes-the same thing would’ve happened to you”.

Arabella: 42:59

It’s true

Nicole: 43:01

He blew out a breath. “Whatever...it’s over”.“What do you mean, it’s over?” I frowned.“Jay knows”.“He doesn’t know”.“He’s incredibly sensitive to emotion”, Carter said, “I guarantee you, he knows”.“Dammit”, Dammit, damn it!

Arabella: 43:08

Dammit – dang nabbit!

Nicole: 43:10

“Dammit”, I snapped. “We already did it, Carter, we can’t take it back”.“I know”, he said. “I’m guilty as shit here. Every time you come near me, I just think what the hell happened!”(Nicole snorts followed by Arabella laughing) Oh wow, fuck you, Carter!

Arabella: 43:15

Wow, okay.

Nicole: 43:17

“Oh, perfect”, I said. “That makes me feel so good”.“I don’t care what makes you feel anything”, he said through clenched teeth.“It takes two to tango, asshole!” We’re back to where we started.

Arabella: 43:22

He is back to Cunter!(Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 43:25

“It takes two to tango, asshole!” I said as the lift doors opened. We had clearly gone down and up again.“Are you kidding me?” Carter asked as the doors closed again. “It was your fucking fault! You climbed on my lap-you cheated!” Wow! Responsibility!

Arabella: 43:29

I know, right?

Nicole: 43:31

“Oh, very mature, Carter”, I said. “You asked to see my arse easily enough”.“I knew you were going to cause shit for me!”“That’s because you knew you wanted me from the very beginning!”“Oh, fuck you”.“Been there, done that”. I winked. Oh, no... read the room, Nicole!(Arabella laughs)

Arabella: 43:39

I can also just see you doing a really big over-exaggerated wink!

Nicole: 43:41

He froze and stared at me in silence. “You’re not helping”, he said after a couple of seconds.“And you’re being ridiculous”, I told him, angrily. “Suck it up! It happened”. He glared at me. I glared right back.(Arabella chortles and Nicole wheezes a laugh)“Admit you’re frustrated with yourself because you feel guilty but at the same time you want to do it again- “ He stood gaping slightly, then took in a sharp breath as his eyes dropped to my crotch.

Arabella: 43:49

Mmmhmm

He blinked, catching himself, and growled: 43:51

“Fuck”. The lift doors opened once again.“We need to get out of this lift”, I told him, “Or it’s going to happen again, right now”. Yup.(Nicole wheezes a laugh)

Arabella: 43:57

Yup

Nicole: 43:59

“Right, yeah—good idea”, he agreed. “But be careful around Jay, okay?” Carter added. “He sees and feels too much”.

Arabella: 44:01

(Arabella chuckles) And that's where we end today's episode. Our little secret.

Nicole: 44:04

Whooo!

Arabella: 44:06

Oh, Nicole, you have been a naughty, naughty girl!(Arabella makes a sort of hoh-hoh-hoh laugh)

Nicole: 44:09

And not in the way--

Arabella: 44:11

You didn't even last a whole fucking week.

Nicole: 44:13

Okay, but all right, Look, hang on Before we start slut-shaming over here. Can we talk about--

Arabella: 44:15

No, no!

Nicole: 44:17

No?

Arabella: 44:19

No slut-shaming, just, just, just you.

Nicole: 44:21

Oh, so not slut shaming, just Nicole shaming.

Arabella: 44:23

Not shaming—just(Groans of deep frustration as Nicole laughs)

Nicole: 44:26

My apologies.

Arabella: 44:28

It’s not shaming—it’s just, what the fuck, Nicky?!

Nicole: 44:30

I know, but no, you know—okay, come on, everyone put yourself in my shoes, it's the band. It's my favourite band.

Arabella: 44:32

It is(Arabella laughs dirtily)

Nicole: 44:35

Because it’s hard--it's really hard because I'm such a slut for -- (Beeped out as she said something she shouldn’t, even naughtier Nicole!) Oh fuck!

Arabella: 44:38

Fuck’s sake, Nicole.

Nicole: 44:40

It's hard because I'm such a slut for The Band.

Arabella: 44:42

Yes, yes, you are, such a slut.

Nicole: 44:44

That's the only reason...this wouldn't happen. This wouldn't be so, so, so freaking ridiculous anywhere else. It's just because of my circumstances.

Arabella: 44:46

Exactly. Because of The Band.

Nicole: 44:48

Exactly. Please everyone understand, feel sorry for me. For my lack of self-control.

Arabella: 44:50

Sorrows prayers, Sorrows prayers.(Both giggle)

Nicole: 44:53

How? Isn't it? Hang on, Bella! Be clear, be honest, aren't you? Isn't it even weird I lasted six days.

Arabella: 44:55

I thought that was actually quite restrained of you.

Nicole: 44:57

Right! I could have lasted six hours.

Arabella: 44:59

It's very true.

Nicole: 45:01

By now I could have had--

Arabella: 45:03

Given the right opportunity.

Nicole: 45:05

Yeah, oh, that's true. Maybe it's just we haven't had really an opportunity yet.

Arabella: 45:07

No, you really haven't until then.(Both giggle naughtily)

Nicole: 45:10

Right, no, but this is bad guys. Bad. Naughty. Not in a good way. Bad, bad.

Arabella: 45:12

Naughty, naughty Nicole. Naughty Nicole.

Nicole: 45:14

This was very clearly a fucking rule not to break.

Arabella: 45:16

This is a big rule. Again, this is not a get out of jail free card.

Nicole: 45:18

No, he's not, nah. And I'm really. I'm really like--

Arabella: 45:20

You've only just got over the last big fuck up.

Nicole: 45:22

Exactly.

Arabella: 45:24

It's not even been one episode.

Nicole: 45:26

Yeah, I don't even have a lot of.(Nicole laughs as she speaks) It's not even been one episode. You have to say it like that because actually it's not been. It's been a couple of hours.

Arabella: 45:30

It's the next damn day this happened.

Nicole: 45:32

No, it's the same day.

Arabella: 45:34

No, no, it was the next day because, remember, we stayed in a hotel that we didn't really mention and then we got back onto the bus for your funishment the next day.

Nicole: 45:36

Oh yeah, that's right. That’s right.

Arabella: 45:38

So, it's literally the next day, it's literally the next day.

Nicole: 45:40

Oopsie.

Arabella: 45:42

I'm not going to break any more big rules immediately. (Sarcastically)

Nicole: 45:44

Hmmm. Yeah, so this story might actually just have one season, because I might get kicked off the bus and the tour in general--

Arabella: 45:46

Yes, yes.

Nicole: 45:48

‘Cause I'm more trouble than I'm worth.(Nicole fake cries)

Arabella: 45:51

Oh, baby, oh the shenanigans!

Nicole: 45:53

I’m not more trouble than I’m worth. I'm sure it's all of this--

Arabella: 45:55

No, you're not. You're definitely worth all the trouble you are.

Nicole: 45:57

Yeah, and that conflict. And again, I wouldn't suggest you do this.

Arabella: 45:59

It‘s what makes this so goddamn entertaining.

Nicole: 46:01

Exactly this was added for entertaining purposes. Don't break your Dom’s, big rules.

Arabella: 46:03

It's funny, it's that sort of thing of it's okay to behave in books in certain ways that it just isn't in real life.

Nicole: 46:05

Exactly, exactly, yeah.

Arabella: 46:07

That’s why we have those.

Nicole: 46:09

And to be fair, we're pretty, we're not doing anything horribly wrong.

Arabella: 46:11

No, just breaking big, big rules.

Nicole: 46:13

Not like. Yeah

Arabella: 46:15

That you guys set...hard rules.

Nicole: 46:17

He’s been really good on--Oh, hang on, I was about to say he's been really good on his side of the bargain, and I've been really shit on mine. But to be fair...

Arabella: 46:19

Yeah, no, no, yeah.

Nicole: 46:21

No, his side of the bargain hasn't brought much yet, but it's only been a week.

Arabella: 46:23

Yeah, it's barely been a week and you're already in one of the photo shoots.

Nicole: 46:25

Okay, fair enough, I shut up.

Arabella: 46:27

You’re meeting all sorts of people.

Nicole: 46:29

Okay, he’s definitely bringing his part and I’m shitting the bed. Okay, cool.

Arabella: 46:31

Yes.

Nicole: 46:33

Good to know.

Arabella: 46:35

It's all you,

Nicole: 46:37

Alright

Arabella: 46:39

It's all you, baby.

Nicole: 46:41

So sorry, right, we're going on--

Arabella: 46:43

Sorrows, Prayers, Sorrows, Prayers.

Nicole: 46:45

So, we're looking forward to seeing you guys next week.

Arabella: 46:47

Exactly for Episode 18, Slippery Sucker.

Nicole: 46:49

Yep, what could that possibly be about?

Arabella: 46:51

We love you. Thank you. Share and subscribe, all that juiciness. Thank you, come back soon.

Nicole: 46:53

Love you. Bye.

Arabella: 46:55

Bye. (Sung) Thank you, as always, for listening to us. Please follow us on all our socials, interact with us. We love it, and please don't forget to subscribe and share.

Nicole: 46:59

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Arabella: 47:01

Thank you. Please and thank you, thank you and please.(Theme music plays out with lyrics)“…. Hanging on to everything you said. And everything you did was so wonderful! So unbelievable! What is this world without you? We’re hanging on to what you were, even if it hurts!...”