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A/N: ¡Hola Chicos! Ok, we wanted to mention that, most likely, everything in this story is based off a cruise that we took, including the scenario with Charlie and the bathroom. Our dad really did get lost and we almost did leave him. We thought it was pretty funny, so we put it in there. Every chapter will have a song that is in it, we'll embed the lyrics and keep a playlist going as we write. Also, a huge thank you to the people who put our story on their favorites list, it means a lot to us. Let us know what you guys think of this chapter.

Chapter 2: Beaches and Almost Kisses

BPOV

After we got our baggage, we made our way over to the car rental place. Once we had our car, we made the short drive to the InterContinental Miami Hotel.

We got to the hotel and walked up to the check-in desk.

"Good afternoon! How may I help you?" The reservation clerk seemed really cheery, no doubt the product of too much caffeine.

"Hi, we have a reservation under 'Swan'."

"Of course, one moment, please."

Just watching her was making me exhausted. She was pecking away on the keyboard so fast, I wondered if what she was typing was really making sense.

"Ok, we have you in one standard room with two double beds for one night. Is this correct?"

One night? I thought we were staying for a week. Renée must've had something else planned so I brushed it off.

"Yes, it is."

"Alright, I just need your names and ages of any kids."

"I'm Renée, he's Charlie, and this is Bella and she's 18." My mom said pointing at each of us in turn.

"Alrighty, then, here are your keys and we hope you have a pleasant stay with us at the InterContinental Miami."

"Thank you very much"

With that, we made our way up to the room. It was nice but not too extravagant. I threw my bag down on the floor and plopped down onto one of the beds.

"What do you think?" Renée looked so excited.

"It's nice, Mom." I said with my arm across my eyes.

"What do you feel like doing? Do you want to go to dinner? Do you want to go out?"

"I'm really tired. Can we just order room service?"

"Of course, whatever you want. This is your trip."

After we ate, I took a shower and got ready for bed. I had no trouble, whatsoever, falling asleep.

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I woke up to a bright light coming through the window. It took me a moment before I realized it was the sun. Living in Forks, waking up to the sun is definitely a rare occurrence. I groaned when I saw Renée bustling around the room. Don't ask me how she could be so hyped up. Charlie was sitting on the edge of their bed watching sports. Of course.

"Oh good, you're up." Renée said, too upbeat.

"What time is it?" I rolled over in search of a clock.

"It's 9:30. Do you want some breakfast? We ordered pastries and orange juice from Room Service."

"Breakfast sounds good."

I rolled out of bed and made my way to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I looked in the mirror and sighed. My hair was all over the place. After I brushed my teeth, I yanked a brush through my hair in an attempt to tame my wild mane. I walked back out into the room. "What's on the agenda for today?"

Renée hesitated before she began. "Well…" She looked at Charlie.

"As your graduation present, we're going-"

"ON A CRUISE!!!!!" Renée interjected, jumping up and down like a little kid in a candy story.

I froze mid-bite. Did I just hear her correctly? Did she say cruise?

"That's exactly what I said. We are going on a seven day Caribbean cruise." Damn brain filter.

"When do we leave?"

"The ship leaves port at 5 but we have to get there early to check in." Renée was so excited, she was talking a million miles a minute and her voice kept getting louder.

"Not that I don't appreciate it, but why would you spend so much money on me?"

"Well we thought you would enjoy it. We felt like you needed a break since you worked so hard during high school. You deserve it."

I walked up to my parents and hugged them both. "Thank you guys so much!"

"Anytime, Bells." Charlie said, hugging me back.

"So what time are we leaving?" I was starting to get excited now. This would be the first time I've gone outside the U.S.

"We have to be out of the room by Noon, so I was thinking we could leave now and go to the beach for a few hours before we board the ship."

"Fine by me."

"Perfect. Let's pack up and head down there. We'll drop the bags off at the car on our way."

Going to the beach isn't exactly my favorite activity, considering the beaches in Washington are always freezing, but it wouldn't hurt to relax a little and, maybe, get some reading done. I put my bathing suit on and threw on a pair of shorts and a tank top.

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We found a shady spot on the beach to lay our towels down. I pulled out my sunscreen and Wuthering Heights, hoping to get some reading done.

"You sure you don't want to come down to the water with us, Bells?" Charlie asked.

"I'm positive. I didn't get any reading done on the plane yesterday, so I want to catch up. Maybe later."

Charlie and Renée went down to the water's edge and walked down the beach, hand-in-hand. I became engrossed in the world of Cathy and Heathcliff. Out of nowhere, a Frisbee comes and hits me in my temple. "Ow."

"Sorry! Heads up!" I heard a booming voice say in the distance.

I rubbed my head as a short, pixie-like girl came over and started apologizing.

"I am so sorry. Are you ok? My dumb ass brother decided to see how far he could throw the damn Frisbee." She said with a huff.

"I'm fine. I've had worse. It's no big deal."

"I'm sorry, again. I'll make sure he keeps his strength under control." She said as she ran off. I watched her and couldn't help but notice the five other inhumanly beautiful people she ran back to. They all had pale skin, but it only added to their beauty. Figures. The guy at the airport would have no trouble, whatsoever, fitting in with that crowd.

Luckily, Renée didn't see the exchange. If she had, I'm sure she would've made a scene. The rest of the afternoon went by without a hitch and before I knew it, Renée and Charlie came walking up.

"You ready to head out?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah, just let me pack up my stuff."

With that, we were on our way to the cruise ship terminal.

EPOV

Finally. I thought. After six hours of flying, I just wanted to crash on a bed. We picked our bags up and made our way to pick up the three Mercedes S63 AMGs. With three girls and a seven day cruise, there is no way in hell we would be able to fit all of our luggage into two cars. Carlisle and Esme got in one car, Rose and Emmett got in the second and Alice and Jasper rode with me.

We made it to the InterContinental Miami in record time. As Cullens, we all have a need for speed. Carlisle and Esme walked up to the Reservation Desk while the rest of us took a seat on the couches provided in the lobby.

"We are so going out tonight. You can't not go to Miami and not have a night on the town. We'll go to dinner with Carlisle and Esme, then the five of us will go clubbing." Alice was nearly vibrating in her seat she was so excited. Jasper put a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to calm her down.

"We have to figure out what we're going to wear." Rose was almost as excited as Alice. Almost being the key word.

I groaned. Clubbing was the last thing I wanted to do. I was not looking forward to girls coming up to me in an attempt to get into my pants. It was inevitable. Every time we went out, girls would shamelessly flirt with Emmett, Jasper and I only to be disappointed to find out we had girlfriends. Now that I was single, I didn't have someone to save me. "Alice, do we really have to? I just really want to sleep."

"No way, Edward. You are not bailing on us. This is exactly what you need to forget about that bitch."

"Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you, party pooper, party pooper. Every party has a pooper that's why we invited you, Edward Cullen."

Leave it to Emmett to make a joke about my situation. "I am not a party pooper." I growled.

"Yes you are. You don't want to go out and have fun, ergot, party pooper." He relented.

"Argh! Fine, I'll go but only if you promise to get off my case."

"That's all I ask."

"Come on everyone." Esme called, sweetly.

We got up and made our way to the room. Esme and Carlisle decided to splurge on the Presidential Suite, even though we were only staying for one night.

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After Rose and Alice finally considered themselves "ready", we went to dinner with Carlisle and Esme before we went to the club. We walked up to the ropes with Rose and Alice in front, gaining easy entry. The music was bouncing off the walls. We made our way to a booth and sat down. Alice began fidgeting and, soon after, drug Jasper onto the dance floor with a quick, "See ya." Shortly after, Rose and Emmett followed, leaving me alone to fight off the wolves.

I'm Back
(Pull up, pull up) can't believe the girls, club packed
(What up, what up?) shawty wanna lead me to the back (to the back)
Ain't been in here 15 minutes, got a pocket full of digits
And she just won't take no
(Hold up, hold up) now little mama wanna get mad
(Slow up, slow up) saying she doesn't wanna share what she have (she have)
Ain't no particular one that's getting the water gun
So many that I want

As expected, a few girls came over to me asking me to dance. I kindly rejected them, like the gentleman my mother taught me to be, saying I was waiting for my "girlfriend". Not anymore, I thought to myself as they walked away. Not even two minutes later, a tall, blonde dressed in the skimpiest outfit I had ever seen came over and sat next to me, practically on my lap.

They packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

Packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

"Hey handsome." She said, smiling "seductively", I'm assuming.

I merely gave her a cursory nod, scooting farther away from her in the process.

"I couldn't help but notice you're alone." She ran a hand up and down my chest.

Another two just came up and said they love me on the radio
Two twins, that's a cool little scenario
They talking leaving right now
Wanna put in some time 'cause you know what they're already about
(One talking) about she like the way that I pop
(And the other one) said she wanna just watch
I'm game for any damn thang, but there's more than 200 dames
That's ready to go

"I'm not alone; I'm waiting for my girlfriend." I lied.

They packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

Packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

"That's ok. I don't mind. Besides, I think you're lying. I saw you walk in here and you didn't walk in with anybody but those two other couples. Unless you're trying to tell me that your girlfriend is off dancing with one of your friends, I don't believe you."

So many look good in here
I don't even know which one I want
If I had to choose you all know
I would take all you all wit me
Who wanna try me on the floor
Who ready to come and get this
All I know I'm feeling this party
And you can see I'm so with it

I sighed. "You're right; I don't have a girlfriend."

"Oh, good." Her smile grew wider.

They packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

Packed up in here wall to wall and
I don't hear nothing but ladies calling
I'm tryna give one of them all this
But they keep coming from wall to wall

"Here." I finished.

Her face faltered.

"Yeah. My girlfriend's back home. Actually, she's more like my fiancée and we're going to get married when I get back. She's really special to me and I don't feel like losing her over a possible mistake. Maybe I'll see you around." With that, I got up and made my way to the dance floor to look for Alice, not looking back. I'm not one to lie, but this was getting ridiculous.

Yea smash on the radio, bet I penned it
Yea smash on the radio, bet I penned it
Yea smash on the radio, bet I penned it
Yea smash on the radio, bet I penned it

"What was that all about, Edward? That girl looked crushed when you left." Alice asked as I walked up to her.

"It was nothing. Can we go back to the hotel now? I let you have your fun, the least you can do is put me out of my misery."

Alice could tell I wasn't playing around. She agreed and we made our way back to the car. I drove faster than normal wanting to get back, take a shower, and go to sleep.

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Bang! Bang! Bang!

"The sun's up, why aren't you?!" Emmett boomed as he burst through the door.

You've got to be fucking kidding me. I rolled over in search of a clock. 7:00. Who, in their right mind, wakes up at 7 o'clock on vacation? "What the hell do you want, Emmett?"

"We're all going down to the beach after breakfast. Do you wanna come?"

"You woke me up for that? If you value your life, you will walk away and leave me the hell alone." I didn't get to sleep until early this morning. I just wanted to drift back to sleep.

"Fine, Mr. Grouch. Be that way but you have to be up by 11." I heard his heavy footsteps as he walked back through the door and down the hallway. I set the alarm to 11 and drifted off to sleep.

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Her beautiful mahogany hair was cascading down her back, my fingers weaving themselves through her soft tresses. Her eyes fluttered close as she leaned her head in. The smell of strawberries and freesias wafted up to my nose. I cupped her cheek with my other hand and tilted my head.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

My eyes snapped open as I slammed my hand down on the stupid contraption. How is it that all alarm clocks have impeccable timing? They always go off at the most inopportune moments. I sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing my hands over my face.

What the hell was that? Why would I dream about a girl I don't even know? Sure she ran into me, but I don't know anything about her. I walked to my suitcase trying to push the dream out of my mind. The rest of my family walked in as I was staring out the window overlooking the ocean.

"Hi, Sweetie." Esme said as she walked up behind me, giving me a kiss on the head.

"Hi, Mom. How was the beach?"

"It was fine except for the fact that your brother nearly gave someone a concussion with a Frisbee."

"Hey! In my defense, I yelled 'Heads up!' It's not like I was aiming straight for her head." He defended, throwing his hands up in the air just as Rose's hand made contact with his head. "Ow! Rosie, what was that for?"

"For not listening when I tell you that 'trying to test your strength' is a bad idea. We all know how strong you are, there's no need to injure innocent people in the process."

"It doesn't help when you yell 'Heads up!' after the Frisbee's already hit someone in the head. The whole point of 'Heads up!' is to prevent something like that from happening, you big oaf." Alice interjected.

Leave it to Emmett to find some way to abuse his strength.

Carlisle broke up the bickering. "Is everyone packed and ready to go?"

We agreed, called valet and the bell boy, and we were on our way to the terminal.

A/N: OK, we love to quote movies so we give brownie points to whoever can correctly identify the movie quote. We all know you love brownie points. The hotel link will be posted on our profiles. The song in this chapter is "Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown. The songs we used in the previous chapter were "Always and Forever" by Luther Vandross, "Our Love Is Here To Stay" by Nat King Cole, and "Unchain My Heart" by Joe Cocker. Thanks for reading. Reviews are nice. ¡Adios!