Part III (of III)
- Alice -
"Let's go for a swim." I asked Jasper. The water looked so inviting and cool and refreshing, a miniscule amount of sunlight came through the trees and made the water sparkle in patches. "What?" he replied. Haha. I knew him better than that.
I quickly took off my shorts, and the loose, beach t-shirt I had been wearing and indulged him. "I said, let's go swimming, Jasper, dear husband." I grinned deviously and grabbed his hand, throwing myself off the cliff with a giggle. A second later I let go of him and plunged into the water.
I sank like a stone but opened myself quickly and floated in mid-water, swishing my legs back and forth. Instantly, the underwater paradise had my rapt attention. The water was slightly murky, but with my superior vision I could see well over a hundred feet to the mouth of the cove, where an endless blue of open water thrilled my curiosity. The rock sides of the almost spherical cove bottom were teeming with life, well, growth anyway. The fish had scuttled away but left their playground to us. Barnacles, seaweed and coral, shellfish and clams were artfully arranged along the rock, their colours a rainbow. The ultraviolet sunlight seeping through the water in sparkling beams gave the whole scene that little extra bit… and it was magical. I also gave off a glow that radiated and touched everything near me, it's power slightly weakened but magnified in a way. I peered at my hand, sparkling dully, turning it over and over in wonder.
I loved swimming though, because of this effect and the natural light feeling tingly on my skin. I couldn't swim in pools, of course, so when we did go to secluded places like this, we tended to take advantage of it. I mentally sighed.
Oops! I'd forgotten about Jazz… I turned and saw him shimmy out of his clothes, and then presumably toss them to shore. He was up to his neck in water and the sun glinted in diamonds off of his bare, milky chest. How much I wanted him at that moment it nearly overwhelmed me, but I took hold of the desire and darted to the surface.
I splashed out of the water and did a back flip, sending shimmering water droplets towards Jasper's surprised face. I was under the water again and instantly scuttled off towards open ocean. It didn't scare me, and Jasper was on my tail. I turned around and he collided with me artfully, intertwining his arms and legs with mine. We looked at each other gently, our hair swaying with the cool current. I brushed aside a golden lock of his hair and he caressed my face, my neck. His eyes suddenly bright, Jasper leaned in and kissed me, I smiled through it. That was the second time that we'd kissed underwater, and without the necessity of oxygen, it lasted a while. Most humans can't contemplate a kiss that lasts even longer than 30 seconds, but for my kind… our kind, it can last as long as the passion holds.
We surfaced eventually, to admire the sunset and each other in it's crimson glow.
After a while, I was laying my head on his, out there in the ocean, when he murmured softly, "Darling…" I sunk lower in the water and moaned a little, expressing my displeasure at having to leave. He chuckled, "Alice, I feel Bella's eagerness from here, and you know Nessie has to sleep. I can feel how tired she is as well. Come on, let's head in."
"Alright," I sighed and smiled at him before taking about six seconds to get back to shore where our clothes were. I walked out of the water, shaking a little to get the water off and squeezing my hair out. I looked up to see Jasper, fully clothed, walking down with my skimpy beachwear in his hand. He held it out to me and I took it, amused.
The walk through the dark forest felt cool and tiring, but of course, I wasn't tired and the cool didn't bother me. Jasper's arm was around me and it was pleasurable as we walked.
When we got back to the main beach Bella was cuddling Renesmee on her lap in the boat, and Edward was pulling up the anchor effortlessly. Bella looked over at us and smiled. Jasper's arm was around my waist and vice versa, I smiled back at her. We lithely jumped aboard and after a few minutes the engine purred to life and we took a slower pace to get back.
The ride back to the harbour was amazing, with the chilly wind caressing my face and Jasper at my side, humming for me. And as I looked up into the starry sky, I thanked those same stars for blessing me with a partner who would love me until time itself runs out.
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Ok, this one has a very long story behind it but I know you don't want to hear *that* ^^; but I've worked on it since the summer and here it is, I hope you like it.
Note: I loved writing this and incorporating the things I love into it, like the West Coast (where I live,) swimming, and motor boating. My favourite scene is J+A in the water, which was actually sparked in Greece when I was on vacation in June :) Anyway, I really hope you liked what's taken me (the incredibly slow writer, lol) 5 months to write :D
~JM