"Ohhh that was fun!" Chloe spoke as they pulled into the new hotel.

"Is that gonna turn into one of those wacky pregnancy cravings?" A.C spoke while he parked their new rental car.

"Careful, fish boy, it could be pickles and tartar sauce at 2 am?"

"Ughhh, that's just nasty," he replied. He went into the hotel to check in and then came out a few minutes later and drove them to the beach side of the building.

"Well if it is pineapples then I can get them from Pete's uncle easily enough." He smiled as he parked the jeep. Chloe got out and walked to the back to grab her bag.

"Thanks honey," she smiled and kissed his cheek. "I really need to down load these memory cards to. So many pictures." She grinned as he led them to their door. He opened it and made her wait at the door while he went in and deposited luggage. He then came and scooped her into his arms and carried her over the threshold. "Really? You're going to hurt your back."

"Not a chance," he kissed her warmly while still holding her. "New Island, new hotel, new threshold." He waggled his eye brows at her and then set her down.

"Does your dad know what kind of a softy you turned out to be?"

"Nahh, and if so, it's a Curry family secret." He spoke

"Well since I am the newest member of the Curry family, I get to know all about your squishiness." She teased.

"I'm not always squishy, baby," he spoke as he stopped playing with his luggage to pull her into his arms.

"Uh you most certainly are not," she began to nibble as his neck. Then she heard the hum of a vibrating cell phone. Something she hadn't heard in awhile. A.C let her go and pulled his phone from his case.

"Sorry, I sent my dad a message that we were switching islands." He smiled shyly.

"Ohh, good, good," Chloe spoke.

"Dad sends his love," he smiled as he put his phone away

"He is so sweet, I'm gonna assume that you have at least talked to him a little bit, has he mentioned anything about your mother?"

A.C's entire demeanor changed and he paused. "So there is a great little restaurant down the beach that has an awesome open air patio, with a great view," He spoke as he began to unpack a few things.

"Hey," she spoke as she put her hand on his arm to stop his unpacking. "Don't change the subject." She pulled him to the bed and sat him down and sat on his lap. "What did he say?"

"He's still in love with her Chloe. He is crazy in love with her as a matter of fact and wants my approval." He shrugged.

"And?"

"She's my mom," he spoke moving her off his lap and going to stand by the window. "How can I say no?"

"But how can you say yes either, is that the other part to your frustration?" He turned to her his face full of sorrow.

"I want to be happy for him that he got his reunion, I really do, but I can't. I know her being gone wasn't her fault, but I'm angry, Chloe. She missed so many years of my life, and here she is wanting to be let back in like nothing happened? I don't think I can do that." Chloe was behind him and wrapped her arms around him.

"And you're entitled to feel that way," she spoke. "Come on lets take a walk on the beach," she spoke. He tried to protest and she only kissed him. She grabbed a key, and led her husband down a stretch of private pristine sand and then they sat under a palm tree watching the waves hit the shore.

"You trying to soften me up by bringing me to the beach?" he teased as he pulled her into the cradle of his body, wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"No, not at all, but when you get frazzled you get peace here."

"So you're going for wife of the year?" he asked as he nibbled on her ear lobe.

"Not for beach walking, I would hope it would be for my other…..skills." she teased.

"Baby, you win wife of the millennia for that." He whispered against her skin, he kissed the side of her head then sighed.

"I can't ever, ever be disappointed in you." She spoke and kissed the arm that was around her. "You are entitled to feel how you feel. I don't think anyone expects for you to fall back in line with Atlanta being back, except maybe her. And she's just gonna have to be patient. Your dad was both mother and father for you. Honey, you won't slight him at all if you let her back in your heart." She looked back up over her shoulder at him.

"When did you get so smart?" he teased.

"Well you didn't just marry me for my body?"

A cat eat canary grin formed on his face and he gave her his best wanton glare, "Well, actually, you looked so damn good in that bikini the first time we went to the beach, I was done in."

"Ha, ha, I could have sworn it was the first time we met." She laughed.

"Yeah, I had a clue then but dayam baby you are smokin' hot,"

"You ain't so bad yourself, lover boy." She smiled then sighed and rested against him. "It would be great if our child could get to know his/her grandmother, but I won't press you. It's your choice, your say, and your happiness that means the world to me." A.C squeezed her tighter and kissed her forehead.

"Love you, Chloe," he spoke and kissed her head.

"I love you to Arthur," she giggled when he tickled her at the use of his given name. "So dinner tonight, what are we going to do in the interim?"

"Well, just in town there is a chocolate factory that gives tours and samples? Then there is also a dress shop in town that I think you would love." He smiled as she looked up at him.

"You had me at chocolate." She grinned. She stood up and he followed.

"Well if I had known you were that easy," he spoke as he pinched her bottom and took off running down the beach. She gave chase for awhile until he doubled back and scooped her into his arms and took her into the surf threatening to dump her in.
"You wouldn't dare!" she laughed.

"Really? Cause I think I would?" he teased. She just shook her head, and caught a glimpse of a very mischievous look. He then ran full throttle into the crashing waves until they were both submerged. She came up coughing a little bit and he held her tight as he treaded water.

"Oh you are in so much trouble mister!" she spoke as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Nope, I don't think so." He smiled and then kissed her soundly. When he pulled back her face was flushed and her lips were swollen, his inner cave man was proudly thumping his chest. "How about chocolate later, hotel now, new bed." He purred in her ear. She gently licked and nibbled his ear lobe.

"Whatcha waiting for big boy?" she teased and with the same speed he carried her into the water did he get her back to the beach and they walked arm and arm back to their hotel room.

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Dressed in dress clothes and carrying their shoes down the beach at sunset the happy couple made their way to the restaurant hand in hand.

"So this place," A.C spoke as he held Chloe's hand while she slipped her shoes back on. Then quickly slipped on his shoes, is famous for its mixed dishes."

"Mixed dishes?"

"It's a vegan, vegetarian, and regular restaurant. They try to cater to all tastes." He smiled. "Plus they have this really great lounge that has a great place for a guy to take his wife dancing," Chloe just smiled as they went hand in hand to the front of the restaurant and were quickly seated out on the patio in a very cool booth. The way it was angled gave them a view of the surf, sunset, down the beach and the stars.

"So Mrs. Curry," he spoke nuzzling her ear. "How are you liking Hawaii so far?" he asked.

"Don't know, haven't really seen a whole lot of it, been a little distracted." She smiled up at him.

"Really? How?"

"I have a hot husband and I can't really stop admiring his body," He laughed. "Seriously though? I can see how you just love this place. Its warm, sunny, peaceful."

"It's gonna be tough to go back home and actually have to work," he grinned.

"Oh I know. I've gotten spoiled."

"Good, that was the plan." He grinned.

They ate and had a romantic evening and at the end of the night after an hour of dancing they were again on the beach heading the opposite direction of their hotel. "Where are we going?" she asked.

"another one of those little places I discovered years ago," he smiled. "And you would be the first and last person I would ever want to bring here." He led to the edge of sand and trees. He turned his back to her for her to hop up for a piggy back ride.

"I'm in a dress, Curry,"

"Don't care," he sassed back. She grumbled then hoisted her skirt up and then hopped onto his back and got situated. "Thanks, now," he smiled and pushed on into the thick trees and a path.

"Where are we going?" she whispered in his ear and felt his muscles tighten.

"Stop that," he laughed.

"Oh, you don't like when I purr in your ear, baby?" she did it again and he stumbled nearly dropping her and all she could do was laugh.

"Just you wait, Licious," he threatened and he pushed on down the path. Ten minutes later he stepped through a grove of trees to a hidden pond. It was illuminated by the moon over head. The water was clear and pristine. Chloe gasped as A.C set her down.

"Wow," she whispered.

"It's a spring, a hot spring," he grinned as he pulled his shirt out of his pants and then over his head. He then popped off his shoes and then unbuttoned and unzipped his pants.

"Commando." She smiled dreamily at her husband. He slid a finger under her jaw to close her gaping mouth.

"For you, Licious." He grinned and in minutes he was naked and he stepped into the water. She only gaped. Chloe was frozen in place. "Now baby, you gonna stand there or come on in,"

"I am not skinny dipping." She protested.

"Really?" he smiled. He gestured with his hand and a cusion of water brought him to eye level with her. "Dare ya," he smiled.

"No fare, cheating Aquaman!" she sassed. "Wait, don't say it, I get it, you have to cheat to win with me."

"You doth protest to much." He kissed her. "Don't you want to get naked with me?"

"Uh yeah, just not out in the open." He chuckled and lowered himself back into the pool.

"I can tell you with great certainty that you will not be spied upon by anyone but me." Chloe sat down on the waters edge, curling her legs underneath her self.

"I'm just very self conscious." She shrugged. A.C moved to be right in front of her.

"I get that, I do, but trust me," he put a hand on her knee. "I will definitely make it worth your while." Chloe groaned but couldn't help to fall for that look on her husbands face. She stood and toed off her shoes. "Atta girl." He smiled and lifted himself on another cushion of water. In a few minutes she was naked and blushing from head to foot. He held a hand out to her and she took it shaking her head. He pulled her into his body and held her as he lowered them back into the water. He kissed her soundly and she wrapped her legs around his waist. "I've wanted to do this with you for a long time," he purred as his arousal slid into her heat.

"Well," she fought back her moan as she tried to get a grip onto his shoulders. "Sorry to keep you waiting,"…………