Chapter 4
Stacie's eyes fluttered open as she felt a hand rubbing the small of her back. Streaks of sunlight glowed through the curtains and it took her a moment to remember where she was as she snuggled closer to Aubrey. She untangled her legs from the crisp, white linens and sighed happily when Aubrey's beautiful eyes were gazing back at her.
"Last night was the best night of my life. Engagement sex is definitely amazing," she giggled as she nuzzled her fiancée's neck. Aubrey nodded and stroked her hair.
"And to think we get to look forward to wedding night sex and tons of honeymoon sex," reminded Aubrey and Stacie happily nodded.
"I can't wait. I still can't believe last night actually happened. How long were you planning this?" Aubrey laced their fingers together and beamed at the immaculate diamond ring on Stacie's finger.
"Since the holidays, your mom made some suggestions about where we could go and helped me find this place. I asked her and your dad for their blessing. Once that was done, I just had to get the Bellas on board without them spilling the beans, especially Amy and Emily."
"How did you manage that anyways? I know Em can at least try not to slip up, but Amy has no filter."
"I had to threaten her within an inch of her life and had Chloe and Beca keep an eye on her. She was the last one I told. Of course Chloe and Beca knew first and helped me coordinate with the rest of the Bellas. It was hard finding time with all our schedules. We knew you would be suspicious if it felt too out of the blue, so Flo suggested planning it under the guise of a Bella's trip for Emily's graduation and Beca and Cynthia Rose made sure to keep you off guard. By the way, I can't believe you really thought I didn't want to marry you." Stacie peppered kisses on her fiancée's neck.
"I just wasn't sure if you were ready. I kept dropping hints and you kept talking about the new resort." Aubrey cupped her face.
"I have wanted to marry you for a while."
"Really?"
"Of course, Stace, you are everything to me and I love you so much. I know when we first started off I was hesitant, but that had nothing to do with you and everything to do with me dealing with my insecurities. I think I knew even back then that you were it for me and it scared me. It was never about being into women, it was about being into you and knowing that if I opened up my heart to you, I would never get it back. That scared me because I never thought I could love someone as much as I love you."
"I know the feeling. I didn't expect to fall so hard so fast, but I did and since then all I have wanted is you. I can't wait to get married."
"Have any dates in mind?" Stacie shrugged.
"Not really and I don't really care how it happens as long as I have you and we get to go on an amazing honeymoon."
"You know my father is going to want a traditional wedding."
"Bree, we have been over this. I love your dad and I am glad he finally warmed up to the idea of us being together, but I don't care what he wants. What do you want, baby?" Aubrey thought for a moment and smiled.
"I think I want to get married in Georgia. It is the place we met and I would love an early summer wedding, maybe outside."
"What about the resort? We love it there, it is where we first got together, and there would be plenty of places for people to stay. Maybe we can block off a weekend next year, maybe the spring," suggested Stacie and Aubrey beamed with happiness.
"You really want to get married that soon? With everything else going on, your research and classes, the new resort, things could get hectic." Stacie rolled on top of her.
"Being your wife will be worth it," assured Stacie and Aubrey nodded as she wrapped her legs around her waist.
"Definitely worth it," agreed Aubrey before tenderly kissing her. They both jumped when they heard banging on the bedroom door.
"Breakfast is ready, so come up for air. We have to get on the road soon," called Amy and Aubrey whined.
"Can we just leave her in Hana today?"
"You know you love her, even if she does interrupt us sometimes. She is right though. We need to get up."
"But I am comfy and want to start my morning off right. Forget breakfast, I am craving you," whined Aubrey and Stacie winked at her as she rolled out of bed.
"Then come shower with me and feed that craving," she called over her shoulder as she headed toward the connected bathroom. She laughed when Aubrey hopped out of bed and chased after her, knowing they were going to thoroughly enjoy their shower.
By the time they finished showering and eating breakfast, everyone was excited about their excursion. They were heading to the east side of Maui and to the small town of Hana to explore the coastline and visit the Pools of Oheo. A smaller shuttle pulled in front of the villa and a muscular, handsome man with sun-kissed skin, long black hair, and a charming grin opened the doors for them. Amy nudged Flo and whispered in her ear.
"Now that's some man candy. I usually would go on the prowl, but why don't you take this one. I know you are hesitant to start a relationship while you are still in law school, but there is nothing wrong with a fling," suggested Amy and Flo gulped as the man hopped out of the shuttle. He was wearing blue and gray board shorts and a form fitting gray shirt that showed the outline of his bulging muscles.
"Morning ladies, you must be the Bellas. I am Makoa, but you can call me Mack. Ready to head to Hana to explore some waterfalls and the rainforests?" They all nodded and Stacie whispered to Aubrey.
"Babe, you better be glad you snatched up the Hunter when you did. He is yummy," whispered Stacie and Aubrey giggled as Chloe nodded in agreement.
"Like surfer fantasy yummy," added Chloe and Beca arched an eyebrow at her.
"That toner in your pants right now better be for me," teased Beca and Chloe wrapped her arms around her.
"Aw, look at how far we have come. I'm the one looking at a guy and you are the jealous one. Don't worry, baby, I still only have eyes for you," assured Chloe before tenderly kissing her and Beca giggled.
"To be fair, Jesse didn't look like that," said Beca and Aubrey smirked.
"That's because Jesse was a boy and that is a man," informed Aubrey and Stacie wrapped an arm around her.
"You know, the Hunter isn't opposed to a threesome," she teased and Aubrey rolled her eyes.
"I don't share," assured Aubrey and Stacie moaned.
"You know I love it when you get all possessive," whispered Stacie before passionately kissing her. Emily nudged them.
"Save it for the honeymoon, sheesh, but he is quite handsome," she agreed as she, Jessica, and Ashley began giggling like schoolgirls and whispering to one another about the sexy tour guide. Flo swallowed thickly as she watched him start grabbing their bags and putting them in the back. She reached for hers to hand it to him and their eyes locked when they reached for the bag at the same time.
"Hey," he said with a grin and she bit her lip nervously.
"Hello, I'm…um…."
"Florencia, she is Florencia and single," informed Amy and Flo nudged her, but Makoa's chuckle made her lock eyes with him again.
"Hello, single Florencia, I am single Mack. Hana is one of the most beautiful towns of the island and very romantic. Just let me know if I can do anything to make you get the most out of the experience."
"Mack on, Mack," teased Cynthia Rose and he blushed as all the other women laughed. Flo blushed as well.
"Um, I should get these on the bus so we can head out," he chuckled and Flo smiled at him.
"I'll help," she offered and he nodded as they grabbed the rest of the bags and cooler. Cynthia Rose winked at Amy.
"Maybe Flo will get some after all. The girl needs to loosen up a bit. Law school is stressing her out," said Cynthia Rose and Amy nodded.
"I'd let him loosen me up any day," assured Amy and Beca scrunched up her nose.
"Alright you two, calm down, no one is loosening up Flo. They are just talking," said Beca and Amy rolled her eyes.
"Uh oh, Beca is in Pops mode. Everyone watch out before she gets the shotgun," teased Amy.
"Shut up," grumbled Beca and Emily nodded.
"Mack is hot, but Pops is right. We still need to keep an eye on him. How many of his customers does he flirt with like that? How often does it lead to more? Lilly, I say we find out more about Mr. Mack before Flo takes this any further," said Emily and Lilly grinned.
"Done," she whispered as she pulled out her phone and Beca quickly shook her head.
"Not done, Lilly, no. Emily, you can't just give her vague orders like that," whispered Beca and Emily shrugged.
"You do what you gotta do for family. I am sure she won't take it too far," assured Emily and Beca gulped.
"Why do you sound like the mob right now," asked Beca and Amy nodded as she pretended to wipe a tear from her eye.
"It is so beautiful. One moment you are just a baby dingo joining in on our crazy adventures and the next you are ordering hits on people. They grow up so fast," said Amy and Emily's eyes widened.
"Wait, that's….I didn't mean that. I didn't even say that! Lilly, I meant a background check."
"You didn't say that," whispered Lilly before whispering into her phone again.
"Yea, you have to be clear about such things, Legacy," added Amy and Beca grabbed Lilly's phone.
"Alright, I am putting my foot down. No hit lists and no endangering our tour guide," scolded Beca and Amy huffed.
"Well, you better make sure Legacy knows that," said Amy. Emily threw her hands up in exasperation and Beca pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Chlo, a little help," whined Beca and Chloe kissed her adoringly.
"I think you have it under control, Becs. You know, it is cute how protective you are. It's good to know for the future."
"The future," asked Beca with a smile and Chloe winked at her.
"I know we said all that stuff about kids to mess with Stacie, but I wouldn't mind thinking about it sooner rather than later. Just some food for thought," said Chloe before kissing her cheek and heading toward the bus. Stacie giggled at Beca's stunned expression as Aubrey went to join her best friend.
"Come on, papa bear, we have an island to explore," teased Stacie as she wrapped an arm around her best friend and guided her over to the shuttle. Lilly quietly slipped her phone out of Beca's back pocket and resumed her call as Emily looked around at the others.
"No one sees this right now," asked Emily, but the others were busy filing on the shuttle. She shrugged and gave Lilly a look.
"Background check only," warned Emily and Lilly huffed, but nodded.
The road to Hana was narrow and winding, but strikingly beautiful. It took over three hours to get to the eastern coastline and they made a few stops to take pictures by scenic cliffs and buy fruit at pineapple stands, but the journey was well worth the travel. Hana was known for its cascading waterfalls, lush greenery, picturesque scenery and black sand beach. Aubrey moaned as Stacie grabbed some sunblock and began rubbing it on her back. Her head lolled back and Stacie rubbed her shoulders. They were at Hamoa Beach sunbathing while the others swam and snorkeled.
"I may just have to marry you for your magic hands," admitted Aubrey and Stacie kissed her right temple.
"That's because you are way too tense. I thought you were less stressed now that construction is underway in Malibu."
"That isn't why I was stressed," mumbled Aubrey and Stacie frowned in confusion.
"Wait, you weren't seriously stressed about proposing, were you?"
"I planned an entire trip including all of our closest friends so I could ask the love of my life to spend forever with me…it wasn't exactly an easy few months." Stacie pulled her closer and cupped her cheek when Aubrey turned to face her.
"Baby, there is no way I would ever say no to marrying you. I love you so much and spending my life with you is the only thing I want to do forever. You have to know how much you mean to me."
"I do. Thinking about proposing just made me obsess over every detail and then that made me obsess over what you would want the proposal to be like and then that made me obsess over getting it perfect. I just wanted to make sure it was everything you wanted and more. You deserve the best, Stace."
"Then it is a good thing I have you," whispered Stacie before tenderly kissing her. She moaned when Aubrey deepened the kiss and they became lost in one another. The sound of a camera clicking made them pull apart and shake their heads with smiles when they saw Chloe taking pictures of them.
"You two are just too cute. I have to make sure I have plenty of pictures to show at the wedding reception," explained Chloe and they smiled at her excitement as Beca walked over with two plates of food. She handed one to Chloe and received a kiss from her wife in thanks. Stacie frowned.
"Hey, where is ours," asked Stacie and Beca smirked.
"Have your future wife cater to you. There is an awesome food truck right up there," informed Beca and Stacie huffed.
"You are my maid of honor and bestie. You are supposed to take care of me too," reminded Stacie and Beca rolled her eyes.
"Just because we are besties doesn't mean…wait, I am your maid of honor?"
"Um, obviously, what kind of question is that," asked Stacie and Beca giggled.
"Well you didn't actually ask me yet, Stace."
"Because some things are a given," exclaimed Stacie. Beca sighed.
"Fine, I will go get you some food," grumbled Beca.
"Me too," called Aubrey and she giggled when Beca flipped her off. Chloe sat down beside them and winked.
"Don't you just love her? All tough on the outside, but a big softie on the inside, my perfect rain cloud," she said with a dreamy sigh as she watched Beca head back toward the food truck. Aubrey rolled her eyes.
"You two are disgustingly adorable," teased Aubrey before resting back on her elbows to bask in the sunlight. A few minutes later, Beca came back over with two plates of food and the four of them ate together, chatting and laughing.
"I missed this," admitted Chloe and Aubrey smiled warmly at her best friend.
"Just because we don't live together doesn't mean we don't hang out plenty, Chlo."
"I know. It is just that everything has been so hectic lately." Aubrey nodded.
"Yes, it has been, but we will always make time for each other. Besides, we have a wedding to plan." Chloe clapped happily, but Beca groaned.
"Not more wedding planning," whined Beca and she let out an ooph as Chloe nudged her. Aubrey rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, hobbit, you know you will love it."
"Only because you make my best friend happy," assured Beca and Stacie winked at her before kissing Aubrey.
"Very happy," assured Stacie. Beca shook her head as she heard water splashing and Emily yelling as Amy splashed her. The rest of the Bellas joined in and ganged up on Amy as she tried to challenge Emily to a crocodile wrestling match.
"Are you sure you want them in your wedding? Wrangling Amy became a full time job at ours," warned Beca and Aubrey smirked.
"We'll be sure to put that on your list of duties," teased Aubrey and Beca groaned.
"I quit," she shouted and they all laughed at her dramatics.
"You are stuck with me, bestie. You can't quit. Besides, the bachelorette party was pretty badass because of her. Speaking of which, babe, I have a list of demands."
"Already," asked Aubrey and Stacie nodded.
"One, we need to honeymoon somewhere near a beach. You are too sexy in a bikini to waste another opportunity to get you in one. Two, I want a striptease at my bachelorette party…"
"Aca-scuse…."
"From you, Bree, sheesh, a private striptease and the 'look, but don't touch' rule is null and void." Aubrey giggled and rolled her eyes, but nodded.
"Three, we make the week before our wedding a Bellas Reunion like this one, so we can hang out with our crazy friends again," informed Stacie and Aubrey smirked.
"Is that it?" It was Beca's turn to roll her eyes as Stacie thought for a moment and counted off her demands on her fingers.
"Yep, for now," said Stacie with a grin. Aubrey deeply kissed her and winked.
"Deal, babe, and I will even let you pick out the outfit you want the striptease in," agreed Aubrey. Stacie sighed happily.
"Best future wife, ever," exclaimed Stacie before showering a laughing Aubrey in kisses. Beca tried to act annoyed by their public display of affection, but Chloe caught the smile tugging at her lips. The redhead slipped her hand into her wife's and sighed happily as she looked around at all of their friends. Beca kissed the top of her hand and they shared a smile, knowing they were both happy to revel in the moment as they sat on the beach in Maui blissfully in love and surrounded by some of the people they loved most in the world.
