I said, "Keep your eyes on that compass, mister. I'll be on my chaise lounge if you need me."
"Go, relax princess. I'm going to head south towards a little cove I know of."
"Fine," and I did. I laid down and just watched the beautiful world go by.
Chapter 9
Sometime later I stirred as I felt something touch my lips. Thinking it was a bug, I went to swat it away and my hand hit Edward's face. I instantly jumped up and saw that he was sitting on his lounge leaning over to kiss me. "Oh, I'm sorry." I jumped. "How long have I been asleep?"
"About 60 minutes."
"Don't worry I motored down here in about 20 minutes, then laid down next to you and took a nap too."
"My gosh, a superstar takes naps."
"Yes they do, showing pretty ladies around is hard work. Stay here, I'm going to get us a drink from down in the galley."
"Plus see if I can find you a snack." Edward was back in about 10 minutes with flavored lemonade, cheese and crackers.
"Looks great." The lemonade was a combination of strawberry, orange and lemonade flavors.
"Can I ask you a question even though I am afraid because I'm not sure how you'll respond?
"As long as I have the choice to say no comment."
"Well have you thought any more about making a recording for Emmett?"
"You know singing with you was great, but it's not what I had in mind to do with the rest of my life."
"What did you have in mind?"
"Going back to school and earning a bachelor's degree in both marketing and accounting then going to work for a nonprofit agency."
"That sounds like a wonderful idea. However, you'll be in some lime light if you do marketing for a non-profit."
"Emmett is just going to have to understand that singing is not in the cards for me."
"Well good luck convincing him. If I started singing a song would you join in with me?"
"No, how about telling me why you like this cove so much?"
"It's so beautiful; there's no access by land so it has stayed clean and undisturbed. If we had a jetski attached, we could go to the beach plus it'll be a little warmer in another month or so."
"How many other girls have you brought here before?"
"Actually, only one and that was when I found it, otherwise I've kept it to myself. I come here when I need peace and quiet to figure something out or when I was suffering from writer's block. So don't worry, I don't use this place to make out with all the girls. But speaking of making out," he leaned over towards me as his voice trailed off and he started kissing me. He drew me across the chairs into his lap and continued kissing me. After a short time, he pried my lips apart with his tongue and continued his possession of my mouth and soul. His arms started exploring my back, arms, neck, and legs and he started back up my side and ran his hands across my breasts, cupping them through my swimsuit. Then one hand slipped inside my suit and cupped one of my breasts. Edward felt me start to tense so he stopped his hand exploration and started kissing again. This time as he felt me relax; he slipped my bathing suit straps down and used both hands to get to know my breasts a little better. This time he must've realized that I was about to stop all this craziness; so he lifted my suit straps back up onto my shoulders and drew me into a tight hug and started kissing around my face including my cheeks, ears, and neck. I felt one of his arms loosen his embrace around me. The next thing I knew, Edward had created some space between us and was offering me my drink. I gladly accepted it as I moved back to my own lounge chair.
After I caught my breath, I said, "Well you've made this a weekend to remember. I'm sure this weekend will be one that I remember forever."
"Well why don't we head back? So we can add more memories to this weekend."
"Definitely, I'm looking forward to it, a man that can cook. I think that is a miracle.
When my mom would work at night, I'd have to make dinner for my dad and my brothers. They would not help at all. From start to finish; all they would do is clear their plates from the table. Boy that was annoying."
"Well push that button back there then come up to the wheel and we'll head back up to the dock." I leaned back, pushed the button and joined him at the wheel. He stepped to the side and let me take the wheel and lean against the seat. Edward then restored our chairs and put our towels and jackets together to take off the boat. He came back up and leaned around me. Nuzzled my neck and kissed me around the neck.
"Alright, Edward, are you going to help to steer or play with my neck all the way back to the dock?"
"Okay, stand up." I did. He slid in and leaned against the seat then wrapped his arms around me and pulled me back into his lap and said, "I'll be your seat, help you drive, and kiss and nuzzle all at the same time." I sat back on his lap and together we cruise the boat on into the dock. I stepped to the side when we entered the dock area since I didn't want to damage the other boats on the dock.
"This has been wonderful today; I only wish we could have used the sails."
"Well someday, I'll take you out and we'll use the sails and try out the bed too." He smiled and as the blush grew up my face and before I could say anything, he kissed me. He grabbed the jackets and towels and helped me off the boat.
As we headed back to his Corvette, I asked, "How far is it to your condo?"
"It's about 20 minutes though it is only 7 miles; but we have to go up one of the hills of Laguna. There's a condo development at the top of one of the cliffs. I chose a condo with a water view in the back of the complex."
He again opened the car door for me and we headed up the winding road. We got to the top of the cliff and it flattened out and there was a flat area which held close to what appeared to be about fifty condos. We headed to the back of the development and pulled into an end two story unit, and pulled into the garage. We went inside and Edward showed me around. There was a kitchen, living room, dining room, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a den. The den was set up like a recording studio for him. The master bedroom opened up onto a balcony with an awesome view of the cliffs below and water crashing onto the rocks at the bottom. The house was decorated for Edward's simple tastes. The bedrooms had plaid motifs and pictures of huge sailboats. The bathrooms were just solid. The studio was in a soothing blue and beige along with music paraphernalia on the walls. The living, dining and kitchen were all decorated in a contemporary style. The pictures on the wall were from countries that he'd visited. "Well Edward you have a beautiful condo. Is there anything I can help you with for dinner?"
"Sure, why don't you work on the salad; and I'll put the steak and potatoes on the grill." So I went to work on the salad. Once I was done with the salad, Edward offered me a drink. It was a strawberry lemonade smoothie. "Alright, I didn't see or hear you make that."
And he sang to me, "I need a little help from my friends. "Now, if I can get you to go to the guest bedroom and kill time until I come and get you; I would greatly appreciate it. If you want to take a shower and change, your bags are in the bedroom and towels are in the bathroom. Plus I can get you an iron if you want to press your uniform for work. But please I want to make the rest of this evening special and I'll come and get you when everything is ready. If you want to make a call go for it, too; I figure about 30 to 40 minutes and everything will be ready okay?"
"Fine, but I don't need anything special. I have just enjoyed the time we spent together. But, yes, I think I'll take a shower so I don't have to worry about it in the morning."
"By the way, how do you like your steak?"
"Medium."
"Something else we have in common."
I showered, changed into a skirt, blow dried my hair and pulled it into a French twist, redid my makeup, and quickly ironed my work uniform all in 30 minutes. Since Edward hadn't called me yet, I picked up the phone and called Rose. She said hello.
"Hi Rose, what are you doing?"
And her response was a squeal of delight. "What are you doing is what I would really want to know?"
"Waiting to have dinner with Edward."
"What? When are you coming home? You have to work tomorrow."
"I know he's flying me home early tomorrow morning."
"Man, how I wish I were you?"
"Rose, I have lived these past 4 days as if I've been dreaming. Tomorrow, at about ten, when I'm eating nachos for lunch, I'll know I'm back in the real world. So am I set up for tomorrow?"
"Actually, I just did the call 20 minutes ago and everything will be waiting for you on arrival. Your first reservation is at eight."
"If someone calls and asks about me tell them I'm on my way."
"Great."
There was a knock on the door. "Rose, I've got to go; dinner must be ready. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Damn right, I want all the juicy details. Is he a good kisser?"
"Yes, he's fantastic. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Great."
I hung up the phone and turned around. Edward was standing in the door frame with a half dozen roses. "What am I fantastic at?"
"Oh who said I was talking about you."
"Well, here you go these are for you. I just wish these roses were half as beautiful as you." He leaned over and kissed me, putting the roses in my arms. "We're going to put the roses on the table; but for now please close your eyes and hold onto my arm as I take you to the dining room, I want the presentation to be a surprise."
We slowly came down the stairs. When we got to the table, he took the roses from me and must've put them in a vase on the table. "Okay, now you can open your eyes."
The room is glowing in candlelight with the last of the sunset coming in through the window. The table was set in elegant china. Edward offered me a hand as I sat down. We started with salad. Edward offered to pull out any kind of champagne or wine but I chose water instead which he served to me in a beautiful Waterford crystal glass. After salads, Edward brought out bread, potatoes, and filet mignon. After just one taste, I said, "The filet and potatoes are wonderful what kind of marinade do you use."
"Well, you'll be surprised, a red wine along with a few other seasonings."
"So I guess you're trying to get me drunk one way or the other."
"Well like you said, it tastes wonderful plus most of it cooks out anyway." As we finished our dinner, we chatted about the view from his condo and the sailboat ride.
As Edward cleared away the dishes, he came back to the table and leaned over my shoulder and asked if I had any room for dessert. "Well maybe a little," I responded.
Edward kissed my neck and said, "Why don't you grab a jacket and go out on the balcony? We can have our dessert out there and really enjoy the view."
"Okay, no complaints from me." Edward gave me a covered tray, we undimmed the lights, blew out the candles, and grabbed our drink glasses. We then climbed back upstairs I grabbed my jacket and then went out onto his patio. The view and sounds were marvelous. We sat in two chairs side by side. There was a small table and Edward lifted the lid. There were strawberries with chocolate and white chocolate drizzled all over them.
As Edward picked up one, he said, "There is only one way to eat these." He placed the one he was holding up to my mouth and I ate it from his fingers. After I finished mine, I reciprocated the offer. Edward smiled as he bit into his berry. We went back and forth until there were two left. At the same time, we picked them up and as he took his from my hand into his mouth he sucked my fingers in as well. "Hmm, you're delicious," and as I started to pull my fingers out of his mouth, he took my hand and together we stood up. Edward looked at me and said, "Shall we dance," and he pushed a button which caused slow music to start playing around us. He tightened his grip around me.
We were dancing very slowly together. "I'm curious, what time are we leaving tomorrow?"
"The plane needs to take off at 5:45 am. It's about 30 minutes to the airport so we need to leave at 5:15. We can have breakfast on the plane. My mom sent a few of her sweet rolls along. So what time do you need to get up?"
"I'll get up around 4:45 to throw my work clothes on. Put my hair in a ponytail and be ready to go."
"Great now be quiet and dance with me. I just want to enjoy holding you tonight."
