Chapter 9
As Alice awoke the next morning, the fresh ocean smell was being mixed with another sweet smell. As I opened my eyes, there were roses laying all around. "Jasper," I said.
"Yes, is something wrong?"
"No but there are roses all around me."
"Yes, there are."
I sat up and started picking them all up. There were a dozen red roses all around me.
"Jasper how?"
"Easy because I love you and planned it all out."
Here is the card that goes with all the red roses I opened it and it read 'I'll love you until the last rose dies.' Jasper."
"Beautiful, look at all the roses," and I did and there was a beautiful fake rose in the middle of the bouquet.
I kissed him and said, "I love you, as well. Thank you last night was perfect and this morning was better. You're the eternal romantic."
While eating breakfast, Jasper asked, "How attached are you to this particular boat?"
"Why?" I asked. "I like my boat, what's wrong with it?"
"Nothing, but for the two of us to spend any amount of time on it, the bed needs to be a little longer and a little more space for two people's things would be helpful." But then he smiled and said, "Not to much more room, I like having you very close." Then he got a smile out of me.
"That would be fine; but let's wait and see for right now. Maybe because of sleeping, we could try sleeping in one of our houses again."
"Only if that doesn't make you uncomfortable and if it does you have to tell me?"
"I promise I will."
So the rest of the weekend was spent making love, eating, dancing and going for long walks on the beach. Saturday afternoon, I got caught sketching Jasper while he slept. I showed him my drawing and that eventually led to us making love again. Sunday morning, we sailed back up to Sunset Beach again. We moved all my things back into my house first; then I helped Jasper return his things to his house. I started to feel the need to escape being in his house after our weekend together. I wasn't sure what would happen once we were off the boat, so I said, "I'm going back to my grandmother's house to get a real shower, eat a light dinner and do some painting." I headed for the door; however, Jasper quickly blocked the door.
"No, Juliet. You're not escaping just because we're back on land. I'm as nervous as you're but I need a shower to. I need to eat a light dinner and then we can talk. Then maybe you will want to paint; we'll see." Right now though, he captured my lips, scooped me into his arms and carried me up to his suite and into his shower.
Once I was settled onto the ground, I smiled and said, "Are you suggesting we take a shower together?"
"Yes, I wanted to on the boat but there is no room in that shower." He captured my lips and started helping me remove my clothes and in return I helped him remove his. Together, we stepped into the shower. When Jasper was ready to enter me, he scooped me into his arms carried me to bed. We dried one another, fell into bed and then joined as one. I must have fallen asleep. I woke with a start alone in bed, screamed some and got up to get dressed. Jasper was at his door, "What's wrong and where are you going?"
"You were gone and I felt like I was suffocating. In his robe, Jasper went and carried me to his window. We sat down in the chair and Jasper said, "Breath." I did and I slowly laid my head against his chest.
"Better."
"Yes."
"Good, go get back in bed, Juliet and I'll be right back with dinner."
Alice did and put on one of Jasper's t-shirts. She climbed in bed and pulled up the covers.
Jasper soon returned with pot pies and wine.
"I 'm sorry I left you alone to get our dinner. I hoped having the window open would be enough to keep you asleep." After dinner, we cozied up watched a movie in bed and fell asleep together.
When I awoke the next morning, I was being held tight by Jasper. As I stretched, I realized I was on the boat. "Jasper," I whimpered almost crying, "What happened?"
"Shhh, it's okay. You were very restless sleeping last night. Not like you had been doing on the boat, so I brought you down here to sleep and almost as soon as we stepped outside, you settled right down in my arms. Once we were in bed, you were just as calm."
"I love you, Jasper"
"I love you too Alice. I guess we'll be having sleepovers all the time now unless you would rather sleep alone."
"I don't think sleeping alone will ever be the same again."
"I agree," and we slowly made love on the boat.
A/N okay another chapter for the weekend. Sorry for the short chapter but Saturday's chapter was really long.
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