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Chapter 27
Nessie's POV
I opened my eyes and realized it was still light out. Jacob was next to me and somehow we'd both gotten under the delicious bed covers. The second thing I noticed upon waking was a strange soreness from the waist down; being half vampire, I rarely experience normal human inconveniences like muscle soreness and such, meaning I can exercise for hours without the "normal" next day pain; so this feeling was certainly unusual. I glanced at the clock and saw it was three in the afternoon, which meant we'd slept the entire morning through to the afternoon.
Jacob was sleeping beside me, looking so much like a peaceful little boy that you'd think the previous episode had never happened… but it did. I had to suppress a giggle of excitement to avoid waking him up, which was hard considering I felt like jumping up and down and screaming my lungs out. I snuggled up closer to him and resigned to just think about everything that had happened, trying to remember everything down to the last detail and feeling my insides get hotter as it all came back to me. I closed my eyes and tried to remember the feeling of his hands on my body, the heat of his bare skin next to mine and the sensation of the moment he came inside of me.
"What are you thinking?" – His voice startled me, making me jump slightly. He was looking at me with an amused face.
"Um…" – Suddenly I felt embarrassed for my daydreaming, even though it was more a memory than a dream. – "Nothing."
"Mmmm… interesting how nothing makes you smile like that."
"Fine… I was thinking about this morning… it was…"
"I know…" – He gave me one of his huge Jacob grins and we both started laughing.
"God Ness… I didn't think it would be like that… I mean, sort of… but not… you know. I mean… it was good for you too right?" – His eyebrows merged at the center and a crease formed on his forehead. Was he kidding me? How could he not tell that it had been amazing for me? Didn't he hear me scream like a crazy person right at the end?
"Jake, I love you but your insane! It was better than good… I mean, how can you even doubt that?" – He smiled and pulled me closer.
"Sorry… I just worry, I mean, I want to make you happy."
"You already make me happy just by existing."
"What I meant to say is… I want to satisfy you." – The simple word coming out of his mouth was enough to set me on fire. I got out of the covers and climbed on top of him, at this point beyond caring that I was still naked.
"Really?" – I wiggled my eyebrows, causing him to laugh as he held my waist and caressed my tummy with his thumbs. – "Because I have a few ideas."
"I'm all ears."
"Well, if you're worried about your performance… they say practice makes perfect… lots and lots of practice." – I leaned down on top of him and we started to kiss.
"Ok, on one condition." – Before I could ask "what", he flipped me over so that now he was the one on top, growling playfully. – "I'd like to be on top this time." – I giggled and pulled him by his hair back toward me, so I could keep kissing him. He was supporting his weight on one arm, while he moved the other downward to caress me. When he reached my abdomen and pressed it with his hand, I unwillingly let out an "ouch". He immediately stopped and looked at me with alarm in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I… it's nothing… I'm just…" – I hated myself for having to say it, afraid that once he heard it he'd pull away from me. – "I'm just a little sore, that's all."
"Oh baby… I didn't mean to, I didn't know… I'm sorry… we can do this when you feel better." – He started to get up off me and I suddenly really hated having to be only "half vampire" because a full vampire would not have to deal with this.
"No, please Jake… I want you." – I braced myself, expecting his overprotective nature to kick in. But it didn't; instead of getting up he leaned in closer.
"You sure?" – I nodded, not wanting to say anything that could persuade him otherwise. He smiled and kissed the tip of my nose. – "Ok… I can be very gentle."
His voice was low, almost a whisper, but it was enough to make my entire body pulsate with desire; and it didn't help that he said it while looking at me with the same smoldering intense gaze he'd given me earlier. He began to lightly kiss me, starting from my neck and moving downward. His lips barely touched my skin, like some sort of provocative tease. When he reached my breasts, instead of roughly feeling them like he had before, he continued with the light kissing; tracing my nipple with his tongue, causing me to shiver.
He smiled up at me upon my response and continued to make his way down, reaching my lower abdomen. I opened my legs up a bit, hoping he'd take the invitation and kiss me where I really wanted to be kissed.
"I'm so sorry I hurt you." – I looked down and realized he was actually talking to my… vagina. I let out a huge laugh, leave it to Jake to never lose his sense of humor. He gave me a teasing look and continued.
"I love you very much and I promise I'll never hurt you again… in fact, I'm hoping to make you feel real good." – That was it; I couldn't take any more foreplay. I took his face in my hands and pulled it back toward mine, all the while projecting with my palms "shut up and get in here already", to which he chuckled.
I opened my legs up for him and wrapped them around his back, pulling him as close as I could to me. This time around it was gentler, softer. I could tell Jake was being extra careful, keeping his movements slow and tender as to avoid hurting me. At first the soreness was keeping me from fully enjoying the moment, but after a while I forgot all about it, especially when Jacob started to moan and whisper things into my ear. Because of the softness of our movements, it went on forever, the feeling of Jake in me as surprisingly delicious as it had been the first time.
"Are… are you ok?" – His words were barely audible through his and my pants.
"Yes… don't stop… god, don't stop."
We both reached our climax and relaxed, Jacob staying on top of me with his arms around me and his head resting on my chest. I absentmindedly ran my fingers through his hair, as we both regulated our frantic breathing.
"God Ness… you feel so good… why did we ever put this off?"
"We weren't married… remember?"
"Oh right… good thing we are now, cause I'll never want to stop doing this."
"I sure hope not."
"And we have an entire week… no nosy leeches, not jobs to go to, no homework, no nothing." - He looked up at me with his puppy dog eyes and couldn't help but wonder how I could love him so much, how the magnitude of my love hadn't already squashed me to death.
I was just about to say something when Jake's stomach growled, the sensation tickling me.
"Sorry… guess I'm hungry… what time is it anyway?"
"Three o'clock."
"Wow, we slept a while huh? I'll tell you what, I'll go downstairs and see what Pixie stocked in the fridge and we can have "breakfast" in bed, what do you say?"
"Ok… but hurry." – For some reason my attachment to Jake had multiplied by a hundred and the mere thought of having him just a few feet away in the kitchen, away from me, was painful. He simply smiled and supported his weight over me to kiss me, before getting off the bed and walking out. I turned to watch him leave, enjoying the way his naked body looked from behind and blushing when he turned and caught me doing it.
It turns out Aunt Alice had really thought of everything, because she stocked half of the fridge with Jake's favorite "human" food and then the other half with plastic bags containing blood, as well as a fresh supply of raw meant in the freezer. It was a good thing because I don't think my honeymoon would have been very fun if I would have had to eat human food the entire week.
So while Jake helped himself to scrambled eggs and bacon, I sat in bed with a cup of deer blood, drinking away.
"You remind me of Bella right now." – I gave him a look that made him laugh out loud and quickly rephrase.
"No, no! I mean, not the whole naked in bed thing… the drinking blood out of a cup thing. It just reminded me when she was pregnant with you… even then all you wanted was blood." – He laughed again and ran his hand through my hair, smoothing it out before tucking it behind my ear.
"Why do you have to be so jealous?" – He didn't say it angry or worried, more like amused.
"Well what am I supposed to think when I'm sitting here naked and you think about mom?!" – He laughed again.
"Baby… trust me… stinky Bella on her best day couldn't possibly do to me what you do."
"And what's that?"
"Drive me crazy for one…" – He laughed again and took my hand in his. – "Make me almost have a heart attack every time I look at you, no matter how many times I've seen you before… want to touch you and feel you so bad it actually hurts… want to spend every waking hour near you… get all sweaty and nervous when you smile at me… should I keep going?"
"No… I got it." – He laughed again at me for trying to act all cool and failing miserably.
"Good… cuz it's kind of insulting for you to think I have the hots for a leech." – He was teasing now, making me giggle. –"No, seriously… I mean, come on, Bella?"
"She's beautiful." – For some reason I felt like defending her, silly considering a second ago I'd gotten jealous. Jake laughed and shook his head at me.
"You're something else Ness."
"Shut up and eat your breakfast." – Jake looked up at me, with his eyebrows raised in mock shock.
"Oh… so you have your way with me and now you think you can boss me around?"
"Have my way with you?" – I was laughing hard now, throwing myself back on the pillow as Jake sat there with his arms crossed, pretending it wasn't funny.
"I'm not some sex toy you know." – He was trying to keep a straight face and fake indignation.
"Mmm… really? That's too bad, because I felt like playing again." – A huge grin spread out on his face but he quickly rearranged it back to the "serious" act he had going on.
"Well… only if you ask nicely." – He turned his face away from me, pretending to be disinterested. We'd both finished our "breakfast" and my soreness was fading, so I thought, why not? It is my honeymoon after all. So I got up and walked toward the bathroom, feeling his gaze on me. When I reached the door I simply called out –"I'll be taking a shower… in case you'd like to join me."
I didn't have to call out again, because half a second later he was standing behind me, hugging my waist.
"Well that wasn't exactly "nicely" but it'll do."
The bathroom was huge, something I hadn't even noticed the first time I'd entered it, considering I was hyperventilating and having a nervous breakdown. Upon entry was a tiled counter with two lavish sinks and a mirror. To one side was the entrance to what I guessed was the walk-in closet and to the other the rest of the bathroom. It had a small sauna, a shower that appeared to have a whirlpool system that sprayed water at different angels and heights and finally a huge bathtub under a small dome on the house's roof.
The shower was amazing, with the hot water massaging us from different angles. We began to bathe innocently, with Jake lathering up my body as I soaped him up as well. But after the kissing started, there was no point in holding back. Jake looked so damn sexy, with his wet hair falling wildly over his eyes, it was hard to believe he was all mine. He pressed me against the wet tile as I extended my arms to the sides, trying to keep my balance because of the slippery floor. We managed to get it on without slipping or falling down, although we did crack one of the shower's glass doors, which considering our strength, was pretty mild damage.
"We're going to have to pay for that you know." – Jake was drying himself with a towel as I wrapped mine around me and started blowing my hair with a dryer hanging next to the sink mirror.
"I'm not the one that got carried away and pushed the other one hard against it." – I gave him a teasing smile which he reciprocated.
"Well what was I supposed to do when you kept calling out "more… oh yes… more"?" – I felt my face grow hot but refused to be embarrassed out and was determined to stand my ground.
"I can't be held accountable for the things I say during sex." – It felt strange to hear the words coming out of my mouth, like someone else was saying them. Since when do I speak of sex like a normal occurrence? I'm sure I was blushing at this point, but still.
"Oh… so you didn't mean it when you said you didn't want me to stop? Because if that's the case, next time maybe I just will."
"If there is a next time." – He wrapped the towel around his waist and came closer to me.
"Don't play like that." – I giggled but then stopped when I noticed he was serious.
"What?"
"Just… just promise me we'll be together forever… please."
"What's gotten into you? I was teasing!"
"I know, but still… if before I thought I couldn't live without you, now I know for sure I can't."
"Jake, you're never going to get rid of me, ok? I'm sticking around… forever. So please, stop with the pessimism, this is our honeymoon, just the beginning."
"You're right, I'm sorry. So… where were we… something about the things you say during sex?" – I giggled and pushed him aside so I could continue drying my unruly hair as he chuckled and spanked my butt on his way out the door.
"Ouch, that hurt!" – I called out after him.
"Good!" – He yelled from the bedroom.
After putting some clothes on, we decided to take a look at the schedule Aunt Alice had left for us.
On the first day, today Sunday, there was a smiley face drawn with a note that said "do not disturb", to which we both chuckled.
On the second day, there was a guided tour of the village during the morning and in the afternoon she'd arranged for us to take a yacht around the island. Tuesday there was a spa appointment with all expenses paid and a reservation at Mykonos's most famous restaurant for dinner. Wednesday seemed like an exciting day because Costa would be coming to pick us up to take us to the island of Zakynthos, located on the Ionian sector of Greece. According to the description she'd written down, Zakynthos is famous for being the most "untouched" island in Greece, conserving most of its original natural surroundings. We'd get a chance to go scuba diving, swim with the famous and endangered Caretta-Caretta turtle that comes to that island only once a year and finally, we'd get to go to the also famous Blue caves.
"Wow… when did Pixie find the time to set this up, what with the wedding plans and all?"
"It helps when you don't sleep."
"That's for sure… this is great, so much better than anything I could have come up with."
"I'm sure you could have come up with something amazing."
"Are you just saying that because I rocked your world earlier in the shower or because you mean it?" – He gave me a teasing smile and this time I couldn't keep up the joke, blushing profusely and turning away from him. "Mmmm… is that a yes, I did rock your world?"
"Stop it!" – My face was red hot as Jake tried to pull me toward him to get a better look at me.
"Come on Ness… what's with the shyness all of a sudden?" – He was laughing loudly, pulling at me as I tried to get away.
"I'm just getting used to this ok? And I feel embarrassed when you say stuff like that."
"Sorry, I can't help it; especially when I get this kind of response. Do you know how cute you look when you blush?"
"So you're actually enjoying my mortification?!" – He let out another huge laugh when I said this.
"I'm enjoying you… period." - He stopped laughing and just smiled at me, searching for my lips, which he willingly found.
"So what do you want to do now?" – He wiggled his eyebrows at my question. – "Besides having sex." – He pouted to which I laughed.
"How about we take a walk on the beach and find a place to eat dinner? Sound good?"
"Ok, except for the dinner part, you can eat and I'll just watch."
So we did just that, went for a long relaxing walk on the beach. The scenery was beautiful, like the kind of place you'd dream of living in. The sun was still shining brightly well into the afternoon, which felt so good coming from a place that's gloomy and cloudy through the year. It was a shame my parents couldn't enjoy something like this, having to always live under the shade, hiding their magnificent diamond skin. I turned to look at Jake, an overwhelming feeling of happiness overtaking me. I wondered how life could be so perfect, how he could be so perfect.
Jacob's POV
"Wakey wakey Jakey!"
Ness was standing next to the bed with a tray in her hands, a delicious aroma coming from it.
"Hi… what's that?"
"Breakfast… I woke up early today, couldn't keep sleeping, so I decided to cook for you… it's not like momma's cooking but…"
"It's better." – I affirmed, sitting up and taking the tray from her. I noticed how she blushed slightly and smiled, almost to herself. She came to sit on the other side of the bed as I began to eat the pancakes she'd made for me.
"So what time is the tour of the village?" – I noticed she was already dressed and worried that I might have overslept.
"Don't worry, we have to be there in half an hour; plenty of time for you to get ready."
"And for something else perhaps?" – I wasn't sure if I was being reasonable or a complete dog, but I wanted her so much that I didn't even care. So I was completely discouraged when she smiled but shook her head.
"I already took a shower and got dressed… we don't want to be late."
"Ok, sure." – I acted all nonchalant when really I felt like a squashed bug. This was bad; I didn't think that once we slept together I'd become so obsessed with it and want to be with her constantly, but I was. I watched as she got off the bed and began to take her clothes out of the bag as to hang them in the closet and wondered if she felt the same way. I really did hope so because there's no way I'd be able to deal with these desires by myself.
Once I finished eating, hopped in the shower and got dressed, we were off to the village, where Pixie's instructions said to wait for the guide in front of the Cathedral. After asking around we arrived at the site and found an elegantly dressed older man with a sign that read "Jacob and Nessie".
"Hi, we're Jacob and Nessie."
"Well hello young lady… and hello sir… my name is Nikolas, I'm your private tour guide… shall we get started?"
We walked all around the Mykonos village, stopping at certain spots so he could tell us about them. We entered the Cathedral and other significant buildings as well as two museums. Nessie stopped in several shops and bought all kinds of souvenirs to take back home and took about a million photographs. Although the village was breathtakingly beautiful, I was really glad when the tour was over, because it's not fun to be stuck listening to some senior citizen telling you about history when what you really want to do is find a quiet place and make love to your wife. Nessie kept giving me naughty looks all throughout the tour, so much so that once or twice I felt tempted to just pull her somewhere out of sight and make love to her right then and there.
"I hope you enjoyed the tour… this is my card in case you have any questions or would like for me to recommend other fine places to visit in Greece."
"Thank you so much, the tour was fascinating." – I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but apparently Ness had a better time than me. So we said goodbye to the guide and were finally left alone.
"At what time is the yacht trip?" – Again, I couldn't care less about the trip, but was just asking to know if we had time to fool around a bit.
"The schedule said four o'clock. Apparently it's picking us up right at the villa, since it has its own dock." – Nessie smiled at me and continued to look around the village. - "Are you hungry? Its lunch time, do you want to find a place to eat?"
"What about you?"
"I'll just drink some blood when we get to the villa. That place looks nice." – She was signaling toward a small café but I really wasn't interested.
"Why don't we go now to the villa…? I mean… there's food there, you can eat too and we can relax by the pool until they come to get us." – I mentally crossed my fingers, hoping she wouldn't want to keep shopping or walking around the village, because I'd had enough of both.
"Sounds like a plan! I've been dying to try out the Jacuzzi." – I'd been dying for something else, but kept it to myself, worried she might take it the wrong way. Was it wrong to want her like this? She was my wife after all and I did love her more than life itself, but was this insatiable need something I should be feeling? I remembered the time I asked Sam about physically wanting Ness, and how he'd said that he'd "gone crazy for Emily… in every way". Did he mean like this? Had he wanted to basically make love to her every five minutes?
"What are you thinking?" – I caught Ness examining me, a crease forming in her forehead.
"Um… nothing… why?"
"You got all quiet and serious... is something wrong?"
"Of course not baby."
"You didn't like the tour, did you?" – She was giving me a knowing smile, which really didn't surprise me since she knows better than anyone.
"Not too much."
"Why didn't you say anything, we could have cut it short?"
"I mean… I did like to see the village; it was just all that historic crap that bored me." – She giggled and took my hand.
"Ok, I promise no more historic crap from now on."
We walked back to the villa; I would have preferred to run, but again, I didn't want Ness to think all I wanted to do was shack up with her and never leave the bedroom, even if that was the case. We got home and Ness ran to the bedroom to put on her swimsuit as I headed for the kitchen to fix my lunch. Thankfully Pixie had been smart enough to buy microwave pizza, so I grabbed two and threw them in the microwave as I headed upstairs myself.
Ness was just coming out of the room with her bikini already on and a towel in her hand. I'd seen her in this bikini before, but somehow she looked even hotter now. She smiled when my heart stuttered upon seeing her, probably having heart it herself.
"I'll go start up the Jacuzzi; I left your swimsuit on the bed."
So I took my clothes off in a hurry, threw on my trunks and hurried downstairs. When I got there, Nessie was already in the hot tub.
"This is really good! You have no idea! Get in here!" – Her face was so lit up with happiness that I quickly forgot about my own sexual desires and was just eager to spend this time with her, in any way.
The water was delicious and the turbo jets felt so good I knew we'd spend every second of our downtime in here.
"So?"
"This is good, really good." – Nessie laughed and signaled to the side of the Jacuzzi.
"You're pizza is over there, I figured we could eat in here."
So we did, Nessie drank her blood as I chugged down my food. We continued to relax after finishing our lunch, laughing and talking about the wedding party.
"Did you see the fit Clair threw when they wanted to take her home?!" – Nessie was laughing as she remembered.
"Man I know! And did you see Quil's face? Sometimes I feel sorry for the guy, cuz that kid's spoiled!"
"Was I like that? With you?"
"No baby, are you kidding me? You were an angel, so well behaved and charming and smart and cute as hell."
"Well, I'm sure Quil thinks that about Clair." – I hadn't really thought about it like that. I tried to remember what Ness was like as a child, trying to figure out if maybe I had spoiled her, but somehow I couldn't muster the thought, mostly because of what we'd done yesterday. For some reason it felt wrong to remember Ness like that, so innocent and pure, and now, because of me, so… different.
"Let's talk about something else." – Ness laughed.
"Why?"
"I don't know… I just don't want to talk about Quil and Clair, ok?"
"Well, what do you want to talk about?" – She was coming closer, moving from her side of the tub to mine. I breathed in and braced myself, tortured by the option of just innocently relaxing with Ness by the pool or asking of her the thing I wanted the most but was troubled to want.
When she was close enough I wrapped my arms around her waist.
"I don't know… do you have anything you want to talk about?" – I hoped she did, so she could distract me from this burning desire.
"What if I don't want to talk?"
Before I could say anything, I felt her hands move downward, pulling at my swim trunks. I looked around, suddenly very aware that we were outside and in broad shiny daylight. My action caused her to let out a loud laugh.
"Would you relax?! I don't smell a human for several feet and besides, we're too high up to be seen by anyone. Aunt Alice really did think of everything."
"Are you sure?" – At this point my senses were so distracted with her touch and closeness that even if a vampire where standing right next to me, I doubt I'd notice.
"I'm sure." – She leaned in closer and kissed me, just as she pulled my trunks completely off. We continued to kiss and touch, Ness looking radiant and beaming at me, turning me on even more.
"Jake… do… do you want me?" – It was crazy for her to even ask, especially since I'd spent the entire morning pining after her.
"Baby… you have no idea… "
"Then make love to me." – As always, her wish was my command, not that I didn't wish the same thing. So I pulled the strings tying down her bikini on each side and slipped it off, running my hands on her bare hips and loving the feeling of her soft wet skin.
She smiled as she pulled away from me and swam backwards toward her side, a move I wasn't expecting. She sat back and waited for me, giving me a look that made the ground under me shake. We stayed looking at each other from either side of the hot tub for an unbearable amount of time; but for some reason, I was reluctant to move closer to her, because every second of this was just a bigger built up to the actual moment we'd be together.
Finally I couldn't take it any longer and swam toward her as she giggled in expectance. I reached for her and pulled her closer, taking her by her thighs and spreading her legs opened. She grabbed my waist and pulled herself closer to me, closing the gap between our bodies.
A current of lightning went through my body as I went inside her; the force of the connection so strong and potent that it almost hurt. She moaned, making me go crazy with desire. This whole thing was something I wasn't expecting, not at this level. Just to know that I was inside her was enough, but to be able to actually feel her was something else. Her insides were so hot and moist that I couldn't help but groan and gasp in ecstasy.
She looked so sexy, throwing her head back as I moved my hips back and forth, increasing both our heart rates and moans.
"Ness… I love you… I love you so much…"
"Jake…" – She was kissing and biting my neck now, leaving small aching marks on my body. I pressed closer to her, pushing her into the Jacuzzi's edge and cracking its wall.
"Damn…" – I suddenly became aware that we were at risk of completely damaging the tub, but Ness didn't seem to care.
"It's ok… don't… don't stop." – She pulled me by my hair and wrapped her legs tighter around waist. – "Keep going… harder… please…" – I couldn't see how I could get any harder, although I knew that's not what she actually meant.
"Ness… I… I'll break the… break the Jacuzzi." – I could barely speak, my voice coming out in pants, especially when she began to move her pelvis back and forth with more force. And then I didn't care, not at all, not when my wife and the reason of my existence was begging me to deepen the connection, to go further than we'd gone before. The experience was so Earth shattering that I couldn't hold back any longer, so I let go of my inhibitions and let loose, knowing I couldn't possibly hurt her.
Our faces were barely an inch apart, both looking at the other and not breaking the adoring gaze. Her eyes were so fiery and intense that I wondered how I, Jacob Black, could possibly do that to her, knowing I wasn't nearly enough of what she deserved.
"God Ness… you… you feel so good… so damn good…"
"Jake… I love you… so much…"
The Jacuzzi wall was breaking now, completely caving in so that the Jacuzzi water was spilling out into the pool and to the surrounding area, but I was beyond caring. I continued to move against her, my rhythm increasing as my entire body caught on fire, with our bodies so close and connected that nothing else seemed to matter. It was amazing to feel her from the inside; I could stay there forever, just savoring how our bodies seemed to fit perfectly, like she was made for me and I for her. My body was receiving such an overload of emotions that her loud moans sounded like miles away, even though I could feel her lips pressed to mine.
And then, like a rush of high voltage energy, we both came. Ness relaxed her body and lay back on the broken Jacuzzi edge as I collapsed on top of her, resting my forehead on her shoulder. Both our bodies where breathing in and out in the same frantic rhythm, until slowly I began to calm down and breath in a more normal way.
After a few minutes, I looked up when I noticed she was still panting and realized we'd completely ruined the Jacuzzi, and worst of all, it had been Ness the one that had been shoved against the wall with enough force to do so.
"Are you ok baby?" – I felt like a scum bag. Why did I have to get so carried away and make love to her in such a way? I leaned back so that I could get a good look at her and prayed that I hadn't hurt her in any way, otherwise I'd have to kill myself.
"Give… give me a sec." – She wouldn't stop panting and the more she stayed like that the more horrible I felt.
"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry." – I moved away from her, feeling a painful pressure on my chest. She opened her eyes and looked up at me, confused.
"What? Why… why would you say that? What's wrong Jake?" – She sat up and her face turned from confused to worried upon seeing my expression.
"Did I hurt you?" – I felt like crying, my mind coming up with all sorts of sleazy names for what I was; pervert, dog, lustful son of a bitch.
"Hurt me? Jake…" – I moved farther away from her but that only prompted for her to lean closer to me, holding my face in her hands and reading me with her eyes. I felt so ashamed that I could barely look at her.
"Baby… what's wrong? I don't understand… you didn't hurt me."
"I shouldn't have done that… I shouldn't have gotten carried away… I'm sorry, I mean, look at the Jacuzzi."
Ness took her eyes off me to survey the damage but quickly turned back, I was surprised to see that there was not a shred of judgment on her face, just love. She smiled and softly kissed me, keeping her face so close to mine that I could feel her sweet breath, still coming out in hard gasps.
"Baby… you know how strong we are… this happened because we're strong; I mean, I could open a whole in these concrete walls with my bare fist." – She shook her head at me, as if I were somehow being unreasonable. - "Why are you acting like this? What do you think… please tell me?"
"I think… I think I'm a horrible husband… this… this isn't the way to make love; it should be soft and gentle and not… I don't know… lust driven. I got carried away, wanting to feel more, but it shouldn't be about that… I… I don't know…"
"Jake… I thought we were through this a long time ago… how long are you going to feel guilty for these things. We're married, it's alright to want each other and to make love however we want… please don't do this to me, not again."
"So I didn't hurt you?" – She suppressed a laugh.
"Are you kidding me? Baby, you have no idea how amazing that was… I mean, you… you made me feel so good." – She blushed slightly but kept talking, trying to convince me and succeeding. "I wanted that, wanted you to make love to me like that… this (she signaled to the destroyed Jacuzzi) is just collateral damage… if we were normal humans this would not have happened, ok?"
"I don't know Ness, are you sure? Because I don't want to turn into some pervert humping your bones any chance he gets… it should be about love, not lust."
"Jake, we love each other, so it is… besides, I want you… want you badly, do you think I'm a pervert?" – Now I was the one suppressing a laugh, because I could never consider Ness that, not when I know she's the most wonderful person on Earth.
"Of course not."
"So if you don't think that about me… why would you think that about yourself?" – She was so right I suddenly felt like a fool. She smiled when she noticed she'd gotten to me.
"You're such a silly boy."
"Sorry… I just freaked when I saw the Jacuzzi." – Nessie was laughing now, noticing how almost all the water was gone and how the earth behind the cracked wall had moved to the point it had formed a small mountain.
"You think the villa will still be standing after this week?" – She kept giggling, running her hands through my wet hair and beaming at me.
"Not if we keep this up."
"Well, let's just hope Aunt Alice really did think of everything and paid for some insurance."
"Knowing her, I'm sure she did." – We both laughed; the simple action relaxing me.
"Promise me one thing, ok Jake?"
"Sure."
"Next time you… um… how did you put it?... rock my world, please don't spoil it by feeling guilty when you're done... it's not fun." – I felt my lips tug at the corners and I couldn't suppress a huge smile. Ness smiled back at me, making my entire world shine. I kissed her, thanking my lucky stars for a girl like this, for a wife like this.
"So, do you want to destroy anything else?" – She laughed and got up, the simple sight of her nakedness from the waist down making me want her all over again and hope she'd take my proposal seriously and not think it was a joke.
"Don't push your luck buddy."
There was suddenly a loud honk and we both turned to watch as a yacht made its way toward the dock.
"What?! What time is it?!" – Ness picked up her bikini bottom and quickly tied it back on, as I scrambled to find my board shorts, which were floating in the pool. I jumped in to get them as Nessie went to dry off with her towel. – "How… how long did we go for anyway?"
I wondered the same thing, because the last time I checked, it was 3 o'clock and now apparently it was 4 already. Had we actually made love for a whole hour? Minus foreplay, it was still a pretty damn long time. I smiled almost to myself and saw Ness roll her eyes at me when she caught me doing it, probably guessing what I was thinking.
"Don't get cocky, puppy."
She laughed and threw me a towel as I was getting out of the water. There was another honk and we realized the yacht was already attached to the dock and a man and a woman in white clothing were waiting for us up front.
Ness reached for my hand and playfully ruffled my wet hair with the other. We took some stone stairs and reached the dock.
"Hi, are you the newlyweds? We're not interrupting anything are we?" – Ness glanced from the corner of her eye at me and smiled embarrassed.
"Dad! You're embarrassing them! I'm so sorry for my father, he doesn't know any better, my name is Alexis and this is my father, Khristos. We're here to take you on your yacht trip."
"Hi, I'm Jacob and this is Nessie, nice to meet you."
"So, is this your second day here?" - Khristos was a very funny looking man, with tanned skin and a comb over, his eyes were green but barely visible under all the wrinkles around them. His voice was raspy, like maybe he smoked. His daughter on the other hand had a very high pitched voice, and even though she was also tanned and had dark curly hair, they looked nothing alike, besides the fact that they wore the same uniform.
"Yes."
"Oh – ho… so I'm guessing a yacht trip is the last thing you want to do right now." - Khristos let out a hoarse coughing laugh while his daughter elbowed him in the ribs.
"Again, I'm so sorry."
"It's fine." – I was actually somewhat enjoying his sense of humor, especially since he was making Ness blush, something that always lifts my spirits.
"So, are you ready to go?" – We nodded so they led us on board. The yacht was amazing, like the kind you see on TV. It had to be at least 60 feet long.
"Is this yours?" – Ness was looking around like a little kid.
"Yes, but since this place is such a touristic attraction, we figured we might as well turn it into a business. We sometimes rent it out or throw parties here or take people on trips; we've even had the privilege of taking some celebrities with us."
Khristos had already climbed inside the captain's control room and gotten the engine started.
"Well, if you'll excuse me, I'll leave the two of you alone… there are some hors d'oeuvres and champagne over there in the back of the yacht, as well as a seating area with comfy cushions and a tanning deck; we'll be making our way to the south and stopping near the beach of the Naxos island, so you can swim a bit if you like. Downstairs are the facilities if you should require them."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome… enjoy." – She turned around and went inside the control room as well. Ness turned to me with excited eyes and took my hand, running to the back of the ship. It was incredible; a huge open space with wood floors surrounded with a white rail and the most amazing scenery. There was a circular seating area next to a bar; the seats were almost on the floor, looking more like cushions than an actual sofa. At the center was a glass table with a tray full of tiny snacks as well as a bucket filled with ice and a champagne bottle inside. Over on the far corner were these tanning tables overlooking the edge of the yacht.
"Shall we?" – Ness smiled and led me toward the cushions, pulling me down so that we were sitting, almost laying, on them.
"These look good; I wish I liked human food." – Ness pouted and offered me the tray. I took a few and ate, although I wasn't really hungry.
"Do you want some champagne?" – Ness smiled and nodded, so I unwrapped the top and pushed the cork with my finger until it popped out like a bullet, splashing champagne everywhere. Ness laughed as she placed the two glasses underneath.
"A toast, to the best honeymoon ever!" – She laughed as we smacked our glasses together and drank the champagne.
"Personally I prefer blood, but this is actually good." – I laughed and pulled her closer to me.
"You know I love you right?"
"Yes, I do."
We snuggled on the cushions as the yacht got farther and farther away from the villa and the beach, to the point where all you could see was water.
"I could stay here forever." – Ness' voice sounded dreamy and relaxed, as she snuggled into my neck and entwined her legs with mine.
"Are you sleepy?"
"Mmm… yes."
"Then sleep… I'll wake you up when we stop to swim."
"You sure Jake… I… I want to spend time with you." – She was already dozing off so I leaned back further, getting her in a more horizontal position. She scooted closer and I heard as her breathing became deeper and deeper, until her body relaxed completely and she fell asleep.
The sound of the ocean and the warmth of the sun, combined with the feeling of Nessie sleeping in my arms, was enough to make me drowsy. So I snuggled closer to Ness and closed my eyes, but not before taking her hand and pressing it to my face, hoping to catch a glimpse of what she was dreaming.
I saw sparkling water and swaying palm trees and began to doze off myself. Then there was a wave hitting a soft white beach and a figure in the distance. I was beginning to lose consciousness, but kept seeing Ness' dream. The figure came closer and closer and I could barely make it out because of my own falling out. And then, as I was just on the edge of falling completely asleep, I saw it… the figure in Ness' dream was me, smiling.
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