Two weeks later Callen and Zoë left on their vacation. Zoë had taken care of their vacation plans. Callen had told her she could book something since she was better at it than him. She had booked a little road trip for them. Callen knew they were going south to Mexico but where they exactly were going he didn't know.
Callen was at Zoë doorstep bright and early.
"Good morning Callen," Zoë spoke as she opened the door.
"Good morning Zoë, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah let me just grab my bag."
"Allow me," Callen spoke when she saw Zoë grab her suitcase and carried it to the car for her.
Callen put the bag in the trunk and they both got in the car. Zoë entered their first stop into the navigation system.
"You ready?" Zoë asked Callen as he got in the car.
"Yes I am, you?"
"Totally."
Callen drove towards the Santa Ana Freeway and followed it down south. They drove down along the coast towards Carlsbad and then further down south towards San Diego. He kept following the signs and took the exit towards Downtown when they were around San Diego. They were on the San Diego Freeway now. Callen followed the road until they came to the Sea World drive exit. Callen took this exit and down the ramp he took a right onto Sea World Drive.
"Are we going to Sea World?" Callen asked.
"Yes we are. I hope that's okay."
"Yeah sure, it's fine."
Callen followed the road and took the exit towards Ingraham Street onto West Mission Bay Drive. He then took another exit towards West Mission Bay Drive. He then took the first left towards Quivira Drive and then a right onto Quivira Drive. At last he drove onto the ramp for the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Hotel. They parked the car and immediately a bellhop and a valet parker came up to them. The bellhop unloaded their suitcases from the car and Callen handed the keys over to the valet.
They walked into the hotel and came into a spacious lobby. They walked over to the reception where a friendly man greeted them.
"Good morning, how can I help you?"
"Good morning, we have a reservation here, under the name Moore."
"Yes, let me just check." The man typed something on his keyboard. "Ah yes I have it here. Unfortunately your room is not finished yet. Check-in is from 4pm."
"That's no problem, we were gonna go to SeaWorld first. Can we leave our luggage in the luggage room?"
"Yes of course, no problem. Jimmy will take your bags there, you can collect them when you get back."
"Great thank you."
"Enjoy your day at SeaWorld."
"Thanks we will."
Jimmy took their bags to the luggage room as Callen and Zoë made their way out of the hotel. A shuttle bus stopped nearby to take them to SeaWorld. Zoë had already bought tickets for them online so they could walk straight through.
They first went to the dolphin bay. Zoë had booked a special dolphin interaction for them. They could go into the water with the dolphins. Once at the dolphin bay they were escorted to a dressing room where they could put on their wetsuits and water shoes. Together with the trainer they walked towards the water. It was a private interaction, just Callen and Zoë with the dolphins and trainers.
"Just kneel down in the shallow water here and put your hands out so the dolphins can get to know you," the trainer told Callen and Zoë.
Callen and Zoë kneeled down in the shallow water and put their hands out just like the trainer told them. The two dolphins came up to them and got to know them. The skin of the dolphins felt weird at first, but smooth. Once the dolphins were familiar with Callen and Zoë they went to the deeper water, but not too deep. Callen and Zoë could still stand. They started with some play. Both Zoë and Callen got a ball. They threw it at the dolphins and with their noses or tails they tossed the ball back to Callen and Zoë. After the play they were rewarded with some fish.
"We're gonna do a few jumps now," the trainer said and showed Callen and Zoë which signs they needed to give. "And when the dolphin comes back hold your hand in the water with your palm open so the dolphins knows where it needs to go to."
Callen and Zoë gave their dolphin a sign and the dolphins swam away, a little later they jumped up out of the pool. When the dolphins came back they were rewarded with a fish. Callen and Zoë gave a few more signs to the dolphins. After that Zoë first went to lay in the water and the trainer send the two dolphins towards Zoë. Zoë lay in the water as the dolphins jumped over her. A little later they came back and Zoë surfed in between them on their fins. It was remarkable how fast they could swim. After Zoë it was Callen's turn. He did the same things as Zoë. Back in the shallow water Zoë and Callen both got a kiss from their dolphin. They patted them on the stomach a bit before getting a handshake of them and waving goodbye.
"Thank you," Zoë spoke to the trainer. "This was really amazing."
"It's my pleasure."
"Thank you," Callen said as well.
"They are such amazing creatures," Zoe stated.
"Yes they sure are. Are you staying for the dolphin show?" The trainer asked.
"Yes, we're just gonna get dressed and then will join you for the show."
"Great, see you there and enjoy your day at SeaWorld."
"Thank you," Callen said.
Zoë and Called left the water and went to get showered and changed. They walked towards the show area and found a spot to sit. The show was amazing, the dolphins did amazing tricks. After the show they went to the otter exhibit.
"I just adore these little animals. They are so cute," Zoë spoke as they watched the otters play.
"Yeah they are kinda adorable."
After the otters they walked to the bat rays. Here they fed some rays before grabbing a bite to eat at Shipwreck reef café. Once they were done with lunch they walked to the orca exhibit to watch the show.
"Come on, let's go sit there," Callen pointed to the front row seats.
"Uh uh, you go right ahead though, I don't wanna get wet."
The front row seats had the sign of splash zone on it.
"Fine," Callen spoke with a hint of sarcasm so Zoë knew he was just joking.
They found a couple of seats a little higher and waited for the show to begin. After the show they walked through the underwater area where they could see the orcas swim under water. After a minute or so they walked further and hopped onto the Shipwreck rapids and after that on the Tidal Twister, which was a roller coaster.
Once they were out of the rollercoaster they walked towards the sea turtles and onto the flamingos. After that they went to the see the sea lions and otters.
"I love sea lions, they are so funny," Zoë admitted as they were watching the show.
"Yes they are, they can do a lot of tricks."
"Yes they can."
After they show they went to the sea lion point and fed some sea lions. After that they went to see the sharks, penguins, belugas and walruses. As last they went into journey to Atlantis, which was a flume ride, and in Electric eel, which was a roller coaster. Before exiting the park they walked by the souvenir shop where Callen bought Zoë a plush dolphin and otter while Zoë went to get their pics from the dolphin interaction. "
"These are for you," Callen spoke as he walked up to Zoë.
"Aww thank you," Zoë said once she saw Callen with the animals and he handed them to her. "I got our pics."
Quickly they looked through the pictures. They turned out really nice. They walked back to the hotel and checked in, since they couldn't do that just yet when they arrived. After checking in they retrieved their bags from the baggage room and walked up to their room. They were staying in the ocean view room on the twelfth floor. They came into the room into a hallway. Left of the hallway was the bathroom which has a vanity, toilet, separate bath and shower. Up ahead was the main area. With a two seater couch standing against the wall of the bathroom. Against the right wall stood a dresser with desk and chair and a TV. Against the left wall stood the king sized bed. They had a balcony with two chairs and a table overlooking the ocean. They put their stuff away and freshened up for dinner. They went downstairs to eat at Red Marlin. Callen ordered beef meatballs and Zoë ordered mac and cheese as starter. As main course Callen had the New York steak and Zoë had the angus burger. After dinner they went up to their room. As soon as they were in the room and the door was locked Callen pulled Zoë to him.
"I had a really good time today," Callen admitted.
"Yeah me too. Swimming with the dolphins was amazing," Zoë replied as she wrapped her arms around Callen's back.
"Yeah it really was. Thank you for taking me on this trip with you."
"You're welcome. It's nice to go on vacation."
"Yeah it actually is. No work or anything, no phone call that can interrupt us now. We can do whatever we want."
"Hmm, what did you have in mind?" Zoë asked with a seductive tone.
"It's better that I show you then tell you," Callen whispered into her ear.
Hmm, just his voice like that sent shivers down Zoë's spine. "Well, then show me."
Callen smiled at her and brought Zoë closer before his lips crashed down on hers. Zoë eagerly kissed him back. Callen backed her up against the wall and lifted her up. Zoë legs automatically wrapped around his waist. Callen pressed against her and Zoë could already feel how turned on he was and she was just as turned on as him. Callen kissed down her neck, sucking on her pulse point.
"Oooh G," Zoë moaned.
Zoë moved her hands in between them and started undoing the buttons of his shirt before pushing it off his shoulders. The shirt fell to the floor and her top quickly followed. With his feet Callen kicked his boots off and Zoë did the same with her shoes. Callen carried her over to the bed and gently lay her down. He kissed his way down her body and removed her jeans. He took his own jeans off as well before laying down on top of Zoë. Zoë pulled him to her and kissed him deeply. Callen swiped his tongue over her bottom lip and Zoë eagerly opened her mouth. She was so engrossed in the kiss that she hardly noticed that Callen undid the clasp of her bra and took her bra off. He tossed it somewhere, not caring where it landed. He moved his hand lower and touched her in between her legs. Zoë moaned against his lips as she felt him. It felt so good, even with her panties on.
"Please G," Zoë moaned after a while, the pleasure was too great yet not enough.
Realizing it was cruel to tease her Callen undid her panties and pleasured her. The noises Zoë made as he pleasured her fascinated him, it sounded so wonderful to him. Once Zoë had come down from her high she turned them around so she was on top and she pleasured Callen, after removing his boxers. After a while Callen couldn't take it anymore and he turned them around again before moving inside of Zoë. Making love to her felt so amazing. Sure he did have his share of sexual partners but it was just sex, nothing more. But with Zoë it was really making love and he loved it. It felt so much better than with the others. He loved the look on her face as they made love, knowing it was the things that he did that brought her so much pleasure. They took their time, just loving each other. The only sounds that were heard across the room were their moans and the sound of their bodies moving together. Zoë's toes curled up when she reached her peak and she moaned Callen's name loudly. Callen's body stiffened and he joined her soon after that.
"Wow," Zoë spoke once she had regained some breath.
"Wow is about right. Damn that was amazing."
"It sure was."
Zoë turned on her side so she was facing Callen and Callen did the same.
"I love you G."
"I love you too Zoë."
Zoë gave Callen a kiss before she nestled herself into his arms and they fell asleep a little later.
The next morning after breakfast they checked out and continued on their way south. Callen drove back onto the San Diego freeway and continued south, towards Mexico. They had to wait a bit as they passed the Mexican border. They had to drive a bit through Tijuana before they came onto the freeway. On the One highway they drove south, which led them to the Ten highway along the coastline. They continued to drive along the coastline and they continued on the One Highway a bit more inland. In the small town of Cataviña they pulled of the road to stop for the night. They stayed at the Hotel Mision Catavina. It was just a small hotel, nothing special.
"Bienvenido al hotel Mision Catavina, tienen una reserva?" The kind Hispanic woman behind the desk asked.
"Buenos tardes, si, Señorita Moore," Zoë replied in perfect Spanish.
The woman typed something on her computer. "Ah si, Señorita Moore, te quedarás en la habitación cien y quarto. Eso es a la izquierda en el patio. Aquí está la llave de tu habitación. Disfruta tu estancia. [Ah yes Ms. Moore, you'll be staying in room one hundred and four. That's to the left here in the courtyard. Here's your key. Enjoy your stay.]"
"Gracias," Zoë replied and she took the key. Together she and Callen walked to the room.
"I didn't know you could speak Spanish that well," Callen spoke surprised.
"Yes I can, I had it in college and took a course after that as well. I love Spanish."
They walked towards their room. They came into the spacious courtyard which had a swimming pool in the middle and some chairs and lounge chairs. Zoë opened the door to their room. They came into a hallway with on the left side a bathroom, which had a vanity, toilet and shower. In the main room stood, on the left side, a double bed, a small table with chairs and a dresser with TV. It was around 8pm so they quickly freshened up a bit and went to have dinner in the hotel restaurant. After dinner they went to the bar for a bit before going to bed. The next day after breakfast they lounged a bit around the hotel and took a dip in the pool. After lunch they continued on their way south. Zoë drove the next part. She drove down on the One Highway to Santa Rosalía. They were staying at Hotel T&T for the night. The next day Zoë drove as well as they continued their way south. They kept driving, with a few stops along the way until they reached the far south of Baja California Sur. They were now in Cabo San Lucas. They were staying at the Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos Beach Resort. It was right on the beach overlooking the ocean. They pulled up to the hotel and a valet immediately came out to greet them. A bellhop came to collect their bags and put them on a cart. Zoë handed the keys to the valet and they went inside. They came into a spacious lobby with white walls and blue decorations.
"Bienvenido al hotel Pueblo Bonito, tienen una reserva?" The friendly man behind the desk asked.
"Buenos tardes, si, Señorita Moore," Zoë replied in perfect Spanish.
The man typed something on her computer. "Ah si, Señorita Moore, te quedarás en la habitación cuatrocientos y cinco, está en el cuarto piso. A la izquierda están los ascensores. En su habitación habrá un mapa con toda la información del hotel. Aquí está la llave de tu habitación. Disfruta tu estancia. [Ah yes Ms. Moore, you'll be staying in room four hundred and five, that's on the fourth floor. To the left are the elevators. In your room will be a map with all the hotel info. Here's your key. Enjoy your stay.]"
They both also got a bracelet to show the staff they were staying all inclusive.
"Gracias," Callen told the man and they went upstairs. The bellhop followed them with the suitcases.
They were staying at the left side of the hotel, almost at the end of the hallway. The bellhop brought the suitcases inside and Callen tipped him. They walked into the room. They were staying in the junior suite. They came into a hallway with a small kitchenette on the left, with dark wooden cupboards. On the right was the door to the bathroom. They bathroom had beige marble tiles, a vanity with mirror, a toilet and a tub and shower in one. They walked further into the room. On the right side stood two double beds, with a nightstand in between them. On the right side stood a desk and dresser with TV. At the far end of the room was a seating area, with two couches, a table and two chairs. Outside on the deck stood two chairs and a small table. They had a beautiful view of the pool and ocean. The hotel had a large pool outside with some bridges over the water. Around the pool stood a lot of lounge chairs and gazebos. On the beach stood some lounge chairs and gazebos as well. It was just past seven so Callen and Zoë went to freshen up a bit before dinner.
They went to eat at Las Palomas. It had a beautiful covered outdoor terrace which overlooked the ocean. A waiter showed them to their seats.
"Puedo traerte algo de beber?[Can I get you anything to drink?]" The waiter asked.
"Podemos conseguir una botella de vino blanco?[Can we get a bottle of white wine?]" Callen asked.
"Quieres Chardonnay o Sauvignon blanc? [Do you want Chardonnay or Sauvignon blanc]?"
"Chardonnay por favor.[Chardonnay please]."
"Ya viene.[Coming right up]."
Zoë and Callen looked through the menu, deciding what they should have. A little later the waiter returned with the wine and poured them both a glass and took their order. Zoë took a tortilla with pork as started while Callen had the casserole with mushrooms and cheese. As main course Zoë ordered the chicken enchiladas as Callen had the tamales.
"Here's to us, to our vacation," Zoë spoke as she raised her glass once the waiter had left.
"To us," Callen replied and they toasted.
Dinner was absolutely delicious. They also had dessert. Zoë had chocolate cake while Callen had the churros. After dinner they went up to their room. They put their stuff away and got changed for bed. They had a few long days with all the traveling but they were here now for a week before making their way back. They had two double beds but Zoë and Callen slept in the same bed. Zoë nestled herself against Callen once they were in bed and Callen wrapped his arm around her.
"Goodnight G."
"Goodnight Zoë.
Callen gave Zoë a soft kiss on her head before they fell asleep.