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Chapter 14 – Tequila is Stupidity in a Bottle
BPOV
I awoke to gentle kisses on my shoulder, neck, cheek, and ear. Edward was snuggled up behind me with his arm around my waist. "Wake up, beautiful." He said softly.
I turned over so I was facing him. His hair was even more of a mess than it usually was. He needed to shave and the bruise on his eye had darkened overnight to a reddish purple but the swelling had gone down. "Good morning." I said with a rough voice as I stretched.
"Do you have any excursions booked for today?" He asked as he brushed a lock of hair out of my face and traced the shape of my ear with his fingertip.
"No, I planned on taking it easy today, maybe do a little shopping and find a nice place to do some reading. What do you have planned for the day?"
"I was hoping to spend it with you." He said with a smile. "I thought maybe we could get up and head out into the city for breakfast. We could do some shopping, have some lunch, and look for something interesting to do. We have to be back on the ship by 5:30 so we will have a little play time after lunch to do whatever."
"That sounds like a good plan to me. I guess you need to go to your room to get ready. I'm going to hop in the shower. Will you come back up and get me when you're done?"
"Ok," he said kissing my forehead as he climbed out of bed. "I'll be right back."
I watched him as he walked around the room getting dressed. Damn, he's beautiful! I could see myself waking up with him every morning and getting ready for work. I would be at the mirror brushing my hair while he stood over the sink shaving. The image made me smile. I know it's too soon to start thinking like that, but we can dream, can't we?
It didn't take long for us to get dressed. He wore faded jeans, a Green Day concert t-shirt, and an old pair of black Sketchers. He looked like a college student, not a history teacher. I was wearing a denim miniskirt, some sandals, and a red tight fitting t-shirt that said Angel on the front in rhinestones. The "A" in Angel had little devil's horns coming out of it. I thought it was cute. I had my hair pulled back in a ponytail tied with a thin red ribbon. At a glance, I looked a lot like I did in college as well.
Edward thought my shirt was funny. "That shirt is perfect for you! Everyone thinks you are such an angel. Only I know about the horns!" He teased and pinched my ass.
I just blinked my eyes, giving him a sweet smile and said, "Why, Mr. Cullen, I have NO idea what you could possibly be talking about."
He threw his arm around my shoulder and said, "Come on, Angel, let's get off the boat before I change my mind and keep you locked in the room all day."
As tempting as that sounded, we did manage to get off the ship and go find something for breakfast. We had some Mexican pastries that were quite delicious. It really helped that Edward was fluent in Spanish because he was able to ask some of the locals for recommendations.
I usually despise shopping, but Edward made it fun. We went into shops and he would point out some of the most obscure things and suggest we buy them for people. He found a leather draw string coin purse made from the balls of a goat and suggested we get it for Emmett. He said, "This would be perfect for Emmett! Since he apparently turned his balls over to Rosalie when they got married, I thought he might appreciate being able to tie this around his dick, so he can pretend he still has a pair!"
I admit, I snickered a little but was predominantly disgusted by the idea of carrying anything home in my luggage that was made from some animal's nut sack. Instead, he settled on a set of "his and hers" shot glasses that had writing inside. His said, "One more and she'll look better." and hers said, "See… I knew you could swallow!" I bought them a nice picture frame made out of stone that could be found locally.
I bought some hand-crafted wind chimes for my dad. We watched a lady weave a huge blanket. It was fascinating. I ended up buying three of them. Edward haggled with a man in a jewelry store and bought me a pendant and a pair of earrings. They were beautiful! He said he didn't like the chains the guy had, so we went to a different shop for a chain to put the pendant on.
We stopped at a little cantina for lunch. Everyone told us that it was the best place for margaritas. They were right! The margaritas were fantastic. They were really smooth. You couldn't taste the tequila in them at all. I had two of them while we were waiting for our food to be cooked. The food was pretty good, I guess. I was fairly tipsy from the margaritas, so I don't think I paid much attention to the food. Edward was laughing at me for getting drunk, so I ordered him a shot of tequila so he could catch up. That led to us both doing a few rounds of tequila shots.
The rest of the afternoon gets a little foggy after that. I remember stumbling out of the bar and complaining about how bright the sun was. I remember laughing at Edward as he peed in a back alley somewhere. I remember a young woman helping me change clothes and letting her play with my hair. I remember Edward talking to me in Spanish and kissing me while I giggled. I remember taking a taxi to the ship and standing in line to get on the boat.
Apparently I went to bed when I got back on the ship. I woke up in my room with no clothes on. It was still dark outside but I had no idea what time it was. I had a bandage on the front of my left hip and a splitting headache. I stumbled into the bathroom to find Edward asleep in the shower, also naked, with a matching bandage on his hip. I noticed some black smudges on his skin around the bandage. Oh shit! That looks like ink. I gently pulled my bandage back revealing a brand new tattoo! Shit! Shit! Shit! Where the hell did this come from? It was some kind of symbol that looked like it could be Japanese. I had no idea what it said but it was pretty.
I was curious what Edward had on his. I gently pulled the bandage back. He had a Japanese looking symbol too, but his was much simpler. You could draw his with four strokes of a pencil. Mine would take more like ten strokes.
When did we get tattoos and what did they say? Why would we get Japanese symbols in Mexico? That makes no sense. Edward shifted a little then mumbled something about being cold. I shook him a little to wake him up. "Edward, wake up and come to bed so you can be more comfortable. You are going to end up with neck cramps and a backache in here."
He shifted around then finally came to enough to stumble to the bed. Once I got him situated, I took the opportunity to empty my bladder and take some aspirin, before I went back to bed myself and didn't wake up until morning.
I opened my eyes to see Edward sitting on the edge of the bed looking at the bandage on his hip. He pinched the bridge of his nose then ran his fingers through his hair.
"Good morning." I said as I sat up.
He looked stressed. "I got a tattoo?"
"Apparently. I got one too, see." I pulled back the blankets revealing my bandage.
"When did we do that?" he asked, pulling the bandage back to see what was underneath, "And what does it say?"
"I was hoping you would know." I said honestly.
"What does yours look like?" he asked. I pulled back the bandage and showed him. "Wow, yours looks like it hurt worse than mine, judging on the amount of ink used. I have never wanted a tattoo before. I wonder what possessed me to get this one." He said standing up to look at it the mirror. It was situated on his left hip right next to the sexy V created by his abdominal muscles. "I guess it looks ok. What do you think?"
He turned so I could see it directly. "I think it looks fucking hot!" I said with a sexy smile. I got up and stood beside him in front of the mirror and pulled my bandage off. "I guess mine looks ok too. What do you think?"
"I think it looks very sexy on you, Bella. Have you always wanted a tattoo there?"
"No. The only time I have ever wanted to get a tattoo was when I got my swan and that was a celebration."
"What were you celebrating?" he asked as he ran his thumb over the black swan on my butt.
I blushed, "I got it the first time I went to Heidi's. I was celebrating my first real orgasm." I laughed at myself.
"Ok, so maybe we were celebrating something. I wonder why we went with something like this instead of something Mexican or more symbolic of the event."
I shrugged my shoulders. "Who knows? I guess we need to go down to the gift shop and see if we can find some ointment to put on these things while they heal. If we don't, they will scab up really bad and can mess up the design. It looks like the artist did a pretty good job. I would hate for it to scab up and look like crap later."
I remembered how to take care of it properly from when I got my swan done, so I explained it to Edward. We bought some ointment in the gift shop and got ready for Cabo. We were only going to be in Cabo from 7am until 3pm. I was taking a whale watching excursion that would run from 8am to 10am. He was going scuba diving from 7:30am to 11am. We agreed to meet for lunch. Afterwards we would hang out on the beach together and relax.
The whale watching tour was a blast. I went out in this big Catamaran and leaned about the whales, the sea lions, and the ecology of the area. I saw a few dolphins and sighted some whales. The sea lions were hanging out on the beach basking in the sun. Overall, I probably took about 50 pictures.
When the tour was over, I bought some souvenirs and strolled along the beach taking pictures of the ocean and picking up shells. Edward found me at about 11:30. We ran into Alice and Jasper at the restaurant, so we ate with them.
Alice was telling me about the tour they took of the mountains of Sierra Madre while they were in Mazatlan. She asked what we did. Edward was the one that answered. "We went shopping and pulled a Jasper." Alice laughed.
Jasper piped up, "Hey, I wasn't that bad!... Well, OK. I guess I was that bad. So did you end up singing karaoke?"
I shook my head and said, "Worse! We got tattoos."
"Shit, man," Jasper laughed, "That tops all my stupid stunts. We may just have to change it to 'pulling an Edward and Bella'!"
Alice said, "Can I see?"
I showed her mine "I have no idea what it says. Edward's is different." He pulled his shorts down a little showing his. "Edward doesn't know what his says either."
"Looks like Kanji." Alice said. "That should be pretty easy to look up."
"We have a few books in the library at school on Kanji. I will look through them when we get back." I said.
Edward pulled me into a kiss and said, "That's my little bookworm."
Alice snapped a picture of us kissing then turned to Jasper and said, "I am so glad they're not fighting anymore. They make such a cute couple." Jasper agreed.
We spent the afternoon hanging out with Alice and Jasper on the beach. The guys were goofing off and playing catch with some kids. Alice and I stretched out on beach towels and tried to get some sun while we talked. Apparently we had missed the formal dinner with the captain. It happened on the night that Edward and I went to the movies. They were going to have another one tonight. Alice was glad that she had brought two dresses. I was relieved that I missed the first one, because I only brought one dress.
When we got back on the ship, Edward whisked me off to my room, "Come on Bella, maybe we can get in a little 'nap' before we have to get ready for dinner." He winked.
"Mmmm, sounds good." I said as we walked down the corridor toward my room.
When we got there, my room steward was just leaving. She asked if we had a good time in Mexico. I told her that we had. She told me that she had put my blankets and bags of souvenirs on shelves in the closet to hide some of the clutter in the room. I thanked her. She was great. I wish I could bring her home and let her take care of my apartment.
When she finally left, Edward pulled me into a slow passionate kiss. "I missed you today." he said.
"We were together all afternoon." I said with a giggle.
"I know, but it wasn't enough. Scuba diving just wasn't fun without you and I wanted to snuggle with you on the beach. I have decided that I officially hate any time that we are not together." He kissed me again.
"Why don't you bring your stuff to my room? We only have two more nights before we get back to LA. We can spend it together." I said between kisses.
He moved us to the bed, "Are you asking me to move in with you?" he teased.
"You could always go back to your little room, all by yourself." I said as I nibbled his neck and ran my fingers through his hair.
"You are much too generous, my love. You are offering to let me move into your room and share your bed, just so I can have the maximum amount of time with you as possible?"
"You said that you hate all of the time away from me and I would hate to ruin you cruise, so it seems like the only logical solution." I whispered as I nibbled his ear.
"Thank you for thinking about me." he said and he rolled us over so he was on top of me. "Now, let me show you just how appreciative I can be."
He kissed my forehead, my eyes, my cheeks, my nose, and my chin before kissing my lips. The trail of kisses continued from my ear down to my shoulder where the trail ran down the length of my arm, including my elbow, all the way to my hand, where he kissed each finger. Starting at the other ear, he followed the same path on that arm, kissing his way to my fingers. He kissed a trail from my chin, down between my breasts to my belly button, removing my clothing as he went. He kissed down the front of each leg to my feet where he kissed each of my toes then worked his way back up the back of my leg.
I found out that I was much more ticklish than I realized. He would give me a stern look when I would start giggling then wink so I would know that he was just playing. He kissed every inch of me and whispered soft words of love and adoration. When he rolled me over to kiss my back, he started at my swan and covered my butt cheeks with kisses then worked his way up the small of my back to my ribs. He kissed my shoulder blades then moved slowly up to the back of my neck. Each kiss was like a well-placed drop of fuel and when he took the back of my neck in his mouth and bit it softly, allowing his teach to scrape against my skin, the sparks ignited my body into flames of passion.
My breathing sped up and I could feel my eyes dilate. Every hair on my body was standing on end. I could feel his breath on my skin, the warmth from his body hovering over me and his erection as it grazed against the back of my thighs.
He used his knee to part my legs and positioned himself between them. He moved my arms so my hands were together above my head. He reached beneath my hips and lifted me so he could place a pillow beneath my hips. My upper body was still laying flat on the bed but my lower body was now angled for better access. He kissed his way back up my spine as he slid a single finger up the inside of my thigh to dip into the moisture between my legs.
"Mmmm, you're so wet, Bella, so ready for my cock." he whispered as his lips made their trail and his finger played in the moisture.
As his kisses reached the spot between my shoulder blades, he removed the hand between us and slid it up to hold my hands above my head. He placed a gentle kiss on the spot where his teeth had grazed. I could feel his warm breath on the back of my neck and when I felt the tip of his tongue drawing patterns on the sensitive flesh, I wanted to squirm. I was incredibly aroused. My whole body wanted him. I gasped when his teeth clamped down on the back of my neck at the exact same time he entered me. The dual sensation was almost more than I could take. He continued to suck and nibble the sensitive skin as he thrust inside me. Oh god that felt good. Every inch of his skin was against mine. I was consumed with passion.
Sounds were coming out of my mouth that I didn't even recognize. I could hear his grunts as he continued thrusting into me harder and faster. "Fuck, Bella, I love fucking you! You feel so damn tight! It's so fucking good!"
I wanted to push back into him, to encourage him, but I could not move. I was completely immobilized. The sensation was beyond words. Without being able to move, I closed my eyes and completely focused on what he was doing, the sound of his voice, his breath on my skin, and the feel of him pushing into me followed by the loss when he pulled out. It was like drowning in a sea of sensations. He started thrusting madly "Oh, Bella, I can't wait anymore. Cum with me baby! Let me feel that beautiful pussy milk the cum out of my dick!"
"Oh yes! Feels so…. Oh my… Edward! I'm… I'm… Fuck! Edward!"
"Yes, baby, just like that! Yes! Bella!" I could feel every muscle in his body clench as he climaxed, and then relaxed. He collapsed on the bed beside me and pulled me to him so he could kiss me softly before he fell asleep. I snuggled up to him with my head on his chest and fell asleep thinking about how much I loved this man.
When I woke up, he was gone. I was confused. I looked at the clock and realized that it was time to start getting ready for dinner. I figured he must have gone to get cleaned up, so I went ahead and hopped into the shower. While I was in there, I heard some noise coming from the room.
"Edward, is that you?"
"Yes, it's just me. Are you almost done in there?"
"Yes, just rinsing off. I'll be out in a minute." I told him.
"Ok, I'm next, so don't worry about shutting off the water."
When I stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel, I found him stacking his luggage in one of the closets. "What are you doing?" I asked.
He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a soft kiss. "I was just moving in with you. You said I could, remember?"
I pinched his butt and said, "Of course I remember."
He jumped in the shower while I put gel in my hair and scrunched it to make it curly. I pulled out the garment bag that held my dress and undergarments. I slipped into a pair of sexy black silk panties, slipped the black thigh high nylons up my legs and had just finished hooking the forty tiny little hooks that held the corset in place when Edward stepped out of the bathroom.
His eyes bugged out of his head, "Fuck, Bella, you look sexy! Do you want to just skip dinner and stay here the rest of the night? I could so do that!"
I giggled, "No silly. This is what I am wearing under my dress. Can you come tie the strings of the corset for me?" I asked as I turned my back to him and handed him the bundles of the strings. "First pull the bottom bundles, then the top. I will tell you when to stop." Once he got it adjusted correctly and tied the strings, I turned around and said, "What do you think?"
The corset made my waist look thinner and my breasts mound up and look bigger. He placed a kiss on each of my breasts and said, "I think this is going to be a really short dinner. I suggest we leave right after the salads."
I rolled my eyes. "Silly boy! Put your clothes on." I sat down on the bed and put my make-up on. I put it on dark. Not quite as dark as when I was performing, but close. I stepped into my dress and managed to get it zipped up without any help. It was a black strapless dress that dipped low in the front, showing off my cleavage. The material was flat black and had a pretty cherry blossom pattern in a shinier black. The pattern was accented with shiny black and iridescent sequins. It was beautiful. I stepped into a pair of black strappy heels, put on the fake diamond pendant on a thin silver chain with matching earrings, took one last look in the mirror and was ready to go.
I turned around to look at Edward sitting on the couch. His green eyes were sparkling as he looked at me with a sexy half smile. He was dressed in a dark grey suit with a white shirt and a black tie. He was incredibly handsome, even with the bruise on his eye that was starting to fade to a lighter shade of purple. I was tempted to take him up on the offer to skip dinner and spend the rest of the night in bed, but we had promised Alice and Jasper that we would go dancing after we ate.
I smiled at him and asked, "What are you thinking?"
He reached for my hand and gave it a kiss. "I was just thinking that we are going to shock the hell out of poor Jasper."
"Why is that?" I asked.
"He has never seen you looking like Izzy. I think he is up for quite the surprise when he sees just how sexy you really can be." He got up and placed a kiss on my bare shoulder. "I have seen the way you move when you dance. I honestly believe you will have every man in the room enchanted. It will be very difficult for me to keep my hands off of you, especially knowing what you have on underneath." He kissed my neck in the spot that made my knees weak.
"Mmmm, that feels good." I said as I slipped my arms around him. "Would you prefer that I wash the make-up off my face and put my hair up in a bun?"
"Absolutely not!" He scoffed, "I am going to show you off tonight." He put his arm out and said, "Shall we go? It's almost time for dinner."
I took him by the arm and we stepped out into the hall. On our way Edward confessed that he had told Jasper about my night job as Izzy and about him performing with me as Dante. He said that Jasper was not offended at all. He even insisted that I was still the perfect girl for Edward. That surprised me. A small part of me was upset that Edward had said something to Jasper, especially since he is my friend too and we work together, but another part of me was relieved that Edward had someone that he could talk to. It felt good not to have to keep the secret for once.
I sat at Edward's table with him. The food was delicious. The waiters did a little dance and sang for us, but neither of us paid much attention. We were both so focused on each other that everything else just blended into the background. There were photographers working through the room, taking pictures of people. They came around and took our picture. The photographers also had several booths set up taking pictures of people in front of various backgrounds. Edward and I went to one of the booths and had a few pictures taken. The photographer took a picture of us facing each other, looking into each other's eyes, that turned out perfectly. The way we were positioned, you could not see his black eye.
We went to the club to meet Alice and Jasper, but they weren't there yet. Edward found us a table. I left him there to wait while I ran to the restroom. When I came back, they were all sitting around with their drinks. Alice smiled and gave me a wave then said something to Jasper. Jasper looked around, but didn't recognize me. Edward got up and came over to give me a kiss. When he stepped out of the way, I smiled at Jasper who was sitting at the table with his mouth hanging open.
I approached the table and gave Alice a hug as she said "Shit, Bella, you look gorgeous!"
"Thanks Alice. You look gorgeous too! I love your dress!"
She hopped off her barstool and spun in a circle showing off her little red dress. It was tight fitting and made her legs look longer. "Jasper says I look like a little fireball."
"Hey Jasper, you look good, too." I said as I gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Bella?" His voice squeaked. We all laughed at him. He still looked dazed.
I gave Alice a quick wink to let her know that I'm just playing and then stepped up so my body was almost pressed up against his. I looked him directly in the eyes and said, "That's Miss Izzy to you!"
Edward and Alice both started laughing at the same time. Edward grabbed me by the waist and pulled me into his arms, "Bella, stop picking on poor Jasper. I told you he would do this." He gave me a kiss then turned to Jasper and said, "Dude, shake it off and stop drooling over my girlfriend."
Jasper shook his head, then looked at me, and shook his head again. "Bella, you are NOT allowed to come to work looking like that! You would never get the guys to leave the library! Hell, most of the male teachers would be taking their classes to the library just so they could look at you!"
Alice giggled and said, "Think about it, Jasper, not only does she look like sex, but she gave Edward a black eye, and is quite the talented performer. At least that's what Heidi tells me."
Jasper leaned over to beat his head on the table chanting, "Bella is a good girl! Bella is a good girl! Bella is a good girl!" while we all laughed.
Alice pulled my camera out of my purse and started snapping pictures of us as we sat around talking and laughing. When she and Japer hit the dance floor, I took some pictures of them dancing. Edward and I took a few pictures of each other. Alice and Jasper came back to the table when Edward decided he was ready to dance. Alice took a few pictures of us then started fiddling with the camera while Jasper got up to go get everyone another round of drinks.
When Jasper made it back, Edward and I headed back to the table. We were laughing and holding hands. I looked up at Alice. She looked shocked. She was holding her blackberry in one hand and the camera in the other.
As she approached, she said, "I think I figured out what your tattoos mean." She turned the camera around and there on the screen was a picture of me in a white dress holding a bouquet of roses, with a veil in my hair, kissing Edward who was wearing all white. She turned her phone around to show us a picture of Edward's tattoo beside a picture of mine. The caption below the symbols said, "Husband and Wife"
We both looked at each other and said, "OH SHIT!
A/N: Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of Naughty Secrets. Since this is not one of my regular weekly chapters, I'm not going to update you on all of the stats. You will get that on Tuesday, when I post the next chapter.
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Until Tuesday…
A Little Distracted