Chapter 6
Garfield woke and remembered who was laying next to him in the bed. He smiled when he saw Raven curled up in a ball leaning against his side. He took a moment to watch her sleep.
"She's so peaceful. Such a calm sleeper."
He wanted to let her sleep, but he also wanted to wake her. He leaned over top of her, holding her close, and began stroking her cheekbone with his thumb.
"Raven," he softly cooed, "Wake up, beautiful."
Her breathing became heavier as she started to wake. She moaned as she stretched and opened her eyes seeing two emerald orbs gazing down at her.
"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty," he smiled down at her tired face. She gave a smile that her energy at the moment could offer. She closed her eyes back and cuddled into his chest.
"Is there anything you wanted to do today?" He quietly asked.
"Mmm," she mumbled into his chest.
"Tell you what," he chuckled, "I'll let you get woken up and I'm going to make you breakfast and then shower."
He got out of her reach and she plopped down where he once was lying. He chuckled again because she was just so adorable.
He went to the kitchen and began chopping up some fruit he'd gotten the other day before they all came over. He was currently making the batter for chocolate chip pancakes when a short pale girl with violet eyes came stumbling out of the bedroom cocooned in a blanket . He couldn't help but laugh.
"You're not a morning person, are you Rae?"
She shook her head and wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his back.
"Would you like me to fix you some coffee?" He asked.
"Do you have any tea?" she mumbled.
"No, I'm sorry. If I would've known you like tea, I would've gotten some."
"It's okay, Gar. It's not a big deal," she synthesized.
"I'll get you some later today, promise, babe."
She got butterflies when he called her that and a smile arose on her face. She gripped onto him a bit tighter, letting him know she cared about him.
"Would you want to get your swimsuit on and after we eat, we can walk down the pier and go to the beach?"
"You are just ready to go, aren't you?" She asked. He laughed in response.
"I just wanna spend as much time with you as I can."
He eased out of her grip to go over to the stove and fry the batter.
"I suppose I'll go get dressed," she sighed.
"Jeez, don't make it sound like a punishment," he teased.
She walked over and kissed his cheek before leaving for her room.
Raven had taken a quick shower to shave and be "beach ready". She came out with her bathing suit under a bright purple cover up. By the time she'd gotten to the breakfast bar, Garfield had already had her plate ready with a large glass of water.
"Drink up, beautiful. I don't want you passing out on me."
She chuckled and took a sip of her water and began eating her pancakes and fruit.
"I'm going to go get ready now," he kissed her cheek and left to change.
A few moments later, Garfield came out as she was finishing up her plate. She got up to rinse dishes off when Garfield took over.
"I got this," he said.
"Oh, okay," she paused, "Hey, where are Kori and Dick?"
"Uh, I got a text from him last night saying they walked home and were fine. I'm assuming it was after you and I had already fallen asleep."
She nodded.
"I made them plates in the fridge and left a note on the counter," he said, "Did you bring sunscreen?"
"Uh…" She replied.
He chuckled, "Well it's a good thing I brought extra. Come in the garage and we'll spray it on in there. The wind can be a bitch."
"So, what color do you turn when you get sunburn?" She playfully asked.
"Oh, you think you're funny. Well, for your information, I turn like a tanish-green. It's pretty ugly, so I try not to get burnt. As if being green already wasn't atrocious enough."
"You look fine," she kissed his shoulder. He handed one can to her and led her into the garage, where one of his two expensive cars were.
"A Maserati?" she asked.
"Oh, you should see my other one. It's pretty sick."
"You have two?" She asked.
"No, my other car is that new Acura. The really badass one they used in the Ironman movie. I've tricked it out so much. It's bad," he fantasized about his car. She laughed and rolled her eyes beginning to spray her arms down. Once she finished, she realized she'd have to take her cover up off. In front of him…
"Uh.. can you turn around?" She shyly asked.
"Ugh," he grunted, kissing her nose, "You know you're going to have to take it off to go swimming."
He turned around and began spraying himself. She had gotten everything but her back.
"If I asked you to get my back, is that all you'll look at?"
He turned around walking to her back, "No promises," he teased.
"Woah, Raven! Sick tattoo! I didn't know you had any!"
Her face blushed. She had a black and gray rose vine starting at her left shoulder blade and wrapping down to her right pelvic bone. The only thing that was colored were the roses themselves.
"How bad did this hurt?"
"Like a bitch," she replied.
"Damn. It's gorgeous though," he complimented, "How much did it end up costing?"
"Including tip, $550."
"Damn, that's pretty decent. Aren't you supposed to put some special tattoo sunblock on it?"
"Yes, but if you have healing powers like me, then you can easily restore it."
"So, if you can heal, why do you wear sunscreen then?" He asked.
"Well," she began, "For one, it's common sense. Two, healing takes energy and sunburn drains your energy. And three, I can't cure cancer."
"Ah. Gotcha. Well, you're all taken care of. If you'll spray my back real quick, we'll head on out."
She did as she was asked, and they got their umbrella, towels, and chairs and head on out to Garfield's private pier.
It was noon and the sun was at the highest point in the sky. Garfield and Raven set up all their stuff and she went to take her cover up off, but hesitated.
"Raven, baby," he cooed, "I'm not saying you have to take it off, but I want you to be completely comfortable around me."
She nodded, and slipped it off. He watched her and became a little too excited. Her perfect body glistened in the hot sun. All he could think about was devouring that sweet little ass of hers. After all, he is part animal.
He shook his head of naughty thoughts before she caught him. Little did he know, it was too late. However, she just brushed it off and figured she'd deal with it later. She stuck her hand out, hoping he'd take it. Then they walked hand in hand down to the shoreline.
"What do you do from here?" She asked.
He laughed, "You just walk in."
"But what about the waves?"
"You gotta jump 'em! That's the fun part. C'mon," he tugged her hand and she followed. The waves weren't too powerful. It was surprisingly calm that day. It was really easy to pass through the few waves that broke and then they were able to float out a little farther.
"Wait," she stopped, trying to stay afloat. He turned to look back at her worried face.
"I can't touch past this point…" she trailed off, "And I'm not the best swimmer around."
He smiled warmly and swam over to her. He planted his feet on the soft sand below and grabbed her waist.
"I got you," he nuzzled their noses together, "I promised you I wouldn't let anything happen to you."
Her butterflies returned and she gave into the emotions by softly pressing her lips onto his.
"You swear?" She flirted.
"I swear on my parents' graves."
She thought that was a little too serious of a gesture, but still sweet. Her hands were around his neck and she pulled her feet up to wrap her legs around his waist.
"Don't let go," she commanded.
"Yes ma'am," he chuckled.
He stared into her eyes, smiling at what a beauty she was.
"Raven, has anyone ever told you you're absolutely beautiful?"
She blushed and looked down.
"Hey," he raised her chin up, "You are. And don't you dare think otherwise."
She leaned in once again and kissed him passionately. Her hands began running through his hair and her hips began to grind against his. With all the kissing and heated actions, he was getting excited again, but it was Raven's intentions after all.
She felt a certain presence under her swimsuit and took one hand under the water. She grabbed his package firmly, letting him know that it was hers. He returned the action by grabbing her ass and squeezing it. He then slid one hand into her swimsuit bottoms and began to feel around. A soft moan escaped her lips and she bit down on his bottom lip accidentally when he forced his fingers inside her.
"Oh, does Raven like it rough?" He teased.
She looked to him, pleading. Pleading that he'd take her right now and finish her.
"You have no idea." She locked onto his lips again, sucking on his tongue in between moans. He began kissing around her neck and ear.
"We… need… to get… out of here," she managed to get out.
"How fast you think we can get the stuff cleaned up and be back at the house?" He asked.
"Two seconds."