Whatever you want

We got off the plane and waited for a cab to the hotel. The hotel was the prettiest place I had ever seen. I started to jump up and down, but Embry put his hands on my shoulders.

"Public Place, Lace"

"I know, but look this place is fantastic. There is a water fall in the middle of the lobby!" I said loudly causing a few other tourists to turn and smile at us. "Oh Embry, this is going to be the best trip ever. I am so glad I get to spend it with you."

"Yeah, I mean all those other husbands…" I hit him gently. As usual I regretted that decision. My husband was strong. My Husband-huh- I loved the sound of that. We walked to our room. Embry helped the little bag carrier to our room. Next to him he looked so scrawny. As soon as he left the room Embry and I looked at each other and ran to jump on the bed.

"Mrs. Call are you ready for the best vacation of your life?"

"I think I am"

"What are you the little train engine?"

"Babe that's the little train engine that could and he says I think I can. Plus, honey, I know you have trouble identifying people's sexes but babe, but I am a girl?"

"Ha Ha, your sense of humor is just one of those things I am going to have to put up with huh?"

"Put up with? Oh well if that's how you feel-" I said smiling to myself as I went to get up. He pulled me back down. We stayed in our room for a few hours, ordering room service. Listen, that was amazing. They bring the food right to your room on a silver platter. And I got this really pretty orange flower. I put it in my hair.

"How did I end up with such a beautiful wife?"

"Well, you proposed and I thought 'what the hell, he's my best option' plus I am kinda in love with you. A lot" We decided to take a stroll on the beach. The sunset was so beautiful. We stood there watching it. Embry put his arms around me protecting me from the small wind chill that had picked up. In the distance we heard music. He started humming to me and we swayed back and forth. I don't know how long we stayed there, just the two of us. However I think I will remember it forever.

Late the next morning we got up to begin our touring of Hawaii. I wanted to go scuba diving, so that it was what we did. First of all, it was hysterical watching Embry walk out in a wet suit. He seemed very uncomfortable but he did it for me. We saw so many different types of fish and a turtle. Which is Embry's favorite animal. We were both sad when the trip ended, but then we remembered we had more adventures in front of us. Over lunch, we talked about the experience.

"So did you have fun Lacey?" he said pushing a piece of hair out of my face.

"So much, you seemed to enjoy yourself"

"Yeah- that turtle was huge and awesome" he said excitedly. I laughed him. We ate in silence for a little while, both of us just watching our surroundings. I looked across the table at Embry. I don't think I could love anyone more if I wanted to. He was my knight in shining armor, peanut butter to my jelly, shoelace to my shoe- you get the point.

We took a trip into the city once and we went to an aquarium. It was a surprise for Embry's birthday. We looked at all the different fishes and tried to name them from the pictures. It was so much fun. "Someday babe, we are going to go swimming with these things." He said to me. We had lunch and all the meals had some funny ocean name. We learned all about the ocean walked around to these gigantic fish tanks. Then Embry got a call and we had to leave. He dropped me off at home but kissed me and told me he'd call me later. I was hurt because I made sure he set the whole day aside. He was always having to leave. I knew that day I loved him, I just didn't have the guts to tell him.

Embry brushed the hair out of my face again. "You okay, you are off in lala land." I smiled at him. I love him, and he loves me that's all that matters. That will get us through.

We spent a glorious week in Hawaii, creating memories we wouldn't ever forget. I took about a bagillion pictures. Embry hated it, but he would pose like a trooper. I would take candids and then he would get bored and take the camera away from me. He would take my picture as I played in the ocean. We even made sand castles on the beach. Occasionally we would have someone else take our picture. When it was time to get back onto the plane, I lingered for a moment.

"Let's not go back, Em, let's just stay here forever" He smiled at my comment.

"Okay, and what shall we do here?"

"I can take picture of vacationers and learn to hula dance and you can run a boat"

"What about our families? Our job, what would they do without us?"

"They'll come visit"

"Lacey, we have to go back"

"I know, but it was nice having you all to myself and not having to share you."

"I thought we weren't going to talk about this until we got back to the house"

"Your right, let's just treasure our last few hours together"

"Lacey, we aren't dying, we are going home."

"I know" They plane ride seemed to fly by. When we reached the airport, Jacob and Leah were there to pick us up. They were arguing about something.

"Why do I have to distract her… I'll talk to Embry and you take her… Oh hey guys! How was the trip? Jeez you guys look tan." She came over and hugged me. "Listen I've been waiting to pee until you got here, would you mind coming with me. Airports, uh , freak me out." I nodded and began to follow her after kissing Embry.

"Dude, thank god you're back, that damn leech-" I heard Jacob begin to say. Leah spent the entire bathroom expedition trying to ask questions about the trip. Leah is never so into what is going on with me. She was being so sweet I reached over and felt her forehead.

"Le- you feeling alright?"

"Great- I missed you guys is all" I nodded at her. We began to walk back to the boys. Embry looked angry but as soon as he saw me his expression changed. He gave me huge smile and put his arm around me.

"Ready to go honey?"

"Yeah, is everything okay?" I whispered to him. He nodded but his face was tight. I figured he would tell me when we got back. While communication is very important in a relationship so is trust and space. Jacob helped carry our bags into the house.

"Emily wanted to go grocery shopping for you but I told her to wait"

"Haha, that means we have nothing to eat, guess I'll go" I said.

"No, silly I'll go with you, in case you can't reach the stuff on the top shelf." We laughed at the memory. We stood on our porch waving goodbye to Leah and Jake. They were smiling but looking at Embry quickly before they left.

"Ready?" We went to the grocery pretending to pick up gross things that neither of us wanted and put it in the cart.

"Honey, I don't know how we will ever survive without these anchovies" I said.

"Hey, don't make fun of anchovies, I like those" he said.

"Do you really want them? I feel like not so much" I said. He laughed and shook his head. We shopped the sales and tried to keep track of what we were spending. In the end we did such a good job at not spending too much.

We got back to the house and began to put the groceries away. "I don't have to go back to work until two days from now. So we have tomorrow all to ourselves."

"Good, we can do whatever we want-in our own home!" I said trying to put a can of soup on the top shelf. He reached and took it from me. "So should we talk now?"

"Let's wait till tomorrow"

"Embry, if you have problem then you need to tell me."

"No, it's not problem Lacey, just something I need to tell you. I don't know how you will react."

"Are you cheating on me?"

"What? No, that is the stupidest thing ever Lace-"

"Okay, then it can't be that bad so just tell me"

"Can we wait till tomorrow; I think everyone needs to be there"

"Why can't you tell me first?"

"Lacey-"

"Fine, whatever you want Embry" I said. I was really irritated. What could possibly be so big that he couldn't tell his own wife? I started cooking dinner, spaghetti. We didn't talk so I turned on the radio. "I'm yours" from Jason Mraz came on. It reminded me of the island. I started singing and dancing around the kitchen with a knife.

"Lace- jeez put that down."

"Okay, Relax Embry"

"Sorry, I am just stressed."

"I can't help you if you don't tell me"

"Just be with me, okay?"

"I'm yours" I started singing. He wrapped his arms around me. "No disturbances tonight right?"

"Right" When the dinner was ready we lit a candle. We heard the phone ring and I knew.