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Ok, so the fluff and lovey dovey stuff continues. I hope you don't get bored, bare with me and I promise we'll continue with the action soon; I just think it's proper for Ness and Jacob to get a good honeymoon, they deserve it!
Chapter 28
Jacob's POV
"So, you think Pixie set up something embarrassing?" – I was looking out the taxi window, noticing how we were entering through a gate that lead to what seemed like some kind of resort. I really wasn't in any hurry to get a facial or some kind of freaky mask on me or any shit like that, but was willing to go along with the whole thing because Ness seemed excited about it.
"Embarrassing how?"
"I don't know, like them trying to put on some green sludge on my face."
Ness laughed out loud and entwined her fingers with mine.
"Don't worry, I won't let them and I doubt Aunt Alice would be so uncharacteristically cruel." - She continued to giggle at my apprehensive face.
We arrived at the entrance and were escorted in, into a lavish waiting room. A woman wearing white scrubs that had the spa's logo embroidered on the side came in to greet us.
"Hello, you must be my dear friend Alice's niece… Renesmee?"
"Yes, nice to meet you. You know my aunt?"
"Yes, I'm sorry… I didn't introduce myself, my name is Carina Christopoulos and this is my spa. I met your aunt twenty three years ago, we were adolescents back then and became extremely close. How is she?"
"Oh, she's great. How did you meet?"- Nessie's eyes where wide with curiosity, especially since no one in the family talks very much about all the things they've done or the places they've lived in the past, given that there's too much to tell.
"My parent's sent me to America to study and that's where we meet, in New York, she was studying fashion design and I was studying to be a chef. We hit it off right away and kept in touch even after we both parted ways. I used to have the biggest crush on your father by the way, but he didn't seem interested in women back then. How is he?"
It was strange to have this middle aged woman remembering the adolescent crush she used to have on Edward, considering he's still the "adolescent" she used to know. I turned and saw how Nessie's face dramatically changed, from curiosity to something I couldn't quite put my finger on.
"Mmm… he's fine."
"Oh, how I wish I could see them, I can't imagine how much they've changed! You know, your aunt and I used to turn heads, well mostly your aunt. Ah, the glory days! Now in days we mostly complain to each other about back pains and the beginning of gray hairs." – Carina kept laughing and Nessie's face kept growing more and more bothered, so I knew I needed to put a stop to it.
"Um, so what are we getting done?"
Ness took a step toward me as soon as I said this, took hold of my hand and almost hid behind me, the way a shy kid hides behind his mother, as if my body would protect her from something.
"Oh, well Alice told me to give you the royal treatment, so you'll be getting our famous Blue Massage which is a full body relaxing massage that lasts an hour, afterwards Renesmee will get a facial while you can lounge by the pool and enjoy some of our most delicious treats, next Renesmee will join you by the pool where you'll both receive a reflex massage which is essentially a feet massage and finally the two of you may enjoy the sauna and pool."
"Ok great, so can we get going then?" – I was more than a little anxious to get out of the room and away from Carina; she was really a nice woman, with a gentle smile and peaceful glance, but for some reason she was freaking Ness out, so I couldn't have that.
"Yes, of course… come with me."
We walked through the hallway and she guided us to a small room that had a closet full of white bathrobes, towels and slippers.
"You may change in here and in a few minutes one of my assistants will come to get you and get you started with your treatment. I'll probably see you afterwards, it was so good to meet you Renesmee, brought me memories of my youth." – Carina gave Ness a radiant smile which she did not reciprocate, giving her more like an obliged half smirk. When she finally closed the door and left us alone, Ness turned to me.
"Will that happen to me and Amanda? Will that happen to me and every other human I come in contact with?"
"What? What do you mean?"
"Well you heard her! They used to be friends and then my family probably had to move and it was over. She thinks Alice is just a middle aged woman like her! Don't you think it's horrible! That's probably why my aunts and uncles never make human friends, why mom says they were considered snobs and kept to themselves in high school!"
"Baby, please calm down… you're overreacting."
"Overreacting? No I'm not! You're fine with it because everyone you know and love knows about you… your best friends are just like you and will never age, you'll get to keep them forever. I don't have that, I'm stuck, not full vampire but not human either."
"Well thank god cuz if you were full vampire I'd have to get used to the stink all the time." – I was trying to lighten up the mood, make a joke to get her back to her peppy happy self, but it backfired.
"I'm serious Jake… can't you take things seriously for one minute?"
"Ok, I'm sorry, but there's really nothing I can do about that and besides, I'm glad… I'm glad we're freaks, I'm glad we get to live forever together. For some reason, fate decided that we needed to be this and even though it's hard, if I weren't a wolf and you weren't the daughter of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, we would not have met and that truly would be horrible, ok?"
That seemed to relax her a bit, even though I could tell she was still upset.
"Listen to me ok? You heard what Carina said, that they still keep in touch; it wasn't over, they're still friends, I mean, sure Pixie has to lie and sure they can't actually meet in person, but she's still in her life. We get what we can baby… so would you just calm down for a second and not freak out on me?"
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, looking up at me with her big beautiful brown eyes and killing me. If I could take away her regrets, her apprehensions about our kind of life, I would in an instant, but I couldn't, because we are who we are.
"Ok, I'm sorry… I just freaked, especially when she started reminiscing about having a crush on dad."
"Yeah, I know… nasty… here I thought she looked like a sensible person, but having the hots for Edward is just bad taste and… wrong." – I made disgusted face and this time my humor did work, causing Ness to smile and roll her eyes at me.
"You're just still pissed that mom chose him over you."
I had to blink twice, was Ness actually making jokes about me and Bella? Had we already gotten to the point where we could make fun of that craziness? I wasn't sure so I didn't push my luck with continuing the joke.
"Trust me; she did me a favor… that and not using birth control on her honeymoon."
"Ew! Jake!" – She pushed me and giggled, shaking her head at me. – "You're so gross!"
We were both laughing when a knock on the door silenced us.
"Are you ready?" – A woman's voice called out. We were anything but ready, both still fully dressed.
"Um, can you give us a couple of minutes?" – Ness was trying to suppress a giggle.
"Of course, come out when you're ready."
"Come on, let's hurry… otherwise they'll think we're fooling around or something." – She was already searching for a robe her size.
"Mmmm… that's not a bad idea." – I wiggled my eyebrows as Ness rolled her eyes at me and threw an extra large robe in my face.
"Ness… I'm big, not fat."
She laughed out loud and began to take her clothes off.
"Just put it on!"
When we were done putting on the robes and slippers, we stepped outside where an assistant led us to the massage area. It looked like a tent, overlooking the ocean with all of its sides opened so the sea breeze could come in. In it were two massaging tables as well as roses sprinkled everywhere and scented candles. Two women were waiting and instructed us to take our robes off and leave just the towels on.
We lay side by side, facing downward as they began the massage. I was actually surprised at how good it felt, especially when they applied hot scented oil on our backs. I got a big lady working on me, so she was strong enough to give my muscles a good and thorough rub. I turned my head to the side so I could see Ness, finding she was doing the same.
"Ooh, you've got a big boy here haven't you?! I haven't come across muscles like this in years!" – The woman had a strong Greek accent and seemed like somebody's grandmother or something, with a big nose, short but big curly hair and like I said, heavy. I saw Ness trying to suppress a giggle at the lady's words.
"Oh my, and what does a little thing like you do with such a big boy like him? I bet he takes the energy out of you in an instant." – This lady was being really invasive, but instead of getting embarrassed or even angry, Ness kept on giggling.
"He's not so much trouble." – She managed to blurt out.
"Oh, don't lie little girl… this big boy seems like a whole lot of trouble, am I right Fortoula?" – She turned to the other masseuse working on Ness. The other one was thin, small and young, maybe mid twenties. She looked uncomfortable by the grandmother masseuse's words.
"Mrs. Cora, you are embarrassing them."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to… I talk too much; my husband always tells me I just can't keep my thoughts to myself, and well, it's been a while since I've seen such a strapping young lad!"
Ness was on the brink of tears at this point, pressing her face against the pillow to try and stop the laughter that I could see was bubbling in her.
"I'm very sorry, what's your name dear boy?"
I was having a hard time keeping a straight face myself, because this woman was crazy funny.
"Um, Jacob."
"Oh, well Jacob, I'll stop talking now and stick to what I know… any tension I need to know about, any areas you'd like me to work on?"
"Just do the usual and if you miss anything I'll take care of it later." – Ness gave me seductive smile and there was no hiding the sexual innuendo in her tone. Cora, the masseuse, let out a roar of laughter.
"Oho! I guess I was wrong! You're the one who's trouble little lady, although I don't blame you! How many hours do you spend in the gym Jacob?"
I caught the other masseuse, Fortoula, giving Cora a warning look.
"Alright, I'll shut up now… let's put on some relaxing music instead of my blabbering, shall we?" – Cora turned around and pressed "play" on a stereo system, which started playing this really soothing tropical background music. She didn't speak for the rest of the massage, letting both me and Ness relax into it.
After rubbing us both in the back and front, they turned us over again and placed hot black rocks on our backs, in line with our spine. The sensation of the smoldering rocks was extremely relaxing and soothing, especially since Cora kept massaging my arms and hands as the rocks produced their effect. I heard Ness softly moan at the feeling of Fortoula massaging her legs and felt completely jealous that it wasn't me who was giving her that pleasure; but getting completely aroused at the sound. However, because I wasn't about to let this Cora woman see my arousal, since god knows what she'd say if she did, I breathed in and tried to think of the least sexy thing I could. Edward's face came into my mind and that was enough to turn me off almost immediately; even in my imagination he was still the scariest guy ever.
"What are you thinking about?" – Ness was looking at the concentration on my face, her voice breaking it as I turned toward her.
"Edward."
"Oh-kay… that's a weird thing to be thinking about while getting a massage."
"He just popped in there… damn leech."
Ness gave me a warning look and shushed me, looking over to the masseuses to make sure they hadn't overheard, not that they would understand even if they had.
After several minutes they removed the hot stones and applied this blue sticky stuff all over our bodies with a brush.
"Excuse me, what's this?"
"This is why this massage is called the Blue Massage, it's blue algae found in the Aegean Sea and it does wonders for the skin. We'll put it on and leave it for a few minutes." – Fortoula answered Nessie. After they were done covering us with the blue stuff, they left us alone.
"Sorry about this… at least it isn't green." – Ness laughed, looking so much like a sexy smurf that I couldn't really blame her for this; at least we were alone and no one I knew would see me this way.
"It's ok… how do I look?"
"Sexy as hell." – She laughed again. – "What about me?"
"Mmm… I was thinking sexy smurf."
"That works."
"So… what do you say we skip the rest and just head back to the villa?" – I was truly beyond caring anymore. She smiled at me and blushed slightly, something I could make out even through the blue stuff covering her.
"We'll have time for that later, but I really don't want to pass this up… I mean, didn't you just love the massage? I know I did."
"Well yeah, it was really good… but…"
"You know, craving for it for longer will only make it better."
"That's not true, where did you get that?" – For some reason Ness blushed when I said this and bit her lip before answering me.
"Aunt Rose."
"What?! Blondie?! You got sex advice from Blondie? Do you know how creepy that is?"
"Well I'm sorry, but I wasn't about to ask mom because that would definitely be too weird and Aunt Alice was out of the question because she'd probably give me dozens of books on the matter not to mention sign me up for a course or something."
"But Blondie? You know she hates me and uses every change she gets to make my life a living hell! She probably told you that just to torture me!"
"No! She wouldn't do that… she says she does that with Uncle Em, makes him wait, and that it's better that way."
I couldn't take hearing this anymore. It was beyond horrible to have Ness talk to me about Emmett and Blondie's sex life, so I abruptly got up from the table.
"I can't listen to that Ness. Doesn't it freak you out?"
"A little… well, actually a lot, but not anymore, not after what we've been up to."
"Baby, no matter what we do, hearing about your aunt and uncle's sex life is not alright."
"What are you getting so worked up about? It's not like she went into details, just a few tips here and there, nothing overly gross."
"Yeah well, I don't want to know about it."
"Ok, I'm not bringing it up anymore… but we're not getting out of here early."
"Come on Ness." – I walked closer to her as she continued to lie on the massage table. – "Are you honestly going to tell me that getting a facial that you don't need sounds better than heading back to the villa with me?"
I was trying to be as seductive as I could, leaning on top of her as she smiled up at me and ran her hand through my hair, clearing a strand from my forehead.
"So?" – I pressed.
"You're right, I don't need the facial or the sauna, but I don't want to spend my entire honeymoon inside the villa, no matter how much I want to be with you."
"You sure?" – I leaned in as she pulled my hair and parted her lips to kiss me. I was just beginning to trace her mouth with my tongue when she pulled back.
"Later."
"I'm killing Blondie when I get back."
She laughed and sat up on the table, just as Fortoula came back inside the tent.
"The time is up. Please come with me and I'll show you to the showers where you can take the algae off."
Bathing in the shower next to Nessie was painful; knowing she was right there next to me, naked and beautiful, but knowing I couldn't risk getting caught sneaking into hers. She was softly humming as she cleaned the blue stuff off her skin and all I could do was press my face to the tiled wall that separated us, whishing I could just reach over and touch her, even if for a brief moment.
She abruptly stopped humming and before I knew it, she unexpectedly opened the glass door to my shower and jumped in, shutting it behind her. She was naked and smiling at my surprised face.
"It's later." – Her voice was so low and alluring that I suddenly felt like a fumbling fool before her glorious figure.
She stepped closer and put her hands on my chest, caressing me as she cleared it of the blue algae.
"I… I thought you might need some help in here." – I could tell my sudden paralysis was making her second guess her impulse.
"I do."
She looked up at me and gave me a big brilliant smile. I wrapped my arms around her and ran my hands down her back, helping cleanse her off. She did the same, running her hands down my back and arms.
"You're so beautiful Ness." – I whispered, knowing I didn't want anyone to catch us.
"Is that your horniness talking?"
"No, you're the most beautiful thing on this Earth… horny or not."
She smiled and bit her lip, looking up at me through her long lashes.
"We need to get this stuff off you, turn around so I can properly wash your back."
"That's not what I want Ness."
"I know, but I just heard Cora say she'd come to get us in two minutes, so there's no time."
Again, whenever I was this close to Ness, my senses seemed to go out of wack, blocking out everything around me and focusing solely on her. Cora could have screamed it out and I would still not have heard her.
"I… I can be quick." – I knew I was pushing my luck now, but I mostly said it to see her reaction and tease her a little bit. She giggled and continued to run the sponge over me.
"Well… that's not what I want."
This time I did hear Cora's footsteps getting closer and so did Ness, who took hold of my face and kissed me before turning around and stepping out of my shower and back into hers. A second later Cora knocked on both our shower doors.
"Mr. Jacob, Miss Renesmee? Are you ready?"
"I'll be right out."
"Me too."
Nessie's POV
I was tired, really tired. The massage had relaxed us so much that we'd slept almost the entire afternoon once we'd gotten back to the villa, so after we'd woken up to go have dinner at the famous restaurant Alice had reserved (she was able to arrange for a private balcony and a container full of mountain lion blood for me, with none of the restaurant employees knowing its contents), headed back home and decided to go to bed, we had been anything but sleepy. So what do a couple of newlyweds do when it's dark and late but neither one of them feels like sleeping?
Now here I was, waking up from about only four hours of sleep and lots and lots of fooling around. I don't think I'd been this exhausted in my entire life, except for the time after we'd faced the werewolves and Jacob had come home with the horrible news of Sam's death. But that was an entirely different kind of tired, one mixed with desperation and anguish, while this kind of tired… wonderful. Jacob, conveniently enough, had decided to let go of his reservations and had given in to his desires, which for me meant a really horny wolf in my hands.
I turned on my side to look at the clock on the night table, which read 7 am. I tried to remember the time specified in Alice's schedule at which Costa would come to pick us up, but my brain was too distracted from all the memories of the previous night to be able to recall what the piece of paper said. I felt Jacob move next to me and groan, pulling me back to his side. I turned so that I could look at him and was surprised to find that he looked as exhausted as I felt, which was interesting considering he was the one that had kept me awake all night.
"Jake… I think Costa will be here soon…" – I whispered, feeling somewhat guilty for waking him up.
"Mmm… just a little longer."
I smiled almost to myself, because Jake sounded like a little kid not wanting to get up to go to school.
"Just go back to sleep baby… who cares."- His voice came out muffled because of the pillow and although all I wanted to do was just that, go back to sleep, it felt wrong to not be ready when Costa came, especially since today was the day in our schedule I was most looking forward to.
"He'll be here any minute."
Jacob opened his eyes to look at me, giving me Goosebumps from the mere eye contact, more or less an effect caused because of the night we'd just had. He closed his eyes again, took in a deep breath and got out of the covers, moving toward where his pants lay on the floor and pulling from the pocket a business card.
"I'll just call him and tell him to come get us a bit later."
"Are you sure?" – I was at a conflict, on one hand I wanted to get to the Zakynthos Island early and take advantage of the day, but on the other I was dead tired and needed some hard earned sleep.
"Baby… I'm about to pass out… I'm so tired."
"Ok, you're right… call him."
Jake dialed and spoke to Costa, asking if he could come in three hours.
"You just caught me… I was just about to take off right now… that's no problem, I'll be there later on."
"Ok, thank you Costa… we'll see ya."
He hung up the phone and practically collapsed back to the bed, taking his original position next to me and putting his arm around my waist. Pretty soon we were both sound asleep and all I could see in my dreams was Jake's beautiful body entangled with mine, so it was safe to say that waking up in a few hours would be tough.
"Baby? It's time to get up."
I opened my eyes to find that Jake didn't look tired anymore, which was sort of annoying considering I still did. He was standing next to my side of the bed, wearing his boxers.
"Were you able to get some rest?" – He looked concerned, scrutinizing my face with his eyes.
"Yeah, but I'm still tired… it's your fault for keeping me up so late." – I managed to smile through my drowsiness, so that Jake would know I was joking.
"Excuse me little missy, but who was the one who started in the first place?"
"All I said was that I wasn't sleepy!" – I defended.
"While you were already naked in bed!"
"Yeah, well… that was the first time… what about all the others?"
Jacob blushed and bit his lip, breaking eye contact and smiling sheepishly.
"I guess I just can't get enough."- His voice was deep and sincere, with just a touch of playfulness.
I felt my body grow hot from his words, but repressed the feeling because I knew I needed to get up and get ready. So I sat on the bed and faced him.
"What am I going to do with you?" – I said, while smiling and shaking my head.
"I don't know… what I do know is, we'll be getting very little sleep from now on." – A huge grin emerged on his face, making me laugh.
"Ok silly boy… but for now, I'm taking a shower." – I got up and walked toward the bathroom, hearing his footsteps behind me.
"Room for one more?"
"Nope."
"Aw, come on Ness!"
"No Jake, we need to get ready."
"Totally innocent, I promise!"
"That's what you say now… but then before you know it we'll be breaking the shower again."
"No, I promise! Just please, it feels so good to shower together."
Even though I yearned for his touch, for his rough hands to lather me up and massage my back with the sponge and for his warm bare skin to grace mine, I knew that if I let him shower with me we'd never make it out. So I swallowed all my burning desires and closed the door behind me.
"You're evil!" – He called out from the other side, sounding more than a little amused.
After we'd both taken turns in the shower and gotten dressed, we headed downstairs for breakfast. Usually I don't need to drink blood every day, but thanks to our nighttime activities, I was so drained out that I gulped down a huge cup of it, as Jacob helped himself to some cereal and milk. I glanced down at my watch as I heard a helicopter in the distance, 10 am sharp.
A few minutes later, Costa's helicopter was stationed in the villa's heliport.
"Good to see you again. Are you ready? Let's go."
We climbed on the helicopter and began the trip toward the island of Zakynthos. It took about half an hour to get there, so Jake and I slept on the way, hoping to recover some of our energy for the day.
I opened my eyes when I heard the loud crack of the chopper door being opened. Jake groaned and half opened his eyes, groggily looking around, causing Costa to let out a laugh.
"We were given permission to land in this private heliport so that you wouldn't waist time at the airport. There's a driver here that will take you where you need to go."
"Thank you so much Costa."
"No problem. I'll be here when you get back, enjoy the day!"
We got down and found a taxi waiting for us. We drove on the coastline and were flabbergasted by the beauty of the island, both of us leaning on the same window and staring out with our mouths hanging opened.
The Ionian Sea had the most amazing shade of blue I'd ever seen, contrasting beautifully with the white sand and green vegetation that seemed to cover almost the entire surface. It was true what Alice's pamphlet said, about this island being the most "untouched" of them all, because it seemed like civilization had not made it here, like we were the first human beings to ever visit.
The taxi began to descend on the road until we were at sea level and approaching the shore. Once we got there we realized there was a small sailboat waiting for us. Although we were dying to know where we were going, we knew better than to ask any of these guys, knowing Alice had probably instructed they keep us in the dark. So we just went along, still starry eyed over the amazing natural beauty of the place.
Once we began our boat ride, we got a chance to really take in the surroundings, noticing how the water was surrounded by the greenest mountains. We bordered one of these magnificent mountains and came along the other side only to find what seemed like a "secret" bay. The closer we got to the shore the more enclosed the bay seemed, like nature's way of providing an intimate swimming pool.
"This here is Shipwreck Bay!"
The sailor's voice startled both Jake and I, considering we were so entranced with the view that we had basically forgotten we weren't alone.
"Shipwreck? Why "Shipwreck"?" – It sounded like something out of Pirate's of the Caribbean, which really got me excited. I caught Jake giving me teasing smile upon seeing my eagerness over the bay's name.
"Because there is a wrecked ship in its beach. The ship is called the Panagiotis and is believed to have been a smugglers ship. There are all sorts of tales of how it came to be shipwrecked, but all I know is, the crew abandoned it and it still rests buried in the sand. I'll tell you, it's quite a sight."
"Do a lot of people come here?" – Jake was looking around and I couldn't tell if he was either spooked by the apparent isolation of the cove or simply wondering if we'd get a chance to be all alone.
"Oh yes, this is the most popular beach in all Zakynthos, some even say it's the most beautiful beach in the world, although I've never left Greece so I couldn't confirm that. But today… oh, today you are lucky, because there is a huge celebration going on in the center of the village, so all the locals and tourists are there."
"Lucky us." – Jake wiggled his eyebrows at me and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him. You'd think an entire night of uninterrupted sex would satisfy him, but no, he's still able to want more.
All alone wasn't exactly what we were when we got to the beach, more like "not crowded". There were about five families with their children playing on the sand, three other couples that by their heart rate and increased pulse I'd say were on their honeymoon as well and two large groups of friends in their early twenties, in addition to the occasional lone person walking around. Alice had left a cooler filled with snacks, drinks and lunch for us with the boat sailor, so he handed it to us once he left us ashore, along with instructions that he'd pick us up at two a clock in the afternoon.
"I know you're dying to check out the shipwreck." – Jake gave me a knowing smile, recognizing the little girl in me.
"You bet!"
The boat guy wasn't lying; the shipwreck was truly quite a sight. Even though it looked ancient, it had somehow preserved its original form, making it look like something out of a fairytale. The metal all around it was rusty and in some instances bent, but we could still make out the blue color it was once painted with and the name on one of its sides, Panagiotis. I wanted to climb on and really have a good look, but there was a sign that discouraged from doing so.
"This is awesome… it's so cool it almost feels fake." – Jake was looking into the ships cabin as I walked around it so I could take a look at the other side.
"Like someone put it here on purpose." – I absentmindedly added, just as Jacob began to walk over to me.
"I wouldn't mind getting shipwrecked here with you, you know?"
"I'm pretty sure my entire family would come get us."
"That's highly unlikely, especially since the point of getting shipwrecked is that you're lost on a deserted island and since Pixie can't see us, well…"
"There aren't any more deserted islands, everything has been discovered already."
"I'm sure we could find one." – Jacob smiled and pulled me in for a hug. I could feel his heart beating through his shirt and was surprised to find that even after everything we'd been doing, I could still make it beat faster with just one hug.
"I still can't believe we're married." – He spoke into my hair.
"I know, feels like a dream."
"Let's not wake up ok? Ever."
"Deal."
He let go of me and playfully shook my hand, as if cementing the "deal" to not wake up. I laughed but played along.
"Remember we shook on it." – He jokingly warned. As if would ever ever want to go back on that deal.
After we were done admiring the shipwreck, we decided to just chill and take in the beautiful surroundings. We sat down on the sand and stretched our legs in front of us, letting the incoming soft waves soak our feet with warm water. I pressed the soles of my feet into the wet sand and realized life couldn't get more delicious than this.
"It's going to be hard going back to Forks after this." – For some reason the idea of heading back home was scary, like something bad would be waiting for us, although I knew it was really about letting go of this paradise.
"I know; it's so rainy and cloudy and cold. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love First Beach, but this… this is something else."
"How do you think everyone is doing back home?"
"The same as always, I know it seems like years but we've only been gone a few days Ness." – Jacob laughed, keeping his gaze far away on the horizon.
"Do you think Leah and Embry have come clean already?"
Jacob let out another laugh.
"What made you think about them? God, I had completely forgotten! Probably not, even though Leah acts like a bad ass and Embry is all cool and collected, deep down inside they're both a couple of wimps, they'll be waiting for me to come back and tell everyone on behalf of them and help take the heat, if there's any."
"I don't see why there would be, it's something good right?"
"Yeah well, I'm sure the guys will take advantage of the situation to make fun of and torture them… I mean, can you imagine when we run patrols together? Having to listen to them think about each other and god knows what other stuff… it's kind of awkward. I wouldn't be surprised if more than a few of the wolves have a problem with two imprints in the pack, cuz it can constitute a big distraction."
"Well, there's nothing you can do about that right?"
"No, we'll just have to bear it all… I just hope they don't have sex, because I don't think I'd be able to handle that." – He mock shuddered and made a disgusted face.
"Jake… you… you won't think about… about all this, will you?" – I suddenly became very aware of our similar predicament with the pack mind thing and got really stressed; sure Jacob had been able to keep our things private up until now, but that was before we actually went all the way. Would he actually be able to keep his mind shut once we got back?
Apparently my worried tone was hilarious, because Jake started balls out laughing.
"What's so funny?!"
"You are! You should have seen your face, so cute!"
"Shut up, I'm serious!"
"Come on Ness, of course I won't think about all this… I wouldn't be exactly thrilled with all of the guys seeing you naked or… you know." – He shrugged his shoulders and tried to hide his impish smile from me.
I blushed just at the thought of his pack members seeing me having sex with Jake, because god know what it actually looks like. Jacob got a huge goofy grin on his face upon my flushed reaction and began to laugh again.
"Swear to me Jacob."
He kept on laughing as I tried to keep a straight face, attempting to convey the seriousness of the matter.
"Jake!"
"Babe, you know I won't… besides, I don't mean to alarm you, but my pack is the least of our worries when we get back."
"What do you mean?"
"One word… Edward."
I covered my eyes with my hands at the disturbing realization.
"Oh no! Oh no! I… I can't… you can't let dad see anything!" – I was in full freak out mode; my mind throwing out the most unpleasant scenarios. The last thing I wanted was my father being a spectator of porn staring his only daughter.
Uncharacteristically enough, Jacob wasn't half as disturbed as me. He kept laughing at my mortified face, pulling me closer and prying my hands from my face.
"Come on, if he sees anything… well… it serves him right for meddling into other people's thoughts. You know, it's actually poetic justice… maybe a little glimpse of the honeymoon will teach him to stop his snooping."
"What?! Are you crazy?! I don't want dad to see anything! This is not something you can use to torture him, you hear me?"
"Ness, you know I won't… but it's going to be hard coexisting with him without something slipping out, especially with all the time we spend together."
"No! We can't let that happen!" – I got up in one jump and started walking back and forth in front of Jacob, who just looked up at me with a smile playing on his lips. He looked absolutely irresistible but I wasn't able to enjoy it due to the horror invading my brain.
"We'll just have to become Zen masters and block him out… or better yet, momma can shield us constantly, all the time! That works, right?"
"Yeah, that works."
"Am I overreacting?" – I suddenly felt self conscious about my freak out, especially since Jacob was just intently looking at me and not reacting at all, completely calm and unmoved except for the amusement visible on his face.
"Just a little, but I'm having too much fun watching you do it."
"So you're not concerned at all?"
Jake shrugged his shoulders and reached for my hand, pulling on it so I would sit back down.
"We'll deal with it when we get back, but right now, this very moment, I want to spend it with my wife… no leeches or pack or anything, ok?"
I felt Goosebumps as Jacob caressed my hand with his thumb as he held it; his eyes so intense and sincere that I knew he wasn't joking or being charming, that he meant every word. So I sat back down, almost hypnotized by his piercing stare. He smiled when I sat in front of him and pulled me closer, holding my face in both his hands as he sweetly kissed me.
I inhaled his alluring scent and felt foolish for wasting precious time panicking about home when the man I loved was sitting right next to me in this perfect beach.
"Did the kiss work or do I have to do more to calm you down?"
I giggled and pulled myself closer to him, just as a wave came in to soak our bottom halves.
"More is always better."
"Not with a beach full of people and children." – He was smiling so seductively that I nearly considered not caring about the families surrounding us. He let out a laugh when he saw me appraising just how many people were actually around.
"Cora was right, you are trouble."
"What? Why?" – I faked innocence.
"You're actually looking around to see if anyone would notice if we fool around!"
He caught me right in the act, so all I could do was laugh and kiss him again.
"Come on, let's go for a swim." – He got up and pulled me with him. We took our clothes off leaving only the swimsuits we'd put on underneath and got into the warm water. We let our bodies float as the waves rocked us back and forth. This was definitely a dream I would not be waking from.
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