Voilà! Another chapter... thank you so much for the reviews!
I won't update until next week. By the way, I read your thoughts on Achele and they're all pretty much the same. They make a lovely couple but some people say that they were together and once they broke up, Di was the one with the broken heart. I have NOOOOO idea. Those are simply people's opinions, right? ;)
Anyways... Last Cancun chapter.
Mistakes are mine! Enjoy and let me know what you think :)
The next day, Lea's headache hadn't been as horrendous as the first one. She had been able to sit up once she opened her eyes and the sun hadn't certainly shone as if it were purposely trying to make her head explode. But she then had to fight the flu along with Dianna for a couple of hours after having stayed in the pool that night and simply getting out into the cool night air with their clothes dripping wet.
Fortunately, it went away with some medicine and the girls vowed to make sure they had some change of clothes nearby if they ever decided to do something like that again.
The truly bad thing about yesterday was that she had forgotten to call her mom to let her and her dad know that she was now dating Dianna.
So after having a late lunch, Lea made her way inside the suite to grab her phone before padding back towards the hammock that the blonde was now occupying. She dropped down with a huff and snuggled as close as she could to Dianna before starting to dial her mom's number.
Her hand itched to rest over the blonde's bare abs. They were both wearing their bikini tops and shorts and the brunette wanted nothing more but to touch that firm porcelain skin.
Unfortunately though, she was holding the damn phone.
All thoughts of her sexy girlfriend went out the window when she heard her mom's voice on the other side of the line.
Dianna saw the way the brunette's lips turned up into a smile and she couldn't help but do the same.
"Hi, mom!" She heard her say before she tightened her hold around the brunette. Her hand started to play gently with brown locks as she listened intently to Lea's side of the conversation. "I'm wonderful! How's dad?"
"Hi, Edith!" The blonde exclaimed after a pause.
Lea laughed. "Yeah, that's Dianna." She said then. She quickly placed her phone on her shoulder, "She says hi." The blonde beamed and pecked her.
"She's fine, too… Cancun is amazing! Yeah, I promise I'll take you back here someday…" She playfully rolled her eyes.
The brunette stayed silent for a moment as she listened to her mom talk. Both girls shared a smile. "Actually, mom, there's something I wanna tell you." She took the phone off her ear and pressed the speaker option.
"What is it, baby?" Her mom sounded anxious. Telling your parents that you were dating someone wasn't usually easy, but in this case Lea had nothing to worry about. They already knew about her feelings for the blonde and adored Dianna probably more than her.
So after she received a reassuring smile from her girlfriend she began, "Dianna and I are dating, mom…"
All they heard for a few seconds was the squealing coming from the other line and something along the lines of 'I knew it' and 'about time'. After that, they heard her mom let out a quick breath to compose herself. "Since when?" Her excitement was almost palpable.
They both grinned. It was the reaction they had been expecting.
"Almost a week ago…" She widened her eyes at her own words and looked up at Dianna from her place on her shoulder. It hadn't been even a week but it seemed to her as if they had been together for a long time. Then again, they had been in love for at least two years and best friends for almost as long.
"Really? So how did you ask her out?"
Lea smiled sheepishly and Dianna smirked. "Well… It was Dianna who asked me."
"My goodness! You are one lucky girl."
At that she bit her lip and looked at the blonde, "I am," she said before pecking her on the lips.
"Now I don't know whether to feel relieved or afraid. You'll either stop talking so much about her or not shut up at all."
The brunette blushed. "Mom!"
"I'm sorry, sweetie, it's true. And I hope you tell me every detail, but right now I have to get going. Promise to call soon, okay?... Oh! Where are you going next?"
"Paris." She grumbled. Obviously, being embarrassed by your parents would never get old
Edith awed. "Bring me something!"
"Will do, mother."
"And make sure Dianna takes care of you."
Dianna chuckled. "Will do!"
"Mom! Hanging up now…" She warned.
Her mom laughed. "See you soon, honey. I love you."
"Bye mom. Love you, too."
After she hung up, Dianna finally let out the laugh she had been holding. She sounded so carefree and glorious that the brunette couldn't help but laugh a little, too, even if it was her they were laughing about.
"Your mom's a sweetheart." The blonde said.
"Yeah, especially when she's making fun of me."
As Lea placed her phone back on the floor, the blonde rolled around until she was on top of her. She looked down and smiled. Knowing that the brunette talked so much about her made her heart flutter. It still felt amazing the fact that even after so much time hiding how she felt for fear of being rejected, at the end, she had gotten what she had wished for. Sure, being her best friend would always be good, but having the chance to kiss those lips whenever she could and hold her the way she wanted, as well as having the opportunity to stare freely and telling her she loved her uncountable times a day was a feeling still indescribable to her.
To Dianna, loving someone this way was one of the best things in life. Being truly in love and experience what comes along with it. Sometimes a heartbreak; sometimes an overwhelming feeling of happiness.
"A penny for your thoughts?" Lea whispered. She tucked a strand of hair behind Dianna's ear as her other hand rested on her waist. Watching the blonde get lost in her own mind was always intriguing to her. The way hazel eyes would dance around her face but still seem distant somehow.
The sound of the brunette's voice got her out of her mind. She focused back on the brown orbs staring at her from beneath. "Do you really talk a lot about me?" She teased.
Lea groaned. "Seriously?! I'm pretty sure that's not what you're thinking about," She bit her lip, "but yes, I kind of do." She blushed.
Dianna laughed and kissed her, "Don't worry; I kind of do, too." She said, still brushing the brunette's lips. A content sigh warmed her face as she felt slender arms hook around her neck.
It hadn't come to her mind that Lea was also wearing her bikini until she felt her own stomach come in contact with bare skin. She repressed a moan at the feeling and instead decided to kiss her again. She took her lower lip between her own and sucked gently before letting it go. The brunette cupped her face and pulled her back down, capturing her lips again.
Lea did nothing to suppress her own moan as she felt those delicious abs touch her stomach; the way their skin would rub every time the blonde moved. She felt a hot tongue slightly lick her lip and gave away the invitation it needed. She stroked it with her own and moaned again. She could feel warmth rest at the pit of her stomach as she ran her hands from the blonde's cheeks to her neck and squeezed it gently. Dianna's right hand was wandering around her ribs all the way down to her waist as her left stayed next to Lea's head to keep her in place.
As she felt the brunette's hips start to thrust up into her thigh, Dianna knew that this was becoming too much too soon. She made sure their breasts weren't touching and even if the sounds coming out of the brunette's mouth and the feeling of Lea jerking her hips into her were a huge turn on, she wanted to take this slow.
Or at least when they were more than a week into their relationship.
So she pulled back and stared at rosy cheeks and swollen lips before finding the brunette's eyes still closed. She looked… dreamy.
And damn if she didn't look sexy, too.
Lea understood what she was doing. And even if what she wanted to do seconds ago wasn't entirely appropriate, she knew that both of them needed a little more time to get to it.
She took her time to gather her breath and licked the sweet blonde's taste off her lips before she opened her eyes. Dianna's eyes were darker and she looked hot as hell.
The blonde beamed after a moment and moved from on top of Lea. She nuzzled the brunette's neck and breathed in her scent as her arm hugged her waist.
After a few minutes of hearing nothing but the rhythmic and relaxing sound of the waves, Dianna looked up.
"Do you want to go to the beach?"
"Di, we're in the beach." She replied.
"No, I know but―you're mean." She retorted.
"Just stating the facts, baby."
She hummed. She could get used to being called that. "We could take a walk by the beach. Oh! I also have to find Luis."
Lea wondered sometimes how the blonde's mind could wander like that. It made her have to think harder. Still, "Who's Luis?"
"The boy who helped me set up the date, remember?"
Right, Luissss! "Right then," She removed her arm from around Dianna and straddled her thighs in three seconds. The blonde placed her hands on her hips. "We'll take a walk and go ask for Luis at the reception afterwards." She grabbed both hands and interlocked their fingers. As she looked at them, she couldn't help but realize how well they fit together.
Dianna sat up without removing the brunette off her and lets go of one of the hands to rest it against her hip, catching Lea's lips again.
"Let's go."
"Did you enjoy our first two weeks?" Dianna asked as she hugged the brunette from behind.
They had stopped to watch the sunset as there was no one around this area but just the two of them. The girls were standing close enough to the water that every time the waves came back, they would brush their feet.
Lea squeezed the arms around her and tilted her head back to rest it on the blonde's shoulder. "Enjoy is an understatement. You made me feel like I was in heaven."
She nuzzled and kissed her neck. "You took me there first." She whispered.
She stepped back enough to turn her girlfriend around and pull her back; one hand interlocked with hers and the other placed on the small of her back. "I love you," She said and hugged her tighter. "Dance with me?"
"With no music?" The sight of the blonde's hazel eyes shining because of the sun was simply mesmerizing.
Dianna smiled, "There's no need."
The brunette mirrored the smile and pecked her cheek, "I love you, too." She whispered close to her ear before starting to sway to the quiet sound of the waves.
They found Luis an hour later. Dianna introduced him to Lea and both of them thanked him for what he did.
After they chatted for a while, they hugged him goodbye and promised to come back before heading back to their suite. Tomorrow they'd be heading to Paris and needed to have some rest.
Night came and went and the morning after they found themselves back at the airport. At the beginning of this trip they had both been trying to figure out what to do about their feelings. To Dianna, it hadn't been easy to confess anything to the brunette; her life had been an emotional rollercoaster and the moment she finally opened up had been freeing.
And the fact that Lea actually reciprocated what she felt had been beyond amazing; overwhelming, even.
So here they stood now, after two weeks of enjoying the beach; the first one as best friends; the second one as lovers, waiting for their plane to arrive.
Lea stood up and told the blonde that she needed to use the bathroom. Dianna nodded as the brunette promised to be back shortly.
She strolled through the closest hall to their gate; she passed the toilets and found the store she had been looking for. She quickly bought the item that had caught her eye the moment they passed by and made her way back to where the blonde was.
At the sight of short blonde hair she walked faster before sitting down next to Dianna and pecking her cheek.
"Just in time." The blonde smiled.
Lea smiled back and sneaked her gift into her purse.
15 minutes later, the girls were accommodating their seats and fastening their belts. By the time they had taken off and were safely up in the air, Lea turned to her girlfriend and smirked at her obliviousness.
"I got you something." She said.
Dianna turned as well and arched her eyebrow. Smiling, she asked, "Really?" Her smile was replaced by a frown, "I didn't get you anything."
Lea chuckled. Leave it to Dianna to worry about not having something to give in return. "You don't need to," She bended to take a book out of her purse and sat back.
The blonde gasped as soon as the book was on her hands. The title '100 Love Sonnets' was written on the cover.
"You remember when we were on the set of the choir room and you, as usual, were reading a book? I asked you what you were reading and you showed me the cover. I still remember the name… 'Twenty love poems and a song of despair.'" She recounted. She wasn't much of a reader, but any time she found Dianna engrossed in a book, she felt the need to know what she was reading.
"Of course I remember." She grinned. "Poems aren't always easy to understand. So sometimes you have to concentrate. Ryan even had to call on me at least twice to drop the book."
The brunette laughed. "I remember that, too. You told me there was another book that you hadn't read but were dying to. And well, when we were on our way to the gate we passed a bookstore. The name 'Pablo Neruda' simply caught my eye and I made sure I went back before we left."
"Thank you so much, baby." Dianna said before grabbing her neck and kissing her deeply. She nuzzled the brunette's nose with her own and murmured, "I was still dying to read it."
She kissed her back, "Go ahead, babe. We've got 13 hours."
After that she sat back on her seat and rested her head on Dianna's shoulder as the blonde made sure to wrap her right arm around her.
An hour passed and neither of them were asleep. Lea was quietly listening to music and Dianna was still absorbed into her book.
The brunette took her earphones off and tilted her head to look down at the book the blonde was holding with one hand because the other had been slowly caressing her scalp for the past half an hour.
"Read me a poem." She murmured.
Dianna removed her intent gaze from the book and when she looked down at Lea the brunette was already looking at her through her lashes. She smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Which one?" She already expected a certain response from the brunette, but maybe she could be surprised.
She looked at her sheepishly. "I have no idea, Di. Read me your favorite so far."
Just the answer she had been expecting.
"Okay…" She unwrapped her arm from the brunette's shoulders and took the book with both her hands. She skimmed through the pages until she found the poem she had been looking for. Her eyes found Lea's one last time before she started to read.
I love you without knowing how, when, or from where;
I love you straightforwardly, without problems or pride;
I love you because I don't know any other way
than this, in which neither 'you' nor 'I' exist…
so close that your hand on my chest is mine,
so close that your eyes grow heavy when I tire.
"I simply love you." She finished.
A short poem; enough for Dianna to try to convey the love she felt for Lea.
A teary smile appeared on Lea's face. Apart from the blonde's raspy voice being extremely soothing when she read, the words that came out of her mouth, even if they weren't hers, brought tears to her eyes. It wasn't complicated. It was simple but deep in meaning.
It was a short poem that had the capacity to describe a life term emotion.
Lea's eyes stung with unshed tears as she cupped the blonde's face and kissed her as passionate as she could.
When she pulled back due to lack of oxygen she whispered, "I love you so much it hurts."
Dianna kissed her again, "I don't like hurting you, Lee."
Lea let out a small laugh and rested her forehead against the blonde's. "You heal me at the same time." She whispered again.
The blonde beamed and let her lips linger on her girlfriend's forehead before saying, "Then I'll gladly heal you for the rest of my life."
Both "Twenty love poems and a song of despair." and "100 Love Sonnets" are Pablo Neruda's. I love love love him! If you're a sucker for romance I highly recommend you those two and anything this amazing author's written.
So now on to LA VILLE DE PARIS! :D