When I woke up the next morning Bruce was still sleeping. I got out of bed and washed my face before I put a small bag on my side of the bed. I threw clothes and shoes into it, and went to the bathroom; I took a quick shower, then got dressed. I scrunched a little styling product in my hair and brushed my teeth. I brought all of the stuff into the bedroom where Bruce was sitting up and stretching. "Morning." I leaned over the bag, knocking it and some of my clothes out of the bag, I kissed him, and he smiled through the kiss.

"Morning." he said and put my bag upright. He picked up the clothes that had fallen out and paused at a pair of short denim shorts.

"Thanks." I said as I took them and put them in the bag.

"Aren't those a little... Short?" he asked finally and I looked at him.

"Well it's not like I'll be wearing them for very long." I shrugged. "I'm just wearing them to walk over to the beach."

"Right." he said as he got out of the bed. He went over to the clothes he had worn the night before and started to pull his pants on.

"You know, I've been thinking..." I said as he zipped his pants up.

"What's that?" he asked.

"If you're gonna keep staying here and everything, maybe you should leave some of your clothes and stuff over here. That way you don't have to wear the same clothes back to the mansion." I shrugged.

"Funny, I was thinking the same thing." he smiled and I grinned.

"Also," I said as I went to the bathroom. "I bought you a tooth brush." I said and he walked into bathroom. "I put it in this drawer." I said as I pointed to the drawer.

"You bought me a tooth brush?" he asked and I looked at him.

"Well, yeah." I said and smiled as I walked over and lightly kissed his chin. "I mean, I like you and everything, but they don't call it morning breath for nothing." I shrugged and he laughed as I walked out of the bathroom. I finished throwing some things into my bags while he brushed his teeth and washed his face from the sound of it. I made a pot of coffee and was buttering some toast when my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's us!" Dallas said into the phone. "You ready?"

"Uh, yeah, give me a few minutes huh?"

"Okay, but hurry uuup!" he sang before hanging up.

"Bruce," I said as I slipped my shoes on. "There's coffee in the kitchen, uh, feel free to eat anything in the kitchen- oh, except that sushi, I think that's probably gone bad, I just haven't had time to clean out the fridge, and uh, you know, just to be safe, try to stay away from the leftovers, I'm kind of bad about that." I said as I finished buckling my sandals. I looked up and smiled seeing him leaning in the doorway to the bathroom, watching me. "Feel free to stay here if you want," I continued as he walked over to me and took my hand. He pulled me up and wrapped my arms around his neck before he kissed me longly.

"When will you be back?"

"Sunday night." I said and he nodded. "My landlord has an extra key, I already told him you'd probably be coming for it, just get it from him, and have a good weekend." I said before my phone rang again. "I'm coming." I said to Dallas. "I have to go." I said to Bruce who nodded and let go of me. I grabbed my bag and shoved a hat on my head before I went to the living room, checked I had everything, and then turned back and kissed him again.

"Go, have fun, call me when you get there." he said and I nodded before I left.

"Have a good weekend!" I called as I went down the hall.

"What took you so long?" Dallas asked as I put my stuff in the trunk of his rental car.

"Nothing, Bruce stayed over last night." I said and he looked back at me.

"You guys still not having sex?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Not by choice." I said as I climbed into the back seat of the convertible. "Pep, you sure Tony's okay with you going away for the weekend?"

"Yeah, he's working with this new consultant on a special project, he'll hardly notice I'm gone." she said.

"Oh, you mean Dr. Ross." I said and she nodded.

"Well it's Ross-Samson, but yeah." she said. "Why?"

"I met her last night." I sighed as Dallas pulled away from the curb. In another life, Dallas was a New York city cab driver.

"Who is she?"

"She is a cellular biologist, and Bruce's ex." I said making Dallas look back at me.

"You're leaving your boyfriend alone for the weekend with his ex?" he asked in shock.

"Eyes on the road!" Pepper and I both shouted at him. When we got to the house I let out a low whistle.

"Who is this guy you're seeing?" Pepper asked and he grinned.

"Oh, he's the heir to some crazy big Brazilian import export company." he grinned.

"Yeah I can see that." I said and he laughed. The door opened and a very attractive man with dark hair and dark skin walked out and over to us.

"Hi honey." he smiled before kissing Dallas who grinned like a love struck fool when he pulled away.

"Girls, this is Felipe," he said as he wrapped his arm around the man's shoulders. "Felipe, this is my Minnie, she's practically a sister, and this is Pepper, who is practically her sister."

"Any sister of Dallas is a sister of mine." Felipe smiled before walking over and kissing both of my cheeks.

"Oh, uh, nice to meet you." I smiled and he walked over and did the same to Pepper.

"You two look like sisters." he said as he looked at us both. "But enough of genetics; Come, come, let me show you to your rooms." he said as he wrapped his arm around Dallas.

"Okay, tell me this place isn't amazing?" I asked Pepper who laughed when I walked into her room.

"It's so relaxing here." she sighed. There was a knock on the door and Dallas came prancing in.

"Isn't he delicious?" he asked with a grin.

"Very cute." I nodded.

"Is he from Brazil?" Pepper asked

"Yeah."

"Where did you meet him?"

"At Tony's last party, you guys do business with his father." he sighed. "I told you I knew my life partner was at that party." He snapped his fingers suddenly. "Oh, right, uh, Felipe asked if you wanted to go to the beach?" he asked and I looked at Pepper who grinned.

"What better way to start the weekend?" she asked and I jumped up.

"Let me go change!" I grinned as I ran to my room. When I got into my tan bathing suit I grabbed my shorts Bruce had commented on earlier in the day and a button down white shirt, I pulled on some sandals and met Pepper in the hallway who was wearing a purple loose over shirt, and a pair of tan shorts and sandals. We went downstairs and to the kitchen where Felipe was pouring some rum into the blender.

"Hello little sisters!" he grinned as he took a handful of ice and dropped it into the blender. "You girls like Mai Tais?" he asked as he put another handful of ice in the blender.

"I know I do." I ginned.

"You know the secret to the perfect mai tai?" he asked, as he put the lid on the blender. He picked up a quarter piece of pineapple and put it in the glass, and ran it along the sides. "Line the glass with the juice of a fresh pineapple." he picked up a quarter of lime and put it along the rim of the glass. "Then lime around the rim. Works every time."

"Sounds delicious." Pepper said and Felipe grinned before he turned on the blender.

"Do you ladies eat pork?"

"Generally, no, I mean, bacon when I'm depressed, but not really." I said.

"Well, no being depressed this weekend." he said. "I'll let my cook know, no pork for Minnie, and for Pepper?" he asked looking at her.

"Generally I try to stay away from it."

"Very good, tonight we have chicken, yes?"

"Sounds delicious." I smiled.

"Felipe," we all turned as young man walked in and smiled at us. "You must be Dallas' friends."

"This is Minnie," Felipe touched my hand, and then touched Pepper's "And this is Pepper. Ladies, this is my cousin Diego."

"Hi." we both grinned as he walked in.

"Ladies." he smiled charmingly at us. "Why don't you go enjoy the private beach? I'll bring your drinks out in a moment." he winked and we both nodded with a giggle.

"Oh wow, he's adorable!" Pepper gasped as we went out to the beach.

"You know who he looks like?" I asked as we went to the beach, shedding our over shirts. It was still light out and I wanted to go in the water before it was dark.

"Who?"

"Antonio Bandares, but like younger, and with lighter hair."

"Oh I can totally see that." she said.

"Oh my god!" Dallas said as he ran over to us. "Did you see the eye candy?" he asked plopping down in the sand next to us.

"We were just discussing him." I said as I stood up and unzipped my shorts. I slid them off and grinned. "How do you think the water is?"

"I think it's ready for you." I turned around and shrieked as Diego picked me up around the waist, and ran towards the water, he went running in as I held onto his shoulders and he dropped me in.

"That was Not Fair!" I said as I splashed him. Pepper was taking pictures on her phone and Dallas was cheering as I stood up with a grin.

"I'm sorry Minnie, I couldn't help it." Diego said as he helped me up. I shook my hair out and he laughed as I flipped my- now wet- hair from my eyes.

"Darling," Dallas said as he stepped into my room late that night.

"Hmm?" I asked as I finished brushing out my hair.

"What do you think of Felipe?"

"I think he's absolutely marvelous darling." I said in a posh English accent.

"Isn't he just delicious?"

"I'll leave that for you to know." I said with a wink. He laughed and I braided my hair.

"What about his cousin?"

"What about him?" I asked with a laugh. "He's young, and cocky."

"Gorgeous though, isn't he?"

"In that weird, absolutely young and perfect way." I said and he laughed. "What is he like, twenty two?"

"He's twenty." he said and I laughed.

"He's not even old enough to drink!" I said and he grinned. "Oh shit," I muttered. "I forgot to call Bruce." I picked my phone up and groaned at the time. "Do you think he'll still be awake?"

"If you don't want to wake him, you could always just try in the morning." he shrugged.

"No, I promised to call tonight." I said and Dallas stood up. "Dallas," he looked back at me. "Diego is cute and all, but he's not a game changer." I said and he smiled.

"Honey, I never expected him to be. You love your man, I get it. But they don't call it eye candy for nothing." he grinned before he walked out of the room.