Chapter 67 - Heat
Rosa groaned a little and stretched outwards.
There were little slivers of light coming through the warehouse ceiling, lighting up the bed that she was lying on. She didn't need to put her hand out to know that Vaas wasn't there next to her; he never was. She opened her eyes properly and sat up, smiling to herself in a daze at the events of the previous night.
Clutching at the thin sheet, Rosa sat up and pulled it with her to the mirror to begin to get ready. She examined herself more closely and noticed that she hardly had any marks on her from Vaas, like he usually left; there were just a few light bruises. She wondered how he would like a taste of his own medicine and grinned madly at her reflection. Quickly applying her makeup, she got up to pull on her clothes.
Walking over to the door, she pulled it open and was hit in the face with the heat of the island. It was a little more than she was used to which surprised her as she had become accustomed to the heat from growing up on Rook, as had Vaas.
"Fucking hell, it's hot out here!" Raul called, bounding up to Rosa with Jane.
"Tell me about it. I've never felt heat like it." Rosa replied, smiling at her friends.
"Have a good birthday, Rosa?" Jane asked, winking at the girl.
"Shut up! But ... yeah I did." she laughed, "Where's my husband anyways?"
"He's dealing with some guys who have been slacking off. Wait for it ..."
The trio listened out with intent ears.
"I FUCKING WASTE MY FUCKING PRECIOUS TIME ON YOU COCKSUCKERS AND FOR WHAT?"
"What did they do, Jane?" Raul asked.
"Just being lazy and stuff. You know what Vaas is like for laziness."
"I'M SORRY, DO YOU RUN THIS FUCKING PLACE? DO YOU THINK THAT YOU OWN THIS? WELL, I'M THE ONE WITH THE FUCKING DICK!"
A gunshot ran out.
"That's my husband." Rosa stated proudly.
Raul and Jane rolled their eyes in synchronisation.
"Has Hoyt gone?" Rosa asked, turning to the pair.
"Yeah, he already left. He wanted to say goodbye but Vaas said to not wake you. He also said something about ringing you later on tonight so I'd watch out for that." Jane replied, slinking her arm around Raul's waist.
He rested his hand on top of hers and smiled to himself.
"Great. Fucking fabulous."
Nobody had any time to reply as they saw the familiar mohawk move through the compound. He swaggered up the slight ramp, his hands covered in a little
blood.
"Been working hard, Vaasy?" Rosa asked playfully.
He moved over to her and kissed her forehead.
"Fucking cocksuckers. Think they own this fucking place."
Rosa looked at him more closely and then down to his wrists to see two bandana's covering up any marks. He had two hickey marks on his neck and Rosa could see the red scratches protruding out through his vest top. She smiled to herself, proud of what she had done to him. Jane saw her eyeing him up and down and smirked to herself. They were an undeniably hot couple.
"Hurt your wrists, boss?" Raul joked.
The pirate lord shot him a death glare.
"Shut the fuck up, hermano." he growled back, but his tone wasn't too serious.
"Woah, woah, calm your tits Vaas. What's going on?"
"My tits are anything but fucking calm. Those fucks think they can slack off on the job, well I told it to them straight but some of them had a little problem with that, so I ... took care of them."
"Rosa sleeps in all the time though." Jane remarked, smirking.
"Well, she's never been one for fucking early mornings. No point in changing her now"
"And she looks so cute when she's asleep." Raul jokes, putting on Vaas' accent with a hint of mocking.
The girls started spluttering with laughter.
"That's it!" Vaas shouted before tackling him playfully to the ground.
The two men were wrestling and Rosa and Jane walked off, shaking their heads.
"You're the dick!"
"No, you're the dick!"
"Boys." Jane and Rosa said in unison and they both laughed.
They sat on a sofa, stretching their legs out. The suns rays were pulsing down on them; Rosa could feel herself growing more and more sweaty which annoyed her. The pirates around them had taken refuge in the shade, most of them shirtless and drinking cool beers.
"So, how are things with you and Raul?" Rosa asked, using her hand as a fan.
"It's great. But, I don't know, it seems a little ... lacking? Like there's something missing between us. I can't pinpoint what."
"He'll propose eventually Janey, I wouldn't worry about it." Rosa teased.
She had caught the girl browsing rings online one night and promised not to mention it to Vaas or Raul.
"Eventually being the problematic word!" Jane exasperated, making Rosa chuckle.
"This heat though? Fuck this, I'm burning up. It's never been this hot on Rook, ever." Rosa said, lifting her hair off her neck.
For all she adored her hair, it wasn't half heavy on her head and the heat only made it worse.
"I know, hermana, it's fucking lethal." Vaas said, coming up behind the pair.
He rested his hands on Rosa's shoulders.
"You got a hair tie, chica?" he asked.
"Chica? That's a new one. But yeah, I do." Rosa replied, taking it off her wrist and passing it to Vaas.
"Yeah, chica. Thought we'd spice things up. Anyways, let me."
Vaas took Rosa's hair from her and began to twist it and pull it into submission. It was brushed nicely already so he didn't need to bother with that.
"What are you doing, Vaas? Isn't that a bit pussy?" Raul said, sitting down next to Jane.
"Pussy? No. In the Rakyat, if a man did his woman's hair for her then it was a sign of true love and commitment. Now, shush, let me concentrate."
Rosa giggled to herself as she let Vaas do her hair for her. It was a bit weird that he had mentioned the Rakyat but she didn't mind. All of a sudden, it felt lighter and cooler than what it did before.
"Ta-da." Vaas said before passing a cracked mirror to her which was laying atop a crate, usually used by the 'pretty boy' pirates.
Rosa looked at herself and smiled with glee. Her hair which was parted at the the middle naturally, was pulled back into a voluptuous ponytail, with intricate braids embedded from her scalp and all through it. Two little pieces of fringed hung loosely, giving a feminine feel to the look.
"Wow, this is amazing! You're talented Vaas." Rosa replied.
She turned around on the sofa, resting her knees in the seat and kissing him.
"Why can't you do that, Raul? That looks gorgeous!" Jane whined, pushing Raul in the shoulder.
"Don't hate me cause you ain't me, baby doll." Rosa responded, breaking away from kissing Vaas.
She leant closer into his ear.
"How do you like your added extras this morning?" she teased, stroking his bandana's.
"I love them." he purred back, resting his forehead on hers, smirking.
"Hey, love birds! Phone call for Rosa!" a guard called and Rosa groaned.
"Already? I thought he was calling later." she grumbled, moving away from Vaas.
"Hoyt awaits you, princesa." Vaas teased as Rosa got up from the sofa and walked over to the communications shack.
A young pirate stood by a table, holding the mobile in his hand.
"Here you go, Mrs Montenegro." he said, a little sheepishly as Rosa's presence intimidated him.
Rosa smiled at him which relaxed him a little. She loved being called that name.
"Thanks, handsome." she winked before the pirate flushed red and a scurried out of the room, handing her the phone as he went.
"Hoyt, hellooo." she said into the phone.
"Rosa? Hello, my English Rose. I just wanted to give you a call when I got back as I didn't have chance to say goodbye as Vaas said to not wake you. We all know what you're like with your mornings."
"Yeah, yeah, so I've been told. I'm up and awake now. But Jesus, isn't it hot today?"
"I know. There's only ever been one day where it was just as hot as this."
"Which was?" Rosa asked, twirling her ponytail in her fingers.
"The day that you arrived. Fucking hell, that was a hot day but I think today might have just surpassed it."
Rosa breathed deeply and cleared her throat.
"So, what plans have you got for today?"
"I've got a couple of fresh meat arriving this morning, I might send a few of them your way. But other than, I'm staying clear of this sun."
"And staying away from the cigars, I hope."
There was a short silence on the phone.
"Yes, yes, I'll try. I must go now, my English Rose as business calls. Stay cool, okay? I don't want you getting sunstroke."
Rosa rolled her eyes.
"Yes, Dad. I'll speak to you soon, love ya."
"Love you too."
Rosa put the phone down and left it on the table before exiting the shack. Vaas, Raul and Jane were all laughing outside.
"Hermana, welcome back." Vaas said, pushing Raul in the shoulder.
Rosa looked up in the sky, covering her eyes with her hand.
"I've got an idea. Boys, meet us down on the beach in ten." she said, before grabbing Jane's hand and pulling her up to the warehouse.
"Are you sure you want to lend me a bikini?" Jane asked.
Rosa was going through her drawers, pulling out the few that she owned.
"Yeah, it's fine! I have a few and we're gonna bake if we stay in our clothes all day, so why not have some fun?" Rosa replied, getting up off her feet, scooping up the bikinis as she went.
She dropped them on the bed and began to sift through them all.
"I might go for this red one. Vaas hasn't seen this one before."
"How are we going to get out of the warehouse without the men seeing us?"
"Secret door. Over there." Rosa replied, signalling towards the wall.
Jane looked down at the tangle of fabric. Rosa glanced up at her, before seeing that she needed some help.
"It's your body, you gotta own it, okay? I think this one will look gorgeous on you, it'll complement your eyes."
Rosa picked up a purple bikini twist top and matching bottoms before handing them to Jane. The girl smiled at them.
"Wow, it's beautiful." Jane said, rubbing the top with her finger.
Rosa grinned widely as she realised a good opportunity.
"Right, get changed and then I have an idea."
Rosa pulled off her tank top and her skirt, standing there in her bra and panties, before slipping off her shoes. Jane looked at her in awe. Her body was perfect, so slender, toned and tanned. Her legs were long and sleek, her hips rounded, her waist petite, her breasts beautiful. Rosa tilted her head at the girl; Jane stood there clutching the bikini top and bottoms and Rosa understood.
"I'll turn around if ya want."
"Thanks."
Rosa turned her back on the girl, but Jane still watched her. Rosa unclipped her bra and threw it on the bed, her bare back exposed. Jane blinked a few times before turning around herself and quickly whipping off her clothes to pull on the bikini.
"Damn girl, you got an ass to die for!" Rosa commented, envious of the girls rounded and pert bottom.
"Thanks. Yours is better."
Rosa turned around and pulled at her skin. Her ass was still magnificent but not as much as Jane's.
"Nah. Anyways, let me."
Rosa walked over to the girl, reached around her head and pulled out her hair tie, Jane's hair falling around her shoulders.
"Your hair is gorgeous, you should let it down more often. Tousle it."
Jane flipped her head upside down, shook her hair and stood up straight.
"There."
Rosa beckoned the girl to follow her, opened the door and left through the side of the warehouse, down onto the beach.
"There are the fine specimens that we call our women." Vaas joked, wolf whistling as the pair approached him and Raul. They were both shirtless and in shorts.
"Shut up, Vaasy, we're not your women. We're our own women." Rosa shot back.
Vaas pulled her in for a kiss and Jane stood next to Raul.
"Wow. You're ... I mean you look ... wow." Raul stuttered out, which made Jane immediately relax.
"Thank you, Raul." Jane replied, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.
"You look beautiful. I love your hair." Raul said, leaning in for a kiss.
Jane happily accepted, getting lost in his lips.
"Doesn't she look great?" Rosa said, but the pair were too entangled in each other to reply.
"Let's go for a swim, I'm burning up." Vaas said, dragging Rosa to the sea.
They both began to swim and Rosa tried not to get her hair wet, which was going to be impossible. Jane and Raul walked over to the rock pool and sat on the rocks, dangling their feet in the warm water, their hands resting on each others.
"This is nice." Raul stated.
Vaas and Rosa were screaming in the water as Vaas had Rosa above his head.
"VAAS, PUT ME DOWN!" she screamed before a loud splash was heard.
"MY FUCKING HAIR! YOU'RE DEAD MEAT, MONTENEGRO!"
"BRING IT!" Vaas shot back.
"Those two." Jane said, laughing a little.
"You really do look beautiful, Jane. You always do." he said, bringing her hand up to his mouth to kiss it.
Jane felt empowered, maybe due to the heat or maybe to the new found confidence she had in the bikini.
"I would like it better if we were inside. You know ... together." she said, looking at Raul through her lashes.
Raul all of a sudden jumped from the rocks, picked Jane up and threw her over his shoulder.
"Be back soon, boss!" he called to Vaas.
"WOO, GET SOME RAUL!" Vaas shouted back, laughing heartedly.
"You look so sexy in that bikini, princesa. How did you know that red was my favourite?"
"Just a feeling, Vaasy. I'm glad you appreciate my efforts." she replied, her hair now dripping wet.
The ocean had definitely cooled them down. Rosa glanced to the side to see a fin gliding past.
"Fucking hell, looks like the sharks have come out to play." she groaned.
The pair swam back to shore before collapsing on the sands and out of the way of the monsters of the sea.
"You look perfect, hermana, you know that don't you?" Vaas said, rubbing his hand up and down her thigh.
"Yeah, yeah, I know what you want. And you're only gonna get it later, so stop trying." she replied.
The way that she could dominate him was amazing and he loved that about her.
"Aw, fuck. It was worth a try. You're still beautiful though."
"I know." she joked, winking at him before she rolled over to him and planted a kiss on his lips.
She quickly got up, leaving Vaas suspended in mid-makeout.
"Race ya!" she called which caused Vaas to scramble to his feet.
Her laughs were loud and joyous and he couldn't help but fall even more in love with her.
"You're dead once I get to you!" he joked, but his face was full of happiness.
Hey guys, I decided to unintentionally make this chapter a long one for me, to kinda make up for how long I've been away. I hope you enjoyed this one and you get to see more of Rosa and Jane's relationship as best buds ;) Happy reading, my little cherubs!