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I woke up the next morning and reached for Jodi, but found empty sheets. I glanced at the time and it was after 10am. I found some shorts, and walked downstairs to see Jodi sitting outside with some coffee. The day was warm, but cloudy. I grabbed a mug and walked outside. She smiled when she saw me.

"I got worried when I couldn't find you." I said and kissed her forehead.

"Sorry, you were sleeping and I didn't want to wake you." she said and I smiled at her as I took her hand. She entwined our fingers as we sat there for a minute. I kissed the back of her hand and she looked at me.

"Where do you want to go on your vacation?" I asked her and she shrugged.

"You wanted me to go on this vacation so where are we going?" she asked me and I couldn't tell if she was still annoyed at the comment, but I just wanted what was best for her.

"Is there anywhere you really want to go?" I asked her and she took a sip of coffee as she thought. I knew where I wanted to take her, but I wanted her to go where she wanted to go.

Jodi POV

I had no idea where I wanted to go. I had never actually just had time to go or wanted to go by myself. Dave and I went to the West Coast, and other smaller trips... but he always choose.

"I really don't know. I have never had time to really go on a vacation, and I have so many places I want to go; but yet none at the same time." I said and he nodded.

"Do you have a passport?" he asked me and I nodded. I had one from when I used to go on cruises and to Europe with my Dad.

"Let's go pack." he said and I nodded. He helped me pack, Johnny was going to check on the cat while I was gone, and we went to Dexter's house so he could pack. I helped me, but still had no idea where we were going. We finished up, and he drove us to the airport in Jacksonville.

"Are you excited?" he asked me as we walked into the airport.

"Nervous?" I asked her and he chuckled. We walked up to the Delta Counter and checked in for our flight... I finally saw that we were going to . I was surprised that he had picked Santorini. He looked at me and smirked when he saw my expression. We went through security and went to the gate.

"Are you ok with this?" he asked me and I nodded.

"I am just..." I was saying when he kissed me.

"I know." he said when he pulled away. We board the plane shortly and we were in first class. We flew to New York, and boarded another place to take us to Athens. I slept most of the way to Athens and was so glad we were in first class. We arrive in Athens that afternoon and a car was waiting to pick us up.

"I figured we could spend 2 days in Athens and then a few days in Santorini." he said and I nodded. I watched as Athens went past us as we rode to our hotel. He checked us in, and we went to our suite. The room had an amazing view of the Acropolis. I was standing out on the balcony as I felt his hands wrapped around my waist and kiss my temple.

"I hope you like this." he said and I looked up at him. I knew that I had known him since I was little, and we had only been dating a little while; but I realized I had fallen hard for him.

"I really do." I said and kissed him.

"I'm glad. Do you want to go walk around?" he asked me and I nodded. We changed and went to explore Athens.

Dexter POV

I was enjoying my time with Jodi. We explored Athens for two days before going to Santorini. I could see that she was slowly relaxing, and having fun. I had gotten us an amazing hotel in Santorini. I had booked a hotel that was partially in a cave with a private pool in the room. I wanted her to relax and have fun. She had been dealing with a lot. I checked us into the room, and pulled her to the balcony. She was looking around in shock. The room was perfect with the private pool, the views of the mountains and ocean.

"Do you like it?" I asked her and she hugged me. I wrapped my arms around her and held her as she leaned up to kiss me.

"I love it." she whispered between kisses.

"Good." I said and kissed her again.

We didn't leave the room that afternoon, called for room service, and watched the sunset from the balcony. I had never felt so much from anyone the way that I did about Jodi. She was funny, amazing, caring, and I was so glad that I had found her again after all these years. I never wanted to let her go.

Jodi POV

I didn't want to fly back after our week and a half away. I had fun in Athens, Santorini, and Paris on our way back. I was worried about the club, I missed my cat, and I missed being home; but I didn't want to leave. Dexter and I had fun, relaxed, and adventured while we were away from all the distractions of home. He made sure that I had fun, and did what I wanted to do. We were on the plane from Paris to Atlanta, and I really didn't want to go back to the real world yet.

"You ok?" he asked me and I nodded as I looked at him.

"I am not ready for the real world." I admitted and he chuckled.

"Me either, but we will do it together." he said and I smiled at him.

"Thanks for the last week. I needed it, and I'm sorry I tried to fight you on it." I said.

"I'm sure at some point I'm going to do the same for you." I said and he smirked.

We finally landed in Atlanta and took the short flight to Jacksonville. We got his car out of long term parking, and headed back to St Augustine.

"Stay at my place tonight, just so you don't have to face reality yet?" he asked me and I agreed. I was ready to stay anywhere with him again.


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