A/N: I only own the OC.
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Dexter gave me a swimsuit that he had bought for our surprise beach trip. He had asked Becky to pick it out for me... I was glad for that because I could only imagine what he would have picked. Becky had picked me out a pink and black bandeau bikini top with black side tie bottoms. I put it on, the black cover up on, and my sandals before walking out. Candace was in the kitchen as I walked up.
"You and Dexter good?" She asked me and I shrugged. I honestly didn't know... we had moved on from that bad fight, but had anything really changed.
"I love being around him, and him, but... I feel like all he wants to do is fuck. He can be romantic, and thoughtful now that we have talked about everything; but damn." I said and she chuckled.
"Johnny is the same way... especially after having Quill." She said as we grabbed beer to take out there. I guess it was a normal guy thing or maybe at some point Dave and I just accepted that we didn't want to have sex anymore. I wasn't used to it.
Dexter had a cigar and his hat on backwards. Johnny was lighting the grill and trying to dance. Candace and I were both chuckling as we walked out. I handed Dexter his beer as he pulled me down next to him.
"You look nice, princess." He said and kissed my cheek.
"Thanks." I said and sipped my beer. We sat around as the guys grilled steaks. Dinner was good as the sun set and we all sat around the pool. The beer was flowing as we joked around and talked. I saw Candace give Johnny a look and I chuckled as they started to kiss. We all knew they were trying for another baby.
"You go try for baby number 2 upstairs please." Dexter said before Johnny flipped him off.
"Not my type pal." Dexter commented before Candace basically dragged Johnny upstairs leaving me and Dexter outside. He pulled me closer to his side as I looked up at the stars.
"Thanks for coming." he said and I chuckled.
"I kind of got kidnapped into doing it." I said and he chuckled as he kissed my temple.
"Yeah, maybe, but I wanted us to have some time. I am scared to lose you again." he admitted and I nodded.
"Jodi?" he asked me after a second and I looked up at him. He was looking down at me with serious thought. I could tell that something is on his mind.
"What's on your mind?" I asked him as I sat up to face him.
"I... really am scared to lose you." he said again and I nodded. I laced our fingers together and laid my head on his chest. He wrapped his other arm around me and held me tightly.
"Dexter, I'm only leaving if you tell me to or give me a reason to not stand next to you anymore." I said and he kissed the top of my head. I guess the month away from each other really affected him.
"I never want to give you that reason." he whispered. I snuggled up to him as I heard his heart beating and found it very soothing.
Dexter POV
I carried Jodi inside and put her on the bed. She had fallen asleep on me. I didn't want to wake her up. I watched her for a second before walking back into the kitchen to get some water. Johnny was also in there. He grabbed a beer, handed it to me, and we went to sit back outside.
"You ok?" he asked me and I sighed.
"I guess. I don't know... I am scared to lose Jodi again. She's so different. I have been waiting most of my life to get a chance with her and I almost fucked it up. She's nothing like Christi. Hell, I am even working a job just because I can because of her. " I admitted to him and he nodded.
"I'm glad she's not like Christi." Johnny said and I nodded in agreement. Jodi was fun, loving, caring, and wanted to be around me for more than my money.
"I was the same way with Candace after we had a rough patch in our relationship." he admitted and I was surprised. I knew they fought occasionally, but they always looked like they were the perfect couple.
"What did you do?" I asked him.
"I listened to what she wanted, and we compromised. I didn't completely change who I am because then it wouldn't be me, but there were some parts I needed to work on." he admitted and I sighed.
"Can I ask what her biggest complaint is?" he asked me and I took along sip of beer.
"She wants me to be honest... which I have been now, but she won't sleep with me until I let her be in control one night." I admitted and he chuckled.
"She just wants to know that you trust her." he said and I realized I hadn't thought of it like that. I thought it was just about sex, but it was more than that. She wanted to know that I trust her to be in control without hurting me.
"Have you guys been having issues in the bedroom?" he asked me and I chuckled. I have never had that problem.
"No, well at least not before we broke up. I told her that we wouldn't sleep together until she wanted it because one concern was that we were having too much sex." I said and Johnny chuckled.
"Candace has said that same thing at times." Johnny admitted and I was actually glad to hear that. I had previous girlfriends, and Christi tell me that I wanted sex too much. Jodi hadn't said that yet, but I also didn't want her to say it to me.
"You guys will figure it out. I know that she loves you as much as you love her. She wasn't herself the month you all were apart. She would do things just to occupy her time, and she was even set up on a blind date... she walked out of it after 10 minutes with the guy." he said and I was surprised about that. I didn't know she had gone on a date.
"Really?" I asked him and he nodded.
"Candace had asked her why and she said because he wasn't you and he talked too much." Johnny said and I chuckled.
"You will figure out what to do." he said and we finished our beers before going to bed.
Jodi POV
I woke up to Dexter gently shaking me.
"Princess, come on." he said and I sat up. I was still in my swimsuit from last night and not sure how I got into the bed.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"Nothing, but I want to show you something." he said and I yawned.
"Let me go to the bathroom." I said and he nodded.
I went to the bathroom, used mouth wash, and pulled my hair up as best I cared right now. I walked out to see him on the balcony, and walked out there to him. He smiled when he saw me.
"I thought we could watch the sunrise." he said and I smiled at him. The sky was just turning colors as he pulled me to sit in his lap. He was gently caressing my thigh as we watched the sun rise. It was beautiful and I was glad that I was here with him. I looked up at him and had to smirk. He looked tired, his hair was not where near it's normal perfect way, and he looked thoughtful.
"Thanks." I said and kissed his cheek.
"I love you, Jodi." he said and kissed my forehead.
"I love you too." I said and he smiled down at me.
"I got you something." he said and pulled out a small box. I looked at him strange before taking the box. I opened it and was surprised to see a key on a beautiful key chain inside.
"I want you to have a key to my house. You are free to come and go whenever. I want you to feel safe there and with me." he said and kissed my forehead. I was surprised that he was letting me in like this.
"Thank you, Dex." I said and kissed his lips. He pulled me tight before we broke apart.
"Will you stay one more night here with me?" he asked me and I nodded. I didn't have to be at the work until tomorrow afternoon.
"Because tonight... I'm yours." he said and I looked surprised. He was actually going to give in to me... now I was nervous.
