Page 49 of Drunk on You

“You look happy. Watching you genuinely laugh and smile all day has made me realize how much you tamp down your emotions on a regular basis. Or maybe you haven’t had a reason since you arrived in Rosemary to laugh and smile like you do here.”

I cup the side of her face, and she sighs into my hand.

“Regardless,” I tell her, dipping my head so our mouths are only centimeters apart, “I’ve decided that my new goal in life is to make you laugh and smile like that every day.”

Without waiting for her to respond, I kiss her softly, making no move to deepen it. With her in my arms, I’m perfectly content with our bodies and mouths simply being connected.

When they announce dinner will be served soon, we have a seat. Ana stays cuddled into my side, and when Samuel notices, he smiles at me and then at his daughter.

“Selene is right. Hawaii looks good on you both,” he says with a grin. “Did you have a good day?”

“We did,” Ana says. “I love it here. We spent the day going back and forth between the pool and the beach. I’m not sure which one is more beautiful, but I’m just glad I don’t have to choose. We had lunch at Ocean 101, and it was so delicious,” she gushes, making her dad and Selene both smile. “You guys should try it.” She glances up at me. “I don’t know what we’re doing tomorrow, but maybe we can meet for lunch there.”

“We have plans in the morning, but we can do lunch.” I kiss the crown of her head, and she sighs back into me.

“You guys look relaxed as well,” I say to Samuel and Selene. “Did you enjoy your spa day?”

Ana doesn’t know it, but I have a couples massage scheduled for us tomorrow. She mentioned wanting to get one earlier, so I booked it from my phone.

“We did,” Selene answers. “Tomorrow, we might brave the pool for a little bit. Right, Samuel?”

“Maybe,” he says, smiling at her. “But I much prefer the time we spend indoors.”

He shoots her a wink, and Ana glances at me, her eyes going wide.

“They’re like that all the time,” I whisper so they can’t hear. “Like a couple of horny teenagers. You’ll get used to it.”

She snorts out a laugh and shakes her head. “I’d rather not.”

“I think they’re closing down.”

Ana glances around for the first time in hours, as if just realizing we’re one of the few couples left. Since dinner ended and everyone was encouraged to join the dancers, we’ve been dancing and drinking. Her dad and Selene took off a while ago with the promise of meeting us tomorrow for lunch.

“They are,” I agree, making no move to leave. Leaving means letting go of Ana, and I’m perfectly content, having her in my arms. “We should probably let them clean up.”

She nods in agreement, then takes a step back, swaying slightly due to the many mai tais she consumed. She laughs at herself as I catch her from falling over.

“It’s a long walk back.” She pouts. “I don’t know if I can walk that far.”

I chuckle at how adorable a drunk Ana is. “Hop on, my drunk little hula dancer.”

I turn around, indicating for her to get on my back, and she cheers in excitement, hopping right on.

“This is definitely earning you a blow job when we get back,” she says loud enough for a couple walking by to hear.

Thankfully, they’re not prudes, and the girl laughs while the guy grins in understanding.

“The only thing you’ll be doing when we get back is passing out.”

Sure enough, by the time we get back to the room, Ana’s eyes are half-lidded. I lay her on the bed and take her heels off.

“I’m too tired to get changed,” she mutters. “Can you help me?”

She lifts her arms, and I laugh again at how cute she is. There are so many sides to Ana, and I love learning about each one. I’m not even done sliding her dress off and putting one of my shirts on her since I can’t find her pajamas before she’s passed out. I grab her a bottle of water and a pain reliever and set them on her nightstand for the morning, in case she’s the type of person to wake up with a headache the morning after drinking.

I change into a pair of sweats, going shirtless since that’s how I sleep, and then slide into bed next to her. She turns around, cuddles into my side, and sighs in contentment. And for the first time, I’m completely okay with sleeping with a woman. That should probably scare me, but I’ve already accepted the fact that I’ve fallen for Ana, and I have every intention of making her mine.

Now, I just have to get her on board.

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