Page 37 of Embrace

Mari was on the other end of the phone laughing like a damn hyena. I crossed my arms and allowed my eyes to roll with annoyance. Blaze handed me back my phone. He kissed me on my neck, but even the feel of his juicy ass lips didn’t make up for what he’d done.

“Cheer up, Suvi.” Mari’s laughter subsided. “You did what grown folks do on their honeymoon. I ain’t judging you. I’m actually praying for a little niece.”

“Anyway. I think our breakfast is here. I’ll call you when we touch back down in the city.”

“Okay, boo. Be safe.”

“You, too.”

I hung up the phone. Blaze went to get our breakfast. We ordered blueberry muffins and seasonal fruit. We also had a pitcher of mimosas, orange juice, and iced water. I responded to a couple more messages before I turned Do Not Disturb back on and tossed my phone onto the nightstand. Blaze set up our breakfast on the front porch. I walked out and sat next to him. We ate in a comfortable silence. Occasionally, I’d feed him a pineapple chunk, or he’d feed me a guava.

Since our time in Belize, I’d tried more fruit than I knew existed. Guava was one of them. It had a certain sweetness I loved. Along with Guava were dragon fruit and papayas. I tried the dragon fruit and spent hours on the toilet, so I made sure not to order it again.

“Tomorrow we’re going snorkeling.” Blaze’s voice made me look over at him. He read the activity from the email.

“Good thing I took my wig off. I’d be mad as hell if I got to the snorkeling part and fucked my whole lace up,” I joked.

“I’m already knowing, baby. I think it’ll be a fun adventure to end the week. That last day isn’t much of a day since we’ll have to check out and head to the airport, so let’s make the most of these last forty-eight hours.”

“Sounds good to me,” I replied.

He leaned over and pecked my lips several times. A hint of the orange flavored mimosas greeted my tastebuds.

DAY SIX

“Blaze, the fish are so beautiful,” Suvi exclaimed with excitement as she swam in the crystal-clear water.

“I see ’em, baby,” I replied.

We wore these tight ass swimsuits with the snorkel sticking out of the water. It was a wild ass experience because I wasn’t a fan of the ocean. I didn’t trust the ocean because it was the largest part of the globe, yet so much of it was undiscovered. Scientists and oceanographers find new shit in the depths of the sea every day. On some real shit, I felt like Aliens existed in the water, but I wouldn’t say that shit out loud.

“Look how pretty the coral reefs are,” Suvi instructed.

I swam around until I could see what she saw. According to the tour guide, the barrier reef in Belize was known to have the largest and healthiest reef in the western hemisphere. I had to admit, the corals were cool as hell. The only time I’d seen coral was on Finding Nemo. It was cool to see things I’d only seen on television in real life. I’d remember the moment we shared because Suvi’s unfiltered joy was contagious. I couldn’t wait to show her what else I had tucked away.

After we swam with fishes, we moved to a part of the reef where huge sea turtles swam near the sand. Suvi’s eyes were as wide as a child at Disney World for the first time. She was overcome with childish excitement which made me happy.

Suvi rubbed the turtles’ shell and grinned at me as she leaned down and pressed her nose against the turtles’ head. I wish we would have brought the camera because this was really a Kodak moment.

“Our time is almost over,” the guide announced.

Suvi’s smile faltered briefly. “I don’t want to leave yet.”The sadness in her tone was similar to a child not ready to go home from the park. She was defeated, but I had already planned something to combat that.

“Luckily for you, I paid for a private villa on the beach. We’re going to spend the evening here.”The smirk was present as I watched her emotions go from sad, to confused, to shocked.

Her eyes widened. “Really?”

“Yes. I know you’re practically a fish, so I felt like I’d surprise you with a private evening with the sea.”

“You’re the best, husband.”

“Thanks, wife.”

Suvi jumped into my arms and pressed her lips against mine. I held her waist as I deepened the kiss. My tongue slapped against hers. Like the nasty nigga I was, I wrapped my mouth around her tongue and sucked on it. She released a gentle moan.

“We’re not alone yet,” she reminded as she pulled away and wrapped her hands around my neck. We sway in the water as we watched the rest of our group slowly depart from the area. We walked onto the beach and an escort waited for us. The short, brown man led us to our private villa. The area was gated off with tall trees to hide us from the rest of the world. We had a large portion of the beach to ourselves where no one could see or hear what we had planned.

“Dinner will be ready at seven,” the escort explained. “We will set it up as you requested.”

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