Page 28 of Fate Forever and Always

I was quiet and stared at him in disbelief. How does he know what's happening here? We just got here. He looked over at me and shrugged when he realized I was silently questioning him.

“What? I read the brochures while you were in the bathroom.”

When he looked at me, it made my stomach flutter a little. “I would like that. Sounds fun.” I said apprehensively.

“Perfect, get yourself all prettied up, and we’ll go.”

I scoffed, keeping the smile on my face. “Nick, I'm pretty all the time."

“Yes, you are pretty all the time, Sweets, but go put on something comfortable, and we can head out. Maybe put on your swimsuit so we can go to the beach if we want to.”

I stood at attention and saluted him. “Yes, sir.”

“God, you take things so literally. Just go get ready, pretty girl.”

He chuckled while he started looking for his swimsuit and then went into the bathroom to change. I touched my cheek and my skin was even hotter than before. His compliments never made me feel things like this. I sort of liked it.

Nick knocked on the door from inside the bathroom to ask if I was decent. I honestly never noticed how considerate he really was. I mean, obviously, I know he’s nice because he's one of my best friends, but he’s been extra nice lately.

Once I told him I was decent, he came out and started unpacking his suitcase, hanging a few of his things in the closet.

“Why are you being so nice to me?” I finally asked.

He stopped rummaging through his bag and looked up at me, concerned. “Am I supposed to be an asshole? Do you want me to be mean? Do you have a degradation kink or something?” He chuckled.

I blushed. He's right; why am I even asking? “No, I guess not. It's just weird. You are never this nice to me.”

“I don’t know whether to be offended or not.” He let out an incredulous laugh.

I waved off the conversation. “Never mind, forget I said anything. I'm just a little in my feelings, I guess. I'm just not used to people being this nice.”

His face changed to concern. “What do you mean?”

“Nothing. It's nothing; just forget it.”

“Okay, if you say so.”

He went back to unpacking. I know I should tell him. I was referring to Jake and how he was quite different from whatpeople knew. Jake and I fought all the time, and he was quite controlling toward the end. Now I know it was just guilt that intensified his actions, but I never told anyone because I loved him and didn’t want anyone to judge him unfairly. God, I was so stupid.

I was hoping this trip would bring me some clarity. I planned on using the time to make plans for my new life with new dreams and goals. I was determined to have fun here. Nothing and no one would stop me. I needed to stay focused on the future and stop bringing up the past. Nick is great, and I won’t ruin this trip by talking about Jake all the time.

NICK

We had been shopping for over an hour when I realized we still hadn’t bought anything other than candy and a new swimsuit for Callie. I was too preoccupied looking for the music store I saw in a pamphlet at the hotel. I’m not one who usually asks for directions, but I was determined to find it, so I asked one of the shop owners and was told it was a few blocks from the resort. By that time, Callie was ready to lay in the sun, so she won. I figured I would check it out after we ate.

We took a beach bag with a couple of towels and sunscreen with us so we could sit on the beach when we were ready. The beaches here were absolutely beautiful. They had perfect, soft, white sand and clear blue water. Luckily, the beach wasn’t too crowded since it was the off-season, so we got a perfect spot near a cabana.

Callie asked me to put sunscreen on her back, and my dick stood at half attention as soon as she took off her shirt. I don’t think she saw it, but just in case, I turned and laid on my stomach as soon as I was done rubbing it on her. My dick needed a moment to calm down.

“I’m going to put my feet in the water for a minute,” Callie announced.

I nodded, and she took off. I sat up and watched her walk away. I definitely should have waited because all that time spent waiting for my dick to chill went to waste. She was wearing a bathing suit that covered just enough of her plump ass not to be indecent. It made her caramel skin glow even more against the bright pink color. I could see lighter stretch marks dispersed along her thighs, and I started daydreaming about running my tongue up and down each and every one of them.

I love how confident she is. I have very rarely heard Callie talk badly about herself, but it happens once in a while. It makes me so angry that she can talk badly about her perfect body for even one second. I much prefer this Callie when she is embracing her curves, stretch marks, and all.

I laid back and started thinking about what we could get into on this trip. I quickly realized it was going to be a long vacation with the torture of seeing her in a bikini every day.

“You need to stay calm and stop giving me trouble,” I mumbled to my dick.

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