Gio

Hawaii is so unbelievably gorgeous. I feel like I'm in a dream world half the time.

The golden hour of evening is just setting in, casting long, lazy silhouettes of us onto the pavement. My hand cups the curve of Bella's lower back as we walk up the grand stairs to the lobby of the exclusive resort to collect our tickets. Soon, tendrils of her brown curled hair are whipping behind her in the soft breeze as the golf cart shuttle winds us through the hibiscus hedges and out to our event.

I wrap my arm around her, looking down at the long slit of her sexy white backless dress that has been blown back, exposing her tanned upper thigh. Mmm. I squeeze her shoulder. Her eyes follow up my torso, and she undoes another button on the new short-sleeved dress shirt she bought me with a pattern of dark green leaves and white flowers. She smiles at me brightly, and it lights me up inside.

"This isn't real, Lauren," I say, looking out towards the ocean. "I'm going to wake up, and this will all be a dream. You'll still be married and living in New York."

She smiles, taking my hand. "It's not a dream...unless we're both having it. I feel... I feel like this is exactly where we are supposed to be."

Her mom bought us tickets to this fancy Lu'au tonight. And what a fantastic present it is! I feel like she's finally warming up to me and Lauren being together again. The cart pulls up to a stop at a hedged-in area with a fantastic view of the brilliant pink clouds of sunset, slowly fading into a deep dusky purple over the ocean. Taking Bella's hand, I help her exit the cart, and we each bow our heads to receive a fragrant plumeria lei from an attendant while another holds out a tray of Mai Tais. In the last few months, I've stopped drinking again altogether, but for events like this, I'll make an exception. We each take one, walking out into the garden event and the silken warmth of the night.

While the tiki torches flicker, we fill our plates at the buffet before the show begins. Pulling Bella's chair out for her, I let my hand skim lightly over her silky dress as she turns to sit. Then I take my seat next to her, drawing it closer and letting my leg lean against hers. I melt into the warm tingle of even that little contact.

Eager for more, I move my hand onto her bare thigh and dip my fingers under the light fabric. "I'm totally addicted to you right now," I whisper in her ear, then nuzzle her soft neck. "I can't stop kissing and touching you."

"Me too," she responds low, running her hand along the inside of my leg, sending a rush of prickles all over my skin. Everything feels so fucking good tonight!

Taking another sip of my drink, my eyes dance playfully with hers, the skin of her face flicking bronze and black in the warm torchlight. Look at her! She's the most beautiful woman here. How the fuck did I get so lucky?

Irrationally, I hope this trip never ends... that this could be my reality forever.

The event MC gets up on the stage and welcomes us to the evening, announcing the first act. He steps to the side, and the hula dancers run up on stage and take their place. Bella sets a bowl in front of me.

"Have you ever tried this?" she whispers to me. "I see you didn't grab any."

"No, looks like muddy baby food."

"Try it," she encourages. I squinch my eyes at her, knowing that this particular smile of hers means something's up. But I give into her subtle pressure and put a spoonful in my mouth.

"Ehhug!" I grimace in disgust, moving my jaw around, unable to cleanse it from my tongue. "Why would you ever eat that?"

She laughs at my lingering expression. "It's Poi and a local favorite. It's an acquired taste."

"Tastes like floury dirt paste!" I down the rest of my Mai Tai and order another.

"Gio, that's your second drink. You're going over your limit," she mock lectures me.

"Self-imposed limit. I'm on vacation, right?"

She smiles, squeezing my leg. "Absolutely. Just checking in."

After dinner, the fire, and the drum show, we meander to the outdoor bar, and I order a final round of Mai Tais. Everyone is drinking, laughing, and chatting—an atmosphere that feels more like a scene out of a movie than my real life. The staff removes some tables and opens an area up for dancing. A local Hawaiian band sets up and plays, and a few couples go over to the floor. We sip our drinks at a nearby table while Bella watches the dancers and the band play entranced.

"I know you want to dance," I whisper to her as I down the rest of my drink. "Come on."

Taking her hand, I lead her onto the dance floor and give her a spin. Clutching her right hand with my left, I firm my arm around her lower back, pulling her close. She wraps her arms around my neck, flicking her shimmering lagoon eyes up to meet mine, and my heart throbs and wobbles like a bliss-filled water balloon in my chest. God, I feel so damn love-struck for her.

She grins at me. "Are you happy, Gio?"

"Yeah," I say, unable to contain my dopey smile.

I think I feel happiness in every inch of me. Leaning in, I kiss her slowly. The feeling of her lips moving against mine sends little delicious ripples of pleasure all over my body. "Want to get out of here?" I whisper in her ear.

"Where?"

"I don't know, somewhere else. Somewhere I can be alone with you."

"Okay," she murmurs.

Taking her hand, I weave us through some gardenia bushes and out of the event area. Then, we cross the road, over an expansive lawn, and finally onto an empty, pristine beach. The pricy resort spreads to the right, so I turn us left. We kick off our shoes, leaving them by a rock, and walk haphazardly in the deep, soft sand west down the beach.

The moon breaks out behind a lone cloud, lighting up Bella's smile as I pull her further away from the resort. Her eyes twinkle in the night like a pair of unearthly transcendental stars, and I'm so focused on drinking her in I don't notice her trip and stumble forward. Unable to recover our footing in the deep sand, she falls down on top of me. It's startling, suggestive, and cute all at the same time, and we both break into a fit of giggles like little kids as I help her up.

I'm definitely feeling the three drinks I've had now. I haven't been drunk in four years, and I'm feeling very uninhibited. My hand runs along the back of her dress to her ass, and I feel blood move south. A sexy gleam flashes across her face, and she takes off running. Excitement rips through me as I take chase.

I'm quickly gaining on her. She's laughing but trips again, splitting the slit on her dress up even higher. I stop short to offer her a hand, but she refuses me, getting up herself and hiking her dress around her hips. My eyes dart down as one of the straps falls off her shoulder, nearly exposing her whole breast. Keeping my eyes locked on her, I inch one step closer, biting my lip as my cock stiffens. But just as I'm about to grab her, she grins and takes off again, shrieking.

When the resort is just a speck on the beach, I finally grasp her hand and stop, yanking her back until she smashes into my chest. I then capture her in my arms and claim her lips. Holding her head firmly in my hands, I deepen the kiss, and she wraps her arms around me, pulling me close against her. It's not enough, though. I need to feel her skin on mine.

"I'm overheating," I explain, stepping back and quickly unbuttoning my shirt. It's partly true—the night is warm and muggy, and we just ran half a mile. But I get an even better idea once I get my shirt off. I watch Bella's eyes grow large as I unbuckle and drop my pants.

"Uhhh. What are you doing?"

"Going swimming," I say, a wide grin spreading over my face. "Come on."

"What? In our underwear?"

"No," I say, biting my lip. "Skinny dip with me."

Dropping my underwear, too, I reveal how pent-up I am for her, and she balks at me—her mouth hanging wide open. Then she whips her head side to side.

"No one's around, Bella," I soothe, moving closer, reaching behind, and unzipping the back of her dress. She's so cute—always so afraid of breaking the rules. "I know what you're thinking, but no one's going to catch you naked... except for me." I laugh huskily, letting her dress flutter to the sand. Fuck, this is hot!

"You're drunk, Mr." But she doesn't stop me as I stoop to slide her underwear down, placing a kiss on her inner thigh. I rise slowly to face her, desperately trying to control my hormones that want to take her right here in the sand.

"Ready?" Without waiting for an answer, I catch her hand and pull her with me, splashing and plunging into the water.

The night has been humid, and the warm ocean feels so refreshing against my skin. There are no big waves here—the large reef shelters us but only offers a small, deep pool in the center to swim—my toes just barely touching the bottom. Running a hand over my head to smooth down my wet hair, I float over to Bella, pulling her warm, silky skin flush to my body, the mild water gently lapping against us. I look down at her breasts pressed up against my chest, creating a still pool in the center between us, sparkling magically with flecks of tiny glitter. But it can't be glitter. We look up, and millions of stars stretch out overhead in the most fantastic display of the Milky Way galaxy I have ever seen.

"I feel so small and insignificant. A tiny dot here on planet Earth," she says in awe.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." I pause as her eyes fall back down to meet mine, and suddenly, I feel our unique and infinite connection surging between us. "But tonight, Bella? I feel like all that beauty above us is inside me... and inside you, too."

Emotion pushes wetness into her eyes, so my mouth finds hers, and we lose ourselves in the depths of each other. I kiss her again deeply as we bob gently with the water. My hands glide over her smooth body, and she does the same. Running her hands down the sides of my torso, she grabs my ass, and I hum into her mouth as my erection is pressed tightly between our bodies.

My hands glide over her hips and under her butt cheeks, lifting her easily in the buoyant water, and she wraps her legs around my waist. As I glide us to slightly higher ground, Ren's breasts lift above the surface, adorned with silvery water beads shimmering in the moonlight, her small nipples hardening as the breeze blows lightly over them.

"You are so fucking beautiful," I rasp before licking a tempting water droplet off one and then sucking on it. "I want to make love to you here in the water." She hums back in response.

Slowly, I guide her hips down until I feel my tip press to her entrance—all my nerve endings quivering in anticipation. Then, on my next breath, I push myself inside, and the sensation surprises me at first. It is strangely heightened, and I can feel her better—how warm she is, in contrast to the cooler water temperature as I slowly glide in and out—waves of pleasure at each pass. My eyes flutter closed as she starts rolling her hips to match my movements. Holy shit! Sex with her has never felt this good.

"I love you," she breathes as I open my eyes again.

She fixes me powerfully with her eyes to complete our circuit, heightening the sensation once again. My body tenses to keep my climax in check, but I keep up my slow, sensual, and deliberate rhythm, never breaking eye contact with her. I feel the spark shoot out through her eyes into mine, coursing through my body and back into her in a closed loop. My heart floods with endorphins, and it aches in such a momentously wonderful way.

"Do you feel this too?" I ask her, my voice low and quavering. "I feel connected to you so... powerfully right now."

"Yes, Gio, same," she nods, tears escaping her eyes.

"Fuck, I love you so much. And I won't. Ever. Stop." I utter a word every time my body beautifully crashes together with hers. It's all too much! Fuck! I'm barely able to contain my orgasm as I grip her hips rigidly. The intense sensation is tanged up so tight with the emotion of it all.

Then she cries out, clinging tightly to me. I can feel her begin to climax and spasm, and I lose all control.

"Oh fuck, Lauren!" I exclaim, squeezing my eyes shut tight. I wrap my arms around her securely as a massive swell of pleasure comes crashing over us, finishing in waves of warmth within her.

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