Red Dawn - Book 6

Chapter 5

The next morning when I woke up it took me a few moments to remember where I was. The past 12 hours didn't seem real to me at all. I was a married woman.

I lifted my left hand and held it at a distance to stare at my ring. It was so beautiful.

Then Nic moved behind me and I noticed that his arm was around my waist. I heard him take a deep breath and then I was being pulled closer to his body. I could feel his warm breath on back of my shoulder, it tickled slightly.

Before I knew it I was smiling. I loved his arms around me. It slowly caught up to me that I was naked. That meant one thing... Last night we.... did it.

I closed my eyes and memories began replaying.

His touch, his kiss, his lips on my neck, his hands in my hair. The feeling of being connected intimately.

I opened my eyes and carefully turned around to face Nic who was still fast asleep. I couldn't believe this beautiful, talented, romantic man was my husband. My husband. I rose my hand carefully and brushed the back side along his jaw. His skin was so smooth, so soft. He was so beautiful.

He nuzzled his jaw against my hand and opened his eyes.

"Morning beautiful." He said to me before he pressed his lips to my forehead.

"Morning." I blushed.

"Are you hungry?" He turned his wrist over to look at his watch. "It's 9:00 the chefs should be about to begin breakfast, I can have something brought to you in bed."

I pushed myself into a sitting positon, making sure to keep the blanket wrapped around me. "I am a little hungry."

Nic turned and got out of bed before walking to the bathroom. I turned my head to look at the floor and blushed as I saw his naked butt.

I have never seen a naked guy in my life, until last night but still it was dark so that didn't count.

"I'm going to take a shower, would you like to join me Renesmee?" Nic asked.

I felt my face warm at the memory of last night when we were in the shower. I was embarassed but the invitation was appealing.

Don't let the fear get to me, follow my heart.

I repeated that thought in my mind five times. When I was finished I took a deep breath and got to my feet. I counted to ten and then let the blanket fall from my body and walked into the bathroom. When I entered I saw that Nic was just getting into the shower.

"Beautiful." He murmered as he came over to myside. Tucking my hair behind my ear he dipped me once and brought me back up. "Come, lets shower." He said before he pulled me into the shower.

The water cascaded onto my body as I entered into the shower with him. He brought me to his chest and held me in his arms.

"How did you sleep?" He asked me.

I looked up into his eyes, my wet hair plastered to my face and smiled.

"Peaceful."

He took his hands and brushed my hair away from my face and kissed me. The heat in my body began rising as my horomones craved more of his touch.

Then my back was against the wall and his lips were on my neck in the most sensual way. I felt like I was going to collapse as the blood went to straight to my head. I felt weak at my knees.

"Put your hands on me Nic." I panted as I took his hands into mine and placed them on my chest.

I never imagined in all my life that one body could feel like this. I never understood the powerful emotions that a husband and wife created in the act of making love until last night. Though I couldn't recall the bliss as accurate as I could a memory I knew that this time was better than the last.

When we finished we took turns bathing each other. It was a beautiful feeling, having his hands carefully grazing my body. Just knowing that one person loved me like he did was more than I could ask for.

"What are the plans for the day?" I asked as we dried off.

I wrapped the towel around my body before I tended to my hair.

"I was thinking we could spend a week sailing and exploring the islands of Hawaii." He said as he wrapped his towel around his waist and slid up onto the bathroom counter.

The light hit the water droplets on his hair causing them to glisten.

"Wow." I sighed. "I can look at you a million times and still be in awe."

"I feel the same way. Renesmee, your beauty radiates from the outside in." He pointed his finger at the center of my chest. "You are beautiful on the outside, yes, but having equal beauty on the inside is what makes you radiate."

I blushed. "I didn't mean to say that outloud but thank you." I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry Nic. I know I am not the most outgoing wife right now and I am quiet and shy alot but I promise I will get better. I am just water tester when it comes to doing new things and being a wife is really new to me."

"Renesmee, I know the woman I married. If I didn't think I'd be able to be patient and handle this trait of yours I wouldn't have asked you to marry me. Like I said, I regret nothing. If you ever need time to adjust to something I will give you all the time you need, even if it happens fifty years from now."

He slid from the counter and pulled me into his arms. Inhaling deeply, I felt myself get drowsy once his scent hit me.

"I love you so much Nicholi." I said, wrapping my arms around him securely. "So much."

"I love you." He released me and took my hand, leading me into the bedroom."Lets get dressed, we have a long day."

I froze in my steps, my hand sliding from his as I realized I didn't bring any clothes with me. What was I going to wear? I couldn't leave this boat without anything clean to wear.

"Renesmee?" He questioned, his forehead creasing.

"I forgot to bring clothes."

Nic smiled before he pushed open a door at the far side of the room.

"Alice would never let that happen. She came in and stocked the entire closet, swim suits, lingerie, outfits, shoes, jewelry. It's all here."

"Alice..." I grinned as I followed him over.

My eyes widened dramatically when I saw the items before us. There were things everywhere, how on earth was I supposed to match things.

"Oh, uhm Alice has one more gift for us." Nic said as he strode over to the center island in the closet.

Sitting on top were two touch screens. One said 'his' and the other said 'hers'.

"What is it?" I asked curiously.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Alice just told me to watch the video and we would know what to do."

"What video?"

Nic picked up a small remote and aimed it towards the small tv in the corner. Instant Alice's face popped up.

"Hello honeymooners. If you are watching this video it is clear that you have discovered the closet. Since it is clear that no one in the family... let alone the world, has my sense of fashion I thought I would make it easier for you to get dressed."

The camera angle adjusted itself and showed Alice in the closet, standing by the counter.

"I'm sure you have noticed the his and her touch pads. Well when you activate them you will be shown a series of outfits. You can narrow the outfit display down by searching for beach looks, everyday looks, upscale events, even lounge or sleepwear. When you find an outfit you want to wear just select it and-"

Alice selected a random outfit and different drawers popped open.

"-The dressers holding the selected items will pop out so you can easily find what you need. This will save you time when it comes to choosing an outfit so you will have more time to-" Alice finished her sentence with a wink that caused me to blush.

The televison went black and Nic was over at the touch screen scanning through outfits.

"Your aunt is pretty clever." Nic said as I joined his side and began scanning for an outfit.

"There are so many times where she saved me when it came to shopping for clothes. I don't think there is a day in my life where I did my own clothes shopping."

I found an outfit that was modeled by a tan blonde. It was a beautiful white two piece bikini that was softly sexy in its look. I pressed the button that showed the accessories and saw with it a pair of barefoot sandals and a white bikini sarong.

I clicked the selection button and three drawers simultaneously opened. I gathered the items and got dressed. Nic finished shortly after myself, wearing white beach shorts with a white button down blouse. He looked so handsome.

"Are you ready?" he asked me as he held out his hand.

I stared at it for a brief moment before I smiled and placed my hand into his.

"Am I ever?"

We went to the dining area to have breakfast before we started our adventures for the day. I took a seat across the table from Nic and folded my hands in my lap.

"What may I get you Mrs. Cromwell?" Our butler asked.

"What is there to eat?"

The butler pulled a cart over to the side of the table, it was adorned with silver serving bowls, all covered with lids. He lifted the lid to the first bowl and let me see what was inside.

"Eggs with rice and Portuguese saugsage." He lifted another lid. "Fresh fruit." then the final lid that covered a platter instead of a bowl. "Malasadas, Portuguese sweet bread and coconut pancakes. And for your morning beverage we have POG, its a juice of papaya, orange and guava."

"I think I will take a little bit of the fruit and juice, I'm not all that hungry right now." The butler placed a plate down infront of me and began dishing me some fruit before he poured me a glass of juice.

"Give her a little of the eggs please." Nic added. "And then I'll have the same."

We took our time eating breakfast. I ate my fruit and drank my juice before I started on the eggs. Curious, I took a bite of the Portuguese sausage, I had never had it before. It was delicious and burst with flavor the second I bit into it. I ignored the rice since I only ever seen it as dinner food and finished the eggs.

Once I finished I got to my feet and went outside. I looked at the beautiful beaches that stretched out before us, wondering which Island of Hawaii this was.

"Renesmee." Nic joined my side.

"Yes?"

"Are you alright? I noticed you haven't spoken a word through the entire meal."

I turned my head to him and smiled. "I'm fine, its just the food. It's not what I am used to so it caught me off gaurd."

"It's good food, believe me. I made sure I chose the menus for time on this ship. I had your father and mother sit down with me when I did it and they helped me choose ethnic foods that they thought you would enjoy eating."

"When do you find the time to do all these things?"

"While you are sleeping, of course."

"Don't you sleep too?"

He nodded his head. "Of course I do, but I don't need to. I can rejuvenate myself using my gift. I just choose to sleep so I can dream, it's fascinating."

"You like to dream?"

"I didn't always like to dream because I had nothing that I wanted to dream about. Then I met you. Before we lived together, after we said goodbye for the day, I would go home and sleep so I could dream of you."

"You dreamt of me?"

He smiled. "Yes, I still do, and I know you dream of me too."

"But how?"

He reached down and took my hand into his before moving it to his cheek. "Because I watch your dreams. Sometimes I even get lost in them."

I pulled my hand away from his face and turned my attention back to the island that sat before us.

"What island is this?" I asked, trying to change the conversation.

"The Big Island."

I smiled as I rememeber the research on the islands I did for my world geography assignment. "The island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, is the largest of Hawaii's main islands with a total area of 4,028 square miles. It is also the largest island in the United States and it, like the other islands of Hawaii was formed by a hotspot in the Earth's crust. "

"Wow, you sure do your research." Nic complimented.

I continued, with a smile on my face. "It is the most recently formed of Hawaii's islands and as such it is the only one that is still volcanically active. The Big Island is home to three active volcanoes and Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The highest point on the Big Island is the dormant volcano, Mauna Kea at 13,796 feet. The Big Island as a total population of 186,738 and it's largest cities are Hilo and Kailua-Kona.

"Good, you sound like you know the island so you can be my tour guide.

I shook my head. "No, I only know a bit of brief information. I've never been here in my life."

"Good thing I have." He teased. "So did you want to take the jet ski's or swim to shore?"

Swim. The last time I swam I drowned and woke up in my adult body when. I closed my eyes and counted to five.

Don't let the fear stop you from experiencing life. You are strong, you are brave. Renesmee you can do this. Nic will be right beside you, he would never let anything happen to you.

When I opened I stared over the water seperating the yacht from the shoreline. Then I turned and looked at my husband who was waiting for my answer.

"Let's swim."

I knew as long as I had him I had my strength. I could do this.

AUTHORS NOTE: The picture to the right is what Renesmee is wearing.