wander

37|beach day

After he had showed me photos of Croatia, it hadn't left my mind. It was so beautiful and the fact he had brought it up made my heart warm. Had he never mentioned it, I wouldn't know of a place with such beauty. I can imagine me and Romeo under a waterfall letting the water crash over our heads and short squeals coming from my lips.

I jump out from his grasp and ran up the stairs. He stood up right after I left his hold and chased me up the stairs. Before he could wrap his arms around my waist I was already in my bedroom. The door was shut but not locked. I went to my wardrobe and picked out my blue bikini. I heard a small knock and my door and I went to open it. Romeo looked down to my lips and I arched my brow.

He leaned down and placed a sweet kiss to my lips and walked off to sit on the bed. I went back to my closet and picked out a flowy white dress. I picked up some sandals and placed them by my bedroom door. I held the dress up against my figure and looked towards Romeo.

"What do you think?" I ask in a sweet voice.
"I like it. What's the occasion?" He asked with a smirk.
"Beach?" It came out as a question.
"Sure let me get ready and we'll walk there." He gets up from my bed and trails kisses down from my forehead to my jaw. He left my room and I heard my front door close. I looked out my window to see him jogging over to his house, recording it so I could show him how awkward he looked running only to next door.

I change into my bikini and throw the white dress over my head and place the sandals over my feet. I tie my hair into a bun again but take it out because I like the slight wave it has today. I rake the brush through my hair and make sure I have a hair tie around my wrist. I hop down the stairs and wait in the kitchen. 

I hear the front door creak and I walk up to the door frame of the kitchen. Romeo eyes me up and down and compliments me.
"I like that dress. You should wear it more." He smiles.
"Maybe I will if you like it so much." I remark, "I'll go tell my Dad that we are going out, I'll be right back." Romeo nods and looks to the office door. I look in the glass archway and he's on the phone to someone in deep conversation.
"I'll write a note." I answer his unasked question.

I grab the first pen I see and on a piece of paper I write,

'Out with R
Love Chi x'

We leave the house and he takes my hand in his. I soon drop my hand from his and run ahead playfully so he has to run to catch up. I let him reach me and he picks me up from the ground.
"You're really gonna make me run for you huh?" He smirks.
"Of course I am." I shortly reply.
"Well what you didn't that I was voted team captain of the whole sports department."
"Really now?" I tease.
"Yup, ask Leo. Or I can even show you, I have a trophy to prove it."
"Sure, I still don't believe you until I get the proof."

We go back to our usual pace and have casual conversation. My sandals keep catching on the gravel and I sigh in frustration. Romeo looks down at me and I sigh again.
"Is there a problem here you are shouting at your feet."
"You should not have let me worn sandals for this far a walk."
"3...2...1... and we are here." He turns my body to face the crashing ocean waves. My mouth drops. 

Golden sands line the blanketing sea and people are soaking up all the rays they can. I grab Romeo's hand and run along the sand. I flick my shoes off of my feet and lie on top of a towel I had packed in a small bag. I laid another towel out for Romeo and patted it so he could sit down. I pulled my dress over my head and felt Romeo's eyes on me. I threw my dress in his face.
"Grow up, eyes up here." I shake my head as I laugh.

He smiles at me and I lay my head back into the sand. I close my eyes and I feel my body warm from the sun. Romeo adjusts his body so his back faces the sun and his head is laid sideways so he is facing me. I open one eye and he shifts his head the other way. I open both of my eyes and let my elbow carry my weight. He was turned away from me and I was looking at him. Eventually he turned back to look at me.

"What are you doing?" He asks.
"Copying you."
"You caught me looking huh?"
"I'm very aware of my surroundings."

I stood up and ran towards the ocean. Romeo sat up and looked around as if he didn't know me. I crossed my arms over my chest and nodded my head, signalling him to come with me. He turned around as if I was asking some one else. He shook his head no. I turned around with attitude and dived into the ocean. I brought my head up from under the water and wiped the water from my eyes. Romeo was stood by the tide holding our things. 

He pulled his shirt over his head and dropped our belongings to the pillowing sandy floor. He ran into the water and pulled me by my waist into his. Romeo pressed a kiss to my lips and I let him take the lead. I pulled away and shook my hair so droplets of water were being splattered around. Romeo took my face in his palm to stop me. I giggled knowing that I had splashed water into his eyes.

I jumped from his grasp and swam away. Romeo followed along and caught up soon enough. He grabbed my ankle and then took my hand to his. We floated above the water hand in hand and our eyes stared into each others. Green to brown. Romeo reached his hand out and tucked a strand of hair behind me ear. I take control of his hand like he did to mine earlier.

With my other hand I wrapped my hair over my shoulder. I turned my back to him and swiped his hand over my scar. I opened my mouth to speak but my mouth stuttered. I took in a deep breath. His finger rubbed small circles over my shoulder blade, tracing my scar.
"I got it when I was 10. Guess how I got it."
"I have no idea." His voice filled with curiosity. 
"Fell down some stairs after some work was done in one of the rooms. Screwdriver right to the back."
"Ouch." He sounds like he can feel the pain.

I turn my body back around to face him his eyes look greener than before. I dive under the water and swim back to the shore. As I get closer to the sandbank, I stand up and walk to where Romeo had dropped our belongings. I flatten out the towels again and sit on the same one I was before. I watch the ocean as Romeo walks out of the water and gets closer to me. He sits down beside me and I snap my neck towards him.

"Can I ask you something?"
"Of course, girlfriend." He adds the girlfriend after a short pause. 
"Why are you scared of the water?" I cock my head to the side.
"Who said I'm scared of the water?" He acts all stubborn.
"Me. You hesitated at the lake and today. I love the water... don't you?" 

Romeo's pov:
"Can I ask you something?" Chiara asks and I'm confused, of course she can ask me anything.
"Of course, girlfriend." I add the girlfriend a little after and smile at the name.
"Why are you scared of the water?" She tilts her head to the right as she asks this so very important question. I am not afraid of the water, I just rather sit and watch.
"Who said I'm scared of the water?" I pretend to act like it didn't kind of annoy me, I'm not scared. 
"Me. You hesitated at the lake and today." She states. That is true but I didn't think she payed that much attention.

"I'm not scared, I'd just prefer to watch." I smirk, throwing her off.

Chiara's pov:

"I'm not scared, I'd just prefer to watch." He says with a smirk. Oh Romeo I am going to find out your big water secret. I am very persistent and I will not and do not give up.