Secluded Affair

Chapter 44

Jon's POV

I walk out of the bedroom and dump my towel on the floor outside the bathroom, ready to wash before we leave. I headed into the kitchen and switched on the coffee pot; while it boiled, I opened the fridge to see what we had left to eat. I pulled out some fruit to chop up and some other bits to make some sandwiches. After I made all the food and poured out the coffees, I set it out on the table on the balcony.

I sat down for a moment and looked out over the views, and I would miss the island. It's been like home for the last few weeks. I never really thought past the next day while I've been here; yes, I've fantasised about our future together and the band's future, but no, what happens next is real. I broke myself out of my thoughts and wandered back through the apartment to get Cori for lunch.

I walk into the bedroom, and she is flat out asleep across the bed, still wearing the towel from earlier. So I walk over to the bed and gently wake her up.

"Jelly bean, it's time to wake up; I've made some lunch."
She mumbles in her sleep and swats her hands around. Finally, after a few minutes and more encouragement, she wakes up.

"There's my Jellybean. I've made lunch, and your coffee is getting cold."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep; you must have worn me out. Have I been asleep long"

"Nah, only about a half-hour to an hour, I'd say, stick on some clothes, and I'll meet you on the balcony, babe" I lean in and kiss her cheek. So we have our lunch and then tidy up, and then we decide to go out for a bit.

"Where are we gonna go, Jon?"

"Well, I have a little surprise for you; I think you will love it. Did you bring your camera?"

"Yeah. It's in my bag, and I'm not even going to ask what the surprise is"

"You learn quickly, and I see, haha."
As we are driving down the coast, I glance over to Cori, and she is fast asleep again.

"Damn girl, you can sleep", I mumble to myself.
I pull the car into the car park and shake Cori's shoulder.

"Baby, we are here", her eyes ping open, looking like a deer caught in the headlights; she swivels her head round and round, checking out her surroundings. We are at Nancy's house as she figures out, and I see her visibly relax.
Cori jumps out of the car and bounces on her toes.

"I can't believe you took me to see Nancy."
"Well, we couldn't leave without saying goodbye, now could we?"
"No, not after all she has done for us. Can we go in now?"
"Yes, but we have to go back to her house."
I take Cori's hand and walk around the little chapel and into the garden; as we round the last corner, I see everyone waiting for us.

Cori's eyes bug out of her head at the sight of everyone we befriended on the island is here to say goodbye to us, even Nevi from the cafe, which turned out to be Nancy's cousin.
We spend a good few hours chatting and mixing with everyone. Cori has her camera out and is snapping away at everyone, making sure to have lots of pictures of the people who have become family to us over the last few weeks.

About a half-hour, before we leave, the photographer from the wedding stops in by and delivers us our wedding photos. We opened the package and looked through them; they were simply beautiful; the photographer had made multiple copies and handed everyone their envelopes. We were given the negatives and some extra copies for other people.

It is time for us to leave, and it's more emotional than I thought it would be; Cori is full-on crying as she hugs everyone, wishes them well, and says goodbye. I give all the ladies a massive hug. If it weren't for them, not of this would have been possible, and I don't think I would have ever gotten through one of the most challenging times in my life; tears are free-falling down my face by the time I get to the end of all the people who came out to see us.