Honey // A.I (completed)

twenty-seven

< Monday 13, 2021 >

{ Ashton }

We've arrived in Moorea. We first flew into another island then were taken by boat here. As the boat pulled up at the dock, Holland grabbed my hand,

"It's so pretty" she grinned,

"It is" I smiled at her as the boat docked. I got off first and then helped Holland off. We grabbed our luggage and I gave the worker the information on where we were staying. He quickly nodded and led us to a small car. He loaded our luggage and Holland and I got in the back.

Once the driver got in, we headed off. Holland was staring out the window the whole time. She was loving the sites. I will say, I was too. It's beautiful here.

We pulled up to the resort quickly. I had booked us a resort that had overwater villas. It's something Holland's always wanted to do, so I did it.

I tipped the driver then we grabbed our stuff and headed inside to check-in. I gave my name and ID over and we were soon following the bellhop to our villa.

Holland was practically bouncing next to me as we walked. If I wasn't carrying both our suitcases and if she was holding my hand instead, I know she'd be pulling me to walk faster. But I was happy to see her happy and I was glad we are able to get away one last time before the madness of tour and music starts up full speed.

The bellhop stopped outside the door to the villa and opened it for us then handed me the key. I thanked him and let Holland walk in ahead of me. I pulled our luggage in then let the door close behind me,

"Ash" Holland grinned, "This is awesome"

I smiled. It was amazing. The bed was centered in the room and the wall across was all glass that you could see right out into the water. To the side was a door that led to the deck out back that had a ladder to get into the ocean with. Then off to the side of the room was a huge bathroom.

Holland stepped outside, making me follow behind. I walked up behind her and let my arms wrap around her, kissing the side of her neck lightly,

"Wanna change and get in the water?" I asked. Holland grinned and turned in my arms,

"Yeah!" she hopped up on her toes and kissed my lips before pulling me inside.

It took seconds for us to change then be back outside, standing on the edge of the wood deck debating on gracefully getting in the water or just jumping,

"Let's just jump" I shrugged,

"But my hair" Holland hesitated, "We have dinner tonight"

"We can shower and you can dry it" I told her, "Dinner isn't until later anyway so we have time"

Holland nodded and grabbed my hand, then we jumped. As we surfaced, I felt Holland grab onto me, making me pull her body to mine. Holland's not the most amazing swimmer in the world, but she loves the water.

As I held onto Holland, her legs wrapped around my waist. Luckily, where I was I could touch the bottom but I knew Holland couldn't. With how I was holding her, we were face to face. Her arms wrapped around my shoulders and she pressed her lips to mine.

She pulled back and rested her head in the crook of my shoulder,

"Can we walk around the resort before or after dinner? It just looked so pretty while we were walking here" she asked,

"Of course" I grinned, "We can hang out here for a bit longer then shower and do so"

Holland nodded. We got here kinda late so we didn't have much time to do anything today. So relaxing sounded good to me.

"I love you" Holland leaned her head back, "Thank you for booking all this"

"Of course honey" I grinned, "We needed this before life gets crazy"

Holland agreed and untangled herself from me, floating on her own in the water,

"I need a life jacket" she joked,

"The fact that you grew up at the lake and can barely swim amazes me" I laughed,

"I can doggy paddle" Holland defended, "That's swimming"

"Whatever you say"

****

After a nice shower, Holland and I got dressed up and headed out of the Villa, heading towards the main area of the resort, taking in all the views as we walked,

"I think I like the scenery here better than Bali" Holland spoke and began to lightly swing our connected hands,

"Yeah? I feel like it's more quiet here" I agreed,

"When we have kids, I want to take them on a vacation to some quieter places like this. Of course I want to take them places like Disney, but I think some nice little quiet trips would be beneficial" Holland told me. Anytime she brings up our future and kids, I can't help but grin,

"We've been talking about kids a lot lately. Are you wanting to try earlier? I mean, I know we talked about trying earlier already, but I feel like we've been talking about kids more and more" I asked.

I watched Holland ponder,

"I-I don't know still. I think I do. I think I wanna get out of teaching before we have kids"

I was now confused. Holland's never mentioned not wanting to teach anymore,

"You don't want to teach?" I questioned,

"The education system itself has made me not want to do it. Of course I love the kids and watching them learn, but I can't even teach what I need to because of the system" she sighed, "I have a business degree too, so I can always go that route. But, I would also like to stay home with the kids until they go to school, so I'm thinking maybe a job I can work from home"

"Or" I squeezed her hand, "You take a break from working. You've been working since you were fourteen. Maybe take a little break, travel with me, maybe we will have some kids, then start working again if you want"

As Holland simply nodded, I dropped the conversation.

****

After dinner, we headed back to our villa. Holland was not a fan of the dinner we had, so we stopped by the pool area's restaurant where she got chicken nuggets- which she was now happily eating on our walk back,

"You're a child" I joked, letting my arm drape over her shoulder,

"Chicken nuggets are suitable for everyone" she sassed. I laughed and kept guiding her along until we reached the villa.

I unlocked the door and guided her in, where she tossed her empty chicken nugget box in the trash,

"You tired?" I asked, watching a yawn fall from her lips. She nodded and moved to my suitcase, pulling out a T-shirt I had packed. She immediately pulled her dress off and replaced it with the shirt before heading into the bathroom. I quickly stripped down to my boxers and followed.

Once we had brushed teeth and Holland went through her whole face routine, we happily climbed into bed.

"Thanks for planning all this" Holland muttered as she cuddled up to me, her arms right around my torso,

"You don't have to thank me honey" I laughed. She hummed, kissing my chest,

"Go to sleep" I giggled, knowing she was on the verge,

"Mkay" she muttered, "I love you"

"I love you"