The man next door

Sea salt

(tk)

I pull into the driveway of Airbnb, I turn the car off and look over at the sleeping beauty beside me.

I can't believe she actually loves me, she loves me enough to cry when she said it out loud for the first time. I've known that I love her since she forgot to lock her door, that moment she turned around and looked at me, I knew she was special.

"Tay baby." I say while leaning over to kiss her cheek. She groans and pushes me away unconsciously.

I laugh a bit at her bad attitude to the morning. It's not the first time I've had to wake her. We typically spend the night at each other's apartments, we basically live together but our closets are in different homes. I'm thinking about just asking her if we could move in together, or maybe even buy a house together.

"Babygirl come on, just for a second and then you can sleep again." I kiss all over her face until she stirs her eyes open.

"Are we here?" She asks and stretch's her arms and legs out.

"Yes ma'am." I say and she wraps her arms around my neck, I connect our lips for a moment before pulling back and hopping out of the car.

I walk around to the passenger side and open Taylor's door. I start telling her about the rest of our vacation plans as I'm folding her blanket and helping her out her shoes back on.

I grab her blanket and throw it over my shoulder. I pop the trunk open and grab our bags.

I hear Taylor shut the car door so I ask her, "Tay can you come grab the keys to the house? My hands are full." She comes around the back of the car.

"Where's the keys?" She asks.

"In my back pocket." I turn around and she smiles as she walks over and grabs them. She turns around and begins walking up the steps to the house. I manage to bring all of our things up in one trip.

I take our bags up to the master bedroom and see Taylor leaning on the railing of the balcony. I set our stuff down on the bed and open the sliding glass door to the patio.

I take a step on the small slab on concrete and I end up right behind Taylor. I place my hands along side hers on the railing, trapping her in my arms.

I rest my chin on the top of her hair and take a deep breath looking at the beautiful beach of Rhode Island.

"It's so pretty Trav." She says as she looks at the stunning watercolored sunrise along the sea salted ocean.

I know it's beautiful, but I can't seem to take my eyes off the gorgeous women in front of me.

I take one of my hands off the railing and slide it across her stomach. I kiss the top of her head before deciding that one arm wasn't enough physical contact with her and fixing the other around her abdomen too.

I pull her closer to me and she leans back and rests her head against my collarbone.

"I love you, pretty girl." I say. I want her to know that I'm staying. I only have eyes for her. My heart only wants her.

"I love you." She says and I can hear her smile.

After a few moments she spins around and pushes her lips against mine. Once she pulls back I waste no time bending down and throwing her over my shoulder.

She shrieks and cries out my name. She kicks her arms and legs as I run down stairs and throw her onto the couch.

"Now you wait here and I'll cook dinner." I say and kiss her cheek.

"Wait do you need any help?" She says and sits up on her elbows.

"You can help me by picking a movie and finding some blankets. I'll be quick I promise." I say and walk into the kitchen.

Truth be told Taylor isn't the best cook. She can bake hell of a sweet treat but this girl has a talent for being untalented at cooking.

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