Crawling Home

Chapter 29 - Nova's POV

‼️This is could be a triggering chapter. You've been warned‼️

We made our way out of our room and down to the beach labeled for adults. When we arrive, we look around for an empty cabana close to the water. We both spot one at the same time and I let Din pull me along. I sit on one of the chairs and look around at some of the other people. Some seemed to be wearing even less than I was and some were laying completely naked in the sun.

I turned to look at Din who's in the middle of taking his shirt off before hanging it off the back of his chair. He looks back at me, "Take the dress off mesh'la. You'll be more comfortable, plus, as you see, there's people here who are wearing less than you are" he tells me nicely. I take a calming breath as I stand to take the dress off. Once its off, I hang it over the back of my chair just like he did and take my sandals off, "Before you sit down, do you want to get in the water now?" he asks me.

I look over at the water and then at him, "Let's go now! I've never been in the ocean before" I respond excitedly. He gives me a smile as he grabs my hand to drag me to the water. When we reach the water, we walk in slowly. The water is warm but not too warm and I can feel the soft sand underneath my feet. He watches me as I take a few more tentative steps in, "Go slow mesh'la. Be careful" he tells me as he lets my hand go.

"The water is so pretty and blue. I've never seen anything like it" I tell him as I walk further into the water. I hear him chuckle behind me, "Yes, it's very beautiful. I'm glad the New Republic was able to regain control of the planet. It would've been a shame if the Imps had destroyed the place" he tells me pensively. My attention is shifted when I hear splashing close to me and turn to watch a couple about the same age as me run into the water chasing each other.

I stop wading into the water once it reaches the middle of my torso, "I don't want to walk further into the water. I'm scared" I tell him nervously. He nods as he comes up next to me, "We don't have to do anything that you're not comfortable with. You know I'll never pressure you into doing anything you don't want to" he responds calmly. I nod silently as I play with the water.

*2 hours later*

I'm sitting in our cabana waiting for Din to come back from the bar when I hear footsteps coming up to me from the side. I look towards the noise and spot a random man getting close. I watch him carefully as he approaches and stops right in front of my chair, "Hi there! My friend and I were wondering if you would join us for a drink? We both think you're beautiful" he says. I look around him and see another man standing a few feet away, "Um... no thank you. I'm married" I say simply.

The man gets a weird glint in his eyes, "Yeah right. I saw what you looked like walking over here from the water. We can do this the easy way, or the hard way" he says, his voice threatening as he takes a step toward me. Before I have a chance to respond, I hear Din's voice behind me, "Why the fuck are you threatening my wife?" he says angrily.

The man in front of me rolls his eyes, "She's not your wife man. Look at how she's dressed. She's clearly for sale so my friend and I are just trying to get her a drink. Now fuck off" he responds. I can feel Din's anger as if I was in his head, "Do you know what a Mandalorian is?" I ask him curiously. He nods his head, "Obviously. We grew up hearing stories about the siege of Mandalore and how they fell because of the Empire. They don't really exist anymore" he responds matter of factly. I nod my head, "Correct. So let me tell you a little secret, not only is that man a Mandalorian, but he's in charge of all of them. He's our Mand'alor, our king. But he's also my husband and very possessive of me, so I would suggest you leave us alone. As for how I'm dressed? This is an adult beach. There are people here completely naked. Why don't you go bother one of them? I tell him, my voice sharp.

I feel Din's presence close to me as the man examines us, "Fine. Suit yourself you stupid bitch" he says as he rolls his eyes and turns to walk away. I watch as he walks back to his friend and together, they disappear. I turn my attention back to Din, "Thank you for coming back just in time cyare" I tell him quietly. He nods his head as he moves our drinks to the table between the two chairs and then turns to pull me to him, "No need to thank me mesh'la. I told you I'd always protect you. That includes creepy men wanting to fuck you" he tells me.

"Din! We're in public!" I chastise him. He chuckles as his hands tighten on my hips, "Okay okay I'm sorry! Are you okay though? He didn't put his hands on you, did he?" he questions as he looks down at me, his face worried. I shake my head, "He didn't touch me at all and I'm okay. I promise" I assure him. He takes a relaxing breath, "Okay good. I wanted to be sure. Now, I got you a drink. It's that weird strawberry wine you liked in Naboo" he tells me, his tone excited and relieved.

I look at him excitedly, "They had it here?! I can't believe it! I can't believe you remembered that, it was so long ago!" I exclaim. He nods quickly, "I know. It was 2 weeks after I asked you to stay and I also remember that it was the first night you didn't have a nightmare since we drank so much of it. You were so happy and cute the way everything kept making you laugh" he tells me, his eyes watching me.

I feel my face reddening, "Maker I remember how hard that night was. I kept trying to just play it off" I tell him, slightly chuckling as I reach for my drink. He tilts his head to the side, "What do you mean? I thought we had fun. It was the first time I truly felt comfortable being around someone else" he questions. I shake my head, "No, it was a great night but all I could think of was taking your armor off and begging you to fuck me" I tell him bravely after taking a sip.

His eyes immediately darken, "Glad to know we were on the same page then. I may or may not have wanted to pull you onto my lap so you could ride me, but I was scared that saying something like that would scare you off so I instead I took you to bed with me" he tells me, his voice hoarse. I feel my face redden again, "I would've ridden you and you wouldn't have scared me off" I mumble as his grip on me tightens.

He clears his throat and looks down at me, "You're so fucking lucky we're in public right now, but if we weren't, I'd have you bent over this fucking chair so you could take this cock without moving too much" he tells me in a quiet voice, his eyes darkening. I gasp quietly, "Stop it Din. We're in public. Someone could hear you" I mumble at him, my face still warm.

He chuckles quietly, "Fine. Let's go back in the water then. It's should be even warmer now" he replies, his hands still clutching my waist. I nod silently before he lets go and grabs my hand so we can make our way back to the water.