CALIFORNIA DREAMS

MAD IN MADRID

Hey everyone. Thanks for all the reads on my story. Its amazing! This chapter will feature some belly/conrad vacation drama but they make up pretty quickly.
CONRAD
Today we are leaving the beautiful city of love and headed to spain. Jeremiah, steven, and i are loading up the van with the luggage, while the girls are saying goodbye to the french villa. If we thought our villa hear was nice. Shaylas family has a mansion in madrid well be staying in. Were flying from paris to madrid, and yes weve all recently eaten.

We literally just got done eating lunch, so hopefully belly wont turn into she hulk at the airport. That was a disaster. Jeremiah and taylor have been super loved up this weekend. As are steven and shayla, since they got engaged 2 nights ago. To be honest, belly and i are lacking in the romance department and its my fault. doctor hadly said that if i treat her like shes broken, shell never get better.

We had a virtual meeting with him last night. It was in the morning cousins time. He said that we need to live as normal as possible, as long as belly wants it. Belly and i were in the the hot tub the other night. She started making out with me, and at first i was all for it. Then she started getting handsy and roaming my body. Something thatd normally make me go crazy, terrified me for some reason.

I just dont want to go too fast after her traumatic thing. I told doctor hadly a lot of my feelings, and he brought up a good point. That i have my own trumas associated with that week. That maybe it isent belly whose scared but me. I know that it hurt her though, that i didnt want to go on, that i stopped and left her in the hot tub.

I need to stop thinking shes so fragile, when shes not and clearly like taylor predicted, bellys vibing on this trip. Shes happy, healthy, and very clearly getting back to normal. why cant i get there?

The plane ride was fairly short, just a couple hours. Shaylas family driver miguel met us there. He took us to their mansion where we are now. I dont think ive ever been in this nice of a house.

Jeremiah and belly are already jumping into the huge pool outside. I laugh at their childish antics. "Pick a room any room, apart from my parents that is" shayla smiles at us.

I choose a room with a view of the pool and yard. Its what belly will want.

"Its fast, its flying in the air, its super belly!" jeremiah calls out zooming past the door. I hear tons of laughter and giggling, that ive so desperately missed. Bellys soaking wet when she comes into the room, but shes happy.

"Hey" she greets me sighing. Her expression instantly changes, and i feel the tension between us.

"Um about last-" i start to say but she interjects me.

"Dont worry about it. I get it, im not attractive to you anymore. Im gonna do everything i can to be pretty again," belly looks at me with hurtful soft eyes.

I dont say anything back though. Is that what she thinks that im not attracted to her anymore? Fuck, this is not good. How can i fix this?

"You havent said anything so it must be true. Your eyes talk when your words cant" bellys voice trembles, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I dont get to respond because shayla calls for us. We head downstaires and see a very tanned spanish guy in the doorway.

"Everybody this is benito, hell be our tour guide/translator for the two weeks were here," shayla introduces the guy.

"Benito this is jeremiah, taylor, steven, conrad, and belly" shayla introduces us. He does double cheek kisses with shayla and taylor.

My arm that is protectively around bellys waist and my intense stare, is enough for him to get the hint- that he will NOT be kissing bellys cheeks. Instead he shakes both our hands.