This Is Forever

Chapter 21

Rule number one of being with me: don't fall asleep on the beach.

Once again, I took a bucket full of water and dumped it on Christian. He jumps up gasping and glares at me.

He shakes his head to get the water off, then runs his hand through his hair.

"I'm gonna hug you... I want to hug my beautiful wife."

"No!" I gasp and start running. He chases me down the shoreline and I laugh and stop abruptly so he bumps into me.

I fall forward and he falls on top of me and I laugh, "You're so cold!" I gasp and push him off of me.

He laughs and helps me up, "I wouldn't be if you didn't dump water on me."

"Well," I look at him sympathetically, and then I smirk, "I'm not sorry," I shrug and kiss him.

He picks me up and throws me over his shoulder, then carries me to the water and tosses me in like a rag doll.

He throws me in the water and I come up glaring at him. He laughs and I swim out and walk past him.

I grab my stuff from where we were sitting and he stops laughing, "Baby." I ignore him and start walking. He runs after me, "Baby it was a joke!"

I keep walking, trying to force back a smile. He runs back to where we were sitting and grabs his stuff, then quickly attempts to catch up to me.

He follows me all the way to our room, then I slam the door in his face.

I laugh and sit on the floor.

"Nikki!" He bangs on the door and I laugh harder and fall backwards.

"I'm sorry! I love you!"

I stand up, still laughing, and sit on the bed.

"Nicole!"

I ignore him for a while and take a shower.

I laugh at myself; I'm in the shower while my husband is banging on the door because I locked him out of our hotel room in Hawaii.

Nice...

I get out of the shower and hear him slowly banging on the door still.

"Nicooole! Let me in!"

I open the door and he falls backwards into the room. I back up a bit because I'm wearing nothing but a towel.

He stands up and wraps his arms around me.

"You suck," he laughs.

"Quit throwing me in the ocean and maybe we won't do this again." I laugh and kiss him.

He slips his hand over my jawline, holding my head in his hand.

He pulls away and smirks at me. I am suddenly aware that I'm only wearing a towel and can feel my face heat up.

Chris shakes his head and kisses me again, then pulls his shirt over his head and throws it across the room.

My heart speeds up. He pulls me in again for a kiss and I slip my hand over his neck, pressing it against the back of his head to deepen the kiss.

He pushes forward, not breaking this kiss. I'm still holding my towel up with one hand, but Chris aggressively pulls me to him. He grabs my hand that was holding the towel and puts it on his heart.

He presses his forehead against mine, "You do crazy things to me, Nicole."

I smile. The only thing holding my towel up is his body. He presses his lips against mine again. He reaches for my towel when my phone rings.

He jumps and pulls away.

"Can it wait?" He asks anxiously.

I roll my eyes and hold my towel up again and grab my phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Princess, having fun in Hawaii?"

I look at Chris slightly panicked.

"Who's this?"

"It's Kenny."

I feel the blood drain from my face and my head spin, "Kenny I told you a long time ago I'm happy with my husband."

"And he's happy with you?"

"Yes."

"Then why'd he cheat?"

I hang my phone up and throw it on the bed. I cover my mouth and Chris quickly walks over to me, "What's wrong? Who was that?"

"He knows."

"Who? What?"

"Kenny knows."

"But how?"

I shrug my head, "I don't know."

"The only people that know are you and I... And..."

I shake my head in disbelief, "The girl?"