Friends & Paradise

Chapter 22 - A Cute Moment (Natasha's POV)

After the early morning we had, I feel asleep in my bed at six in the morning... That is, until my dear cousin put the alarm again at ten in my- now working -clock. Automatically, and still asleep, with my right arm I reached to the bedside table to shut off the alarm. And luckily, i reached the snooze button and it shut up. But, the alarm wasn't the worst thing that could wake me up.

"Wake up, cousin! It's a beautiful day out there, and today we have something incredible planned!" Amber said. I slowly sat up, and looked at her. She rolled her eyes and smiled, then she walked over to my bed and ripped away the sheets off me. "Don't start; we have to get going." And then she left my room.

Not being a very morning person that I am, I walked to the bathroom in a bad mood, and then went inside the shower. There, I washed my hair and bathed. Then, I left the shower and walked over to the dresser and picked out a lime green and hot pink striped bikini, and on top of that, I wore a hot pink tank top, and jean shorts. Then, I walked into my bathroom and brushed my teeth and brushed my newly washed hair, bu putting my bang back with a hair-clip keeping it in place. And then I walked into the living room.

Amelia and Danielle, like the first day, were already sitting in the couch. Amber and Amanda, though, were excitedly waiting until I left my room. They seemed to be so into the plans of today. Then, Amber noticed I walked out of my room, and looked at me.

"Okay, so we're all set. Let's go to eat breakfast and then we can leave." Amber said.

We followed her out of the suite, and walk down the hallway and into the elevator. Then, when the doors opened we walked into the lobby.

Like the first day here at The Bahamas, we walked into Mosaic, to eat breakfast in a buffet way. Amanda and Amber were taking care of the table, while my friends and I walked to get breakfast from the buffet table. When we came back, Amber and Amanda got up to get their breakfast. After they came back, they sat down.

"So, Amber, how was your date yesterday?" I asked.

"It was..." She said, while blushing. "Amazing."

"What'd you guys do?" Amelia asked.

"We took care of little kids, and it was so cute just watching him interact with them. He'd make a great dad someday." Amber said.

"Or husband." Amanda coughed and we all laughed while Amber blushed.

"Shh! Anyway, you ladies eat up, we have a huge day prepared for you three." Amber said.

"What are we gonna do?" I asked.

"We'll go somewhere you haven't been yet." Amber said.

"Like...?" Danielle said.

"What do you girls think of a shopping day, and then maybe a massage and manicure and pedicure?"

"Amazing!" My friends and I said at the same time."

"Good. So did all of you finished?" Amber asked.

"I did." I said.

"Me too." Danielle said.

"Me three." Amelia said.

"...Me four!" Amanda said.

"Okay, girls, I'll get the bill." Amber said. She raised her hand and tried to call a waiter to our table. Ironically, the waiter that came to our table was Jeremy. Amber put her hand down faster than a contestant on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'. But, apparently, she wasn't fast enough to put it down. Jeremy walked over to our table.

"Hey, ladies. How are you doing in this lovely morning?" He said. Jeremy was beaming with happiness, he basically looked like a kid in a candy store. But, obviously, the only candy for him was my cousin.

"We're doing good, thank you; how are you doing?" I said.

"Well, I couldn't be better." He said smiling, and looking at Amber's eyes.

"That's good." Amber said.

"Are we still on for tonight?" He asked Amber.

"Sure, I'll meet you outside the theatre at nine."

"I could just come for you, you know that, right?"

"I know, but I thought you'd get in trouble."

"Well...yeah I think I'd sort of get into trouble. But anyway, I'll meet you there at the entrance at nine, okay?"

"Perfect, I'll see you then."

"Anyway, what did you guys needed?"

"The bill, please." Amber said.

"Oh, okay sure." He said, blushing. This is the first time I ever saw Jeremy blush.

He walked away to get our bill, and all eyes in our table turned to Amber.

"What?" She asked.

"So, 'meet me at nine at the theatre'? What are you guys doing?" Amanda asked.

"That's for me to know, and for you to not know." Amber said, defensively.

"Please tell us!" I pleaded.

"But, it's kind of private." Amber said.

"Please!" I pleaded, and then Danielle and Amelia joined in.

"Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Plea-" The three of us said.

"Okay! I'll tell you!" Amber said kind of loudly. The whole room went quiet, and all eyes were on her. She blushed and became nervous.

"Sorry, she was just being a little defensive about how her wedding dress looks like. Nothing to worry about, just keep eating." I said to the people who were staring at us. They just returned to their meals and ignored us after that event.

"Anyway, tell us. What are you two going to do at nine at night in the theatre?" I asked.

"We're going to a concert. Jeremy got tickets to see Bruno Mars live." Amber said.

"Oh my God! That is really cute!" Danielle said.

"I'm really excited." Amber said.

"Well, then, that just proves why you chose to go shopping today." Amanda said.

"Shut up." Amber said chuckling.

Soon enough, Jeremy returned to our table with the bill. Amber signed bill of our food, and when she gave the paper back to Jeremy, he gave her a little crumbled yellow piece of paper. He then winked at her and walked away.

Amber, excitedly, opened the little note and read it to herself. Next thing we know, she has a huge smile on her face, and her eyes sparkled with happiness.

"What did it say?" Amanda asked.

"I can't tell you." Amber said.

"Oh really?" Amanda challenged, and then stood up from her seat and went to grab the little note from Amber's hand. She got it after a couple of tries and then brought it over to my friends and I. The note said:

'You look beautiful as always; can't wait to see you tonight -Jeremy'

The four of us aw'ed at Amber, and she tried to snatch the note from Amanda's hand. And she did it. Then, she cleaned herself up, and stood up from the table.

"Shall we go?" She asked.

The four of us followed her, and left the restaurant. Then, we walked through the lobby, and I could still see the bodyguards Jason's dad put in the lobby for him not to be able to see me. But in the end, they weren't really effective.

Amber, Amanda, my friends and I walked out of the lobby and into a pathway made of stones, and walked into the mini-mall set inside the huge resort. It looked like paradise...because it was! We didn't hesitate in which store to go in first, we just decided to window shop until we found something we really liked. Stuff here is extremely expensive, but that's the price you get when you want something.