Jasmine POV
Anthony held my hand as we walked to the small restaurant.
We ordered the chicken wings with hot sauce, along with ice cold water, just in case we almost burned to our death.
Most of the menu had seafood items, and just about everyone else was eating seafood, as well.
And then there was Anthony and I, who ordered chicken.
Yes, we're very normal, you see.
Anthony and I sat across from each other, and while we waited, he bothered me with random questions, some having to do with the adventures we'd had so far.
"What was your favorite thing we did today?" he asked, with a touch of curiousness in his voice.
"Hmm, well, I can't pick between the Ernest Hemingway Museum or you tackling me at the beach."
He laughed and asked his next question.
"Key West or Miami?"
"Key West. I loved the little kittens, they were so cute!" I exclaimed, squealing.
He rolled his eyes, laughed, and continued.
"Okay, one more question. Do you prefer me or chocolate chip cookies?"
Oops.
"Chocolate chip cookies for the win!"
"Hey!"
We laughed together for a long time, and just when our food came, our giggles quieted down.
"Ready, Jasmine?"
"Yes. I'm ready to get burned"
He laughed and responded, "I won't let that happen"
We both grabbed a chicken wing and dipped it into the hot sauce.
I locked eyes with Anthony, and slowly we took a bite.
And I swear I heard my brain sizzle with spiciness.
The sauce was really good, but my insides burned as I tried not to make a face.
"Mm mh mm!" I exclaimed, still chewing. (Translation: "Delicious!")
"Mm hm!" (Translation: "I know!")
Don't ask how we understand each other.
Anthony finished chewing, and then he said, laughing, "You should've seen your face when you bit into the chicken"
"Shut up, Anthony!" I responded, blushing. (Either because I was embarrassed, or because of the spiciness)
We took a sip of water, and finished eating.
He paid, and then we pedaled back to our hotel.
We returned our bikes, as well.
It was 5:00.
"What do you want to do?"
We were in our room, and I was sitting on the couch with Anthony right next to me.
"I want to watch a movie"
"Okay"
He turned on the tv and scrolled through the movies, deciding to play Harry Potter, because he knew of my obsession.
He played the fourth movie, (Goblet of Fire... coincidence?) but since he knew nothing about Harry Potter, I constantly had to explain everything.
When we were at the scene where Harry is underwater and he grew fins, he asked, "How did he just turn into a fish???"
"Ugh, Anthony! He didn't turn into a fish, he just grew fins and was able to breathe underwater!"
"But then how did he grow fins???"
"With the gillyweed Neville gave him"
"Who's Neville??? And is gillyweed real??? I could use that"
I inhaled deeply and resisted the urge to punch him.
"ANTHONY!" I exclaimed, laughing.
"What?!"
"Stop asking me questions!"
"Then how am I supposed to know what's going on?!"
"Read the books!"
And then he tackled me on the couch, tickling me.
After our laughter died down, we continued watching the movie, on a compromise that he wouldn't ask questions unless they were a life-or-death emergency.
It was 7:30 when the movie finished, so we decided to watch Order of the Phoenix.
We got through most of it, but I started falling asleep at 9:30.
"Are you sleepy?" he whispered.
I nodded and went to the bathroom to change my clothes.
After I came out, he changed his clothes as well.
I settled myself on the couch and waited for Anthony, struggling to keep my eyes open.
I fell asleep waiting for him, but I felt him turn the light off and cuddle up next to me.
"Goodnight, Anthony" I mumbled.
"Goodnight, Jasmine"
Next morning...
Anthony POV
We woke up at 8:45, giving us just enough time to pack and leave the hotel.
Next stop: Cozumel.
Our flight was at 11:00, and we would supposedly arrive at 12:03.
Jasmine put on shorts and a flowered loose top, along with her sun hat again.
We took a taxi to the airport, paid the driver, and went into the airport.
The security lines surprisingly weren't that long, so it was 9:30 when we were at Gate A10, the one that would take us to Cozumel.
"Do you want to eat something?" I asked.
"Yes, please! I'm starving"
I smiled and led her to the Conch Flyer.
We ordered coffee and empanadas with cheese.
We didn't talk much while eating, but Jasmine still smiled at me.
I smiled back.
At 10:00, we were finished eating.
An excellent idea popped into my head. Luckily, Jasmine inadvertently cooperated.
While she went to the bathroom, I went to the Conch Flyer again and bought her 10 chocolate chip cookies. (I spoil my princess... I know)
I sat down and stuffed the cookies deep into her purse, hoping she wouldn't notice beforehand. (Or that last security checks would notice)
I bit my lip as she came back from the bathroom and sat down next to me, one tiny centimeter away from her purse.
I did a good job in hiding my smile, because she talked to me normally.
"Do you want to color with me?"
"Sure"
She pulled out a skinny coloring book and colored pencils.
I picked up the coloring book and flipped through it. The theme was nature, and to my luck, there was a large sun.
"Let's color this one, Sunshine" I said, purposely.
She looked at the page and laughed.
"You love to tease me, don't you?"
"Mhmm"
She rolled her eyes and handed me the yellow colored pencil.
She took the orange one, and soon we started coloring.
I played around with the colors and occasionally added a dash of red or pink into the sun. She did the same.
Jasmine smiled and said, "It's so pretty"
"No more than you are"
She laughed and hit my yellow pencil with her orange one.
We continued coloring.
Time flew, and soon enough it was time to board the plane.
We boarded the plane, and within a few minutes, the plane took off.
From my seat, I could see small portions of a blue sea and palm trees.
Eventually we were in the clouds.
At 11:30, flight attendants came around with a tiny bag of pretzels and water.
"What is it with them and pretzels?!" Jasmine muttered, viciously opening the bag.
I accidentally let out a laugh, and Jasmine stared at me as if I'd eaten a spider.
"What?"
"Nothing"
She smiled and said, "Tell me!"
"Okay, fine. Look in your purse"
"But I only have junk in there"
And she did actually have junk in there. She had her sunglasses, a hair brush, a souvenir, and a napkin.
"Are you sure?" I asked, smirking.
"Hmph. I'll check"
She picked up her purse and dug around.
"I don't see anything... oh my God!"
Her face lit up as she pulled the cookies out.
"I bought them for you when you were at the bathroom"
"Anthony, I love you!"
She grabbed the back of my head and kissed me all around my face.
She smiled and broke a cookie in half, giving one half to me.
We had to cover up the cookies whenever a flight attendant came around, because we weren't supposed to bring food along with us.
We completely forgot about the pretzels as we ate.
A loud announcement came over the loudspeaker:
"PREPARE FOR LANDING. WELCOME TO COZUMEL, MEXICO. TEMPERATURE: 26 DEGREES CELSIUS. LOCAL TIME..."
I looked at Jasmine, and she smiled.
We had arrived.
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I passed my word limit again... oops. I might need to make my limit a higher number.
I want to give a shoutout to Xin_Ting for being an amazing fan. 💙
Thank you all so much for reading. 💙
Christina out
