Jasmine POV
The last three days of our trip flew by.
The next morning, I woke up feeling a little chilly, yet I had a warm, fuzzy, white blanket over me.
I looked over to my left and found a small white lily placed underneath my hand.
Then, I looked to my right and saw Anthony sitting there with a tray of strawberry waffles and, what I assumed, was coffee.
"Good morning, Sunshine"
I rubbed my eyes and said, "Good morning, Anthony. How long have you been sitting there?"
"I actually came just a few minutes ago. I put the lily under your hand right before I went out to get breakfast"
"So you've been watching me sleep for 5 minutes"
He lightly laughed and replied, "Maybe"
I laughed and whispered, "Creep"
"Hey!"
We laughed, and then I sat up on the bed, with the lily in my hand.
He handed me a cup of coffee and a fork, and then drizzled a small amount of cream cheese icing on to my waffle, just the way I like it.
I smiled, set my lily aside, and then took a bite of my waffle. Mmm.
After a few minutes, I asked Anthony what we were going to do today.
"Swimming, for the most part. Dolphins included. We can watch movies for a while, eat, then we can watch the fountain show at night that I reserved tickets for"
"That's awesome! Oh, I can't wait!"
He smiled and rubbed my cheek with his thumb.
Eventually, we finished eating breakfast and got ready to go swimming. I chose my blue swimsuit, and since he wanted to match with me, he chose his blue bermuda pants, as well.
Once we finished gathering our clothes, we stepped out to the hallway and Anthony insisted on giving me a piggyback ride.
"Oh, fine!" I exclaimed. "Please don't drop me!"
"I won't!"
I walked behind Anthony, wrapped my arms around his neck, (he had to lower himself down since I'm so short...)and jumped.
He quickly grabbed my legs, and once he settled himself, he started walking toward the elevator, still holding me.
In the elevator, a guy stared at us like if we had roosters on our face.
"Ignora nos" Anthony said, flatly. Ignore us.
I laughed, and then the guy said something else I couldn't translate.
"What'd he say?" I whispered, still laughing.
"He said, 'Wasn't going to"
He laughed along with me, and then we reached the last floor, the one where the pool was. He carried me to the pool, and he finally set me down near the bathroom so I could change my clothes.
I hurriedly changed my clothes, and then skipped over to the edge of the pool, where Anthony was waiting for me.
I sat down, and the he said, "Ready?"
"Mhmm. Freestyle only, okay?"
"Okay"
I placed the swimming goggles over my eyes, and then we counted.
"3"
"2"
"1"
"Go!"
I took a quick deep breath and dove into the water, headfirst and arms out.
Underwater, I opened my eyes and lost myself to the rhythm of the water. It feels relaxing... you know what I'm saying?
I'm not sure when or how, but I reached the other side of the pool quickly. I emerged from the water just one second after Anthony.
"Tie!" He said, clearly knowing I won.
"Nope! I won!"
He tickled my neck and stated, again, "Tie!"
"Is not!"
We laughed and called a rematch. I won again.
Many rematches later, when Anthony finally beat me, I squinted at the wall clock to check the time.
10:30. Already???
"What time is it?" asked Anthony.
"Uhh... 10:30?"
"We should get ready, our reservation is at 11:45"
"Okay"
We got out of the water, changed our clothes in the bathroom, and took a taxi to the Dolphinarium.
When we arrived, we quickly signed in and entered through long wooden doors, to the other side, where we prepared ourselves to swim with the dolphins. We had to wear a yellow life jacket over our swimsuit, and then this plastic bracelet on our wrist.
It was 11:30.
All the people that had a reservation for 11:45 were split into groups of 5, and we were put in a group with a family of three; the mother, the father, and a little girl that had really curly hair and freckles. I couldn't help but giggle at the girl; she looked like an exact blend of Anthony and I!
"Why are you laughing?" Anthony whispered, hiding a laugh and slowly wrapping one arm around my waist.
I lied and said, "Because I'm excited! I've never swam with dolphins"
He eyed me skeptically, but then disregarded it. He pressed a sweet, gentle kiss to my forehead and held me close.
11:45 came, and we were taken into a small lake, in the form of a circle, with our group.
Suddenly, a large dolphin started circling all 5 of us.
Another dolphin, that appeared quite literally out of nowhere, approached Anthony and I. You weren't supposed to touch a dolphin unless it approached you, so Anthony looked over to the aquarium guy, and he nodded in approval. I reached over to the dolphin's back and gently rubbed it.
Then Anthony rubbed its back, but the dolphin came to me and nuzzled my cheek.
I giggled, bent down, and then gave the dolphin a quick kiss.
"Hey...!" Anthony whispered, playfully punching my arm.
"What?!" I whispered back. "It's adorable!"
Anthony crossed his arms, with a smirk on his face that obviously meant he was just teasing.
"Oh, come here, freckle face"
I grabbed his face and gave him a short kiss.
He laughed and said, "Freckle face?"
"Mhmm"
Before he could respond, a couple more dolphins appeared. The one that was with us went to join the other ones, and then began performing a little ritual of leaps and other jumps.
We clapped, and after what seemed like just minutes, (actually 12:45...) our time was over. We said goodbye to the dolphins and got out of the water to change our clothes.
Once outside of the Dolphinarium, I gave Anthony a quick side hug, and then proceeded to taking a taxi to a restaurant.
Anthony POV
We arrived at the restaurant, and I helped Jasmine out of the taxi, although she really didn't need help.
She rolled her eyes and laughed when I offered to help her.
"But I'm not the princess of the world!"
"Well, you're the princess of the world to me!" I replied, laughing at my new nickname.
I took her hand and led her inside.
A waitress sat us down, and then we browsed through the menu.
"What's... Pescado a la Veracruzana?" She asked, pronouncing it perfectly, which made my heart flutter and feel proud.
"It's Vera Cruz style fish, with a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and chiles. By the way, that was perfectly pronounced"
She looked up from her menu, and whispered, with a hint of a smile, "I did?"
"Yes"
She grinned and replied, "Well, I'm getting that"
The same waitress from before came and took our order. I ordered Frijoles con Puerco.
We'd actually been sitting in a booth across from each other, so I sat down next to Jasmine and decided to do her hair.
Thank God for YouTube.
"What are you doing?" she asked, laughing as I made a partition in her hair and started stitching three strands into a braid up until her ear, where I normally braided it and planned to tie it back.
"Doing your hair"
She rolled her eyes, laughed, and answered, "Okay"
After a few minutes, I finished braiding on both sides and tied her hair back.
Jasmine looked at me, with her precious self, and made a face that said, so?
"You look gorgeous, if that's what your wondering"
She smiled, and then I went back to my seat just as our food arrived.
We ate in silence, but she never took her eyes off of me.
After we ate, we took a taxi back to our hotel.
"What do you want to watch?" I asked, as we sat down on the couch.
"Hmm... I don't know. Does this have HBO?"
"I think. Yes. Why?"
She smiled and said, "I've actually wanted to start watching Game of Thrones"
I slid my arm across her shoulders, and then she leaned on me. "Okay. Let me find it"
I scrolled through the menu and found the first season of Game of Thrones.
It seemed okay to me, but Jasmine looked very into it.
Soon enough, she begged me to play the next episode.
And... then the next one. I mentally promised myself to not let her watch the one after that, but I did anyway.
It was now 6:00.
Once the episode ended, I had to tickle her to get her attention.
Laughing, she said, "What!?"
"We have to get ready! It's 6 o clock"
"Six o clock?! Already?!"
"Yes"
She got up from the bed and went to her luggage to pull out a dress that I couldn't quite decipher.
While she was in the bathroom, I quickly changed my clothes so she wouldn't have to find me shirtless. A few minutes later, she came out wearing a silky white dress with blue flowers on it. I was wearing my blue bermuda shorts and a plaid shirt.
"Ready?"
She smiled and said, "Yes"
I felt around in my pockets, hoping to find something to put in her hair, and luckily, I did. A simple blue flower clip, and when she wasn't looking, I gently attached it to her hair.
We took a taxi to the park, and walked hand in hand to where the fountains were.
7:00. There were some other people there, too.
It was already getting dark, and the show started at 7:15.
I wrapped one arm around her waist, and she cuddled up next to me.
A loud noise, almost like a firework, began the show.
The fountains shot water, and one by one, they each illuminated with a different color, although the water didn't seem to have colors.
A firework sprung into the air, and a beautiful array of gold and red sparks illuminated the sky. The fountains were dispersing water at a lower level.
"Wow" Jasmine whispered, so soft only I could hear her.
I kissed her forehead, and then she looked up and smiled at me.
I smiled back, and then the fountains continued shooting water at a very rhythmic pace.
More fireworks were shot. The show's finale, at 7:35, amused me the most.
The water shot out from the holes in the ground the way a "loading" circle goes, and then a rainbow firework sparked the air.
Everyone clapped, including Jasmine and I.
"That was so beautiful!" Jasmine said, while we walked back to catch a taxi.
"No more than you are"
"Shut up, Ramos" she said, blushing.
We laughed and took the taxi back to the hotel.
Once at our room, Jasmine went to take a shower, and I decided to make her chamomile tea after I took a shower, too. It made her feel sleepy, though. Sometimes, right before we went to bed at the theatre, I'd make her tea, and she would fall asleep after I soothed her for a few minutes.
At around 8:30, Jasmine came out of the bathroom, so I took shower while she watched Game of Thrones. (I tell you, I think she's obsessed with it now. She kept saying, "Winter is Coming," and we're in the middle of summer)
I came out at 9:00, so I made the tea, sat down next to Jasmine, and gave her tea while she finished the episode.
"You okay?" I whispered, brushing some of her rose-scented hair out of her face.
She turned to look at me, smiling, and replied, "I'm okay"
I smiled and then quickly touched the tip of her nose, which made her blink.
"Hey...!"
She went to touch my nose, but then I tackled her (she was no longer holding the tea) and tickled her.
She laughed, and laughed, unable to stop, even after I stopped tickling her.
Eventually, she stopped laughing and rubbed her eyes.
"You want to sleep now?"
"Oh, yes. I'm tired, and I was just attacked by my Freckle Face"
"My pleasures"
She walked to the bed and sat down.
"Are you going to sleep yet?"
"I'll come sleep in a few minutes, okay? I haven't washed the dishes"
"You haven't washed the dishes?!" She asked, laughing.
"No, I was too busy attacking you"
She rolled her eyes, laid down, and then I tucked her in.
"Goodnight, Anthony" she mumbled, closing her eyes.
"Goodnight, baby"
"You've never called me baby" she mumbled even softer with the hint of a smile.
"Because you're the whole world to me"
With that, she fell asleep. I pressed a kiss to her forehead, and turned off the lamp.
I washed the dishes and then went to sleep, holding her hand.
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Hey y'all!
So... lots of things to to say!!
To catch you guys up, here's a list of what has happened:
-I'm back from South America
-I started school. (Eight grade... class of 2018!!!)
-I joined my schools musical. (Shrek. I'm the Ugly Duckling since I'm new 😂)
So pretty much. Thank you guys for reading and putting it in your reading lists'! I have 3k views and a lot of votes, so thank you for that too!
I know I haven't published in forever, but this story will continue!!! I'll try not to take forever to publish the next.
Okay, bye!
*dab and exit like Jazzy y'all*
