Anthony POV
Next morning...
I woke up with a small pain on my stomach, but I decided to ignore it, since Jasmine was waking up as well.
"Good morning, love"
She looked over and smiled. "Good morning, Anthony"
"How'd you sleep?"
"Amazingly. I dreamed about you"
I smiled and asked, "What did you dream?"
"I dreamed that we were sitting together in a sunny field, with flowers, laughing. I remember a colorful butterfly in the dream, and you giving me a white rose"
I smiled again and brushed some of her hair from her face.
"It must have been a nice dream"
"It was. I was even wearing a flower crown, and I remember feeling happy and... loved"
Although I didn't want to change the subject, I kissed her forehead and whispered, "Let's get ready, okay? Big day ahead"
"Sargent Jasmine, ready for duty"
We got up from the bed, and then decided on sandwiches for breakfast.
After we ate breakfast, I told her what we'd be doing. First, beach, then Puerta Maya, which was the port for the cruises that went there. We'd be doing a Mayan scavenger hunt thing, and then walk around and eat, pretty much.
We changed our clothes, and she wore an orange patterned, blue trimmed dress. I pulled her hair into a bun, and she put mine into a ponytail. Then, we took a taxi and headed to the the beach right next to Puerta Maya.
Once there, we changed into our swimsuits.
I took her hand, and we laid down on our stomachs, with the fresh ocean water hitting our backs.
Her eyes looked thoughtful, and she scratched herself behind her left ear. She always did that when she was deep in thought.
"Whatcha thinking about, Sunshine?"
She looked over and smiled. "How do you know I'm thinking?"
"Because when you're thinking, you scratch yourself behind your left ear"
She rolled her eyes and replied, "Oh? May I remind you that when you're frustrated, you pull all that curly hair of yours and repeatedly tap your right foot!"
"Hey, you have curly hair too! When you're happy, your eyes glitter, and you can't stop smiling! Like right now!"
We laughed, and she punched my shoulder.
"Shut up, Anthony! I'm happy because I'm with you"
I smiled and bounced a few of her curls.
She went back into thought, and after a few minutes, she began to sing,
I let it fall, my heart
And as it fell, you rose to claim it
It was dark, and I was over
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me
She looked at me while singing the last line, and I wanted to say that she'd kissed me first, but I guess I couldn't complain, since I kissed her back. She looked away and continued.
My hands, they were strong
But my knees were far too weak
To stand in your arms without falling to your feet
But there's a side, to you, that I never knew, never knew
All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true
And the games, you'd play, you would always win, always win...
With all her graciousness, she sang,
But I set fire... to the rain.
Watched it pour as I touched your face.
Well it burned while I cried, cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name.
When laying with you, I could stay there, close my eyes, feel you here forever.
You and me together, nothing is better.
Cause there's a side, to you, that I never knew, never knew.
All the things, you'd say they were never true, never true.
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win...
But I set fire... to the rain.
She continued singing, and when she was finished, she looked at me.
"What?" she asked.
"You are absolutely amazing, mi princesa linda, bella, hermosa"
By the look on her face, I could tell she knew what I said. She smiled and blushed furiously.
"Shut up, Anthony. Hammocks?"
"Sure"
We stood up and walked to the hammocks. We sat down together, and spent an hour there, telling each other stories of when we were little.
After that, we put our clothes back on and walked to the backside of the port, where we'd have the Mayan excursion thing.
We found the place, presented our tickets, and for an hour, walked around old stone carvings and textiles made by the Mayans. I took a few pictures of Jasmine when her back was to me, in front of the stones. Occasionally, she'd catch me and try to cover the camera of the phone. She liked taking pictures, but only when she was aware of them.
Then, we walked around the port. The ground was made with stone, and colorful flags decorated the trees, along with little statues of traditional Mexican items.
While walking near the shops, I bought Jasmine (who was in the bathroom) a palm tree necklace, along with a charm of the letter J.
When I showed it to her, she laughed and said, "Where do you find all this pretty stuff, Ramos?"
"Well, the necklace appeared to me, because it decided it wanted to be worn by you, Jones"
"Shut up, Martinez! Would you put it on me?"
"As you please, Cephas"
She laughed again, and after punching my shoulder, she kissed my cheek.
We continued walking around the shops, and much discussion later, Jasmine let me buy her a piece of clothing.
Then, we decided to eat at the Three Amigos Cozumel restaurant. She ordered grill chicken, and I ordered ceviche.
It was 3:30 when we finished all this.
We walked back to the beach and we sat down far away from the water.
Jasmine POV
The last of our vacation went by like a blur.
We went back to our hotel and watched movies for the rest of the night.
The next day, we were leaving in the afternoon, and since Anthony was stubborn, we went snorkeling in the morning.
We put on blue and black jumpsuits, and adjusted our snorkeling devices.
"Ready?"
"Yes" I replied, smiling.
We went into the water as someone led us through the surface of the waters of Cozumel.
I saw many starfishes, fish, and seaweed like things underwater.
Near the end of our underwater expedition, Anthony tapped my arm.
I looked over, and then he pointed to his lips.
I frowned. What did he want me to do?!?!
I made a face that said, Who are you, Percy Jackson?
Then he made a motion wth his hand that said, I'll tell you later.
I was hoping he hadn't been asking for me to kiss him, because that is quite impossible underwater.
Anyway, our snorkeling session ended, and once we got out of the water, I asked Anthony, "What did you want to tell me?"
"I was trying to tell you that I'd gotten some water into my snorkel"
"Oh..."
He eyed me suspiciously and asked, "Wait, what did you think I was telling you?"
I blushed furiously, and mumbled, "Nothing"
"Hey... tell me!"
"It's embarrassing... I thought you were asking me to kiss you!"
I looked at him, and then he blushed furiously.
"How am I supposed to kiss you underwater?!"
He poked my arm, and then tickled my waist.
"Stop!" I said, giggling.
"You're so silly, Jas. That's why I love you"
He loosely wrapped his arm around my waist, and kissed my hair.
We took a taxi back to our hotel and got packed. Then we took another taxi, now to the airport.
We finished security at 2, and our flight was at 5
Soon enough, we were taking off in our plane, back to New York, which was about 4 hours.
Many pretzels and cookies later (that my Freckle Face managed to smuggle in again... oh I love him so much) we arrived to New York.
We picked up his car, and then drove back to my apartment.
I plopped my stuff on the floor and immediately went to my bed, exhausted.
"Are you staying?" I asked.
"If you want me to"
I smiled, and then he laid down next to me. I faced him.
"Thank you so much, Anthony. It was amazing"
"Your welcome, love"
He turned off the lamp, and through the darkness, I could still see his face.
"Goodnight, Jazzy" he whispered, as I fell asleep. He'd been gently caressing my cheek with his thumb for a while.
"Goodnight, Freckle Face"
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Hey y'all. I managed not to die for too long 😂
Their vacation actually lasted a day longer, but it kind of doesn't matter.
Comment below if you want me to write about them and Daveed going to the award show, or if you want me to skip to Pippa's birthday, and then rehearsals for Broadway.
I might go over and republish my chapters later, a little updated. What do you think?
Okay, end of questions, just comment 😂
