Quixotic (2)

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"Alright, ladies --!" He carefully pulled his body away from the crowd around him and focused his eyes on the woman sitting at the bar, saying, "I have somewhere to be." He hummed uncomfortably, and quickly moved to get away from the crowd.

Aria was facing the counter, finishing the last sip of her drink. Before she could ask for another, Brian stepped behind her and placed his hands at her hips, humming quickly, "Hey, you --." She slightly jumped as she tilted her chin to look back at him, "I missed you on the dance floor tonight." He sighed uncomfortably, asking, "Why'd you walk away?"

"I didn't want to crush that woman's dream." She shrugged as she shifted her body to face him.

He positioned himself between her knees and reached forward to rest his hands on her waist, "Follow me." He told her quickly as he pulled her to stand against him.

He took her hand, and guided her toward the exit. Jogging through the crowd, she kept her fingers intertwined with his as he led her toward the elevator, "Where are we going?" She asked with a cheesy grin as they paused to wait for the doors to open.

He spun her to face him and moved to position his arm around her waist, "I want to show you something." He hummed as he quickly guided her into the empty elevator. 

"Are you showing me to my room?" She asked with a laugh as the door opened and he walked with her down the narrow aisle, "Brian, I only had one drink --." She teased, flashing a playful smile in his direction as he paused in front of the door to his room.

He opened the door and stepped inside, quickly pulling her with him. He let the door shut as he wrapped his arms around her waist, keeping her body against him as he spoke, "You know, if you think about it, one-fourth of this ship is mine for the next few days."

"I'm impressed --!" She exclaimed with a smile as he carefully moved to pin her against the door.

There was a slight pause as he searched her eyes, but he moved to press his lips to hers without saying a word. He moved his hands to grip her hips and pulled against him as she continued to lean against the door. Deepening the kiss, she pulled her body against him as her hands moved to wrap around the back of his neck.

He felt her smile when there was a slight break in the kiss, and he opened his eyes to watch her look down at his lips, "I hope this makes up for the lack of dancing we did tonight --." He huffed, his heart racing in his chest as he looked down at her lips.

"Partially." She teased him as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, biting down on her bottom lip and kissing him again before slightly pulling away to speak, "You did dance with multiple other women --." She gently shrugged her shoulders, a playful smirk on her lips as he guided her away from the door and turned her around in the room.

She kept her body against him, and her eyes locked on his as he guided her to walk backwards through the room. She fell back on the bed, and moved up to rest against the pillows as he climbed to hover over her. She could feel his breath on her lips as he kept his body close to hers, and he smiled, making her heart leap in her chest as he hummed, "I'll make it up to you."

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She wore a strapless white bikini with a white lace maxi beach cover-up over her shoulders. Dressing Mila in a light pink one piece with a pair of white sandals, she placed a white cover-up over the child's shoulders and grabbed the bag of beach toys, towels, and sunscreen. Before she could take a step, there was a knock at the door to her room.

A smile appeared at her lips as Mila ran forward to pull the door open, "Hey, kiddo!" Brian exclaimed with a bright smile on his lips as his eyes quickly traveled to scan Aria's attire, "Wow --." He sighed from the doorway as a dazed smile pulled at his lips, asking, "You dressed for the water?"