What Comes Next (A Colton Fan-fiction)

Chapter 7: Trouble In Paradise

I woke up in the morning feeling at ease. Cole and I woke up around eleven, noonish, it was wonderful. There were no screaming kids, no mouths to feed, no job to answer to, just me and Cole on our own free will. I rolled over in bed so that I was facing him and I laid on my side, propping myself up with my elbow. I saw Cole chuckle, his eyes still closed. He opened them, letting out a small yawn. "Good morning husband." He said softly, pulling me into his chest and kissing my forehead. I smiled as I buried my face in his neck and deeply inhaled his scent. "Mm, morning baby." I said softly before looking up at him. "What do you want to do for breakfast, or should I say brunch? We could go to nice restaurant, eat in a cabana by the pool, or just eat in here?" I asked him. Cole thought about the options. "Hm... The cabana sounds nice. Can we do that and just have a pool day?" He asked me. I nodded. "Of course baby. Now let's get up and get dressed for the pool." I said, wiggling my way out of Cole's arms and getting out of bed. I went into one of the drawers, pulling out my swim trunks before heading into the bathroom to get ready. I brushed my teeth and washed up before changing into my trunks and applying sunscreen and deodorant. Cole came in and joined me, having already put his trunks on, brushing his teeth and washing up. Once he was covered in sunscreen, we both slipped on tanks, put on our flip flips, grabbed our phones, key cards, and sunglasses and then headed to the top deck pool.

The top deck pool was the Adults Only pool. There was an open bar, two large hot tubs, a DJ and swimsuits were not mandatory. You had to be 18 and up to enter the deck, since the drinking age on the ship was 18. Cole and I made our way onto the deck and reserved a cabana for the day, before heading to the cabana with two complimentary towels. I took a seat on one of the loungers and Cole squeezed in next to me, resting on my chest and laying his legs across mine. I laughed at my crazy husband and ran my fingers through his hair. "Can you grab me the menu so that we can order some breakfast?" I asked him, looking down at him. He nodded and reached over, grabbing the menu before opening it up so that we can look it over together. Eventually we settled on some cheese grits with sausage and then a pulled pork sandwich. We ordered our food along with two beers and two mimosas. I gently rubbed Cole's back as we watched everyone in the pool. "Do you want to wait for the food first? Or do you want to relax in the hot tub while we wait?" I asked him. "I want to stay here. It's nice and private." He says softly, planting butterfly kisses up my neck, starting at my collarbone and working his way up to my jaw. "Mm... Baby stop it." I said, trying to move away. Cole chuckled. "Why? There's no kids around, we have no where to be. All we have to do is close the flap and be quiet."

I shook my head, trying not to smile, at how turned on my husband was. "You're terrible." I murmured, nuzzling his neck. Cole chuckled, sitting up and straddling my waist. "Come on, please?" He nearly begged, giving me a pouty face. "Alright I guess." I said. The words were barely out of my mouth before Cole had climbed off of me and then headed over to the entrance of the cabana. He was about to close the flap when he saw one of the pool boys coming towards us with a platter of food. Cole stepped to the side allowing the guy to come in and put the platter down before tipping him and shooing him out. He closed the flap up before coming over and straddling me again. I shook my head. "Nuh-uh. No sex for you. I'm hungry and the food's here." Cole pouted. I sat up to peck him on the lips before moving him off my lap and taking the tray and placing it in my lap. I took my bowl of grits and began eating and Cole nibbled at his pulled pork sandwich. I smiled and leaned over to kiss his check. "Come on baby. Don't be sad. We can have sex later, just not now." Cole smiled and ate his sandwich. I chuckled at his mood change and finished my food. After we got finished eating, we decided to go to in the hot tub. The rest of the afternoon we spent alternating between the hot tub and pool and playing games that the DJ orchestrated.

After we spent the afternoon there, we headed back to the room to get ready for the night. We decided on going to a really nice restaurant for a romantic honeymoon dinner before going out clubbing for the night. Before we even set foot into the club, we were dragged along to the bar for a series of drinking games. I'm not much of a drinker so after about two, three rounds I left and headed outside of the club to clear my head and go for a walk. When I left, Cole was still at the bar chugging tequila drinks through a keg-like apparatus. I circled this floor of the cruise ship before heading back to the club. But when I got there, Cole was gone. I looked all through the club and the neighboring bar before checking my phone, it was nearly two in the morning. I figured Cole already retired to the room for the night, so I just made my way back there. I used my key to unlock the door and I opened it. The lights were off so I thought Cole was asleep. I started making my way over to the bed when I heard it. The bed was creaking a lot, then I heard a moan, I thought maybe Cole was having an "exciting" dream, but then I heard the giggle, a feminine giggle that certainly did not come from my Cole.

I flipped on the lights and lo and behold, what do I see? MY Cole in bed, naked with someone else. And not just anyone else, a girl, no less. "What the hell!" I yelled. Cole rolled off the girl and then they both sat up, naked with lipstick smeared all over their faces. The sight of that immediately broke my heart in two and I was able to feel a burning where my rings touched my finger, the words behind the bands no longer having any meaning.

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A/N: SORRY FOR THE SUPER LONG BREAK BETWEEN UPDATES!!! Junior year is insanely stressful and busy and I was dealing with a writer's block as well. But I posted now and sorry that it's kinda short.

But OMG! for the plot twist. Question for you guys, what are your theories on what really happened? Comment your ideas down in the comments.

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