Bliss || Reece Bibby

18

chapter eighteen; real life

Reece had texted me at some point, asking me how my day was going. I respond with a smile, saying that today was one of the best days I've ever had.

His response?

You look good in that bikini. Although I already knew that.

Wait, what?

I look around, spotting him at the entrance to the beach, Olivia, Blake and George trailing behind him.

"Why hello there."

"Emily said that you guys were down here, so we decided to join." He says, walking towards me.

I smile, wrapping my arms around him the moment he gets close enough. He does the same, pressing a light kiss to my lips.

"I missed you." He says quietly.

"I've been gone four hours, Reece."

"So? I didn't see you at all over the month because of tour."

"Unfortunately." I say, burying my head in his chest.

Just being around him makes everything ten times better, just as it always has. I have never once doubted my feelings for him, and I know he hasn't either, despite the dilemma with kids.

Somehow, that made us stronger.

I don't know how, as most of the time that drives couples apart and they never talk to each other again.

I'm glad that's not happening with us. I don't know what I would do with myself if it was.

I'd probably die a little bit.

"What's up?" Reece asks, noticing that I was lost in my own thoughts.

"Just thinking."

"About?"

"The future."

"Oh?"

"And us."

"Us? What is there to think about?"

"You know the whole thing with my mother, and the outcome, right?"

"Yea? What about it?"

"Most of the time something like that would tear people apart. It did the opposite with us."

"Good. I don't care what happens. There are other ways to have kids." He smiles at me, and I immediately feel my heart swell up.

"So you don't care if I can't, you know?"

"I would like for it to happen, but if it doesn't, then there are other options. There are always other options available."

I nod, pressing my lips against his once more.

"Alright, we get it. You guys are in a happy and healthy relationship." George says, making Reece and I laugh.

"Sorry."

"Let them be George." Olivia says.

"You're only saying that because you actually have someone."

"Aw, George. The single life isn't that bad." Emily says, walking over to him and putting her arms around his shoulders.

"I thought you were married?"

"Nope. My marriage didn't work out."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It wouldn't have worked out no matter how hard we tried."

He nods, not saying anything else.

"Are you guys going to get back in the water? Or did we come here for nothing?" Blake asks.

"We're getting back in." I say before putting my phone back in my bag.

Reece sets his things next to mine, burying his phone underneath it all.

"So what changed your mind about the scar?" He asks as we walk towards the water.

"A voice in my head kept telling me that I had nothing to worry about. That I was beautiful no matter what."

"Hmm, sounds familiar."

"I know, it was you."

He smiles. "I know."

My feet come off the ground as Reece throws me over his shoulders and begins running.

"Reece! Put me down!"

He does as I said, putting me down in the water, it coming up to my waist. I laugh and splash him, earning a splash back, only it had much more force then what mine had.

"Reece Jamie Bibby!"

"That is mwah."

"I love you, even when you're getting salt water in my eyes."

"That is not where I thought you were going with that."

"I know."

"I love you too." He says before splashing me again.

"Prick."

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