Chapter 3

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Bruno stretched his arms above his head and yawned, opening his eyes he remembered he was back in his own bed, he sighed with contentment. Turning his head he expected to see Kiana laying there next to him, but she wasn't. He knew he hadn't dreamt that they had made love 3 times during the night, hell he was naked and stress free for the first time in the last two weeks.  Throwing the covers back he got to his feet, stretched out again and made his way to the bathroom. He closed his eyes pressed his left hand on the wall and leaned slightly forward while peeing. He couldn't help but smile to himself, he knew Kiana would go nuts with him for peeing with his eyes closed, it was her pet peeve. It didn't stop him though he'd done it for most of his adult life, he was an expert at it.

After showering, brushing his teeth and dressing Bruno made his way to the kitchen,while attempting to tame his dampened mop of corkscrew curls, sniffing the air as he went, he could definitely smell bacon, his mouth watered at the thought. He rounded the corner into their sprawling kitchen and there she was. Kiana was standing in front of the hob, humming softly to herself while cooking. "Morning sexy" Bruno almost whispered as he snaked his arm around Kiana's waist, while moving her soft chocolate curls with his other hand and placing little kisses up her neck. "Morning handsome" she cooed. "That tickles" she laughed as she hunched her shoulder as the soft kisses continued. Bruno spun her around and pulled her close to him, peering over her shoulder to see what was cooking. "Mmm that smells divine" he said licking his lips, Kiana placed a quick kiss to his lips then turned back to the hob and lifted the crisp bacon from the pan telling him " Go and sit and I'll plate up OK". Bruno didn't need to be told twice he grabbed his favourite mug from the counter and filled it with the freshly brewed coffee. As he took a cautious sip from the rim of the mug he pulled out a high stool from under the counter and obediently sat. He propped his elbows up on the cool marble top and cupped his chin in his hands, watching her intently as she moved back and forth, his eyes roaming up and down her toned body. He was in his own little world at that moment  and hadn't noticed that she'd stopped moving and was staring at him with a huge grin on her face. "Ahem earth to Mars" she laughed as Bruno's eyes shot up to hers, he couldn't help but laugh at the look on her face. "Sorry babe but your body just does things to me" he grinned. Kiana shook her head she was pleased he still found her irresistible, and to be honest she thought he was the sexiest man on the planet. Just a certain look from him and she melted.

"So I thought we could book our flights today" Bruno said while shoving the last bit of his bacon sandwich into his mouth. Kiana nodded her head in agreement "When exactly are we going?" she pushed her stool back and picking up the plates carried them to the sink. "Well I thought we'd go on the 20th" he told her as he dragged his laptop towards him and flipped open the lid. "That way we can have a week back home, he always referred to Hawaii as home it's where his mom lived and where he grew up so yeah that was home.Then we can  fly back to LA to get ready for our trip to Vegas" he peered over the laptop waiting for some kind of response from Kiana who was standing with her back to him washing the few dishes they had used.

"Are you listening?"

"Yeah that sounds great a whole week with your family" she sighed. To say she was nervous was an understatement, she was terrified. I mean yeah she had met his family before, in fact she was more than  friendly with Tahiti and Presley they seemed to be on her wavelength.But, this time everyone would be there, both parents, siblings and partners and kids and his uncles, aunts and cousins and probably half of Hawaii. Bruno sensed her apprehension and standing from his stool stepped over to her and turned her to face him. "What's up Kiki? you know you've got no reason to be nervous it'll be fine I promise" he said softly as he pulled her close to him. "You've met most of them before and it was OK wasn't it?".

He leaned back so he could read her expression, she still looked worried. Bruno understood her apprehension, he had a huge extended family, and when they all got together talking above each other.... well it could be pretty daunting to someone who was an only child as Kiana was. Kiana had lived all her life in LA, she was the only child of Dr Anthony Mathews. He'd been born in England but had moved to LA when he had finished medical school, that's where he'd met and married his Hawaiian born wife Miliani or Ani as everyone called her. Kiana had inherited both her parents traits, her mothers beautiful tanned skin, but she had her fathers hazel eyes and chocolate brown wavy hair.

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