The Calm in His Storm (Octane x Wattson)

nineteen

When Elliot said cruise, he meant, cruise.

"Wow." breathed Natalie, looking up wide eyed at the looming ship. It was docked at the moment but would soon be moving. To Natalie's surprise, Elliot had hired simulocrome staff members and they immediately took everyone's bags on board.

"Uh, how will we find our room?" muttered Octavio and Elliot grinned. "That's easy." he commented and proceeded to pass out keys for everyone. "You can each get your own room or share. Whatever you want. Lunch is in twenty minutes and dinner is at eight. Feel free to explore. The pool is up top. I'll be with you all after I get the cruise moving." he said and nodded to everyone as he trotted off.

Renée disappeared and Octavio shook his head.

"Well..let's go!" he grinned and tugged Natalie forward. She laughed at his enthusiasm but began running along side him. One of the simulocrome staff members followed after them, bags in tow.

"Our room is fourteen. So it's this way...I think." and Natalie snickered. The couple passed a giant fish tank and Natalie stared in awe at all the fish inside. Octavio smiled at that as he led her higher into the ship.

"Wait. Did I just see a decoy, about to play Golf?" she muttered in confusion and Octavio laughed. "Probably." he responded and she looked at him. "But they're decoys.."

"Well yeah but they can do whatever Elliot does or do anything by themselves. They're basically extensions of him. When he's not in the Paradise Lounge, his decoys serve drinks by themselves." he said and Natalie's eyes widened. "That's amazing. Then..he's pretty smart. I don't think I could program anything to do that."

"Sí, he is. He just pretends not to be. He thinks being smart is boring." smiled Octavio with a shrug and Natalie gave a slightly offended look. "It is not. I'm fun." she said and Octavio laughed. "You are. But I think that's because you're always around me. If you hadn't liked me, I think it would be a different story, princesa."

"Smart people can be fun." she grumbled cutely and Octavio chuckled as he looked up at the numbers on the rooms. "Found it." he said and stopped at room fourteen. He pushed the key into the door and unlocked it, opening the door. The simulocrome staff member walked in first, putting their stuff down on the floor.

"Have a nice day!" said the simulocrome in a voice that reminded Natalie of Path and she smiled at it in return. When it was gone, she looked around.

Their room seemed to be a suite. Their bed was at the furthest wall and in front of it was a large, glass window that let them see out on deck. Everything was decorated in bright, warm colors and Natalie smiled.

"Ah, here it is." said Octavio suddenly and Natalie looked back just as he pressed a button on a remote. There was a clicking noise and when she looked over she spotted a flat screen t.v. rising from the floor along with large speakers.

"He even installed some game systems." grinned the daredevil and Natalie shook her head, approaching him and taking the remote. He raised a brow and she kissed him. He immediately kissed back, his hands going to her hips and she wrapped her arms around his neck, tugging him closer.

"Lele.." he muttered, sighing when she left rough kisses on his neck. Her face was red but she didn't stop, smiling when he let out a low groan.

"No games right now. Let's go swimming. And besides, I wanted to go water skiing with you." she said and he laughed. "Oh alright. But are you sure? Water skiing is hard the first time." he muttered the last part, remembering his own first time. It wasn't like he meant to fly into that boat.

It just happened.

"Yep. Let's get into our swimsuits." she said and he kissed her cheek. "Okay." he pulled away and they both went to their bags. Natalie unzipped hers and took out the first swimsuit she saw. Which happened to be the first one she bought at the store.