
Chapter Twenty Three
We have been here for a week and it has been amazing. So relaxing and quiet. We have spent our days lounging on the deck and hanging out in the pool. Today the boys have planned a tour for us. We will be going out on a boat tour and swimming in the ocean. They said we will be able to see beautiful fish, and maybe some dolphins. Or sea turtles. I am so excited. I love the ocean and sea turtles are my favorite. Once we are finished breakfast, we head up to our rooms to get ready for our tour. The guys had already headed downstairs and were waiting for us. I headed over to Cassandra's room to see if she was ready and we headed downstairs. The guys grabbed our bags and we were headed out to the tour. It was about a thirty minute ride to the boat dock and we soon boarded and were headed out to sea. The view of the island was amazing. We were soon at the spot where we would be snorkeling. I am so excited. This is something I have wanted to do since I was a little girl. The view under water was beautiful. Seeing all the wonderful sea life. Schools of fish swimming around darting in and out of the coral and rocks, swimming around us and investigating.
"Babe, this is amazing! So many beautiful things. Still hoping I see a sea turtle though." I say with a smile on my face.
"I am glad you are enjoying this. Seeing you so happy is all I need. You deserve this and I want to keep that smile on your face, always." Marc says as he swims over to me and wraps his arms around me as he places a soft kiss to my lips.
"MMmm"
"You have got to stop that, or I will take you right here."
"HHmmm, that could be fun." I say with a smirk.
"You are such a dirty girl and I love it."
"Look, just behind you! Do you see that little head? Oh my gosh, It's so beautiful. I want to get closer." I let Marc go and swim closer to the turtle and it swims closer to me. He just looks at me and then swims around me. I just swim in my spot as he investigates and eventually swims away.
"Wow, that just made my day. I am so glad that we did this. You are the best." I say as I swim back over to Marc and kiss him deeply. The captain soon calls us back to the boat and we head to a private beach for the afternoon. We set up at the beach and they had lunch for everyone. The day was wonderful. We had been sitting on the beach for a while and then Damian gets up and holds out his hand for Cassandra. They head down the beach for a bit and I see him turn to her. He stands there for a bit and I see him get down on one knee.
"Oh my gosh Marc, is he proposing?" I ask with a tear in my eye. Marc puts an arm around me and pulls me closer. He kisses my temple.
"Yes, princess. He has been planning this for a while. It is one of the reasons he planned this trip. You needed the relaxation too. He loves that girl with all his heart. I have never seen him this happy with anyone. She is so good for him."
"She loves him too. She was so afraid that he wouldn't want the baby and break up with her."
"That is all he ever wanted was a family. And now he has it. He will protect them with his life if he has to."
I see her bring a hand to her mouth and shake her head yes. He stands up and wraps his arms around her and kisses her, spinning her around. I am so happy for her. She deserves this. They walk back over to us and the entire beach is clapping and congratulating them. I stand up and hug them both.
"Congratulations, you two." I say as I hug each of them.
"Thank you, You will be my maid of honor, right?" She asks.
"Of course!" I answer.
"Thank you, Riley." Damian adds.
We soon head back to the docks and back to the villa to rest. Such a great and exhausting day. I saw a sea turtle, got to swim in the ocean, and my best friend got engaged. Such a great ending to a perfect day. I am so happy for her. Could this be my future? Does he feel the same? I truly love this man and am falling for him more and more every day. I don't think I could ever see my life without him ever again. I was stupid when I left him before. I was lost when we found out we lost our child. The one thing I never knew I wanted, until I lost it, and I never knew I had it until it was gone. We soon head up to bed. We both undress and crawl under the covers. I lay my head on his chest and he wraps his arms around me. This is where I feel safe, my comfort.
"You know I love you." He whispers.
"I love you too." I return.
"Did you have fun today?"
"I had so much fun. It was the best day. I am so glad we did this, thank you."
"Don't thank me. That was Damian's idea. It was his planning for the proposal. I went along with it because I knew you would love the ocean part."
"I guess I need to thank him too." I smiled as I kissed his lips. It wasn't too long before we were both asleep.
The next week went by fast and it was soon time to leave our little piece of heaven and fly back home. I wish we could stay here forever, away from everything that is going on in our lives. Here we were safe, but I knew it wouldn't last long and they would find us. AT least when we were home, we had security measures, and guards. Here, look at me calling it home. I still wasn't sure about what we were. We had all our things packed up and headed to the airport. We climbed into Damian's plane as the stewards packed up our bags. It wasn't too long that we were in the air and Marc is trying to keep me calm. Once we were at cruising altitude, they brought us our drinks and something to eat. After we had eaten I got up and went to sit with Cas as Damian went to talk with Marc, I assume about what they need to do when we get back.
"How are you feeling, Cas? You look a little better than the last time we flew."
"Right now, I am on cloud nine. I can't believe I am getting married and to a mafia king. How are you? Maybe soon you will be engaged too."
"I don't know. He has never said he wants to be married. My heart would break if he ever left me."
"That man loves you with everything he has. I told you before. He was lost without you. You saw how broken he was that night. He said he couldn't live without you. I think someday it will happen."
"Imagine, both of us mafia queens."
"Yeah, the two that didn't even like mafia movies."
We both laugh as we look over to tour men and they smile back at us. They were our world and would protect us until the end.
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