Everyone ordered varying styles of eggs with some form of protein. Turkey bacon for Cara, Kaia, and Daisy. Bacon for Fallon and Mackenzie. And Sausage links for Drea and myself.
“What are the plans for the honeymoon?” I asked when the waitress left.
Drea and Blair hadn’t taken their hands off each other since we sat down for brunch. If I was a betting woman, my money would’ve been on them being anxious to get back to their room, just as I was ready to get back to mine. Now that I’d literally had a taste of Cara, it was like that was all I thought about. All I wanted was to bury my face in her for hours.
Drea smiled, dragging her eyes off her wife to look at the rest of us. I was seated next to Cara, her hand in mine, Daisy and Kaia together, Fallon and Mackenzie next to each other, and Penelope on the other side of Drea.
Her husband Gregory had their daughter, Nora, in their room, and he was taking her to the pool later, according to Penelope.
“Well, we go back home tomorrow to take care of business things, then in two weeks, it’s off to Fairview. Daisy’s friend manages a gorgeous inn there, and got us a beautiful package.” Cara and I looked at each other, matching smiles on our faces.
“That sounds lovely. Fairview is a gorgeous place,” Cara said, rubbing my arm that hers were wrapped around.
Our food arrived and no one wasted any time digging in. I guess we were all famished from the night before.
The whole time we talked about plans for after Bali, Kaia interpreted everything to Daisy, and I thought it was just so adorable. You could really see the love they had for each other.
Everyone at that table, really. You could see how they all loved and cared for one another in their own ways. They all had clearly found a family in each other, and I hoped I’d be adopted into that family.
“What about you two?” Blair asked, looking at Cara. “You two left early last night. What are your plans for when we get back.”Cara blushed and I pulled her closer, reveling in remembering what we did last night, and this morning.
“Well, some of us can’t take off work to have sex marathons in a small town, so it’s back to work.”
“I mean, we could try,” I added, receiving a light punch from Cara and a cackle from Drea.
“I like you, Vera. You better stick around,” Drea said after her laughter subsided.
I looked at Cara who was smiling at me. I rubbed her leg and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. “I plan to.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven
CARA
It was our last day together, and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect start. Vera had woken me up with the softest kiss, and we were walking hand-in-hand down the beautiful beach, preparing for the sunrise, as I had every morning since we arrived.
I had to admit I was nervous to get back to the real world. I didn’t know what would happen between us, but I hoped nothing would change except how often we saw each other.
We were taking things slow, even though we’d already slept together and were technically living together until tomorrow. I didn’t want to have any serious talks about what would happen or what we wanted to happen. Honestly, I still wasn’t so sure where I wanted us to go, but I wanted the chance to figure it out.
“Are you excited to get back home? I bet you’ll be happy to get back to work, huh?” Vera asked as we were approaching my favorite spot on the beach. I loved to climb the giant rock and just sit there, feeling the breeze on my skin and smelling the salt water.
“I am. It’s so beautiful here, and it’s been the experience of a lifetime, but I miss my own bed. And Eloise has been a pain. She’s refused to update me on anything work related unless it’s a true emergency. I haven’t heard a peep from her all week! I trust her, and you’ve been very good at distracting me, but now that we’re talking about it, I’m anxious again.”
She squeezed our joined hands and smiled. “Of course you are. You like to be in control, which is good since you are theboss. At least at your own company.” She winked and I rolled my eyes, trying to hide my smile.
“Do I need to show you who’s really in control again? Because if you’re having memory loss, I’d be more than happy to help with that.”
“Ay dios mío, princesa. You can’t say things like that to me. We are too far from the villa, and I don’t think you’d enjoy sex on the beach.” She pulled me closer and kissed me so hard, cupping the side of my face.
I melted into the kiss, seriously considering it. While I wasn’t one for public exposure like my friends, when she kissed me or touched me, all bets were off.
Against my protest, she backed away and smiled. Her and that damn smile is what got me into trouble the first time. And look at where I was now? Considering sex on the beach in Bali!
And if I was in charge, it was only because she let me be. But when she looked like that, had that voice, those arms, and could steal my breath, who was I to complain? Letting her be in charge had done nothing but good things for me so far.
“Anyway, I know you’re right. And no news is good news. I’ll set up a meeting tomorrow.”
“After you rest.” she demanded.
