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I looked down, and then to Jared "I guess we better find so to eat"

"I’ sooner You haven’t eaten since yesterday"

"I’ sooner," I said, extending ed onto have to take better care of you"

We e, where just a few other patrons sat at a table across the rooerly waited for the waiter to arrive

An hour later, empty or nearly empty plates of Grouper, Cal aloo, Conch Fritters and other Caribbean cuisine lay all over our table For so

I mashed the leftover crumbs froer and then licked them off

"Wow," Jared said

"What?" I said

"You’ve always had a healthy appetite, but this is irinned

"I suppose so," I s the ridiculous a I’d accomplished meal-wise before Our table looked like we’d had a dinner party with ravenous wolves

"Ready for a nap?" Jared said, laying a large bil on the table

"Let’s go exploring," I s? Stil not tired?"

"No I feel arinned Jared frowned "What? I’?"

"No To ry an hour before your stonormal y because of Bean If it’s the latter, I don’t want you overdoing it"

"Okay, so I’ll take a nap Or at least rest a while if I can’t fal asleep"

"Real y?"

"Real y Why?"

Jared fidgeted "It’s just thatyou’re rarely this agreeable I’ to wonder if I’m in an alternate reality"

"Wow I’ht couples are supposed to get along on their honeymoon?"

Jared’s brow rose "So that’s it? You’re just being affable?"

"No, I trust you You knowthat could hurt the baby"

Jared took a deep breath, and blew it out "It’s good to hear you say that" When I frowned, he shook his head "No, I’m serious So to hurt our baby?"

"No!" Jared said, huggingat the same time "No, that you trust ainst his chest "Let’s go to the casita and lay down for a while"

Jared nodded, and then took hed and joked as we made our way to our whihter than I’d ever seen them, free of any clouds When we reached the door, Jared liftedht you extraordinarily beautiful, but this way," he touchedat you You’re stunning" His fingers returned to ertips gentle and soft against ood, I could have melted into the bed I was so relaxed, but I wasn’t sleepy

"You’re not supposed to say that until I’ement to be seen in public every day"

"I can’t wait to see that I’ve been all over the world, but that wil be theto see"

"Until you see our child," I noted

Jared beamed "I have a lot to look forward to"

I cuppedhis lips "So do I" I tugged at Jared’s shirt, and pul ed it over his head

Jared pressed his warhed At least that part of our lives could return to norainst my skin

"I wil ," I promised

Just as I had closed my eyes, they were open The sun stil shined, and Jared sat on the edge of the bed, pulling his T-shirt over his head He turned to me, puzzled

"You promised to nap if we--"

"I did," I yawned "I slept so good What time is it? I feel like I’ve slept all day"

"Nina, it hasn’t even been twenty "

Jared frowned "This is disconcerting"

"Why? I’ve never real y been a nap-taker"

"Yes, but when you do, you’re out for three hours" Jared leaned down, pressing his ear gently to hed "Soer on it You’re different"

"I’ I’ suit from the suitcase, and hurried Jared to do the saer to have some fun We snorkeled, e splashed each other and explored the farthest corners of the island At night, we spent tiled in bed If I hadn’t already been pregnant, by the end of our honeymoon I surely would have been Jared was insatiable, and it sees in his ear

Just like our last visit to Little Corn, the ent by too quickly Jared noted the familiar sadness in raduate, after the baby is born, we can co as you’d like"