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The walled city was built right on the cliffs of the ocean by the Mayan people, complete atchtowers and teh the gravel path that leads tourists around the ancient city We’re even able to walk through a few of the structures We take photos, especially because we know Natalie and Connor will be curious to see them Noah stands beside ht before he turns and presses a kiss tothe photo in tiht I’ I feel for him evident on the screen I want him to delete it Crop me out I want to yank the phone out of his hand and toss it off the cliff into the ocean

He looks at the picture and then over to me

I start to walk away

He reaches out to grip s me back toward his chest

“You’re intothe words into my ear

“I have no idea what you’re talking about”

“You want ant I’m tempted to lift et him to release me

But his next words catch uard

“How long have you been suffering?” he asks, his words soft and e as I have?”

He squeezesaroundafter hi back a smileWHEN WE RETURN to the hotel, we order lunch down on the beach We eat fresh ceviche and guacamole and sip on ice-cold palomas as the sun beats down froood once I cave and go in

I lean back in lance over at Noah He hasn’t been shy about eyeingdown the chair and propin the feeling of having his attention pinned on me

His chair creaks, but I keep my eyes closed as I listen to him approach my chair

He sits on the edge, his swih I’m braced for more physical contact—a kiss at the forefront of er to slowly trace a line down oose bumps bloom in his wake

He follows the material across my chest and up and over my other breast All the while, I keep ame that will end as soon as I open my eyes

He drops down to press a kiss to my navel and I immediately inhale sharply, shocked by the feel of his lips onover my body as his lips follow an invisible line down the center of my abdomen

He tugs down the top of my bikini bottom and his lips touchinto my skin

We aren’t alone on this beach Yards away, I know other guests from the hotel are out and about If they walked over in our direction, they’d find us, and that’s likely why Noah doesn’t continue his dangerous pursuit He eroan and then rises up off the chair, takingme into the water We splash in the waves and cool off, keeping a few feet of distance between us, hoping to ensure we don’t lose ourselves again I know there’s no rush, but at the sa what it would feel like to endure a full pursuit fro hi up all sorts of wicked ideas in my head

Once ers have turned into prunes and I’ve successfully cooled off, I walk back onto the beach and flop down on rateful for the umbrella that blocks me from the sun I don’t mean to fall asleep there, but with the war me, it’s impossible to stay awake

I wake up solance overon the chair beside me, his eyes closed A paperback lies face down on his chest, like he rested it there for aasleep I s the book from his chest to drop it on the table beside the re hi over his and tossing an arive ripI stay with hiether, warm and happy