The Cancun Trilogy, An Erotic Beach Romance (19 page)

“Maia,” Terra said, “I want you to
know that I will always love your son. Nikolaos is the love of my
life, and I will love him forever.”

Maia’s face cracked. Tears filled her
eyes and rolled down her cheeks. “That is everything a mother could
want for her child.” She lifted the medallion and placed it over
Terra’s head. “This belongs to you now.”

Chapter 13

After Maia left, Terra composed herself and stepped out of
the closet. She paused, listening. The house was strangely quiet.
She peaked around the corner. Red was sitting up in bed, holding
her baby, looking blissful. Soren appeared to be resting next to
her, his eyes closed.

Terra was about to go into the main
house when Carmine came through the bedroom’s double doors, quickly
shutting them behind him. “Hey!” he said, looking a little
flustered.

“Hey, Carmine. Have you seen
Nik?”

“Yes. No. Well, maybe.”

“What?”

“Wait, before you go out there, I need
to ask you something.”

“Okay. Is everything
alright?”

“Oh, yeah, everything’s fine. No
problem-o.”

Terra got the feeling he was trying to
stall her. “So… what did you want to ask me?”

“Um, right. So, where are you and Nik
going to live? I mean, after you’re married.”

“Geeze, do you need to know this
now
? I really want to try to find Nik and—”

“Yes, it’s
very
important,” he
said, blocking the doors.

“O-
kaay
. I’m applying to
medical school in Athens, but I’ll be here all summer, getting the
clinic started. At least that’s the plan. Carmine, why are you
blocking the doors?”

“What? I’m not blocking the doors.” A
soft wrap came from the other side. Three deliberate taps, like a
signal. Carmine glanced over Terra’s shoulder to Red. Terra turned
and saw Red nod to him. Soren sat smiling, wide awake. Terra turned
back to Carmine, confused. “Ready?” he asked her.

“For what?” she asked,
baffled.

“For the rest of your life,” he said,
pushing the doors open.

The house was lit with candles. Every
guest held one. Every part of the house, from the kitchen, to the
living room, to the deck was filled with guests, standing in
silence, each holding a candle and looking at Terra as she stood,
framed in the doorway. Guests were dressed in shorts and jeans,
some with rain water still dripping off them. The only sound was
the rain, pounding on the roof like a steady round of
applause.

Terra caught her breath, her hand
going to her mouth as she realized what was happening. A narrow
path was cleared from the bedroom doors to the center of the living
room—enough room for two people to walk. At the far end of the path
stood Nik and the minister, lit only by candlelight.

Nik reached his hand out to
her.

Someone in the kitchen strummed a
ukulele, playing the first distinctive notes. Someone else tapped
the kitchen counter with the familiar beat.

Anna, standing near Nik, sang the
first words in her clear, beautiful voice,
Here comes the
sun…

All the guests sang,
Do do do
dooo.

Then Anna sang,
Here comes the sun,
and I say, it’s all right.

Carmine slipped his arm into
Terra’s.

Everyone sang together,
Little
darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter.

And Carmine walked a weeping Terra
down the aisle.

Chapter 14

They snuck out in the middle of the night, without a word.
The water was smooth as glass and completely calm. The storm had
passed, leaving the sky blanketed in stars that reflected on the
water. They had earlier told everyone they were going to sleep in
the clinic. Red tried to insist they have their bed back, it being
their wedding night and all.

The passing of the storm brought
warmer air. Nik lit the mast light. Spidey jumped off the pier and
onto the boat, perching himself at the bow like a figurehead. Terra
untied the rope and pushed them off.

Lit by a bright, full moon, Terra
steered them around the white cliffs, using familiar landmarks on
the terrain to guide her. When they made it to the island, it
looked ominous, as it always did when they approached in the dark.
The island birds and animals began making a racket as the light of
the boat approached.

As they neared the shore, the sounds
from the island grew louder, like a chatter of gossip. Spidey let
out loud squawk, as if announcing the couple. The island went
instantly quiet. Nik threw the anchor over.

They took off their clothes. Nik dove
in first. He went down and began turning on the underwater lights.
Soon the whole shoreline was lit up. He surfaced and rolled on his
back, gazing up at her, looking like a Greek god, his dark hair
floating lazily around his head.

Terra dove in. The warm water swooshed
over her body, welcoming her. She opened her eyes and saw a swirl
of colorful fish twirl like a mini cyclone just below her. She
surfaced and rolled onto her back, next to Nik. His hand found
hers. They floated, looking up at the stars.

Everything was still, like the world
had stopped. There was no sound. His hand was firm in hers—strong
and certain.

The medallion settled on Terra’s
chest. As she looked up at the vast night sky, she felt she was
looking into her future—a future full of possibility. She felt
something warm on the side of her face. Tears.

Warm tears, tracking down, as if drawn
to the ocean water. Tears of joy and gratitude. She felt the gentle
weight of the medallion on her chest as the salty tears rolled off
her face, mixing with the salt water that held them both up—held
them up as if they were being cradled in the palm of God’s
hand.

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The Cancún Trilogy ©2014
by Lena Malick

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