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Greta woke up with the sunshine falling on her face. She moved to stretch and was hindered by Eric's arm around her. She then remembered where she was and who she was with and couldn't stop the smile from spreading across her face. She looked at the clock on the dresser and it was only 7:00-still early. She turned so she was facing Eric and watched him sleep for a few minutes before she dropped a tiny kiss on his cheek. He stirred lightly but kept sleeping so she kissed him again, this time on the lips. He surprised her by kissing back and she laughed as he pulled away. "Good morning to you too" he said, finally opening his eyes. "What time is it?" "It's barely seven" she said. "Still more time to sleep" "Then why did you wake me up?" he said, jokingly. She laid her head back down on his chest. "Cause I missed you" she said, laughing. He pulled her tight against his chest again. "Just a little more sleep..." he said, his eyes already closing. She smiled and closed hers too and fell asleep to the gentle rising and falling of his chest. She slept awhile longer and when she woke up her face was on the pillow. She turned to where Eric was but he was no longer there. "Eric?" she said, listening but not hearing the shower run. She looked over at the clock-now it was 8:30. She got out of bed and pulled on a robe. "Eric?" she asked again, walking into the living room. "Morning, sunshine" he said, coming over to her. He was already fully dressed. "Ready for breakfast?" "Yeah, just give me a few minutes to clean up and we can go" she said, turning towards the bedroom. "Not a problem" he said, grabbing her and taking her hand. He led her over to the table where a breakfast was already spread. "I got up early and got breakfast for us". "Eric, that was so sweet" she said, sitting down across the table from him. She leaned over the table and they kissed. "Now hurry and eat, we have a big day ahead of us" he said, handing her a glass of orange juice. She took a sip and then started eating the delicious food. "Ugh, I'm so full" she said, when they were finished, leaning back in her chair. "Good" he said. "Now go get ready" "What should I wear?" she asked. "Go put on your bathing suit" he said. "But Eric, it's still kinda cool out" she said. "Well, then put something over your bathing suit" he said. "And hurry!" "What's the big hurry?" she asked, standing up and bending to pick up their dishes. "Cause I'm excited for the next surprise" he said, stopping her. "I'll take care of this, you go get ready". "Ok, ok" she said, walking back to the bedroom. She quickly cleaned herself up and pulled on her bathing suit with a pair of drawstring pants and a tank top over it. She quickly braided her hair out of the way as Eric came in. He pulled his swim trunks from the suitcases and turned back to her. "Turn around" he said, with a grin. "Ok" she said, turning so she couldn't see him. "No peeking!" he said. 'I'm not!" she protested, laughing. She waited patiently and after a minute a piece of clothing hit the top of her foot. She bent down to inspect it and quickly saw it was his boxers. He laughed behind her. "Eric, you're so bad" she said, with a laugh. "I know, but you stay with me regardless" he said, hugging her around her waist. "Are you ready?" "Just a minute" she said, sitting down to pull on her sandals. Eric waited not very patiently as she finished getting ready and made their bed. "Ready?" he finally asked. "Ready" she said. "Good" he said, taking her hand. He lead her out the door and stopped on the porch to lock the door. "Now hold still" he said, pulling another bandana out of his pocket. "Eric, don't tell me you're going to blindfold me again!" she said. "It's more fun this way" he said, tying it around her. He took her hand and carefully led her off the porch. "Where are we going?" she asked, after she had stumbled for a few minutes over what she thought were tree roots and rocks. "You'll see when we get there" he answered her. "Very helpful" she said, as she tripped over another rock. "Just another minute" he said, pulling her quickly. After a few minutes they finally stopped. "Ok, hold on, we're here". Greta waited as he undid the blindfold and waited as her eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight. She blinked until her eyes cleared. "Eric, you're too much" was all she said, as she shook her head at him. |
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