To say the general atmosphere amongst us is high would be putting it lightly, the loud chatter and excitement as we make our way to the cars leading us to the plane is infectious.

And to my surprise, instead of going to a commercial plane, we drive to a different section, towards a private jet and Angelo informs me the Bishops are actually in the Aviation business among other things and we are currently using one of their personal crafts.

After we get out of the cars and start walking towards the jet, Angelo puts his arm around my shoulders and laughs at something Aaron says, but my mind is elsewhere, focused on the jet and just finally getting the chance to sit down again.

I want so badly to match everyone's energy right now, but it's proving to be difficult, when i cannot shake off the feeling of slight disorientation that i felt the moment i got out of my chair in the waiting room when Angelo arrived.

And also, i must admit, Angelo and i have not been around this many people together since the whole marriage thing happened, so it does feels abit strange for me now, although Angelo seems competely relaxed and unbothered.

I guess it will just take a little getting used to for me, although i do take comfort in th fact that everyone here knows the true nature of the situation and they have been generally awesome enough to not make things awkward so far.

"Mary c'mon" Sienna shouts, as the girls pose for a picture on the steps of the jet.

I detangle myself from Angelo, who gives me a little smack on my butt before letting me go, and I quickly join them. We end up posing for a couple of more pictures with everyone before boarding the jet.

I sit down next to Angelo and look out the window as the we take off.

Are you ok?" Angelo whispers, interlacing our fingers and getting my attention.

"Mhhmm? Yeah..." I smile, turning to face him and then kissing him on the cheek.

He looks at me disbelievingly with his eyebrow raised.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I noticed you seem a little zoned out. What's wrong?" He asks.

I sigh and lay my head on his shoulder, and he brings his other hand to sandwich my hand in his. I also bring my other hand to trace the veins on his hand, loving how they look and feel under my touch, with his hands completely covering mine.

"I think i got up too fast when i saw you...I feel a bit.....disoriented." I admit.

"Dizzy?"he asks.

".......Yeah" I deliberately didn't want to use that word.

"And your stomach, you have been clutching you belly the whole way here" he adds.

I both love and hate how observant he is, nothing gets passed him.

"Stomach ache...." I explain.

"It hasn't stopped?" He asks. I complained about it yesterday on the phone to him.

"It did, it just started again" I reply.

I hate that i feel this way and really regret doing the excercises with Jade. Now i am starting off our trip on a low note and the last thing i want to do is ruin Angelo's good mood. After how crazy it has been for him these couple of weeks, i know he needs this too.

He kisses the side of my head and wraps he arm around my shoulder.

"You'll be ok" he murmurs, kissing my cheek.

I am surprised he has scolded me for refusing to see a doctor earlier, not that i need one, it's only that he likes to exaggerate sometimes.

"What happened to the hair?" I ask, rubbing his cheek.

"Got tired of it" he says simply.

"So quickly? I liked it" I pout.

"Well, you didn't tell me that."

"I didnt?"

"Nope" he responds.

"I loved it. It gave you a mysterious, rugged, sexy stranger look...I was really excited about banging that guy" I murmur and he burst out laughing.

"Is that so? Rugged sexy stranger, is that your fetish?" He smirks.

"Maybe...one of them" I chuckle.

"Well, you should have told me earlier angel, I would have loved to indulge you..but, i am sure this guy will find something to equally excite you" he murmurs softly, pointing to himself.

"Will see" I reply, placing my hand on his thigh and squeezing gently.

Before we can talk any further, Nick pulls him into a conversation with him and i join the conversation with everyone else too.

When he is done talking to Nick, he pulls me across his lap so that my back is to the window and my feet where i once sat and cuddles me.

"Oh yeah, i have been looking forward to this all day" I murmur, burrying my head in the crook of his neck and enjoying the warm and scent coming from his body.

He chuckles, his hand starting to rub my belly inside my shirt.

"Everybody, can i have your attention, please......." Marco clicks a spoon on a Champagne bottle.

We all turn to face him.

"I think it's time we make a toast, to this......marvelous occasion" he utters, exaggerating the moment, as he opens the bottle.

His actions is rewarded with cheers though.

Rita passes the glasses around after Marco fills them up with champagne.

"Allow me to say, with your permission Nick ofcourse.....that's it's good to have you all here tonight, and i am confident that we will all get along great and have a good time together....so, without further ado.... cheers, to an unforgettable vacation..." He toasts.

"Whatever happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico" Aaron utters, raising his glass.

"Cheers...... to love, and to making beautiful memories" Nick says, looking at Ally.

"Aawwww" somebody murmurs.

"Cheers.....to the begining of a new chapter" Angelo murmurs, looking at me briefly.

We all turn to Andre, since all the guys have said something.

"I just wanna have a good time and meet some mexican girls..so cheers to that" he utters causing us all to laugh.

*

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Marianne asks, now feeling much better.

Her fingers are tracing my beard, while my head rests against my seat with my eyes closed.

We have been flying for a couple of hours now but there is still some loud chatter going around the cabin.

"Us" I respond.

"What about us?" I can sense her smile.

I open my eyes to see look at her.

"What we will be doing when we finally get some time alone....." I murmur.

She smiles and leans closer, kissing me softly.

"So what's with you and the Collins?"I ask when we pull apart.

"What about them?"

"The man was all over you, i was this close to punching his face" I mutter stressing my point with my index finger and thumb.

She laughs.

"Well, evidently, the apply didn't fall far from the tree.....By the way, the look of jealousy on your face, priceless" she continues to laugh.

"I didn't like it" I say more seriously.

"Don't worry, he is harmless, he has been coming on to me since before Eric happened, but unlike him, he keeps his distance" she explains.

"Keeps his distance? He was all over you" I grumble.

"Don't exaggerate"

"I am serious baby...You shouldn't allow anybody to get that touch with you. What he was doing is harrassment and it's a crime. Don't wait until it gets to a point where you can't control it, otherwise.."

"Ok, i get it. Don't get too serious...you are ruining my mood" she mutters.

"I just want you to be safe, if you keep allowing him or anybody to do whatever they want, no matter how innocent it may seem, as long as you stay quiet, they will consider it as consent and the situation will keep escalating" I explain.

"Ok!!!!!!! next time i will..........."

"Oh no, there is no next time......If he comes within an inch of you again, i will deal with him, or Sam and Eli will put him in his place in my absence" he say.

"You overreact..is it really that necessary?" She murmurs.

"It's necesary...Besides, it's all your fault anyway"

"My fault? How?"

"You are far too gorgeous and beautiful to resist. That's why you keep attracting men everywhere you go"

She chuckles.

"In that case, you are lucky you found me when i was single, i could have easily been taken" she utters.

"You think that would have stopped me from making you mine" I grunt.

"Well, excuse me! But i happened to be very loyal and faithful. I wouldn't have allowed it" she utters proudly.

"You wouldn't have been able to resist me." I utter.

"You are not the first or only good looking guy to come my way Morreli" she argues.

I chuckle, also noticing how the cabin has become quiet as everyone is probably listening to our conversation now.

"Tell me one guy you know that is more attractive than me" I say, challenging her to take the bait.

Her mouth drops open.

"You really want me to answer that?" She quips.

"Tell me??" I push.

"That's a trick question, i am not going to fall for that, thank you very much. Besides, looks are not the only thing that attracts me to a guy" she says.

"Ohh, I know it's more than just my looks that have got you hooked on me.....should i elaborate?" I tease her.

"Shut up....I just wouldn't have allowed it." She scoffs.

"Not even for the love of your life?"

"You think you are the love of my life??" She asks cheekily.

Am i not??"

"Pshhhtt" she scoffs looking out the window.

"Holy cow! Then what the hell are we doing here"? I shout and somebody around us laughs.

"Stop talking crazy you......crazy man" she shakes her head, blushing purfusely.

"And all this time, I thought i was your dream come true.... But here you are, still waiting for your soulmate, behind my back" I grumble and the whole cabin laughs this time.

"Stop!" Marianne mumbles, trying to stop me from talking with her hand on my mouth.

"Are you telling me there is some woman out there that is also still waiting for me to show up, and all this time, i am here instead, with someone else's soul mate...?" I divulge, while dodging her hands.

"Enough! shut up!" She settles in my lap eventually, and holds my face in her hands.

"You belong to me" she murmurs indignantly.

"Is that so?" I tilt my heard back.

"Yes.....you are so annoying you psycho" she grumbles, her fingers running through my hair before pulling my head back for a kiss.

"You belong to me, ok?" She whispers, when she finally pulls away.

"Ok"

*

It is passed five in the morning when we land in Mexico, Cancun. Everybody stayed awake during the enter length of the journey drinking and playing card games, except for Ally and Marianne, who fell asleep a couple of hours ago.

I wake marianne up and lift our carry on bags before making our way out of the jet. It it's still dark outside and the air is cold, and so i wrap a coat around her as we make our way to the cars.

I take a deep breath, enjoying the fresh cool air breeze and let it sink in, that i have finally taken a break from my busy life and all the crazy stuff going on.

I take a glance at Marianne who is now walking with Sienna by her side and feel the excitement build at how incredible these next couple of days are going to be.

This trip is truly the beginning of a new chapter for us. The begining of our future together. There is much to look forward to and i can't wait to share that with her.

We take a long drive from the airport to the resort where we all will be staying at for the next couple of days before we relocate to a more private residence later.

We arrive at the resort just as the sun is rising, the air is crisp and everything already feels perfect. A group of dancers and the resort manager are on hand to receive us.

*

"Alright, so Rita and Sienna, you two will share a room, so will Marco and Andre" I announce when myself and Nick return from checking our reservation and paying for our rooms.

"I want my own space....no offence kid" Marco mutters.

"None taken" Andre responds.

I thought as much and insisted on it when Nick suggested it, so i toss him his own hotel room card.

" You two are good with sharing?" Nick asks Rita and Sienna.

"Absolutely" they both say together.

"Ok, great. Sko we can all settle in and get comfortable, relax abit and maybe meet up at say, 10am?" Nick suggests after everyone gets their access cards.

We all consent to his suggestion.

"C'mon" I take Marianne by the hand and follow the bell boy to our room.

We walk a while and he finally leads us inside a chalet that's pretty much the size of Marianne's old apartment, but with a rustic, medieval decor theme. The ambience in the room gets my blood pumping the minute i walk in. It's perfect.

"This is so beautiful, and ridiculously enormous" Marianne murmurs, walking around.

I tip the guy and follow her into the bathroom that has a jacuzzi, which is, by the way, in addition to the steel tub sitting in the other room, but this room though, is complete with a shower.

"I can't wait to use that." She gestures to it before walking out passed me to explore the rest of the room. I walk slowly back into the room and find her opening a suitcase.

I sit down on the bed and remove my shoes and socks.

"So what do you want to do now?"she asks, coming to stand in front of me.

"Come here" I murmur, pulling her on the bed with me, then underneath me.

"I miss you" I whisper against her neck, my hand going inside her shirt.

"Me too" she whispers, her legs wrapping tightly around my waist.

"How are you feeling?" I ask, wanting to make sure she's not too jet lagged.

"Good. But you can make me feel better" she whispers against my neck and it's music to my ears...I want nothing more than to do just that.

"Marianne........." I say, raising my head to look at her.

Before i can say anything more, there is a knock on the door and i groan in fustration.

"C'mon, really?" I complain when the knock resounds again and she chuckles at my fustration.

"Go, i will be right here" she murmurs.

"What?" I shout, as soon as i open the door.

"Good, you are still decent, come with me" Nick mumbles, looking me up and down and, then turning around.

I frown and go back to pick up my shoes, then follow him.

When i return, a little while later, Marianne is fast asleep on the bed. Did i really take that long.

Deciding to excercise more patience, i let her sleep and lie down next to her. After a couple of hours, i take a shower and change, then leave the room to meet everyone else like we agreed.

*

Thirty minutes after 10am and our table finally starts to fill up. The ladies arriving last to the brunch table.

A couple of minutes later, Andre shouts in appreciation and we follow his line of sight to see Marianne walking towards us.

And damn she looks good.

She is wearing a short yellow floral dress, which reminds me of sunshine and flowers...daisies. She looks beautiful, her hair is in a loose ponytail, swinging from side to side with every step in rhythm with her hips.

The dress is short and barely able to cover her legs and she is drawing the attention of everyone she passes, not in a bad way, just a way i am not used to to witnessing.

As she approaches, i stand up.

"Goodmorning" she murmurs, standing next to me.

'Hai sleepy head', 'Ohh wow, you look amazing', 'I love the dress' ' you look great'.....the compliments come flying around.

She responds with grace and looks at me.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asks more softly.

"You looked like you needed the rest" I reply.

There is an empty chair next to me left deliberately for her, and she sits down in it and i do the same.

"I am starving" she murmurs, surveying the table, which is filled up with all kinds of food, from cereal, pastries, to fried eggs, bacon, fruits etc, but after a little while of looking, she grabs a glass of juice and joins the conversation.

I sigh, thoughtfully, the last time i saw her eat, was more than six hours ago and it wasn't much either.

I lean back in my chair and observe her more closely.

I can see her legs under the table, her dress had ridden further up her thighs, leaving almost all of them out. From this angle, i can see her back too, left open by the string dress that ties up in front above her bust.

I know she can wear whatever she wants, but i am not too sure how i feel about this choice. I have never seen her wear something so revealing outside the house before, except maybe for that ridiculous black dress at the party at my apartment that time.

Oh yeah, that's also what this reminds me off, it has got guys gawking at her and i don't like it.

We have also not spent alot of time together as a couple around other people, so seeing how other people react to her as a woman is quite new to me.