"River," I heard a small voice whisper as I lay in a deep sleep.

I ignored it.

"River," The voice said again.

Groaning, I opened my eyes and saw that it was Alani shaking me awake.

"What?" I said sleepily.

"Want to go for a walk?" She asked.

"It's pitch black outside. What time is it?" I said.

"It's 5:47."

"Why on earth did you wake me up so early for a walk?"

"It's a sunrise walk. It's supposed to be really pretty."

"Ugh. Fine," I said with a groan.

"Yay!" Alani said, clapping her hands together. Seeing her smiling lifted my mood.

I slowly got up and got ready for the day. Alani was already wearing leggings and one of my sweatshirts, so she didn't need the bathroom. Once I was ready, we headed downstairs.

Something was calming about being here in the dark, though. There were a couple of people out, but for the most part, it was empty. Alani and I didn't hold hands as we walked out to the beach, but I wanted to grab her hand badly. I knew that that's not what friends with benefits do, though.

Alani and I took our shoes off as soon as we got to the seaside.

"This is freezing!" I exclaimed as my bare foot hit the sand. The sun wasn't up yet, so the sand wasn't being heated.

"Oh, stop being a baby," Alani said.

"How are you walking on this?" I asked.

"Skills," She said as I caught up with her.

After a few minutes, my feet got used to it, but I would still consider it cold.

"How's your first vacation going?" I asked.

"It's been very enjoyable."

"Good."

"We're almost done with the list."

"I know."

"We're still going to be friends after it ends, right?" She asked with a worried expression.

"Of course," I said, looking at her.

"You won't get bored with me?"

"Never," I said truthfully. I don't know how I could ever get bored with the wonderful girl walking beside me. Even though I thought that it would never happen, though, didn't mean it wasn't possible, which was why we could never date. I would never break her heart like that, and in order to keep that promise to myself, I needed to ignore all my feelings.

"Good. I won't get bored of you either."

"Of course not. I'm awesome."

"Shut it. Don't make me retract my statement."

As the sun started to peek out over the horizon, we continued walking. The sky filled with pink and orange streaks as we wandered in silence, just enjoying the sunset and each other's company. We didn't need to talk. We were just comfortable being next to each other.

By the time we got back to the hotel, it was bright and sunny out.

"What do you want to do today? We don't have to leave for our flight until 1:00." Alani said.

"We could spend the day in our room," I suggested.

"Doing what?" Alani said with a dirty grin.

"You know what."

"Let's go," She said, pulling me through the lobby.

When we got back into our room, Alani immediately closed the door and pushed me onto the bed.

"Calm down. We have hours."

She ignored me and tugged off her shirt.

Clothes went flying everywhere until we were both naked and ready.

"I want to try something else. Why don't you touch yourself for me."

"You mean masturbate in front of you?"

"Yeah, if you're okay with that."

She hesitated, and right as I was about to tell her it was okay if she didn't want to, she said, "Okay."

"Sit back on the pillows and spread your legs wide," I said as she did as I said. I stood, standing at the edge of the bed, watching her intently.

I gazed at her as she opened her beautiful creamy legs and gave me a perfect view of her center. I got even harder when she moved her fingers down her stomach and started rubbing her clit in circles.

I moved my hand down and started to stroke my length. After a minute, Alani pushed her middle finger into her pussy and looked up at me.

"One more," I said as she followed my instructions. She started to pump her fingers in and out of herself as I stroked myself faster. I would come way too quickly if I didn't slow down, so I decreased my strokes. I was already leaking with pre-cum as Alani moaned.

Watching Alani pleasure herself was like receiving the best gift on Christmas morning.

As Alani came, I watched her riding out her climax.

"Come here," I said as I lay down on top of her and kissed her passionately.

"What were you thinking about just now?" I whispered, pulling my lips away from her.

"You know what."

"I want to hear you say it."

"I imagined that my fingers were your fingers and that your mouth was wrapped around my clit," She said, surprising me.

I was barely touching her, and I almost came from her words alone.

"Do you want my mouth on your clit, Alani?"

"Yes," She said as I traveled down her legs and buried myself in her pussy. Alani moaned and squirmed as I ate her out. I didn't know why some guys didn't like this. It was literally paradise.

After coming from my mouth, I moved back up her body, grabbed a condom, put it on, and pushed myself inside her. We moved together as I pumped in and out, causing her to groan and wrap her legs around me.

We came together as our rough breathing filled the room. After I disposed of the condom, I climbed back under the covers.

For the next few hours, we cuddled, whispered sweet nothings in each other's ears, laughed, and talked about anything that came to mind. Before we knew it, it was time for our vacation to end.

Once our bags were packed, we said goodbye to our room that would definitely need a sheet change from housekeeping.

Then we drove to the airport, got our boarding passes, went through security, and got on the plane.

On the way home, Alani fell asleep on my shoulder. I let her sleep even though I was bored. Part of me even wanted to do those stupid crossword puzzles with her, but I let her rest, eventually falling asleep myself.