After the proposal, Maximus brought out our food and after that, we ate together. Just like before, he was the sweetest and my heart was feeling giddy while smiling like crazy. It has been so long since I felt this kind of happiness and it was refreshing.

Maximus came into my life during my darkest moments and he served as my light. Until now, he still has that effect on me. Now that Maximus and I were together again, my world became complete. I couldn't ask for more.

I knew that we would be facing a lot of trials because of our current situation but I knew that our love for one another would serve as our strength and shield.

"I forgot to bring dessert. That's too bad." I said after we finished our meal and Maximus chuckled.

"You want some dessert? I can give you one." His eyes were sparkling with mischief. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Really? You brought some?" I asked a little bit suspicious. I could tell that he was thinking about something naughty again judging by that playful smirk on his face.

"Yes, of course. This dessert if only for you though." My forehead knitted.

"Really, huh? Where is it then?" He stood up and my eyes almost came out of its socket when he pulled his mesh shorts down.

"Maximus! You're such a pervert! What do you think you're doing?!" He laughed heartily.

"I thought, you wanted dessert?"

"I wasn't referring to that! I wanted dessert as in sweet food!" I said with reddish cheeks. He threw his head back as he laughed once again. This guy. He really loves teasing me.

"I was just messing around, mi hermosa. You're so cute whenever you're embarrassed like right now." He pulled up his shorts and then sat beside me before kissing my cheek.

"Hmp! I can't believe you just did that. What if someone was watching us? It would be so embarrassing. They would probably call the people because they thought you were sexually harassing me or something." His laugh became louder because of what I've said. He then put his arm over my shoulders.

"Don't worry, mi hermosa. No one's here aside from us. Anyway, do you want to take a dip later?"

"But I didn't bring any change of clothes with me. You should've told me that we would be swimming so that I brought some clothes with me." The other day, someone came by to deliver the clothes that Maximus ordered for me.

I didn't see who it was though because I was in the bathroom but he said that it was one of his friends.

He beamed. Don't worry, mi hermosa. I got your back."

"What do you mean?" I asked curiously. He opened his back-pack and to my surprise, he brought a pair of my clothes, underwear, swimsuit and sun protection lotion.

"Oh, now I finally understand what's in that back-pack of yours."

"Of course. I'm always ready." He even winked at me. I sneered at him but he just laughed again.

"Fine. We'll go later. The water looks warm enough for us to take a dip because it's sunny."

"It is. Summer is just around the corner so the water should be warm by now not to mention that the weather is really nice today." He answered and I nodded my head. We spent the next minutes just talking about random things and I took that as an opportunity to ask him things about himself that I didn't know yet.

"Don't you have any siblings, dolce metà?"

"I'm an only child, mi hermosa. I really wanted to have siblings when I was still a child but it didn't happen."

"Well, having many siblings is like a roller coaster ride. Sometimes, you're happy and sometimes, you fight with them because of silly things." I said as I remembered my siblings. We were like that but it was fun.

We grew up very close to one another but when our mother passed away, everything has changed. I thought, we wouldn't go back to the way were but thankfully, our relationship as siblings was okay now.

"I wish, I experienced that but I didn't. Well, I had my share of friends whom I consider my siblings. One day, you'll meet them." Maximus said while gazing at me. He was lying on the picnic blanket while pillowing his head on my lap.

My hand was playing with his hair, gently stroking it.

"Really? I'm looking forward to that. I hope you approve me for you." He smiled.

"I'm sure, they will. I mean, why wouldn't they? You're the most beautiful and amazing woman I've ever laid my eyes on?" That made me smile.

"You're pulling my leg."

"Of course, not. I'm telling you the truth." I didn't comment further but the smile on my face widened.

"Anyway, I've been meaning to ask you this these past couple of days but didn't have the chance to." I then said after that. His forehead wrinkled.

"About what?"

"If king Giuseppe isn't your biological father, then who?" The smile on his face disappeared.

"Honestly, I don't have any idea, mi hermosa. If I've only known that Giuseppe wasn't my real father, I would've asked my mom about it before she passed away."

"But did you ever try looking for any clues about him?" He shook his head.

"I didn't have the time, mi hermosa. My focus was always been about getting back the throne and now, clearing my own name."

"Don't you have any plans of doing so after getting back your throne and clearing your name?" He heaved a sigh.

"I'm not sure, mi hermosa. For now, I don't really think about the possibility of it. But I'm not closing my door about that. Maybe, one day, I would." I nodded my head.

"Okay. Anyway, why did you come here to Costavia almost three years ago? Were you really on vacation back then?" I queried. Amusement filled his eyes.

"What is this, mi hermosa? Question and answer portion?" He asked while chuckling. I rolled my eyes.

"Yes! I just wanted to get to know you better, that's all. You already proposed to me yet I have a lot of things that I don't know about you. I just want to know everything about you." I answered and then pursed my lips. He laughed and then took my hand and kissed it.

"Okay then, if that's the case, I'll throw you some questions in return too."

"Okay, ask away, but before that, answer my question first." I demanded. The amusement in his eyes disappeared and he suddenly became serious. An unknown emotion passed through his eyes before it disappeared just like that. But after about three two or three seconds, he smiled again.

"Yes, mi hermosa. I was on vacation back then and when I saw you for the first time, I knew right away that you would be the only woman who would make my world go upside down."

"My dolce metà is really a sweet talker." I said with an eyebrow cocked up.

"But at least, I'm only telling the truth." My heart skipped a beat because of what he said.

"Really? So, your confession to me in front of my friends was sincere?"

"Of course, mi hermosa. We wouldn't be here right now if I wasn't sincere back then." He assured me and I couldn't help but to feel giddy. I drew my face closer to his and then pecked his lips with a soft kiss.

"What was that kiss for?" He asked with a contented smile.

"Nothing. I just wanted to kiss you. Why? Didn't you like it?"

"Of course, I liked it! Come, kiss me more." I couldn't help but laugh but gave in to his demand though. We kissed passionately and it made me moan in pleasure. Damn. Just kissing him made my body feel hot.

After that, we continued chatting while kissing from time to time, just enjoying the view and the warm breeze of the air.

Later on, we decided to change to our swimwear and then take a dip in the water.

"Damn it. Now, I regret suggesting for us to swim." Maximus voiced out while looking at me. I just finished changing into my swimsuit.

"And why's that?"

"Because you're giving me a hard time here. You look so damn sexy and hot right now that all I want to do is to make love with you over and over again." My eyes widened because of his bold he was.

"Maximus! We're here to enjoy not for that!" He scratched the back of his head.

"I'm sorry, mi hermosa. I can't help it." I rolled my eyes. He was sitting on the picnic blanket while openly ogling at me.

"You're really so insatiable." He just chuckled. I pulled him by the hand to make him stand up so that we could finally go down the river.

There was a cemented stairway going to the river, around 15 steps, and while we were descending, Maximus was holding my hand, making sure that I wouldn't fall.

When we reached the river, we went into the water right away and Maximus was right. The temperature of the water was just right.

We dipped into the water together and enjoyed swimming. Maximus was so naughty that he kept on chasing after me and whenever he managed to catch me, he would kiss me on the lips. My squeals and his laughs were so loud and it was echoing.

He even pulled me under the water and then kissed me there for a couple of seconds.

"Ah!" I breathed for air as my head emerged from the water after that kiss under the water. I almost ran out of breath that I smacked him on the arm.

"I can't believe you! Were trying to kill me?!" He laughed.

"Yes, but only with pleasure, mi hermosa." He answered with a sensual tone and then pulled me by the waist until out bodies pressed together. I sneered at him.

"Whenever you're not horny, you're naughty." His laugh became louder because of what I said.

"I don't understand myself either. Whenever I'm with you, my control breaks loose. You're the only one who could do that to me and it's still shocking on my part until now. I thought, I was the kind of man who has a strong self-control but you proved me wrong." He then looked at my body full of desire.

The depth of the water was up to my waist on that part of the river that's why he could clearly see my body not to mention that the water was crystal clear.

"You're really so sexy in that swimsuit, mi hermosa. I was right. Red suits you. It compliments the complexion of your smooth skin." His voice became husky. I bit my lower lip when I felt his hands slowly caressing my waist down to my bottom.

"Ohh." A moan escaped my lips when he squeezed my butt and then grazed his hardness against my already heated core.

"W-What do you think you're doing?" I asked, stifling my moans. Gosh! He was already so hard and ready!

"I want you, mi hermosa." My eyes widened and then looked around.

"Someone might see us here!" I hissed and then turned my back on him, intending to get away from him but he stopped me and then trapped me against the huge rock. The water on that part was just until my knees.

"I told you, no one's here aside from us. Don't you want to make love with me right now?" He was staring at me with puppy dog eyes and as usual, my heart melted.

"You're hopeless." I answered in defeat. He smirked playfully.

"Only for you, mi hermosa. Only for you." He then leaned forward to capture my lips with a kiss. We both moaned as we kissed like there's no tomorrow. He'd been deliberately seducing and teasing me since a while ago and the fire within me ablaze.

Our hands were already exploring and roaming on each other's body and I forgot where we went at that moment.

"Mierda! I was right. You're so wet already."

"Oh, God." I moaned with a small shaking voice as his fingers did their magic on my womanhood. My knees almost lost their strength when his fingers circled my hard nub relentlessly.

"Ohhh!" I buried my face on the crook of his neck as I held onto him. My eyes rolled back when I felt him insert a finger inside me and then moved it, teasing my inside as his thumb continued teasing my cl*t at the same time.

I could feel myself coming closer to the edge but to my big disappointment, he stopped and withdrew his fingers from me.

"Maximus! Why did you stop?!" He smirked before he suddenly untied my swimsuit on the left side. Because of that, my p*ssy got exposed under his heated gaze. But before I could react, he knelt on his knees before me and then began eating me hungrily.

"Oh, my!" I almost screamed in pleasure as I leaned against the hard rock while my hands were pulling on his hair.

"Put your right foot here." He instructed as he tapped on the smaller rock next to me. I did as I was told and now, I was standing before him with my treasure at full display.

"Damn. Your kitty so damn mouth-watering. I can't get enough of it." He said before resuming eating me out like there's no tomorrow.

"Maximus! More!" I was already going crazy as he sucked and tongued my weakness over and over again before tongue-fùcking me. It was too much.

"Ahhh, I'm c*mming!" I screamed when I reached my first peak. My whole shook uncontrollably as I held onto his head.

"Dolce metà!" I called for him when he suddenly entered me. I wasn't expecting that because I was still savoring my org*sm. He started ramming into me and it drove me crazy. I could feel his big and long c*ck reaching the deepest depths of my insides and it brought me great pleasure.

My v*ginal walls squeezed his length and he grunted in pleasure. Our lips met for a sensual kiss as his thrusts never faltered. The naughty slapping sounds of our colliding sensitive parts added to the heat within us and it was too much.

He pulled up my bikini top and then alternately latched on my nipples hungrily.

"Mierda! You're driving me crazy mi hermosa!" He picked up his pace and my cries of ecstasy became louder. I couldn't take it anymore. My legs were about to give out as I felt that familiar tingling and intense sensation that was about to explode in the center of my being.

"Oh, God! Ahhh!" Then, it hit me. My climax was so intense that I felt like I was going to pass out. I held onto him tightly as my body convulsed. He stopped moving while waiting for my org*sm to be ebbed as his naughty mouth continued on playing with my rosy buds.

"Damn. You're so beautiful, mi hermosa. I can't get enough of you." I opened my eyes and then met his gaze.

"Y-You're not done yet." I said while catching my breath and he smirked.

"Turn around, mi hermosa." He said instead of commenting on what I just said. I could see the fire of desire in his tantalizing hazel green eyes and it served as a gas that made the fire within me scorch even more.

He withdrew his manhood from inside of me and I did as I was told. I faced the big rock behind me and then held onto it as I bended over.

"Damn. These are mine." He uttered throatily as he caressed my butt with his hands. "You are mine. Only mine." His voice was full of possessiveness.

I was about to say something when he suddenly entered me in one powerful thrust which made me moan seductively. I was so wet that my core welcomed his hardness without a hitch.

I thought he was going to pound into me just like I wanted him to be but his pace was painfully slow which drove me impatient.

"Maximus...please..."

"What do you want, mi hermosa?" He asked as he buried his face on the crook of my neck. His hands were kneading my jiggling breasts while his fingers were twiddling with my nipples.

His pace was still slow and I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted more.

"Faster..."

"I can't hear you. Say it louder." My cheeks blushed profusely.

"Maximus!" I hissed but he just chuckled.

"If you won't tell me what you want, then let's stop from here." He then began pulling out of me. I groaned in frustration. I knew that I wanted more and he was the only one who could quench the thirst within me.

When the tip of his c*ck was almost out of me, I stopped him.

"I want you to take me faster, dolce metà. Give it to me already!" He kissed my neck wetly but he didn't oblige.

"Maximus, please!" I begged wantonly and he chuckled.

"Gladly, mi hermosa. Brace yourself." He whispered to my ear with a sensual voice before he finally gave me what I wanted.

"Oh, sh*t! Ahhh!" I didn't know what I was saying anymore. He pounded inside of me with powerful thrusts. My throat was already sore because of continuous moaning and calling for his name.

I knew that he was about to explode already and so was I. I felt like his manhood became even bigger and harder inside of me and I was right. After a couple more thrusts and he rammed his cock as far as it could go inside of me and then held it there before letting himself go.

"Oh, mi hermosa!" He roared as his juices coated my insides. I could feel every jet of his hot essence and that drove me over the edge. My body shuddered wildly as the tsunami of pleasure hit me.

"Maximus! Ohhh, it feels so good!" My eyes rolled back in so much ecstasy. Thankfully, he was holding me still because I couldn't trust my knees anymore. They became jelly as we floated in the 7th heaven.

"I love you so much, mi hermosa." He then whispered and my heart was filled with so much joy.

"I love you too. So much that I can't even explain." I whispered back and then craned my head to look at him. Our gazes met before we kissed full of love.

"Hmmm..." I moaned against his mouth when his length slipped out of me.

"I love hearing your moans. It makes me horny everytime." He uttered playfully after that kiss. I faced him and then pinched him on the side.

"You're really a horny man!" He laughed.

"But you love this horny man, right?" I sneered at him and was about to fix my swimsuit when we suddenly heard a woman's scream.

My eyes widened. "Who's that?"

Maximus looked up and I followed his gaze just to see a woman up there, looking at our direction as if she just saw a traumatizing scene before she ran away like a ghost was after her.

I quickly fixed myself. "Oh, my God! Someone saw us!" I said in panic but Maximus looked so amused that he didn't even bother fixing himself.

"Why do you still look amused? Someone just saw us! Oh, my God! This is so embarrassing!"

"So? We weren't doing anything wrong. I mean, it's her fault for coming to a private property."

"Do you know her?" I asked.

"No but I think I already have a clue of who brought her here."

"Who?" I asked curiously but instead of answering, he scooped me up onto his arms.

"What are doing?! Where are you taking me?!" I asked as he began walking towards the cemented stairs.

"Let's get dressed. I'm sure, that guy is on his way here."

"Whom are you referring to?"

"You'll know soon, mi hermosa. For now, let's get dressed." When we reached the picnic blanket where we left our stuffs, we got dressed. We just finished doing so when we heard a voice from the hanging bridge.

"I knew it. It was you." I looked at the man who spoke. Behind him was the girl a while ago. I couldn't help but to blush in embarrassment. I couldn't believe someone actually saw us while doing that.