The Beauty of Love

17 - In his arms

He needed to calm his anger down, so he put in the earplugs and started listening to music. He was lying on the mattress, basking in the sun.

He saw that Fiona was reading 'A walk to remember.'

The sun was blazing, sharp, and piercing, so he closed his eyes. After a while, Justin felt something touching his arms. When he looked down, he saw Fi snuggling with him. She wasn't lying when she said she liked to snuggle. But, Hey! He didn't mind as he had the most beautiful girl in his arms.

She slowly opened her eyes.

"Morning, Fiona."

"Morning." She got up, rubbing her eyes.

It makes her look cute. She didn't jerk this time, so Justin assumed she was getting used to getting into his arms.

When both of them were fully awake, they ate their lunch. Each and every girl on this beach was drooling over Justin, but he didn't even take a glance at them. Instead, he was laughing and cracking jokes with Fiona, which made her feel elated.

After they ate their lunch, the couple decided to take a walk on the beach. They were walking hand in hand along the sea's edge. The moment was perfect.

"Want to race?" Justin suggested it out of the blue.

"Game on." She gleamed.

"Ok, so 1... 2..." Before he could complete 3, she ran off. Little did she know he was the fastest runner, unlike her. He could easily overtake her. When he was a little ahead of her, he heard her.

"Ouch, ouch."

Justin panicked and went back to Fi. She was kneeling down and rubbing her feet.

"What happened? Are you okay? How stupid of me. Why would you groan in pain if you are okay?"

He gave her a concerned look that turned into a smirk.

"I would groan..."

She is slowly starting to get up.

"To distract you,"

She had begun to run at full speed and yelled.

"TO WIN THE RACE."

He ran behind her. "Not fair. You are going to regret it." He told her laughingly, and she was also laughing while running.

Their race quickly devolved into a chase game. Justin was chasing Fi. While running, he grabs her waist and pulls her to himself, and swirls her around. They both burst out laughing and landed in the sand, with him on top of her. There was so much happiness and a glint in her eyes. Justin was glad that he was the reason behind it.

He put a strand of her hair behind her ears and slowly kissed her forehead. He didn't know how he could control himself from kissing her baby pink lips.

He slowly got up and gave her his hand, which she gladly accepted. Then, she slowly leaned forward and hugged him. And he gladly accepted Fiona into his arms. Her head was on his chest, and he really hoped she wouldn't hear his fast heartbeat. Soon it was dark, so they headed towards the hotel. The hotel was not far away, so they decided to walk.

Suddenly, it started raining, and immediately, Fi ran towards the shade.

"Justin, what are you doing? You will get cold." Fi was shouting.

"Oh, come on. It's so much fun here."

He ran towards her and pulled her out of the shade. She tried to run again, but his grip was firm. He took her in one hand and swirled her around. And they were dancing in the rain. They were both laughing at the end of it. Finally, the rain stopped, and they were both completely drenched. As Fiona was wearing a white tee that was completely see-through, he could sense that she was feeling cold. So, he gave her his hood, which he was carrying with him.

Yes, the hood was also wet, but at least it could cover her. She was going to deny it, but she accepted it when Justin gave her a stern look.

"Thanks," She said gratefully.

After a few more minutes, they reached the hotel, and he immediately gestured to Fi to change. Justin gave her his tee-shirt as it was loose, comfortable, and would keep her warm.

When she changed into the bathroom, he quickly changed his clothes and ordered some soup and hot Chinese noodles.

Fiona came out wearing his shirt, and it differed completely from her wearing his clothes in a good way. She was petite. Despite that, his shirt fitted her properly. It was up to her mid-thigh. She wore black leggings underneath them. She went towards the bed and covered herself with a blanket.

"I am sorry I shouldn't have asked you to get wet in the rain." Justin said with guilt.

"You are kidding me. I had a blast today. Even if I got sick, it was completely worth it." She said it with the biggest smile she'd ever seen.

"If you say so, then yes, the feeling is mutual. I ordered some soup and noodles. It is the best way to keep ourselves away from the cold. Do you want anything else?"

"Nope, it's perfect." She stated.

"Yes, it is definitely perfect." He said, looking into her eyes.

A server came with their food, and they both ate it. The beach can make you tired. So soon after that, both were yawning.

It was time to sleep, so they both went under the blanket. Justin took Fiona into his arms, and the warmth spread throughout his body. The best part was that she didn't pull away. Instead, she snuggled closer.

"Good night, Fi." He said it while kissing her hair.

"Goodnight, Justin." She said. Though he wasn't able to see her face, he knew that she was smiling.

It was the first day of their honeymoon, and it was better than he had ever expected. He had never had so much fun with any girl in his life.

Justin happily drifted off to sleep with HER IN HIS ARMS.