Broken and Fearless // C.B.

Chapter 22

"This. This is the only swimsuit I brought, and I don't know. Suddenly I don't feel like going out."

"Jules, listen to me. You're so fucking gorgeous it hurts. Juliet, when I look at you, I can't breathe. I see you and you look more and more beautiful everyday."

She blinked a few times before asking, "So this looks okay?"

I laughed. "Yes, babe. It looks great. If you'd like, I can loan you one of my shirts."

She nodded, and I handed her a shirt I didn't mind getting wet. I tended to pack extra for times like this, as Jules often forgot an extra shirt, and because she was so nervous about her body. Frankly, I wasn't sure why, because she's fucking gorgeous, but nevertheless, I was prepared.

We ended up taking a tram to a water park. We all had floaties since we would be traveling down an aggressive river.

I fell out of my floatie and Jules started laughing. We noticed a water slide that would cause us to go underwater before reappearing.

Us guys kept complaining about water in our shorts. We saw a sign saying we couldn't go in because we weren't wearing swim diapers, and Sam joked that he had some. Sam, Jules, and I went down a kid's slide.

As soon as we finished at the water park, we were dancing to music, and Heath made a comment about dancing and that it caused our ages to be questioned. We may be 20, with the exception of my 18-year-old girlfriend, but we certainly didn't act our age.

Sam and I played a game of badminton while Elton moaned. I managed to get a point and cheered, causing Jules to cheer for me. She then started laughing, seeing Heath sitting down.

Elton went against Sam, and he failed to hit the birdie. I went again, and Heath took over for Sam, drinking and playing at the same time. I walked back towards the group and exclaimed, "My dad's awesome!"

We finished playing badminton and made our way to the hotel to change before dinner. Elton tried persuading us to get a taxi because he said it'd take awhile. We wanted to drive the Rolls Royce, but Elton kept making excuses. Elton managed to persuade us to get a taxi.

Heath made a strange comment about the food we'd probably have and Jules fiddled with her dress. "I don't like this."

"What about it don't you like?" I asked.

"All of this."

"Change, then. If you don't feel comfortable, you're going to be miserable, and I don't want you to be miserable."

She grabbed something from her suitcase and disappeared into the bathroom. While she was changing, Elton asked, "Are we all set? Where's Juliet?"

Jules came out moments later in black jeans and a red shirt that showed her shoulders. "Now I feel more like myself."

"And you still look amazing." I said, kissing her.

We walked into an elevator, and our ears were popping the whole ride. Maybe because we were going super high up.

Various courses were brought out during our meal. Some of it I knew what it was, others I didn't. It was all really good, which was the only thing I really cared about. Desserts then came out and we freaked out about chocolates in clams and started taking pictures of our food. Jules leaned back and scoffed. She's never been one to take pictures of her food in the time I've known her. The dessert was really weird, but really good. One had a lot of liquid, which we were weirded out by.

Jules tried it and made a face before it contorted to one of approval. "Okay, I don't know how something so liquidy like that could be good, but I'm all for it. Viewers. If you ever get the chance to come to Dubai, do so. It's been nothing but amazing."