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Chapter Five
Bonnie
We ended up not sleepingat all. Travis more than kept his promise. He was definitely a lot of fun in the bedroom. It was six thirty by the time we finally started to yawn, but then I looked at my phone and sat up straight in bed.
Travis blinked lazily. "What?"
"Hey, sunrise is in half an hour. The beach is just one minute away.”
He yawned again but got out of bed. I loved that he was indulging me even though I could tell it was the last thing he wanted to do. He needed to rest after his fantastic performance tonight. All in due time, though.
We dressed quickly. I put on jeans and a shirt because mornings were very chilly, and I also carried a jacket with me. As we stepped out of my bungalow, Travis took my hand. It was an intimate gesture I hadn't expected. I squeezed his hand tightly.
We walked only a few steps, and then we were on the beach already. God, I loved that about Oceanwell Bay. Everything was within walking distance.
It was windier than I expected, and it was pitch-dark, but not for long. We sat down on the sand. Travis was behind me, and I nestled myself between his legs so his chest was shielding my back. He crouched his legs on the outside of mine and wrapped his arms around me. I felt like I was in a cocoon.
"I've never watched the sunrise on a beach," he said.
"There's a first time for everything." My stomach rumbled. I put a hand on it, rubbing in circles. "Mm, I'd love some bacon."
We both fell completely silent when the sun came up. It was just a blip on the horizon at first, sparkling orange against a pitch-black sky, but it kept growing. The reflection in the water magnified the light. It was simply breathtaking.
"I love the sun when it's so weak and I can look straight at it," I murmured.
Travis held me tighter in his arms, but he didn't say anything. I was certain he was enjoying this too. I loved that we were the only ones on the beach.
We stayed intertwined like that for twenty minutes until the sun was completely up. We were both freezing by then, so we hurried back to the bungalow a few minutes later. Exhausted, I sat on the bed, intending to undress myself, but somehow fell asleep instantly.
I woke up to the smell of bacon. My head was hurting, as if I'd drunk a ton of alcohol last night. Still, I pushed myself up in a sitting position quickly. How could it smell like bacon? I didn't have any in the fridge as far as I knew. I dashed to the kitchen and, to my astonishment, saw Travis flipping bacon in a pan.
"I think I must be dreaming," I said.
He looked at me sideways, the corner of his mouth lifting.
"The lady said she wanted eggs and bacon, and that's what she's getting."
I couldn't wrap my mind around the fact that he was still here, let alone that he was cooking breakfast. He’d watched the sunrise with me and now was making me breakfast. And I was supposed to just forget all this after he left? My heart was heavy at the thought.
"How is this happening?" I asked, coming closer. "I'm pretty sure I don't have either of those items in my fridge."
"I went shopping. The store is just across the street."
"You went shopping," I said, stunned. "What time is it?"
