Rolling over, I scoot my hand over to where Astor is, but nothing hits my hand other than air and a cold mattress. Instead of opening my eyes and looking like a normal person would, I keep reaching out for him. Until I'm heading straight off the bed. I land with a loud thud and a few seconds later I hear Astor's quick step down the hall.

"Hey. What happened?" He grips my arms and helps me stand up on my feet. I blush and give him a sheepish smile.

"I just kinda rolled off the bed." I try to hold in my laughter as he looks at me like I have a second head. But then he smiles and I can't help the laughs that come out of my mouth.

"Yeah." I giggle behind my hand as he gazed at me and sighs, pressing a kiss to my nose.

"You're so fucking adorable and gorgeous." He stares into my eyes, one of his hands running through my hair.

"Whatever." I smile at him. See, we made a deal; I can no longer disagree when he calls me beautiful and he can no longer disagree when I call him handsome. It's a simple win-win.

"Pancakes, baby?" He let's me go and walks down the hall and into the kitchen. I follow behind him. He glances at me with a raised eyebrow as I watch him move around the kitchen.

"Yeah, sure." I give him a small smile and go to sit at the table. While he cooks, I look out the window. Since it's now light outside, I can see where we are. Past a thin layer of trees, I can see water and sand. We are at the beach.

"This place is gorgeous, Ast." I sip a cup of coffee and pull my feet up into the chair and place the cup on my knees.

"Thank you." He looks back at me as he flips the pancake over, making the pan sizzle. "This used to be my parents' place."

I almost ask what he meant by 'used to' but I drop it, not wanting to ruin the mood.

"So what's the plan, Stan?" I ask, jokingly, giving him a small smile.

"Well first off, I gotta feed you." He grins over his shoulder at me. "These are definitely gonna be the best pancakes you've ever tasted. And I mean ever!"

I laugh at his playful mood and stand up, placing my cup on the table.

"Then," he continues, not noticing that I got up. "We shall go and change and take a swim or relax in the hammock outside. After that, I'm going to take you shopping for some clothes. It gets pretty hot here during mid-day." He starts to pile the pancakes on a plate. After the third is placed, I silently come up behind him and hug him from behind, pressing a kiss to his shoulder. He jumps, startled, before turning around to face me.

"You are so beautiful." He whispers, tucking a piece of stray hair behind my ear. He trails his finger tips down my check to rest on my collar bone. I can feel his minty breath across my face.

"Mmm." I hum, bringing my hand up to cup his cheek. Without warning, I grab his face and pull him down toward me and kiss him. He wraps his hands under my thighs and pulls me up and sits me on the counter, never breaking the kiss. He stands between my legs, one hand cupping the back of my hand, the other cupping my cheek.

I cut off our make-out session, pulling back slightly to look into his eyes. My hands rest on his chest and I feel his heart beat like a constant drum. I wonder if he can feel mine too.

He sighs and places his forheas against mine, catching his breath.

"I'm going to miss doing this all the time when you leave to go off to college." I tell him, wrapping my arms around his neck and playing with the ends of his hair.

"Me too, babygirl. Me too." He pressed a kiss to my forehead before helping me stand back on my own two feet.

"No, let's get some food in you." He presss one last lingering kiss to my lips before leading me to my chair for me to sit down. He goes over to get the food and brings it back within a few minutes. That's. So. Much. Freaking. Food!

"You're too good to me. You're going to end up spoiling me." I tell him as I take a few pancakes and fill it with syrup.

"I know, baby. That's the whole point." He winks at me before digging into his own food.

Hey sorry I've been MIA y'all. I've miss you all so much!! How's life? For those in school, are you as ready as me to be out? Probably lol. Can't wait for summer!!! 

FYI I won't be active almost AT ALL this summer. No wifi, no updates. I'll be at camp right after school lets out and then I'll only be on for a bit on Sundays. Sorry y'all!!! But I will be writing (since I'll have a hell of a lot of time) so you will be getting updates.

Who's ready for another chapter??

What do you think is going to happen?

-Marissa