Chapter Sixty-One

Talia's POV:

I spent the entire time that Nicholas was away with Louis doing nothing but fishing, eating, and staying bored out of my mind. I got tired of the books that I have been reading and wanted to do something else. Maybe cook, watch TV or do other creative stuff. But no. I was stuck with one routine and had no way of breaking out of it. Very frustrating.

After three days, one faithful afternoon, as I chilled out on the beach, Nicholas returned. Both excitement and anxiety swept in. He woke me up from my nap with a slow, sensual kiss that made me think I was daydreaming. At first, something blocked the beaming sun that struck my face and gentle, long-cold-fingers stroked my hair.