342 Love Bites (1/2)

Thea felt too excited as she and Jeru headed towards their destination. They left early, before sunrise. The estimated travel time was about  six hours. It was the nearest province in the City with a good place for a vacation. The province was known for its lush greenery, coconut palms and exotic beaches. Jeru had arranged a private villa for them with complete amenities inside, like a real home located at the beachfront area.

Jeru was very thoughtful and considerate of her condition so he chose a place not very far from the City.

It was Thea's first beach vacation after all those years of agony. She shook her head to erase the ugly memories surfacing in her mind from her past. What she had right now was more important, and she must avoid reminiscing about her past.

Jeru grabbed her hand and kissed it lovingly. ”I read good reviews about that place so we can surely relax there.” he murmured before he cuddled Thea . ”You can sleep during the  journey.” he added.

”It's okay… I'm not sleepy at all,” she said with a smile. Who would feel sleepy when her handsome husband was cuddling her during the ride. She would rather be awake on their joyride and feel him along the way.

”By the way, how is Zach doing?” asked Thea as she snuggled to Jeru.

Jeru chuckled and said, ”Well he's doing good and he said he won't disturb me at all. He even wanted to confiscate my mobile phone so no one can disturb me during the vacation.”

Thea laughed too and commented, ”That's so like him. We're lucky, Keira and Zach are amazing people right?”

Jeru nodded in agreement and whispered, ”Yeah.” A lot of changes had taken  place and they were all good for him. He had a better and more fulfilling life now compared to before, where he always felt he lacked everything though  he had all the material things around him.

”Now sleep for some time hon… I will be keeping you awake later that's why I want you to recharge…” Jeru teased in his whisper not even minding if their driver would hear it.

Thea blushed hard with those words and she could not find her own words to reply.

'Gosh! Keep me awake? I like it!' she mused dreamily.

Just the thought of Jeru keeping her awake with his love bites sent shivers in her whole body. It was the kind of sleepless night  that she was anticipating in this trip. Then she thought of Keira's crazy ideas for the honeymoon. Thea giggled inside… The lingerie in her baggage were all provided by Keira and she was not even sure if she would have the courage to wear those.

Meanwhile, Jeru was in deep thoughts during the trip. He was thinking about how he could make these  two weeks an unforgettable romantic vacation for his dear wife. He was in a dilemma for days because of searching unrelentingly about how he could give Thea a few heartwarming surprises.

He smiled as he recalled his conversation with his father...

A day before their trip Jeru had a drink with his father Senior Liu where Jeru opened up to his father that Thea told him she loved him.

”Son… You two had  an arranged marriage because of the baby but that doesn't mean that the marriage could not work-out like what happened to me and your mom. We too had an arranged marriage, but I can feel that your mom loved me. And my mistake was  that I was trapped in my past such that I didn't let myself move on. One can learn to love with time and that is true, I believe, especially if the person is worth it.” narrated his father who poured Jeru another drink.

”How come you let the woman confess first?” His father asked in jest and Jeru pursed his lips. Then his father stared at him and said, ”I can see you really love your wife son… What's wrong? What's stopping you from  telling her?”