Chapter 3

~Levrae~

Weeks had passed since my argument with Emily. I felt extremely guilty for the way I spoke to her but I couldn't bring myself to call her and apologize. It's not like I was wrong anyway. 

My surprise for Jax was here. I had secretly packed his things and mine while he was packing up at work for the holiday break. It was eight days to Christmas and excitement was coursing through my veins more than ever. 

The door swung open and Jax walked in, a surprised look on his face as he saw our traveling bags by the door side. He raised a brow in question as he took off his jacket and threw it on the couch. 

“What's going on, babe?” He asked as he walked up to me and gave me a quick peck. I smiled happily as I reached into my purse and pulled out our tickets to the cruise ship. 

He took it from me with confusion written all over his face as he went through it and I watched as his expression changed from confusion, to shock, then to excitement.

“Babe, what is this? Hold on, don't tell me!” 

He was very excited as he read the words on the paper out loud and I couldn't help but feel so proud of myself. Using up my savings was definitely worth it. 

“We're really going there? We're spending our holidays on this cruise ship?” He asked again to be sure and I nodded with a bright smile on my face. 

“For one whole month,” I replied as I shrugged and he let out a sharp gasp of shock as his hand flew to his mouth. 

He suddenly pulled me in for a hug and I wrapped my arms around him, feeling bliss course through my body. His happiness was my happiness. 

“Thank you so much! I can't believe this. Are we heading there now?” He asked and I nodded in response. He yipped as he rushed to the room to get changed. 

I was very happy with his mood but I couldn't help but wonder… Why didn't he ask me how I got the tickets? Did he actually not care? 

Minutes later, he bounced out and my jaw fell to the ground. He was the hottest man I'd ever seen in my life, and guess what? He was my boyfriend! 

That thought almost made me squeal in excitement as I took in his appearance once more time. 

“How do I look, baby?” He asked as he turned around and I blushed in response. 

“You look handsome, as always.”

He grinned at my response as he took my hand and we pushed our luggage out of the house.

“Hey baby, can we invite a few people to join us?” He suddenly asked and my brows furrowed a bit. Maybe he wanted to invite his family over. 

“Yeah, our spot can accommodate up to 5 people,” I replied and he nodded with a smile in response as he took out his phone. 

“Let me quickly make a quick phone call.” He said and excused himself, making me frown a bit. This vacation was supposed to be just for the two of us. But if it was his family, I don't mind. 

He came back a few minutes later, and our ride arrived just in time. We threw the luggage in the boot and got in, the excitement still lingering in the air. 

We arrived at our destination after a journey of 3 damn hours. My butt was crying for help already. We got off the cab and the sight in front of me took my breath away. 

Jax was just as mesmerized as I was. He had his mouth agape as we walked towards the checkpoint to be scanned. I gave the security guard our ticket and recorded our name in Jax’s name. 

“We have a few guests joining us so when they call this name, please let them in,” I said politely and he eyed both of us for a second before nodding and letting us through. 

This vacation was going to be lit! 

Another guard took us to our spot and I almost cried. It was too beautiful to explain. The splashes of water made my heart at ease and the Christmas lights gave me warmth for no reason. 

“Isn't this beautiful, Jaxie?” I asked as I took the view in and twirled around in the spacious ground. 

“It is beautiful. Thank you so much for this, baby. And thank you for not putting me to shame back there.”

“What are you talking about? It was nothing.” I reassured him but he still shook his head as he approached me and held me close. 

“You could have said it was under your name. But you gave me the honor instead. I love you so much.” He said as he gazed at me with affection and I almost melted under his gaze. 

“I love you too, Jaxie.” I responded as he captured my lips in a breathless kiss and everything else faded into the background. 

I could have sworn I heard fireworks as our lips connected and the butterflies in my stomach resumed their jobs. Nothing really mattered anymore. As long as I had him all to myself, I didn't need anything else. 

“Jax!” I heard someone call out and we pulled apart immediately as we turned to see Jax's mom and sister rush in with a smile on their faces. 

Yeah, you would think it was a sweet smile. But hell no, it was a smile full of smugness and pride. I'd give them the joy of thinking this was their son's idea, but only because I loved him. 

“Jax, my baby boy, how are you?” His obnoxious mom quipped and I had to pinch myself hard so that I didn't roll my eyes. I plastered a smile on my face as they approached us and just as I expected, they acted like I wasn't there. 

“Hi, Mommy, Alexia. I'm happy to see you here.” He replied as he placed a soft kiss on his mom's forehead and ruffled his sister's hair. 

“Jaxie!” I heard someone else's voice call out and my heart dropped. Please don't tell me it's who I think it is. 

Her face appeared  as she came closer and all my happiness vanished in an instant. It was her.