24: Let's hit the Beach

I didn't take my eyes off Damien because I was waiting for an answer. He shrugged and glared at Bethany.

"What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it obvious? It's a beach you bum...here for a little break" she grinned taking a seat next to Damien. My nails clawed at the wooden table.

"Break huh? Is Alberto here with you?" Damien asked. Why is he even interested in that? I frowned looking away. My mood was already ruined. And here I thought I got away from everything in Miami but here sits the devil staring and throwing sharp glares at me.

Her eyes darted to my stomach.

"Wow....You look so round" she smiled. "Congratulations you two" she said and then stroke Damiens arms.

"Dammy, order up for me" she grinned. Damien handed her the menu and I was stuck between leaving here and snapping at Damien to stop being nice to her.

"Crab sounds good' she said tapping her painted fingers on the table. I glared at Damien again and he was smiling at me. Idiot! I kicked his leg and he mouthed:

"Cute" I roll my eyes and excuse myself. Bethany followed me with her eyes stuck to my stomach . I wrapped my hand round my tummy unknowingly.

Halfway up to the beach, I heard Damien calling my name. I turned around quickly.

"Damn! You're so fast" he panted stopping in front of me.

"Dammy huh?" I mimicked Bethany voice and he chuckled.

"Babe relax. I had no idea she was coming here or I would've taken you somewhere else" Damien held unto my arms. I threw my eyes behind him to Bethany still seating at our table.

"I don't like her" I breath out and Damien nodded.

"Understood.  No none likes her. She just happens to be here and I'm sorry about that" he tried kissing my lips but I turned away so it landed on my cheek.

"Come on babe....don't do this. We came here for our honeymoon not to be mad at each other. "Damien pout.

"Bethany is here in Boracay and seating at our lunch table" I half yell but calmed myself down. This isn't his fault I know but I'm just mad.

Mad that she's here. Mad that she has to ruin everything.

"Come here" Damien opened his arms to me and I hesitated but walked into it. He wrapped his arms round my small body and planted a kiss on my head.

"I'm sorry Bethany is here. If you want us to leave Sea Bistro now, we will. I'll take you somewhere else to have lunch. That ok with you?" His voice was soft. A contrast to mine a minute ago. I bite down on my lip feeling bitchy for yelling at him.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you" I sniffed.  Damn pregnancy hormones.  Damien soothed my hair with his palms.

"Let's not do that again. Ok?" He stared into my eyes and I nodded. "So what do you say? Should we leave?"

"No. We were here first" I said ticking away a lone tear from my eyes.

"Alright.  Let's go" he wrapped his hands with mine as we walked back to Sea Bistro.

"Don't be nice to her" I snap and he chuckled but nodded.

"Yes ma'am"

"I'm serious or you'll sleep on the floor tonight" I threatened and let go  of his hand before taking my seat back on the table. Beth grinned at me.

"I must say, Jay. You look different" she said

I'm pregnant you idiot. I rolled my eyes and stared at Damien who was focused on his phone.

The waiter finally came back with our orders and Beth clapped her hands together like a child.

"I never knew it'd be this good" she said after taking a crab bite.

"We'll it is good" I snort.

We all ate in silence until Bethany had to talk again. "Since we're all here together. .." there we go. "I was thinking we could all hit the beach tomorrow afternoon"

"We can't go swimming Bethany. Jaycee is pregnant" Damien said and Beth frowned.

"Well, she can seat and watch as we glide the waters.  Just like old times huh? What do you say? "She smiled at me this time, obviously waiting for my reply.  Bitch!

"I'm sure it'll be fun" I say with a little smile and Damien glares at me with wide eyes.  He obviously didn't expect me to agree to that just now. Bethany too looked stunned but recovered with a smirk. One I wanted to wipe off her face.

"Babe, are you sure? "Damien ask me and I nod before slurping a fork of noodles into my mouth. Fancy. Real fancy. ..Jay.

"Yes. By the way, the doctor didn't say I couldn't swim"

"I know but..."

"It's fine" I said tapping his hand that rested on my knee.

Bethany grinned. "Well it's settled then. Tomorrow here at white sand beach" she clapped her hands together again and I snort.

"Perfect" I smile.

"Alberto would've simply loved to come but he was stuck in Italy " she said dabbing her mouth with the table napkin. The waitress brought each of us a glass of water before leaving.

"He's still pushing that office in Italy?" Damien suddenly seemed interested.

"He never listens" Beth rolled her eyes in annoyance or what I would call sympathy. I'm not sure.

"He has nothing to listen to " I didn't know I said that out loud until I noticed Damien was staring at me with a smile on his face. Bethany had am embarrassed look on her face.

"Excuse me?" She asked.

"Nothing" I smile at her before pushing my plate aside. "Darling.....I'm full" I said and got up.

"I'll take you back to the villa" Damien said getting up. He quickly paid for our lunch and he wrapped his arms round my back so his hand rested on my tummy.

"See you around" Damien said to a still astound Bethany who couldn't stop gaping at me. I smirked.

"You are one of a kind, woman" Damen chuckled as he loosened our bikes from the palm tree. I  grinned to myself. Now I just need to know how to manage myself around Bethany for God knows how long we'd be seeing her around.