Six Feet Under

by Paula O'Hara

  "Definitely," Bree nodded along, high-fiving my mother.

  I sighed, looking down at my lap. Hunter noticed this, and gently placed his hand on my thigh.

  "You good, Wills?" He had lowered his voice for my ears only, "I wasn't too rough on you, was I?"

  I blushed even more, God forbid.

  I quickly cleared my throat, pretending like everything was normal and continued eating the pancakes I had ordered at the hotel breakfast area.

  "Alex and Cindy know," I murmured quietly, keeping my eyes on my food.

  "Huh?" Hunter sounded confused, probably glancing at the smirking couple opposite us, "know what?"

  "That we had sex, Hunter," I hissed extremely quietly, making a small sound of understanding escape his lips.

  "Yeah," I muttered, hating that they were teasing us about it.

  Then, I heard a chuckle. I looked up at my very amused boyfriend with furrowed brows, "what?"

  "The walls are that thin, huh?" He grinned, hand gently squeezing my thigh.

  I shrugged, glancing quickly at Alex and Candy who were definitely keeping an eye on Hunter and I.

  Hunter then leaned closer, lips now brushing against the side of my ear ever so gently.

  "You just wait until we keep them awake every night of these two weeks, baby. We'll see who's laughing then."

  I couldn't help but smile as I gently pushed him away from me. I was still blushing, but for a whole different reason.

  "You sure know how to charm a lady, Hunter," I teased, pushing the constantly growing feelings I had for him a bit to the side so I could get through breakfast without jumping his bones.

  He had surprisingly managed to make me feel better about this.

  His hand was still on my thigh, making me feel warm, safe and protected. It was different than the jittery and electric feelings I had gotten from him before, but this now just confirmed how deep I was with him.

  He's the kind of guy I want to marry – in the far future, though.

  "Who said anything about you being a lady? Ladies aren't as freaky in bed as you, sweetheart. Especially in the mornings–" he had lowered his voice again, teasing me with a small smirk.

  His eyes were focused solely on me, not minding the curious couple opposite us.

  "Hey!" I let out a small laugh, gently slapping his arm, "I'm a lady."

  "Not in every sense of the word, Wills, admit it," he kissed my cheek, still teasing.

  He was very playful this morning; having gotten over his hangover as well as having had sex just a few hours ago.

  "You better watch it," I gave him a small look and smile, "I won't hesitate to keep my hands off of you for the rest of this vacation."

  The wide smile he gave me confirmed the fact that both of us knew that it was impossible. I couldn't keep my hands off him, especially when we were in private.

  Hunter shrugged, "I was just thinking 'lady' is a bit of an understatement. I was thinking something more along the lines of 'goddess' or—"

  I laughed, shutting him up with a small nudge. He grinned, hand squeezing my thigh comfortingly.

  "Now you're pushing it, Hunter," I returned his grin, loving his teasing and playful mood.

  "Alright, I'll let you rest. You'll need it before tonight—"

  "Hunter!" I shushed him, unable to wipe the stupid smile from my face.

  He leaned in and pecked my lips quickly, not having a care in the world who saw. He really did love me, and it made me feel extremely content.

  "You feel better now?" He asked, eyes searching mine, question regarding the embarrassment I had felt with Alex and Candy teasing us about having heard when we'd had sex.

  I smiled down at my lap and nodded, "yes."

  ____

  After breakfast, Alex, Candy, Hunter and I all went up to our rooms to get changed into swimwear, before throwing on beach dresses or simple shorts.

  We all met up at the front doors of the hotel before making our way to the beach.

  We had found a nice spot to lay our towels on,

  away from the tanning elders as well as the small kids.

  Candy and I were next to each other while Hunter and Alex had grabbed a beach ball with which they began playing some type of football with.

  "We didn't mean to make you feel embarrassed," she suddenly spoke while applying sunscreen onto my back.

  I was laying on my stomach with the strap of my bikini top undone.

  I waited for her to continue, and she did, with a small giggle, "during breakfast, you know?"

  "Oh," I chuckled, shrugging, "it's fine." Hunter had made me feel better about it, anyway.

  "It's just not everyday that you wake up in the morning to sounds–" she had started again, but I quickly cut her off, not wanting to blush again at the thought of the two actually having woken up to the sounds leaving mine and Hunter's room.

  "Sorry about them, really,"

  I told her awkwardly, "we didn't think the walls were that thin..."

  Then again, the walls might've not been that thin... as said before, I had trouble controlling myself and the sounds that were leaving my lips when having sex with Hunter.

  "It's fine, honey," she told me, a smile evident in her voice, "you two are so adorable, seriously."

  "Thanks," I let out a small giggle, "try not to keep him and I awake with the walls being so thin and all, if you catch my drift."

  I was merely joking. Hunter was a man of his word, and we'd definitely be keeping Alex and Candy awake a lot during this holiday as much as it embarrassed me to think about it.

  "Oh, we won't. With the baby, and all," she told me casually, making me look up at her with an extremely confused expression.

  She gave me a smile, knowing a million thoughts were running through my mind right now.

  "Baby?" I asked. Maybe I heard wrong?

  "Yeah," Candy nodded, beaming happily, "I guess this is as good of a time as any to tell you."

  "You're pregnant?" I asked with wide eyes, immediately sitting up to face her while holding my bikini top up with my hands, "with my brother's baby?"

  "Yeah," she nodded, smiling extremely genuinely as she looked over at him kicking the ball around with Hunter near the water.

  "Wait, what?" I was extremely shocked, "was it planned? I'm sorry, I just—"

  I didn't know what to say. She let out a small laugh, looking back at me, "it was planned, Willow. We're moving in together after summer when he's going to Uni."

  "Oh, my God," I managed, a smile breaking onto my lips, "I'm going to be an aunt?"

  "You are," she seemed relieved as I was happy with the news. Of course this was sort of a shock, but still...

  "Didn't you drink at Alex's party, though?" My brows furrowed again.

  She shook her head with a slight grin, "no. We didn't want to tell anyone yet, and Alex told me to make sure you had no idea. He told me on the flight here that I could tell you and-"

  I wrapped my arms around her in a hug, squeezing the life out of her.

  She really made my brother happy, and the thought of him having this all under control and planned out made me so happy as well, for the both of them.

  Candy hugged me back, giggling.

  "Welcome to the family, Candy," I told her, smiling widely to myself.

  I was going to be a really fucking cool aunt.

  "Thank you, Willow," she replied with a fair amount of sincerity in her voice before we pulled back.

  I quickly tied the top back on properly, avoiding flashing anyone.

  "Babe, you wanna come swim with me?" Hunter's call made my eyes break away from Candy's, and I turned to look at him looking oh-so-delicious in navy blue swimming shorts, baring his strong arms and chest, as well as abs, to me.

  "I gotta go," I gave Candy a small smile.

  She nodded with a giggle, giving me a wink before I got up and began running on the hot sand towards the two guys.

  Instead of running to Hunter, I ran to Alex and jumped up to hu
g him.

  He let out a small sound of surprise, before hugging me back. "Are you okay, Will?" He asked, amused.

  "I'm great. I'm proud of you, you know?" We pulled back and my feet landed gently on the sand again.

  I gave my brother a smile, making him understand that I now knew.

  "She told you?" He asked, running a hand through his hair as his smile widened.

  I nodded, watching as Hunter walked towards us.

  "I'm really happy for you two, seriously," I told him genuinely, to which he replied with a smile and nod.

  "Thanks, Wills. That means a lot."

  Hunter's arm wrapped around my shoulders while the ball was thrown into Alex's hands.

  He grinned at my boyfriend, who chuckled, "she knows?"

  I gaped up at him, "you knew before I did?!"

  Hunter grinned and shrugged, innocently.

  "Guy talks, Will," Alex gave me a wink before walking past us and towards Candy who was waiting for him at our towels.

  I turned to look up at Hunter, who was looking down at me.

  "Ready to get soaking wet, baby?" He smirked, making me let out a laugh before I pushed him away and began making my way towards the gorgeous and light blue water.

  Before I reached it, I felt Hunter's hands land on my waist when he swiftly and easily lifted me up.

  I let out a small squeal, immediately flailing my arms and legs around for him to place me down.

  "Hunter, I swear—" with a chuckle he carried me deeper into the ocean before throwing me in.

  The water was extremely warm once I resurfaced with a small look directed at him.

  "My curls are ruined, thanks," I raised my brows at him, as he neared me. I had curled my hair this morning into beach waves, but they were now ruined.

  "Oh, shush," he grabbed my waist again and tugged my body against his in the waist deep water.

  "Ready to get more wet, Wills?"