"Wherever You Will Go." (17)

"Where are we going, anyway?" I asked Bella for the first time since we got back to the boat.

She giggled: "Don't try it... I won't tell you until we get there..."

Bella winked, captivating, in my direction.

I shook my head and broke into a smile.

She went to talk to Vincent, probably giving him a direction.

I lay down, beneath the sun, listening to some music from my headphones.

I had no idea where we were going, yet I didn't mind not knowing it.

I feel I can trust her, for some reason.

Some time passed.

When I turned my gaze, Bella was coming towards me.

She was now wearing a white shirt above her bikini.

How can she always appear that elegant and graceful?

I never get tired to see how beautiful her body is and the way, I can tell, she was feeling confident about it.

The kind of fearless I wish I could be.

I removed the earphones from my ears: "Are we...? "

Bella smiled warmly, leaning against the boat with folded arms.

"Turn around..." She whispered to me.

Focusing to that beautiful horizon I spotted a small sea cave, among the rocks.

Was that where we were going?

I stood up, moving closer to get a better view at it because I couldn't believe my eyes.

"It's beautiful..." I whispered in amazement.

Bella looked at that beautiful horizon, then looked at me: "That lady told me it's a little-known naturally cave you can only reach by boating."

She smiled warmly: "I can't believe this place really exist..."

"Yet..." I whispered under my breath.

"Yet we are here..." She finished my sentence with a soft smile.

Her smile is so harmonious.

Almost enchanting.

Bella pointed to a small section of beach hidden inside the cave walls.

Vincent left us there.

"My God, it's incredible..."

I was at loss of words.

That place was an open ceiling cave overlooking the sky above us with the most clear and blue water I have ever seen in my life.

I walked back and forth, in that white sand, admiring everything around me as I kept smiling like a child.

Bella and I kept throwing glances at each other, then pretending we didn't noticed them.

Why we keep hiding, anyway?

But that's when I could finally tell that she was happy too.

"I think it's one of the most beautiful place I've ever seen..." I raised my voice so she can hear me.

"I'm glad you like it." She replied softly.

I took off my dress and I placed my towel on the sand.

Although it was quite big, Bella and I sat close together in the center of it, as our bodies touched against each other.

As I felt my body getting closer to hers, I took a deep sigh of relieve.

A new... strange sensation I couldn't explain.

"Do you hear anything?" Bella asked me out of the blue.

"No..."

"That's the point. It's so quite around that you can only hear the waves. It's comfortable."

I closed my eyes and even though my heart was rumbling more at that moment, I vividly heard that sound she was talking about.

Such a gentle sound.

I opened my eyes again.

I like the contrast between her light skin color and her red hair.

"Ellie..." Bella whispered to me.

Her eyes looked at me in a sad way.

The tone of her voice so warm, yet so sweet at the same time.

Bella let out a sigh.

"I think I have to apologize to you." She said in a confident tone.

I widened my eyes in confusion: "Why would you?"

Bella looked straight into my eyes: "For my previous confusing behavior. Maybe you thought it was because of you, but believe me, it's not."

If it's not about me. Which I believe her. No doubt.

Maybe it's for someone else...

I had to try it at least...

"I can understand if you are still angry with your boyfriend..." I stammered.

Bella smiled, but in a nervous way: "Oh, no..." She slightly shook her head.

"It's not like that... It's about... I just needed to clear my thoughts."

A nervous sigh escaped from her lips, as she was staring at the horizon.

That is still confusing to me... but I feel I can understand her.

I struggle with that too, a lot.

We are similar... it's heartening.

"If I can help..." I whispered.

I didn't really know how to help, but I would have been happy to do it.

"Will you..." Bella whispered, looking at me again.

I barely moved my arm, then shivered at the contact with her skin.

Bella stared at my arm, suddenly.

"Can you ... put on some music?" She asked, but those words came out with difficulty.

I remaied silent for a few moments, blushing suddenly.

"What kind of music?" I asked.

"I don't know, you get to choose. A song you like."

I took my phone back in my hand and ran nervously my finger through my favorite playlist, but it seemed to me that I had forgotten all the lyrics of the songs...

Bella laughed softly: "Pick a song that you would like to hear now."

I went back more calmy to my phone and I finally found it.

I just knew it was the right one.

One of my favorite songs.

I handed Bella my earphones.

"Keep one to you." She smiled when I was about to hand her both of them.

The moment our hands touched I felt a warm shiver inside me.

I started to wonder why.

I pressed PLAY, and the song started:

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"Wherever You Will Go." Bella whispered with a soft smile.

I was surprised, yet so glad she recognized it immediately.

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Our arms touched again, our sighs intertwined, our eyes glanced at each other one more time, but neither of us dared to interrupt that moment.

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As the song ended, I removed the earphone from my ear.

My eyes were almost filled with tears.

"You chose such a beautiful song." She whispered.

Her gaze had also become more feeble and delicate.

"Do you really think so?" I was smiling again.

She nodded at me.

"Is there a reason you chose this one?"

"It's probably one of my favorite song about... unconditional love." I replied with a lump in my throat.

Bella smiled faintly.

But it was a somehow wistful smile.

Again.

I turned my gaze to that beautiful horizon.

Staying alone with her, in the silence of the nature, in that heavenly place, was giving me a peaceful calm.

Something that hasn't happened to me in a long time.

Then I had a strange feeling that was telling me something was changing.

Or was it just a silly feeling?

A/N

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