Chapter THREE

 
Anella woke up naked to the smell of breakfast. She put her clothes on and made her way to the galley.
“Good morning my love, you slept well?”
“Yes and no.”
“I understand.”
“I don’t Fernando, you have been telling me for months you want to make love to me and I offered myself to you and you rejected me. Why?”
“Didn’t I make you feel good?”
“Is that all you wanted?”
“Anella, I told you never doubt me and yet here you are! I know you are confused but be patient, I know what I am doing. Breakfast, eat.”
“God you are insufferable, you spend money on me like it’s nothing, you parade me around your friends like I am some priceless piece of art and the one time I lay my heart on the table you reject me. I don’t want breakfast Fernando, I want YOU! I’m leaving.” She stood up quickly.
“You can’t.” He said softly in amusement
“Why the hell not?” Anella began to shout.
“We are 2 miles from the shore, unless you plan to swim.”
“When did we move?”
“In the middle of the night, while you slept.”
“You are so unfair to me Fernando, why did you bring me here?”
“I don’t know Anella, I’m in love with you and I want to keep you here safe from the outside world but I can’t and I am afraid if I make love to you, everything will go wrong and you will get away from me.”
“Please take me back, I can’t handle the hot and cold from you. Either you want me or you don’t. Maybe it’s time I find a boyfriend who won’t refuse me. I can’t sit around and wait for you to change your mind and make me feel stupid again.”
Fernando got up from his seat, walked over to Anella and stood in front of her. He took her hand and placed it on his erection.
“Does this feel like I don’t want you?”
“Then make me yours Fernando, please or I will never let you touch me again.”
“You need to be sure.”
“I am, I don’t want anyone else.”
“As you wish but you need to eat and take a shower, I don’t want any interruptions.”
“Okay.”
They ate in silence, Fernando checked his cell phone for any emails pertaining to business and when Anella got up to go take her shower, he grabbed her hand while she walked past him.
“No turning back caro.”
“I know.”
 
Fifteen minutes later Anella came out of the bedroom wearing a red satin robe that came to her knees. Fernando was on the phone, speaking harshly to someone.
“Buy the damn magazine if you have to and collect every single print. I will NOT have her name tarnished by me you understand? Now do as I say, NOW!” Fernando clicked off his cell phone and threw it across the room. It shattered into pieces.
Anella scrambled back to the bedroom door.
Fernando sat down and rested his head on his arms.
“I am not angry at you love, come over here.”
Anella stood where she was. Fernando looked up and saw her face. Fear was all he saw and it was directed at him.
“Anella you cannot possible believe I would ever hurt you! Come to me.”
Anella shook her head and stayed where she was. Fernando let out a grunt, got up and went to her. He took her by the hand and led her to the table.
“Sit.”
Anella sat down without taking her eyes from his.
“Someone saw us caro and I have to fix it before your name is all over the news.”
“Saw us? Where?”
“Here, in bed. Someone sneaked up to the porthole and took photos of us. They sold them to a sleezy magazine and the prints are already in circulation. I am acquiring the magazine as we speak and recovering the copies before people hit the streets.”
“Actually I don’t care Fernando, I am not involved with anyone and neither are you. Wait are you?”
Fernando looked guilty.
“Oh god, this is why you wouldn’t go all the way. I hate you! Take me back NOW!”
“Caro please don’t, I didn’t mean for things to happen this way. I am not actually seeing anyone, she was just someone I would call when I needed release and yes it sounds bad but that’s the way it was.”
Anelle let out a sob.
“Don’t.”
“Leave me alone, I trusted you, I know you would break my heart and you did and now people have photos of us. How could you?” She got up and tried to go back to the bedroom but Fernando stopped her. He held her in his arms and tried to kiss her.
“Stop it, let me go, you don’t love me.”
“Shhh, you know that’s not true. Quit struggling!”
Anella cried her heart out for about five minutes and when she thought he would let her go, he lifted her onto the kitchen counter and just stared into her watery eyes.
“My heart is breaking, I need you so bad, please let me.”
“I can’t Fernando, you need what I have, not what I am.”
“No, you make me happy, I have never had that with anyone, please…….” He began kissing her neck, her ears, cheeks and when his lips touched hers, all the doubts, fears and issues evaporated.
Fernando quickly disrobed Anella, and stepped back to look at her. He had pulled the curtains over all the portholes before she got up.
He held her hands onto his chest and kissed her again as he took off his shirt and dropped his pants. His body wasn’t hard like an athlete’s but his muscles were soft and well defined. Anella ran her hands all over him, she had seen naked models before but this was for her and only her.
Fernando began to pull his boxers off and Anella watched and his manhood came into view. He was magnificent. She reached out and touched him and he groaned.
“You like that?” She whispered.
“Yes, honey but right now I need to be inside you badly.”
Anella shook her head quickly.
Fernando stepped between her legs and hooked one arm under her left knee and he lifted her right leg onto his shoulder. She rocked backwards and rested on the palms or her hands and waited.
He rubbed himself up and down on her and when she raised her eyes to meet his, he took her quickly.
“Fernando!”
He could not speak. He was breathing heavily.
“Oh, Fernando please please.”
“Ah my caro, you are finally mine, I love you.”
 
Fernando had managed to retrieve all the magazine copies and as soon as he purchased the magazine he changed the name.
She and Fernando spent the night on the boat and he took her home the following morning.
 
He stopped seeing Taraisa. She was pissed but she had no choice other than to accept. He spent every moment he could with Anella, he would accompany her to all her events and she would go to his but after the first two months, everything crashed.
Anella was in heaven. She knew she was pregnant and her biggest fear was how Fernando would take it. He made love to her every single night since her birthday, he taught her everything and she loved every minute of it. She visited her doctor and when he confirmed it, she felt as if she would burst with happiness.
“Fernando, can I see you later for dinner?”
“Sure honey, I will pick you up around 7.”
“No, I want to stay home and cook for you.”
“Okay we can do that.”
Fernando arrived just as Anella was setting the table. She let him in, kissed him warmly on the lips and went back to the table.
“Let me do that for you, here put that in the fridge.” He handed her a bottle and took over setting the table.
“Are you finished? I’m ready to eat.”
“Sure honey.”
They sat and ate and Anella served him some wine.
“Okay tell me what’s up, you seem different tonight.”
“I love you Fernando, I have something to tell you and all I ask is that you not get angry.”
“I could never be angry with you, you mean everything to me.”
“I’m pregnant.”