Chapter 15

                                    

                                          
"Bem-vinda a Portugal, meu amor" Rúben says as the plane starts landing, kissing my hand. 
"Obrigada" I say, giggling like an idiot. Will I ever stop doing this around him? Nah.
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"This is... your house?" I say when we get out of the taxi.
"Yep. I invested the first proper money I earned on it. I knew I wanted something big enough so I could have everyone in my family visiting, and also for it to be close to my hometown and the beach."
"Wow."
But if I was amazed just by the bit you could see behind the fence, once we cross it and go inside, I am left speechless. It is the most amazing house I have ever seen. 
"You have a swimming pool and a private beach?" I say when he shows me the back of the house.
"Some people prefer the pool over the beach. And sometimes you can't swim on the sea, so" he shrugs as if it was the most normal thing in the world. 
"Wow." That's the only thing I'm able to say, yes.
"Wait until you see the view from our room" Rúben says, taking my hand and leading my upstairs. 
"This is our room?" I ask when we walk through the door. It is a bit smaller than the one at his place in Manchester, but it has the same style. His style. To one side there are huge windows that lead to a balcony, and from it you can see the beach and the sea.
"Watching the sunset from here is one of my favorite things" he says when we walk outside, hugging me from the back. "I can't wait to share it with you, meu amor."
"I can't wait either."
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"So, what's the schedule?" I ask while we have dinner. After the tour around the house, we unpacked and went for a little stroll around the neighborhood, each house being prettier than the previous one. 
"Tomorrow I was thinking about showing you my personal favorite places in the city. Once my family arrive, they are planning on taking you everywhere to show you everything, and they've already booked a table on all their favorite restaurants. So until then, I guess we can stay here and relax. Enjoy the pool, the beach... And ourselves. There are so many rooms and places to do that on this house" he says with a mix of his playful smile and a cheeky one, the temperature of my body instantly going up a few degrees.
"I like how that plan sounds. Very much" I manage to say.
"I'm glad to hear that. Is there any particular place where you would like to start?"
"Upstairs in our room you have the biggest bed ever. I think it's a good start."
"A very one indeed. You'll see" Rúben says, that smile still on his face.
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"Are you sure you don't want to join me?"
"Maybe later. I left my book on a cliffhanger and I need to know what happens next."
"Ok" Rúben says as he flawlessly jumps into the pool. Ugh, this man.
I lay down on one of the big hammocks, hiding from the scorching sun, but I can't focus on my book. I only have eyes for Rúben. Is swimming considered a sexy sport? Because he is definitely making it look sexy.
"Weren't you going to read?" he says, catching me looking at him.
"I'm on it!" 
"Yeah, sure" he laughs.