Boat Ride in Amalfi

After spending the day before on the private beach owned by the hotel she had been staying at, Shelby decided today she was going to walk through the town and go to the public beach and dock on the Amalfi Coast.

She got directions from the front desk employee at the hotel then headed down the stone road towards the beach. She wore a pair of tan sandals, a sun hat and was carrying her beach bag, filled with sunscreen, a towel, a book, her headphones and camera. Underneath the light green sundress she had on, she was wearing her blue floral bikini.

It was still early so once she stepped onto the warm sand, she easily found a free lounge chair to lay out on. She spread her towel across the chair then took her dress off, stuffing it into her bag, then laid out on the chair, letting the sun beat onto her skin.

She had been relaxing on her chair for about two hours, enjoying her book when she heard a voice from the chair beside her.

“Buongiorno.”

Shelby looked up from her book towards the sound of the voice and was greeted with the sight of the most handsome Italian man she had ever seen. He was tall and tanned. He had short black hair and was wearing a white t-shirt and a very tiny pair of black swim shorts. They weren’t as small as a speedo, but they were much tinier and tighter than swim trunks.

Shelby smiled up at him. “Buongiorno.”

Shelby wasn’t sure if it was her accent or the terrible way she had pronounced ‘Buongiorno,’ but the man immediately started speaking to her in English.

“Are you American?” he asked her in his extremely sexy Italian accent.

“Yes,” she told him, closing her book. “I’m here on vacation.”

He smiled at her. “Well, welcome to Amalfi. I hope you are having a fantastic holiday.”

“I am,” she said, her eyes wandering up and down his body.

As if he could read her thoughts, he pulled his white t-shirt over his head, tossing it onto his chair. Shelby nearly fainted at the sight of his ripped body. He had a perfectly toned six pack and a trimmed line of black hair running from his abdomen down into his tiny shorts.

“It’s nice to meet you. My name is Gio.”

“I’m Shelby.”

“You don’t mind if I sit here, do you?” he asked.

“No, not at all,” she responded.

Shelby watched as Gio settled onto the chair. He sat up on his elbows so he would still be able to look at and talk to Shelby.

“How long have you been in Italy?” he asked her.

“A month,” she told him. “Just traveling around. This is my third day on the coast. I’m leaving in two days.”

“What have you done while you’ve been here?”

Finally closing her book, Shelby was able to give Gio her full attention. “The day I arrived, I spent the day walking around taking pictures and shopping. Yesterday I spent the day at the hotel. They have access to a private beach so I went there. And today, I’m here.”

“Sounds like you have had a good trip so far,” he said. “Anything you want to do before you leave?”

“I was hoping to take a boat out on the water,” she told him.

“You absolutely have to do that,” Gio said. “Espeically at sunset. It is so beautiful.”

“That sounds amazing,” she said. “I need to go to the docks and try to find a boat for hire to take me out.”

“There are always tourist ones that go out daily,” Gio informed her. “It shouldn't be very expensive if you go with a big group.”

Shelby nodded. “That’s good to know. Thank you.” She rolled up so she was on her back, leaning on her elbows, exactly like Gio was doing. “I should probably go book that right away,” she said, “before they get too busy.”

“Would you like me to come with you?” Gio asked. “Some sailors will really increase the price for tourists, and I know almost everyone there. I can make sure they don’t over charge you.”

“Oh,” she said, “I couldn’t ask you that. You just sat down. If you leave, your chair will be gone.”

Gio shrugged. “I don’t mind at all. I live here. I can come back anytime.”

“Are you sure?” Shelby asked, as she reached for her bag and began packing her things away.

Gio reached for his shirt he had literally just taken off. “Absolutely.”

They both stood up off their chairs. As Shelby slipped on her sundress, Gio grabbed her towel off the chair and rolled it up for her. They put their shoes back on and Gio held out his hand, leading the way to the docks.

— —

As they walked towards the docks, lined with beautiful yachts and boats, Gio asked Shelby about her travels so far, where she had been and done, then asked where she was off to next and offered advice on what to see.

“Buongiorno, Gio!”

Both Shelby and Gio looked towards the voice that had called out for him. It had come from a man, about the same age as Gio, standing on a small but fancy boat tied to the dock.”

Gio smiled and raised his hand toward the man. “Ciao, Carmine.” He started walking towards the man and his boat. Shelby continued to follow.

The two men exchanged hello’s and small talk to one another in Italian, Shelby was able to keep up and understand almost all of what they were saying, having studied basic Italian before her travels.

After a few exchanges, Gio addressed Shelby to Carmine in English.

“This is Shelby,” he told him. “She is visiting from America.”

“Hello Shelby,” Carmine said. “Welcome to Amalfi.”

“Thank you,” Shelby responded, smiling.

Carmine was just as gorgeous as Gio was. He stood on his boat wearing a pair of khaki shorts and no shirt. He was just as tanned and toned as Gio was, his 6-pack glistening from sweat from the work he had been doing. His hair was more brown and longer than Gio’s and he looked like he was a bit taller, but that could have just been from him standing above them on the boat while they stood on the dock.

“What are you doing at the boats?” Carmine asked in his heavy Italian accent.

“Shelby was looking to find a boat that does tourist rides around the coast,” Gio explained.

“I could take you out,” Carmine told her.

“Really?” Shelby asked excitedly. “Are you sure?”

“When are you looking to go?” he asked her. “I have a few hours of work but then I could take you out in the evening.”

“That would be amazing,” Shelby said, thinking it would be much better than a crowded tourist ship. “How much money would you like for a few hours on your boat,” she asked as she dug into her beach bag, looking for her wallet. She didn’t have much cash on her but she should have enough to give Carmine some for now and give him more later.

Carmine shook his hand at her. “No money,” he told her. “Why don’t you and Gio return around seven, I will be done with my work then. Just bring some food and wine and we will have dinner at sea.”

“Thank you Carmine,” Shelby said, smiling. “We’ll be back at seven.”

The three exchanged good-byes then Shelby and Gio headed down the dock, going back to the beach while Carmine returned to his work.

— —

For the rest of the afternoon, Shelby and Gio hung out on the beach together. Gio explained to Shelby how Carmine was one of his oldest friends, that they had grown up together and that Carmine’s parents lived in Positano where they sewed clothing from cotton. They had a small store there and also one in Amalfi that his sister ran. Carmine would often transport clothing back and forth on his boat for the business’.

She also learned Gio grew up on the coast with his parents who were both bakers. From September to May, Gio attended the university in Rome where he was studying to become a doctor, but he was here over the summer, living with his parents.

Gio asked her about her life in America. Shelby told him she was also a university student and decided to take the summer to travel around Italy by herself.

While they waited to meet back up with Carmine in the evening, the two enjoyed the beach together. Gio played in the water with her, picking her up and spinning her in the waves. Shelby laughed and smiled having so much fun with him. Around 5:30, they packed up and walked to a near-by market where Shelby bought two bottles of wine, one white, one red. She got a few different varieties of cheese from one vendor, different meat cuts and slices from another and delicious looking pastries from another. She also bought a warm loaf of bread from a vendor that ended up being Gio’s mother.

Shelby wanted to stop at her hotel quickly to change into something a little warmer, but Gio encouraged her to still wear her bathing suit under her clothes as they would most likely park the boat so she could jump into the sea. She left all the food with Gio then ran up to her room, changing out of the moist bikini she had been wearing at the beach into a dry one. The blue bikini she had been wearing throughout the day had been a simple floral design. The bottoms were full coverage, covering her entire behind and the top was a halter style. The plain black one she changed into had a triangle top with ties behind her neck and her back and the bottoms were a matching colour that tied up at her hips. The set was a little less modest than the one she had been wearing during the day, but she still felt covered. She decided to wear the same green sundress she had been wearing that day, just added a light black sweater over her shoulders in case it got colder once the sun went down.

She met Gio on the street, right outside the hotel and they walked back down to the dock together.

Approaching Carmine’s boat, Shelby saw he was at the back of the boat. He had put a shirt on and was prepping some coolers with drinks for their journey. As soon as he saw Gio and Shelby approaching, he smiled and waved towards them.

“Hello my friends,” he exclaimed. He held out his hands, taking the bags of food and wine from the two then took Shelby’s hand, helping her onto the boat. “Are you excited for the trip?” he asked her, making sure she was stable on the rocking vessel before letting her go.

“I am,” she smiled. The sun had already started to set and she could imagine once they were out on the Tyrrhenian sea it was going to be even more beautiful.

Once Gio was also on, Carmine gave Shelby a quick tour of his boat. It wasn’t large or very luxurious, but it was perfect for their outing. It had a cushioned seat area in the front, enough room for maybe three adults. There was a seat beside the driver seat and, even though Carmine had removed some seating in the back to keep bins of clothes he brought back and forth from Positano, there were still several seats in the rear of the boat.

As Carmine and Gio untied the boat from the dock, Shelby sat at the front of the boat, kicking off her shoes and getting comfortable on the white leather seats. Once they had pushed back from the dock, Carmine sat in the driver's seat, steering the boat out away from the pier and towards the open sea. Gio sat in the leather beside him.

The drive away from Amalfi was silent with the expectation of the wind and the boat crashing against the waves. Shelby sat quietly, staring out at the houses and city along the coast line. It was truly so beautiful.

After about forty minutes of driving, they were on the open sea. The coast was visible in the distance but they were far enough out that they were the only boat around. Carmine slowed the boat so he could easily speak to Shelby.

“What do you think?” he asked her.

“It’s so beautiful,” she told him. “It’s amazing to see the city from out here on the water. It’s an incredible city when you walk through it or see it from the hills,” she said. “It’s something completely different seeing it from here.”

“Did you want to go swimming?” Gio asked her. “It wouldn’t be safe after we’ve eaten and had wine to drink. So if you want to dive in, you should now.”

Standing up from her seat, Shelby turned towards the boys. “Is it cold?” she asked, as she began taking off her sundress.

“Might be a little cooler than it was this afternoon,” Gio told her. “But it would still be quite warm.”

“Let’s do it then,” she said, smiling.

While Shelby and Gio stripped down to their bathing suits, Carmine slowed the boat to a stop. It still rocked with the waves so Gio held out his hand for Shelby and helped her as they walked to the rear of the boat. Once there, Gio climbed over the edge, standing on the small stern and jumped directly into the sea.

He remained under the water for a moment before his head resurfaced. “Come in,” he encouraged Shelby. “The water is fantastic.”

Cautiously, Shelby climbed onto the stern, holding on the whole time and sat down. She slid to the very edge, then dipped her toe into the sea. It was still very warm. She pushed herself off the stern, diving into the water. The sea water around her was salty but was so warm and felt so good surrounding her body.

Her head popped up above the water and she came face to face directly with Gio.

“How is it?” he asked her.

“So nice,” she answered.

Gio smiled then swam around her. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, making it easier for her to float without having to tread so much. Shelby settled into his strong body and let him hold her. His arms were so strong around her that Shelby felt completely safe in the dark water, even though she had no idea how deep it was below her.

Having removed his shirt, Carmine came and sat on the edge of the stern, putting only his feet in the water. One of them needed to remain on the boat at all times so it didn’t float away from them, but he was still able to sit with Gio and Shelby as they swam.

Both men had such incredible bodies. They were both muscular and handsome. Shelby was enjoying Gio holding her, but she also wouldn’t have minded Carmine with his arms wrapped around her. She wasn’t a thin or tall woman. She was about 5’3 and had some curves, but these men had made her feel so comfortable.

As her and Gio continued to float around in the sea water, all three of them spoke to one another. Gio and Carmine listened to Shelby’s stories of her travels, she told them about her life and school back in America and they told her about their lives here in Amalfi.

After about thirty minutes of swimming, Shelby pulled Gio’s arms off of her and she swam back to the boat where Carmine helped her climb back on. Gio followed behind her and they both got back on the boat.

“All done swimming?” Carmine asked her.

“Oh no,” Shelby said. “Just wanted a drink of water and to dry off a bit,” she explained, going into her bag for the towel she had brought.

Carmine opened the cooler and pulled out a cold bottle of water then handed it to her.

Their conversation continued on the boat for a few minutes while all three of them enjoyed some refreshing water. After a bit, Shelby stood up and dropped her towel back to her seat.

“Well, I’m going swimming again,” she announced.

“You should swim like a European,” Carmine encouraged her.

“What does that mean?” Shelby asked, stopping in front of him.

“Topless,” Carmine clarified.

Shelby took a moment to think while both men stared at her.

“Okay,” she told them, “I’ll take it off if you take off your shorts.”

Within an instant, both men stood up from their seats. They dropped their shorts and stood in front of her completely naked.

Neither man was completely hard, but they were semi-errect. She looked at both of their penises hanging between each of their legs. In this state, Carmine’s looked a little longer, but Gio’s was thicker by quite a bit.

In her month of travel, Shelby had visited several ‘clothing optional’ beaches. Though she had yet to partake in the nudity, she was no prude and never judged any of the men or women who chose to enjoy the beach, in whatever manner of clothing they desired.

‘Well,’ she thought to herself as she reached behind herself and untied the knot in the strings of her bikini top, ‘there’s a first time for everything.’ She undid the back tie, then pulled the top over her head, revealing her naked 34C sized breasts to the boys.

Both men went from sporting semi’s to a full hard on the moment Shelby’s tits were out. Earlier in the day, when they had been playing in the water, Gio had felt Shelby’s large breasts. Either from holding her front against his or from accidentally grazing them but it was exciting now to see them completely out, her nipples hard from the chilly air.

Shelby giggled as these grown men couldn’t take their eyes off her, then she walked confidently to the back of the boat, diving back into the warm water.

Shelby treaded the water, swimming behind the boat. She only had her top off and there was no one around except Gio and Carmine to see her, but it still felt exhilarating swimming around almost naked.

After a few moments, Carmine stepped onto the stern and jumped into the water. He swam up to Shelby and held out his arms to her. She swam into him and he pulled her against him. Gio couldn’t help but be jealous as he watched from the back of the boat. He wanted so badly to be in the water with Shelby and Carmine, but they couldn’t risk the boat floating away and them all being stranded in the sea.

“You have an amazing set of tits,” Carmine told Shelby.

“Thank you,” she said, pressing them harder into him.

“You should have them out all the time.”

“You think?”

“Absolutly,” he told her.

Not letting go of her, Carmine kicked his legs so he was swimming backwards towards the rear-end of the boat. He was able to find the boat’s ladder and using one hand, he held onto it, keeping them up and steady. Once he had a good grip and knew he wouldn’t sink, he leaned into Shelby and kissed her lips.

Shelby pressed her body against his and deepened the kiss by opening her lips slightly and letting his tongue into her mouth. Holding onto the ladder as tight as he could, Carmine used his free hand to reach up and squeeze one of breasts. Shelby moaned into his mouth and pressed herself so close, she could feel his hard erection. She wrapped one arm around his body, holding onto him and held onto his face with her other hand.

They made out for a few minutes before Shelby slowly pulled away. She looked up to Gio sitting on the edge of the boat, watching them intently and rubbing his cock.

“I think someone feels left out,” Shelby commented to Carmine.

She pushed herself off Carmine and climbed back onto the boat. Carmine wasn’t far behind her. She took Gio’s hand and led him to one of the longer seats along the back half of the boat. Gio sat down and Shelby straddled him, pressing her tits against his chest and putting her tongue in his mouth.

As they made out, Gio rubbed her back, warming her up from the water and Shelby ground herself into his naked crotch. Carmine sat on the couch beside Gio, drying himself off from the water and watching the two make out.

Even though Shelby was still wearing her bikini bottoms, she could feel Gio’s hard cock rubbing against her as she ground herself into him. Now that he wasn’t wet anymore, he felt even bigger than he had looked before.

After a few minutes of hard making out, Gio and Shelby looked towards Carmine. He was spread out on the couch watching them, his right hand gripped onto his cock. Carmine’s rod had also recovered from being in the water, standing up straight and hard.

Climbing off Gio, Shelby took one of Gio’s hands and one of Carmine’s, pulling them up off their seats. She led them to the open area of the boat where she dropped to her knees in front of them. Shelby reached out and gripped onto both cocks by the base, looking up at the men. They were both staring down at her with lust deep in their eyes.

“I’ve never had two handsome men all to myself,” she told them. “I hope I can handle it.”

Leaning in, Shelby stuck out her tongue. She teased both men by licking the tips of their erections. She went back and forth between the two, just using her tongue on the heads and up and down their lengths. Gio bit his bottom lip and Carmine groaned in frustration. Finally after teasing them each thoroughly, Shelby opened her mouth and took Gio into her mouth.

“Oh fuck,” Gio moaned as Shelby’s warm mouth covered his cock. She sucked in her cheeks and went back and forth on it. Her hand still remained on Carmine as she pleasured Gio and after a minute, she released Gio’s prick, making a popping noise as she pulled off it, then turned her attention to Carmine’s hard erection.

Carmine moaned loudly as Shelby deep-throated his cock. “Oh God,” he groaned. As she went back and forth on Carmine, her hand remained on Gio, doing her best to keep both men satisfied.

Between the boat rocking and the oral stimulation, Carmine was starting to get sea legs and felt the need to get off his feet, but he didn’t want to lose Shelby’s mouth around him. So he gently took her face in his hands, slowly pulling her off his cock. Shelby looked up at him, surprised at first since he was nowhere near finishing yet, but she understood what he needed when he kept his hands on her shoulders and just got down off his legs, sitting on the floor of the boat with his back against the seats. Shelby crawled over, putting her head between his legs and wrapping her lips around his waiting dick again.

Gio was feeling a little salty that Carmine got to kiss Shelby first, considering he was the one who first met her, spent the whole day with her and he felt like he knew her more. But he would let Carmine have the first kiss, as long as he got to be the first one to fuck her.

With Carmine sitting on the floor and Shelby performing oral on him, she was now positioned with her ass up in the air, the perfect place for him to settle in. Getting onto his knees, Gio approached Shelby from behind. She still had her bikini bottoms on, but not for much longer.

Wanting to tease her a little before going for the full penetration, Gio rubbed her pussy through the fabric of her swim suit. It could have just been his imagination, as her suit was still wet from the water, but Gio could have sworn her suit was just a little wetter where he was rubbing.

After a minute, he stopped teasing her and his hands moved to the sides of her bikini, where they were tied up on the sides. It couldn’t have been any easier to simply undo the knots on each side then let the fabric fall off her body, leaving her just as naked as he and Carmine were.

With her ass in the air, Gio could see her pussy was already glistening. He approached her from behind, using his knee to spread her legs a little further apart, then drove his cock into her.

“Mmmmm,” Shelby moaned as Gio thrusted into her, her lips still wrapped around Carmine’s dick. With his cock already being wet from Shelby giving him oral and her pussy already soaking, Gio glided in and out of her, easily pushing his full nine inch length all the way into her.

Carmine could feel he was hitting the back of Shelby’s throat and she was making noises like she was choking, but she continued giving him head, sucking her cheeks in and pushing her mouth down on him as far as she could go.

“Fuck,” he moaned. “I’m going to cum.” At his announcement, Shelby began moving her head as fast as she could. She put her hands on the floor on either side of his legs, giving herself stability to deep throat him as fast and hard as she possibly could.

Carmine moaned loudly and cursed in Italian as Shelby got him closer and closer and he cried out as he came into her mouth. Shelby kept her mouth on him as she felt and tasted his seed. It continued to pulse out of his cock and when it finally slowed down, she slowly took her mouth off him, swallowing it all down.

“That was so sexy,” Carmine commented when he realized she had swallowed his cum.

With Shelby no longer giving Carmine oral, Gio pushed into her cunt, balls deep.

“Oh my god!” Shelby screamed out. She put her ass higher in the air, giving Gio a better angle to get as deep as he possibly could into her. “That feels so good.”

Gio grunted with each thrust pushing harder with each thrust. Shelby’s inner walls felt like they were closing around him, pulling and sucking him into her.

“Fuck, fuck fuck,” he cried as he felt himself on the edge of an orgasm. Shelby tightened around him and he knew she was close too. He fucked her hard, causing her to cry and moan in pleasure.

He didn’t want to finish inside her, but he also didn’t want to pull out before she came. Reaching under her, he found her pussy lips and began rubbing his fingers in between them. The moment he found and tickled her clit, it was all over for her. Shelby cried out in one long and loud moan as she came hard on his cock. As soon as she did, Gio pulled out of her as fast as he could. He almost didn’t make it, shooting his load all over her asshole and back as he got out of her barely a second before he finished.

The two of them breathed in and out deeply, catching their breath. “Fuck,” Gio groaned.

Shelby looked around towards Gio. “That was amazing,” she told him.

“For me too,” he said.

Carmine stretched his arm out and grabbed for the clothes they had discarded long ago. He balled them up together, forming a pillow which he put down on the floor of the boat.

“Here,” he said to Shelby. “Lay on your back.”

She did so, finally getting off her hands and knees and resting her head on the make-shift pillow.

Carmine, already hard again, crawled and put himself in between her legs. Gio still hadn’t fully bounced back from his orgasm, so he got out of Carmine’s way, sitting up by Shelby’s head.

Carmine lifted her leg up, resting it against his chest and shoulder and stared down at her cunt. Despite having been traveling for several weeks, Shelby was able to maintain a fairly trimmed pussy, only having a thin landing strip.

Carmine lined himself up with Shelby’s entrance. He teased her a little, rubbing the tip of his cock against her and pushing himself in, but only enough to give Shelby a little taste of him.

He looked to Gio, sitting up against the seat of the boat, slowly stroking his own cock to get it hard again. “How tight is her cunt?” he asked him.

“So tight,” Gio informed him. “Felt fucking amazing.”

“Great,” Carmine said, grinning down at Shelby before slamming his entire length into her.

“Fuck!” Shelby cursed loudly. With her leg up against Carmine, he had a perfect angle to get ridiculously deep inside her. Plus she was still sensitive from Gio fucking her so Carmine now inside her felt so incredible.

Leaning over her, Gio kissed up Shelby’s neck. He could taste salt and wondered if it was from the sea water or from sweat. Carmine continued fucking her while Gio kissed up to her jawline, reaching and kissing her lips. When their lips met, Shelby reached her arm around and held him to her. She moaned into his mouth as Carmine thrusted himself in and out of her cunt, getting even louder when Gio began pinching one of her nipples.

Breaking their kiss, Shelby threw her head back and cried out. Her arm that had been holding Gio, gripped onto him as each shock of pleasure went through her body. He could feel her nails digging into his skin and, not minding the pain at all, he pinched her nipples even harder.

“You’re so fucking tight,” Carmine groaned out, shoving himself into her.

Having already orgasmed once, Shelby was already close to her second, especially after being pleasured by two men. “Fuck,” she cried. “Don’t stop,” she begged both of them.

Carmine picked up his pace, pulling out and going back in faster and faster. Gio rolled both her hard nipples between his fingers and after only a minute, Shelby was screaming, enjoying her second climax. Gio released her nipples, allowing her to breathe and recover while Carmine penetrated her a few more times before he also pulled out and emptied his load onto Shelby’s tummy, moaning loudly as he did.

— —

Gio and Shelby held hands the whole walk from the dock up to the front entrance of her hotel. She hadn’t bothered to put her bikini back on and since that had been the only thing she had been wearing in place of underwear, she was extra cautious of the wind blowing her dress up. Her nipples were still rock hard and Gio noticed them poking through the fabric of the thin dress.

After the three of them had finished fucking, They each took turns cleaning off in the ocean. Shelby felt like she was completely covered in cum so it felt nice to dive into the water and rinse off. After they each cleaned off, they sat together on the seats of the boat enjoying the food that Shelby had brought, none of them bothering to get dressed until it was time to head back to shore.

Before she went into the hotel, Gio pulled her into the dark alley beside the hotel and pushed her up against the wall so he could have one last private kiss with her. His hands were gentle as they cupped her face but his lips were rough against hers. Shelby wrapped her arms around his neck, holding him close to her.

He pulled away only a fraction after a long moment, resting his forehead on hers and looking into her eyes.

“When do you leave Amalfi again?” he asked her.

“The day after tomorrow,” she told him.

“Could I see you tomorrow?” he asked her, leaning in and delicately kissing her neck. “Please?”

Shelby craned her head to the side and closed her eyes, moaning quietly as she felt Gio’s lips on her.

“Yes,” she breathed out. “Absolutly.”

His hand palmed one of her breasts as he brought his lips back to hers. They kissed passionately, Gio squeezing her boob through the dress and Shelby pulling him as close as she possibly could.

“Just you and me tomorrow,” he told her. “Carmine is my best friend, but I refuse to share you like that again.”

Even though the night had been so unexpected and fun, Shelby agreed, wanting to spend more time alone with Gio.

“Just us,” she agreed. Gio smiled brightly, leaning in for one last long kiss.

After the moment, Gio released his hold on Shelby, just reaching down for her hand, then walked her out of the alley to the front doors of the hotel.

He kissed her hand before she was too far from him. “I’ll be back at nine in the morning,” he told her.

“I’ll be ready,” she told him.

“Sweet dreams, Bella.”

“Good-night.”