Chapter 175 – Bonus - Amelie Cay

Chapter 175 – Bonus - Amelie Cay
Zander’s POV

When we touched down at Amelie Cay, I couldn’t be happier. I have the love of my life and all my family and friends here to celebrate us as a couple. It’s kind of like a wedding prequel.

Isabella hugged me as soon as I got off the jet. “Thank you for this, Z,” she whispered into my chest.

“Anything and everything for my bunny,” I said, squeezing her tight.

Nathan walked towards us. “I gave you bungalow number four,” Nathan advised. “The code is just 4444. I thought I’d keep it simple for everyone since we’re all friends and family. Your school friends are in the biggest bungalow, number three. It has three bedrooms.”

“That’s great,” I replied. “I’ll let them know the code.”

“Everyone,” Amelie called out. “The shuttles will take you to your bungalows so you can freshen up. Don’t worry about your luggage, it will be brought to you. Then, lunch will be served at the main house in an hour.”

Everyone was directed to their golf cart shuttles, and we all took off for the bungalows.

“This place is freaking unreal,” Devo exclaimed. “Zander, you never told me you were ‘private island named after your sister’, rich!”

I chuckled, “Nathan and Grandfather are that rich. Me, not so much.”

“Oh, please,” Niles laughed.

I replied, “Well, Izzy’s family isn’t hurting either. They moved into one of the other penthouses on our floor.”

“Yes, but we’re not billionaire rich,” Isabella said, smiling. “I got myself a sugar daddy.”

“Hey, I’m younger than you. How can I be your sugar daddy?” I smirked.

“Technically, you can be a daddy at any age,” Suzie said, looking at Niles.

“This place is so beautiful,” Trina announced.

“It is. This is the place I realized that I wanted to spend my life with Izzy,” I grinned. “We had our first kiss here.”

Suzie sighed, “How romantic.”

The transfer stopped in front of some of the bungalows.

“Oh my gosh!” Trina squealed. “Over the water bungalows?!?”

“Yes, Nathan is a little bit of a show off,” I laughed. “Follow me, I’ll take you to bungalow number three.”

We walked down the trail to the plank walkways that led to the bungalows. When I reached number 3, I entered the code.

“The code to the door is just 3333,” I informed them, and we all entered the bungalow.

“Wow, just wow,” Trina said, looking around in awe.

“There is a fully stocked fridge. Mostly fruit, snacks, and beverages,” I told them. “Meals are usually in the main building, but if you don’t feel like going to the group, you can order meals in. This unit has three bedrooms, all of which have glass floors.”

“No way,” Devo said, running to one of the bedrooms. “Guys, get in here. This is fucking amazing!”

Everyone followed Devo’s voice and walked into the bedroom.

“It’s so beautiful,” Suzie beamed.

“Oh, on the deck there is a small pool,” I stated, “but there is a huge pool at the main house. Nathan told me that he had the main pool area redone. Now there is a kids' area with a spray park, kiddie pool, and a sandy area. There is a regular pool with a slide and swim up bar. The beach volleyball court is behind the main house.”

“Ok,” Devo said, smiling. “I’m moving here.”

“Me too,” Isabella giggled.

“Well, let’s get to our bungalow, and you can set up residence,” I joked. “We’re just down at the end of the plank walkway in unit four. Should we just meet on land in 45 minutes? We can walk to the main house in 10 minutes.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Niles agreed.

Isabella and I walked hand in hand down the walkway to our bungalow, and I opened the door.

“A little bit different from the last time we were here, huh?” Isabella grinned. “No more climbing over balconies.”

“Yeah, that was fun,” I chuckled. “Although I’m going to miss you walking into the kitchen singing It’s Raining Men.”

“Oh my gosh,” Isabella blushed. “I was soooo embarrassed!”

“It was totally adorable,” I smirked. “Hopefully you didn’t notice the hard-on I had when you licked the mousse off my finger that night.”

“You got a boner?” Isabella giggled.

“Yes, I had to go upstairs and jerk off because it wouldn’t go away!” I declared.

Isabella stepped towards me and put her hand on the waistband of my pants. “Well, we do have a little bit of time before we have to go for lunch,” she said, raising her eyebrow. “You need to change into shorts anyway.” Then she bit her lip.

“Isabella Sophia Carmela Aventini,” I said, innocently. “Whatever are you suggesting?”

Isabella dropped to her knees and looked up, fluttering her eyelashes, and I was lost to her.

45 minutes later, we were waiting at the beginning of the plank walkway for the LSU gang. I was beyond relaxed and smiling like crazy. I offered to return the pleasure, but Isabella said we’d do it later tonight because she didn’t want to be exhausted all day. Once the gang walked out to meet us, we walked to the main building. I had messaged them all to bring their swimsuits so we could relax by the pools after lunch.

When we arrived at the main building, everyone was already in the lobby area.

“Well, if it isn’t the happy couple!” Dutton announced.

Morgan ran over with a bride-to-be sash and placed it on Isabella, and Twerkley came over with a groom's sash for me.

I lifted it and chuckled, “Just in case we forget who we are?”

“Well, Isabella should be able to remember since she can’t drink, but you might not remember your name by the end of the night,” Logan announced.

“Lunch is served!” Amelie declared, and we all headed into the dining room and took our seats.

“Welcome, everyone, I’m so glad you could all make it to this weekend’s festivities,” Nathan said, standing at the head of the table with Amelie beside him. “True love is a hard thing to find, let alone hold onto. From the first minute they met, Zander and Isabella were drawn together like magnets. They fought against all odds and the mafia to be together. I would like you all to raise your glasses to honor their love. Salut!”

“Salut!” The voices rose in unison.

“Can I say something?” Salvatore stood. “Congrats to the happy couple, but Zander, remember, I still have ties to the mafia.”

“Sal!” Nina shrieked and pulled him back into his seat, embarrassed.

“I love you too, Sal,” I smirked.

“I’m serious,” Sal chuckled, “but so that you know, it’s really Nina you have to be worried about.”

“I know, trust me, I know,” I grinned.