A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily called out Jacob's name repeatedly, but she could only hear the echo of her own voice from far away. She looked around but saw no one.

When no one responded to her call, she started to panic. Her mind was clouded with the tragic endings of lovers in TV series and this made her more anxious. She unconsciously rushed to the sea, braving the big waves and the cold water.

She was already far from the shore and water level was already on her waist. Her feet were barely touching the sand and the waves grew bigger and eventually she lost her balance. But before her body hit the water, a strong arm caught her and embraced her tightly from behind.

Emily was startled and turned around to see who it was. But the waves hit Emily's back again and she fell into the familiar arms with her face buried into the man's chest.

Jacob's charming and gentle voice echoed into her ears, "Hey, what's wrong?"

Emily was relieved to hear that sweet voice again, her heartbeat gradually slowed down. But instead of answering the question, she couldn't help but blame Jacob, "Where on earth did you go? You could have at least told me before you go!"

Jacob was surprised to hear these words from Emily. A slight smile crossed his face and he couldn't help but tease her, "You're worried about me, aren't you?"

" No, I'm not!" she stuttered, trying to avoid Jacob's gaze. She then pushed Jacob away and walked back to the shore.

Jacob walked right behind her still smiling. He gently said, "I was just resting on one of those big rocks. There's no need for you to worry, dear. Okay?"

"Yeah, fine. Whatever." Emily answered in a cold voice while walking back to the shore.

Jacob found Emily more attractive when she was pissed. As soon as they reached the shore, he cuddled her up from behind and whispered to her ears, "I'm sorry if I made you worry. But I'm happy to know that you care about me."

Jacob's arms were so strong, and his embrace was tight but gentle. When Emily tried to free herself from his embrace, she failed. She surrendered and grunted, "You're crazy!"

"What if I am?" he answered. Jacob kissed the back of Emily's ear and continued, "I'd rather be crazy and cured by you than to be normal without you."

Emily's face turned red and she could not say anything.

The people on the shore were busy with their own business – some were relaxing under the shade of their umbrella, others were enjoying the water, and few were tanning their skin under the heat of the sun. Emily and Jacob were like ordinary tourists in the foreign country beach. They blended in very well with the crowd and no one knew them; therefore no one could judge them.

This made Emily and Jacob more relaxed and happier.

They just enjoyed the heat of the sun, listening to the relaxing sound of the waves hitting the shore, and treating their eyes to the marvelous, infinite blue ocean.

mad at Jacob for long and the relaxing vibe of the beach

Beryl called out, waving her hands as she ran towards them. "Please roast some

and Jacob walked back to the restaurant hand in hand. Since most tourists preferred to roast the lobsters themselves, the waiter who was attending to their table left so the family could enjoy the

kissed Emily's forehead as he led her to sit beside Beryl. "Sit tight and relax. I will roast these for you tonight,"

was about to move to his place when Beryl pouted and said, "Daddy, why did

head and kissed Beryl's cheek and patted her

and giggled,

roasting area with the lobster and the other ingredients he needed.

He waited for a few minutes then flipped the lobsters and brushed sauce to the other

the seafood for his family.

standing near him with her eyes locked on the lobsters. She was excited to taste the exquisite food and almost drooled.

a portion of the lobsters and served it to her plate. Beryl smiled at the gesture of her father and started to munch on the food.

skills would always catch a

the other table were stealing glances at Jacob as

whispered to Emily, "Mommy,

but did not want to pay any attention. But since her daughter mentioned it, she felt

I can't let them get

young to say those things,"

Emily said and was still worried about it. She said, "Mommy, this is

quiet and just eat your lobsters, okay?" Emily shushed her daughter. She fed a

was all Beryl could say with lobster in her mouth. At last, Emily was

on the table. When he turned around to look at his family, he saw Emily blankly brushing some sauce onto the lobsters repeatedly. He

and seemed to be back to her senses. "Oh, really? I'm sorry," she apologized. Emily stopped and put back the brush to the canister. She lifted her head and met his affectionate

his broad shoulders and muscular arms. His bronze skin complimented his manly features. One could

about all the ladies

is something wrong? Why are you avoiding my stare?" Jacob asked as he gently lifted Emily's face to meet his.

met Jacob's deep eyes and noticed sweat dripping across his perfectly sculpted face. The more she looked at his face, the more she realized how sexy Jacob was. She suddenly felt a

see, so she grunted, "I'm not avoiding you. I just don't have

Emily for a few moments trying to study her facial expression. He could feel that Beryl wanted to say something to him, but he suddenly stood up and left. Several minutes later, he was back with a T-shirt