by Nicole Casey
“Here?” She whispered the word in my ear as I lifted the t-shirt over her head.
“Where better?” She pulled down the zip on my pants and started massaging me. How was it that she always knew exactly what to do to drive me wild with uncontrollable passion?
It just felt right as we made love high up on the hill with a view of the beach where we had fought and argued before finding the common ground that brought us together.
Her hands were all over me and mine were all over her. Unlike on the yacht, we were relaxed and caring with each other rather than wild and out of control.
As my breathing returned to normal she put her head on my chest and sighed.
“I felt detached from the world before as well.”
“You did?” It was an incredible feeling to realize that it was something else that we shared. I would never have guessed that this vibrant, attractive woman had suffered from the loneliness that had plagued me at times before meeting her.
“Uh huh. I just felt as though I... couldn’t connect with other people on anything other than a superficial level. I tried but I didn’t know how to do it.”
“That’s exactly what I felt.”
“Isn’t it weird how we found each other?”
“Hey, don’t forget that it was me that found you.”
“No way. You were just drifting along until I found you and took you under my wing.”
I could sense panic falling over me as we reached the summit. This experience has been the most unexpectedly enlightening and thrilling of my life. I had to confess that I never wanted it to end but it couldn’t go on forever.
Would it be better to stay here together with nothing but each other’s company or else find a way back into the real world again? Right then I would have voted for at least a few more days of being shipwrecked and in love than being comfortable but risk losing this spell that had weaved its magic over us here.
“There’s a town down there.” My heart sunk as Jessie said the words but I tried to smile and look pleased.
“I wonder if there’s a good restaurant with seafood and nice wine.”
“And a hotel with a shower.”
“And a store with clothes for sale.”
“Yeah, you’ve got some great t-shirts, Adam, but I think I will lose my mind if I have to wear any of them for one more freaking day.”
I looked down at her and tried to capture the image in my mind. The sight of her on the beach and on this hill with my baggy t-shirt on was going to be one of the most memorable things I saw in my whole life. Some strands of her famously messy hair were plastered against her face and she was irresistible.
A couple of hours later we were on the main street, the only street really, of a tiny town by the sea. It was presumably the capital, as it was the only sign of life we had seen until now, but if that was the case then it was one of the sleepiest capitals on the planet.
Luckily, I had a few of the dollar bills I had rescued from the boat in my hand. It felt weird to have to count out my money and budget carefully rather than just hand over a shiny card but it felt good too.
“I guess I can call my uncle and Joe now, to get us rescued.”
“Have you not a gold credit card we can use to go wild in the stores here?”
I looked around at the deserted streets and at the only store in sight. It seemed to sell nothing more than tinned food, bottled drinks and some rather sad-looking vegetables.
“It’s platinum but I fear that might be a cash-only establishment.”
“Let’s just hope I don’t see too many exciting things that catch my eye then.”
“Well, those tins of tuna do look very tempting. Shall we go in and make the call now before our wild shopping spree?”
Jessie nodded in agreement but did I see a hint of sadness in her eyes? For half a second I thought that she was going to tell me not to do it. I would have agreed instantly but the moment passed without either of us saying anything more.
The old guy in the local store had a payphone tucked away in a small kiosk. We squeezed in and I dialed my uncle’s number. There was barely enough room for the two of us. I put her arm around Jessie’s waist and pulled her closer.
He sounded mightily relieved to hear my voice.
“Where the heck are you, Adam? I’m going to send a helicopter to bring you home right now”
We hadn’t even thought to ask the guy in the store the name of the island or the town. I looked at Jessie and tried to read her mind. She smiled at me and I felt my heart leap with an insane thought.
I knew she was thinking it too.
“Adam! Where the hell are you? You’re needed back here to sign some papers and go to a meeting with a business delegation from Asia. Your trip is officially over as of now.”
I carried on looking at Jessie and she carried on smiling. Her eyes had a bright new light in them that I had never seen in anyone before. I was sure that mine did too, as our new-found happiness reflected off one of us onto the other and back again.
The feeling of being at the start of something special and crazy sprung up in my heart and made me smile back at her like a madman. My uncle said something else but I never heard a word of it.
She grabbed my hand that was holding on to the phone and we hung up together before embracing right there in the cramped little phone booth. Our sense of freedom was now complete.
14
Jessie
Adam eventually hung up the phone on his uncle with my help and we both burst out laughing.
The guy in the shop must have thought we were utterly insane as we laughed and hugged in the tiny kiosk of his modest store on an island whose name neither of us knew.
“Shall we call your brother now?”
“Yeah, but don’t tell him where we are.”
“Even we don’t know where we are.”
“There’s no need to tell any lies then.”
The conversation with Joe was fine. Once he had got over the excitement of finding out that we were alright he was quite happy to stay in the dark about where we were.
“You guys stay safe. Get in touch when…when you are ready to come back. I’m still in Buenos Aires.”
“We will.” We shouted it in unison and the store owner looked at us even more strangely. We were probably his most memorable customers of the year. Possibly his only customers by the look of it.
Standing out on the lonely street again and looking out at the immense sea, a feeling of panic briefly washed over me.
“Adam, what are we doing?” I waved my arms around to show him the empty, lifeless town that was the main place in a virtually empty, lifeless island. “What are going to do in this godforsaken place?”
The billionaire who had decided to take a step back from his wealth and his business empire to be along alone with me just shrugged and raised an eyebrow. He was more relaxed and happier than I had ever seen him.
“We’ll just live life and be together.”
“Race you to the beach.” I laughed and ran off, leaving Adam to chase after me. Life had turned completely upside down in the last few days and it was time to take advantage of every single moment that we had together.
- End -
Author’s Note
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About the Author
Nicole Casey is a Contemporary Romance Author born and based in The City of Angels. She writes steamy contemporary romance with a happily ever after.
When she isn’t penning sultry scenes, Nicole Casey loves getting lost in her daydreams, going for long nighttime walks, and fine dining. She is also a red wine a
ficionada and bookworm. Above all, she enjoys nothing more than spending quality time with her loved ones in both human and cat form.
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