As the light from the fire danced over her prone form, each flicker on every curve. I reached out for the phone, her eyes glazed slightly with recent bliss but still clear enough to plea the words "..don't answer that..."
With reluctant acceptance to the inevitable, she rolled over and was treated to the sight of her delightful bottom.
Flipping the rotten little piece of modern technology, which
tethers me, open. Receiving a single word to which I respond in kind, the very same word. As the instructions are being spouted off, my eyes gaze over her and an idea is spawned. I did something I had never done before, I interrupted the nameless, faceless Voice on the other end. " Wait One", cupping the receiver, " Do you have a passport?"
Rolling back towards me, taking in her beauty and trying to concentrate as she answers and her interest peaked" Yes....Why?"
"You free the next few days?"
With a crooked smile and raised eyebrow " I can be.......Whatta ya got in mind?" I love it when she's playful. Winking to her I continue with the Voice
"Change in plans, I'll need two seats" watching her eyes brighten " ....yes.....yes...I understand" smiling back at her " Six hours." An audible beep and I closed the phone.
"Well?"
"Well, we have six hours to get dressed, go home, pack, and get to the airport"
"Wait" and so I did, stopping in my tracks, like a statue " You haven't told me where we are going?"
"Curacao"
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Through the small window, a hazy crescent moon could be seen. Turning my attention back to the angel that sleeps beside me. Our seats reclined As far back as they can go, listening to her soft breath. Watching the gentle rise and fall of the single blanket that covers us. Her arm wrapped around me, mine around her. Reaching out to clear a rogue lock away. Even in this dim light I can easily make out her beautiful face, her cute nose, closed lids with long lashes, full lips, edges slightly curled back in her slumber.
It appeared that it was the first time she allowed herself to relax in a rather long while. Smiling to myself, remembering her regaling me with her Captains' reaction to her request for some time off. I believe her exact words were " Who is this really?" followed up with " What have you done with the real Lefay?" We had shared at laugh at that, and now I smiled again, knowing that we would soon be on the ground.
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After making out way through customs and baggage claim, we selected a green and yellow cab, and we were on our way. The sun was newly raised, it's golden radiance bathe the tiny island that was just waking up. With the window down we enjoyed the constant gentle breeze that ran over the paradise.
In a few scant minutes, we pulled up into the parking lot of what could be considered, by island standards as, an office building "This will only take a few moments" I reassured her. True to my word I was back with a manila envelope in my hand. Quickly I asked the driver if he could find the address I read off from a card.
Always the investigator, I could see she was more than curious to our next stop." We'll be there soon."
"Butβ¦"
"I want it to be a surprise."
"Iβ¦."
"I know, I knowβ¦.you don't like surprises. You'll like this oneβ¦I promise." Delving once again into her eyes, then the queries stopped.
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