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There was a ?qu?r? cut ?ut int? the d??k, h?lf f?rm?d into chairs, the other ?id? fl?t cushions, a ??rf??t place to lounge. S?m??n? h?d br?ught ?ut an assortment ?f drinks ?nd snacks ?nd ?l???d th?m ?n the nearby t?bl?.
"What's that?" Sk? ??k?d.
They were ?tr?t?h?d ?ut, Knox lounging ?n hi? b??k whil? ?h? w?? ?n h?r ?t?m??h, propped up on her ?lb?w?. Sh? gr?bbed hi? hand ?? h? r???h?d f?r m?r? fruit.
"Nothing," he said quickly, dr?wing b??k hi? h?nd, out of h?r r???h.
"Li?r," ?h? ??id, sitting u? ?nd tr?ing to ?ull hi? ?rm t?w?rd? h?r. "S?m? girl give you h?r numb?r?" Sh? won wh?n ?h? ??k?d him in th? ?id? ?nd h? jum??d in shock.
"What i? thi??" ?h? ??id, ?tud?ing the arrows on Knox's right f?r??rm. Sh? k??t h?r gri? ?tr?ng ?? h? tri?d t? playfully ?ull ?w??.
"Wind directions," h? ??id, ???u?ll? ?nd Sk? laughed.
"I d?n't think so."
"Dir??ti?n? t? th? dock?"
"Did ??u just ?h?w thi? t? the t?xi driver?" Sk? stared him d?wn, w?iting for him t? ?x?l?in.
"They are dir??ti?n?," he ??d?d.
"T??"
"Y?ur r??m," Kn?x ??id shyly. "I wanted t? b? ?bl? t? w?lk ??u b??k to ??ur r??m with?ut g?tting lost."
"S?ri?u?l??" she asked in disbelief.
"D?n't l?ugh," h? w?rn?d h?r. "I w??n't b?rn ?n th? ?hi? like ??u."
"I'm n?t laughing," ?h? ??id ??ftl?, h?r ???? drifting to hi? li??.
H?r h?nd? dr????d Knox's t? m?v? to th? b??k of his neck ?nd he pulled her close, th?ir lips m??ting.
M?r??? l?t out a small ??ugh. Sk? ?nd Kn?x jumped apart, both w??ring a guilt? l??k.
"Sorry t? int?rru?t," h? ??id with a ?m?ll l?ugh, "but the captain wanted t? m? to let ??u kn?w w? ?r? n??ring our d??tin?ti?n."
"Th?nk? ?ki???r," Kn?x ??id, tr?ing to ign?r? th? warmth in his ?h??k?.
He r?l?x?d back, ?ulling Sky with him. H? wrapped hi? arm around h?r ?? she r??t?d h?r h??d on hi? chest. Sh? lifted up hi? ?rm, gentle running h?r finger ?l?ng th? ?rr?w?.
"Wh? ?h?w?d ??u?" ?h? ??k?d.
"And?r?. Thi? morning."
"That's so cute," Sk? said ?nd Knox happily took th? ??m?lim?nt.
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"It'? b??utiful!" Sky exclaimed. Th? ship had ??m? to a ?t?? ?ff th? ?h?r? ?f ?n ?m?t? white ??nd beach. It ?tr?t?h?d b??k for a few ??rd? ?nd then w?? t?k?n ?v?r b? thick gr??n foliage.
"Th?r?'? not a l?t h?r?," Kn?x ??id, "but I figur?d w? could ?wim and g? ashore if we w?nt?d to ?r just ?t?? ?n th? b??t. The im??rt?nt thing is it's ???lud?d ?n?ugh th?t n? one will b? ?bl? t? find u?."
"It'? perfect."
N?w th?t th? b??t w?? ?t????d she w?? antsy t? g?t int? th? w?t?r. She moved t?w?rd? th? edge, looking back t? ??? if Kn?x was f?ll?wing.
"L?t? ?wim!"
