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“Nice picture” he drawled. Hearing his voice she had jumped, quickly reaching out to flick a key to make the image disappear from the screen, a guilty action he thought frowning.
“What do you want” she asked her voice cold.
He raised an eye brow
“Whenever and wherever sweetheart” he said softly.
Kira looked up at him from behind dark glasses which hid her expressive eyes. Her mouth clenched tight.
“I know the deal” she bit out her body stiffening.
“You want to just do it right out here at the pool, Craig. Any particular stroke that goes with that” she said her voice dripping with sarcasm “Doggy paddle maybe”
She was surprised when Craig laughed loudly a warm sound which made her lips twitch before joining him suddenly breaking the tension between them.
“I had forgotten about your sense of humour” he said with a smile sitting down on one of the loungers close to her. Peering over at her while distractedly running one finger along a shapely leg unaware of the effect his touch was having on her as she fought to keep her leg still, he could feel the anger in him quickly draining away.
“Would you settle for a drive around the island instead of the doggy paddle” he asked eventually.
Surprised Kira had nodded with a smile
“Let me put something on” she said with a grin before grabbing her stuff and moving back to their room. She reappeared 10 minutes later wearing a baby blue floaty armless shirt and white cotton gypsy skirt which clung to her legs as the wind gently blew the material against her. It had always amazed him how she could make herself look so good in such a short time, she was not one of those women who would waste half a day deciding on the right outfit.
They had called into the kitchen where his housekeeper had quickly put together a picnic basket for them, Maria smiling kindly at Kira as she shushed away her offers of help, and soon they were seated in his large powerful sports car. With the hood down she had giggled as the wind had caught her hair blowing it high in the air before she was able to trap it with a scarf which she had magically found in her oversized bag full of sun cream, repellent and an assortment of other handy items. He had laughed asking if she kept a sink in there too, to which she had pulled out a bottle of water with a wicked smile “will that do”
She had enjoyed the trip around the island. He had stopped often to point out different areas or coves and she had found herself listening in fascination as he told her the stories of the islands past. Although not big it was a wonderful place and she had found it one of the most beautiful spots she had ever seen.
Driving up to the side of a cliff, he had unpacked the picnic basket and lain it close to the edge, so that they could look out over the sea
Kira had blinked in awe. “What a wonderful view” she had breathed
Craig watched her for a second a strange sad look in his eyes, before saying softly
“It was my mother’s favourite place; she used to come up here all the time to think”
She looked over at him in surprise. He had mentioned his mother often when they had first been together. She had been very important to him Kira remembered. When they had first met it had not been long after she had died in a plane crash and Craig had always talked about her with such sadness. She knew that his father had died when he was a young child, and it had been left to Craig to provide for the two of them. They had been very close – just as she and her mother had been she thought to herself.
He looked back at her holding her gaze for several seconds before leaning forward and opening the basket.
“Looks like Maria has done us proud” he said removing a chicken leg which he bit into with relish.
Kira joined him suddenly finding herself very hungry, and they ate happily together while Craig pointed to the different islands dotted around the smooth green of the sea, seeming to know everybody on them as far as she could tell.
“See that one over there” he pointed to one of the closer outcrops
“That’s Toms”
Kira had grinned “God my friends think their outdoing each other if they have a new spoiler on their car”
He chuckled. “Well mine does have a bit which looks kinda like a spoiler” he grinned, as she laughed softly.
After clearing up the picnic things they both lay back enjoying the sun beating down on them while the wind blew softly. They took it in turns to make up stories about the clouds which blew past, many of which were so outlandish that they were constantly laughing. Briefly Kira thought how familiar this seemed, reminding herself of what had brought her to the island, reminding herself that this was a very different Craig, as a passing twig blew past and caught in her hair. Propping himself up on one elbow Craig reached over to remove it, grinning down at her.
Looking into her eyes his smile had frozen seeing the expression on her lovely face. Her eyes were half closed but he could see the hunger in them as she watched his mouth and with a soft groan he leant over her as she found that her whole body had suddenly become alive with a need for him. Gently he bent down to kiss her, a soft sigh escaping her lips as their mouths touched.
Her arms moved around his neck pulling him down further until his weight was on her, as his fingers had slowly unfastened the buttons on her blouse to find that she still wore the bikini top, which fastened under her firm breasts. Undoing the clasp he pushed the material to the side so that he could look down on her wonderfully aroused nipples before running his fingers over one stiff peak making her squirm under him gasping with pleasure .He began to kiss her lips moving down to her shoulder his tongue blazing a trail down to her breasts where he pulled one into his mouth sucking gently on its hardness.
With his other hand he slid the skirt up her leg moving his hands inside the bikini bottoms which he undid at the sides to pull from her so that he was now able to feel the moistness between her legs. She writhed in pleasure and gasped with need, as his finger teased her, her own moving to his trousers to the hardness of his arousal.
With a small noise she cried out in protestation as he pulled himself from her before watching hungrily as he pulled his t-shirt over his head and undid his trousers to release himself with the overpowering urge to possess her, before returning to arch himself over her. As he started to enter her she suddenly gasped her eyes opening in shock.
“No” she cried “stop… please …. Stop”
Craig pulled back from her his face full of concern and surprise
“What…did I hurt you” he asked his voice so soft and gentle that she groaned with desire.
“Did you bring protection” she cried her enflamed eyes looking hopefully into his
With a soft moan he laid on top of her his head sinking into her breasts. She could feel his head shaking before he moved away from her pulling down her skirt and fixing himself. After a few seconds he rolled back over to look down into her face his smiling full of laughter
“Are you seriously telling me that in that bag you don’t have anything” She put her hand over her mouth to stifle the giggle which found its way out anyway shaking her head
“I’ve not had the need recently” she giggled
He pulled her into his arm with a soft moan kissing her gently.
As he helped her to her feet he wondered what she had meant. If she hadn’t had the need lately who was it she phoned. He found himself once again thinking about the so secret phone calls to someone she claimed to love.
They arrived back at the villa just in time to see the helicopter swoop over them making for the pad on which Tom had landed the previous day. Craig had recognised it instantly as it flew over them and laughing turned to her
“OK, its Heather and Bill, expect the third degree.” flashing her a smile along with a small wink which made her heart jump in her chest. They had walked out hand in hand to meet the visitors, both of whom where walking towards them laughing happily at each other
Heather and Bill were in their fifties. She was a good looking woman and he was a handsome and distinguished man. Both were casually dressed in shorts and shirts and they had noisily made their way towards Kira and Craig.
Heather had animatedly explained that on finding out that he was back, they had jumped into their helicopter and headed over to see him, as Kira had looked at Craig, her eyes full of humour
“How the other half live” she had whispered making him chuckle with her.
The couple were both surprised to see Kira, and Ben had eyed her appreciatively much to his wife’s amusement. She had punched him gently on the shoulder
“Ho, lover boy eyes forward” before shaking Kira’s hand warmly
“You’ll have to forgive him” she said with a laugh “His eyes are bigger than his belly” she giggled
“Not surprising with her cooking” he had replied with good nature
Kira laughed back with the couple, who gave each other looks full of fun.
“Craig, it’s been ages” Heather said in a pained voice “and do we get so much as a phone call that you are back…. No, we have to hear it from Tom”
