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Behind him Ben and Heather followed. Ben chuckled, “Sorry Kira, but for today you stay here” he said before examining her. He looked into her eyes asking questions and taking her blood pressure. Finally with a smile he had looked happy
“Well I’m glad to say that you seem in good health…..but still stay in bed today” he had added seeing Craig’s look
She had sighed in submission “Fine” she said a little sulkily
“Are you hungry” Craig asked softly looking at Ben “Is that OK” before receiving a reassuring nod.
As she nodded he and Ben had disappeared out of the room. Heather however, stayed with her
“How are you feeling” she said gently
Kira smiled softly
“Very lucky” she responded with real feeling “I shiver when I think what might have happened”
The older woman nodded her face more serious
“You missed all the excitement” she said
“What do you mean” Kira asked confused
Heather then went on to tell her the story of her rescue
“Craig called to tell us what had happened, boy was that boy panicking. The easiest way of reaching you was by sea, so we got the speed boat straight over while he organised for a helicopter to be ready if needed to winch you out of there” she paused to see the look of disbelief on the young woman’s face
“We were there in less than 10 minutes and you were out cold. Craig…what a mess….he was in a hell of a state”
“He was?” Kira whispered
“He was half out of his mind with worry….we had to give him jobs to do just to keep him busy. Fortunately you came around long enough for Ben to tell that you hadn’t broken your neck or back”
Kira frowned not able to remember.
“So we managed to get you onto a stretcher and into the boat and take you back to the house” Heather smiled “Craig obviously wanted to fly you to some hospital…..which you didn’t need so Ben eventually had to tell him to back off” She giggled “I don’t think Craig is used to being told off, but he just kept pacing back and forth getting in our way”
Chucking she had added
“I never thought I would see the day that Craig...” she stopped seeing the confused look in the younger women’s eyes
She took Kiras hand
“You were very lucky…….Ben says that you will be fine. The bed rest is only to help you with the shock. You were unconscious because the wind was completely knocked out of you as you landed - even sand is hard from 20 feet up”
Kira smiled back thankfully at Heather
“Tell Ben thank you” she said with such sincerity that the older woman had squeezed her hand
“Well maybe you and Craig can buy us a big fancy meal” she laughed, once again seeing the same hurt look enter Kiras eyes she had seen on the first day they had met
At that point Craig and Ben reappeared carrying a tray full of a variety of food and drinks
Ben had taken his wife’s hand and with a wave had said that it was time to go, with a “don’t get over excited” comment to the two of them. As Craig had started to rise to show them out Heather had put a hand on his shoulder
“We can see ourselves out….you stay here” and then they were gone.
Craig had poured her a cup of tea watching as she drank it with relish.
“mmmmmmm now that is good” she whispered “but very British” she giggled
He smiled back before looking at her with thoughtful eyes
“I’ve been thinking a lot about the way I treated you yesterday” he said continuing as she placed her hand on his to stop him “but I really believe that you don’t know what’s going on……….and I wish I could tell you but I promised Paul I wouldn’t”
Kira had looked at him in surprise “Craig I don’t know who you thought I was meeting, but I was alone the whole morning”
Looking down he had nodded “I know………I saw the footage” he said softly “but just the thought that you” he paused for a second “I couldn’t bear it” he said looking up his tortured eyes meeting her confused ones.
“And then when our argument nearly resulted in you’re…” he stopped again real grief passing over his eyes which made her groan leaning against him
“Lets not go there Craig” she said softly holding him against her before with a soft sigh kissing his lips. She could feel his body shudder at her touch before leaning further into her until his weight pushed her into the mountain of pillows behind her. With a small groan he pulled away from her
“I don’t think this is what Ben had in mind” he said softly
Kira purred sensually leaning back on the pillows looking at him seductively from half closed eyes her arms crossed above her head.
“OK” she said gently
“If that’s what you think”
Craig laughed gently “You are a little witch” he smiled leaning forward towards her as the phone on the bedside cabinet rang
Gasping Kira turned to grab the device suddenly serious
As she answered the phone she watched him stiffen beside her. He could hear her apologising for not calling earlier. He had noticed that she avoided talking about the accident keeping the conversation light. As she rang off once again declaring her love, she had looked at the phone with great confusion before looking over at him. Kira could see the question in his eyes even before he voiced it
“Who are you phoning Kira” he asked gently
“Please don’t ask” she pled with him
“I could find out myself” he said suddenly very serious
Kira knew that he would have no problem, sure that it would only take one call for him to know everything. With a myriad of emotions crossing her tortured eyes she finally looked at him her eyes full of tears
“I know you could……..but if you did it would ruin everything.” She said softly “We don’t have long together Craig…….please don’t spoil this time”
“Kira…” he began as she grabbed his hand
“Promise me Craig” she begged pain crossing her eyes as her head suddenly began to throb.
Craig watching her carefully had finally nodded his head in agreement
“OK, I promise” he said his voice sombre
She watched as he looked intently at her seeing the way her eyes were growing heavy
“But only if you promise to sleep” he said standing suddenly and dropping a gentle kiss on her forehead
Kira had smiled “thank you” she whispered, before closing her eyes and succumbing to the sleep which tugged at her.
Craig had returned to his office. He had caught up on his emails and phoned those who needed to be informed of events. Everything was moving smoothly and all indications were very positive. For a few moments he wondered how she would react when she found out, before sighing, choosing not to think about it at that moment. His hand had hovered over the phone to find out what she was hiding, but suddenly he couldn’t face breaking a promise to her, and he had let his hand drop. Frowning he had remembered her words
“We don’t have long together” and he realised that there was no point in destroying the little time they had left. She must love this man very much he thought to himself.
As Kira had once again woken up, she had felt stiff. However, the headache had passed and sitting up she had moved out of bed. Slowly stepping into the shower she had enjoyed the feel of the water cleansing her body and hair, bringing life back into her stiff bones. She had been surprised to find that she didn’t have one single bruise on her body and had been amazed that she could have been so lucky. After dressing in a pair of white shorts and blue sailor’s shirt she had stood on the balcony watching the waves beat against the cliff enjoying the breeze blowing through her hair.
As she stood peacefully watching she heard the door being slowly opened as Craig had slipped into the room. She smiled hearing his soft curse as he found the bedcovers thrown back and her gone. As he stepped out onto the balcony sighing in exasperation she looked patiently at him
“Kira…….you heard what Ben said……….you need to be in bed”
“I can’t lie there all day Craig” she sighed “I just start to feel stiff”
He looked about ready to demand her return when she smiled softly at him
“Please…..I really am OK” she said twirling “See no damage”
She saw the quick look of pain in his eyes, and felt sorry for being so flippant
“It could have been very different” he said his voice serious
“I could have been explaining to whoever you phone that you weren’t ever coming back”.
Craig saw the pained look in her eye as she turned away from him suddenly
