Betrayal (4 page)

‘It was
indeed’ Brad follows my lead and I find myself staring as his broad chest is
exposed along with his flat stomach as he discards his lifejacket.  He smiles
down gently as he is perfectly aware of my thoughts and I flush. 

‘Come and get
a drink?’ he invites gently and I nod before I remember Courtney.

‘Oh Courtney’
I turn and see she is out with one of the instructors grinning waving me away.

‘She has
another ten minutes’ one of the instructor informs me.

‘Tell her we
are at the pool bar could you Steve’ Brad asks.

‘Sure thing’

As we stroll
across the sand to the bar Brad notes, ‘do you have every color bikini
possible?’ I turn and his eyes are travelling the length of my body in a
non-leery way more an appreciation.

‘Yes probably’
I reply looking down at my jade green one adjusting my top to distract my gaze
from his probing one.

‘The red’s my
favorite’ he mumbles as we walk into the shallow water of the pool towards the
swim up bar, ‘what are we having?’

‘Can I have a
cranberry and soda please?’ I require a clear head here.

‘Of course’ he
orders our drinks and turns to face me his inquisitive eyes assessing me.

 ‘Where did
you learn to Jet Ski?’ I ask my heartbeat accelerating at the view of his
tanned body as I sit adjacent to him on the stools within the pool.  His
turquoise swim shorts hug his hips low enough to spy a light splattering of
hair disappearing into his groin area.  My deprived body is imagining all sorts
of images as my eyes move downwards my breath catching in my throat.

His eyes twinkle
as if he recognizes my inner most thoughts and he bites his lip slightly to
prevent the smile that is threatening to explode before he continues, ‘various
locations really, I am contracted to shoot the brochures for the majority of
the islands so when I manage to acquire any free time I love nothing more than getting
out on to the open water and feeling the wind through my hair’

‘Isn’t is the
best?’ my eyes sparkle at the memory.

‘Absolutely’
he grins ‘do you need cream?’

‘Sorry?’ I
arch an eyebrow in question.

‘You are turning
a definite pink’ he notes his finger moving over my shoulder lightly sending
delicious tingles around the area.

 ‘Oh yes, I
have some over there’ I point to our belongings as I feel my insides awaken.

‘Come on lets
head over there I can’t allow you to burn’ he calls holding a hand out to help
me off of the stool.  I grasp his hand and the electric current that I felt
previously zips between us, I release his hand immediately as my feet hit the
bottom of the pool and I swim over towards the steps.

I have tied my
hair on top of my head and pulled out my sun cream before Brad appears next to
me with our drinks.

‘Let me’ Brad
is standing behind me and all the hairs on the back of my neck are standing to
attention. 

‘I can do it’
I insist but he ignores me taking the bottle from my hand and squirting a
considerable amount into his palm.  All my senses are on alert as I feel the
contact of his warm hands on my back, I gasp involuntarily.

‘Cold?’ he
murmurs too close to my ear.

‘Hmmm’ I mutter
as his hands move over my back and down my sides to the top of my backside. I
have goose bumps appearing everywhere and am embarrassed that he too must see
them. His hands move around my waist and I am perfectly aware that I could
reach the parts he is stroking right now myself but I cannot stop him enjoying
the sensations that rush through me.  It has been so long since anyone has
touched me intimately that I feel as though I am going to spontaneously combust
at any moment.  I close my eyes as his hands move across my abdomen and stroke
the top of my bikini bottoms and I almost groan.

‘You still
with me?’ he whispers as I am sure I feel his front against my back.  My eyes
snap open and I step away, my nipples are straining against my bikini top and I
grab a towel and shield myself with it taking the bottle from him.

I glance up
and his eyes are dark his face flushed. I am almost panting up at him as our
eyes connect and I am sure I see electric sparks surging between us.

‘Thank you’ I
croak.

‘Anytime’ he
whispers before turning, ‘do you think you could apply some to my shoulders?’

‘Erm sure’ I
drop the towel and cringe at the thought of touching his body, ‘can you sit on
the sunbed you are a bit tall for me’

‘Probably
best’ he mutters quietly and it takes me a while to realize what he is
referring to and smile as I suddenly become extremely courageous.

‘In fact lie
on my sunbed face down’ I grin mischievously, he double takes a look at my grin
and provides a sideways look my way.

He complies
but not before he mumbles, ‘you reap what you sow Maddison’

I squirt some
cream into my hand and with an anxious knot in my stomach straddle him placing
my hands on his shoulders and massaging it in gently.

‘Did you say
something?’ I tease as I am sure I hear him curse.

‘Nothing you
want to hear’ he muffles into the bed and I grin again enthused by his reaction.

I am up on my
knees as I spread the sun cream over his broad back, god he has a good body I
think as I stroke down to the bottom of his back.  I sit for a moment on his
buttocks and he groans, I giggle lightly and he lifts his head, ‘are you trying
to kill me here Maddison?’

‘No merely
putting your sun cream on Brad’ I tease quietly and he flips suddenly grabbing
my legs keeping me astride him so I am now straddling his groin area.  I gasp
as I feel him underneath me as my amusement vanishes our eyes once again
connecting the air sizzling.

‘Well what do
we have here’ his hand move up my thighs and I feel a heavy pulsing in my sex
as the laughter stops.  ‘Could you put some cream on my front please Maddison’
his eyes are dark and dangerous and I suddenly feel I could be out of my
depth.  His grip tightens slightly before his hands move up and down lightly
against my thighs.

‘Cream?’ he
teases taking the bottle and squeezing a dollop into my hand.  He pulls me
gently forward my hands now on his chest as my sex is pressing against his
hardened groin and I groan. I want to grind myself against him as heat pools in
my sex.

My hands move
gently across his chest as our eyes lock, my hips move gently over him as I
reach down over his shoulders.  His hand moves to my jaw moving me into his
lips where he brushes them across mine and I gasp at the promise that small
kiss holds. He moves his hand up and releases my hair from its tie allowing it
to fall like a curtain around us before he pulls me into his lips. 

His teeth
nibble gently on my bottom lip leaving me groaning as he deepens the kiss his
tongue tasting and stroking mine.  My tongue tangles with his as his hands move
up to my hips and pull me into his groin.  My sex is burning with heat as I
pant against him my insides building against the friction he is causing.  How
long we kiss for I am not sure all I am aware of is that he slows it down and
whispers to me, ‘unless you enjoy making love outdoors I suggest we stop or take
this somewhere else’

‘Oh god’ I
flick my hair back and sit up glancing around me, no one seems to be aware of
what was happening except us.  I turn to Brad my face flushed with desire and
embarrassment and he grins.  My insides are heavy with need as I exhale a
breath attempting to move off of him.

‘Where are you
going?’ he holds me in place.

‘In the water’
I gasp, ‘I need to cool down’

As I climb off
I chuck a towel at Brad to hide his arousal and he sits up.  I dive in the pool
and swim to the other side attempting to calm my insides.  Shit what am I
doing?  You were having a bit of fun I inform myself what’s wrong with that a
holiday romance may be just what the doctor ordered.  I’ll never see him again
so what is the difference?

Courtney
appears and Brad chats to her for a while before entering the water and
swimming up towards me his eyes searching mine for a reaction.

‘You ok?’  He
moves an arm either side of me entrapping me in-between his grasp.

‘I am fine’ I glance
up into his eyes and smile gently to reassure him.

‘Good, I need
to go I am working this afternoon and this evening.  Jet Ski tomorrow?’ he tests.

‘Probably’ I shrug
disappointment surging through me that we will not be continuing this right now.

‘Meet you
there?’ he suggests his eyes soft and filled with promise.

‘Ok’ I agree,
his eyes turn dangerous once again as he moves his body against mine and drops
a kiss on my neck.

‘I will look
forward to it’ he whispers into my ear and I feel the goose bumps appear once
again.

He grins
before swimming off waving a hand at Courtney.

‘What are you
grinning at?’ I scold Courtney as I return to the sunbed,

‘Nothing’ she
giggles, ‘you lucky so and so’

‘Don’t over
analyze it Court, just a bit of fun’ I announce flopping down onto the sunbed
my mind filling with the possibilities.

‘Hey! Good for
you I say.  I have been encouraging you to dabble for months’ she calls
supportively.

‘Yeah, yeah’ I
lay back relaxing against the cushion my mind replaying that kiss, it has been
so long I think he could have taken me on the sunbed and I would have complied.

‘Shall we
attend the shopping trip this morning?’ I ask Courtney at breakfast the next
day.

‘What about
the Jet Skiing?’ she offers frowning.

‘We can do
that later, best to do the trip early before it gets too hot’ I convince her
lightly.

‘Isn’t Brad
meeting you there?’ she queries as her mouth bites at a delicious passion fruit
and she closes her eyes in enjoyment ‘god I love these’ she comments.

‘We didn’t
make any definite plans’ I assure her although my stomach flips at the mention
of his name.

‘But won’t he
expect you?’ her eyes narrow, ‘or are you running scared?’ she is so perceptive
irritation sears me.

‘Scared! Of
course not I can catch up with him later’ I attempt casually.

She regards me
for a moment before shrugging, ‘I do fancy a trip out’

‘Great! We had
better go and sign up for it’ I glance at my phone to check the time happy that
I have postponed the inevitable for a while longer.

We spend the
morning shopping in various outlets and stalls buying souvenirs that we have
absolutely no use of.  We do stop at a designer outlet and purchase a few items
which I doubt are authentic but buy anyway.  I guess we are aiding the
country’s economy so am happy to spend.

I am aware of
when the time reaches eleven o clock and wonder what Brad ruminates when I don’t
show up on the Jet Ski.  I had laid awake the night before deliberating on
whether to have a fling with him or not. We are obviously sexually attracted to
each other and I have no doubt I would find the whole experience extremely
pleasurable.  But there was something preventing me from taking the next step,
it was the thought of giving myself to someone opening up my mind and body
albeit briefly leaving myself vulnerable. 

And what follows
when I return home after I have experienced a glimpse of happiness, would I
then desire a partner to share my life once again as I did with Mason?  Is it
not better to remain on my own and concentrate on the business shielding myself
from ever feeling so rejected, so inadequate again?

And my plans
for my own family?  I don’t want a baby with a man I am dating that would
become too complicated and take too long to assess our relationship, maybe
years.  I have decided to go along the sperm donor route and ensure my baby has
a mother who loves them unconditionally without all the weekend visitations
which would occur if I shared a baby with a former partner. 

I am thirty
one years old, the clock is ticking for me and I wish to enjoy my family whilst
I am young.  I am not prepared to compromise on this, I want a baby.

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Brad is
cranky, she never showed!  After the kiss yesterday I was certain she was up
for some fun as much as I.  After splashing around on the Jet Ski for a while
he had realized she had retreated and gone in search of her but neither
Maddison nor Courtney could be located.

He had
returned to work in the afternoon taking shots of the stunning scenery
surrounding the island, a task he favored due to the fact he was alone with the
glorious views.  He had two more days before his week off and there was nothing
he desired more than to spend it with Maddison exploring her heavenly body.  He
would find her and persuade her, she obviously has issues but haven’t we all. 
God he yearns for her body memories of her hands gliding over his body sends a
twitch into his groin area.  Her tight backside rubbing against his back…..he
exhales a breath, no he needs to see her and soon.