Neptune's Ring (7 page)

“That’s wonderful Sweetheart, good job.”

“The realtor, a lovely sounding woman by the
name of Catherine Martin will pick us up at the airport in Cancun
and has made arrangements for a boat to take us to the island.”

“My, you have been busy this morning.” Nat
smiled at her lover. “Were you able to get any other information
out of her about the island?” she asked.

“The island is part of the estate of Marcus
Van Buren, an oil tycoon from Texas who met with an untimely death.
His wife has no interest in the island and wants it to be sold as
quickly as possible.”

“The place is so beautiful, I can’t believe
she wouldn’t be in love with the place,” Nat said.

“Wait, there is more,” Liz said. “The main
reason she has no interest in the island is because her husband
used the island for illicit affairs, which ultimately lead to his
untimely death, when the husband of one of his love interests found
out about the affair.”

“Hmm,” Nat said, as she wiped down the bar.
“Did he die on the island?”

“No, he was shot down in a seedy strip club
on the outskirts of Dallas, but the island does have some history
with death. Locals in Cancun talk about a young woman who
disappeared after she was employed by Van Buren as a
housekeeper.”

“Is there any truth to this?” Nat asked.

“Well an investigation was completed, but
there was no evidence leading to foul play, so there were never any
formal charges made. Van Buren, claims, the young woman returned to
her home off the island one Friday evening and he never saw her
again, nor has anyone else in the past five years.”

“I am listening, please continue,” Nat
said.

“The resort was under construction for three
years when she disappeared,” Liz said. “The property was about two
months from completion when the worker’s refused to work on the
island except in daylight hours.”

Nat stopped in her tracks and walked around
to sit beside Liz. “What happened?”

“According to the realtor, the workers said
that once the sun started setting, strange things started happening
at the construction site and they refused to work any later than
four o’clock. Then when Van Buren was killed, no one was interested
in finishing the project.”

“I wonder if that would be a glitch,” Nat
asked. “It would be hard to finish the construction by ourselves
and shipping in an American crew would be terribly expensive.”

“Finishing is not a problem,” Liz said.
“Catherine assures me that the contractor is eager to finish the
project, but his men will not work beyond the daylight hours.”

“A haunted island,” Nat said deep in
thought.

“Does that worry you?” Liz asked.

“These strange things that happened were they
ever violent or did anyone ever get harmed?” Nat asked.

“No, it seems they were just angry, harmless
pranks,” Liz said. “Buckets of paint being overturned, tools moved
around rooms and tossed aimlessly. No one has ever reported seeing
an apparition or hearing anything strange, but they will not stay
late or work when there is a storm on the island.”

“So the island has basically remained
untouched for two years?” Nat asked.

“Pretty much,” Liz said. “Catherine has been
on the island twice, once to take pictures for the listing and the
second time to show the island.”

“Has she ever seen anything spooky or out of
the ordinary?” Nat asked.

“No, but she has not been there after dark,
either.”

“The prospective buyer flew the coop when he
heard of the island’s haunted history and no one has shown interest
since.”

“That could work in our favor, if the widow
is extremely motivated to sell,” Nat said.

“It sounds like she wants to be rid of that
part of her husband as quickly as possible,” Liz said. “I bet we
could offer a cash deal and she would jump on it fast.”

“It would be nice if we could purchase the
property for less and pour more of the money into finishing the
construction,” Nat said, as the wheels of her imagination were
spinning.

“There is an ample supply of fresh water and
electricity has been taken to the island. There are even three
generators on the island as a backup if a storm strikes the
island.”

“How long has Ms. Martin been in the area?”
Nat asked.

“For a little over ten years, why,” Liz
asked?

“It would be nice to know how the island
fairs during hurricane season.”

Liz chuckled. She had done her homework well.
“There have been two major storms move across the island in the
last ten years and other than beach erosion and some downed trees,
the island fared well. All the construction has been completed with
the strictest of building codes.”

“You have been busy,” Nat said. “Any other
pearls of wisdom you would care to share?”

“The owner’s house is completely furnished
and in move in condition,” Liz said. “Catherine has been having a
crew of women go out monthly to clean the home, so if we wanted
someone on site to oversee the construction progress all we would
need is groceries.”

“We as in whom,” Nat asked?

“I haven’t completely figured that part out
yet,” Liz said. “I think Catherine would be a great local resource,
but I would feel better if we had someone of our own on sight.”

Nat was about to make a suggestion when the
club door opened up and Karen and NeNe entered the bar.

Simone had slept peacefully until late
morning when Del started to toss and turn in the bed. She reached
over with her left hand and gently shook Del awake.

“Wake up sleepyhead, it’s almost noon,”
Simone said.

“It can’t be noon, we just went to sleep,”
Del said, with a sleepy smile.

“Nonetheless, the clock is reading eleven
forty-five and my stomach says it is time to eat,” Simone said.

“Now that you mention it, my stomach is
pretty empty as well.”

“It should be,” Simone teased. “You had a
great workout last night.”

Del smiled proudly. “Yes, I did, didn’t I?”I
just hope I can walk today,” Del said as she moved to leave the
bed.

“If not, we will just have to work that
soreness out,” Simone said, her voice a soft purr.

“I like the sound of that idea,” Del said as
she stretched. She was sore and her legs were stiff as she moved
away from the bed, but she would never admit that to Simone.

Del slipped on her clothing as Simone
watched.

“Where are you going?” she asked.

“To my room to shower and change clothes and
then back here to take the most beautiful woman on the island to
lunch,” she said with a confident grin.

Simone had left the bed and was standing
naked in front of Del. She grabbed the waistband of her jeans and
pulled her forward until their lips were only inches apart. Del’s
tongue flicked out across her lips to moisten them in anticipation
of a kiss, only to be disappointed by Simone.

“Don’t be long then,” Simone said, then
turned and walked into her bathroom to start the shower.

She heard the door close behind Del and she
smiled to herself in the mirror. “That one is definitely a tiger in
bed,” she said to her image in the mirror. “Had you begging for
more, didn’t she?” she laughed and took the brace off before
stepping into the steamy shower.

Del walked quickly to her room and was
sitting on the bed as she undressed. She threw a shoe across the
room in anger. Somehow she had to get Simone’s mind off of Levi and
onto her she thought as she took the rest of her clothes off. She
could not get over Simone calling out Levi’s name as they were
making love last night and the thought further infuriated Del. She
wadded up her clothes and tossed them in a pile as she stepped into
her bathroom.

Del stepped under the flow of water and
smiled as she realized one very important thing. Ms. Simone Taylor
likes to appear ruthless and in charge, but she secretly desires to
be dominated in the bedroom. “I am fully and completely up to the
task,” she said as she filled her palm with shampoo and washed her
hair. She began to think up a plan that would make Simone hers and
hers only.

Del showered and dressed in shorts and a
muscle shirt, which highlighted her strong, broad shoulders and
slim waist. She slipped her feet into soft leather loafers and with
a final appearance check, she went out the door headed to Simone’s
suite.

Simone was almost finished dressing when a
soft knock on the door sounded. She opened the door to find Del
standing there and her heart lurched out of control. Every time she
saw Del, she found her more attractive.

Del stepped into the room and Simone closed
the door behind them. Del took Simone in her arms and kissed her
with a hungry, passionate kiss which startled Simone. Del’s hands
were all over Simone’s body as the kiss lingered and Simone felt
her nipples grow hard under Del’s touch. When Dell broke off the
kiss, Simone was left breathless for a few seconds.

“I think you had better finish getting
dressed if you plan on getting any food today,” Del said with a
smirk.

Simone silently turned away from Del and
walked into the bathroom to finish preparing for lunch.

“What plans do you have for this afternoon?”
Del asked from the sitting area.

“I would like to go to the club later, so I
think a lazy afternoon is in order. How about a walk on the beach
after lunch and then a quiet afternoon here?” she said.

“That sounds good to me,” Del said.
“Especially if our night at the club turns out like last night,”
Del said with a wicked grin.

“I sure hope it does,” Simone said. “That was
most enjoyable.”

“That was just a warm up,” Del promised as
she took Simone’s hand and they walked to the dining room.

“A large steak salad for me please,” she said
when the waitress arrived to take their orders.

“I think I will have the chicken salad,”
Simone said.

When their meals arrived, they ate in
relative silence. Simone would look up from her meal to find Del
smiling at her and something in the woman’s eyes worried her.
Simone just shrugged off the feeling and finished her meal.

Del paid the check and asked, “Are you ready
for that walk?”

“That sounds good,” Simone said, as she took
the hand Del offered.

They walked down to the beach and Del allowed
Simone to lead her to the waterfall. She had followed Simone here
before so when they turned down the path, she knew where Simone was
leading her. When they reached the fall Del dropped her shoes in
the sand and stripped out of her clothes.

“Care to join me?”

Simone smiled and pointed to her arm. “I
think I had better sit this one out.”

Simone sat back on the boulder and admired
Del’s body as she waded out into the pool and then dived under the
water. She really did have a sexy, young body she thought as she
watched Del swim under the fall and surface with the water running
down her body. She could see the perky nipples, rock hard from the
coolness of the water as Del ran her fingers through her hair.

“This feels so nice,” she said as she smiled
at Simone. “I can think of only one thing to make it feel
better.”

“What is that?” Simone asked innocently.

“You are about to find out,” Del said, as she
waded back toward Simone.

When she reached the boulder, Del took
Simone’s hand and helped her stand up. Del then leaned back against
the boulder as she pulled Simone close to her and kissed her. Del
buried her left hand in Simone’s hair as they kissed and then took
her mouth down to her breast when she broke the kiss. She guided
Simone’s mouth on to her breast and growled, “Take it.”

Simone was startled by Del’s suddenly
aggressive behavior, but also excited by it at the same time. She
opened her mouth and took Del’s breast in her mouth and suckled it
as Del’s hand pressed her into her chest.

“That’s it,” Del moaned as Simone’s teeth
raked across her nipple and Simone’s hand slipped between their
bodies.

Del caught her hand roughly by the wrist. “Do
what I tell you, when I tell you, do you understand,” she said.

Simone’s eyes grew wide as Del grabbed her
wrist and she nodded her head yes, in answer to her question.

“Good, I am glad we have an understanding
then,” Del said, as she allowed Simone’s hand to drop to her
side.

Simone could feel her body growing wet as she
roughly suckled Del and she wished Del would touch her. She was
completely surprised by Del’s next move.

“Go down on your knees and please me,” Del
said.

Simone hesitated as she looked at Del with a
confused look.

“You heard me,” Del said. “Please me,
Simone.”

Del placed her right hand on Simone’s
shoulder and pushed her down to her knees. Her left hand was still
buried in Simone’s hair as she guided her face between her spread
thighs.

“Make me come, Simone,” she demanded, as she
pulled Simone’s head into her body.

Simone was incredibly turned on by Del and
eagerly licked and teased her outer lips as Del ground her hips
into her face. Del was breathing hard and starting to sweat when
Simone’s tongue penetrated her lips and licked across her swollen
clit. Simone’s tongue drove deep into Del and she began rocking her
hips against Simone’s tongue.

“Very good, but faster, Simone,” Del
said.

Del opened her eyes to watch Simone as she
was ravishing her body and saw that Simone’s hand had snuck into
her shorts and she was touching herself while she drove her tongue
in and out of Del’s body.

Del reached down and grabbed Simone’s wrist
and pulled her hand from between her legs.

“This is my time,” she growled, as she placed
Simone’s hand on her breast.

Simone started pinching Del’s nipple as her
face was coated with Del’s juices. Her head bobbed up and down as
her tongue drove in and out of Del’s wetness.