Paradise Island: Complete Edition (32 page)

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he ferry took us away and I looked back on the wretched island and vowed never to return there again. Jack was behind me, his big arms around me keeping me safe and warm. Rory was somewhere else on the ferry, doing god knows what.

“Do you think it was a good idea to bring him along?” I said.

Jack was quiet. It was as if he was thinking of the exact words to say. He turned around and once he realized we were alone, he said “Yeah, I think it’s probably the best thing we’ve done so far. Plus, don’t you feel better knowing what he’s up to?”

I thought about it, and I guess on one level it was true. He knew where Crow was buried so if he felt like it he could tell someone else to look for the body, or send in an anonymous tip, especially if he didn’t get what he asked for from us. But I felt Rory was different. He seemed like he genuinely wanted something else from this life and that made me admire him.

“I like him,” I finally said, when I had really made up my mind.

“I like him, too,” Jack agreed and held me tighter.

Ferry to train, train to plane, plane.

This was only my second time on a plane and Jack held my hand as we went for liftoff. Thankfully, this ride was a lot more comfortable, and not just because I had Jack there. It was also because we were in first class. I wondered how I could have survived in anything but.

I had the window seat, while Jack was right next to me. Behind us Rory was by himself, having bought the two seats. It felt good to be surrounded by people I could trust, at least on some level. After taking some anti-anxiety medication Jack gave to me, I tried to fall asleep. Before, I couldn’t even close my eyes when I was flying, but now that I was in these big comfortable seats, I lost myself in the comfort and fell asleep.

When next I woke, I was thankful that it was a dreamless sleep. I did not need the dead to haunt me any longer. I woke up alone. Jack wasn’t next to me. I turned around, and neither was Rory. Then I spotted them coming back together from the direction of the restrooms. I slid back to my seat pretending that I had slept all along. I only opened my eyes when I felt Jack sit down next to me.

“Where were you?” I murmured.

“Just to the restroom. And to bring you this,” Jack handed me another pillow.

“I’m pretty comfy as it is, but thanks.”

I don’t know why I pretended like I hadn’t seen them. I remembered that conversation I overheard as well. Was something going on between the two of them that I wasn’t aware of? I couldn’t possibly think what it was, so instead I went back to sleep, or at least pretended to, to see if I could catch glimpses of secret conversations, but all was awfully quiet, and then I ended up falling asleep for real.

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I
hate traveling. If I could stay safely in one place my whole life I would, but the first time I took to the road I needed to get away from Crow. The second time, I needed to get away from that wretched island where all the dead seemed to haunt my every thought. I knew that Jack was different. He was naturally curious about every part of the world, wanting to explore every continent or place that seemed interesting. I hoped we wouldn’t be moving too much, and I hoped that the island that was our destination could end up maybe being our home.

On the planes, and the rides, Jack kept talking about the beautiful house he had just bought right next to the beach. He said it was big enough for a family of ten, and that thought made me blush. Was Jack thinking of starting a family? I had an irrational fear of getting pregnant, because I didn’t want to bring another life into this world. This world had shown me nothing but cruelty until I met Jack, but even then, why would I subject another soul to even a fraction of the pain I went through? To live is to suffer, isn’t that one of those famous sayings? If I had a child, I wouldn’t want them to suffer. And since it was inevitable that they would, I comforted myself with the idea that I would never have children anyway. But now that I had Jack, it was harder to be so sure. It was defiantly something we needed to talk about.

On a small plane that only held me, Jack, Rory and the pilot, we finally managed to land on a small airstrip on the island. I braced for impact, sure that we would all burn in flames, sure that the ghosts from the other island would somehow cause it, but no such thing happened.

A car drive to the house and we were finally there. I held on to Jack tight, gripping his hand as if he was going to slip away from me as sand in the ocean. For his part, he didn’t try to let go as he laughed and unlocked the door with his other hand.

When we were finally inside I let him go. “Ta da!” he spread his arms out to reveal a beautiful, and very sunny house. With stairs that went up to the second floor. There was a beautiful kitchen, and I even saw a pool out back.

“Wow,” was all I could say as I made my way around the property.

Rory put down the little luggage we all had by the door with the help of the driver. I felt a little guilty that I didn’t even offer to help, but I was still a little out of it from the drugs.

Jack took my hand then and swept me up to the top floor and opened double doors to a very beautiful, and very big master bedroom. He brought me closer to him and I could feel the heat of his body, his familiar smell, and I knew I was home. “Our bedroom, baby,” he whispered in my ear as he kissed my cheek, then my lips. A gentle kiss that turned into a deep erotic kiss that left me  without breath for a minute. I could feel Jack harden underneath the shorts he was wearing. I felt myself get wet with desire, but first I needed to feel clean.

I gave him one last kiss as I slowly let go of him. “I need to take a shower, and then we can have some fun.”

“Guys,” we heard Rory yell from downstairs and we both went to the top of the railing and looked down.

Rory was smiling. “I’m gonna get a ride to town since the taxi is already here. I’ll go exploring for a bit, and let you guys have some privacy,” he winked as he said that last thing and I couldn’t help but blush.

With that, we were alone in the house.

“I’m thinking I should join you in that shower,” Jack said as he held me closer.

“No objections here,” I said and smiled seductively.

After the shower we helped dry each other off, but before I had a chance to put any clothes on, Jack was already semi hard. His dick brushed against my belly as he held me closer. “Uh uh,” he whispered. “You’re not gonna need any clothes for this next part.”

I lost myself in him as he guided me back to that big bed. The linens smelled fresh and clean as I laid down on my back and waited for Jack to join me. It didn’t take long until, with my eyes closed, I felt his lips on my left nipple. “Mmm,” I moaned and didn’t open my eyes. The desire between my legs was building with every kiss, and as he finally reached that place with his mouth, I could almost explode in ecstasy. And then I felt him enter me and I gasped at the size, at the length and the thickness. “Oh, God, Jack,” I moaned as I opened my eyes and found myself face to face with Jack. He kissed me deep as he entered me deeper. I held on for dear life as he made love to me. I lost myself in his body as he lost himself in mine. We made love until we could not move any longer and we collapsed in each other’s arms, sweaty with the sweet, sticky substance that sex produced. We laid, entangled together for awhile until we did it again and again.

I fell asleep in his arms. The lovemaking and the jetlag finally catching up to me.

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W
hen I woke the sun was almost setting in the horizon and Jack was naked right next to me. He was still asleep. I gently kissed him on the cheek and ached as his lips went up in a smile with his eyes still closed.

“I love you, Sophie,” he said.

“I love you, too,” I said as I kissed him again, this time gently on the lips.

He opened his eyes and stretched out his muscles, showing off his perfect chest and arms. Then he got out of bed, stark naked, showing off his perfect everything else. I admired his back and ass as I watched him go to the bathroom.
What a gorgeous man
, I thought as he disappeared around the corner. I got up and searched for my underwear and finally found them and was putting them on when Jack came back into the bedroom. He put his arms around me from behind. One hand going down my barely there panties and one hand squeezing my boobs. He kissed my neck and I shivered with anticipation as I felt his hardness behind me.

“I can’t get enough of you,” he whispered in my ear and kissed me deep.

I lost myself in him again and quickly took off my panties. It seemed like we weren’t done just yet.

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ater we were properly dressed and made our way together to the big kitchen to make something to eat. I looked out back where the pool was and saw Rory laying down, catching the last rays of the sun. He only had a speedo on and he had a pretty nice body.

I opened the doors as Jack went into the kitchen to find us something to drink. Naturally he had already paid people to fill up the house with enough food and drink for weeks.

“We’re making something to eat, wanna join us before you become roast beef?” I said and giggled.

Rory took off the sunglasses he wore and looked up at me with a big smile on his face. “Food sounds good,” he said, and got up quickly and followed me back inside.

Jack laughed when he saw what Rory was wearing. “You’re a braver man than me,” he said and laughed.

“I don’t know why you Americans are so opposed to speedos,” Rory said. “It’s perfectly acceptable attire for a man on the beach. Or by the pool. Or any body of water really.”

All three of us laughed for a bit before we remembered why we were there in the first place. Drinks. Food.

“Did you find us anything?” I asked Jack.

“Oh yeah,” Jack chuckled a bit and I couldn’t help but think he was cute.

After we ate sandwiches made with very fresh bread and condiments, and drank soda (for me) and beers for the guys, we made our way outside and sat by the pool. It was already dark and the stars were coming out, winking into existence one by one, or at least that’s how it seemed to me, until the sky was full of them.

“Wow, this is beautiful,” I said. The ocean. The stars. Jack right next to me. It felt like I was in heaven.

“It certainly is the best view I’ve seen in awhile. Especially now that I can actually swim in the ocean without fear of hypothermia,” Rory said and laughed.

He was still in his speedos, and while it wasn’t cold exactly, it was chillier than when the sun was up. His nipples were hard and I watched as he massaged them with his fingers until they were soft again. I couldn’t help but smile. Jack for his part had a shirt on and shorts while I had a shirt and a skirt on as well. It went to almost my knees, but it still felt too short, but when we stopped over on our way here, Jack insisted that I get some summer, beach ready clothes. I got a bunch of swimming suits as well, which was something I’d never thought I’d wear. I was little self-conscious of my body, but Jack reassured me that I was perfect.

We spent the evening talking about inconsequential things and our plans for the days and weeks ahead. It seemed like we were in paradise and the days stretched out into infinity.

On our fifth day at the house, just as I was settling in nicely and getting into the routine of having Rory around, though he was starting to talk about finding his own place in town just for convenience’s sake, I overheard Jack and Rory whispering on the deck so I made myself extra quiet as I went by an open window and listened.

“I told you I’m open to it, but you’ll have to ask Sophie. If she’s not into it, we’re not doing it.” Jack was saying and then took a sip of his beer.

Rory looked disappointed but he seemed to understand Jack’s point. “I feel like we could be something special together. I really like both of you,” he was saying and I watched as Jack reached out and put his hand on Rory’s shoulder.

The hand lingered there longer than I thought it would, and then when I saw Rory put his hand on Jack’s, I was really shocked. I needed to find out what was going on here right this instant.

I got up from where I was crouching and made my way to the double doors that led to the deck. As soon as they heard me approach, they put their hands back by their sides as if nothing had happened at all.

“What the hell is going on here?” I asked, not really certain why I came on so strong, but I felt like I had a right to know.

Both of them seemed to blush and look down but Jack was the one who recovered quicker. He quickly got up and put his arms around me. “Nothing, Sophie, what are you talking about?”

I pushed him away from me, harder than I’d intended, but it still sent the proper message. “No, Jack, this isn’t the first time I’ve overheard you guys talking about me. What the hell is going on?”

Both Jack and Rory looked at each other, looking guilty as hell.

“Are you two...together?” I finally asked, when I remembered seeing a movie with some gay people with Lucy. That was the first time I had even heard of such a thing. I didn’t really have a huge problem with it. It wasn’t really my business what other adults did in their bedrooms, but if one of those adults was my boyfriend and the apparent love of my life, hell yeah I was gonna have a problem with it.

“No, no,” Jack quickly said as Rory looked down at the beer in his hand like it was the most fascinating thing there. “Not really. Not yet, anyway,” he said in quick succession.

Hot tears started forming in my eyes and they started to fall one by one from my eyes, and down my face. How could this be happening? My beautiful paradise was turning into yet another nightmare.

“Rory, he confessed he had some feelings for me. A crush of sorts way before he met me, and now that we were so close, he thought we should...experiment maybe. Plus, he also likes you a lot, so he was wondering if the three of us could...get together,” Jack said carefully. “If you get my drift,” he added.

I backed away from the double doors and went into the huge living room. I needed to have a seat or else my legs would take me running as far as I could go.