Can't Let Her Get Away!

Chapter Four

  I woke the next morning to find Devon was up and about before I was. I wondered what he was doing. I hear him humming a tune. He was over beside the ocean water doing something. I was sure most women would wish they were in my shoes right about now.

Being in paradise with Devon Jackson. Stranded with him. I hope that we would find our way back home. I wondered if my boyfriend thought I was dead now. If he even cared. Not that I missed him right now. Not one little bit.

I suck in my breath. I notice him. Really notice him. His long  hair was pulled up on his head. And he was shirtless. Holy f**k Devon was shirtless. I never was blessed to see my boss shirtless before. I lay there unable to move.

He was washing his shirt in the ocean waters. I see him bending down to wash it. Rinsing out the blood stains in his clothing. Water splashed on his tan lightly golden skin. I bite my lip thinking of the kiss we shared together last night. What had all that meant?

Why had Devon kissed me?

I lean up on my arm. He had not yet noticed I was up. He was busy working on things. Taking care of it all. My knight in shining armor. He had saved my life on the plane. Covering his body over mine. Then I was able to save him in return. Now here we were. On the island together. Alone. God help me. I was going to f**k this all up. Wait and see.

My feelings were going to show. Devon could always read me so well. And there would be no hiding it. No turning back. And he would know. I was going to lose him after this. It was going to be over.

When we got back home, he would fire me. And I would be out of his life forever. I already knew he did not feel the same way as I felt about him. If he had he would have sought after me. He was Devon. He always got any woman he wanted.

So, it was clear he did not want me.

I lean back. I sigh. How was I going to keep cool? Not show I wanted to f**k my boss? Maybe I needed one hot night with Devon then I would get over him once I had been under him. That was all. One hot lonely night with my boss. Was that so bad? It sounded so damn good. I ached inside for Devon. I wished I could make him ache that way for me.

If only!

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"Well rise and shine" Devon says cheerfully to me as he makes his way to my side.

I sigh. "Morning. Or is it afternoon?" I sigh.

"I am not sure" he tells me. "A new day" he says.

"Look at you! You made yourself at home" I laugh.

He was barefoot. He had sand sticking to his toes. He looked like he was Tarzan man of the land or something like that. He was comfy. He smiles down at me. He helps me get up off the ground.

"It is nice. I mean we are here and no one else is for miles and miles. No one is hunting me down. Asking me for something. Wanting something from me. It is so nice. I feel so free here" he begins to explain.

I am listing while checking my teeth. I had yet to brush them. I had a toothbrush in my purse. I always kept one on hand for after meals. I was one of those kinds of people.

I had morning breath. No way was Devon kissing me right now. If he even wanted to kiss me again. That kiss was the only thing I could think of right now. Why had he kissed me?

"Hold that thought Tarzan" I say.

I get things out of my purse. Mints. Check book. Keys. Car keys. Wallet. Coin purse. Ah! There it was my tooth paste and brush. I grab it then rush to the ocean. That was the only water we had to use.

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I get water in my mouth. I taste saltwater. I gag. I spit it out. "f**k!" I mutter. At least I brushed my teeth. In ocean water.

"Babe what on earth are you doing?" he laughs as he comes to my side.

"Trying to attempt to brush my teeth" I sigh. "This water is nasty"

"I know it is but in time you will get used to it" he says to me.

"Not ever!" I laugh.

"Missing your lover boy?" he has to tease me.

I groan. "No" I say.

"He was not on your mind last night" he jokes.

I am flushing now. I feel my cheeks heat up a nice little blush.

Fucking Devon!

"So?" I stammer. "Where is Paula? You were not thinking of her last night either" I snap.

He grabs my arm. "Hey, I am sorry" he says to me. "We will have to depend on one another right now. Until they find us" he adds.

I nod. "Yes, we will" I sigh. "Thank you for keeping me warm last night"

"I only kissed you because I knew you wanted to" he jokes.

I frown. "What?"

"I am kidding. Kissing brings body heat is all. That is why I kissed you" he adds.

My face falls. He only kissed me to keep me warm. Noted. "Oh" I say softly.

"Unless you wanted me to kiss you. Is there something you are holding back from me Mel?" he wonders softly. "we have all the time in the world to share anything now" he points out.

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He touches my arm lightly. Did I dare tell him? He was so tempting me right now. So bad.

Be strong Melody!

"No nothing" I lie. I shake my head.

He yanks me in his embrace. His lips fall to mine. "You are lying. Why?" he challenges to know.

He looks down at me. "Why are you lying to me?" he asks me. "I always thought you were someone I could trust. I can trust you right Mel?" he wonders.

My heart races in my ear drums. "Yes, you can trust me Devon!" I swear to him.

"Why are you lying to me?" he wants to know. "you say you do not want to kiss me. Or be kissed. Yet when I kiss you your lips give you away. I can feel the heat between us Melody" he warns me.

Tears come to me. I pull away from him.

"Mel we always tell one another everything. Why not now?" he asks me.

I hang my head. "Fine, I want you! Okay? I do not love my boyfriend. And I am the worst girl ever. I have been wanting to be with you! Mystery solved. Good for you for cracking the code Devon. Now when we get back home, I will break things off with my loser boyfriend and you can fire me then we can move on with our lives" I snap.

I go to walk off. I needed to clear my head right now. He knew. Now he knew. And he did not want me. It was over. It was done with.

I lost my best friend. I lost it all. And I felt so badly inside. I wanted to dig a hole crawl in it and bury myself alive. Die a slow sweltering death there in the burning sun light. Devon catches up to me. He grabs my arm.

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"You did not let me finish. I was not done talking to you Mel" he warns me sternly.

"So, talk" I snap.

I would not look him in the eyes. I felt so sad and hurt right now.

"What makes you think I don't want you?" he asks me. "Why? Did you ever stop to think I never knew how you felt? That I was scared to? To make the moves on you when you were not an easy book to read? I have feelings for you Melody. I have for a very long time. I hid it to because I did not want to ruin what we have. I could have any woman I wanted but you. And when I was taking care of you then you showed me a softer side to you. I loved taking care of you last night. You needed me. I loved that feeling. You wanted me. You let me care for you. Before you would care for me. You never let me in. And last night for the first time in years you did finally! So, I took advantage. And I kissed you. I do not regret it. You let me kiss you and it was so damn good. I will never look back again. You want me as much I want you. f**k that loser Jonathan! He does not deserve you! I never wanted Paula. I had to be with her to try to hide the pain of not wining you over" he admits.

"You want to be with me?" I whisper.

He nods yes as our eyes meet. "I want you. Do you want me?" he asks softly.

Tears come to me. Happy ones. "I have for years. I want you Devon. You were the only one I wanted to be with. I was only with Jonathan because he had found I wanted you. I was scared he was going to tell you and ruin our relationship. I did not want to lose you in my life" I admit.

"Was he black mailing you?" he asks me.

"Pretty much. I was not happy being with him" I say softly.

He holds me close. He kisses the top of my head. "About time we got together. It sucks that this is the way that made us face each other" he breaths out. I hold him close to me. Happy joyful tears come to me. At last. Devon wanted me.

He pulls me back to look me in the eyes. "You really want to be with me?" he asks softly. He touches my cheek with his fingers gently.

I nod. "More than you ever could know" I softly answer him.

His lips fall to mine. I welcome his kiss. I hold him closer. His body presses near mine. My stomach grumbles at me. I had not eaten breakfast yet. I laugh and we end our sweet kiss. He laughs to.

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"Come here darling. You need to eat. I found pineapple on the island here. I tried to cook it. And I used my pocketknife to cut it open. I hope it tastes okay for breakfast. We still have some fish from last night to" he offers to me. He takes me by the hand then leads the way back to our little hut area.

I sit beside him in the sand as he gets me some pineapple and fish. The pineapple was tender and sweet. A little warm still. It was so yummy. It was grilled on the fire. I think that was why it tasted so good to me. The sweet juices splash my cheek as I devour the fruit. Devon looks pleased that I was enjoying his cooking.

"So, it is good then?" he laughs.

I nod. "Oh yes this is lovely" I gratefully say.

I had a feeling we were going to live off fish and crab here for the time being. Good thing I did not mind it all that much. It was no sushi bar, but it would do. At least we had food.

Water was not good. But it was water. Maybe he was right. Maybe I would get used to the saltwater taste. I doubted that though. I still would have to drink the water.

"I am thirsty. But not enough to drink the ocean water" I sigh. "I miss cola" I admit.

"Coffee" he sighs.

"Yes, that to" I giggle.

"Come with me. I want to show you something I came across" he demands to me.

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After I finish eating, I get up and follow Devon around the island there. We come across a lovely water fall with tropical palm trees. I take it all in. Wow. It was so pretty. Birds were all over the place. Making sounds they were singing to the heavens above. The sunlight shone down on the waters as the fish below swim in the little pond area.

"I figured this area might have better water for us. Drink it and see sweetheart" Devon speaks up.

It was worth a shot. I nod. I make my way to the waterfall. I dip my hand in the water. Cupping water in my hands. Then I take a drink. It was a little bit better than the salty ocean water. I drink some more. I was so thirsty. Deeply thirsty.

"Better?" he asks me.

"Much better" I sigh as I wipe the water off my mouth.

"Want to go for a swim?" he asks me.

He winks boyishly at me.

I nod. "Sure, why not. Wait. I will get my clothing wet" I groan.

"Take it off" he jokes.

He removes his pants then leaps in the water before I can really see anything. Devon was naked. I gasp. Water splashes me. He playfully splashes water my way. I laugh. I was not getting naked in front of him yet. I was not there yet. Was I that brave??

"Come on in! The water is fine" he calls to me.

"I am not getting naked Devon" I scoff.

"Come on babe" he begs me. "Skinny dip with me!"

I shyly shed my clothing. Then I hop in the water with him. I shiver as the chilly water splashes on my body. He swims over to me. I still can not see much. I wanted to though. He winks at me.

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"See this is not so bad is it?" he jokes.

"No not at all" I shiver.

"Your lips turning blue here let me keep you warm" he teases.

He pulls me in his embrace. My flesh was covered in goosebumps. And his warm flesh finds its way to mine. I feel all of him. I can feel him hardened near my leg. Bobbing in the waters. He holds me close. Our eyes focus steadily on one another. Not able to say another word. Things grow so seriously right now. My mouth watered for a kiss. To feel his mouth on mine.

I feel his hand on my back sliding down a little then back up my back side.

"You are so beautiful" he promises me softly.

"You are just saying that because I am the only girl on the island" I joke.

"No, I mean that you are beautiful" he breaths out. "You know how long I wanted you to be here in my arms like this. And here you finally are. At last" he says softly to me.

He smiles at me.

"At last" I agree.

He tilts his head to meet mine in a kiss. Our lips tango. His cold lips warm up on mine.

"We will make love sweetheart. I do not want to rush you or what we have. In time you will have all of me" he vows after the kiss. He kisses me again. I melt into him.

I was falling so fast. What if when we got back to the mainland's this did not mean a thing? What if he only meant it because we were the only ones here on the island? What if what if what if. Everything was worrying me right now. My heart ached to know if he really meant what he was saying. Time would tell if his words were true. If he really wanted me.

The only way to pass the test was to get back home. Then the true test would begin there. 

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