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enjoying those first few moments of darkness and allowing the pressure of lethargy to ease away.
    “Abigail.” Austin whispered.
    As I opened my eyes Austin lifted his body up to rest on his forearm, looking down at me.
    “Do you like swimming?”
    “Only in places where I can see through the water.”
    “So you'd be okay with a small lake with perfectly clear water?”
    I nodded with a grin, his face warmed with a smile.
    “Good. Not so early tomorrow, I promise. Maybe eight?”
    “Sure.”
    He didn't move, he was still looking down at me, still smiling.
    “Everything okay?”
    Austin nodded, slowly lowering to kiss me. My body tightened and relaxed, unable to decide what it wanted to do. His hand moved to my jaw, gently rubbing his thumb over the skin. As we kissed our slow and soft embrace, I laced my fingers in through the hair and onto the back of his neck. Urging him to me. The other hand managed to sneak through a gap, finding a path along his waist and to his back.
    His body was soft to the touch, firm with muscles and hot from the heat of the day. My fingers trailed over the skin, enjoying the warmth even if it was too hot for this kind of proximity. Austin's fingers moved over my neck, gliding over the curve of my shoulder at the base of my neck. His grip was firm as his thumb spread out across my throat. Slowly the kiss ended, I felt robbed and wanted for more. I would have gladly begged for another. Like he could read my mind, he placed a soft kiss on my lips.
    “Everything is great.” Austin grinned and then laid down onto the bed.

Chapter Six
     
    When I returned to the villa, Monique was sitting at the dining table with a large cup of coffee. She looked more tired than I did.
    “Hey. Where have you been all day?”
    “I did actually return and in desperate need of sleep too.”
    Her cheeks flushed bright red as she looked into her mug.
    “Sorry. That's two days in a row. You must hate me.”
    “Are you kidding?” I scoffed. “Right about now, I could kiss you. You are just that awesome.”
    Monique lifted her gaze to me, frowning with pure confusion.
    “What happened?”
    “Well he has this place which don't ask me about because it's his secret place for relaxing.”
    “Shallow graves?”
    I rolled my eyes as I turned to make a coffee.
    “No. It's just a little shack that he goes to draw and sometimes sleeps there.”
    “Oh my gawd, you totally did it, didn't you?”
    As I poured the hot water into the mug I sighed.
    “Not as yet, no. But we did kiss. And slept together.”
    “But no sex?”
    I shook my head and took my coffee to the table.
    “You are crazy, you know that?”
    She watched me with an odd look on her face as I sat at the table.
    “I've had three and you've had none. Time to catch up girl.”
    “You set me a challenge, I'm getting there.”
    Monique narrowed her eyes at me as she took a sip of her coffee.
    “Hang on a tick, start at the beginning. He took you into the jungle, then what did you do?”
    “Went for breakfast at a diner up the road.”
    Her hand rolled in the air, urging me on.
    “Shopping on the main street, then the ones that the locals used. I needed long pants and hiking boots. I came back here, heard the wild mating calls of the local wildlife and decided to go rest at the shack. He was there. That's it.”
    “Except that the way that you talk about it, the way that you smile...” Her eyes narrowed harder. “You're in love with him.”
    “Get real Monique. I've known him for less than twenty-four hours. That's not even possible.”
    She sat back on the chair, assessing me as her fingers turned the cup.
    “Alright, prove it then. Flirt with someone tonight.”
    “I can't do that, he will see it.”
    “Come on Ab.” She groaned. “Either admit you have feelings for him or prove that you don't. Which is it?”
    “Fine. I'll prove it.”
    While Monique went and had a relaxing bath I laid on the hammock on the front deck. The villa was a long