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damage to his body .
    “I’ll get yours.” Adam turned to face her. He held his open palm up for her. She squeezed a quarter-sized amount of lotion in his hand.
    “Whoa, we’ll have to report an oil slick if I put all of this on you.” Adam smirked. She could not believe he had genuinely smiled. Her heart pounded as he started to rub the lotion on her back. Slowly, he moved his large hand over her skin and Eve felt the electricity pass between them again. His fingers lingered at the base of her neck and out of instinct, she leaned her head down to enjoy the sensation.
    Losing herself in the moment, she let out a small moan.
    Adam cleared his throat. Eve snapped her head upright and turned to look at him. Before she could even blink Adam dove into the water. She couldn’t believe she had done that.
    Eve felt embarrassed and hoped he hadn’t noticed her practically drooling all over herself. Quickly, she distracted herself from thoughts of his body and his touch with all o f the colors of the ocean again as she dove in to the water .  The bright combinations of blue, yellow, red, white and black captured her attention. There were schools of fish swimming below them, it was so quiet under the water too, peaceful. They swam and swam, not talking of course, just watching. She noticed that Adam seemed to smile as she let the fish swim across her hands. The fish didn’t seem to mind the humans surrounding them it was as if they were just part of the ocean.  They had to have been bobbing around in the water for almost two hours when Adam pointed upward.  She surfaced with him and removed her mask.
    “It’s getting late, are you ready to go? ” he asked.
    Eve bit her lip, looked toward the crater, and then back to the boat. She didn’t really want to leave, but she knew they couldn’t stay forever.
    “Okay ,” she replied . They boarded the boat and Adam went below to change before they took off.  He came back in a white t-shirt and tan pants.  Eve still had on her bikini and started to feel cool as the boat sped away fr om the crater.  She thought about changing when Adam slowed the boat down again to a stop. 
    “This will be a good spot for dinner, ” he called out.
    “Looks perfect to me .” She didn’t know they were having dinner together, not that she minded though , because she was enjoying his company . She smiled knowing that she had wanted to strangle him the day before.
    “If you want to change in one of the staterooms I’ ll start getting the food ready. ” H e stepped down to where she sat and Eve nodded and followed him as he went below.  He stopped at the galley and started gettin g food out while she went by him .  Once she had dressed in her t-shirt and shorts she returned to the galley and found Adam with a tray of crackers, cheeses, fruits and vegetables. 
    “That looks so good.” She could feel her stomach begin to rumble .
    “I’m glad you approve, would you c arry the wine?” H e nodded toward the bottle and two glasses on the counter.  She grabbed them up and followed him back up the stairs to the dining table. Eve sat down as Adam opened the bottle of wine and poured for them both.  She took a sip and knew that this w as no cheap wine . 
    “ Thank you for inviting me today. ” Eve took a bit of cheese and quickly followed it by another gulp of wine.
    “You’re very welcome, and thank you for coming with me. I’m sure going out on a boat with a complete stranger was a risk f or you.” His tone sounded gentler now, especially compared to their previous short and abrupt conversations. If he didn’t watch it he might actually be civil with her.
    “It is a bit odd don’t you think that we’re neighbors now and we ended up here together?”
    “It must have been fate,” he said laughing. A chill ran down her spine at that v ery moment. Michael had said those same words to her right before he died. He said it must have been fate that brought them together and fate