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grew up in the water. I
breathe underwater.”
    “Well, whatever you did, I’m
glad, but there’s no way I can swim back through a mile of water to the
surface. I’m not that good a swimmer,
nor can I hold my breath for so long. I’m still not even sure how we both made
it down here.”
    A splash made her look toward
the water. “My God, it’s a dolphin. What’s that in its mouth?”
    The dolphin swam over to them,
its head held high above the water. It stopped at the edge of their ledge.
Xavior sat up and moved forward, so he could remove the strap wrapped around
the mammal’s mouth. When he took it off, the dolphin dove back under and
disappeared.
    “What the hell….” Cori glanced
over to see Xavior pull on the strap and bring up a large waterproof brown
saddlebag. At least she thought it was waterproof, since the water seemed to
bead on it instead of soaking through.
    He placed it in front of them
and opened it. Then he took the things out and placed them on the rock beside her.
    Cori stared at them in
confusion, speechless for a moment. “It’s like a grocery list of things we
need,” she concluded, finding her voice. A waterproof blanket, a couple of
bottles of water and two roast beef sandwiches wrapped in plastic bags lay spread
out before her. “All that’s missing is a change of clothes, a phone and we’d be
set.”
    Xavior grinned in her
direction. He seemed to be enjoying this way too much and didn’t sit right.
    “Okay, I give. What’s going
on?”
    “You fell overboard and I
rescued you.” He shrugged. “As soon as you’ve rested a bit, had a little snack
and water, and regained some of your strength, we’ll leave.”
    She glanced at the water, to
where the dolphin disappeared. “Okay, I’ll bite. Tell me what’s going on. How
did that dolphin know to come here and who gave it the stuff?”
    Instead of answering, he
continued to open up the things he’d set out for them.
    She frowned, her mind no longer
in a sexual haze. “Are you going to answer me or what?”
    He raked long fingers through
his hair dark hair. “I will, but not just yet. It’s no mystery really. Maybe
they just found the stuff? I’ve heard of dolphins saving people from drowning.”
    “Yes, but that’s not what this
is.” She pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. “Why
are you being so evasive?”
    He stopped and stared at her.
Taking her hand, he turned the palm up, lifting it to his lips. “Can you do me
a favor and trust me for a while? I saved your life. No harm will come to you.
I…I promise I will explain.” He picked up one of the sandwiches and offered it
to her.
    Could she trust him? Something
weird was definitely going on, but he did save her life, not to mention made
incredible love to her, so surely it must count for something. “Okay, only
until we get out of here.” She took his offering. “So, we leave here, go back
in the water and somehow make it to the surface, then what?”
    Xavior shrugged his massive
shoulders…those massive bare, wide, hard-as-the-rocks-they-sat-on shoulders.
“Then, we’ll see what we can do to make sure you enjoy your vacation. But
first, I would like it if you spent a little time with me, getting to know me.
My home’s not far from here.”
    “Really? But I thought you said
you were an American.”
    “I said I was born in American
waters. So by that I am, but I live elsewhere.”
    “Well, right now, we’re in the
middle of the Caribbean Sea, miles from any land, so where exactly is home to
you?”
    “It’s not far from St. John.”
    “Oh, is it one of those private
islands I’m told make up the Virgin Islands?”
    “Around there.” He gestured to
the sandwich she held in her hand. “Go on and eat. You must be starving, I know
I am.” He opened up the other sandwich and took it out. When the delicious
juicy scent of the beef hit her senses, her stomach grumbled even louder. She took
a bite of the bread in her hand and