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and starting the day together.
    Jace was finally able to grip the key and as he pulled it out of his pocket, the thought, Maybe I shouldn’t have drank so much, came into his mind. It would be the first time they had sex, and he always felt that it was important to really nail it down the first time.
    They staggered into the room and banged into the wall. His back hit so hard for a moment he considered what the cost to have it fixed would be, but quickly dismissed it. The blonde bombshell in front of him, fueled by passion and cheap booze, grabbed his bathing suit and pulled it to the floor dropping to her knees at the same time. Seconds later, Jace knew that he could have drank hemlock prior to staggering in the door and still wouldn’t have any problems.
    Jace grabbed her by her shoulders and picked her up off the floor, spinning her around and pressing her back up against the wall. There in the early hours of the morning, they consummated their love in an emotional bliss. An emotion enhanced by new romance yet somehow also accompanied by the loving warmth of a deeper relationship. Their love making was much as their relationship had been: intense, unexpected, and spontaneous.

 
    Chapter 6
     
    Afterward, they lay in bed naked. The crisp cool comforter fell disheveled upon them barely covering any of their bare bodies. Jace rested in an almost sitting position, propped up on pillows, running his fingers through Maddy’s hair and gently scratching her scalp.
    “This is so amazing,” Maddy said.
    “Yeah, it is. Not quite the way you expected this Saturday morning to go, huh?”
    “Not if you asked me yesterday morning,” Maddy said and giggled slightly.
    “I aim to surprise.” Jace smirked.
    Maddy laughed slightly. “Well, then I think you’ve succeeded,” Maddy said as she leaned up to kiss him before returning her head to his chest.
    The brilliant morning sun came in through the windows accenting the tropical luxury feel of the entire room.
    “You know what I really want?” Jace asked, gazing out the window.
    “Breakfast?”
    Jace laughed. “Yes, but what else I want—”
    “What’s that?” Maddy reached her arm across Jace and caressed her finger over his hip bone.
    “I want to own a house down here.”
    The breeze came through the open window and the thin veil that was the white curtain danced before falling. The warm breeze was a welcome change from icy cool air conditioning.
    “Oh my God, that would be amazing.” Maddy propped up on his chest. “I’ll come visit all the time.” She smiled innocently.
    “You’d better.”
    Jace leaned forward and planted his lips on her forehead.
    “I imagine it wouldn’t be too expensive, either,” he continued.
    “What are you thinking? Hut by the water?”
    “Well, maybe at first, but what I really want is a mansion on the water.”
    “A mansion, huh?” Maddy waggled her eyebrows in excitement.
    “Yeah, a mansion in paradise. Who doesn’t want that?”
    “Everyone wants that,” Maddy pointed out.
    “Exactly, and why settle for a hut, it’s not like you’re paying New York prices down here.”
    “A hut on the water would cost like five million in the city,” Maddy stated.
    “Yeah, right?” Jace pushed himself up to accommodate Maddy’s new position. “But down here, the land is practically free so might as well go big, right?”
    “I like it.” Maddy smiled.
    “Almost like our own private resort.”
    “ Our own private resort?”
    “Well, you said you’d come and visit.”
    “Oh, yes I would.” Maddy nuzzled her head into his neck.
    Jace smiled. “So just imagine, a resort that you never have to wear clothes at.”
    “Ooo, I like that. No more tan lines.”
    Jace smirked. “Yeah, that too.”

 
    Chapter 7
     
    The day was grim and Jace sat in his new office and stared out the window staring into the fog that overlaid the city. It was weird for that time of year. It was as though a large gray cloud just descended upon them