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cry when she hit the cool ocean water, then clung on to his arm with one hand as they made their way through the water to the sandy beach. She lugged her laptop in it’s waterproof bag in her other.
    Jake unfolded the chair he carried and set it down on the sand under a small area enclosed with a few trees and brush for shade. “Oh let’s explore first,” Maggie cried out. She darted around a few trees as if playing hide and seek. “Come on Jake,” she urged. He strolled over to her laughing at her and then darted through some dense brush until she couldn’t see him.
    “Are you serious, Jake! Don’t you know I am the queen of hide and seek!” She shaded her eyes even though she wore her glasses to see if she could find his shadow. That’s what usually gave people away. They always forgot about that. “Where are you, hot man,” she quipped, pretty confident that she’d soon find a shadow.
    “Right here.” His arms grabbed her from behind and Maggie almost jumped out of her skin. She giggled and then dropped to the ground taking him off guard. Then she jumped up and ran towards the waters edge and splashed her way into deeper water. She sat down in the ocean with just her shoulders and face above water..
    He started splashing first. She jumped up and gave it right back to him, laughing so hard she was almost in tears. “You are incredibly fun to be with,” Maggie said. She ran out of the water and plopped onto the chair Jake had set down earlier. She watched Jake stand up, water dripping from those ripped muscles as he splashed more over his face and hair. Then he made his way to his boat where he disappeared for a few minutes and reappeared with a small cooler and once again got back into the water. When he slowly strolled up the beach towards Maggie, it was like watching a live movie right in front of her eyes. Yep, Mama was so right. Eye candy never hurt a soul!
    He set the cooler on the ground beside the chair. “It’s filled with some fresh fruit and a few drinks. Are you OK alone here for awhile? I’ll be back later this afternoon. That should give you some time to get a bit of writing in.”
    “It is the perfect spot. Thanks for bringing me here, Jake.” Maggie tilted her head back. He stood over her, his face serious as he gave her instructions not to wander too far out in the water. She wasn’t a child but understood his concerns. She could live with being pampered by this ‘hunk’ her Mother gifted her with. Then she enjoyed the view as he once again headed towards the water, his muscles flexing as he made his way onto the boat. More like a yacht, she thought. She heard the engines start and felt kind of sad that he was leaving, even if it was for just a few hours.
    Maggie was in heaven. The rustle of the wind, the small shifting of the water all around her, the sandy beach and the sun peeking from the clouds was the perfect setting in which to write. It was as if her writer’s block had disappeared as quickly as it came. Maggie felt free and she typed for a few hours, her head down and her mind working rapidly as she put ideas together. The feeling of freedom at being able to let go and write was incredible and so necessary. When she finally got up to take a break, her leg had fallen asleep. Shaking off the numbness and dancing on her toes for a moment, she took a quick dip in the water. Maggie wondered how long Jake would be gone. It had to have been a few hours already, but he didn’t exactly say when he’d be back. She sure didn’t want to be stranded here, alone on a deserted island.
    In the distance a boat came into view as it worked it’s way towards the little island. Maggie jumped up and down waving her hand, then treaded through the water to meet it, but when it got closer she realized it wasn’t Jake. “Hi there,” an older man’s friendly voiced yelled out to her. He wore a captain’s hat and a button down shirt with the words Captain emblazoned on the front pocket. “I