A Little Place Called Paradise(Closed for Wolk and I)

[TaintedHeart]

College was murder. Aside from being your late blooming, youngest in the class freshman hottie, it seemed that, family, work and a life were just too much to handle. What tended to happen when you were juggling so much for so long, and you were getting tired. You fell behind. And what happened when you fell behind? You dropped something. In this case, it was her boyfriend.

Not that she minded, it seemed college was getting to his head. Drama club, Basketball, Track team and swim team were enough to try and cope with, and then ticking on a insane boyfriend who'd rather skip college and go straight to being a bum on the streets, somehow Mikaela knew she was already in as deep as it got. Way over her head. The neartest break, it so seemed, was a three week Spring Break. And god, she was going to savor it.

The good thing about having generations and generations of family members right in one spot was the wealth. North Carolina was a saint for age old families, as it tended to be East. But she didn't favor another family reunion. No, she wanted to go someplace warm, and fun...alone for once, just to get away. And it seemed that she'd happen to stumble across that place with a passing bill board. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, the resort in Mexico, Cabos at the tip of the Baja Penninsila. She'd checked into the resort ahead of time, and it turned out, that was just what she was looking for.

"You sure you'll be alright Mikki?" Her father asked her once more as she finished packing her things, put her cat inside of her carrier and headed out to the waiting Mustang, as her brother would be driving. With a reassuring smile, the eighteen year old grinned mischieviously.

"Oh sure, I've got my cell phone and everything. I'll call you as soon as I get to the airport." It would be odd, being in another country, Mexico for sure. But not too different, she so hoped, according to the advertisements. Mikki had heard enough stories about american girls in Mexico, she didn't favor adding her own ditziness to the mix.

She was tall, your obvious athletic type, with skin holding a healthy tan from the sun, a light, lithe appearance and chocolate brown, straight locks, curving inward as they went further down. Large, doe like hazel eyes seemed to set off her appearance beautifully, along with a set of lucious, ruby hued lips always kept in a pretty smile. As expected, she kept a 'fragile' looking appearance, dressed lightly in typical American fashion of a pair of light material pants, flaring at the bottom, cotton rather than jean and colored navy blue, and a matching strapless top, ending just before her stomach, a light jacket set over it. Sunglasses on her head and wearing black flip flop shoes, she got in the car, checked for the cell phone and took a last look at the large, peaceful little house in it's perfect little neighborhood. She had never liked being too close to her parents, thus the apartment...and if she acted up there, one could only wonder what trouble she'd get into in a whole different country. While she exchanged a few words with her brother, she secretly turned off her cell phone.

Bound westward, the trip had been nice. With fair weather, riding first class on the bus, with of course the occasional worries of her cat, arriving in San Jose del Cabo she smiled softly to herself. Now, all she needed to do was get her cat, and have her things taken to the resort. Approaching the desk, she spoke briefly to the man there to retrieve the feline, called for a limo as she tended to do, and started off.

"The pictures make this place seem so much duller...it's gorgeous..." The massive hotel stood there, right along the beach among the busy city, and she couldn't help but smile from inside of the limo. Outside, though, was where she wanted to be.

Stepping from the limo she gazed around. She'd never seen so many friendly faces. Charlotte, North Carolina was busy, yes, but this seemed so much busier...so much more luxurious. She caught quite a few glances, and gave quite a few glances as a man followed her with her bags, and the cat for sure. Mikki paused for a moment, entering the hotel and having her things sent up the her suite. No, she didn't want to go up so soon. Among the people talking and chatting, the sun still high in the sky she smiled. Yes, two and a half weeks in paradise, what more could she want? Of course, Mikki couldn't help but think of a few things...

 

[Wolk]

It has been two days since Steve and his buddy, Nik, arrived to the resort. Mexico was all it was cracked up to be, they decided. At least where tourist areas were concerned. One wouldn't want to venture too far inland, especially at night. But the strip of towns along the balmy coast of the Gulf was pure paradise.

"Come on, man. The beach wouldn't wait all day!" Nik bellowed.

The hunky bastard loved showing off in his swimming trunks. Though he was shorter than Steve and had much rougher features, the abundant muscles made up for that. Of course, Steve himself was no weakling either, but the contrast made him look so standing next to his buddy. Luckily, the same contrast highlighted that Steve was cute, his hairstyle more attractive, light brown hair shining golden here and there, and his facial features friendlier and softer. In a week or two, Steve thought, they'd both look even more impressive as the tropical tan sets in to replace the poor excuse for a tan that northern, inland sun painted their white skin with.

"Coming, coming. Relax, man, we've got three weeks."

Soon, Steve had emerged in a pair of grey and blue swimming trunks, a simple grey Nike T-shirt and flip-flops. A beachtowel over his shoulder finished the outfit.

"OK, let's go, rush-boy."

He dodged the towel tossed at him and the two descended the hotel stairs into the lobby.

"Ooh, yoy, yoy." Steve tracked a cute girl in the lobby with her stuff. A newcomer, probably. "You know what, buddy, I'm gonna join you at the beach later. If I'm unlucky." He grinned, setting his beachtowel on Nik's shoulder, and walked directly towards the girl.

"Hey cutie." He smiled. "Need some help with your stuff?"

 

[TaintedHeart]

Brushing back gently strands of long dark hair, Mikki turned her head away from the window as she scanned around the front entrance, and then off into the lobby. She carried, of course, her few personal bags with the baggage boy struggling with but the last bag and the cat in it's carrier as well. It always amused her to watch them struggle with things. Turning her head though, lightly holding one of the smaller bags and her back pack over a shoulder she caught sight of two hotties decending the stairs.

Smiling lightly, with the usual 'not interested' side glance toward the window, off toward the beach as many people were heading out to catch the waves and the sun as well, she seemed to lose herself for a moment in the scenery, enough to give the unfortunate baggage boy a chance to set down the items he was carrying and wait patiently for Mikki to start moving once more.

"Hey cutie." Turning her head back once more, she finally let those pretty, doe like hazel eyes rest on the rather handsome face of one of the two men she'd seen heading off toward the beach. With a smile, she listened still.

"Need some help with your stuff?" She gave a full grin with those pretty, lucious rose painted lips and tilted her head just a bit as she offered him one of the bags to take the cat carrier from the baggage boy then and allow him to take the last of the three bags she'd brought.

"Sure, thanks a lot." Brushing aside hastily a few more of those straying strands she allowed the back pack to rest there lightly as she gave him a quick scan over. The guys were cute when she first got there, weren't they? It seemed they only got cuter as she went.

"I'm Mikaela, or just Mikki, whichever you like. Have you been here long?" The simple conversation was given with a soft, pretty voice, it never hurt to flirt, just a bit did it? This place seemed so free lance, and so secure that she didn't find it the least bit uncomfortable in the presense of this guy. He was cute, anyway. Now wasn't that the best excuse anyone could have?

Did she say American? More so. Even the light tan of her own creamy skin seemed little comparison to that natural bronze beauty of the mexican and american people who'd been there longer. But still, Mikki's every form said grace, beauty, rather nice if you said it without adding in personality. That set things on a bit more of an exciting scale.

Even the elevator was beautiful, Mikki acknowledged as she and her escort made there way there. Leading the way, occasionally passing a glance over to her newest aquaitence, she smiled, unable to keep her thoughts from straying. Cute eyes...cute face...cute hair...very cute butt, I think I might have to stay in Mexico a little longer.

 

[Wolk]

Encouraged by her pretty smile Steve took some of the luggage. He followed her just half a step behind to the elevator. The angle gave him a chance to study her pretty face's outline without craning his head awkwardly.

"Mikky, eh?" He laughed. "Hey, Mikky, you're so fine."

The look she gave him told Steve he was by far not the first to come up with this 'original' association to her name. The song was popular, after all. He had to struggle not to laugh, though, and, somehow, it must have rubbed off on her, because she gave him the prettiest little chuckle.

"I am Steve."

He entered the elevator first. Not very gentlemanry, true, but very calculated, as it gave her a perfect opportunity to stare at his firm ass, outlined nicely by the swimming trunks. He quickly turned and gave her a smile.

'She was looking there alright!' He thought, having caught her eyes at his mid-body.

Not that he minded. She was a beautiful girl with a cute face, nice firm chest, and curvy in all the right places. Further analysis and hungry gazes would have to wait until he saw her in her swimsuit. Something, he realized with pleasure, that was bound to happen quite soon.

Meanwhile the elevator arrived to the third floor and they exited.

"Same floor." He commented. "Me and a friend of mine - you probably saw him in the lobby - came here three days ago, and got about three more weeks of the pleasure left. What about you? Are you here with someone?"

They arrived to the door of her room and stopped.

 

[TaintedHeart]

"Steve.." She repeated his name once when he spoke it, as to keep it in her memory, and not forget so soon. Had he seen her looking? She wondered a soft smile as they entered and exited the elevator, and he spoke once more of how long he and his friend had been there. Glancing then over to him as he spoke of how long he'd be there she smiled. Just about the same time as she would be there, no doubt. The song thing was cute, she had to admit, not the first time she'd heard it, but it seemed even cuter comming from him.

"No, not really, just a little getaway trip. I love it already, it's really nice.." And it comes with a two for one deal as well... Thoughts, ah, Mikki could never get rid of them. As they arrived at the door she paused, setting down her cat as she looked to him.

"I'm guessing you were heading down to the beach right? Well, you could come in if you like, I'll go down with you. It's been forever since I've gotten a chance to get on a beach, especially one so pretty." The card key locked door was opened rather easily, leading in to the rather pretty one bed room suite. But, no doubt, it seemed nearly every room in this hotel did not lack the lightest luxury. There were jacuzzi's in them all, it seemed, she was sure, with magnificent beds and views of the ocean now very far away. As she entered, she passed Steve a wink and motioned him to follow.

The door closed firmly behind them, she let her cat, Kit, out of her cage as she pleased, rummaging through one of those bags. Even with the air conditioner, and even with the light attire she was dressed in, the air was warmer, much much warmer here, so if she passed up the beach, it wouldn't matter really. It'd just be better to run around in a bikini instead of torturing herself with pants, a shirt, and a jacket.

"So, where you from?" Again, more of the simple conversations as Mikki collected her swin suit and headed into the bathroom. Closing the door lightly behind her, sure to leave it just the tiniest bit cracked to continue the conversation she went through the process of removing her clothing as she spoke.

"I'm in from North Carolina. Really long trip, but it was worth it." She said now as she fit the white bikini top over her soft, milky upper body, which, as expected, drew a good ammount of attention to a finely shaped chest. Slipping on the bikini bottoms then, which led down to a long, pretty pair of smooth, seemingly flawless legs she finally added the near see through blue wrap around her waist, matching both her sandles, and the strap of her swim top. Too bad Sports Illustrated wasn't seeking modles for it's swim suit edition yet.

"Yeah, I like it here already." She said softly, exiting the bathroom and setting the pile of folded clothes on the dresser. Walking still quite easily to sit there upon the bed and look to Steve, she offered another pretty smile. Giving him a chance to respond. Right about now, she knew, any guy back home might stare and try and say something, but not much came out. She didn't blame them, there were just too many things not to miss. And what better of a time could a guy find than to be in the company of a gorgeous girl with a bikini on?

 

[Wolk]

Steve couldn't help his grin as she invited him into the suite and winked. It could have been taken many ways, and, perhaps, someone more adventurous would try to "get to know her better" right away. But not Steve. For his sence it was much too early for that. Besides, he reasoned, even if he gets an eager acceptance instead of a firm kick in the nuts, they would be missing out on all the fun of flirting, the coming close to the line, yet not quite crossing it. After all, the game itself was part of the fun. The slightly less exciting part, yes, but a big one nonetheless.

He watched as she dug out her bikini, the imagination drawing what and how she is going to do with it soon. That put a small, but lasting smile on his lips. She went into the bathroom to change, and, what's that?! - left the door slightly ajar. It was as if she was teasing him on purpose. Naturally, Steve had to try and peek through the narrow slit that remained open. No luck. All he saw was a tiny piece of the bathroom wall. Trying any more persistently was bound to make him look stupid.

Of course, that didn't mean Steve couldn't play a little too. He looked around the room and grinned widely as he saw the cat. He might be unable to see her, but she couldn't be sure of it.

"Ooh, Mikky!" He drew in an excited, admiring voice. "I see you have a cute pussy here." He paused for several moments, grinning and biting his lip not to laugh out, imagining the gaping pretty mouth of hers, then, when he thought enough time passed, he continued. "Is it Siamese? What's its name?"

He had to admit, if this game had score, she had won eventually. As Mikky emerged from the bathroom in her cute bikini, he very nearly had to bite his lip again. The skimpy cloth was... decorating, it would be incorrect to say "covering" becasue it wasn't, her beautiful milky white body.

"Yeah..." He drew. "It is beautiful. Just gorgeous!" Of course, they were, technically, talking about the resort, but his comments were as much addressed to her. Still, to his credit, Steve did manage to tune his brain off sex enough to not look like a fool.

"You should see the sunset over jungle here. Or sunrise over ocean. That is even hotter, if you can wake up early enough." He smiled.

"To the beach?" He held out his hand for her invitingly. "Or would you like me to put some lotion on your ivory skin? Would want something this beautiful to burn on the first day." He grinned.

 

[TaintedHeart]

::OOC-It's short, and scrappy, yeah. My muse ran away...time to go drag it back again, lol::

Ah, but the joys of tag, that little game back and forth nearly had Mikki much too confused for her likings. She listened as he responded to her words, petting her cat absent mindedly as she watched him with a curiosity. Yes, the sun would likely be unmerciful, and the thought of actually burning it hadn't touched her at first. But hey, it sure couldn't help to make sure she got away without a burn.

"Her name is Kit, by the way, and yes, she's Siamese. Sorry, had to leave Puss back at home." She commented with a small smile, letting the cat finally jump from the bed, meow, and head off to explore the room.

"Sure, that would be nice, I don't really think that I'd like to come back up all five shades pink really." Mikki stood much more easily now, finding it much easier to move around with little restrictions upon clothing. Again she returned to those bags, seeking around in her back pack this time to finaly dig out a unused bottle of tanning lotion, which would be sure to, instead of burn, set a pretty shade of bronze to her lovely skin.

Closing the bag and turning, that pretty sheet of dark hair following after her as she did so she finally approached Steve and offered him the bottle with a smile. Yeah, she'd definately found a reason to hang around Mexico, at least for a little white longer it it really came down to it.

"Do me the honors?"

 

[Wolk]

"Do me the honors?"

'The honors.' He smiled inwardly. 'Honors is so snobby. We ought to drop it and just go with "do me" insted.' Of course, he didn't say that out loud.

"Lie down, Mikky. I will do you." He smiled innocently.

'Damn, apparently it did slip out!' Steve knew better than to correct himself and thus admit to double meaning. The worst thing he could have said was 'Do your back, I mean.' Soon, hopefully, it would be something classified as an acceptable joke between them. But having just met her a few minutes ago, he was reluctant to play something as hinting.

He squirted some lotion into his palms and put them down onto her back, just a little below the bikini top's string. Slowly and softly, Steve worked his hands out from her spine and down her back, spreading the gooey white substance over her.

"You have beautiful skin." He commented softly. "It deserves the best of treatment."

He came back up again and caressed her shoulders and upper back, rubbing the tanning lotion into her and massaging at the same time. The desire was great but he had to resist a moan of pleasure. Slightly hastened heartbeat and breath would tell her he was excited by the experience.

Finally he moved to the very band of her little bikini panties and paused for a moment hesitating. He asked about the lotion more as a flirty joke, never expecting her to call on him to do it, and now that the next step would be, essentially, caressing her sexy ass, he was wondering if it was appropriate so early.

'Aw, fuck shy.' He thought. 'In for a dime, in for a dollar.'

Steve put his hands decisively onto her buttocks, feeling their arousing forms in his lubricated palms. He started to rub and massage them firmly and thoroughly, letting himself enjoy it, before finally moving on to the rest of her long legs.

"OK, up you go." He commanded and as she stood up, squirted another pile of lotion into his hands.

He took her hand into his and started to rub and caress it carefully, going higher and higher as he looked into her eyes. No denying: it was an immensely fun game to play, and Steve's lips held a permanent smile.

 

[TaintedHeart]

Mikki moved in response to his words to lay upon her stomach and allow him to put the lotion on her back as he wished first. Well, didn't this bring back memories? She and her friends would use to help each other with lotion. And well, he was what she could consider a friend, despite the fact she had barely met him.

Maybe the way that sneaky little mind of the pretty young woman worked in a more professional way. A test probably, Mikki seemed to know what she was doing.

His little comment brought a smile to her face as he agreed to put the lotion on for her.

It may have been taken in more than one way, definately, but Mikki knew what he ment by it. Perhaps jokingly, even, but at least he hadn't tried to say something dumb to cover for it. That may have just crashed the entire situation. Steve seemed like a nice person either way.

Mikki never knew why, but the lotion always seemed to be a little cold. Not now, it seemed though, as he places his hands upon her back, moving his hands gently along her back and spreading the lotion, working it into her skin quit easily. It so seemed he didn't want to miss a spot.

"Thank you," She responded to his comment, still with that soft smile, feeling her muscles relax against his hands as he spread the liquid, "I imagine it might burn quite easily though, the sun isn't as intense in North Carolina."

The light touch upon her skin has his hands travelled up to her shoulders once more, soft touch to soft skin was near enough something that could have lulled her to sleep as he massaged it into her skin. Just enough to have her close her eyes lightly, sighing as well as he worked. Ah, but she could tell he was most certainly enjoying this.

As his hands moved back down again, she opened light eyes once more, noticing the hesitation as he neared the band of the bikini bottoms he was wearing. Perhaps he was wondering if she'd not thing it appropriate, or perhaps he did not think it was appropriate? Maybe, maybe not. She waited patiently. If he didn't think so, he could simply skip and continue downward.

As his hands finally finally met a beautiful, round, shapely ass she felt that familiar flickering arousal. Pinning it down, as she was sure it was much to early for anything other than flirting really, she waited, feeling his hands massaging them, not staying for too long, longer than nessecary, and then continue their path down her legs.

Standing finally to face him, smiling lightly as he fixed his hands with another pile of the lotion she brushed a few strands of hair away from her gaze.

"Your very good at this..I might have to have you do it again for me while I'm here." She said with a sheepish smile as he went on.

Starting with her hands of course, still with the same gentle touch as he travelled up, watching her as her eyes locked with his. It certainly was a nice experience, quite fun to put it simply, Mikki was sure already she'd made an instant friend. Time might change that around a little.

"The tide is high, it's a good day for surfing. Do you surf?"

 

[Wolk]

Steve finished it quickly, just rubbing the lotion into her arms. His breath was caught in his throat at the thought of moving onto her cute firm chest. He didn't dare, however. It was much too soon. Perhaps it always would be, though he hoped not.

"Your very good at this..I might have to have you do it again for me while I'm here."

He beamed her a smile.

"Oh, it would be my pleasure. For you, Mikky, any time."

They descended the stairs to the hotel's lobby and soon were outside. Steve's face showed a mix between a smirk and a frown as she mentioned surfing. He didn't. Not that he hated it, but there simply wasn't a place to do it in his home state of Illinois, so he never had a chance to try before.

"I guess we will find out." He grinned after a very short pause, having quickly found a good answer. "Let's go."

The beach was close by, practically next to the hotel. One might wonder how the hotel and other businesses maintained such lovely flowers and palm trees all around them on the sandy soil they stood on. Steve didn't anymore. He didn't much care before, and now that he had such a lovely thing next to him to distract his throughts, he definitely wouldn't either.

The beach was huge and filled with a lot of people, though not too tightly packed. Steve figured Nik would go to the same spot they were at yesterday, and he was right.

"Mikky, this is my friend Nik." Steve introduced them. "Nik, Mikky."

 

[TaintedHeart]

Mikki smiled softly to herself as Steve finished up and finally turned to lead them outside. Snagging the soft blue beach towel she'd brought along with her she followed after him as they headed finally to their promised destination earlier.

Mikki hadn't missed even the smallest detail about the beach. Nothing went unnoticed. Not the flowers, nor the white of the sand, the size of the hotel, how many people were there, how many with surf boards, how many with fishing rods, how many were swimming, nothing at all. Though it was still quite difficult to concentrate. Not that she didn't want to...she was just a bit more pre-occupied with her new aquaitence.

As they walked along the soft beach, not minding really the feel of the soft sand as it molded itself beneath her feet, she followed after Steve.

The beach was not crammed to the max, then again, for the resort being so near, she had a feeling it was for those who were staying there only. The dark blue umbrellas with golden lettering on them announced the resort colors, so she was thinking her assumtion was correct. Her eyes scanned around, occasionally brushing aside a few strands until they finally came to a halt.

Steve had never surfed, eh? Well, she was sure she wouldn't mind helping him out if he wanted to try it. Along the beach she could see were various little shops, probably one in which sold surf boards. She had money to spend, so why not, since she hadn't brought hers from North Carolina.

"Mikky, this is my friend Nik." The soft gaze of the pretty young woman turned to Steve's friend. He was cute, yes, but Mikki had to say inwardly, Steve had already captured her interest, just a little, if at all. Still, she smiled none the less with those pretty lips, placing a hand upon her hip as she leaned back and tilted her head a bit.

"Hey there, it's nice to meet you." Shaking his hand with her free one, she set her towel down upon the soft ground beneath them, but remaining standing as she noticed just a few more rather interested glances shooting at her from passer bys. She was sure she wasn't the only girl on the beach in a bikini, but still.

"So, what do you guys like to do out here on the beach?"

 

[Wolk]

Nik jumped first at the question, his deep, slightly accented voice fitting the big body.

"We scope out sexy girls in skimpy bikinis and when we find one we like, we talk them into a lull and pretend to be their friends. This guy's especially good at it." He gestured towards Steve. "I bet you think he's a really nice guy by now. But what we really want is to take you back to our suite and..."

"Aw, shut up, Nik." Steve interrupted, laughing. "Don't listen to him, Mikki, he is an idiot. My intentions for you are the purest and most platonic, sweet young lady."

Steve managed to keep a straight face, even gesturing like a snobby eighteenth century nobleman, putting his hand onto his chest as he spoke. But much like Nik's comment before, this, too, was met with good-natured laughter of all three.

"Seriously, though, we've been mostly swimming in the past two days. The closest Chicago has to a sea is the lake, but that place is dirtier than a garbage dump.

"There is parasailing, too. I tried it yesterday - very cool. You guys should try it out sometime, too. Folks over there are playing beach volleyball. They seem to be a few men short. Or," he beamed Mikki a smile, "someone mentioned surfing.

"Let's go take a quick dip and then figure out what we want to do."

 

[TaintedHeart]

"Sounds good.." Mikki said, returning the smile to Steve lightly as she listened for the ocean. With a high tide, the waves raising and falling to create a perfect swirling pool, heads bobbing along in the water not too far off, Mikki was sure it'd make for good swimming conditions as well. The water was crystal here, no worries of a shark sneaking up on you. Unlike the deep blue of Atlantic, the clear waters here would be easy to meet.

"Race ya there?" She said with a giggle, catching a head start between the pair after their little joking session. Ah, but she knew a joke when she heard them, unlike many a few blondes she knew who might have stared and gasped and asked if they were for real.

Parasailing sounded fun, as well as volleyball, and, one of her favorite pasttimes, surfing. Any one seemed to be a good way to start off her time there. There was still the spa treatment, the amusement parks around the beach, the indoor pool, the bar, dining hall, so much to do Mikki saw no need to rush.

The water was not too horribly chilly, nor overly warm, a moderate feel to the soft skin of the pretty young woman. Wading in to her waist, allowing the sand to wash from her feet as she stood easily there, the tide pressing against her she smiled.

"The water is really nice here. It's alot better than the Atlantic on the east coast, much too cold to try and swim in during anytime except summer."

The cool water against her skin, which had already taken on a warm glow from the sun that was beaming down upon the people below felt wonderful, and she turned her head now to look to Steve and Nik.

"I could spend the whole day in here, especially in such wonderful company, even if they are evil little devils in disguise, tryign to corrupt a poor little innocent like me." She said with a grin to them, smoothing the water over her arms as she watched them curiously.

 

[Wolk]

The water was great. It shouldn't have surprised Steve. After all, it was just like the other two days he and Nik visited the beach. But it did. After the chill of the north, where, even in the summer, pleasantly warm water is a rarity, not having to quiver in the cold as he came in felt like heaven.

"Oh, I bet you could keep the two of us here all day, too." Nik grinned. "Especially if we swam somewhere a little more secluded." He lifted his rich eyebrows several times quickly, making for the mother of all winks.

Steve grinned too.

"Of course. We would read you poetry and discuss classical music."

The two-man contrast joke was getting a touch overused by then.

Steve took a breath in and disappeared underwater, swimming and diving down until he touched the beautiful sand below. He then reappeared a dozen feet away and swam back.

Nik knew for certain what was coming next and chose to dive as well. Mikky wasn't so cunning, nor got caught in this before, apparently, and paid the price. Steve dived again and turned underwater, kicking it hard with his legs at the same time. This brought an explosion of water at the surface, which flew and soaked the pretty girl, who just barely began dipping her torso.

He emerged, grinning happily, chuckling at her incoherent protests and promises of retaliation.

"You'll have to catch me first, sunshine. Come on, race you to that bouy." Steve pointed to the navigation aide floating in the distance, about five hundred meters away. "Win and you can do anything you want with me." He grinned and got started swimming towards it.

 

[TaintedHeart]

Mikki grinned as they joked, she was sure she'd probably not get tired of that the time she was there, knowing she'd also end up seeing the pair probably often. As she continued to wade, feeling the tide pull out and push in with its swirling spray of ocean mist, the waves awesomely high not far off.

She didn't seem to notice as Steve dove none hte less, watching the waves with a small smile. And a few seconds later, it seemed Nik as well had disappeared beneath the soft blue.

Mikki hadn't noticed until the last minute, unfortunately, looking around to find the pair gone. For a moment she wondered what had happened to them. Only when she realized it was too late. A flood of water came rocketing from beneath the water, taking her completely off guard. With a squeak, she fell back after being soaked, disappearing for a moment beneath the water.

"STEVE!"

Surfacing, clearing water from her eyes and moving back her hair, the water not cold enough to really make her feel like she'd lost her breath, she scowled with a aparrent smirk.

"I'll get you back for that!"

"You'll have to catch me first, sunshine. Come on, race you to that bouy." She turned her gaze lightly off to where he was pointing. Certainly not far compaired to swim competitions she'd done highschool, which alone were quite some distance, and at least five or six laps back and forth. She grinned.

"Win and you can do anything you want with me." Smiling and nodding she looked off toward it once more.

"I guess the same applies to me--hey, you cheater!" Grinning as he headed off toward the bouy, she dove expertly, the water seeming to pair effortlessly. Raising, she started swimming towards it, pacing herself, but moving fast through the water just above it quite easily.

 

[Wolk]

In spite of the initial lead he had bestowed upon himself, Steve soon found Mikky ahead, as she glided gracefully through the calm shore waters. He swam quite a lot back home in the indoor pool, but never for time and score, nor technique. For him it was just a pleasant way to exercise. So, naturally, Mikky pulled ahead of him.

As the waters grew deeper and rougher with the large waves, however, all techniques, designed for calm pools, went to hell. It became all about raw endurance and power to weight ratio. He caught up to her and pulled ahead. But in the end, Steve fell victim to his own infatuated stupidity. Wanting to get there as fast as possible, thinking he had already won, as she was behind, and seemingly struggling more with the waves than he was, he pushed his body too hard, sending it into pretty deep oxygen debt, which he did not immediately feel. Only as his muscles began to ache did he notice his own frantic breathing and abnormally upped heartbeat. Like it or not, he had to slow down. Eventually he made it to the bouy right behind her.

They both laughed and breathed heavily after the fifteen minute workout. Five hundred meters wasn't a joke. It taxed both bodies nicely, got the blood pumping, but not too hard as to be unpleasant. The whole exercise reinvigorated the two people.

"Well," Steve smiled mischievously, looking at Mikky and removing his hair from his eyes with a hand's gesture. "Caught me all to yourself where no one can see us. What are you planing to do, I wonder?"

What the hell, he thought, throwing shyness and caution to the wind. We are too far for anyone to see what's going on. She is in the playful mood and so am I.

He leaned in to her and put a small peck on the corner of her lips, not quite daring to go all the way for a full kiss. He pulled back, grinning, looking for her reaction.

 

[TaintedHeart]

::OOC-Hey, just wanted to let you know that I didn't forget about you! I'll post later today, not enough time right now.::

 

[TaintedHeart]

As Mikki had expected, it hadn't taken her much time at all to pull ahead of Steve, who'd captured a lead on her at the beginning of the race. It was simple to flitter right through the water, almost too easy she had known, but she had experiences with the cold ocean of the Atlantic back home. She knew that this calmness wound not last. She passed back a glance, feeling the pull of the ocean become stronger.

The waves were crashing now, rolling into massive waves which Mikki was simply struggling to make it to the top before they reached crest and curved over on top of her. She paced herself, knowing that with her light weight, and pushing too hard, she could easily cramp. And getting a cramp in the middle of a deep ocean was not smart. Even if you could see right to the bottom of it. Her body moved carefully among the water, knowing that Steve would pull ahead of her. But he seemed to be slowing down as she swam not far behind him, occasionally diving to miss the waves before resurfacing and finding that she was now right behind him. He began to slow down she saw, her own breathing only mildly pressured, body still able to sprint the rest of the way in the water if she wanted to. But no. She kept her pace, pulling ahead then to make it to the bouy right before he had.

Laughing for a moment as she held the buoy, hearing it ring lightly as the waves caught it, she regained her breath slowly, having enjoyed their little dash through the water. It'd be even easier, and much funner on the way back, with the tide for them.

She swept back her hair as he spoke, grinning to his words. She could still see the hotel, but with the raise of the waves, not much of the beach. Here was an interesting little situation.

She was mildly surprised at the peck kiss, grinning in response. Well, they were too far out to be seen, so what did it matter really? He'd earned it at least, she didn't know that many guys too keen on racing out to the buoy. Mikki was never one to be too shy for too long.

Leaning forward, she took the chance of a full kiss, soft lips pressing against his as she floated there, the ocean demanding it be short, but long enough to be enjoyable. Breaking the kiss with the roll of the tide she giggled lightly.

"I think that'll do hm?"

 

[Wolk]

He was jubilant as she pulled him in for a 'retaliatory' kiss. A wonderful, if brief, sensation it was. As she pulled away, he realized she had to, or the waves would've rolled them under. Not that Steve cared. Caressing her lips with his, he would be too lost in pleasure to mind such small things as the sea's immense power.

A grin crossed his face as she suggested this was to be it. Steve shook his head in disbelief.

"You are way too good-hearted, Mikky. If I won, I'd never have let you off so easily!"

His grin softened into a smile, as Steve found her hand and took it with his, both of them holding onto the side of the bouy with another hand. For a few moments he looked her in the eyes, saying nothing, trying to read her soul. Finally, he spoke.

"I don't want to go back just yet."

He climbed the bouy - a fairly large metal structure with a flashing crimson light on top. It was wide and flat enough at the bottom to sit on fairly comfortably. With the other hand, he helped Mikky do the same, and as soon as she was seated next to him, hugged his arm around her shoulders.

 

[TaintedHeart]

Mikki grinned in response to him as he commented about her letting him off with an easy task to accept. She certainly could have done more, so far out with just the two of them there, but...well, her mind told her to wait. Teasing might just be a bit more fun.

He took her hand, the ocean around the only other sound aside from the soft ringing out the buoy as it was rocked gently by the waves. Mikki couldn't recall a time when she had so much fun with one person after knowing them only for a short time. She smiled light heartedly, grinning as he spoke about not wanting to go back so soon.

As he climbed up, the sea rocking the metal buoy lightly she watched, and then climbed up aside him to sit there was well. It was a beautiful sight, sun glistening waves and the ocean around, with the faint buzz of the beach not far off.

Mikki moved a few strands of wet hair out of her way, passing him a sideways glance as she sat beside him, crossing her legs beneath the water. He then slipped a arm around her shoulder and she smiled once more, the close proximity seeming to add a bit of a more romantic notion to the movement. The sun was slowly sinking lower in the sky, and it would soon be resting on the horizon. Not too long from now, but not too short of time.

"Much better than bobbing along the water..It's so beautiful out here..." And empty...as in alone.. Her mind teased her childishly as she turned her head toward him. Ah, she'd taken her chances with a first kiss, once more couldn't hurt. Besides, the first had been much too breif to count.

Smiling lightly she tried a slow approach, bringing her face closer to his as she turned her head toward him, her lips hovering there right before his with a smile.

 

[Wolk]

"Yes..." He smiled and said softly at her comment.

The sight and the feeling of sitting there close with her was so beautiful, it seemed almost like a crime to talk too loud. For fear of ruining it all, though he knew it was silly. Speaking couldn't change the waves, nor the sun. Yet, somehow it felt there was another tiny and fragile component to the scene. Steve couldn't quite put his finger on what it was, but it was there and was the most beautiful of them all.

He turned his head to meet her eyes as she looked at him. Her approach made him smile lightly. Why? He didn't know. It wasn't about reasoning that could be put on paper or into words anymore. It was pure feelings now.

Steve came to meet her without hesitation, turning his head a little. Their lips touched, sending the first spark of sensation to their minds. Softly, he caressed her lips with his, suckling on one of hers from time to time. But gently. All of it gently and caringly. The passion was only starting to glow somewhere deep within him.

With his free hand, Steve found her palm and took it. He caressed it, just as he was caressing her lips. Then, slowly, his hand climbed up along her arm. He stopped at her biceps, caressing the smaller, tender muscles, just inches from her breast. He wanted nothing more than to make that little shift, but didn't dare. Not just yet.

Their lips parted finally and Steve smiled, looking into her eyes.

"You are beautiful..." He said softly.

 

[TaintedHeart]

What was making itself present here, among the waves with the scenery. Romantic, yes, but what else was there? Mikki couldn't seem to quite grasp it, not quite yet, but it was there, and it certainly did have her wondering right about now. It was nice, whatever it was, and she only hoped she knew it a bit better...perhaps the future time would change it. The sun continued it's decent across the sky seeming to be moving slower than before.

She smiled still as he turned his head, matching his own with hers with that beginning approach. Her eyes met his for a few moments, seeming to feel the surrounding air slow, the waves seem to calm to a nearly unaudible silence as she felt that airy sort of sensation. So soon.

And he came forward as well, meeting her in a sort kiss, that jittering sensation seeming to overcome her mind as she closed her eyes. Time itself seemed to slow down, she seemed to take in, losing herself in the sort reassurance of his caressing lips. Despite the seemingly slow raising and falling waves rocking the buoy, he was gentle, and caring in his actions. It was setting off fireworks in her mind.

Though Mikki through the rope finally, snagging that forming emotion before it got too far. Oh she knew this one, the sneaky little devil. How painful...and yet so delightful it could be if you knew it right enough. And though her mind was telling her a 'Oh no, not that again' she couldn't seem to break the kiss, letting hil take her hand, and then guide it up her arm, up until that halting point. She waited. Well, his actions would depend on if she shoved him off the buoy playfully, or this took a dramatic, cliche classic ending. The cliche and dramatic seemed over written...it was the best thing she'd felt in a eternity of troubles.

The kiss broke so smoothly that it still left her floating in the clouds, her eyes opening to meet his gaze as she smiled, the first traces of sun set appearing in glows and splashes of gold across the water and sky.

"You are beautiful..."

She smiled shyly, turning her head away playfully to his comment. How many times had she heard that. Plenty...how many times did it count...one as of now.

"Steve...I..." She jumped back to reality, realizing that all of this was pulling her in, pretty deep too. She seemed to snap that right back to a petite form, accidentally overbalancing the buoy with her light weight, leaning over to cling to Steve until it regained it's balance. Such close proximity brought a hasty blush to her face as she dropped off, disappearing smoothly under the water before surfacing and leaning over the metal edge, grinning. And back to the teasing.

"I think we'd better head back...wouldn't want Nik to think we were visited by Jaws, would you?"

 

[Wolk]

The feeling was magical and Steve wanted it to never end. It didn't matter what they did. If they stayed simply sitting on the rocking bouy, touching hands for another hour, he'd be happy. But it wasn't to be. Perhaps Mikky didn't feel comfortable enough with him yet - who could blame her; they just met! Maybe she thought he would try to push it further, from one base to another, if she didn't break it. Whatever was the cause, she jumped back down into the water.

"I think we'd better head back...wouldn't want Nik to think we were visited by Jaws, would you?" She looked playful.

Steve smiled back softly. He was still glowing in the residual happiness of the romantic moment they had.

"Of course." Was all he could manage and she could probably tell his mind was not quite back to earth just yet.

He slipped into the water, its nice cooling effect allowing him to think straight again.

"And I have a race to win back! Go!" He grinned at her and started back towards the shore.

This time he took care to conserve his strength and gained a big enough lead over rough waters to just barely escape her faster pursuit in the shallow, calm stretch. Stepping ashore first he turned and grinned back at Mikky, who was just emerging behind him.

"We are even." He laughed, breathing raggedly still after the final sprint.

They found Nik back where they left their towels, tanning lazily. Seeing them he jumped up, offering to go join the fellows playing beach volleyball. Steve moaned from the light ache in his muscles. After a good mile-long swim, if you count both ways, he could use a little lounging around.

"Maybe a little later. I think I'm going to laze around for a little while."

 

[TaintedHeart]

Mikki watched him for a few moments as she bobbed along in the water looking up at him. Perhaps she'd ended it too soon...perhaps not, they had much time still to get to know each other. Besides, why should they rush through it so simply without a second thought. She did not see it as spoiling the mood...she saw it as letting it last.

He smiled to her as she spoke, and Mikki then decided he was still floating along in the past few moments they'd shared together. It was amusing and cute at the same time, and she giggled somewhat as he finally spoke.

Nope, still in the clouds, she was thinking as he responded with a bare 'of course'. Another giggle as she watched him and waited.

He slipped into the water, its nice cooling effect allowing him to think straight again.

As he slipped into the water, she turned a bit to prepare to head back to the shore, sure he was back to normal thoughts.

"Cheater!" She called after him with a smile as she dove and began the process of starting over the waves as they rose, rougher away fromt he buoy.

The roughness of the waves was not something to take too strongly. They were swimming with them this time, not against, so it was relatively easy, being lifted up the waves and drifted along until they went right back over another. But Steve had caught a head start, and as they reached the shallows, Mikki sprinted to try and catch up to him. Undoubtfully he came up first before she gained enough space to stand, slowly treading out the water with a grin.

"We are even." He laughed, breathing raggedly still after the final sprint.

"I'll get ya next time." She said with a smirk as they began to walk back to the first place they'd been.

They found him, not too long after, and sat upon her towel then, watching with a smile as Nik jumped up. Despite the two and from swim, knowing she'd gotten a bit tired from it, Mikki was up for playing right away. But Steve, it seemed, might need a breather. So she waited and listened as he spoke the plans.

"I guess the lazing'll go for me as well. Besides, I can still do with a bit of sun before it completely sinks into the ocean..."

Mikki stretched her slender form out over the large towel, the soft white sand below it feeling like some sort of squishy pillow.

 

[Wolk]

Steve took his time with straightening out his own towel and stretching his worked muscles a little before laying down. It was, naturally, premeditated. That he stayed up gave him the chance to glance his eyes along the girl's body and her cute face once again as she closed her eyes to avoid the bright tropical sun.

He then laid down himself, just a foot from her, and closed his eyes too, for the same reason. A smile climbed onto his lips as he recalled everything that had happened so far from the time they met in the hotel lobby.

The sun was caressing their bodies, slowly but surely turning them into a lovely shade of bronze, in a way only tropical sun by the water can do. Steve turned his head and opened his eyes, looking over the girl's pretty face from an unusual angle. The sight made him postpone the begining of small talk conversation he was meaning to strike up. It was, after all, going to be rather boring to just lay there tanning and resting.

"So, Mikky, what do you do back home? Or, well, what are you going to do when you graduate?" He corrected himself. It was spring break after all, and chances were high she was, like he, a student for now.