Against The Odds by Senna Fisher

and no Darkness is going to stop
me. She was certainly prepared to go down fighting. This
weekend, as least, Clayton was going to be hers. She had planned
everything carefully, had
shopped for seductive clothes, underwear and sleepwear. Gosh, Clayton is
certainly turning out to be an expensive lover for me. She hoped it would be
worth it.
    Her thoughts were disturbed by Blake
apologi zing for the
fighting.
    “ It’s okay, really. It is not like I haven’t been with you two
before. Anyhow, it was good of you to give me lift.”
    “Anything for you, my dear. Now tell us about that
hunk of yours. He is so gorgeous. He has the most beautiful eyes.
They are like specks of azurite against a perfect body. My, you are
so lucky.”
    Rebecca was laughing. She knew he was trying to make Chad
jealous, but Chad knew that Clayton was not really a
prospect, so he let it go.
    “Azurite eyes? Well, that’s a new one. I will definitely
tell him that. He was busy with some family claim today, so he is
only coming up later. I was not too keen to be driving around in
the mountains in the dark. He will bring Zane up with him.
Let the men travel in the dark. Also, I wanted to come early, to
escape work.”
    “ My dear, I would have been very happy to get lost in the
mountains with your Mr Azurite. It would not have bothered me a
bit.”
    Chad was not taking the bait.
    “Yes, I am sure. But darling, remember that he is taken by
our own black-eyed beauty here. You two make an interesting couple.
I just got an idea for a lovely tapestry of blues and blacks for
couch fabric I need to do. Yes, I can see it, azurite eyes,
jet eyes, everywhere, watching, waiting against a background
of.......”
    “ A light, baby blue”, his partner added.
    They
discussed their newly invented fabric and all was forgiven, for now
at least.
    ~ ~ ~
~

    Jonathan
and Jackie had already arrived at the Sanctuary. Jackie was
animated and happy and fell in love with the place. They stood on
the balcony of their cottage, in awe of the views over the
mountains.
    “This is a brilliant place, J. Look at the views, wow. I
feel safe and happy, surrounded by green lush mountains. Look J,
every way you turn there is a magnificent view. This is heaven.
Thank you for the best anniversary gift. Look at these clever
cottages. It makes me horny just thinking about it. Imagine that we
will spend a weekend in a cave, without the horrid
inconvenience. Oh Jono, I love you. This is perfect.”
    Jonathan
hugged his wife and smiled at her.
    “I
love you too, J. This is a magnificent place. I love the way the
clouds lightly caress the tip of that mountain. A touch so
light, it is barely there. The white of it, so translucent, so
elusive, so beautiful, just like you.”
    He
was caressing her arm and she was aroused by her husband’s
uncharacteristic romantic moment. It was not usually his style, but
occasionally he surprised her with it and it always made her
desperate for his love making.
    “ Come, let’s go inside. Let me caress you lightly, so lightly
that.....”
    She never got to finish her sentence. Jonathan was in a
loving mood today and nothing was going to slow down his
desire to savor the honeyed love of his wife of ten
years.
     
    Much
later, they lay in bed, talking.
    “ Jono, we are very lucky to have each other. I love the way
you just accept me, all of me, no complications.”
    “Yes, my darling, we are very lucky, but sometimes I
wish I could give you the one thing you always wanted. I wish I
could make that right for you.”
    “You can’t, my love. We must accept that we cannot have a
baby and try to give each other everything we can. I used to feel
so bad about it, but seeing Clayton ’s tortured soul all
these years, I realized that I have everything I want
here.”
    She poked his chest. “Here is all I have ever
needed.”
    “ Hmm, even when I am being logical and
argumentative?”
    “ Yes, even then. I would not like it any other
way.”
    “Tal king about