hug and then sat up. The day would slip away if they weren’t careful and it would be hard to get back to the camp in the dark.
“I am not looking forward to squeezing back into these wet clothes.” Megan retrieved her wardrobe from the place she had neatly laid it out on the grass.
“Well don’t go getting dressed on my behalf. I can accept you just as you are.”
She smiled and looked at Tom as he struggled into his pants, trying not to lose his balance. He is a good man, she thought. Someone to treasure and take care of if she got the chance. She realized how much she wanted that life with him. But the prospect of them spending time together hinged on their ability to find a safe and stable place to live. Beyond just survival, they would need to decide what quality of life they could have together. She was confident they could make a life together work in any environment. She wondered if Tom would agree with that assessment.
He finished lacing up his wet boots and looked out at the cove where they came ashore. He walked over to Megan and put his arm around her. “This would be a pretty nice spot to live. If we end up staying here on this island, do you want to come back here and help me build something for us to live in?”
Megan turned toward him and smiled. “Yes. I would like that.” They held each other’s glance as they tried to figure out what had just happened. Tom realized he had just asked her something akin to “do you want to spend your life with me here” and she had answered “yes, I do” in response.
The pause lasted for a full minute until Tom said, “I think this is where I am supposed to kiss you.”
Megan nodded slowly. “Yes. That’s true. You need to kiss me now.”
The two lovers had been brought together by a plane crash, pursued by terrorists and nearly killed five times in three days. But along the way had found something together that they wanted to last long after all the action was over. Neither could say exactly what that question and that kiss meant, but they both knew from that moment forward they would be looking for the better to balance out the worse that they had already experienced.
After their kiss, their wet clothes embrace quickly convinced them that naked embraces were the better way to go. “We need to hit the trail before it gets any later. Ready?”
Megan put her hand on Tom’s shoulder. “I’m ready. And thanks for helping me survive this adventure. Thanks so very much.”
Tom put his hand on hers and smiled. “You will never know how much I love you.”
They walked across the small clearing and into the dense forest to the south. “Will we ever get back to this spot?”
Tom turned for one last look. “I hope so. It is a great place to dry clothes.”
Chapter 14
It took Erin a second to orient herself when she woke up on the future people’s boat. Peter and Gaby were still asleep, squeezed together in one of the lower bunks, enjoying the physical closeness while they could. At least fully dressed physical closeness. Erin knew that even the tug of hormones would fail to make anyone feel very sexy in this sterile, futuristic jail cell. Especially when you knew they were watching your every move. Erin wondered what their world was like. She didn’t have to wonder any longer about what they ate since she saw it was sitting on the small shelf by the door. Apparently it was delivered in the night by an unseen waiter. Probably a waiter that looked a lot like Insect Man.
Erin walked over to the food, trying to stretch a bit as she got up. The bed was reasonably comfortable but she had apparently curled up like a pretzel during the night. Her neck was suffering the worst. She wished Doug was there to rub it for her.
There were three small trays on the shelf. Each one had a glass with a green drink, a small covered container of some type of fruit
“I am not looking forward to squeezing back into these wet clothes.” Megan retrieved her wardrobe from the place she had neatly laid it out on the grass.
“Well don’t go getting dressed on my behalf. I can accept you just as you are.”
She smiled and looked at Tom as he struggled into his pants, trying not to lose his balance. He is a good man, she thought. Someone to treasure and take care of if she got the chance. She realized how much she wanted that life with him. But the prospect of them spending time together hinged on their ability to find a safe and stable place to live. Beyond just survival, they would need to decide what quality of life they could have together. She was confident they could make a life together work in any environment. She wondered if Tom would agree with that assessment.
He finished lacing up his wet boots and looked out at the cove where they came ashore. He walked over to Megan and put his arm around her. “This would be a pretty nice spot to live. If we end up staying here on this island, do you want to come back here and help me build something for us to live in?”
Megan turned toward him and smiled. “Yes. I would like that.” They held each other’s glance as they tried to figure out what had just happened. Tom realized he had just asked her something akin to “do you want to spend your life with me here” and she had answered “yes, I do” in response.
The pause lasted for a full minute until Tom said, “I think this is where I am supposed to kiss you.”
Megan nodded slowly. “Yes. That’s true. You need to kiss me now.”
The two lovers had been brought together by a plane crash, pursued by terrorists and nearly killed five times in three days. But along the way had found something together that they wanted to last long after all the action was over. Neither could say exactly what that question and that kiss meant, but they both knew from that moment forward they would be looking for the better to balance out the worse that they had already experienced.
After their kiss, their wet clothes embrace quickly convinced them that naked embraces were the better way to go. “We need to hit the trail before it gets any later. Ready?”
Megan put her hand on Tom’s shoulder. “I’m ready. And thanks for helping me survive this adventure. Thanks so very much.”
Tom put his hand on hers and smiled. “You will never know how much I love you.”
They walked across the small clearing and into the dense forest to the south. “Will we ever get back to this spot?”
Tom turned for one last look. “I hope so. It is a great place to dry clothes.”
Chapter 14
It took Erin a second to orient herself when she woke up on the future people’s boat. Peter and Gaby were still asleep, squeezed together in one of the lower bunks, enjoying the physical closeness while they could. At least fully dressed physical closeness. Erin knew that even the tug of hormones would fail to make anyone feel very sexy in this sterile, futuristic jail cell. Especially when you knew they were watching your every move. Erin wondered what their world was like. She didn’t have to wonder any longer about what they ate since she saw it was sitting on the small shelf by the door. Apparently it was delivered in the night by an unseen waiter. Probably a waiter that looked a lot like Insect Man.
Erin walked over to the food, trying to stretch a bit as she got up. The bed was reasonably comfortable but she had apparently curled up like a pretzel during the night. Her neck was suffering the worst. She wished Doug was there to rub it for her.
There were three small trays on the shelf. Each one had a glass with a green drink, a small covered container of some type of fruit
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