“What was the score again, guys?” Jasmine asked, feigning
confusion.
“Twenty-one to sixteen,” mumbled Edgar.
“What? I didn’t catch that,” Jasmine replied, looking at
Lisa.
“Twenty-one to sixteen,” David answered, smiling. “But, at a
future date there should definitely be a rematch since one of us was playing
injured.”
Jasmine and Lisa looked at each other and laughed.
“Injured?” Jasmine asked incredulously.
“Yes,” said David. “I got a cramp.”
The girls laughed harder. “I don’t think that qualifies as
an ‘injury,’” said Lisa.
“Sure it does,” said David, laughing.
Smiling, Edgar said, “You’re right, bro. There definitely
needs to be a rematch. You ladies kicked our butts. You have to give us a
chance to redeem ourselves.”
“We’ll discuss it and get back to you,” said Lisa, grinning
at him.
After breakfast they’d gone hiking. It was great to explore
the rolling hills and amazing ocean views from the trail. After hiking for
about an hour they’d arrived at a point where they could almost see the entire
island. It had been breathtaking. Afterwards, they were exhausted and decided
to eat lunch and relax on the beach before beginning their volleyball match that
evening.
“Alright guys,” said
Edgar, taking Lisa’s hand. I think we’ll head out now. We’ve got to pack if we
want to make the last ferry back to the city.”
“Ah, okay. Lisa, I
wish you two could stay one more night,” said Jasmine, sadly.
“So do I. If it weren’t for my school exam in the morning I
would,” said Lisa. “It’s been great though.”
“Well, we’ll be back tomorrow afternoon. I’ll call you to
see how it went,” said Jasmine hugging her. “Talk to you then. See you later,
cuz.”
“Okay, Jas,” said Edgar, smiling. “See you, David.”
“Bye,” said Jasmine and David, waving as Lisa and Edgar
turned and made their way back to the hotel.
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A while later, after dinner, David and Jasmine walked along
the beach.
“Come here, you,” said David playfully, pulling Jasmine into
his arms.
“What?” asked Jasmine, smiling.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were a beach volleyball phenom?”
he asked, tweaking her nose.
Jasmine giggled. “Probably because I didn’t know. Actually,
Lisa’s the one who’s the phenom. Did you see those shots?”
“I did, but you weren’t too shabby yourself,” said David.
“Ah, thanks sweetie,” she said. “I thought you were great
too…injury and all.”
David laughed.
“So, where was this cramp exactly?” asked Jasmine.
“Was it here?” she asked, poking him in his side. “Or here?”
she continued, poking him on his arm.
“No, actually it was here,” he replied poking her in her
arm. “And…here,” he continued, trying to tickle her on her side.
Laughing, Jasmine began to run, David chasing her. As he got
closer, she turned and screamed with laughter.
“David! No! You know how
ticklish I am,” she exclaimed.
“Oh, really?” he said playfully, catching up to her and
grabbing her. As he did, he tripped and fell, taking Jasmine down with him.
They tumbled to the ground in a heap.
“You okay?” he asked, as they both began to sit up.
“Yeah,” said Jasmine, still laughing.
Looking at her he grinned. “You have sand…” he started,
brushing sand from her hair. His words trailed off as he found himself lost in
her eyes. His hand moved to her cheek, and then to her lips as he studied her
face. Gazing at her he couldn’t help but think how beautiful she was. Slowly,
he leaned forward and kissed her. Gently, at first, but then growing more
urgent and passionate as he felt her respond. His hand moved to her hair again
and then to her back as he pulled her even closer to him. I don’t want to let
go, he thought, his kisses growing more intense.
Suddenly, he felt her pulling away. Slowly coming to his
senses, he saw the look of confusion on her face that mirrored what he was
feeling inside.
“I’m sorry,” he said, almost at a loss for words.
“It’s okay…” said Jasmine, still shocked. “It’s just that
you’ve never looked at me…you’ve never kissed me like that before.”
“Yeah, I don’t know what got into me. I should not have done
that,” he said apologetically.
“No, David,” Jasmine said, taking his hand. “It’s okay. What
we’re feeling is normal. You don’t have to apologize.”
“It is, but, I don’t want us to cross that line…not yet,” he
said, looking at her closely. “I know it’s important to both of us.”
Jasmine nodded her head in agreement. “Yes, it is,” she
said. Then pausing, she smiled and said “At least one of us is thinking
spiritually.”
“Believe me…if you only knew,” replied David, sighing.
“Thank you for understanding.”
“David, of course. I love you. We’re in this together,” she
said, squeezing his hand reassuringly.
“I love you too, “said David, standing and helping her up.
“Come on. It’s getting late. I’ll walk you back to the hotel.”
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