Contractually Yours by Sarah Honey

Author:Sarah Honey [Honey, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBTQIA Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2023-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

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The view from the chopper was breath-taking. The skies were clear, and the ocean sparkled as sunlight danced off the waves, a vista of rippling aquas and blues with white caps dotted about, adding colour and movement. The water varied from almost inky black in some spots to crystalline in others, and there were parts where Nate could see right down to the sandy ocean floor through the sea-green water. Even from this height he spotted a school of fish darting in and out of a great swathe of seaweed that was swaying with the motion of the waves.

When they reached Rottnest, the pilot circled the entire island. Nate got a clear view of all the bays and separate beaches that made up the coast of the popular tourist spot, where figures on pushbikes dotted along the various roads. Rottnest was just as stunning as he remembered, and anticipation bubbled up in his chest. Nate was a beach baby, always had been, and he couldn’t wait to feel the cool salt water against his skin. It had been too long since he’d done this.

He turned from the window towards Cooper so he could point out one of the spots that was good for snorkelling, only to find Coop wasn’t looking at the island at all, but instead watching Nate, his expression intent. Nate flashed him a smile and Coop blinked once, giving his head a slight shake before smiling, back from wherever he’d been.

When they landed and climbed out of the chopper, the heat of the day hit Nate full force, sweat trickling down his forehead and the back of his neck. It was somewhere in the mid-thirties, scorching hot, but since he wasn’t working in it, Nate didn’t mind too much. Nothing beat swimming in the ocean when summer was at its peak, and this was ideal beach weather.

Cooper grabbed both their backpacks in one hand and strode off, giving Nate a perfect view of his arse. Cooper had dressed down today in boardies, a singlet and thongs, yet he somehow still managed to look smoking hot. Nate wasn’t sure how he managed it. It should be illegal to look that good in board shorts, or for anyone to have calves that were that tan and lickable.

Cooper paused and turned, his raised eyebrow visible over the frames of his sunnies. “Everything all right?”

“Just appreciating the view,” Nate called back, slipping his own sunnies on and hurrying to catch up.

The smirk on Cooper’s face suggested he knew just which scenery Nate was talking about.

They made their way to the small cluster of shops and cafés at Thompson’s Bay that passed for the island settlement, joining the throng of people crowding the bakery and picking up a couple of sports drinks each, both of them laughing at the signs on the shop door prohibiting entry to quokkas.

Then they collected their bikes and snorkelling gear from the rental place, and after consulting a map, headed off across the island towards Parker Point.

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