Hearts Afire by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2013-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

When Maitlyn woke the next morning, Zak was nowhere to be found. The cabin was quiet, almost too quiet, and Maitlyn was slightly unnerved. After rising from the bed, she moved to the top of the stairwell and called out his name. When she didn’t get a response, she let out a deep sigh, wondering where he might have gone off to.

She moved into the bathroom and eased herself into the shower. Every square inch of her body was tender. Zak had been right about making love to her all night long. She’d lost count of the number of times he’d brought her to orgasm. She’d woken twice to him kissing her intimately, his mouth and tongue bringing her to eruption. He’d taken her from behind once, her on her hands and knees as he’d kneeled against her buttocks. Then there had been that moment when she’d ridden him, her body straddled above his. The sun had just begun to rise over the horizon when the last quivers of passion had shaken through them both; their lovemaking had taken them from the bed to the patio to the living room and back to the shower. Now it hurt her to even think about touching herself.

The shower was exhilarating, and the pulse of hot water slowly revived her muscles. As she thought about Zak, she remembered his words before he’d fallen to sleep. He had said that he loved her. The sentiment had been endearing and had carried her right into her own sweet dream. She wished it was that simple, that a man like Zak Sayed could love her so easily in such a short span of time. But like he’d pointed out, enjoying what they shared today was one thing; tomorrow was a whole other animal.

Thirty minutes later she was dressed, her makeup and hair meticulous. Zak still had not returned to the room, and Maitlyn was famished. She made her way down to the breakfast buffet, eager to enjoy at least one cup of coffee before the ship was scheduled to dock at the next port.

As she checked the schedule, Maitlyn was excited to see they would be porting in Barcelona for the next two days. She had been to Spain before, and she knew that Barcelona was a beautiful city, full of everything European cities were known for. She was anxious to revisit the outdoor markets, the restaurants and her favorite designer shops. If there was an opportunity, she hoped to visit a museum or two and to photograph the architecture of the ancient churches and some of the art nouveau buildings. She hoped to do those things with Zak but didn’t want to presume that he would want to do them with her.

She couldn’t help but think about how quickly their time at sea was passing. More than once she’d lost track of time, a few days shifting into full weeks. They’d built comfortable routines with each other and each day allowed them to discover something new about the other.

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