1 - The Beach

Katie

"The fire island paradise with breath taking landscapes and a climate envied the world over." Having been here a week with Linda and Kirsty, I couldn't dispute a word the Lanzarote guidebook had said.

Kirsty had just broken up with her boyfriend and had enticed Linda and I to book two weeks away to help her get over it all. We'd booked a villa on the Jardines Del Sol in Playa Blanca on the southern tip of the island. It was one of those complexes of self catering villas surrounding a communal pool and bar. I don't blame Kirsty for wanting to keep busy, and for the last seven days she'd kept us just that, trawling all over the island riding camels, visiting markets and viewing all manner of weird and wonderful volcanic formations.

On the eighth day, Kirsty persuaded Linda to disappear off on yet another expedition to see some lava thing at the other end of the island. I didn't want to do everything the guidebook said and just fancied a day to myself on the beach relaxing. "Once you've seen one volcano, you've seen them all!" I told them both, before they disappeared off on the tour.

After the coach pulled away, I went back to the villa and changed into my red bikini, wrapped a sarong around myself and set off for the beach.

After a ten minute walk along the coastal path, I found myself at the top of the cliff overlooking a beautiful and nearly deserted cove. The beach looked amazing. Sunlight glittered from every grain of sand and the crystal waters of the sea kissed the beach every few seconds in a rhythmic sway of gentle surf.

I picked my way carefully down the path and looked for the perfect a spot to spend a few hours. I found just the right place near the water's edge by the far cliff. The only thing anywhere near me was a small beach bag sitting on an empty towel just a few feet away. I took my sarong off then flopped out on the towel on my back facing the sea with my feet off the end, letting the warm golden sand run through my toes. I propped myself up on my elbows and took in my surroundings.

As my gaze followed the ocean across the horizon and then back to the beach, I couldn't help but take a sharp intake of breath as I noticed just the most utterly stunning girl paddling waist deep in the surf in front of me.

The attraction was instant. This girl was simply gorgeous! She had just the prettiest face, framed by soft golden blonde hair that cascaded over her shoulders and down her back. I could only dream of touching her ample breasts, barely contained by her skimpy bikini top. Within seconds I was just about begging her to come up onto the beach from the sea so I could see all of her. It was lucky I had sunglasses on as I was staring so hard that, sooner or later, she was bound to spot me seriously goggling her.

Danny
 
When I was asked if I would like to fly out to the Canaries to set up a new gallery, I was naturally excited. The company I work for targets beautiful European destinations to host pop-up fine art galleries. We showcase modern up and coming painters and sculptors in low rent locations and it’s proving to be a lucrative business model.

“Where in the Canaries?” I asked.

“Lanzarote,” he said.

I was like, ‘Count me in!’

While it’s all about getting everything feng shui and advising on the right décor, which is normally minimal, there’s normally some free time. Given the three days that we had been allotted, I was determined to grab a spot of sunshine and spend some time on the beach. Being blonde and exceptionally fair-skinned, I have to be careful and knowing the Canaries, packed my factor 100 lotion.

After breezing through the airport we wasted no time heading for the spot, which was on the edge of the Jardines Del Sol in Playa Blanca. Though busy, it was one of the more select resorts and our place was an old victualler’s store, run down but in good repair. A lick of paint on the walls and it would be as right as rain. The inside smelled all woody with a bleak un-loved look about it. However, given a day or two with the DIY guys let loose and my artistic flair, it would be just right. It just needed to have its character to be rejuvenated.

After a day of ferrying back and forth to the local hardware store, it wasn’t too long before the would be gallery was beginning to take shape. I fired off some photos to my boss, from the wifi spot in a local bar and awaited his response while sipping the local vino and munching a saucer of tapas. He was happy! So happy in fact that he gave me the next day off. I could leave the carpenters and painters to finish off, while I did my own thing.

There was no shortage of beaches at the resort proper, but I fancied somewhere a little out the way. I packed my towel and lotion and headed down the coastal path at the east end of Jardines. The view was beautiful. Black-backed sea gulls drifted over head and the deep blue sea shimmered like polished cobalt. Eventually I reached a path that descended to a little cove where there was a perfect spot. Not deserted but with acres of beach to choose from. I made my way down and laid out my towel on the sand.

I was in two minds whether to lie on my towel and do some sun or jump into the water. The gentle ‘whoosh’ as the sea lapped onto the beach and the glint of the sunshine on its surface was just too much of a draw. I splashed about, playing in the surf for a while, when my attention was drawn to a gorgeous girl standing not two metres from my towel. She had the figure of an angel and her almost black hair shone like obsidian. I thought for a moment that she was looking my way, but with her shades I couldn’t be sure. Maybe she was looking at a ship. I went for a swim, but when I came back to the beach, she had gone.

2 - The Pool

Katie
 
After all the trawling round the island sightseeing, to relax on the beach was just the perfect tonic, a tonic made all the better because of the unexpected and utterly delicious view I now had of the gorgeous blonde.

Watching her move back and forth in the surf was seriously tantalising my eyes. My imagination was starting to have a steamy work out too! Several times I thought she was on the verge of coming out, but eventually, and somewhat disappointingly, she decided go for a lengthy swim.

I usually tan really easily without burning, but when I started to feel my shoulders start to prickle I knew I'd underestimated the strength of the sun. In my hurry to get to the beach, I'd stupidly left my Ambre Solaire in the villa. I desperately wanted to stay and admire the "view" in the sea but, even more than that, I didn't fancy spending the next three days with lobster coloured shoulders that stung like crazy.

I reluctantly left the beach and went back to the villa to top up my sun cream. Watching the gorgeous blonde in the surf had whet my appetite for a swim. I wasn't sure I wanted to trudge all the way back to the beach though. She may well have left herself by the time I got back, so I decided to check out the pool in the complex.

It looked amazing and was shaped like a large heart with a shallow incline on one side so you could just walk in. Sun loungers were dotted around here and there and a few lilos were propped against the wall for guests to use. I definitely couldn't resist a lilo! I grabbed one and walked into the pool.

I lay back, draped one leg into the water each side of the lilo and closed my eyes. I bobbed about for ages, loving the feeling a laying half in and half out of the water with the sun beating down on me from a cloudless sky.

Eventually the need for a drink forced me to open my eyes and paddle slowly back to the side and look for the bar. I was staggered, in the most amazing of ways. Instead of seeing the bar, I saw the blonde from the beach now sitting on one of the sun loungers by the side of the pool. I could see every inch of her this time. If I thought she was beautiful at the beach, then the view I had now was in a different league. Stunning didn't even remotely do her justice!

If I was worried about being spotted goggling at her earlier I needn't have been. She was obviously staring at me and by the look in her eyes I knew she was admiring the view.

Danny
 
As fun as it was larking about in the sea, I decided I must look a bit like a mad mermaid with no mates. I fancied some human company and could murder a long cold drink. I paddled out of the water and headed to my towel. Alas, there was no sign of the beautiful brunette who had been standing on the beach and I dabbed myself before gathering up my things.

Having no one but myself to please for the rest of the day, I formed a vague plan as I strolled back to my resort. I had two options – either to head for one of the main beaches and find a bar or partake of the amenities at the hotel pool. The glimpse I had had on the previous day had been very impressive and made my mind up to go to the pool.

The hotel was part of a complex, which included a couple of self-contained villas, with the pool set in a landscaped area with palm trees dotted about and some large jardinière, holding variously coloured geraniums and the like.

I joined a short queue at the bar and ordered a long cocktail of white rum, coconut and lime and took my drink to a sun lounger with the ice clinking against the glass. The sun was powerful and I was afraid of being frazzled, so I topped up my sun block and then had a few long draughts of my drink. I adjusted my sun chair and decided to have a little snooze.

It must have been the sudden playful giggles of a couple of nearby holiday makers, which woke me up from my light slumber. I sat up and looked around as a gentle breeze wafted across the pool and I took a couple of sips of my cocktail, smacking my lips and wondering where to get a bite to eat.

As I dreamed of barbecued chicken, my attention was drawn to the figure of a girl floating on the pool on one of those inflatable things. For a moment my mind went back to the brunette on the beach. She had the same luxuriant dark hair and lovely tanned skin. She was drifting on the water, her body occasionally disturbed by the wake of a swimmer and I sat there wondering at her perfect, lightly-tanned body. Sure enough, as I was watching, she sat up and began to make her way to the side of the pool. I was sure it was her, I would remember those angelic features anywhere. She was truly beautiful and looking straight in my direction.

Katie
 
All afternoon I'd been dreaming about the blonde and how gorgeous and sexy she was, with my imagination running riot about kissing and touching her in the most intimate of ways. It had been an incredibly nice surprise to see her at the pool. I was so completely convinced she'd been staring at me on the lilo, that I decided to throw caution to the wind and put on a "show", just to see what her reaction was.

As I reached edge of the pool, I paddled my hands in little circles so the lilo, with my legs still somewhat spread and draped over it, was perfectly lined up in her direction. I got off it in the most exaggerated fashion possible, swinging my leg over in a high and wide arc so she'd have just the perfect view of all my goodies. It felt so naughty and I couldn't help but smile at her as I did so.

I walked over to the bar to get myself a cocktail, passing within inches of the end of her sun lounger. I deliberately swayed my hips and pushed my boobs out as I went past, desperately hoping she was still looking at me. More than that, I was desperately hoping she liked what she saw!

When I reached the bar, I stood as provocatively as I could as I ordered my drink, glancing at the blonde every now and then with a playful smile on my face. I was pleased to see her eyes were still glued in my direction which only prompted me to smile all the more at her.

While the waiter fixed me a pina colada, I desperately thought how I could strike up a conversation. I decided to flop out with my drink on the adjacent sun lounger to hers and just see what happened.

I walked back across the terrace in the same fashion as I'd walked to the bar, all hips, bum and boobs and trying my best to continue my sexy show. Seconds later my plan was in tatters. I was so preoccupied with my ridiculous attempt to look sexy that my right foot clipped the edge of the metal ladder leading into the deep end of the pool.

I stumbled forwards, landing in a ungainly heap at the end of her lounger. The stumble was harmless enough, but my drink went flying. The glass looped up, spinning as it went, missed her head by inches and landed with a dull thud in a geranium pot just behind where she sat. The pina colada wasn't so lucky. The sticky liquid splurged out of the glass and splattered all down her front!

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Aside from being completely mortified after basically throwing my drink all over her, she also looked even more gorgeous than ever with her perky nipples now sexily displayed through the thoroughly wet material of her bikini.

All I could do was blurt out what probably sounded like a load of incoherent and disjointed rambling.

"Oh my god! I am so sorry! How on earth can I make it up to you? Oh, and my name's Katie. Hello!"

Danny
 
It would have been a remarkable coincidence if the mystery girl was staying in my hotel, but as her little blow up lilo revolved on the water, I was absolutely convinced it was the girl from the beach. She was utterly gorgeous from every angle and I unashamedly watched her as she began to paddle towards the edge of the pool. Her crimson bikini complemented her perfectly. I could see the bow by her hip and I imagined myself taking it between my teeth and pulling the lower half away.

I realised through the haze of my daydream that she was looking my way and it was clear that she intended to get out of the pool. The manner in which she ‘came ‘ashore’ was something else. It was a proper performance, raising her leg off the lilo and rotating herself in such a way as to give me a very nice flash of her special place. A tingle of delight made me wriggle in my chair and in a less public place I might have been less discreet.

Eventually she climbed out of the pool and walked in my direction before turning at right angles to the bar to my left. For the first time I was seeing her close up. She was nothing short of breath-taking with a beautifully toned body, ample boobs and the most exquisite bum I have seen in a while. She had a sexy way of walking, which made her butt twitch and her hair sway. She paused at the bar and looked my way casually, giving me a lovely smile, which I returned. If the pool-walk thing hadn’t been a flagrant flirt, then that smile certainly was. I bit my lip wondering what would happen next. Would she wiggle off, leaving me to wonder or would she make a move.

I didn’t need to wait for long, as having been served, she walked back along the edge of the pool towards where I sat. I didn’t hide the interest and appetite, which I had for her delicious body. She was looking at me, drink in hand, but in doing so walking rather too close to the edge of the pool. Just as she made to walk in my direction, she caught her foot on something and there was a surreal moment, which bordered on comedy as her drink went flying and she did a little squeal. As I waited for the tinkle of broken glass, her drink went all over me, leaving me temporarily cool but sticky and she landed in a heap on the floor.

If it had been anyone else, I would have burst out laughing, but to my relief, she was unhurt, got up and in the cutest way possible and introduced herself as Katie.

“Hey, I’m Danny," I said. “Thanks for the drink!”

I ran my finger over my stomach and licked the end.

“Pina Colada?”

She nodded.

“I’m so sorry!”

“No harm done! It is a bit sticky though and I’ll dry all funny... Maybe?”

“…Yes?”

I looked into her gorgeous brown eyes as I spoke. “You could come back to my room and help me clean up.”

3 - The Shower

Katie
 
My face was bright red with embarrassment, but that didn't last long. Danny obviously had a fun and playful character to compliment her incredible beauty. I'd felt stupid at my fall and at throwing my drink all over her, but in a funny way, it must have been meant to happen because we were now talking to each other. Well, even better than that, Danny had just invited me to her room to help clean her up. Now, that was an invitation I was never going to turn down!

"I'd be delighted to, "I said smiling.

I stretched out my hand to pull her up off the lounger. "Lead the way then."

Danny locked her fingers with mine and pulled me off down the path leading to the rooms.

Once we'd reached her room and shut the door behind us I smiled at her and said, "Well, I think there's two ways I could clean you up."

"Oh, and what did you have in mind for each of those?" she asked.

"It would be easier for me to show you rather than tell you about them," I said.

"Okay. What's the first?" Danny asked.

"Umm...this," I said, before leaning into her and kissing her gently on the lips. It was a kiss that Danny didn't hesitate in returning. She linked the fingers of both of her hands with mine and pulled me close. I ran the tip of my tongue over her lips, before kissing her again, this time much deeper than the first.

"But that bit wasn't dirty, Katie," Danny said, winking playfully at me when eventually broke the kiss.

"I know....but this bit is," I replied, leaning into her neck and licking some of the sticky pina colada off her skin.

I knew Danny was enjoying the way I was helping to clean her up as I could see goose bumps start to rise down her arms and across her chest as my tongue caressed round her neck. Her reaction spurred me on to be more daring. "And this bit needs cleaning too," I said.

I bent down and ran my tongue across her still wet tummy, kissing across the top hem of her bikini bottoms. I could see little rivulets of pina colada still dripping slowly down her legs from the wet material. I knelt in front of her, kissing and licking down the front of Danny's thighs. My tongue wandered wherever the rivulets went, while my hands ran up and down the back of her legs.

I moved slowly back up Danny's body, kissing and caressing the now sticky remnants of my drink away with my tongue. My fingers scratched gently up her spine before undoing the bow on the back of her bikini top and sliding the straps the off her shoulders. Her breasts fell free from the wet material; her nipples still perky from their drenching. I leant in and kissed each in nipple in turn, letting the tip of my tongue circle each areola. I rolled Danny's now erect nipples back and forth, sucking them softly and enjoying the taste of my drink on them as I pulled and nipped her nipples between my lips.

"There. That's a nice start to getting you all sorted out," I said as I stood up in front of her. "Now for the second way."

I held Danny's hand again and led her to the bathroom.

"We're going to have a shower!" I said.

Danny
 
If I hadn’t guessed before, I knew now that Katie was a real sex pot. The way she had worked my skin with her tongue had set me on fire. My nipples were hard, and I was tingling from head to toe. As we headed for the shower, I pulled her towards me and kissed her gently. At the same moment, I pulled on her bikini top and slinked it away from her, revealing her amazing breasts, which were as perky as I had imagined. Her nipples were like two full ripe cherries. I cupped her breasts, rubbing my nipples against hers as she backed into the shower.

Katie giggled pulling away from me, giving me a kiss on the nose and began to work the shower.

“I think it’s about time you lost these,” I said as the hot water began to spray over her.

Katie stuck out her bum and did a little shimmy as I gripped the top of her bikini bottoms. Her bum was so pert with cute rosy cheeks, it was all I could do not to give them a real slap. Instead I gave them a squeeze and as I did so, eased off my own panties, one-handed.

I stepped out of my light blue skimpies into the shower where Katie was aiming the water at her tummy, suggestively. I pulled the door across and slid my hand upwards, turning the shower head towards me and allowing the hot water to run over my breasts. Katie picked up the soap sachet and tore off one corner, oozing a length of bronze gel onto my breasts.

I fixed the attachment back on its hook, pointing it to one side as Katie massaged the soap into my breasts. I took a palmful of the lotion and rubbed over her belly and then up between her breasts. The spray from the shower was enough to keep us moist, without washing away the soap completely and we soon had a nice lather over each other’s bodies. I ran my hands over her bum cheeks as our lips met and Katie reciprocated, her fingers running downwards inside my buttocks.

We kissed passionately, our breasts squashed together in soapy boob-kiss as our fingers explored. Her lips were swollen, her labia yielding to my fingers like two oily petals. Our kisses were breathless, Katie gasping in the heat of the shower, her lips pressed against my face and then my neck. She moved her hand between our bodies, preferring to approach my pussy from the front. I planted kisses on her shoulder, nibbling gently as her fingers made a V over my mound. She squeezed my vulva, rubbing the lips between her fingers in a teasing movement before tracing her index finger up towards my clitoris.

I put a hand on her and pulled her closer for a kiss. Our tongues danced together as I twisted the shower head towards us. The water splashed over the tiles and I reached out for a sponge and worked the soap into her body.

Katie
 
Danny was amazing. If I had any doubts about being too forward with her, they were completely dispelled when she kissed me and expertly removed my bikini top and bottoms. She wanted me just as much as I wanted her; a thought more than confirmed as we started to play and fondle each other in the water of the shower.

My nipples were stiff and deliciously tingly as Danny worked the sponge over and around them. As she soaped my breasts I could feel her caressing over and around my labia, the tips of her fingers dabbing and pushing at my sex. I was desperate to have her inside me; to feel her fingers slowly sliding in and out.

We continued to kiss, our tongues swirling together. I lifted my leg up onto her hip, curling my calf round behind her, the movement pulling my lips wide. Danny pushed again at my sex, easing her middle two fingers into me. I sighed as they inched further and further inside. The sigh turned to a gasp as Danny tickled her index finger over my soapy wet ring, while curling the two fingers already inside me against my slick and velvety inner walls. Almost instinctively, I started to push my hips at her fingers, bucking against them in rhythm to her movements. The tip of her index finger slid just inside my ass as I pushed against it. Her others fingers stayed deep inside me, rubbing in little circles over my sweet spot.

All the while my own fingers had been gently rubbing at Danny's clit, rolling it in slow but firm circles. I could tell by her short breaths and sighs that she loved what I was doing, but I wanted Danny to feel the same pleasure she was giving me. I moved my hand behind her, cupping and caressing the pert and soapy cheeks of her ass.

My hand slid round the back of the top of her thigh. I pulled gently and Danny immediately knew what I wanted her to do. She lifted her leg up and curled it round behind me over my hip, mirroring my own position.

My hand slithered over her soapy backside, curling round between her now spread cheeks. I tickled and caressed over her ring and slit, before sliding my fingers gently inside her.

Danny and I moved as one as we kissed passionately. Our wet and soapy boobs pressed hard against each other, with one leg draped over each other’s hip as we fingered each other slowly. All the while hot water from the shower cascaded over us, our bodies lost in a mist of wet and steamy passion.

I could have stayed in that shower with Danny forever, but I wanted my tongue to enjoy all the places my fingers were. I wanted to make slow sweet love to every inch of Danny's body. I know she wanted the same as I did.

"I think it's about time we went to bed," I eventually said to Danny somewhat breathlessly between kisses.

4 - The Bedroom

Danny
 
Katie had already given me a taste of what delights she had in store from how she had licked the pina colada from my skin and what had happened in the shower. I was buzzing with anticipation now, with the bedroom being the natural progression. My pussy was aching, and my whole body alive with tingles as I stepped into my room. Even as we dried ourselves, we continued to snatch little kisses between dabs with the towel.

I was all of a shiver both from excitement and from the air conditioning, which seemed to cling to my body.

“Come on, you’re dry enough,” said Katie, and with that she pulled my towel away and wrapped hers own around us.

We snuggled together, any clamminess evaporating from the shared warmth of our bodies. We stood together, canoodling and rubbing ourselves together before edging closer to the bed. Discarding the makeshift robe, I flopped onto the bed, using my duvet as a little nest. Katie followed me and we rolled together with me ending on top of her. Her hair was a like a sea of basalt against the white bedding and as she looked at me with those brown eyes and I melted. Our lips touched and we shared a kiss, which sent a million volts through my body. I lowered myself, rubbing my pussy against hers, as I caressed her boobs with my hand.

Katie mewed softly as my lips planted soft kisses down her neck. She began to wriggle beneath me, trapping my left leg between hers. I slid my hands over her body, using my hair to tickle her as I wandered slowly southwards, pausing to plant little kisses on her breasts and belly. I continued until I was sprawled over the duvet and kissed the tender flesh inside Katie’s thighs. I held out my hands and our fingers clasped together, as I brushed her pussy with my lips. I rolled my tongue between the groove of her sex, parting the sweet petals until I nudged her clitoris with my nose. My licks became a kiss as I nuzzled her softly, drawing the edge of her labia between my lips and then probing deeper with the tip of my tongue. Katie murmured a plaintive moan of appreciation, one hand still clutching my own and her other stroking my hair.

I sat up and Katie met me half way and we half sat, half lay on the bed and kissed, fondling each other at the same time. I went to pull Katie towards me, but she gave me a little wink and pushed me back onto the bed. I quickly understood her intention and my heartbeat quickened, as she turned around on one knee and straddled my shoulders. I looked up as she nestled her beautiful cheeky bum and pussy over my face. I could feel the palm of her hand on my pussy – but my whole body ached for her tongue and I squealed helplessly as Katie kissed my secret spot. I began to taste her juices, a little trickle of nectar collected on my tongue as I delved deeper.

We were soon both trembling, our climax approaching. My hips were jerking, my pussy giving herself up to Katie’s tongue and I was lost in her pussy. All my attention was focused on pleasuring her, while my body was reaching its own crescendo of pleasure.

Katie

Having Danny's tongue inside my pussy was sheer bliss. I kept pushing my hips at her face, wanting her tongue to caress and explore me deeper and deeper. I could feel how wet I was and I couldn't help but rotate my hips in little circles, rubbing my sex all over her face as I did so.

Danny tasted divine. I kissed and nibbled her clit, before running the flat of my tongue up and down her lips, parting them as I did so. The tip prodded and dabbed at her sex, releasing her sticky sweet juices for me to savour. I licked and caressed her, pushing my tongue as far into her as I could. All the while my finger tickled and rubbed at her ring, making her squirm and pant beneath me.

I could feel myself tense; Danny too. I knew we were both close, but I wanted to look in her eyes and kiss her passionately when we both eventually climaxed.

I turned round, tasting myself on Danny's lips as I kissed her again. Our tongues swirled together briefly before I lifted her leg up onto my shoulder and lowered my pussy to hers.

I was completely overwhelmed with lust as my pussy met Danny's. I circled my hips over her, the same as I had done on her face, yet this time I was driven towards to the edge of climax by the feel of Danny's wet lips sliding over mine.

The harder I pushed at Danny, the harder she pushed back as we rubbed together in a frenzied rhythm. Danny cupped and squeezed my breasts as they swayed in front of me in time to the movements of our hips. My own hands were clamped to Danny's, pulling and rubbing her nipples as we made love to each other.

I leant forward and gave Danny one last long passionate kiss, before sitting upright and putting my full weight onto the now frantic rubs I was making over Danny's pussy. I could feel the honey just about dripping out of me, mingling with Danny's own sweet nectar, making the sensation all the sweeter.

Danny stared straight into my eyes as she started to pant. She was as ready as I was to succumb to the sweetest and most intense of orgasms. I pushed myself hard at Danny one last time before letting go. I moaned out loud as my orgasm hit me. Danny's breath came in short, sharp pants as she reached her own climax.

We continued circling and rubbing at each other through our climaxes, not wanting to let go; wanting to hold that moment for as long as possible.

We eventually collapsed in a heap together on the bed in a jumble of arms and legs, having ridden through and shared the most intense and loving of orgasms.

I hugged Danny tight. At that moment I never wanted to let her go. The whole day had just been the most unexpectedly amazing and passionate of experiences. Danny was just perfect and I didn't want what we'd just shared to stop at just that.

Danny
 
I held Katie to me, sharing the moment with her. I disentangled my feet from the crumpled duvet and intertwined my legs with hers. Katie blinked in slow, sleepy bats of her eyelids as I brushed her hair from her face. I tiptoed the fingers of my other hand down her back, following the sexy groove of her spine and cupped her bum as we kissed. Her lips were moist and yielding and she kissed me with the tenderness that comes with the true satisfaction of perfect love-making.

Her fingers stroked my belly in the tiny space between our bodies and we looked into each other’s eyes, the thoughts conveying more than words could ever do. I kissed her forehead and then the tip of her nose, before planting more soft kisses on her lips. She looked at me afterwards and smiled her sweet smile. Even though I would cherish the time we had shared, I wanted to remember her face. It would be that beautiful, angelic expression, which I would take away in my heart.

We lay together, Katie twizzling my hair between her fingers, as I made little circles on her skin, drawing imaginary, random patterns on her tummy.

“I could lie here all day,” I said at last.

“I could lie here forever,” she replied.

“If only,” I said.

She smiled and looked down. When she looked at me again, there was an intensity in her brown eyes.

“Don’t be sad,” I said.

“I’m not sad. I’m happy. Happier than I’ve been for a long time.”

“Good. Because if I could smuggle you home in my suitcase I would.”

Katie smiled broadly and kissed me full on the lips. Some things were meant to be fleeting. Like the beauty of the newly emerged butterfly, as the light plays with a myriad of colour. The beauty never goes away, it lives in our soul because it is real.

“Maybe we should get dressed,” I suggested.

Katie nodded and we fished around for our bikinis, which were so scanty and had become half lost in the unlikeliest of places.

I held Katie’s hand as we made our way into the corridor and down to the rear foyer of the hotel, where people were milling in and out. We continued holding hands until we returned to the landscaped garden, which led to the pool.

“I need to find my friends. I am supposed to be meeting them in a bit.”

“I need to check in with the guys at the gallery,” I said.

Our fingers slowly parted until only our finger-tips were touching and I looked at Katie for one last time.

“Danny?”

“Yes?”

“Do you… think you’ll ever come here again?”

“I’m sure I’ll get posted here at some point.”

“So, you never know…”

“You never know,” I agreed and smiled, as I fished in my bag for my mobile.

Katie nodded and smiled and mouthed the words ‘friends’ and pointed to a huddle of girls in the middle distance. I turned round and walked towards the edge of the complex, happy in my heart.