12 Chapter 12

I was completely distracted at breakfast on Thursday, I only had a little over a week left before going home. I was staring at Jack wishing and thinking maybe I should extend my visit. \"You haven't touched your food,\" Jack pointed out. I looked down at one of my favorite breakfast dishes, eggs benedict, \"Over thinking again?\" Jack asked smiling. I started eating, \"What's going on in there?\" He questioned. \"You don't want to know,\" I answered. Before I was even done he stood, \"Come on,\" he said holding out his hand. I took it and we walked down to the beach, \"Why are you over thinking now?\" He asked, as we walked down the beach. \"Nothing, just I have to go home in a week,\" I replied. \"Don't think about going home,\" he told me. I smiled, \"So what should we do today?\" He asked taking my hand and lacing his fingers in mine. \"I don't know,\" I shrugged. \"There's a guy that rents clear canoes,\" he offered. \"Sure,\" I answered. We grabbed a lunch and drove to town where the kayak and canoe rental was. The man who rented them told us about a small cove that we could paddle to for lunch. Once we started paddling out we saw turtles and lots of fish, we were pretty far out and saw some dolphins go by, \"There's the cove,\" Jack called behind me pointing. We paddled over laid out a blanket, the trees were so dense around the small beach, that the only way there was by boat. We played around and snorkeled in the warm clear blue water, before lunch. \"When was the last time you were in Seattle?\" I asked taking a bite of my sandwich. \"A month ago,\" he answered. \"Really, you weren't here?\" I pressed. \"No, it's not what you think,\" he replied. \"You keep saying that but I'm still not enlightened,\" I told him. \"I can't,\" he said with a smile. \"Are your parents still alive?\" I asked. \"My mom is, my dad died a few years ago of cancer,\" he answered. \"Oh I'm sorry,\" I replied. \"What about you?\" He asked turning the tables. \"My parents are alive and still live in the same house as when I was a kid, they are very proud of that,\" I explained. \"Any siblings?\" He asked. \"I have a younger sister, Willow,\" I replied. \"Whitney and Willow,\" he said with a smile. \"Yeah,\" I giggled, \"What about you?\" I added pushing a piece of his hair back. \"I have an older brother Ji and younger sister Jun,\" he answered. \"So your mom used all J's, smart,\" I joked. \"So did you grow up in a small town?\" He asked. \"It wasn't really small but it's not a city, like Seattle,\" I answered. \"Well, we are more cultured,\" he quipped. \"What's your favorite thing to do in Seattle?\" I asked. \"Uh,\" he paused, \"Getting coffee and going on the ferry,\" he finally answered. \"That sounds amazing,\" I agreed. \"It's peaceful,\" he said. \"So then what brought you here?\" I asked. \"What do you mean?\" He asked back. \"If it's peaceful in Seattle, what brought you here?\" I asked again. \"You're not gonna let this go are you?\" He pushed back. I smiled and shook my head, he paused thinking and for a brief moment I thought I might find out, \"It was an opportunity and I took it,\" he explained and my hopes were dashed.

We sat there a little while longer chatting, before we realized we should probably head back and get the canoe back to the rental place. By the time we got back to the main house it was almost six, I went to my room and got cleaned up and changed for dinner. When I came back down, I over heard Madame in her office scolding someone, I snuck closer to hear who it was. \"You're falling for her,\" Madame accused. \"No,\" a familiar deep voice answered. \"It wasn't a question. Do you think I can't see what's happening? Falling in love isn't in the contract,\" she nearly yelled. \"I told you I'm not,\" he rebutted. \"Then you won't mind, if I give her a new escort,\" Madame sounded vindictive. \"She's only here for another week,\" he protested. Madame didn't say anything, \"Fine, if you don't get a return out of her that's not my fault it's yours,\" he said angrily. I heard footsteps, so I quickly ran back to the stairs as quietly as my wedges would allow and acted like I was just coming down the stairs. Jack didn't see me, he strolled outside. As I walked to the back I saw Madame coming out of her office, \"Ah Whitney, are you having a good vacation?\" He asked. \"I am, thank you,\" I replied. We shared an awkward moment before I excused myself out to cocktail hour.

I was handed a coconut rum punch, but all I could think of was Jack, I looked around but didn't see him. I went and stood by the pool, but he never showed. The bell rang and we all shuffled in and sat down at the table, I felt self conscious with the empty seat next to me. Before the salads were brought out, a man in grey shorts and navy blue button up shirt with tousled sandy blond hair sat down next to me. Sandy looked across the table at me with her brows furrowed in confusion, I returned the look. \"Hello,\" she said with her best cheerful British accent. \"Hi,\" the stranger replied. \"I'm Sandy,\" she pushed. \"Patrick,\" he answered shaking her hand across the table. I spent the entire dinner silently sitting next to this man who I think was just filling a seat. He was to busy talking to Roman and Amber's escort, he didn't even notice I got up after the main corse and left.

I walked down to the shoreline and watched the sun go down, I started thinking if I had caused an issue maybe I should just leave early. The wind started picking up so I began walking down the shoreline towards the main house. I had made up my mind that I would leave in the morning, I wasn't going to stay have a cast of men paraded in front of me like I would sleep with them all. That's when it hit me, the words Madame was yelling, \"Falling in love wasn't in the contract,\" was I falling for him. I couldn't be, this was just the fling on the island, a vacation and chance to let go of grief. I was merely trying to get back to me and find myself, if he fell in love it wasn't on me. I finally reached the house and headed up the stairs to my room, once inside I brushed out my hair and heard my door open and close. I walked out to see who came in, Jack stood there hands in his pockets. \"What are you doing?\" I asked. He didn't say a word just walked over to me grabbed my face in his hands and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around him and made the kiss deeper. We tore off each others clothes, he spun me around and kissed my neck. I got the chills as he dragged his hand up my back to my shoulder. He bend me over the desk in my room and thrusted, this was frustration sex. He grabbed my hips and began a punishing pace and I couldn't help but moan as he took my breath away. He reached around with one hand and began to circle my clit, \"Cum with me, babe,\" he whispered as he leaned over me and kissed my back. Every circling of my clit and thrust brought me closer and closer until I pushed myself back into him and we both cried out in a frenzy of pleasure and emotion.

We found our way to the bed and climbed in, \"Where were you at dinner?\" I asked. \"I needed to take care of some things,\" he replied with a bite in his tone. I turned my head to look him in the eyes, and for a moment I thought of telling him I know, but I could see the confusion and frustration in his eyes. All I wanted to do was disappear with him…And there it was..I had fallen for him, beyond my control and without my realizing. He kissed me and we fell asleep tangled in each other.