Chapter 568 - Honeymoon (S&F) (4)

~ French Polynesia, Tahiti ~

Felix is excited. Sophia and he left the car and are walking into the tropical foliage.

Felix did his research and found an easy trail that should not be difficult for Sophia. They will walk through tropical forest, see two lakes and one waterfall. Lake with waterfall has a nice landing where they can stop, rest and eat. Colorful blooms and birds on the way are a nice bonus.

He has a backpack on with a waterproof picnic blanked, sandwiches, fruits, juice and water. He is ready to spend couple of hours with his wife in the tropical forest of Tahiti.

Previous day Sophia and Felix stayed in the bungalow, resting, cuddling and watching photos from the wedding. He loves cuddling with Sophia, but he likes being active as well. And he knows that it will be good for Sophia to stay active during pregnancy. She might not thank him later, but he knows that she will appreciate not gaining unnecessary weight. Felix is aware that mentioning weight gain in front of Sophia is not safe, so he will keep that bit for himself.

The trail was not well kept, but the narrow path was still visible between trees and tall bushes. It seems that not many hikers take this trail. Experienced hikers would take more challenging trails, while people without experience in hiking would stay in the city if they want a walk.

But this is better for Sophia and Felix, since it means that they have privacy. Two of them held hands while walking and took frequent stops to admire flowers, birds and to kiss. Sophia didn't forget to take occasional photos.

First lake was nice, but second one was better. It was much larger, and it featured a waterfall. There was a nice clearing at the edge of the lake where they spread the picnic blanket and they ate while enjoying the waterfall and colorful foliage.

Sophia leaned on Felix and closed her eyes while he embraced her, and everything was perfect.

The weather was pleasant, sound of waterfall was calming, laying down next to Felix was relaxing… and Sophia slept off. She is not sure how long she slept, but she could tell that sun moved.

She shifted her body a bit.

"Did you have a good nap, Mrs. Martin?"

Sophia smiled seeing his blue eyes looking at her with love. "Yes… I think we should go, right?"

"No rush. We can stay a bit longer if you wish."

They held each other and kissed while talking about their plans for the house, how they are going to decorate nursery and other things related to the future of them as a family.

Felix suggested to call Stella to help with setting up the nursery, because he knows how excited she is.

Sophia firmly rejected the idea: "If we call her, she will take over. And while at it, she will redecorate rest of the house as well." They laughed. But Stella is known as someone who will take over more than needed.

Sophia said that she would like nursery to be in pastel green color scheme, and Felix didn't object.

Sophia really liked the lake and bushes full of colorful blooms. She observed that lake has a rocky beach that they can use to walk around. "Can we walk around the lake a bit?"

Felix was a bit reluctant because it's off the path, but if they follow the lake, they can't get lost. Lake had a shore made out of large rocks, and it was fairly leveled. It was not difficult to walk that way, but he made her hold his hand all the time, since he feared that she might slip and lose her balance.

They walked slowly, occasionally stopping to compete whose rock will bounce more time on the surface of the lake. It seemed like they are only people in the world.

"What is that?" Sophia pointed to the opening on the cliff next to the waterfall.

"Looks like a cave." Felix observed.

"Let's go and check it out."

They approached the opening in the cliff and Felix held her back. "Let me go first. Watch where I step, and you step there."

Ground was mix of mud and stones, and he wanted to make sure that Sophia steps on solid surface that can support her.

The opening was wide and tall enough for person to get inside. Felix went in first and saw that it's a big cave inside cliff.

Sophia was right behind him, and as she entered, she looked up and reached for one branch which was sticking out of the wall for support. She didn't know that branch was stuck in a mud which was loose because of waterfall and overall humidity. As soon as she put some pressure on the branch, it moved and mud which was piled up in that area started sliding down together with rocks.

Felix pulled Sophia toward him and within two seconds the entrance they just used was closed.

It took a second for Sophia to realize and acknowledge what happened. "Uh-uh…"

She was not sure what to say. "It seems we are stuck."

Sophia felt guilty. She suggested that they go and explore that opening in the cliff, and she ended up causing the mudslide.

Felix didn't comment on that. He looked at her. "Are you OK?"

She smiled and nodded. ' This man… always asks if I'm OK .' She was touched.

The opening which they used to enter was now closed, but the cave was not dark. There are number of openings on the cave ceiling which allowed light to get in.

Sophia was thinking how are they going to get out. Their cell phones had no signal, but she knows that their rings with in-build GPS are working. They should work anywhere in the world unless someone jams the signal on purpose. "We can use our rings to send signal to Anna and Sarah. They can get our coordinates and give them to authorities so they can find us."

Felix was listening, but his eyes surveyed those openings on the top. "No need. I can get us out." He pointed at one opening which was close to the wall of the cliff.

"You can't be serious." She realized that he wants to climb there, and her guess was confirmed when she saw him remove backpack. "You saw it, it's rocks mixed with mud. What if you get hurt?"

"I will be careful." He smiled and gave her a confident look.