Life at Leopard's Den
Hello peoples, I am so pleased that there is now a Wild at Heart category on here! Its really made my week! This will be a series of scenes and little stories from Leopard's Den, including all the characters and many aspects of their lives. I appreciate any contact from fellow fans- any at all!
The swimming pool
Danny Trevanion stood back and folded his arms, grinning absent mindedly.
"What are you looking so pleased about?" Alice asked as she hovered on the step beside him. She followed his gaze to the newest addition to the game reserve that was their home- the brand new swimming pool. It had been completed yesterday, and today was the first day that anyone would actually be using it. There were only two lots of guests at Leopard's Den this week, and they were out on a day trip to Johannesburg. That left the entirety of the staff to enjoy themselves and relax, and to test the pool. It was a hot day- they mostly were, but today the sun seemed particularly vicious. The water in the pool sparkled bright blue, the shiny new tiles reflecting the sunshine. Around the edge of the pool there were sun loungers and tables, and various umbrellas for protection from the sun. It was a few minutes before Danny realized that Alice didn't have many clothes on- she was wearing a bikini and carrying a bright orange towel. Danny's mouth opened and closed and he said something incomprehensible. She laughed and strolled over to the nearest sun lounger, dropping her towel onto it. She stood up straight and scooped her hair into a ponytail, smiling at Danny's awkward expression.
"Danny, its called a bikini."
"Yes… I know. Its….a very nice… bikini."
"Well, I'm glad you like it." She giggled again, and before he knew what had hit him Danny was bobbing in the water of his new swimming pool. Once he had worked out how to breathe again, he shook his hair out of his eyes and looked for Alice. She stood at the edge of the pool laughing hard.
"Look, you!" he yelled.
"Just because you saw fit to distract me with your new bikini, doesn't mean you can go around pushing fully clothed people into swimming pools!"
"Sorry, it was just so tempting." She stopped laughing, amused at the state she had managed to put Danny in in such a short amount of time.
"I was….." Alice did not get to finish her sentence, as she too was knocked into the pool. She came up next to Danny, who looked mildly satisfied.
"Serves you right." He shrugged.
"Who…."
The culprit then proceeded to throw himself into the pool, splashing Alice and Danny and causing water to flow over the sides.
"Evan."
"Sorry, couldn't resist." The three of them bobbed up and down in the water, glad that the pool had finally been finished.
I hope to get the next one up soon. Reviews very welcome!