Paloma had just left the Haromony airport seeing her firends from Mexico off when the tsunami hit. Now that Harmony's disaster had settled, she thanked god that it happened.
"No Mama. I'm fine. How is everyone else?" She was speaking with her mother using the phone at the local car mechanic shop...where Jason had saved her life.
"Good, good. Listen Mama, I don't know how long the phone is going to last so I'll talk to you later okay" She hung up the phone.
"Your family is okay then I take it?" Jason asked bringing her a cup of coffee from his kitchen. Paloma took it graciously.
"Yeah. The house survived the waves like it didn't even happen. Everyone's fine." She took a sip out of the warm cup. She had been with him for less than 24 hours but it felt like she'd known him for ever. She was so comfortable with Jason... He felt the same way.
When the tsunami hit, the wave had carried Paloma to the shop. She has crashed through one of the garages. Luckily for her, Jason, a tall, tanned and toned brunette lived above the shop and pulled her out of the water before she was seriously injured by all the debris floating around. He graciously welcomed her into his home, got her into warm clothes and had been playing host since.
"I wonder how long it is going to be before this all clears." She said gazing out a large window at the water filled streets that swept past the apartment she was in.
"Well, you are welcome to stay here until it does." He sat down on the sofa next to her and brought his own cup of coffee up to his lips taking a sip. "Infact," He swallowed the coffee, "I insist on it."
She took her eyes from the window and looked into Jason's deep brown eyes. Her breath caught in her throat and her stomach dropped. Not only was he her hero, but she felt, for a moment that he was the one for her. He was gorgeous, strong and very caring. He had given her everything she needed over the past night. Clothes, food, a nice warm bed… She couldn't begin to imagine how she'd ever thank him for saving her. And in all fact…she didn't want to leave. "Gracias Jason. You're my hero. I owe my life to you for what you've done for me."
"It was my pleasure. And I'm glad that your family is okay." He said breaking the gaze which he was very much into as well. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Every second with her felt like heaven. He wanted so much to kiss her at that moment but couldn't bring himself to.
"How about your family?" Paloma questioned.
"They died four years ago." He said. His tone dropped. "I was barely 17 when they were in a car crash. My father left me his business. I've been running it since." Paloma could tell from his voice and eyes that the memory pained him.
"That's horrible. I'm so sorry Jason." She took his hand in her own. It was warm and very smooth. Nothing like real mechanic hands. He responded easily to her touch and brought his free hand to her face and cupped her cheek.
"I'm not. If it never happened, I wouldn't have met you." He took advantage of the moment and leaned in to kiss her. Melting from the comment, Paloma gave in to him. They shared a passionate kiss which later led to something even more passionate.
She felt safe in her hero's arms. And every moment he held which had been all through the night, she wished more and more she'd never have to leave.