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It was already 10 PM when Addison finally came out of the room she had checked into two hours ago. Her flower-printed sundress was waving in the cool air as she searched for a table outside at the bar. She ordered a martini and sat back in the chair, thinking about her flight. Alex had surprised her. First by starting a conversation and then by actually maintaining that conversation. They laughed and made small talk and she was 95% sure that behind his smile, there was just as much pain as behind hers. Which of course made him more likeable. When they got off the plane they had parted ways and waved a small goodbye. And just when she was about to stand up and go to bed, she spotted Alex ordering a brightly coloured cocktail. A lopsided smile immediately graced her face and she decided to go over.
"Is your choice of cocktail a prediction for the evening?" Addison asked as soon as she appeared next to Alex. His face changed from puzzled to extremely amused as he took his Sex on the Beach of the counter. "Maybe it is." He chuckled. "Want to go for a walk?" He added. She nodded and they walked across the sand, Alex usually sipping his cocktail. "So what brings you here?" Addison asked carefully. He looked down, letting out a little sigh. "Just trying to get away of it all." He started, "You?" They locked eyes, "Same." She replied, not breaking the eye contact until a group of friends made their way across the beach, ruining their moment.
Addison cleared her throat, "I should get back, I'm pretty tired from the trip." Alex gestured at his glass, "This is finished anyway." They both turned around and walked the way back to the hotel. "So, maybe I'll see you tomorrow?" He asked hopefully, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Addison smiled at the gesture. "Yeah. Goodnight Alex." She waved him goodbye. "Goodnight Addison." Alex watched her retreating figure until she was gone.
He took the elevator until the 3rd floor, where his room was. He opened the door and let himself fall on the bed without changing into his pajamas. He had only met Addison today and yet he was extremely attracted to her. How was that possible? Sure he had been attracted to other beautiful women before but not like this. Not like Addison. Was it her fiery red hair? Her pale blue eyes hiding so much pain? The way she raised one eyebrow? And then he hadn't even started with her body. He sighed and fell easily into a slumber, hoping he could see Addison again soon.
Next morning Addison awoke by the sun shining through the drapes, feeling like she slept 12 hours. Taking a look at the clock, she realized she was close to those 12 hours. Addison jumped out of bed and hopped in the shower whilst brushing her teeth. She wore a deep red bandeau bikini under her white sundress , a straw sun hat, expensive sunglasses and flip flops. She slowly walked to the breakfast buffet, trying to suppress the growl in her stomach.
Addison took a plate from the stack and filled it with everything she liked. This week she wouldn't pay attention to her diet, she would enjoy food, sun and maybe possibly men. She quickly finished her food and left for the beach.
Her toes made contact with the warm sand and she decided she had missed that feeling. She slowly walked to one of the lounge chairs, took off her sundress and laid down. Addison closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the sun burning on her skin. And when she thought she was drifting off to sleep, cold droplets of water falling on her stomach, got her out of it. Wondering what if it started raining, she opened her eyes and looked right into Alex's, who was smiling like crazy.
"What the hell are you doing?" She demanded, she would be irritated but the cold droplets felt good on her already hot skin. She sat up slightly and Alex sat down beside her. "I didn't know what to say to wake you." He admitted and asked, "How come you're up this early?"
"Early? It's 11 in the morning. Normally I'm awake long before the sun rises." Addison answered. "Well, we have that in common then." He smiled. "Want to go for a swim?" He asked, nodding towards the ocean. "Sure." Addison replied as she stood up, leaving her sunglasses and flip flops behind. They walked next to each other in silence until an old fat lady who thought it was okay to walk around monokini, walked passed them. They both looked at each other and bursted out laughing. "Oh my God, what the hell was that?!" Alex laughed. "Why would you do that? I'm all for feeling young when you're old but, no, just no." Addison giggled, turning around to catch another glimpse.
By this time they had reached the ocean and whereas Alex walked in casually, already knee-deep in the water, Addison ran out when she was ankle-deep, not prepared for the coldness of the water. "Addison, just walk in and adjust to the water." Alex tried to help from afar. "Are you out of your mind? How do people even swim in this?" Addison asked rhetorically, gesturing to all the playing kids. "Can't we go back to sunbathing?" She asked, pouting a little when she saw he was coming closer. Addison thought her pout worked when all of a sudden Alex swept her off her feet by picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. "Nooo!" She exclaimed when all of her stability was gone. "You need to get your ass into the water." Alex said, patting her butt two times, walking further and further. "Don't you even dare putting me down now ! Because I swear to God I'm going to kill you!" Addison protested. As a way of teasing Alex slowly let her slide of his shoulder and she started protesting some more, "No, no, no, Alex!" She yelled as she was hanging onto his shoulders, trying not to make further contact with the water. They both suddenly realized the close proximity between the two of them. They locked eyes and he had already started to lean in when a plastic ball was thrown on Alex. "Oops, sorry sir!" A brownhaired little boy apologized. "It's okay. Here." He said as he threw the ball back into the boy's direction, letting go off Addison, who still had a firm grip on him, in the process. "Okay missy, time to get in the water." Alex declared as he tickled her sides and she slid into the water. "Oh my God, you did not just do that." She exclaimed. "I think I did." Alex laughed. "You got me all wet now." Addison stated. Alex laughed again, "Oh I did, didn't I?" He winked. "Ugh, men. You're all the same." Addison sighed amusedly. "Come on, we'll get back to the beach." He offered.
Once they were back at their lounge chairs, Addison got out her sunscreen and gave the bottle to Alex. "Here, you can put sunscreen on my back." Addison stated. "Why?" He questioned. "Because you dropped me into the water. See it as a punishment." She explained. "Hardly." Alex muttered under his breath but he was fairly certain Addison heard because she threw him a look. Addison laid down on her frontside and Alex sat on his knees over her. He squirted the substance on her tanned skin and started massaging her. First her lower back got the treatment and then his hands massaged upwards to her shoulder blades. Addison moaned, "Oh my God, how are you so good at this?" She immediately thought how Derek would always suck at massaging her and she'd always think it was cute he tried. No, she can't think about Derek right now. Not when there's a hot stranger who's massaging her back.
"All done." Alex said and he got off of her. He laid on the lounge chair next to her and they chatted and laughed for 3 more hours.
After dinner, Alex and Addison had agreed to freshen up and then meet back downstairs for drinks. Both showered quickly and Addison dressed up in a knee-length salmon dress and nude pumps, her hair was softly curled.
They arrived simultaneously downstairs and walked to a table. They ordered drinks and chatted away. "I've got to tell you, I really enjoy the sun shining all day." Addison confessed, taking a sip of her cocktail. "Tell me about it, better than rain." Alex spoke. "Absolutely." Addison agreed.
Suddenly music started playing a little louder and there was a dance floor created at the bar. Many people stood up and started dancing. Addison sighed inwardly at the thought of how she was saved from this when Alex stood up against her. "Come on, we're going to dance." He spoke determinedly. He pulled Addison by her arm towards the crowd, so they were surrounded by people. "Come on, dance!" Alex, who turned out to be a great dancer, exclaimed. He put up his arm for Addison to twirl and she danced against him, her back against his front side. She subtly pushed her ass in his crotch, smiling at how she heard him let out a small whimper. The song changed to a slow love song and Addison turned into his arms. They locked eyes and smiled as Addison had her arms loosely around his neck and his hands came together on her lower back. "Are you having a good time?" Alex asked. Addison nodded and rested her head on his shoulder as they danced some more.
It was almost 12 o'clock when they returned to their proper rooms. They walked together until they had to go their separate ways. "I had fun today." Addison admitted. "Me too. See you tomorrow?" He asked. "I'd love to." Addison answered and she leaned in to kiss his cheek. "Goodnight Alex."
"Goodnight Addison."
So, still good?
