Sydney and Claudia's stay in paradise. Nothing is quite as it seems though.

The hours flew by on the plane and it was Claudia who ended up be woken up. Sydney gave her a light shake on the shoulder, she was a little groggy when she looked up at her, she wasn't sure if she was still dreaming or not. Sydney looked at her funny, wondering if there was still something she wasn't telling her. "Are you sure you're feeling alright?"

"Yeah, Syd. Now let's go." she got up from her seat and retrieved two of her bags from the overhead compartment. Sydney was a little more slow getting up from her seat, she made light stretches as she made her way out into the aisle. Little did she know, a careless passenger was in a hurry and bumped into Sydney. Sydney fell into Claudia almost falling into their seats.

"I'm sorry." Sydney said, trying to get back up. "I'd like to know who that was so I could give her a piece of my mind!"

Claudia helped her get up off of her, though she wouldn't have minded as much if it happened any time soon. She sneaked a sniff of Sydney's hair, it was pleasant. "At least I was here to break your fall." she said optimistically. Sydney brushed herself off and the got off the plane.

Claudia checked her IPhone and noticed a new text that must have come around the time she dosed off, she nudged Sydney and showed her. "Looks like your friend wants us to meet him at this restaurant." she didn't want to even attempt to pronounce the name. Sydney nodded. Once they had the rest of their luggage they got a cab. Claudia had almost forgotten about how beautiful it was as she took in the sights as they drove to their destination. The restaurant they went to was actually part of a resort.

"Jefferey said he was putting us some place nice during our stay but I didn't think he meant this."

Claudia checked her message again. "He should be in there already, he did say 6."

They checked into their room but didn't have enough time to check it out entirely they simply left their luggage there and continued to the restaurant. Claudia was glad to be here, it seemed like her kind of place. Though when she looked around at the guests that would be staying there with them, they were all women. She didn't want to alert Sydney about this so she kept quiet. They found a table in the restaurant. At that moment Sydney remembered something important. "Oh, no. I left something up in the room. Can you stay here and wait for Jefferey? Tell him I shouldn't be long."

"Sure, Syd." Claudia said while looking around, again all she could see was women.

"Maybe it's some women's retreat or something. Yeah that makes sense." she thought to herself.

As she continued telling herself nothing was out of the ordinary, a beautiful woman showed up. At first Claudia mistaken her for a waitress. "Oh, no I'm a guest here." she laughed. "Are you here with your lover?" Claudia thought about this for a second. There were no men to found at this resort besides their bellhop and a few waiters. The girl said lover, she didn't use the word man, boyfriend or husband. Then Claudia seen something that made her clue in completely, there were two women standing behind this woman and they were kissing; not a friendly peck on the cheek but a sensual kiss. Claudia became nervous sitting there, she wasn't homophobic, after all she did have a crush on Sydney. "I saw you with that older woman. She's beautiful. I don't mean to intrude but you would be adorable together" Claudia couldn't help but smile. Another beautiful woman showed up, she was thin and fairly pale, she kissed the other woman on the cheek. "This is my lover, Michelle. I am Monique."

Claudia had trouble speaking, her mouth was drying up, she didn't know what to say, this had never happened to her before. "My name's Claudia."

"Claudia. I like that name." said Monique.

Claudia took a look at the couple, they looked genuinely happy together. "You two look really happy."

"We have been together two years now." said Michelle. "We met in Greece, so we decided to return. So, is that woman your love?"

Claudia knew she would regret this later but she liked the thought of pretending she was with Sydney, she didn't need to know. She might not see this couple again any way, it was a big resort so the chances of bumping into them again were probably slim. "Yes, she's my lover." she said with a smile.

"That's wonderful. How long have you two been together?" asked Monique, wanting to know more.

"Two years and some months now."

"How did you meet?" asked Monique again, her head was buzzing with questions.

Claudia was trying to think of an answer that would sound romantic, she could just say they met in Greece too but then that would seem like a stretch and then they would be wondering why they hadn't met before. She was about to give an answer but then Michelle interrupted her. "Monique, don't quiz the poor girl about her romance. I'm sure she has better things to do than answer your questions."

"I'm only curious. I love how couples meet. Maybe when she gets back you could join us at our table, huh, Claudia?"

As she was thinking up an excuse she saw Sydney on her way back to the table. She got up from her seat and brushed by the lesbian couple. "Excuse me for just a moment." She rushed over to her boss looking a little panicked over her lie. "Syd. Sydney."

"What? What's wrong?" Sydney asked, a little concerned about what the blonde could be up to. Claudia was cut short again, this time by Jefferey who walked in behind Sydney.

"There you are my dear!" he said putting his arms around Sydney. He was a rugged, muscly gentleman. Claudia knew that he was also an experienced relic hunter but she also thought he was some fat guy; or at least she was hoping. "It's been so long."

"Too long" Sydney said with a smile.

Claudia looked back to see that the same couple was still there, she gave them a wave. Monique tried waving her to come over, Claudia frowned and shook her head. Monique frowned in return. Jeffery let go of Sydney and turned his attention to her secretary. "This must be your assistant, Claudia. Very beautiful" he said with a flirtatious smile. Normally Claudia would find this act charming, but this guy was hounding in on her. "Is something the matter?" he asked.

"What exactly is this resort?" she asked sceptical. It wasn't making very much sense to put her and Sydney in a place like this unless there was something going on here that had to do with the relic.

Jeffery laughed a little to himself. "I thought you might be the first to wonder about that." Claudia had a feeling he meant about her not being able to pick out any men. "Ass" she thought.

"Come to think of it" Sydney began to say while taking a look around. "There isn't exactly any men at this resort who are guests."

"That's because this weekend it is reserved for a special collection of women only."

"What kind of special women, Jeffery?" Sydney asked, growing more suspicious.

Jeffery wasn't going to say it so Claudia had to. "They're lesbians."

"That's right, Claudia. You see Sydney, there's another archeologist after the stone. She's dangerous, she's killed three of my crew members in the past. I had an insider pin point her location, it turns out that she is staying somewhere at this resort. I'm sorry that I forgot to mention this, I'll understand if you refuse, but it would be in best interest if you pose as a guest here."

Sydney was flabbergasted. "I know, I know. But see, she knows what I look like, it wouldn't look right if I was seen snooping around here. You are my inside girl. And with your beautiful assistant here with you, she won't suspect a thing. She'll just think you're another couple."

Claudia's eyes lit up, she would pose as Sydney's girlfriend, this could be fun. Sydney wasn't the least bit thrilled. "Jeffery you can't be serious! There's no way we can go along with that."

"I don't mind." Claudia said in a cheerful tone. "Besides, haven't you gone undercover before?"

Sydney let out a sigh. "Okay, fine. But for how long?"

"It would probably be best if you did for your entire stay here. I know how this sounds, Syd, but it's in your best interest if you want to find this thing or not. It's not far from here, I know it. It could even be in hidden in the resort."

"I swear if this is your idea of a joke, I'm never helping you again" Sydney said seriously.

"I really wish I could stay and talk more about this, but I really need to meet with someone. Her name is Patricia." Jeffery handed Sydney a brown envelope and left the two women to think about their situation.

Claudia looked back at the area she had met the nice couple, they were probably long gone to the pool or their room. After a quick bite they headed up to the room they barely got a glimpse of. Sydney wasn't the least bit surprised to find there was only one bed. "I could ask downstairs if there's a room with two beds" Claudia suggested, thinking Sydney might be a little uncomfortable.

"No, it's fine."

Claudia found herself anxious to get into bed, it might have been only pretend but at least she would get to be with her. "Good night, Sydney."

"Good night, Claudia" Sydney said.

Claudia can't stop feeling what she's feeling, she does like the idea of being with Sydney. But will Sydney ever have similar feelings? More in a few days!