Jack looked up into the midmorning sky thinking that it had now been a few hours since Sam had run off. When he had exited the shelter Sam had already disappeared. He had decided to let her go and calm down which is why he was currently standing in the ocean. He had spent awhile creating an SOS on the beach before distracting himself by setting up his fish trap. 'Screw it' he thought. He was going to go find her. He didn't feel comfortable with her wandering alone. He grabbed his canteen and knife and headed off into the trees.
Sam had been walking mindlessly for a few hours and was starting to feel the heat. She had rolled up the sleeves on the T-shirt she had slept in to try and cool off without realizing her fair skin would be very vulnerable to the blazing sun. "Great Sam, just great," she muttered to herself as she looked down at her crimson arms. Not only was she burnt but she was very thirsty. She had left in such a hurry that she hadn't brought water with her and than because she was feeling embarrassed and confused she had wandered without paying attention. She had been lost in thought thinking about how badly she had reacted. She wasn't really upset at him it was more that she was upset with herself. She had liked the fact that she turned Jack on and she knew that was wrong. She also knew it was so wrong that she found Jack so attractive. Now he probably thought she was this inexperienced nerd, wait who was she kidding, she was! Now she was an idiot too getting lost and probably winding up with heat stroke. In a moment of dizziness, she didn't have time to react as her foot got snagged in a vine except to scream as she began to tumble down a steep hill.
Jack heard Sam yell and took off at top speed in the direction it had come from.
"Sam, Sam! Where are you?"
He arrived just in time to see Sam come to a tumbling stop in a heap at the base of a small hill. He ran to her side and turned her over,
"Are you alright?"
She was breathing pretty heavy but answered in a shaky voice, "Yeah I think so, I might have sprained my ankle when I tripped."
"Yeah you have a few cuts here and there too, here let me help you up." As he grabbed Sam's arm to help her up she yelped, "Ow!"
Jack lifted up her sleeve, "Oh Sam, this looks painful."
She just grimaced and said, "I'll be alright."
They stood and began the trek back to the beach, Sam hobbling somewhat. He had to admit he was impressed with her, not only was she brilliant but she was tough too. She had said her dad was in the military, he had to wonder why she hadn't followed in his footsteps. She would have made an excellent officer; she just had to work on her confidence.
He was pulled from his thoughts when Sam said,
"I think I hear something."
He held out an arm to stop her also bringing a finger to his lips to silence her. Then a rustling in the bush to their left caught his attention.
"Over there!" she whispered rather loudly.
He gestured more fervently with his index finger to his lips that he meant silence. He drew his knife. Than they stood and watched as a hog like animal stepped out. If it's menacing tusks weren't enough, the look in it's eyes and it's stance were enough of an indication that it was going to charge and it could do some damage for it's size. Jack grabbed Sam's arm and yelled, "RUN!"
They ran in the only direction they could until they hit a rocky edge where the only escape was the ocean that waited below.
"Jump!" Jack bellowed.
"What?!" Sam shrieked.
There was no time for reassurances just action. He held her hand as he pulled her over the cliff edge. She screamed for the length of the entire fall until it was muted by the waves that engulfed them as they hit the water.
They swam the small distance to shore and stopped once they hit sand. Sam laid spluttering and coughing with her legs below the knee still in the water. Jack lay on his back catching his breath and than rolled to his side to check on her. She wasn't coughing any more and Jack couldn't take his eyes off her heaving chest that was covered by a very wet T-shirt. His eyes slowly traveled up her body to her face to find she was already staring at his. He looked into her sparkling eyes that were the color of the ocean around them. Her hair was slicked back and little beads of water were running down her cheeks and dropping from her chin. He just couldn't help himself, she was so beautiful he just bent his head down and took her lips in his. He started out slow, just gently pressing his lips as if asking permission. To his surprise and relief she responded and before he knew it they were once more out of breath. Again looking into her eyes, no words were needed as he picked her up and carried her along the beach to their shelter. Once inside he placed her on the bedding and slowly stripped his soaked T-shirt, shorts and boots from her before removing his own clothing. She never took her eyes from him as he lay down beside her propping his head up with his arm. He looked at her face again to see her eyes were glazed over with want laced with a bit of apprehension.
"Hey," he whispered, "Is this ok? Do you want this?"
She bit her lower lip and nodded slowly.
He smiled his gorgeous smile and said, "You don't look so sure."
"It's just that I've never…"
"You've never had sex?" he asked incredulous. "You and Rodney never…"
Her cheeks flushed in embarrassment, we've done some things but never all the way. I told him I wanted to wait until we were married."
"Oh Sam, if it's that important to you, we won't do this."
"No, no, it never felt right with him, I think I subconsciously knew that and that was my excuse, this feels right, you feel right.
Jack needed no other explanations. He took her face in his hands and once more brought his lips to hers.
Jack had dozed off after their lovemaking. Sam however could only lay in the sweaty, blissful afterglow, wrapped in Jack's arms her head resting on his chest. That was amazing! Sam had no idea it would feel so good. She was also surprised at the immense feelings she was developing for this man. It must be late afternoon, early evening by now, she should probably go look for something to eat but she was feeling pretty exhausted from the days events. The last being quite strenuous but she just couldn't bring herself to move. She loved the sounds of the waves striking the beach, the tropical birds singing around their hut and of course just laying with Jack. She chuckled to herself thinking about how Jack was her own personal Fabio in a cheesy, trapped in paradise, romance novel. She finally decided she was probably going to make herself quite sick if she didn't get some water soon. Before she could act she heard a familiar sound, she began nudging Jack awake.
"Hey, hey, do you hear that? It sounds like a…"
"Airplane engine" Jack finished for her as he opened his eyes and bolted out. Sam quickly followed. They stood on the beach waving their arms as they watched it fly directly over them. To their surprise it didn't circle back round. "What the heck!" Jack yelled. "They had to have seen my SOS, they were flying so low, it was obvious they are searching for something!"
He looked to Sam to see her reaction, to see if she had any ideas on the strange occurrence but Sam was no longer standing. She had fainted and now lay on the sandy beach.