Chapter 7

Niles looked up when he heard familiar footsteps. Niles mind: No way. I'm seeing things.

"What the hell are you doing here Niles?" CC shouted, as she got closer.

"I could ask you the same thing."

"I'm on my vacation." She spat.

"So am I."

"What?"

"Did you not hear me woman, I'm on my vacation which doesn't include you."

"What's going on out here? We heard shouting." James called as he made his way to the

seating area with another tray of coffee.

"And who are you?" he asked, then eyed Niles.

"I booked for my vacation, tell him to leave." CC said still shouting.

"Good morning CC how was you nap?" Daisy questioned, bring out a tray of pastries.

"Huh? Niles is supposed to be our only guest." James commented.

"I thought CC was." Daisy looked over at the two of them.

James looked at Daisy, shaking his head. "Wait a minute, what's going on?" he questioned.

James' mind: I know exactly what's going on but I can't let them know I know. I just hope that everything goes as planed or we are in for something really ugly going down.

"CC arrived yesterday afternoon. She had all the right paperwork so I didn't question her." Daisy shrugged her shoulders.

"So that means he leaves." CC pointing at Niles.

"Well, um…" the Captain looks at both of them. "He booked the boat."

"What?" Daisy, looked at the captain, with disbelieve.

The captain shook his head, "It's those damn computers. I told Daisy using the Internet to book clients was not for us, another mix up, I'm afraid." Niles looked at CC.

"You mean this is happened before?" Niles questioned keeping his eyes on CC.

"Yes, but we thought we had a cancellation and they decided to come. We had to turn him down, but we never had it where two guest were involved at the same time." CC sighed just her luck the computers would screw up.

"I did mine be phone, though my travel agency about two weeks ago." She commented feeling that she might have an edge on Niles.

"B my bosses son did mine about the same time. It was..." Niles started to explain, then thought that maybe he was set up by them. Niles mind: Na they wouldn't do that? B maybe but for Max and Fran to go along with him now that, I don't believe. They are much smarter then that.

"Sorry folks we will get this cleared aright away. In the mean time can we act civil with each other?" They both looked at each other and nodded.

"I suppose we could." Niles sighed. Niles mind: be civil with her. Ha that will be the day that hell freezes over. Everyone knows that I can't…we can't…get a long.

"Ma'am." James looked over at CC.

CC mind: I guess that I will have to be nice when they are around. There's no other way. I wanted this trip to be special but how can I do that with him here. She wanted to scream. "Yeah, sure."

"CC sit down and have something to eat with me, since we will be seeing a lot of each other this trip." Niles suggested as he pointed to the seat in front of him.

CC sat down across from Niles. She wouldn't look at him.

He sighed, Niles mind: She thinks I did all this that I allured her on this boat.

CC mind: If this was a surprise then that little brat did it? I'm going to kill him but she thought on the hand, but what if…she started to replay that first night. Was that her man in the dreams? Was this the man?

The captain looked at Daisy. "Where's the paper work."

"In the locker. I'll get it." Daisy went skipping off towards the kitchen area.

The captain walked over to the table. "Maybe we can get you another vacation." CC gets up and starts to walk off but feels dizzy then falls to her knees. Niles jumps up. He bends down next to her. With the help of the captain they are able to get her up. "Sit down ma'am."

Niles pulls a chair next to hers. "CC you need to eat something, knowing you have not eaten all day."

"It's Ms. Babcock to you!" she stares him down. "And I don't want you stinking food."

"Fine, see how much I care."

He scooted his chair away from hers and picks up his plate. Niles went to the other end of the boat near the pool area. "This is more like it. That woman I swear. She's going to be the death of me yet." He put the glass near the plastic lounge chair and lay down.

"Why is she so…so…I don't even know." He sighed. "Oh well, I'll enjoy myself." he shut his eyes, all he could think was her and her falling. "If she doesn't care then I don't care either. This vacation is going to be the vacation from hell."

CC finally ate some of the food placed in front of her. She picked at her food. She was pickier then a bird. She looked off into space. CC's mind: Na couldn't have? Could it? I just wouldn't. But what if…. Ohmygod it was him, wasn't it? What am I going to do? If he… the sight of her touching, rubbing, feeling him came back to her. She started to get aroused again. She shook her head. "I need a drink, but where to find one on a boat." She drank the whole pitcher of OJ instead.

"That will help you. Give you strength." Daisy stared at her.

"When do we reach land?"

"Well about three hours." She smiled, "But it's just a beach. No real people."

"When is the next stop with people?"

"Um…. I mean if we don't stop at the beach maybe sometime tomorrow morning. Is that what you want us to do? Skip the beach."

"Yes, I want to find away off this boat."

"I'll see what I can do." She stared at CC. She looked tired still. "Why don't you get some sleep and we will be there before you know it."

CC grunted as she stood, a day with Niles and nowhere to run. She walked back to the cabin "At least he'll stay out of my way. If he knows what's good for him." She blinks. who am I kidding he's always there, stuck in my mind, in my dreams in my he… she took a deep breath, even in my heart. I can't stay away but something's holding me back. I wish I knew what.

She sat on the bed, "What is it? That could keep me from him."

Niles watched the water; the sun was shinning so bright. "Why can't CC and me get along? I mean this is not the first time that we have been left alone together. To her is seems that I'm the worst person in the world. I just want to…" A bird flew down and picked at the end pieces of bread on his plate. Then flew off. "How did the computers screw up? I mean…um….I wonder if I wasn't set up? But who? Four weeks alone with her and now she wont stay?"

He wished to answer her body langue, to cross her battle lines and take her. They got no closer than arm's length but he could feel the heat of her desire and she could smell the need in him to go at it right now. When she touched him, she satisfied his desire, for now, and then she hid it from him and leaving his eyes burning with passion.

His hands quivered with suppressed urge to touch her, something he'd steadfastly avoided all evening during dinner. A dinner they were forced sort of speak, to have with each other. The captain told them that they would be able to find one of them a flight home at the next stop. Nile's said they he would leave.

"Don't let this ruin your vacation. Max never gives you one." he told her.

"But…" she started to feel a little guilty.

"We will think of someway to get through this." He winked when the two of them were alone at the table. And with that, got up and left her. He was hoping that that would get to her.

He knocks on the door. She jumped on the bed. "Don't bother, I'm just getting some of my things." He dug around in the closet some. "I can't help but wonder what it is about you that makes you so up tight? Is it men in general that bug you, or just me? Is there some button of yours that I've been pushing without realizing it?"

Hell yeah, she wanted to say. She wanted to tell him everything about how his kiss reached her soul, tantalized her senses and made her legs quiver. How his smile made her heart sing and want to burst out so he could hold it in his hands. How his touch started a fire rampaging through her body sending fireworks to the ends of her nerves. How his eyes, with their sparkles, gave her the hope and strength to carry on day to day. But she didn't, instead she told him to leave.

CC tried to get some sleep that night. She tossed and turned she couldn't get comfortable. "Why does that man do that to me?" she blinked. "I came get some sleep but I can't." CC mind: I'm not just talking the physical but everything. The words, the feeling, oh the touch.