The two made love a second time as leisurely as the tropical fish swimming in the shade of the boardwalk leading to the gazebo. In no particular hurry the flowed from position to position, teasing each other with smooth sensual movements. Then they tensed in mutual climax and after a few shuddering moments lay down on their bed to rest. The sound of gulls crying on the beach occasionally reverberated through the house where they were otherwise content to hold the other and listen to the waves lap against the shore. Presently Nick left the bed and came back with a tumbler half filled with ice and Scotch. Judy was lying on her side, basking in the afterglow of their love when he returned to the bed and laid down beside her. At some point he had put on a new pair of briefs and it was with the string fastener to these that Judy began to play, snaking one lithe finger just under the waistband. The touch made him shiver and he took a sip of his drink.
"You bunnies…so emotional. Don't tell me you want to go again?" He crooned, pulling her against his chest. She intertwined her leg with his and mindlessly let her tiny bunny claw dance across Nick's waist.
"Well…we are in heat all year round." She said, reaching into his briefs and giving his package a loving squeeze. Nick grinned silently and took another sip of scotch as she released him and returned to her toying with his waist band. "But no…I've had my fun for the afternoon. I want to see more of the island."
"Good idea Fluff. We could walk on the beach to the main strip and catch a cab back, we could go into town and rent bikes, or we could take a kayak and paddle around the island. But oh dear," He made a face at Judy, "Can the poor wittle bunny handle the terrible open ocean?" She pinched him in the side, eliciting a yelp from her fox lover.
"Let's take the kayaks. This ocean isn't that scary, and besides, you'll be there with me. You'll keep me safe." She murmured, then rose from the bed and made for the bathroom to freshen herself up. Nick's ears perked up and he watched her disappear through the hallway. He took another long slug from his drink and made for the kitchen to clean the now empty glass. As he finished he saw his bunny out of the corner of his eye and saw that she had changed into a light blue bikini with a matching string bikini bottom that had a single carrot embroidered on the fabric pointing to her nether regions. Nick gulped and felt the room grow a little hotter. He made for the bedroom with a pair of birddog swim trunks and called the chauffeur while he changed.
"Hey Charlie, think you can stop by and pick us up? We're gonna rent some kayaks and go paddle around until dinner." Nick returned to the main hall and sat down on the love seat to watch Judy do yoga on the patio.
"You want to go kayaking? There should be two in the toolshed just behind the bedroom. The door should be unlocked, but if not let me know. Don't forget to wear life jackets!" Nick said his thanks and hung up the phone just as Judy executed the downward dog. Seeing her bent over in such a vulnerable pose gave Nick a wicked idea, and he silently snuck up behind her before smacking her butt. The rabbit yelped and kicked backwards with both of her legs, catching Nick in the chest and tossing him backwards into the loveseat and then over it. He wheezed painfully, briefly wondering if he was dying before Judy came around behind the love seat. She looked mad, but also somewhat contrite.
"Idiot! You brought this on yourself!" She yelled at him, which only served to make him want to laugh even harder, causing another series of wheezes and coughs. Judy sighed and helped Nick to his feet. A few moments later he was almost recovered enough to speak normally. As soon as he felt he had caught his breath again, he winked at her slyly.
"With something so tempting right in front of me on a silver platter, how could I resist?" Judy rolled her eyes but couldn't help blushing.
"You could give a girl some warning. Is Charlie on the way?"
"No, apparently there are kayaks in a toolshed on the property. Let's go check it out, see what we have to work with." The two walked out onto the patio and were able to quickly find the building whose door was unlocked as Charlie had promised. Nick pulled open the door and was dumbstruck by all he found inside. There were two ocean kayaks hanging on racks on the wall, but there was also a Waverunner on a small trailer in the center of the shed. Several different size lifejackets were hanging from a line in the corner, and two paddles for the kayaks were leaning in another.
"Wow. That is a lot of hardware for a beach house." Judy slipped in beside him and picked up a few lifejackets, comparing them for size.
"Yeah, well we'll just be careful not to break anything."
"Alright, help me get these kayaks on the beach and we can worry about how nice this vacation is once we're on the water."
With some elbow grease and more grunting than they would have chosen to hear the two finally managed to unhook the yellow and blue kayak from the wall and drug it onto the beach. They decided to just share one kayak and went through the lifejackets until they found an appropriate fit. Once they were strapped in Nick had Judy lay back on the front of the kayak as he grabbed the handle near the bow and pulled it into the clear blue water. White sand swirled beneath his feet as he pushed off and gracefully hopped onto the back of the kayak. After much squirming and adjusting he finally made himself comfortable and with a hearty shove pushed them off over the nearly flat waves.
"Alright Carrots, I should have asked before but have you ever actually been in a kayak before?"
"I went fishing in a canoe once…"
"So no. Well, the basics are pretty simple. Paddle on the side you want to turn towards. If you want to go straight, alternate your paddle strokes. If you want to make a quick turn, reverse the direction of you stroke on the side you want to turn towards. If the boat flips or we capsize, don't freak out. Just hang onto the boat and I'll get us right side up. And watch out for sharks, I hear they like bunnies." Judy groaned and rolled her eyes, not that anyone could see them. She jerked her paddle backwards across the surface of the water and splashed Nick with the warm waters. He laughed and started paddling forward. As they left the relative proximity of the shore Judy realized how large the ocean was. As far as the eye could see, and much more beyond was simply water. Judy felt small. She tried to remember what Nick had said would turn them and slipped her paddle into the water and almost dropped it before it popped out of the surf. She tried again, this time holding onto the ship with her legs she dug into the water and pushed the paddle forward. The ship slowed, but the nose turned towards land again. Nick watched her for a moment then repeated her motion and pointed the ship's bow towards the distant landmass on a route that would take them down the shore and then they both dug into the waves and pulled back, propelling themselves across the water like a rocket.
After a scant few minutes they began seeing other vacationers begin dotting the shore and waters. Their closest neighbors were a tiger couple that they saw rutting on a balcony looking out onto the sea. When the two saw Nick and Judy they didn't stop, but they did pause long enough to wave a guilty hello before quickly falling back into their love making. Judy blushed and looked away while Nick shamelessly watched the display with mild interest before refocusing on their progress. The beach houses they passed all looked beautifully in touch with their surroundings, but it was soon evident that the one they occupied was the finest on the island. The closer they got to the biggest part of the island the closer the beach houses became until the beach houses came out onto the water and several cabanas were connected to a single boardwalk. As they passed under the boardwalk Judy noticed that seemed to be some kind of rabbit wedding going on and the newlyweds had invited almost a hundred of their friends to the island with them for their honeymoon. Then they were propelled past the boardwalk and into the main harbor.
The sweaty duo successfully rode a wave onto the beach, then hopped out of the kayak and drug it past the high tide marker before letting it drop and sinking to the ground themselves, pretty fairly worn out.
"This place is beautiful Nick. There are so many animals here, so much blue and green everywhere!" Judy swooned, laying back on the hot sand. Nick grinned, quietly pleased with himself. Physical exertion was a great way to get the blood flowing. If said bunny happened to be wearing an incredibly suggestive bikini when her blood got flowing, well…there were lots of opportunities. Nick followed her lead, leaning back until his neck was resting on a lump of hot sand. For a moment he felt at peace.
A/N – I apologize for the delays in schedule, my girlfriend needed help studying for a finance exam so I had to devote my evenings to helping her rather than writing. In any case, this chapter will be relatively shorter but I just wanted to get something out there to set up a more involved chapter. And thank you, everyone, for following, favoriting, and reviewing the story. Those commitments to reading my story mean more than I can ever really tell you. Alright, enough inflating the word count with non-story. Look forward to chapter 15 coming soon!