(Thanks for your really nice reviews on the last chapter :). Here comes the next one. It's shorter but be aware of love-conent (T-rating) ;) . If you don't like Jack or Lisa or Jisa or their love or Santa Claus... ignore this chapter (and maybe the entire story...) to all the other ones: enjoy reading!)

Chapter 7

With the first glimpse of sun that shone bright into the bedroom, Jack awoke from his peaceful sleep to a land of white. He looked through the air plane's bullseye window. A carpet of white fluffy clouds spread underneath him. What if he jumped into it? Would it carry him? Would he fall through it? Looking down he realized that he was already surrounded by a vast amount of white. White fabric. His eyes squinted against the brightness of the sun. It took him a while to focus and to remember where he was. Of course he wasn't sitting on a cloud and the memory of the flight to Paris vanished into the background quickly now that he recognized the bedroom of Lisa's house in Toulon.

His head fell to the side and a smile appeared on his lips by recalling the events of the previous evening. The bed sheet that covered him reached all the way to the left side of the bed to hide her body underneath it, too. Lisa lay with her back to him and only one of her bare legs rested motionless against his.

The pictures that were running through his head now were the recent memories of the night they shared in that bed. As always when they found their way together like this it had been emotionally intense.
Not only in a good way...
Maybe because they both brought along a previous history which left them in the belief that their time to experience real love had been squandered. Maybe because it felt so unreal to get this second chance with each other. Because it felt like this was the perfect fit you think you would get only once in a lifetime.

Jack sometimes secretly wondered how life would have turned out when they still had got their former life partners but met nevertheless. Would they still have felt that perfect fit with each other? Or would they have been too afraid to allow it to happen? Jack loved Lyndy, but did he love her the way he loved Lisa? It was different. Different and difficult, especially because he wasn't sure if he was allowed to be happier with her than he was with Lyndy.

With a heavy sigh Jack pushed those thoughts back and rolled over to embrace the woman next to him from behind. His hand reached around her and traced down her ankled arm to take her hand that lay on the pillow next to her head. Their fingers intertwined automatically while he snuggled into the crook of her neck that woke her up.

"Mhh... morning.", her voice was a mixture of sleep but also lightness and matched the morning vibe in the bedroom perfectly. The lightness was a welcome reminder to feel young at heart again. It was right to be here and also right to feel happy.
"Morning.", his voice sounded muffled as he spoke against her shoulder where the aspiration of his breath left a moisten spot on her skin.

In the far distance Jack almost believed to hear the waves of the sea hitting against the shore. Early seagulls welcomed the break of the day with loud and hungry cries. Among them the engines of mopeds that howled through the silence every now and then but disappeared as quickly as they came.

It was the first moment of the France trip in which Jack actually started to feel completely in peace. In this very moment he wished they could stay here forever, never leaving this place. Never letting her go.

The soft breeze that entered through the still open balcony door brushed against his back where the duvet had slipped down during his act of rolling over. Goosebumps raised the hair on his arm, yet were electrified even more by her free hand that stroked slowly up and down along his muscles.

"I could get used to that." her voice had turned to a faint whisper soaked with comfort and pleasure by the light kisses which were placed onto her shoulder and arm.
"Definitely something to do more often.", he breathed into her ear before pulling her around so she was facing him.

Lisa looked slightly surprised but also amused and excited up at him, knowing that they didn't have to end the night here. They were free this time. The responsibilities lay somewhere outside this bedroom and neither of them was willing to return to them just yet. That was the good thing about housing in this private residence. No pressure to get to work. No pressure to bother anyone else in this house. No pressure to have anybody asking for their whereabouts. It was just them and the entire day that still lay unused ahead of them. They could do whatever they wanted.
Their lips were already locked into one passionate kiss while her hands flew across his shoulder blades, searching for something to hold on to as he slowly pulled himself up. Nails scratched softly over his skin. His hands buried deep into her hair.

She groaned into the kiss as suddenly the vibration of her cell phone started off followed by the ring tone that made them part eventually.

It took her a moment to catch her breath and settle the emotions that again were spinning in circles through her entire body.
She swallowed and licked her lips.

"You know, you could just let it ring.", he said, closely watching her.
"It could be important.", her hand reached for the nightstand now where the phone was still going and screaming for her attention.
"What is more important than this, huh?" Jack grabbed the outstretched hand to prevent her from taking the call and distracted her by caressing the spot right below her jawbone.

The lightness in his actions this morning was really somewhat unfamiliar but also quite enjoyable and Lisa found herself almost unable to resist it.
"Jack-", but the noisy tone on her left already died and silence surrounded them again that was only filled by their breathing and the soft rustle of the bed sheets.
"See. Problem solved."

The slight roll in her eyes made him chuckle. Before they could get back to continue what they started another beeping sound pierced through the room and indicated an incoming message on the cell.

Lisa shot Jack a slight warning glance and determined reached for her phone this time.
Jack sighed and dared a look onto her mobile as well to see who the intruder to their togetherness was. However, the text was written in French. Only Lisa's annoyed moan let him know that whatever they started was over here now.

"Shoot."
"What is it?", Jack asked while Lisa slipped her other arm from his shoulder and started to type something into her phone.
"It's Amanda. I totally forgot meeting David today. She's gonna be here in thirty minutes."
"Who?"
"Amanda is a friend. Breeds sports horses. Grand Prix jumpers to be more precise.", Lisa explained while her fingers flew rapidly over the screen of her phone, "We usually go to David's place together to look at his stock.", she went on. "I postponed the meeting to today and she is coming to pick us up."

Amazed by her multitasking ability of texting and explaining at the same time, Jack almost missed what she'd said. Almost.
"Hold...hold on there, partner. Us?"

After sending the response to Amanda, Lisa put the phone back on the nightstand and looked back up, smiling at him. Her hair was slightly messed up and was spread across the white fabric of the pillow.

"Yeah, you're coming, right?", her hands caressed is arms softly, leaving another track of goosebumps behind.
"I ...", but he broke off. He didn't want to go anywhere today. Hadn't they seen and met enough in the last couple days? He was tired and could use a day off. Yet, her plans were different. Of course, she wasn't here for vacation. There still was an operation to run and she had to meet people. Keep up the connections and proceed her business affairs. To him it was all new. Having those insights on her European business travels revealed a side which Jack hadn't known yet.

"Come on. Staying here all by yourself isn't an option.", with a last quick peck, she shifted under his body and made him roll back onto the abandoned space of the bed. His hand rubbed his eyes while the mattress moved underneath him when she pushed herself up into a seated position, looking for some clothes to wear.

"Lis...I thought it was just us for today. No more of your fancy people.-", Jack complained.
"My fancy people?", she snorted amused through her nose and turned back towards him, one arm propped on the mattress. "I thought they were 'nice people'.", she teased referring to last nights balcony-talk.

He moaned and she could tell that he was serious about it. Yesterday's talk had affected him more than she thought.

"Sorry Jack. I really forgot about David. But I promise to make it up to you."
He looked at her with a crooked smile.
"Yeah? Can't wait to figure out how you gonna do that." Jack reached up and pulled her down by the neck to kiss her one last time before they would return to that outside world he didn't like.