Lighthouse
Chapter 10
One month later
They were back out on the beach today. Rick was in his swim shorts while Kate still had to use one of his t-shirts and a pair of panties. "I could learn to like this," Kate murmured. She loved lying on the beach with the sun beating down. It was a pity that the water was so damn cold.
"Better like it while you can. Summer doesn't last long here. In a few weeks we're both going to be wearing heavy coats and walking around in boots," Rick said.
That was one of the things Kate found in her room. A new coat that was her size even if it was a man's coat since the zipper was on the wrong side. It was nicely made and looked warm. She also had a new pair of boots. They were men's size so they were a little wide, however she'd also gotten some thick socks that should help with that.
Kate turned her head to look at him. "Snow, really?"
"Count on it." It wasn't a lot but it would snow.
"Good. Maybe we can make a snowman." She didn't have twigs for its arms, but she did have carrots for a nose. She could even put her new winter hat on its head.
"Snowball fights," Rick countered and shifted to look at her.
"Bring it on, mister." Kate felt so much better since arriving here.
"I'll hit you so many times we won't need to make a snowman. We'll have a living snowman." Rick boasted with a smile.
She rolled her eyes. "That's mighty bold talk." She began smiling when she saw him start to lean her way. She even met him halfway so they could kiss. Kissing was something that was happening more and more often lately.
Kate felt better now that she'd filled out her divorce papers though she still worried about just what Josh would do when he got them.
They went back to just lying there soaking up the sun. Only her legs were exposed, however Rick's chest and legs were exposed. She reached for the sun cream. A little tan was better than nothing.
Kate got up on her knees and started working it into his chest. As much as she had liked putting it on his back this was even better. It even gave her a chance to pinch his nipple. Rick's eyes snapped open and he lifted his head but she pushed it back down and went back to applying the sun cream. By the time she had made it down to his stomach she noticed one more thing. He had an erection and if she was right, he was a very healthy guy.
Part of her wanted to take her panties off, lower herself down onto him, and ride him. Another part of her reminded her that she was still married. It was just that she knew she was falling in love with him. He was a kind and handsome man. Just the man her friend Sylvia would have wanted for her before she'd married Josh.
"I've filed for divorce." It was enough to get her to make a decision. Intercourse was still out but that didn't mean she would leave him like that. She slipped her hand under his waistband and began pulling his shorts down. "Kate!" Rick opened his eyes instantly. If she kept on doing what she was doing things were going to progress really far. Instead of answering him she leaned down and took his cock in her mouth. While he was willing to wait for her that didn't mean he didn't want her, because he did.
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Kate was sitting on him after making him climax in her mouth. Right now she was kissing him deeply and sharing with him what he'd given her.
She straightened up after sharing what was in her mouth. She felt Rick start to move like he was going to twist them so that he was on top. "Not yet, Rick." She pushed him back down. "I'm sorry but I'm still married. But that doesn't mean I can't help you." She had decided that she was going to do this a lot. He really was a healthy man and she couldn't wait to feel him inside her.
"That is a two edged sword, Kate." Rick smiled wide and it had Kate questioning what he was thinking. "Take off your panties and scoot up here." She thought about it. She was willing to give him a blow job literally daily, so why couldn't she let him do the same to her? Just so long as that was where it stopped…for now.
Kate stood up and pulled her panties off – they already had a wet spot on them – then sat back down and shifted herself forward until she was sitting on his face. At that point she felt his tongue which made her moan. Josh had never done this after they were married. In fact he'd only ever done it once before they were married.
She couldn't keep from running her hands through his hair and actually started grinding her core over his mouth.
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Kate was back on her towel after climaxing twice. Not just once but twice. Josh almost never gave her orgasms let alone two in one night. Her chest was still heaving as she calmed down. This pretty much secured it for her. She was falling in love with him.
"You okay over there?" It had been her idea but that didn't mean Rick was sure she was happy with her choice. He certainly was happy with today.
"I'm great!" She meant it, too. She rolled over so she could kiss him again and could still taste herself on his lips. Then she kept rolling her way until she was on him and slipped her arm across him. "We can do that more often if you want." Kate was more than willing to do that a lot.
Rick began smiling. He had a new idea that might push her too far but he was willing to ask. "Move in with me, Kate. Share my bed with me. We'll still only do what you're comfortable with." He had ordered boxes of condoms for when she was ready and all of them were in his room.
That had Kate opening her mouth partly in shock. If she started sleeping with him in his bed it might lead to sex. It wasn't that she didn't want to have sex with him. It was just that it still felt wrong. She wasn't that kind of girl. But the idea of sleeping naked with him had real appeal. Though it did mean that they could do this more often and maybe even daily. She nodded. "Okay. Is your closet big enough?" It wasn't like her closet was full since it still barely had anything in it.
"I'll make it big enough. I'll even empty some drawers for you." Rick couldn't wait and would do whatever it took for her to stay there.
Kate didn't answer him, however maybe she did since she kissed him.
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"Davidson! My office. NOW!" his captain bellowed then retreated to sit behind his desk.
"Sir." Josh showed up, not sure just what this was about. However, he soon did when Captain Greenway showed him the fax that he had sent out.
"Murder!? This is your wife, Davidson. Not some wanted criminal. She didn't just escape from a prison. This is your wife, damn it." He really couldn't believe that Davidson was capable of this. Granted he didn't know much about his personal life, but this was taking things much too far.
"Sir." Josh was battling to come up with a reason that would satisfy him. "It's not what you think."
"What's in the thermos, Davidson? What's in it? You take it with you everywhere you go." He wanted answers.
"Water," Josh responded.
"Water, huh? Hand it over. HAND IT OVER, DAVIDSON! NOW!" He reached out and snatched it out of his hand. It didn't smell anything like water though it did smell a lot like vodka. "Vodka isn't water. You're suspended indefinitely without pay pending a psychological test as well as an internal review of your actions. I suggest you spend this time preparing to be fired for your actions," his boss snarled.
Josh's mouth dropped open. He couldn't be fired. He needed his position to help him find his wife. He had broken into that old woman's house one night a couple of weeks ago while she slept. He had gotten a scare when she had gotten up and come out of her bedroom to use the bathroom. But she had simply returned to her bedroom when she was done.
He hadn't found anything that would help him until he had searched the kitchen. In there he had found a written recipe that looked a lot like his wife's handwriting. After taking it home with it he had compared it to her handwriting that he had. It was hers, he was sure of it.
It told him that he had the right person. He just needed to get her to talk. But without his badge he didn't have anything to hold over her in an attempt to get her to talk.
"Get out, Davidson. If I catch you doing anything about this I'll lock you up until your trial." He waved the flier of his wife being wanted for murder at him and placed it on his desk.
Josh wasn't ready for this. He didn't have an answer for this yet.
He hadn't been sleeping well and he was drinking the hard stuff more often lately. The paper delivery was just piling up at his front door. The kitchen sink was filled with dirty dishes since he didn't do the cleaning. He had Kate for that. He hadn't even cleaned up the blood on the floor from when he had been stabbed. He had Kate for that.
It was just that he didn't have Kate to do any of that so he hadn't.
Josh wasn't really thinking clearly when he got up to leave.
"Not so fast. Your weapon and your badge." Captain Greenway tapped his desk and impatiently waited for him to put them on his desk.
When Josh put his hand on his weapon so did the captain. He really didn't think Davidson would do something stupid, but then this wasn't the man the thought he knew. He just might do something really, really stupid. Instead Davidson put his weapon on his desk and then his badge. "I need to find her."
"You don't do it like this. I knew you were off, Davidson, but I didn't know you were stupid. STUPID! You sent out a nationwide APB for her. She's not a murderer. She's your goddamn wife. You know better. Now get out!" Greenway thundered and pointed at his door. Now he had to find a new man and explain this to the rest of his office.
Josh stopped to get a new bottle on the way home. He was screwed and didn't know what to do next. He needed a lead. A goddamn lead!
He found a large manila envelope tucked into his door. He pulled it out, unlocked his front door, and went inside. He was forced to rinse out a glass since they were all dirty then poured a large amount into his glass.
He sat down at the dinning room table next to the envelope he found in his door. After draining half of it he put the glass down and opened the envelope. What he saw first was the word at the top. DIVORCE
"Divorce! She thinks she can divorce me! Stupid bitch. No one divorces me!" He swept his arm across the table, clearing it over nearly everything. What was breakable broke when it hit the floor and joined everything else that was broken and still on the floor.
Roughly an hour passed. He had calmed down a little and picked up the envelope and paperwork and put it on the table. This time he started reading it.
"Caribou Island. She's on goddamn Caribou Island." He had no idea how she had managed to get that far but now he knew where she was. He just had to figure out how he was going to get to there.
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Kate was already naked and in his bed that was now their bed. She watched him walk into the room from the bathroom and was equally naked. She got an eyeful of him. All of him this time. She grinned. She'd had him in her mouth and she had tasted him. He had also tasted her.
When she looked up finally she saw Rick grinning. He'd caught her looking at him and she started to blush. She watched him slide into bed next to her. It was still too warm to worry about covering up. They even had the windows open to get some air.
Kate grinned even wider as they settled into each other. "Happy?" Rick asked as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"Very happy," Kate replied and reached out to kiss him. "You're still willing to wait for me." She meant sex.
Rick knew just what she meant. "You're worth it. Just so long as we get to repeat what we did on the beach."
Kate's smile grew even wider. "Daily if you'd like." She snuggled in as close as she could get and closed her eyes. Today had been perfect.
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She was baking and was taking her homemade cherry pie out of the oven just as Josh came home and wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Something smells good." He was happy that she was a good cook. He had something for her. He pulled out the case that held it and presented it to her.
He watched as she opened it. "It's lovely. Thank you, Josh." It was a gold necklace that had a tiny heart on it. She even moved her hair aside so he could put it around her neck.
Next she was clearing off the dining room table after eating so she could clean up like she knew he would expect her to do. She also took the bottle.
His temper flared. "You think I'm done with that?"
"No, sorry, I was just cleaning up." She brought the bottle back and set it on the table.
However what he saw he didn't like. "I know that look." He waved a finger at her.
"I don't have any look." She didn't want a fight.
"What do you want from me?" Josh demanded.
"Nothing. I don't want anything," Kate answered while shaking her head.
That only pissed Josh off even more. He swept his arm across the table, sending everything in his reach crashing to the floor and breaking into pieces.
"How many times have you heard me say I'm sorry? You just won't let it rest." Kate was down on her knees picking up the mess like she knew he would want her to do.
Josh jumped up, grabbing her and slamming her into the tiny hutch that had glass doors which shattered as her body hit it. Then he threw her toward the living room where she fell.
"What do you want from me, bitch? I give you everything!" Josh yelled as he took a handful of her hair and yanked her up by it. Then he threw her into the dining room.
Kate was screaming in fear and from his treatment of her. She saw the kitchen knife she'd used to cut the pie with still on the table and snatched it up to defend herself. "I don't want anything."
"What do you offer me?" He easily grabbed her hand and twisted until she was forced to drop the knife. Then he shoved her to the floor where he wrapped his hand around her throat.
"I give you everything, Kate. Goddamn everything!" Josh screamed while Kate struggled under his choking hand. "Stop fighting me. Do you seriously think I'll ever let you walk away from this?"
Kate saw the knife lying on the floor and reached for it, wasting no time in plunging it into his side. That got his hand off her throat as he fell off of her. It was enough for her to escape. She jumped up and ran to their bedroom where she picked up some sweats, put them on, then changed her high heels for some sneakers.
Back downstairs she saw his personal weapon and wallet on the side table by the front door. She left his gun, took the wallet, and ran out the front door where she just kept running.
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Kate sat straight up in bed, screaming and shaking. Rick jerked awake, turned to her and wrapped his arms around her, trying to soothe her. "The dream again." She had told him about what Josh had done that night and that it still haunt ted her to this day.
Kate could only nod as she wept. She was desperately afraid of her husband.
"He's not going to find you. No one knows you're here." Granted the men that were bringing him a few odd things might suspect something but they hadn't seen anything and they had seen everything their last trip. Save for the light itself that is.
When she had calmed down a bit he pulled her down into his arms and let her rest on his chest. "Nothing's going to happen to you, Kate. I won't let it." He knew now that he loved her. He just needed to get the words out.
He also knew that he had two weapons on this island and while Kate might not be willing to use one of them, he was more than willing to use either one to protect her. He was also going to start to carry one of them around with him everywhere he went from now on.
Josh had no reason to come there but he couldn't take that chance. Rick knew what he looked like and would kill him the second he saw him. Kate was going to be free from him one way or another.
