Author's Note: To 'Curious', with regard to your comment about why Sara's
parents are still using birth control at their age, let me answer. While
it is true that menopause can arrive in the mid-forties, it doesn't always,
in fact there have been many documented cases of women becoming pregnant
into their fifties (even some that thought that they had entered
menopause). I believe the world record for a naturally conceived child is
sixty-four. So while I appreciate your thoughtful comment, my story pegs
Rick and Helen at about fifty-three years old, still young enough to become
parents again. So for the time being, they'll keep on using birth control.
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"Nick, be careful or you're going to end up in the water." Sara looked amused at the way Nick was trying to get into his kayak.
He glanced up and grinned. "I'm not sure how else I'm supposed to get into this thing."
Sara bit her lip to keep from laughing. "Well just be careful, the water is really cold and I don't think you want to go for a swim."
"Got it." Nick chuckled as he finally got into the kayak. "Ok, so where are we headed?"
She raised an eyebrow. "If I told you, I'd have to kill you."
Nick shook his head and laughed as he dipped his paddle into the water and followed Sara's lead.
They paddled out into Tamales Bay and as they quietly skimmed across the water, they were treated to a vast display of wildlife. Nick had brought his camera with him and snapped pictures every now and then of different birds flying or floating above the water. At one point, several sea lions swam alongside them and Nick couldn't contain his smile as he snapped a few shots. Sara led them to one of the small islands in the midst of the bay and she paddled up to the beach and got out of her kayak, pulling it onto the shore.
Nick looked at her with a quizzical expression. "Uh, Sara? How am I supposed to get out of this thing?"
She giggled. "Hold on for a second and I'll help you."
Nick sat there patiently enough, but felt a little stupid needing help to get out of a kayak. He decided to give it a try, but felt the kayak tipping. "Sara." There was a waver in his voice.
She glanced back at him, just as his kayak tipped over and he fell into the shallow water, with only his hand that held his camera staying above the water. She burst out laughing as she watched Nick stand up still holding his camera aloft.
He grinned sheepishly. "Uh, I got out."
Sara couldn't find the air to speak because she was laughing so hard. And she kept on laughing until Nick had pulled his kayak up onto the shore next to hers and walked over and pulled her into a kiss, his drenched clothes soaking into hers. When they finally broke apart for air, she grinned at him. "I told you I'd help you."
He chuckled softly. "Apparently I'm a little impatient."
"You think?" She looked smug.
"I'm a little wet." Nick was starting to feel very cold despite the unseasonable warm weather.
"I hope you brought a change of clothes like I suggested." Sara sounded concerned.
He nodded and then grinned as he gestured towards her. "Looks like you might need to change too."
She smirked. "That's because someone tried to use me as a sponge."
He chuckled. "Is there some where we could change?"
She shook her head. "This is as civilized as this island gets, but I do know a spot that's pretty secluded." She pulled a bag out of her kayak and glanced over at Nick who was doing the same. "We might want to pull the kayaks up a little further in case the tide comes up."
He nodded and they grabbed one kayak and then the other as they moved them well up to the tree line on the beach. Nick followed Sara as she led them up a trail and into the woods. They had walked about ten minutes when Sara stopped and pointed.
She smiled at him. "Just on the other side of those rocks is a great view of the bay, but it's pretty well hidden." She led them down a small path and around an outcropping of rocks into a small clearing shielded from the bay by a few low lying tree branches.
Nick dropped his bag and unzipped it, beginning to pull out his change of clothes. He glanced up and noticed that Sara had something else in mind. He let out a low chuckle.
Sara looked over at him with a devilish grin. "What?" She pulled a couple of blankets out of her bag and spread them out on the ground.
"I wondered why your bag was so much bigger than mine, but I didn't want to say anything." Nick teased.
She feigned innocence. "I just thought maybe we should warm you up first. I mean if you don't get warmed up soon, you could develop hypothermia."
Nick let out another low chuckle. "We can't have that now, can we?"
She shook her head making no attempt to stifle her smile. "No, we can't."
Nick began to peel his wet clothes off an article at a time. He glanced over at Sara and chuckled. She had already disrobed and had crawled underneath one of the blankets with an attempt at a 'come hither' look on her face. Nick bit his lip to keep from laughing.
Sara screwed her face up into a pout. "You're taking too long."
Nick raised an eyebrow at her. "Wet clothes are a little harder to get off, babe."
Sara lay back and let out a sigh.
"Uh, Sara?" There was a bit of uncertainty in Nick's voice.
She glanced up at him as he stood there in his birthday suit. "Yeah?" She couldn't help but grin at him.
"I didn't bring any protection." He looked frustrated.
She raised an eyebrow at him and giggled. "Do you really think that I'd bring blankets and not remember these?" She tossed a couple of packets at him.
Nick's expression changed from frustrated to excited as he almost dove toward Sara.
She giggled and pulled him into a kiss as he slid beneath the blanket next to her.
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"You know, I've always wanted to do that out here." Sara confessed as she lay next to Nick under the blanket.
He laughed. "You know, Sara, I'm learning a hell of a lot about you that I never knew before. I never would have guessed you'd be up to sex in the great outdoors."
She let out a deep throaty laugh as she climbed on top of him. "I was thinking that maybe you should show me page thirty-seven since we got interrupted earlier." She sat up and pulled him with her, the blanket pooling behind her as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Nick chuckled as he began to trail kisses down her throat. "Thirty-seven sounds good."
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"Nick, be careful or you're going to end up in the water." Sara looked amused at the way Nick was trying to get into his kayak.
He glanced up and grinned. "I'm not sure how else I'm supposed to get into this thing."
Sara bit her lip to keep from laughing. "Well just be careful, the water is really cold and I don't think you want to go for a swim."
"Got it." Nick chuckled as he finally got into the kayak. "Ok, so where are we headed?"
She raised an eyebrow. "If I told you, I'd have to kill you."
Nick shook his head and laughed as he dipped his paddle into the water and followed Sara's lead.
They paddled out into Tamales Bay and as they quietly skimmed across the water, they were treated to a vast display of wildlife. Nick had brought his camera with him and snapped pictures every now and then of different birds flying or floating above the water. At one point, several sea lions swam alongside them and Nick couldn't contain his smile as he snapped a few shots. Sara led them to one of the small islands in the midst of the bay and she paddled up to the beach and got out of her kayak, pulling it onto the shore.
Nick looked at her with a quizzical expression. "Uh, Sara? How am I supposed to get out of this thing?"
She giggled. "Hold on for a second and I'll help you."
Nick sat there patiently enough, but felt a little stupid needing help to get out of a kayak. He decided to give it a try, but felt the kayak tipping. "Sara." There was a waver in his voice.
She glanced back at him, just as his kayak tipped over and he fell into the shallow water, with only his hand that held his camera staying above the water. She burst out laughing as she watched Nick stand up still holding his camera aloft.
He grinned sheepishly. "Uh, I got out."
Sara couldn't find the air to speak because she was laughing so hard. And she kept on laughing until Nick had pulled his kayak up onto the shore next to hers and walked over and pulled her into a kiss, his drenched clothes soaking into hers. When they finally broke apart for air, she grinned at him. "I told you I'd help you."
He chuckled softly. "Apparently I'm a little impatient."
"You think?" She looked smug.
"I'm a little wet." Nick was starting to feel very cold despite the unseasonable warm weather.
"I hope you brought a change of clothes like I suggested." Sara sounded concerned.
He nodded and then grinned as he gestured towards her. "Looks like you might need to change too."
She smirked. "That's because someone tried to use me as a sponge."
He chuckled. "Is there some where we could change?"
She shook her head. "This is as civilized as this island gets, but I do know a spot that's pretty secluded." She pulled a bag out of her kayak and glanced over at Nick who was doing the same. "We might want to pull the kayaks up a little further in case the tide comes up."
He nodded and they grabbed one kayak and then the other as they moved them well up to the tree line on the beach. Nick followed Sara as she led them up a trail and into the woods. They had walked about ten minutes when Sara stopped and pointed.
She smiled at him. "Just on the other side of those rocks is a great view of the bay, but it's pretty well hidden." She led them down a small path and around an outcropping of rocks into a small clearing shielded from the bay by a few low lying tree branches.
Nick dropped his bag and unzipped it, beginning to pull out his change of clothes. He glanced up and noticed that Sara had something else in mind. He let out a low chuckle.
Sara looked over at him with a devilish grin. "What?" She pulled a couple of blankets out of her bag and spread them out on the ground.
"I wondered why your bag was so much bigger than mine, but I didn't want to say anything." Nick teased.
She feigned innocence. "I just thought maybe we should warm you up first. I mean if you don't get warmed up soon, you could develop hypothermia."
Nick let out another low chuckle. "We can't have that now, can we?"
She shook her head making no attempt to stifle her smile. "No, we can't."
Nick began to peel his wet clothes off an article at a time. He glanced over at Sara and chuckled. She had already disrobed and had crawled underneath one of the blankets with an attempt at a 'come hither' look on her face. Nick bit his lip to keep from laughing.
Sara screwed her face up into a pout. "You're taking too long."
Nick raised an eyebrow at her. "Wet clothes are a little harder to get off, babe."
Sara lay back and let out a sigh.
"Uh, Sara?" There was a bit of uncertainty in Nick's voice.
She glanced up at him as he stood there in his birthday suit. "Yeah?" She couldn't help but grin at him.
"I didn't bring any protection." He looked frustrated.
She raised an eyebrow at him and giggled. "Do you really think that I'd bring blankets and not remember these?" She tossed a couple of packets at him.
Nick's expression changed from frustrated to excited as he almost dove toward Sara.
She giggled and pulled him into a kiss as he slid beneath the blanket next to her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You know, I've always wanted to do that out here." Sara confessed as she lay next to Nick under the blanket.
He laughed. "You know, Sara, I'm learning a hell of a lot about you that I never knew before. I never would have guessed you'd be up to sex in the great outdoors."
She let out a deep throaty laugh as she climbed on top of him. "I was thinking that maybe you should show me page thirty-seven since we got interrupted earlier." She sat up and pulled him with her, the blanket pooling behind her as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Nick chuckled as he began to trail kisses down her throat. "Thirty-seven sounds good."