Michael attempted to wash himself with a bar of soap he found in his suitcase. He was indeed one of the lucky ones to not only find his bag, but also to have a new bar of soap, tooth paste and other goodies to keep him fresh until help came. He striped down to his boxers and jumped into the stream in front of him. He would have gone totally naked but knew that the other passengers all used this to bathe in, and he didn't want to give them a peep show. "Yow!" he said as he felt a cold shiver come over him. That's funny, even under this hot sun the water was still cooler then the main land. The sight was unbelievable to him. This would be a place rich couples spent millions of dollars to see, only to end up in the hotel bar getting wasted anyway. The giant waterfall poured like fresh rain into a gorgeous clear blue stream. The same blue that filled the sky and bounced off the green trees around him. It was entirely untouched by human life.
When his chest was completely wet he took the bar and glided the soap over his arms and upper chest leaving white bubbly foam on his already tanned body. He was unaware that at this time Ana had joined him in the water from the opposite side. "Hey stranger" she called out to him. Michael spun around and crashed into the water like part of a comedy act. Ana laughed as she watched him get himself back up and his shocked face turned into a little boy smile for her. "You must have not heard me over the waterfall" she told him. He nodded and turned red "it is quiet loud" he turned back around quickly seeing that she had only on a (now) wet white bra and matching underpants. She laughed again "Well God Michael you don't have to worry, im a grown girl and I wouldn't have come in if I didn't trust you" she told the back side of him. Only turning his head, he nodded with a smile and wet back to his wash.
The truth was that he had become a stranger the past few days. And maybe she was part to blame. With Luis alive and awake she spent most of the day tending to him, or the others on the beach while he and the men thought of different plans of action. She decided to follow his lead now and turn her back to him as well. "You know I was hoping to find my bag by now with my loofah sponge to wash with" she said lightheartedly. She bent down and threw water on her legs and tried to wash them with her hands. "I'm going to find you that suitcase" she heard him say. "But until then, I have some soap you can use if you want" Michael said turning to her bent form in the water below. He held the bar tight in his hand and reached out to offer it to her. "Thank you" Ana said grabbing the green bar in his hand. Under the sunlight Michaels body glistened in its wetness, giving his well-toned body a sparking look. "Whoa…" she said lightly under her breath.
"Its Irish Springs" he said chucking and going back to his position away from her. Whatever she had just felt she wanted it to be washed away with the soap now on her arms. She was married…and thankful for her husband's safety… but was it wrong that in the back of her mind she hoped he felt what she had just a minute ago also? Something told her he did, she had turned her head slightly to see what he was doing, maybe to sneak another peek at him when she saw his head turned to the side looking at her from the corner of his eye. Had he wanted a second peek at her?
She wouldn't get her answered today. She saw Monica Nicole and Kat (who everyone called "Goth Chick") walking towards the waterfall holding towels and laughing. It was a scene you would see at a beach when teenagers meet up to hang and chill out under the summer sun. It gave her a sense of normalness, and for once hope of life after the crash.