DESTINED FOR ETERNITY
CHAPTER 31
JULY 1983
Robert and Holly spent the rest of their day enjoying one another as well as their sailboat cruise. Being slightly cautious of the events that had occured, they both have made a mutual decision to just enjoy the day.
Holly sets out the lunch they had brought with them. "Lunch is served, captain," She announces.
Smiling, Robert goes over to her. "Do you have the boat under control?" She teases.
"Naturally. Did you doubt it?" He asks.
"Never," She insists.
"Yea, right." He laughs. He then proceeds to tell her how he had always enjoyed sailing and being on the water ever since he was a small child in Australia.
Holly can see why. "It is so quiet and peaceful. Wouldn't it be marvelous to just keep sailing for days and days?
We could be out on the water, all alone, no interruptions, no work. Just you and me."
Robert stares at her in surprise. "It would be great," He agrees.
She smiles. "We could make love in the moonlight with the stars as our audience." She takes his hand in hers. "We probably wouldn't even need to get dressed" She adds mischieviously.
Deciding he better lighten up this conversation before he explodes, Robert remarks, "I am sure you would probably grow bored within a day or two."
"I would not!" She denies. "You are the one who would get bored from missing the excitement of your job."
"Yea," He agrees, "Like getting shot."
Even though they manage to laugh, both realize what a close call that had been.
Once lunch is over, Robert asks, "Are you ready for your first lesson?"
"Lesson?" Holly asks in confusion. "Do you have a complaint about my earlier performance?" She questions with a flirtatious smile.
Rolling his eyes, Robert replies, "As if you have any doubts."
Smiling, she goes over and sits on his lap. "You did seem to enjoy yourself."
Robert starts placing kisses on her neck. "I'm glad you noticed. But if you would like a replay. . ." He kisses her passionately. "I'm sure I can arrange it." He kisses her again.
Breaking free of the kiss, she says softly, "I thought you would never ask."
Coming to his senses, Robert decides he should try and talk to her before they get carried away once again. "Holly, luv, I need you to listen to me. We need to talk."
"No," Holly counters. "We can talk later. We need to catch up on all the passion we missed the last few months." With those words said, she slides her arms tightly around his neck. She kisses his temple, his hair, his nose. Her nose kiss makes him smile. Still, Robert tries his best to keep his wits about him. Taking her hands from around his neck, he tries to get her attention. "Sweetheart, please." She looks at him in exasperation. "Now, I don't want you to get angry like you did earlier but . . ." He begins.
"If you don't want me to be mad, then don't say anything I won't like," She says simply and goes in to kiss him again. "Holly, I just don't want you to feel like you owe me anything, particularly your body. That is not what I want from you," He says softly.
Holly surprises him by not being angry this time. Instead, she smiles and presses her body even closer to his. "Oh, really?" She asks. "Don't tell me that you don't want me because I won't believe you."
"I imagine that is rather obvious," He retorts before giving in and kissing her ravenously. Breathless, Robert removes his mouth from hers to continue his sentence. "But that is not what I meant and you know it."
"And what exactly did you mean when you said you didn't want my body?" Holly teases as she continues kissing his neck.
"I meant that I want more than your body. I want your heart and soul."
"Well, that is easily done, darling. You already have it." She then bends down to kiss him intensely. Robert decides that Holly was going to drive him to the brink of madness. How was he supposed to keep his emotions in check when she made herself so easily accessible? As the kiss intensifies, Robert takes control and deepens the kiss. No longer in any mood for conversation, he enjoys the attentions of his wife.
After a few minutes, Holly abruptly stands up and asks, "So what lessons were you referring to?"
"What?" Robert asks, trying to regain control of himself. "Come back here." He grabs her hand but she quickly and playfully moves away. "Uh, Uh." She shakes her finger at him as she laughs. "You said you had a lesson to give me, so what is it?"
"Sailing," He answers forlornly. "But," He says with a new gleam in his eyes, "I think I can find some other lessons that we could engage in." He reaches for her and once more she backs out of his way.
"Robert," She warns, "You did promise me sailing lessons."
Deciding that his wife was definitely making a career out of driving him crazy, but at the same time knowing that he would not have her any other way, Robert gives in, but not without a pout.
"You don't play fair," He retorts and she smiles. "Come along." This time Holly does take his hand as he leads her over to the wheel of the boat. He stands behind her as he points out the various controls and instruments, but neither one of them can concentrate on sailing. With Robert so close behind her, feeling the warmth of his body against the bare skin afforded by her bikini, Holly was losing interest in the art of sailing. Unknown to her, Robert was losing interest in teaching her the art of sailing. Unable to tolerate another minute of the torture he was subjecting himself to, Robert's arms go fully around her waist and he pulls her back against him.
Kissing the side of her neck, he whispers into her ear. "Have you had enough lessons for the day?"
Barely able to find her voice, Holly replies, "If you are talking about sailing, the answer is yes. If you are referring to those other lessons you spoke of earlier, the answer is never."
"What do you say that I drop the anchor and we go down below deck for awhile?"
Holly turns into his arms and slides her arms around his neck. "I thought you would never ask." She rewards him with a kiss before he moves apart to prepare the boat. Then the Scorpio's spend the rest of the afternoon in one anothers arms, enjoying every moment of their time together.
Several hours later, as the Scorpio's are heading back to their island dock, Holly and Robert know this will be a day they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Holly goes up behind Robert as he is guiding the boat inland. "Thank you, darling. This was the most perfect day I have ever had. I will never forget it." She puts her arms around him and lay her cheek on his back.
"I am glad you enjoyed yourself, Luv. And you are right, this was a most perfect day."
"I can honestly say that I will trust you to take me sailing anytime. I will look forward to my next lesson," She tells him with a smile.
Laughing, Robert says, "Me,too, darling. Me, too."
As they head back to their resort, Holly suggests that they dine out for the evening, unless he needs to recuperate from the 'activities' of the day. Insisting that he feels better than he has in months, they agree to find a nice restaurant to enjoy.
Sometime later, Robert and Holly are sitting down to dinner in a very elegant romantic restaurant.
"In case I forgot to tell you, you look absolutley gorgeous this evening." Robert says.
Smiling, Holly replies, "Thank you, sir. You look quite handsome yourself."
When the music turns to a slow romantic ballad and several couples move to the dance floor, Robert looks to Holly and asks, "Shall we?"
"You want to dance?" She asks. "Here I thought you were never going to ask."
Taking her hand, he leads her to the dance floor and takes her into his arms. "I was waiting for a slow one," He finally tells her.
As they slowly sway to the music, Holly closes her eyes and follows Robert's lead. After a while, she leans back to look up into his eyes. "I love dancing with you."
"I could hold you in my arms forever," He whispers and bends down to give her a tender kiss.
When the song is over and they return to their table, the restaurant manager comes over. "Mr. Scorpio, Mrs. Scorpio. I am sorry to interrupt."
"What is it?" Robert asks, rather impatiently.
"You have a phone call, Mr. Scorpio. It seems rather urgent. A Captain Ramsey from New York."
Robert and Holly share a questioning glance before Robert gets up from the table.
"You are on holiday, Robert. Not to mention sick leave," She reminds him.
Robert smiles at her. "Calm down, Luv. It is probably nothing. I will be right back."
Robert picks up the telephone and speaks rather abrasively. "Scorpio here. And this better be important, Bert."
Bert can't help but laugh. "Sorry, Commissioner. Your resort told me where to find you."
"How kind of them," He replies sarcastically. "That will be the last time I ask them a recommendation for a quiet, romantic restaurant."
"Having a good time, are you?" Bert guesses.
"I was until now." Robert tells him shortly.
"Oh, and just how is our injured Commissioner?" Bert questions.
"Bert, what do you want? I have better things to do than talk to you on the phone."
"Well, I didn't want to ruin your vacation, but I thought you might need to be made aware of something."
"And what would that be?" Robert asks.
"You have one Luke Spencer on the warpath," Bert states.
It takes Robert a while to realize what Bert said to him. "What do you mean?"
"He stormed into my office today demanding to know where you had taken Holly after you kidnapped her."
"What? Kidnapped?" Robert cries. "Has Spencer totally lost it?"
"He was on quite a rampage. He insist that I tell him where the two of you went, but I refused, of course."
"That's good, Bert. The last thing Holly needs to deal with is Luke making her feel guilty for taking a holiday that she definitely needed," Robert says.
"As you did," Bert reminds him. "But I got the impression that Spencer was not giving up on trying to find out where you are. That is why I called."
"Thanks for the heads up, Bert. I appreciate it. Talk to you later."
After ending the call, Robert goes back to the table and finds Holly eyeing him curiously.
"So, what emergency could they not deal with and had to get your expert advice on?"
Robert sits down and looks into her eyes. "Luke Spencer," He replies.
Holly is as surprised as he had been. "Luke?" She asks. "Did something happen to him?" She asks worridly.
Keeping an eye on her reactions, Robert informs her as to what Bert had told him. Once finished, he says sadly, "You know, it is okay with me if you want to phone Luke."
"No, thanks," Holly says without hesitation. "I told Luke I was leaving town and I would talk to him when I returned. That is all he needs to know for now." She looks into his eyes. "I absolutely refuse to allow Luke the power to ruin our holiday."
Robert reaches across the table and takes her hand in his. "Luv, I know you are concerned for me but. . ."
Holly interrupts him. "I LOVE you, Robert. Am I going to have to repeat that a million times a day until you will finally believe me?" She asks in exasperation.
Smiling, Robert replies, "I could probably live with that."
"Good. Now, lets forget that you ever received that phone call and resume our evening."
Kissing her hand, Robert says, "It is forgotten."
After they completed their dinner, they take to the dance floor once again. Robert kisses her neck and whispers into her ear, "I do love you, Mrs. Scorpio."
Breathing deeply, but extremely relaxed, Holly says, "How would you feel about returning to our bungalow. I am in the mood to try out the hot tub." She says seductively.
Robert's eyes light up. "Oh, really? I think you could probably convince me to join you."
"Well," Holly says, "I wouldn't want to encourage you if you don't feel well enough. . ."
Not even bothering to give her an answer, Robert quickly takes her by the hand and leads her off the dance floor as she giggles. As they are in the limo heading back to their bungalow, the Scorpio's have already forgotten Luke Spencer for they are totally occupied with one another.
In a matter of minutes, they are sitting side by side in the hot tub sipping champagne.
"This is pure heaven," Holly states as she sets her glass aside, leans her head back on the edge of the hot tub, closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
"You definitely won't get an arguement from me," Robert agrees as he takes a nice lingering look at his wife. God, she was so magnificent. Unable to stop himself, he moves even closer to her and whispers into her ear. "How would you like one of my 'special' massages. It is guaranteed to relax you even more."
Opening her eyes, Holly smiles as she reads the desire in his eyes. "If I get any more relaxed, I will probably fall asleep on you," She warns him.
"I think I can see to it that you will stay awake," Robert assures her.
"In that case," Holly says as she turns her body to give him access to her back.
Robert starts with her shoulders and Holly is soon moaning in delight. "If I didn't love you before, I would be convinced to do so just by the talent of your hands."
Robert leans over to kiss her ear as he whispers, "Thank You." He runs his hands down her spine slowly, taking pleasure in the feel of her. "Your skin is so soft, so perfect." As his hands continue caressing on the way back up her spine, he deftly releases the clasp on her bikini top.
Holly giggles as she sees her top floating in the water. "I see you learned other talents with these massages."
Robert places his hands around her waist and pulls her back into him. He sends feathery caresses over her stomach and ribs. He kisses her shoulders and neck, driving her crazy with each touch. Breathing heavy, Holly quickly turns around in his arms and plasters herself against him, bare chest to bare chest. "Robert," She moans as she pulls his head down to hers so she can kiss him passionately.
"I wasn't finished with your massage," Robert tells her.
Smiling, Holly replies, "Actually I think it is your turn." She backs away from him to allow her some space as she begins skimming her hands over his shoulders, along his sides, over his chest. Her fingers take note of the puckered flesh of his wound. Now that he no longer wore a bandage, it seemed all the more real to see the scarring. Silently she cursed the bullet that delivered the hurt to this man she loved. At the same time, she recognized that the journey he had taken had brought him to her and this moment. She may never had realized her true feelings, or if so, it may have been too late. Bending forward, Holly places gentle kisses on his wound and then all over his chest, his neck, his shoulders. Robert's arms circle her in a tight embrace as he captures her mouth in a kiss. Their kissing and caressing gets more and more intense.
Before they reach the point of no return, Holly breaks away to look at Robert with a mischievious grin. "Are you sure you feel up to this? You have had an extremely busy day. We wouldn't want you to overdo."
Quickly taking her into his arms before she can escape, Robert replies, "In case you hadn't noticed, I am more than up to this." He engages them in another intense kiss. After some time, Robert breaks the kiss and Holly tries to pull him back for another. "Please, Robert," She begs.
Grinning, Robert asks, "Have I proven to you than I am more than just fine? Or do I need to do some more convincing on you?"
"Please, convince away, Mr. Scorpio," She places sensuous kisses along his neck. "As a matter of fact, I just may need lots of convincing."
Laughing, Robert grabs their champagne glasses and hands one to her. "Be forewarned, Mrs. Scorpio, you are in for a LONG night. Drink up, you may need this."
Sipping her champagne, Holly looks at him over the rim of her glass. "I can hardly wait."
Soon after, Mr. and Mrs. Scorpio adjourn to the bedroom, where; just as Robert predicted, they spend a long night finding love, laughter, and passion in each others arms.