Stephanie POV
I felt nauseous as the effects of the drug wore off. My head was spinning as I took in my surroundings. The brightness of the sun rays almost blinded me as I gasped the salty summer air. The crashing of the waves alerted me to the scenery in front of me.
The clean blue water beaconed me, with no human in sight, I walked into the ocean. My nausea had completely vanished as had the migraine I thought I was going to develop. The cool water calmed my nerves as I recalled my kidnapping. I tried really hard not to think of the costume change that had occurred, considering I was dressed in a bikini.
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Abs. That's the first thing I thought as I saw the Adonis walking towards me with fresh coconut water with a straw and a cute little umbrella. As he got closer, I realised that I had been, on occasion, very intimate with this particular Adonis. Patrick – my ex.
We had a flaming romance that burnt out about as quick as it started. We tried to keep it going, but soon realised that it really just wasn't working for us. So we called it quits. I focused on my work, and pretty much gave up on the dating scene till Carlos came along.
Patrick and I had an amicable break up, so there was no reason for a kidnapping to take place. He's been a fairly stable guy for the entirety of our relationship, and I really don't think that he's a psychopath. I really hope he isn't. Ohmigod.
He came over to where I was playing around in the shallow water and handed me my coconut. Hey! Just because I've been kidnapped doesn't mean that I can't enjoy this break from work. Plus it's a really nice beach, and I think we're on a private island or something. This place is awesome!
"So…" I started. This is really awkward. I mean once you break up, no matter how many promises you make about being 'friends' and all that, you try to just not run into each other. I haven't had the chance to figure out the reunion, and it's just awkward considering that he's kidnapped me.
"So…" he responded, looking at his coconut as though it held all the answers to life.
"This place is great and all, but if you really wanted some me time, you could've called…" I tried to break the ice.
"Yeah… Lost your number…" he responded, still analysing his coconut. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, he started giggling, and then he started laughing. His laugh has always been contagious, so the both of us were sitting around and giggling on a possibly private island, in shallow water, drinking coconut water.
"You kidnapped me!" I laughed harder, and then he laughed harder. I was trying to be serious, but it really wasn't working.
Finally, the both of us calmed down and caught out breaths.
"I guess I should explain." Patrick sighed. "You know I'm a Chemist, but what you don't know is that my Father is well, he, err, my Family is a family with a capital F. I'm not really into the Family business, and for most part they give me my space, on the condition that I do one job a year. Nothing too serious, just enough to keep my dad satisfied. Manoso pissed my father off when he interrupted a deal. It's a long story, but dad just wanted to show him how much it inconvenienced him. I didn't know you were dating him. Sorry for the aftereffects of the drug, but the salty air helps settle it…" he trailed off.
Wow. My life can never be simple. Only I can have an ex-boyfriend who just so happens to be connected to the Mafia. My current boyfriend pisses off my ex boyfriend's father, and so my ex, decided to kidnap me, and my boyfriend is very much going to be concerned and he's going to find me, and there will be a show down and then Patrick will die. Ugh. I need a manicure.
"So, you didn't tell me any of this when we were dating because?" I asked.
"I really try hard not to think about that part of my life. It's hard enough meeting a normal family, but a family which frequently discusses dead bodies over dinner would send any girl running. I kinda liked you."
"Cool, as long as we're clear." I responded, not quite sure what the correct response is in this situation.
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Carlos POV
My babe has been kidnapped. Once I find her, I'm swaddling her in a fuzzy blanked and locking her up in my apartment. She's never leaving my sight ever again. In fact, she's never leaving my arms ever again. Dios mio. She's going to be the death of me. I knew I should have inserted a tracker into her. She would've been mad, but at least I'd know where she was right now. Those assholes better not harm her.
The trouble is, this isn't a ransom situation, it's just a hostage situation. Adam called me after he had her kidnapped and told me that he's going to steal her for a week and then give her back, just so I'd understand what an inconvenience feels like. I'm going to find you babe, just hang in there.
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Stephanie POV
Patrick and I caught up on each other's lives. He told me that he's supposed to keep me here for a week and then let me go back home. As much as I enjoyed his company, I wasn't going to stay with my kidnapper for a week just because I was on a gorgeous tropical island, with a fine white sand beach, where wild dolphins visited every evening. Okay, so this isn't too bad as far as kidnappings go, but I want to go home. It also may be because I miss my picnics with Carlos… BUT it's mainly because I miss my bed. Yeah that's probably just it…
It was my second day on the island with Patrick, and the sun was setting. Patrick was showing me his yacht. We were about a mile from the shore, standing on the deck, drinking wine when I had an idea. I excused myself and went to the back end of the boat where the safety canoe was kept. I downed it into the water, thankfully Patrick didn't come over to check me. I went back to Patrick and leaned towards him, as though I was about to kiss him. Then will all the force I had in me I pushed him over board. Since we were just drifting, not anchored, I was able to cruse away from him and set the GPS to lead me to Point Pleasant.
Patrick would be able to canoe back to the island and call for rescue. I like him, I don't want him to die in the middle of the ocean. Plus his birthday's next week. It's just rude to kill someone the week before their birthday.
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Carlos POV
We've been tracking all the places they can potentially stash babe, but we've turned up with pretty much nothing so far. This is the most stressed I've been, and that includes the time I was taken and tortured in Israel for a month straight. This is definitely much worse. I was about to leave the control to talk strategy with Tank when I noticed a familiar figure standing at the front desk, trying to get past the newbie. He's fired as soon as I get to him was my last thought as I ran down the stairs, straight to my babe, and proceeded to smother her with kisses.
I am a badass. I'm just a badass in love.
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Hey folks, I hope you like this update : ) It's my birthday on the 23 rd, so I would really love a review. Life has been getting better since I last updated, but I still have a long way to go : /
Okay, so I did get a beta, but I'm too impatient to do the whole thing… So this is just fresh off. Sorry for any and all mistakes. Bye.
