Saturday

Was there a better way to wake up than soft kisses that were placed all over your face? The feeling of naked skin on your own naked skin, a hand that caressed your body and slipping from a nice dream straight into some lovely good morning sex. Sofia doubted that she ever woke up better than today. The day had started good and there were no signs that it should change.

They were on their way to the one hour island. If Sofia calculated correct they arrived there half an hour before the island was visible. The perfect time to set the anchor and get prepared for their first dive. Half an hour for the first one and another one later.

Sara's lips got her out of her thoughts.

"If you dream while we're on the boat don't smile that smug. Otherwise I might throw you into the ocean."

"I don't smile smug, it's a happy smile because my beautiful girlfriend and I are having a day off, spent the night with great sex, sleep and she woke me up with some more sex. Now the sun shines, there's a light wind and we might find gold."

"Which part of your itemization is the most important one?"

"The one that points you out as my girlfriend."

"Your girlfriend who will hide your cuffs."

"Why? You can't tell me you didn't like what I did with you."

"I did, but next time it will be you, who is chained to the bed and me who tortures you."

"I take that as a promise and not as a threat."

"It's both."

Sofia grinned widely.

"What?"

"You're so cute when you pretend to be dangerous and mean and bitchy."

"You called me a bitch."

"That was a long time ago. Nowadays you're tame. I tamed you."

"Don't be too sure of yourself."

"Come here and give me a kiss."

Sara snorted and went to the end of the boat. Just what Sofia expected her to do. She made sure Sara stood next to the ladder before she accelerated quickly. With a loud splash ended Sara in the water. Laughing Sofia stopped the boat and went back to the ladder to see where her girlfriend was. A few seconds later she appeared, cursing, spilling water.

"You…you…did that on purpose!"

"Sometimes it's safer to kiss your girlfriend than pouting."

"I could be dead."

"Honey, you can swim."

"I could have hit my head somewhere, lose my conscious and drown."

"No."

"Yes."

"No. I made sure there was nothing between the water and you. And I was ready to jump into the water to rescue you."

"I hate you."

"I love you so much that's enough for two."

Sara threw an angry look at Sofia, swam to the boat and started to climb the ladder. When Sofia offered her for the last step her hand, she took it and pulled the blonde with her into the water.

"Payback."

"I love you anyway." Sofia pulled Sara in her arms and kissed her. Weren't they crazy? Teasing, mocking and kissing in the ocean. They didn't act like responsible adults.

"Let's get out of the water before a shark gets the idea to love us as it's breakfast."

"You'd be the most delicious breakfast it ever had." Sofia climbed the ladder and practically jumped on the boat when Sara pinched her in her rear end.

"Stop that!"

"Sorry, that looked so delicious I had to appreciate it. Just looking wasn't enough, I had to touch it."

"You didn't touch you pinched."

"Yes, I pinched your sexy ass and I don't feel guilty or bad. And I'll do it again."

"Cheeky seaman."

"Start the boat captain."

Sofia smiled, pulled Sara in her arms and started the boat. This way she could not only make sure her lover didn't fell into the water again, she also had her in her arms which made the boat trip perfect. Everything was perfect when Sara was in her arms.

"Ready?" Sofia asked after she checked Sara's gear.

"Yes. Cross check okay. You didn't make a mistake, teacher."

"Of course not I'm good."

"You're mine." Sara kissed Sofia before she put on her mask. With a smile she let herself fall into the water. Time to dive.

"And I love to be your property." Sofia sighed happily and followed Sara. They were on the west of the one hour island, around fifty yards away from where they found the wreck.

Sara waited for her and together they made their way down. The water was about thirty yards deep and they couldn't see many fishes. Slowly they got deeper, Sara had to lead and guided both a little bit further away from the island. It was her dive, she could choose where they wanted to go. Sofia's job was to make sure they got back to the boat in time.

It wasn't an exciting diving area, the water was too deep and there weren't any corals around. Not like the colorful diving areas around the main island. But it was quiet, they saw some bigger fishes.

When Sofia wanted to give Sara a sign that it was time to get back up the brunette became excited. A few times she pointed to something a little bit further away from them. It looked like a wreck. The 'Keeper'? Sofia saw how excited Sara was nevertheless she had to get her back up. They didn't have enough oxygen for a longer dive and needed a break.

"Didn't you see…" Sara started as soon as their head s were out of the water.

"Sara, we had to get up, our oxygen is empty and we need a break. We were down there for forty-five minutes. We'll got back down after the break."

"But…"

"No!"

"You saw it too."

"I saw it and I want to go down there after we had a break." Sofia climbed back on the boat and helped Sara up.

"Do you think it's the 'Keeper'? Like Rhys told us."

"I don't know. Since when are you crazy about wrecks and Rhys' stories?"

"Since…I know it's crazy but I like the idea that we might find a treasure."

"I found one already." Sofia smiled.

"Huh? Oh, yeah I found a golden treasure…"

"Which isn't as worthy as real gold?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Sara pulled Sofia in her arms and kissed her softly. "You're worth more than any gold in the world. I love you." She leant into Sofia's arms. "I'm sorry that you had to pull me away from the wreck. You're the experienced one, I promised you to listen and do what you want because usually I shouldn't do these dives. We go back down when you think we're ready and I'll do what you say."

"I love it when you're enthusiastic and I don't want to spoil your fun but even more important for me is that you're safe. Of course it's a great adventure to discover a wreck and an even bigger adventure to find gold but your health is my highest priority. Maybe we found the 'Keeper' maybe it's another boat whatever it is we'll have a look later."

"Will we get it to the island like the other wreck?"

"If our boss wants it there."

"What if we get it there?"

"With this boat? Impossible. What do you want with it anyway?"

"Our own wreck, something we can explore."

"Your own playground." Sofia laughed. "An expensive playground."

"Not if we find gold."

"Okay, if we find gold when we're down there I'll call the guy who got the other wreck to the island."

"How long can we stay there?"

"One hour top."

"We'll never get through the whole wreck in one hour. What about a second dive later?"

"That would be the third for today."

"Too many?"

"I don't like the idea that we have more than two. It's deep, you're not very experienced and we don't have enough oxygen for two more longer dives."

"We could come back tomorrow."

"Let's make the next dive first and after that we can make our decision. Don't be too enthusiastic about something that might be nothing. I don't want to see you disappointed because it's nothing more than an old wreck filled with water and fishes."

"That's very possible but it would be our own wreck. Imagine we have it in front of our island and can have dinner on it."

Sofia kissed Sara. "I love you. First the next dive and then we make a decision?"

"Yeah." Sara sighed.

"Good. Usually you're the sensible one."

"Maybe I got a little bit carried away, spent too much time with Rhys and his stories. After all these weeks here I lost my sense for reality and science."

"You're open for possibilities and other points of view. That could be the reason why you allowed yourself to fall in love with me."

"That sounds like I tried to fight against my feelings."

"Didn't you?" Sofia cocked her head.

"No…I tried to ignore them for a while but I didn't fight them. It couldn't be true that I fell in love with a smug blonde."

"Do you regret it?"

"No. It's the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you and I'm happy with you."

"Even when I spoil your fun?"

"Especially when you take care of me." Sara kissed Sofia passionately. She trusted her girlfriend with her life and when Sofia said it wasn't safe for them to dive a third time or stay down longer, they would make only one more short dive.

Sara needed a lot of willpower to dive down slowly. She let Sofia guide them and stayed behind her until they arrived at the wreck. It was around thirty yards long and ten yards wide. The mast was broken in the middle, the canvas long gone. No paddle and to Sara's relief no bodies. She looked for a name on the wreck, nothing. Like the other wreck.

Sofia pointed to a door and Sara nodded. There was nothing exciting out here they had to enter the wreck. Carefully of course.

The door was open or the lock was so old that it didn't work anymore. Sofia opened it without a problem. It was dark inside and their torches didn't change it much. As far as Sara could see there wasn't much to see. At least no gold. Yard by yard they dove their way into the cabin. They were sure there had been a few things inside but the salt and the water had destroyed most of it. No box, no gold, no sign to a huge treasure chest.

When Sofia gave Sara the sign that it was time for them to get back to the board Sara sighed once and followed her girlfriend like she had promised. Their time down here was over. It had been over half and hour and they needed some time to get back up.

"Sorry." Sofia took Sara's hand when they were back on the boat. "I knew you wanted to have another look around but it was time for us to get back up. We rushed already a bit. Do you feel all right?"

"Yes I'm fine, don't worry. What about you?"

"I'm fine."

"Good. Do you want to drive the boat back home?"

"Without a license?"

"If we see another boat I take over. Time for you to train for your next project."

"You like being my teacher, don't you?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Love you." Sara took the keys. Time to show Sofia how fast her boat could be. If she didn't have a license she didn't have to worry about rules.

"He did it! He took the evening off. Wonders do happen!" Sofia hugged Rhys. They called him and asked him to come over for a barbecue. And their friend and bartender followed their call and was on their little island on time.

"The second time within a month or so."

"Yes, amazing."

"All for your wife."

"She isn't my wife."

"Not yet." Sara came out of the bungalow, kissed Sofia shortly and sat on Rhys' lap. "When we're the next time in Vegas we might change that."

"Did you just propose to her, Beauty?"

"No, I'll do that in a proper way when it's the right time."

"She loves you, Golden Treasure."

"I love her too. More than any gold in the world." Sofia laughed.

"She teases me because I got a little excited when we found another wreck today. It could be the 'Keeper' but there wasn't a name on the wreck and we didn't have enough time to have a closer look. My girlfriend, the one who is usually open for all crazy ideas, didn't like the idea of us staying down longer nor of taking a third dive. If there is gold we might never find out."

"You've got a golden treasure."

"Yes."

"And she does everything to make you happy."

"I know."

"She even spends a lot of money for you."

"The extra rooms?"

"No, not the bungalow. Shall I tell her what you did?" Rhys looked at Sofia.

"Yeah tell her what I did."

"Your girlfriend, Beauty, ordered a boat for you."

"A boat? I don't have a license yet."

"You don't need a license for that boat."

"Don't tell me I get a rubber boat."

Sofia and Rhys started laughing. The imagination Sara sitting in a rubber boat was good. Very far away from the truth but definitely something that amused them. And something they wanted to see one day.

"No."

"You're making fun of me."

"No." Rhys shook his head. "You put a nice picture in our head and had to enjoy that for a moment. No, she didn't buy a rubber boat for you. Bigger."

"Bigger?"

"Yes."

"Tell her what it is, Rhys."

"She ordered the tug boat for tomorrow. You'll have your own wreck in your front garden…or shall I say ocean. Inclusive gold and whatever else the pirates left in it."

"You're kidding me."

"No."

"Sofia?" Sara looked in disbelief at her lover.

"He's telling you the truth."

"But…there might be nothing in it."

"The possibility that nothing interesting is in the boat is bigger than that there is something interesting in it but you want it. The last wreck is open for everybody this one will be yours. You can dive around and in it as much as you want and nobody will bother under. Under one condition!"

"Which one?"

"First you let an expert check it, when he says it's safe you can explore it but not alone."

"That's all?"

"Yes."
"And it will really be here tomorrow?"

"Yes. Late afternoon."

Sara jumped up straight into Sofia's arms and kissed her. Both fell in the sand, not breaking the kiss. Sofia really ordered a tug boat to get the wreck in front of their home. Sara could only imagine how much her lover had to pay for that. Just to make her happy.

"You're crazy."

"Crazy for you."

"We'll have our own wreck."

"Yes."

"Do we take Rhys with us on a diving trip?"

"No way! I'll stay above sea level that's where I belong. You go and have your fun under water and I stay here, wait for you to find the gold and make you some dinner and serve the cocktails. That's my world, I like it there and I don't plan to leave it for a wreck and million of fishes and jellyfishes."

"He's cute." Sara smiled.

"Yes he is. We'll keep him." Sofia got up and pulled Sara up too.

"Why don't you come along more often, Rhys?"

"Because I've a job."

"So do we. If you finish at the time you're supposed to finish you could visit us more often."

"You can also come to the bar, get some drinks and food, have a talk with me, some of the guests."

"I can't kiss Sofia when we're at the bar. That would ruin her reputation. And her job. She lives on the fantasy of men that they can have their sexy blonde diving instructor. When they see her kissing me they might stay away."

"Or try to get both of you in their bed. The fantasy to have two sexy women in your bed is not seldom with men."

"Do you have the same fantasy?"

"No."

"Oh, you don't think we're sexy?" Sofia cocked her head.

"I think you're both very sexy. And made for each other. There is no place for a man in your lives, all you need is each other. I don't interfere with destiny. Sara is your destiny, Sofia, like you're hers."

"He's serious, he called us by our real names." Sara squeezed Sofia's hand. "And right. That's what I like about him, he's a very clever man."

"That's why he's our man." They went to Rhys, each sat on each leg and kissed Rhys whose face was a one huge grin. Looks like he was a very happy man.