Chapter 5
Horatio looked over at Zoë as she leant against him on the plane, sleeping. 'She's finally my wife, we're on a plane to the Seychelles for a couple of weeks of nothing but relaxation. Life has just got perfect.' He smiled as he watched her sleep and then lightly took hold of her hand and stroked the back of her hand. He felt her minty breath pass over his chest steadily with his hand in her lap. He felt the fabric of her light pink skinny jeans while he looked at her left hand where both her engagement and wedding ring sat upon. He relaxed his head back and felt a wave of pure bliss move through every atom in his body, he had never experienced such a feeling. He never wanted the feeling to end. She woke when her ears popped and began to swallow to stop her ears from hurting. She looked up at Horatio as they began their descent and a natural smile formed immediately.
"Well, you aren't going to sleep tonight now, are you?" Horatio said softly.
"Who said that we were ever going to sleep tonight?" She grinned as she winked at him and took a tight hold of his hand and began to play with his wedding band. "I can think of something to keep you up all night." She grinned as she gave him a cheeky grin and he chuckled a little and then kissed her forehead. She moved her hands over to his lap and continued to hold his hand while she smiled up at him. She noticed that he looked a little tired and sighed softly. 'He probably hasn't got any sleep, he's probably just stared at me for hours on end.' She thought to herself and then let out a small giggle. His smile began to widen when he heard her giggling and knew she'd amused herself with her thoughts in some way, he'd become used to her random bouts of giggles that seemed to happen at the most random times. "Did you manage to get some good sleep?" Zoë asked softly as she raised one hand and placed it against his chest to feel his steady beating heart.
"I dozed off for a little while but not for long. Probably longer than I realised if I'm honest." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded and then began to giggle lightly again.
"Don't complain if I keep you up too late then, you've had enough time to have a nap." She grinned at him and then moved her hand to his crotch with a cheeky grin. He raised his eyebrows and discretely moved her hand down his thigh with a gentle smile as he moved his head to place his warm lips against her ear.
"I will never complain that you're keeping me up too late for that reason." He grinned as he whispered and she giggled again.
"It's night time there now anyway, isn't it?" Zoë asked.
"No, it's about 9.30am there now." Horatio said softly as he looked at her with an amused smile.
"What? We left at 7am our time though?" Zoë asked confused as she sat up straight to stretch her back.
"Yes, it takes about 19 hours to fly, and they're 8 hours ahead of us." Horatio said softly as he also stretched his back.
"Oh, I get it now." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded with a smile.
"How did you sleep for about 16 hours anyway?" Horatio questioned.
"Well, I was exhausted after yesterday and last night, we did only get about 4 hours sleep and I think I spent at least an hour of that watching you and running my hand over your chest… I didn't sleep right through it, I woke up a few times but I didn't move because I thought you were asleep and I didn't want to wake you. I went to the loo a couple of times too and you seemed to be sleeping then." Zoë said softly.
"I see. Perhaps I got more sleep than I thought then." Horatio said softly and she nodded and then rubbed his arm with a gentle smile. "You spent an hour watching me last night?" Horatio questioned with a small boyish grin.
"Yeah, you're just so peaceful and cute when you sleep. It's like watching a baby sleep, I love it. I see why you do it so often now." Zoë grinned at him and he chuckled and then kissed the back of her hand.
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They touched down on Mahe Island and were then transported to their villa – Four Seasons Resort, Seychelles. They were met by one of the hotel representatives and then shown to their ocean-view villa. They were left to it soon after their cases arrived and they looked through the villa.
"Oh my gosh, Horatio look at this!" Zoë said as she stood on the spot and turned in a circle in the living area, looking at the luxurious seating and table with the floor to ceiling windows giving them an exquisite view of the ocean. She looked over to the kitchen area and the same style was flowing from the living room to the kitchen. Most of the furniture was made of dark hard wood, giving it an extra luxurious feel. Horatio was also stunned as he stood in the living area and looked around. Zoë quickly made her way into the bedroom and squealed.
"Horatio! Look at this!" She squealed and he quickly made his way into the bedroom and saw rose petals arranged in a heart around two swans made from the towels. He smiled and then wrapped his arms around her waist and stood close behind her.
"I cannot wait to have you in that bed!" Zoë grinned and he chuckled and then kissed at the base of her neck. "Look, the bathroom is through there." She said as she pulled him along and looked into the spacious modern bathroom, complete with a large bath tub and a spacious shower, Horatio then let go of her to take a better look around. "Ah this is so fantastic!" She grinned as she walked over to the bath and saw that there was more than enough room for the both of them. She took hold of his hand and then rushed out of the bedroom and bathroom, through the living area to the decking outside where there was a large sofa under a cabana with a small pool beside it and two sunbeds.
"This is amazing, Horatio, and look at that view, it's astoundingly beautiful! This is going to be an amazing honeymoon, we couldn't have picked a better destination." She said softly and Horatio smiled at her and then wrapped his arms back around her stomach and waist and looked out and admired the view with her. The deep blue sea stretched back for miles as the light breeze kissed their skin while Horatio placed his chin on her shoulder.
"I have to agree, this will be a great honeymoon." Horatio said softly and then turned his head to place his delicate lips against the smooth skin on her neck. He lightly kissed her neck before he looked back out to the sea. They both remained silent for a few moments, just taking in the breath taking views. "If you don't mind me asking, where did you go with Mike for your honeymoon?" Horatio asked softly as he lightly ran his right hand up and down the middle of her abdomen, after pulling her top up with his left.
"We went to Paris." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded with his ear rubbing against hers. He turned his head and placed a light kiss on her cheek before she turned her head and pressed her lips lightly against his. They kissed once before looking back out to the views with the wind lightly rustling their hair. "Where did you go with Marisol?" Zoë asked warmly as she placed her hands over his when they'd stopped moving across her skin.
"We didn't." Horatio said softly before he lightly nuzzled her smooth cheek.
"Aww, sorry Horatio." She said as she turned in his arms and looked up at him while she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"It was our choice to not have a honeymoon." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded with a small smile. "She was killed just after our wedding actually, we were newly wed." Horatio said softly as he glanced out to sea.
"Oh Horatio, I am so sorry." She said as she placed a hand against his chest and furrowed her eyebrows. He could see that he'd nearly upset her so lightly cupped her cheek and gave her a reassuring smile as he looked into her light brown eyes.
"Let's focus on here and now. There should be a bottle of wine in the fridge, are you up for a glass?" Horatio asked softly as he tucked her hair behind her ear. He watched the happier smile appear across her face as she nodded. He moved his lips closer to hers and readied to kiss her as she smiled more, but quickly moved at the last moment and placed a kiss on her nose. She giggled as she looked down, he absolutely loved how she giggled each time he kissed her nose. "How about the wine then?" He asked and she looked back up at him with a broad smile.
"Most definitely" she then took his hand as they walked through to the kitchen and then pulled two wine glasses. Horatio pulled the wine bottle from the fridge and presented it to Zoë.
"Did you choose the bottle?" Zoë questioned and Horatio nodded as he handed her the wine for her to look at properly. She soon frowned and looked up at him with wide eyes. "Horatio, this is from the year I was born." Zoë said as she looked up at him and he nodded with a secret smile as he gently took the bottle from her again and opened it and placed it on the side as he could see herself about to burst into a hug. "Oh Horatio, I love you so much." She said as she hugged him tightly once again. She kissed his cheek as she pulled back and placed her palms against his cheeks. "I can't believe you went to the trouble to request a bottle from the year I was born!" She grinned at him with a special sparkle in her eyes.
"Well, it wasn't too hard really." Horatio said casually, taken back himself by her exceptionally surprised and happy reaction to something he thought was so simple and something that didn't mean too much.
"Shh, you're supposed to say that it was the most difficult thing you've ever done." She grinned up at him and placed her finger against his lips while she bit her lip. He chuckled and then picked the wine bottle back up once she'd let go of him and he poured it into their glasses. She picked up their glasses and handed Horatio one before she brought her glass up to her lips.
"Let it breathe for a moment beautiful." Horatio said softly and she looked up at him and nodded as she swished it around the glass a little before looking back up to Horatio with a dreamy smile and when he took a sip, she did too.
"That is a fabulously tasteful bottle of wine, great choice." Zoë smiled up at him and he smiled and nodded and then took her hand and led her out onto the decking and sat down with her. They sat on the bench and looked out to sea while they held each other's hands.
"Life couldn't get any better." She said smoothly as she placed her head on his shoulder and looked out at the view as she took a deep breath of the fresh air.
"It certainly couldn't." Horatio smiled as he let go of her hand and put his arm around her. They became silent again as they lost themselves in the view. Horatio had also lost himself under Zoë's touch as she smoothly caressed his thigh.
"We should move to a place like this." Zoë said as she looked up at him after taking a sip of her wine. He took a few moments to think to himself as he studied her face.
"I'm unsure if you're being serious or not." Horatio said honestly with a warm smile as he began to move his fingers up and down her upper arm.
"What if I was?" Zoë asked curiously as she furrowed her eyebrows.
"If you were serious about it then we'd have to talk about it, but I would happily move to somewhere like this." Horatio said softly as he gave her a genuine smile.
"You would seriously uproot everything in Miami to move to a luxurious secluded island just because I want to?" Zoë asked softly with a mildly surprised frown and he nodded with his charming smile. He leant forwards and placed his lips against her forehead.
"I'd give you the world if I could Zo, but I can't. So I will give you anything you can ever want if it's possible for me to do so. If that means you'd like to move to a place like this then of course. Also, if it's what you want, then it's what I want." He said softly and she felt his lips move against her forehead, making his words seem even more serious and she felt the developing lump in her throat. She was completely taken back by how much he'd do for her. She felt him kiss her forehead before he pulled back and gazed into her dazzling eyes. 'I'd do the same for him though. He really is an amazing man.' She thought to herself.
"You are absolutely amazing, do you know just how amazing you are? You'd do all that just for me?" She said as she looked up at him and he smiled with another nod as he moved his hand from her upper arm to her inner forearm and began to sensually stroke her skin. "I don't think it's possible to love you anymore than I do, Horatio." Zoë said softly and he saw the tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.
"So, would you like to move?" Horatio asked softly as he tilted his head and she smiled and quickly wiped her eyes as he kissed her forehead and rubbed her forearm more.
"Not yet, but once we're both retired and our kids are old enough or if there's a decent school close by, I'd like to move away from Miami to a different place like this. But certainly not for a fair few years." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded in agreement, it sounded very appealing to him too.
"I like the sound of that." Horatio said softly and she smiled and nodded before she sipped her wine as he did and placed her head back down on his shoulder as she looked down to his hand as it gently caressed her inner forearm with affection.
"I've always dreamed of moving away to a different country after retiring." Zoë said softly as she continued to watch his hand. "We'd still have to have a house in Miami though so we can travel back to see people." Zoë said softly as she looked up at him and he nodded.
"I've had the same dream." Horatio said softly and Zoë smiled and nodded. They sat with each other, playing with each other's hands while they sipped the wine and relaxed as they enjoyed the view. Zoë nudged Horatio when he began to fall asleep on her.
"Can we go for a walk down to see the beach?" Zoë asked softly and he nodded with a warm, tired smile.
"Of course sweetheart" Horatio smiled and then got up with her. They put their glasses in the sink and they then quickly showered and changed.
"I can't believe you wanted to wear your suits out here… granted that you don't have your jackets, but it's still got to be really hot, surely?" Zoë questioned softly as she watched him roll up his shirt sleeves to his elbows.
"It's not too bad." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded and then walked out with him after linking arms. They walked down to the white sandy beach after pulling their sunglasses on.
"This beach is beautiful." Zoë said as they looked down and felt the sun beating down on their backs while Zoë felt the sand between her toes once she'd taken her sandals off.
"Beautiful beach, beautiful wife, what more could I want?" Horatio asked and she chuckled and then looked up the beach with a wide slightly tipsy grin. There was the occasional large rock in the sand which made the scenery so much better, combined with the exotic plants around them at the back of the beach with wildlife booming away.
"I'm feeling a little tipsy now." Zoë grinned up at Horatio as she stopped. She turned to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and gazed up at him brightly as she bit her lip. "How about something naughty?" She grinned as she moved her hands to his ass and pulled his hips closer to hers. His boyish smile developed as he raised his eyebrows and looked down into her dreamy eyes.
"Not here sweetheart, we've got all night." Horatio smiled seeing the euphoric smile on her face, but allowed her hands to rest on his ass as no-one else was around and he liked to feel her hands on his ass. She moved up onto her tip-toes and nuzzled his nose as she looked into his eyes and then placed a delicate kiss on his lips. She moved back down to the flats of her feet and grinned wickedly up at him. 'He's going to be so sleep deprived by the end of this honeymoon and he's not going to want sex for another 3 months, I'm sure of it, especially if he has any more wine back at the villa.' She thought to herself.
"That is some lovely wine, it's probably one of the best that I've tasted actually." Zoë said softly and Horatio smiled with a nod agreeing. "Are you still aching after last night?" Zoë grinned up at him and he chuckled.
"Only a little, nothing bad though." Horatio smiled down at her and she smiled back up at him.
"Well, you had better ready yourself to be feeling like that for most of this honeymoon." She grinned at him. He chuckled louder before he calmed himself and then nuzzled her nose.
"Come on" he smiled before he placed a quick light kiss on her lips and they started off down the beach again. They spent the afternoon exploring and taking in the views and returned back to their villa and showered and changed into something for the evening for their meal at the restaurant. They walked in and were greeted by a waiter quickly.
"Table for two please." Horatio said softly and he took them to a seat. Horatio pulled her seat out for her and then pushed it in once she began to sit. He then sat himself and then looked up at the waiter.
"Can I get you both anything to drink?" He asked warmly and they both ordered their drinks before they looked back to each other with smiles.
"This is fabulous, it looks so relaxing and expensive, two qualities I like." She grinned as she glanced around, admiring the very well decorated, luxurious restaurant. She then looked back to Horatio as he lightly chuckled.
"Have you ever had a cheap taste?" Horatio asked softly as he leant forwards and lightly took a hold of her hand and smiled sweetly at her.
"I don't think so, even when I lived with my parents we had the best. My father was stupidly spoilt as a boy apparently, both he and my mother came from a wealthy background and both were brought up with the best. Josh and I were not spoilt at all, but what we did have was the good quality stuff. I was quite spoilt at David's, but I was spoilt in the right quantities. I never asked for anything, but he'd always spoil me. I never expected him to get me anything, I never turned into those brats that you see everywhere who take things for granted because they don't understand what family actually means… or what love and compassion means. I understood what family meant from a young age as David taught me what a family was, I never took him or Jen for granted and I cherished every morning I woke up when David would wake me for school or something. He'd occasionally wake me up with pancakes waiting for me, one morning I woke up and he held out some car keys. I couldn't believe it, he'd just brought me a car because he wanted to. I do admit that I was quite spoilt at David's, but no matter how much he spoiled me, I still never expected him to do anything else for me. The only thing I craved from him and Jen was their love and affection, which they spoiled me with too. I just never really was too bothered about the material things, but I was highly grateful for them." Zoë chuckled as she looked down at their hands.
"I know I can act spoilt sometimes though, I know that I will argue if I don't get my own way, but that's different. I don't argue over materialistic things. If I'm arguing to get my own way, in my head I've got a reason to argue, so I'm sorry about that." She said quietly.
"I can't see you taking anything for granted, and I understand why you can disagree with me on things, there's no need to apologise. We all fight for what we believe in." Horatio said softly and she looked up at him with a natural smile forming.
"I didn't realise I'd waffled on about irrelevant things. You should have stopped me." Zoë smiled softly as she glanced back down to their hands.
"No, I like it when you tell me about your life, I'd sit and listen to you all day." Horatio smiled warmly as he gave her hand a squeeze and she smiled shyly and then sat back as the waiter brought their drinks over and asked what they'd like to eat. Once ordered they looked back to each other and Zoë took his hand in hers as she reached across the table.
"How about you? Did you and Ray have any other family when growing up?" Zoë asked warmly with curiosity glistening in her eyes.
"Not really, we didn't have much at all with respect to the materialistic things or family." Horatio said quietly as he looked down. "Anyway, I'd much rather not talk about this over dinner or on our honeymoon. This is supposed to be a happy occasion." Horatio said warmly as he looked back up at her and she nodded as she looked into his eyes. He could see her thinking too much. 'This subject isn't just going to go away is it? I'll happily talk about my past with her, just not on our honeymoon or dinner. She's shared so much of hers with me and yet she barely knows anything about my past.' Horatio thought to himself as he lightly ran a thumb over her knuckles.
"Oh handsome, I understand… but one last thing… I don't want our kids to be spoilt; I want them to grow up knowing the meaning of family. I don't want them thinking money is everything because money is an insignificant detail in life. I'm afraid that I'll spoil them. Promise me that you'll stop me if I do spoil them?" Zoë asked softly as she furrowed her eyebrows, genuinely worried.
"You'll be perfect Zoë, you have nothing to worry about. If our children grow up to be half the person of you, I'd be extremely grateful and extremely proud. But I don't think it's possible to create another you; it's not possible for anyone else to have the knowledge, wisdom, compassion and the love that you have. That's why you're so unique." Horatio said softly.
"I was going to say the same about you." Zoë smiled shyly and he then brought her hand to his lips and kissed her knuckles.
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The next day they woke at 9am after having had a late night. They had a quick shower before travelling up the island to Beau Vallon, where a vast stretch of white sandy beach is located.
"This beach is absolutely amazing as well!" Zoë grinned as they walked up the beach and then settled in a spot with no-one else around. Zoë sat between Horatio's legs as he wrapped his arms around her stomach and waist. He held her closer to his body and placed his chin on her shoulder as he gazed out to the bright horizon. He felt Zoë raise one of her arms and place her hand behind his head while she threaded her fingers in his soft hair.
"Do you think all the beaches are like this?" Zoë asked quietly as Horatio pulled her top up and began to run his hands over her smooth skin while she rested back against him more with a very contented smile.
"From what I've seen and read, yes." Horatio said softly and she nodded while she looked from him to the stunning views. She was taken by surprise when Horatio quickly and smoothly turned her and pulled her down onto him as he laid back with a boyish grin. He placed one hand on her ass as he pulled her top up with his other hand and began to trace her spine with his delicate finger tips. She bit her lip as she laid on him and then pushed her sunglasses up to sit on her head and did the same with him so she could get a good look into his eyes. She placed her nose against his and grinned radiantly.
"I love this place so much." Zoë said softly and Horatio chuckled and then nodded, moving his nose against hers while he held her coffee coloured eyes. "They have massive tortoises on one of the small islands here, can we go and see them?" Zoë questioned with an excited smile as she looked down the beach.
"Of course" Horatio said softly before he begun to nuzzle at her neck when he had the chance.
"Mmm" she moaned as she moved her head more to allow him more space to nuzzle. "This island now also is the temporary home to a man with something else that's massive, and I know that because I can feel it and I'm allowed to see that something when I want." She grinned at the fine, white sand before she closed eyes as she concentrated on his lips moving over her delicate skin. But she felt him stop as he dropped his head back to the sand and began to laugh loudly. She turned her head back to him and could feel his stomach muscles tensing from the laughter as well as the slightly more rapid breathing. "What? Was that really that funny?" She asked as she bit her lip. He began to calm himself as he nodded up at her. He lightly turned her head again and began to kiss her neck with a smile.
"There's more than putting that something on show to my wife that I can do, she'll find out later this evening, or very soon if she doesn't start to behave." Horatio grinned while he continued to kiss her neck. She felt him move his hips gently and felt him press up against her which caused a small groan escape from her throat.
"You're turning me on majorly, Horatio." She giggled as she pulled her head back and looked down at him as he placed his head back down on the sand.
"That was my aim." He said huskily and she bit her lip with a mischievous grin.
"Do you really want to play that game? We know who'll win." She grinned as she raised her eyebrows and then wiggled her hips lightly. He chuckled as he placed both hands on her hips and stilled them and raised his eyebrows at her. "You're just as much as a tease as I am, you know. I know you like to think that you're not, but you really are." She grinned as she looked into his sapphire coloured eyes that matched the colour of the bright blue sea. He chuckled once more as Zoë moved down on his body to place her head on his chest with a smile.
"I already don't want to go back to Miami." Zoë exhaled warmly and he agreed as he tentatively rubbed her back.
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They had an early dinner at a restaurant called Boat House. They were shocked as it was a restaurant that was considerably different to that of what their used to, but were both very open to new things. The buffet was served on an old rowing boat that had been modified, adding a lively hood to the atmosphere which was buzzing. Every waiter had a smile on their face as they made sure all guests were very happy and tended too. They looked around and thought that it was probably one of the most informal restaurants they'd eaten at, but both enjoyed the atmosphere a lot.
On their journey back Horatio watched a smile appear across Zoë's face. "You know, I don't think I've ever been to a restaurant with such atmosphere, I'm used to elegant and quiet restaurants, but that was a big difference and I liked it. I can see why it's a popular place in Beau Vallon. I've not seen food presented like that either, definitely very unique." She smiled and Horatio smiled back.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, I did too. I agree, it was very unique, which is why I loved it. You can probably tell that I like unique things." Horatio smiled at her, reminding her that she was unique and that was why he loved her as she had a tendency to think that it's her uniqueness that could push him away.
"I swear you come out with some of the most corniest lines." She grinned at him with a light giggle.
"I swear that sounded romantic in my head." He smiled back as he raised his eyebrows and she giggled more.
"You're very unique too, handsome. That's just one of the many, many, many qualities that I love about you." She grinned at him.
"See, that's basically what I said but it didn't sound corny when you said it." Horatio smiled warmly at her and then listened to her giggle once more.
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The next day they spent on the beach just by them and dined at Le Perle Noire, a luxurious restaurant that even amazed Zoë with it's quality. They spent the next day on a different beach and a different restaurant. The 5th day, they went on a walk to Mission Lodge Lookout.
"I don't want to do this anymore Horatio, can we go back to bed?" Zoë asked as she clung to his arm while they walked and she frantically looked around.
"Nothing is going to hurt you sweetheart, just try and ignore all of the bugs." Horatio said warmly as they continued to walk. Zoë quietened herself down but she could feel her heart pumping and Horatio could feel that he was losing the blood to his hand where she had such a tight grip on his arm. Suddenly Zoë screamed and stopped.
"GET IT OFF!" Zoë shouted and Horatio turned to her and searched her body with his eyes but couldn't see anything.
"Get what off?" Horatio questioned.
"I don't know! It's on my head and neck! GET IT OFF!" She yelled again while she froze and began to tremble.
"Zoë, sweetheart, that's your hair. There is nothing on you. Perhaps tie it back?" Horatio asked with a secret smile while he tried to stop himself from chuckling lightly.
"What?" She asked as she frowned at him with wide eyes.
"It's your hair, I promise you." Horatio said warmly as he removed the hair from her neck and from her forehead. Zoë immediately relaxed and exhaled lightly as she pulled a hairband from her pocket and quickly tied up her hair. She took a deep breath and nodded as she composed herself further and then took hold of Horatio's hand to carry on walking with him.
"Sorry Horatio, I guess I am overreacting a little. Give me a criminal wielding guns and bombs and I'm cool… put a massive spider in front of me and I turn into a – arghhhh" She screamed as she pulled Horatio back and jumped on him, she wrapped her arms around his neck while she held her legs around his waist as she clung to his back.
"It's a snake! Horatio, it's a snake! Do they have park-rangers here?!" Zoë shouted as she looked down at the dirt trail a few meters in front of them.
"Zoë, take another look, that isn't a snake–" Horatio began calmly after her loosened her tight arms on his throat.
"It's a fucking snake Horatio!" She argued as she took two fistfuls of his shirt by his chest.
"Zoë, it's a centipede." Horatio said as he sighed and looked down at the creature.
"No, it's a snake, look at the size of it." Zoë argued again as she began to hyperventilate.
"I tell you what, you say there and we'll carry on. It's not going to hurt you." Horatio assured her as he placed his hands around the back of her knees and began to walk again with a smile, highly amused by her.
"It'll spit venom at us!" Zoë squealed as they passed over the centipede that was about the length of Horatio's hand.
"Only king cobra's do that sweetheart." Horatio chuckled as he shook his head.
"What's the difference between that and a bloody king cobra? I bet they all spit venom, they just choose not to most of the time so when they feel really angry they can take their prey by surprise. That's what we are, we're it's prey!" Zoë said as she continued to hyperventilate. 'I really shouldn't find this funny, but she is hilarious.' Horatio thought to himself.
"Well, for starters centipedes are completely different animals to snakes. I don't think animals choose not to spit venom, it's more of a quality that they don't own." Horatio assured her.
"They're all the same, they're just put on this Earth to kill us all. That's why there's no-one around here, that snake has killed everyone and we're next. It'll drag us to it's dirt hole in a moment, you watch. Then you won't be laughing. You'll be watching your wife be carried away by that snake." Zoë said as she exhaled heavily and then listened to Horatio laugh a little more.
"I promise you, you're not going to be dragged away by a centipede." Horatio assured her warmly. Horatio had to carry Zoë the rest of the way as things would crawl across the ground in front of them, but she did rather well keeping herself under control from then on. They reached their destination and looked at the views.
"Wow, this has got to be the best view on the island!" Zoë said as she hugged Horatio's arm and looked around, she'd completely forgotten about the creepy-crawlies. Both were taken back by the breath taking views.
"The best view on this island is currently holding onto my arm if you're mistaken." Horatio said softly and she chuckled as she looked up at him with a beaming grin. An hour passed of them sitting and looking out and casually talking before they decided to walk back.
"You've got to be roasting in that, surely?" Zoë questioned as she studied his light blue shirt and cream trousers. 'I will get him out of those suits, he doesn't know that I practically brought him a new wardrobe yet. Lots of shorts and t-shirts.' She thought to herself with a smile.
"Not particularly." Horatio said softly as he glanced down to her.
"What? Are you some crazy super human? I'm roasting and I'm not even wearing half as much as you." She grinned.
"Yes, but I'm wearing light things, if I were wearing my black suit and a dark shirt I'd be roasting. It was a good buy this suit, I've not worn a cream suit in years." Horatio said softly and she chuckled as she glanced down to his ass in the cream trousers and liked what she saw.
"It makes a change from your black suits or your navy blue one." She said softly and Horatio nodded, agreeing. They got back to their villa early afternoon and relaxed on the decking. Horatio sat by Zoë with an ice cold drink while she relaxed back in her bikini. Horatio occasionally looked round and lost himself in watching her relax until he heard one of their phones going off. He got up and picked up Zoë's phone and then brought it out to her.
"It's Joe sweetheart." Horatio said softly and she looked up at him and quickly put her empty glass down.
"Thank you." She said softly as she took the phone from him and then answered it. He walked back in to get her a drink while she spoke with Joe, catching up.
"Thank you, you're an angel." She said as Horatio handed her an ice cold glass of fresh orange juice. She sat up and continued to talk to Joe while she took a few sips. Horatio sat back down and listened to the half conversation while he continued to watch her talk. His eyes often dropped to her bikini, each time he could feel himself stirring in his loins.
"Yes, we've got lots of pictures, it's absolutely beautiful out here Joe." She smiled as she looked over to Horatio with a smile.
"Yep, I'm tanning nicely too, so you're going to be super jealous." She grinned and then reached over to take hold of Horatio's hand.
"Of course we're coming back." Zoë chuckled and Horatio smiled at her before she looked back out to the sea view. Horatio then also turned his attention to the sea while he picked up his ice cold drink.
"Yes, I'm still going to help you move down when we get back too, don't worry." She said softly.
"Okay thank you Bunny, I hope you've having a lovely time at work too?" Zoë asked softly and then began to giggle. Horatio looked over to her as she began to laugh and wondered what they were talking about.
"Joseph!" She scolded playfully and then giggled again as she put her glass down.
"Thank you, that's better." She smiled widely.
"Yeah, okay thank you Joe, I'll see you when we get back. Have a wonderful week." Zoë said softly and then hung up after he'd replied. She bit her lip and then sat back and looked over to Horatio while she placed her phone on the table beside her.
"Everything okay?" Horatio asked softly with a gentle, curious smile.
"Yep, he's just asking how it's all going." She said warmly and then began to smile more as she glanced down to the orange juice. She looked back up at him and could see that his curious expression had deepened. "He also wanted to make sure that I wasn't exhausting you in the bedroom the cheeky bugger. He's getting a slap when we get home." Zoë chuckled and Horatio exhaled a small chuckle as an amused smile formed. "I'm not, am I? We've not had sexy time too much since being here; we've been here 5 days and made love 3 times…" Zoë asked softly.
"No you're not sweetheart." Horatio chuckled and she nodded and then laid back, happy.
"We should probably have a bath or showers soon if we're to get a decent seat at the restaurant." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded.
"We'll go in in a moment then." Horatio said softly and she nodded as she placed her hand on his thigh and then closed her eyes with a deep contented breath of fresh air. She began to rub his thigh softly as she relaxed back and then felt him reach over and place his hand on her thigh. He watched the smile appear across her face as he began to run his fingertips in circles on her skin. He then felt her hand move up his thigh a little more and he imitated her as her fingers began to sweep across his thigh. Their heart rates accelerated a little as the both took a deep breath, feeling the fire within ignite. He watched her smile widen and then felt her hand travel higher and he copied once again as she began to giggle. She opened one eye and looked over to him and giggled more and then bit her lip and placed her hand over his bulge and then opened her other eye with a cheeky grin as she felt him move his hand closer to her inner thighs. She giggled more as Horatio's smile widened when she lifted her knees and placed her hand over his as he was tickling her lightly. He then got off his sunbed and sat on the edge of hers on her right and placed his right hand on the side of her face as he moved in to kiss her passionately. He deepened the kiss when he felt her run her right hand up his thigh to his crotch again.
"Mm" she groaned contently when she felt his hardness beneath her hand. Horatio removed his right hand from her hair and ran his hand up her thigh to her stomach. She continued to kiss him as she removed her hand from his crotch and began to undo his shirt buttons. She undone half and then ran her right hand over his chest, feeling his chest hair as her left took a light hold of his upper right arm as his hand rested on her hip. She began to kiss at the corner of his mouth delicately as his hand coasted up her stomach to her bikini top. She let out a groan as he cupped her left breast and kissed his jaw line as he closed his eyes and felt her lips move over his skin as he felt her plump breast in his hand. He lost himself and moved his hand into the bikini and felt her smooth skin against his palm. He moved his head to the side as Zoë moved it when she began to kiss at his neck. He quickly removed his hand from her breast and moved his head and pressed his lips to hers and then kissed her once before he moved and put his arm under her knees and then around her back as she sat up. He lifted her and carried her into the bedroom with a mischievous grin himself. They're breathing had deepened from excitement as they grinned at each other.
"I'm so hot for you right now." Zoë groaned as he laid her on the bed.
"Mmm" Horatio moaned as he knelt over her and kissed her delicately on the lips.
"Can you do something for me?" Zoë questioned and he nodded as he moaned lightly again, he could feel his burning energy race through his body and the feeling of hers below his was only doubling the feeling.
"Anything." He mumbled as he began to kiss at the corner of her mouth.
"Undress for me, no-one's ever done that and I want to see what it's like." She said softly and he nodded and then got up and undid his shirt buttons while he looked at her and he could see the desire in her eyes multiply. He pulled his shirt off and then undone his belt and trousers slower than he'd usually do it. She quickly sprang from the bed and pulled him close and put her forehead to his as she placed her hands on his chest as his trousers fell to his ankles.
"Anything you want me to do for you?" She asked breathless, feeling the muscles deep within tighten.
"Let me take that bikini off you?" Horatio questioned and she nodded as she deeply exhaled, already feeling pleasurable sensations surge through her body.
"But… you have to take the top half off without using your hands." She grinned and he then grinned and kissed her, he liked the sound of that. They got back onto the bed and he turned her and sat behind her as he placed his hands on her thighs as he knelt behind her. He nuzzled at the back of her neck. He rubbed her thighs and then pulled at the tie in the bikini at the back of her neck with his teeth. As he pulled the knot loose he ran both hands up her inner thighs and then pulled at the front of the bottoms with his right hand.
"Bend over a little sweetheart." Horatio said softly and she did as he commanded and leant over a little as his left came up and cupped her left breast as his teeth pulled at the knot on her back and the bikini fell to the bed. She began to sit back up. "Stay there." Horatio said softly as he began to kiss the scars on her back again. His right hand travelled into her bottoms further and she groaned.
"Oh gosh Horatio" she moaned so quietly it was almost inaudible for him. He very gently turned her and laid her down and then pulled the bottoms from her hips. She quickly and gently rolled him onto his back and kissed him amorously. She sat back and pulled his boxers from him as he sat up and kissed her as she knelt on the bed. He embraced her and then turned her again and laid her down and began to kiss at her chest and down to her stomach. He reached her belly button and then began to make his way back up.
"Lower" she asked softly and he glanced up at her and then kissed an inch below her belly button. He looked up once again, awaiting instructions.
"Try again please?" She asked and he repeated the motion.
"No, okay thank you." She said as she squirmed and he nodded and then crawled back up and mouthed at her breasts which quickly calmed her nerves.
"Oh gosh" she whined as he teased her entrance with his stiffness. He kissed her breast one last time before he let his hand travel down south.
"No, no fingers this time, just make love to me now please." She begged and he nodded and then quickly pushed into her once in position. "Ah, yes!" She groaned and he began to make slow, passionate love to her while he continued to kiss her. Her hips matched his pace but she was begging for more. "Oh gosh, oh gosh Horatio, faster please." She begged and he picked up his pace when he felt his desire raging through his body. He could feel the sweet pleasure course through his body with each thrust. They kissed each other deeply, breathlessly as she lost her fingers in his hair.
"Ahh" she exhaled once and took two loose fistfuls of his red-hair. He continued to push into her over and over as his breathing became ragged and deeper.
"Come on Zo, I know you're nearly there." Horatio whispered against her ear.
"Ahh" she exhaled again just after his whispers as she moved her hands from his hair to his back.
"That's it, come on." Horatio whispered again and then began to use sharper thrusts which pushed her further towards the edge.
"Ahh!" She exhaled sharply as her grip tightened on is back, but she made sure her nails didn't come into contact with his skin. 'She's not going to come before I am.' Horatio thought to himself.
"Oh gosh, Horatio." She exhaled breathlessly as she moved one of her hands back to his hair.
"Don't make me get the chocolate out." Horatio said quietly and breathlessly himself.
"Ho-Horatio! Ah, you're so… oh gosh…. Naughty!" She gasped breathlessly as the hand in her hair took a light grip of his soft hair.
"Zo-Zoë" he gasped feeling the pulsating motion beginning, saying her name always pushed him closer to the edge.
"Horatio! Ah! Horatio! Mmmm Horatio." She groaned as she felt the height of her orgasm rip through her after he called her name. He pushed into her one last time and then relaxed once his orgasm had torn through his body. They laid there breathlessly for a few moments with their eyes closed, listening to the other's deep breathing.
"For a second, I thought I was going to have to finish you off another way." Horatio said breathlessly as he lifted his head and looked down at her with a very content boyish smile.
"For a second, I did too." She said softly. He shifted to support himself better above her.
"Ah gosh!" She said as she quivered below him again and allowed her jaw to slack.
"I didn't hurt you, did I?" Horatio questioned frantically as his eyes widened.
"No, post-orgasm sensations." She grinned up at him and he then pulled out of her with a boyish smile. "Ah" she groaned and then closed her eyes. He rolled onto his back and caught his breath just as she did. He pulled her closer and wrapped an arm around her and laid silently with her.
"If it were possible, I'd have you again right now." She grinned as she looked over to him and he chuckled once they'd both recovered.
"I wish it were possible, but unfortunately my younger years are past me." Horatio said softly and she chuckled as she rolled onto her side and shook her head lightly while she bit her lip.
"What are you talking about? You're still very young and very cheeky at heart. You're not old either…" She grinned as she moved closer and half laid on him while he chuckled quietly. "We should probably get up and shower for dinner…" Zoë smiled at him.
"I agree." Horatio said softly as he wrapped his arms around her tighter and pulled her over so she was laying on him.
"I don't think this is classed as getting up…" She giggled and then kissed him again.
"You did say should, you didn't say we have to." Horatio smiled and she chuckled and nodded as she rubbed her nose against his.
"I guess you're right." She smiled and then kissed him again as he ran his right hand from the back of her neck, down her spine to her ass.
"The quicker we get up means we get dinner over and done with quicker which then means that we're in bed together sooner." She grinned and he chuckled.
"You are right." Horatio smiled and she nodded.
"May I go and have a shower now?" She asked and he nodded and then gave her a quick kiss before he released her. He turned onto his side and then watched her walk into the bathroom naked. He found himself grinning and playing with his wedding ring. He laid back extremely relaxed, a little tired but extremely happy. He lost himself in his wonderful thoughts when Zoë walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around herself. She smiled when she saw him relaxing, and looking exceptionally happy.
"Someone's definitely loved up." She grinned as she bit her lip and held the soft towel around her.
"I think someone definitely is." Horatio said as he sat up and smiled at her while he raised his eyebrows. He saw her eyes quickly wander his body as he laid there completely naked still and then saw her smile widen. She bit her lip and then looked back into his bright blue eyes.
"Is that someone going for a shower soon?" She asked and he nodded.
"I think someone else is loved up too." He said when he saw the shy, dreamy look in her eyes.
"There's no think about it, that someone is definitely loved up." She grinned at him as she pulled a dress and thong from the wardrobe.
"No bra?" Horatio questioned as he began to move off the bed.
"Someone once said it's easier access." She grinned at him and he tilted his head with a mild frown.
"You handsome, you said it once when you were unwell." She smiled sweetly and his frown turned into a boyish smile.
"Ah well, I can't have been that unwell because I am right." He smiled and she chuckled as she turned and shook her head.
"Go on, or we'll be late and some other couple will get the nice seats." She smiled and he nodded as he got up. He walked over to her and placed a palm against her cheek and passionately kissed her and then took the thong from her hand.
"How about no pants either?" Horatio grinned as he took a step back and she chuckled.
"I need to wear pants, you can take them off later though." She grinned and he chuckled as he stepped forwards again.
"Hmmm" Horatio murmured as he put his forehead to hers and then nuzzled at her nose. Their grins were permanently plastered on their faces, neither could stop the wide smiling.
"Can I have my pants back please?" She questioned with a smile as she looked up into his eyes.
"If you can reach them." He grinned cheekily as he stood back and held them up high.
"You just want me to jump up against you." She grinned and he chuckled with a sly expression and foxy grin. "I'm not going to give you what you want, I'm going to make you bring them to me." She grinned as she placed one hand against his chest as he raised his eyebrows, challenging her. She giggled because he was being playful and then stepped closer and placed her other hand against his ass and squeezed as she bit her lip. She pulled his hips against hers as she looked up into his eyes. He saw the glimmer in hers and knew he was in for a treat. She then stepped back as her fingertips coasted down his skin from his chest to his inner thigh. She grinned up at him and he couldn't help but smile back at her while she bit her lip repeatedly, which turned him on more. He could feel his arm weakening, but didn't want her to stop her teasing. He felt her hands beginning to play with him and he was hard once again. He could feel himself throbbing hard.
"I didn't think you could go again?" She grinned up at him a little surprised.
"Well, I guess we were both wrong then." Horatio said as he looked at her with the devilish look in his eyes. She giggled lightly as she looked back down at his large hardness. She looked back up at him as her jaw slacked slightly while her lips formed an 'o' shape, driving his desire more as she looked at him with a sexy expression.
"I've heard of a way to pleasure you without the use of my hands or mouth." She grinned and then dropped to her knees. Her eyes remained connected with his as she pulled the towel from her body and then looked down to her breasts, leading his eyes to them also.
"I think you need bigger breasts for this, but it's worth a try, isn't it?" She questioned as she moved closer to him. She looked back up at him and saw that his mouth jaw had slacked as the lust in his eyes multiplied along with the affection and excitement. He took a deep breath when he felt her touch him and then placed both hands on her shoulders as he briefly closed his eyes for a couple of seconds. She quickly pulled her underwear from his hand and then stood up and walked around to the other side of the bed. Horatio quickly opened his eyes and turned to her to see her playful smile.
"Two can play that game, Mr Caine." Zoë said seductively as she pulled her underwear up and then gave him a flirtatious wink.
"You can't do that and leave me hanging." He breathed heavily as he looked over to her with an open mouth, it was very clear that he was cast under her spell.
"Well, you know what you get yourself into when you tease me, you must know by now that you'll never win when it comes to teasing me, I'll always tease you more. And I don't believe you're hanging at the moment, you seem to be rather stiff." She grinned as she walked around the bed and into the bathroom to wash her hands. He looked down at himself and then chuckled in a sexy tone. He walked in after her and then wrapped his arms around her stomach and placed his chin on her shoulder. His skin tingled when he felt her soft, soapy smelling skin against his. He closed his eyes and moved his lips closer to her neck while she watched him in the mirror. She could see that he was exceptionally turned on and begging for more. She could feel him against her rear and felt her heart flutter when she felt the simmering desire deep within her, but she managed to keep a lid on it.
"That was incredibly sexy." Horatio grinned as his lips moved against her neck before he kissed at the side of her neck suggestively while he gladly hummed lowly needing her to touch him again.
"I know." She grinned while she watched him lose himself further. He lifted his head and lightly chuckled as he placed his chin back on her shoulder, needing to look into her eyes again.
"If I hadn't have given in, would you have done what you suggested?" Horatio asked curiously as his hands wandered about her bare abdomen. She pouted at him for a moment while she thought to herself. She watched his boyish grin widen when he saw the vitality burst in her eyes.
"I would have tried, but I don't think you would have got much pleasure. Look, there is no way your massive member down there would get any feeling from these." She said as she pushed her breasts together to create a small cleavage and looked down at them. She felt him press harder against her rear as he looked down at her breasts and hummed lowly again. "Bigger breasts are definitely needed." She said softly as she let go of herself and looked up at him in the mirror in front of them with a raised eyebrow.
"I think we need to try before we throw the idea out." Horatio said seductively as he gave her another foxy grin.
"Did that really turn you on this much?" She questioned really quite surprised at how sexually aroused he was and he nodded with his nose making contact with the skin below her ear as he hummed lowly once again and pulled her back, closer to him. He looked over to her and let his eyes connect with hers.
"It was extremely sexy, Zoë. Just the suggestion of it had me up and ready just after our love making 15 minutes ago." Horatio whispered into her ear quietly. She quickly turned and kissed him passionately as she pushed him back. He deepened the kiss as they began to wildly kiss at each other, open mouthed as Horatio's breathing picked up.
"Mmm" Horatio groaned when he felt her skin brush up against his lower regions. She stepped back and quickly put the shower on. He looked up as the water hit him and then looked back down to Zoë with raised eyebrows, realising she'd pushed him into the shower. He exhaled a small chuckle as he shook his head, amused. 'She has total control over me, I know that.' Horatio thought to himself.
"What? You need a shower and there was no way you were going to get in there very soon out of your own accord as you're way too horny right now." She grinned as she walked out with a grin.
"That's your fault." Horatio called as he picked the shower gel up and she poked her head round the door with another sparkle in her eyes.
"You started it." She grinned cheekily.
"I wanted to finish it too…" Horatio grinned as he raised his eyebrows higher and rubbed the gel into his chest.
"Later handsome. I am starving." She grinned and he nodded and then cooled himself off and washed. He walked out in his boxers after he washed and dried his hair, he picked up the suit Zoë had got out for him. He mildly frowned at the shirt she'd laid out for him. 'I've not seen that shirt before, is it new? It's purple, will that suit me?' He thought to himself as he picked it up to study it. 'I really like it actually.' He thought as she walked in and he turned to her to ask if she'd brought him a new shirt but he was immediately stunned. His mouth dropped open as he looked down at her body, examining her black dress that clung to her figure. His mouth dried up as he saw her long hair flow down with the dress. He studied the dress as it covered one shoulder, but the other shoulder was left bare. 'Oh my, I've married a model practically.' He thought to himself as he studied her slight curves and small frame. She gave him a natural smile and even that had him nearly drooling as he saw the glint of her clear lip gloss that gave her lips a sexy shine.
"Would you like a glass of wine before we head out?" She asked softly and he nodded slowly as he blinked rapidly, trying to take in as much of her as he could. 'What did she even just say?' Horatio asked himself. He looked back up at her face and saw a cheeky grin appear.
"Close your mouth, Horatio." She grinned as she turned away and then walked out again with a light giggle. He took a deep breath and then tried to calm himself again as he pulled the new dark purple shirt on.
"Wow, I really do have the best wife with the most beauty and with the best body imaginable, even her toes are sexy. How does she do it? She has the power to reduce me to my knees if she wanted to." He said to himself as he pulled his trousers up and then tucked his shirt in after finishing the buttons. He then looked back around as he did his belt up just as Zoë walked back in with two glasses of wine with a wide pure smile.
"Wine?" Horatio asked and she nodded.
"Yeah, you just said that you wanted some." She said warmly as she moved a little closer and saw his slight confusion.
"I did?" Horatio asked softly as he tilted his head and sorted his cuffs out.
"Yes, literally just now, I asked if you wanted some and you nodded." Zoë smiled at him with a light giggle.
"Sorry sweetheart, I didn't hear what you had said as my eyes were being over loaded with your beauty. Thank you though." Horatio smiled shyly as he delicately took the glass from her. She giggled shyly and looked down as she bit her lip while she lightly shook her head. "I didn't mean that to sound as cheesy as it did…" Horatio smiled at her and she giggled again as she lifted her head.
"I know you didn't." She said softly and he then took her hand and pulled her closer. He smiled gently down at her as he wrapped his arm around her lower back and looked into her coffee coloured eyes.
"You look beautiful, sweetheart." Horatio said sincerely as his eyes lovingly wandered around her face, often taking in her perfect lips and luxurious eyes.
"Thank you Horatio." She said shyly, quietly.
"I mean it." He said softly as he clinked glasses with her with his charming smile. She smiled at him a little more naturally and then took a sip of her wine.
"You look astoundingly handsome, nothing new there then." She smiled at him sweetly and he chuckled. "I mean that too." She said with a smile and he looked down.
"How about we get you some more dresses that show a little more than your knee?" He smiled at her and then pulled her dress up a little, cheekily. She giggled and then stepped away as she pulled the dress back down.
"I'm nearly 30 Horatio… I can't be walking around showing so much skin." She said softly with another giggle.
"Why not? You've got the perfect body." Horatio grinned.
"Because it's not exactly decent. I like to have at least a little bit of dignity and class." She said softly and he chuckled and nodded.
"How about something a little smaller for home then?" He asked and she chuckled as he raised his eyebrows.
"Why get something smaller for home when I can just undress for you?" She questioned with a cheeky grin as she sat on the edge of the bed and crossed her legs.
"That is very true." He grinned and sat down with her.
"Anyway, surely you don't want too much of my skin showing to strangers?" Zoë questioned softly as she took another sip of the crisp wine that tantalised their tongues.
"Yes, but you have the best legs I have ever seen, if they're on show, others get to see what they're missing out on and they know that you're with me." Horatio said softly as he placed his hand back on her thigh and lightly pulled it up again while he grinned at her boyishly. She giggled and playfully swatted his hand away and pulled the dress back down.
"You mean that I'm yours?" She asked softly as she tilted her head at him.
"I didn't want to sound possessive." He said softly as he glance down to the floor.
"That's not possessive, I like it when you say I'm yours." She said softly and he looked back up at her with a gentle smile.
"Well then, they get to see that you're mine." Horatio said softly as he flashed her with his secret smile as he leant closer and wrapped his arm around her lower back and rested his hand on her waist.
"And those women who eye you up get to see that you're mine." She smiled sweetly as she placed her free hand on his thigh.
"Women do not eye me up sweetheart." Horatio said softly with a light chuckle as he shook his head.
"Oh yes they do." Zoë said as she raised her eyebrows and looked at her with a tender smile. "What woman wouldn't? You're handsome, smart, and dress exceptionally well. You catch everyone's eyes as you stand out in a crowd because of your gorgeous hair. You scream sophistication and a lot of women like that." She said softly as she looked down at her fingers as her fingertips began to draw shapes into his thigh lightly. He admired her eyes as they concentrated on her hand.
"Thank you sweetheart… May I ask something?" Horatio asked softly and she nodded then took a sip of her wine as she looked back up at him with a gentle expression. "How can you notice women looking at me when you don't see men admiring you?" Horatio asked softly and she shrugged as she thought about it.
"I've usually been quite good at knowing when someone flirts with another person or when someone is admiring someone. But as you know I find it difficult to tell when it's happening to me… I'm not sure why that is. It could be because I believe that someone wouldn't want to flirt with me, or that no-one would look at me in that way. I think it could be because I don't want them to flirt or look at me like that, so I mentally block out anything of that nature." Zoë said softly and he nodded, finally understanding the reasons. "There was this one guy though who was checking me out sometime ago and I noticed, I noticed quiet regularly actually." She said softly with a shy smile as she ran her fingertips up his thigh.
"Who was that?" Horatio questioned, thinking it was another man as his fingers began to lightly move over her waist and feel the texture of the dress.
"You, when we were out jogging and passed each other, when we were at work, I'd notice you looking at me or giving me your secret smile. You're the only one that I realised was taking an interest in me in that way. Perhaps it's because I wanted you to? Perhaps it's because I was falling for you all that time ago. Until I met you, I never wanted another relationship again; I never wanted anyone significant in my life ever again. We weren't together at that time, but I noticed." She smiled and he smiled shyly and looked down and then took a sip of his wine. "I'm glad I noticed, otherwise I wouldn't have kissed you at home that first time. I'm glad I was shot, I realised just how much you cared for me and I realised that you actually did like me, if I hadn't have been shot, I think it would have taken me much longer to take the plunge and kiss you or properly flirt with you. I wasn't sure if you did, so that's why it took so long for us to get together." She smiled shyly. She looked up at him and saw the grin on his face. "What?" She asked softly as she bit her lip.
"Just you." He said softly as he moved his head closer and kissed her on the lips lightly. He pulled back and looked into her eyes that shimmered in the light. "I wished I'd done something sooner. I wasn't sure if you liked me though so I didn't push anything between us. I didn't believe you'd ever like me." He said softly and she giggled as she shook her head and turned to him more. She raised her hand and placed it flat against his chest with a wide smile.
"Ever since I walked into your office, I knew you'd be someone special, I liked you almost instantly and I was falling for you after the first few weeks working there even though you didn't see it. I didn't really notice myself until I started thinking about you a lot, or actually caring about what you thought of me. You should have asked me out as soon as you started to like me." She grinned and he chuckled.
"I was plucking up the courage." Horatio said shyly and she chuckled. "I did actually try and spend more time with the team because you were there. I had never been out for a meal with them until we went to that Chinese, I only went because you were there." Horatio said shyly and then studied the even wider grin on her face.
"I still remember the first time we made love in your bed and I remember how easy it was with you. I even found it difficult with Mike on occasions even though we were married. That's when I knew for certain that you were the one, you were the one that I was always supposed to find. I never believed I'd have another serious relationship after Mike, I love that I was so wrong." She grinned and he chuckled as he lightly kissed her forehead.
"First time you're wrong?" He asked softly and she chuckled.
"Come on, drink up, we've got to leave soon." Zoë said softly and he nodded and then got up with her and walked through to the living area where they finished their wine as they engaged in a pleasant conversation.
"I think I'm a little tipsy." Zoë grinned at him as she sat back with a euphoric grin.
"I think you are too." He smiled and then got up as he listened to her light giggle. "I'll be right back." He said softly as he bent down and quickly kissed her. He walked into the bedroom to pick up his jacket and wallet and then walked back through to the kitchen to see Zoë placing their glasses in the sink.
"Ready?" She asked and Horatio nodded. She picked up her clutch bag and then linked arms with him and walked out after putting her shoes on.
"New shoes?" Horatio asked softly as he looked down at the light pink shoes that complemented the black dress and her pink nail varnish.
"Oh yes, there was a sale on at Gucci, I couldn't resist." She grinned and he smiled back as he nodded.
"They suit you." He said seductively and she chuckled.
"Thank you." She smiled. They arrived at the hotel restaurant and were greeted by a waiter who seated them right by the floor to ceiling windows.
"See, best seats." She smiled and he chuckled. Horatio seated Zoë and then sat down opposite her and they ordered another drink.
"This is even better than that dream we had, Horatio." Zoë grinned as she looked from him to the window to admire the views as the sun settled down.
"It certainly is." He agreed as he looked out to the views with a secret smile.
"Mmm" she groaned as she placed her hand over her stomach and then took a deep breath. Horatio quickly looked back to her and then saw her pained expression. His eyes quickly widened as he reached over and took hold of her hand that had made a fist on the table. She looked down at the edge of the table with a haunted expression.
"Zoë, what's wrong sweetheart?" Horatio questioned frantically and she looked up at him and took another deep breath. She pressed her lips together and softened her expression.
"I'm good." She said quietly as she looked up at him and began to rub her stomach as more of a confused expression crossed her face.
"Are you sure? We can go back if you want?" Horatio questioned as he lowered his head and looked deeply into her eyes.
"I'm good, I just… oh it's stupid. I'm fine." She said softly as the waiter brought their drinks over. She pulled her fist from his hand as she released her stomach and smiled sweetly up at the waiter and gave him a nod.
"We'll order in a moment, thank you." Horatio informed the waiter and he gave them a nod before he walked away. Horatio turned his gaze back to Zoë, she could see that he was concerned and that he needed to know what happened. "You just what?" Horatio asked softly as he took another gentle hold of her hand that now lay flat on the table.
"I don't… I don't know." She said as she looked up at him confused herself as she blinked a few times. "I'm sorry handsome, I didn't mean to worry you." She said softly as she took hold of his hand and he nodded a little happier that she was okay, but he continued to study her.
"Mmm" she groaned again and tightened her grip on his hand and placed her other hand against her stomach again. She looked down and closed her eyes as she shook her head as she began to hyperventilate.
"Zoë?" Horatio questioned as he tightened his grip on her hand. "Zoë?" Horatio questioned again, needing her to look up at him, but she didn't. "We're going back." Horatio said softly as he began to stand up but she held his hand and pulled him back down as she looked back up with another haunted expression.
"Eric…" She said as she pulled her hand from his and then pulled her phone out and rang for Eric immediately while Horatio sat there bewildered.
"Eric what?" Horatio questioned with a frown.