Chapter 5
After their meal, they sat next to each other under a palm tree, looking out at the white beach and azure blue sea.
Kate took off her combat boots, socks and stuck the latter into the boots.
He looked at her feet, "Here, do you put nail varnish on your toes".
"Yeah, why not?", she replied.
He shrugged, "Your feet are still in boots, so…".
"No, no. With that I can be a woman among all men. It reminds me that I am a woman and to remain so".
"I see. Good", he said.
A little later, Dylan took off his T-shirt.
Kate looked at him and said, "I'm a little jealous of you".
He looked at her, "Huh? Why?"
"Because you can take off your T-shirt and I can't".
He frowned, "Why not?"
"Because then I'm in my underwear", she replied annoyed.
He spread out his large hands, "That's something I don't understand. Women are always reluctant when it comes to walking around in bra and panties, but you call it a bikini, then they no longer have any reluctance".
"Because underwear can be very sexy".
"Hmm, you don't look like a person who wear sexy underwear", he said.
" .not?", Kate indignantly.
He raised an eyebrow, looking at her, "Aboard!"
"Of course not!", she answered, looking again at the sea and the beach.
"Do you know that you just betrayed yourself?", he asked, grinning.
"With what?"
"Your fierce reaction to underwear. You just told me that you're wearing them but in other words".
She didn't react but he could see from the slight redness on her cheeks that he was right.
They said nothing more and after a few minutes she took off her T-shirt.
From the corner of his eye he saw that she was wearing a normal black bra.
"Better?", he asked.
She nodded, "Yes, that's right. I should have done it earlier".
"Uh-hu."
They said nothing anymore until she mumbled, "Tempting".
"What?"
"Tempting. The sea is tempting and with this heat it's even harder", she said.
"Well, what are you waiting for? They don't need us right now", he said.
"Dylan, how can I do that? I don't have my bikini here and I hate wet underwear", she answered annoyed.
"Okay", was the only thing he answered.
Minutes later, he said, "You can think what you want, but I'm taking advantage of this opportunity!".
He took off his boots, trousers and underwear and ran naked to the sea.
Kate looked at him, raising her eyebrows and grumbled something.
He was swimming back and forth until he heard, "Hey, did you think you could enjoy the sea all alone?"
He saw her swimming towards him and smiled.
"I thought you hated wet underwear?"
"I still do and that's why they are next to yours under the tree", she said.
"Oh, I see".
They swam next to each other until she asked, "Can you stand here?"
He tried and said, "Yes, I can. Why?"
"For that purpose", she answered, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.
"I see", he said smiling and he wrapped one arm around her and he passed the other under her buttocks to support her.
They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and kissed, first prudently, then more passionately. He waded slowly with her to the beach where they began to worship their bodies passionately kissing.
"Have you ever made love on a tropical white sand beach?", he asked her.
"No, why should we wait for God's sake", she whispered back.
He smiled, they kissed passionately and made love.
Later, lying side by side, they looked at the deep blue sky.
"What have we done?", she wondered.
He looked at her, "Do you regret?"
She looked at him, "No, certainly not. I only hope it wasn't a one-night stand".
He rolled back to his side and caressed her cheek, "No, not at all. I hope there will be a sequel".
"So we're going to work out a plan. Cairns isn't that big and we can't disappear like in Melbourne or Sydney", she said.
"We have enough time here to find a solution", he said.
"Uh-hu".
They sat next to each other, looking at the sea and suddenly he looked at her, "Hey, how about a selfie?"
"Huh? Hmm, yeah, why not?", she answered.
"Okay", he said and stood up and ran to their uniforms. He took his smartphone and turned around to return when he had an incredible view, Kate sitting naked her legs outstretched, outstretched arms behind her on the white beach, the azure sea and bright blue sky in the background, just a goddess. He stopped and took a photo.
He plopped down next to her and held the smartphone in front of them and both bent over each other. Then he switched to the wide angle and took a photo again.
"Thank you, it's a nice souvenir. Can you send them to me?", she asked.
"Sure, but I have no connection here".
"Of course", she said and both looked at the rolling waves.
He chuckled.
"What?"
"Do you want to know what I was thinking?"
"I don't know if I really want to know, but knowing you, you're going to tell me anyway", Kate said, looking at him.
"Do you remember the old nurse uniform we found yesterday?"
"Yes and what?"
"I was wondering what you would look like in it", he said.
Kate laughed, "Don't even think about it buddy!"
"Okay then".
Kate lay down, closed her eyes and folded her arms under her head.
"Guess what, as a teenager I always wanted to lie naked on a white beach of a tropical island. Ironical, isn't it?"
"Well, you can cross that out your to-do list", he said, admiring her.
After a few minutes, she turned on her belly, her head resting on her arms.
They said nothing more and enjoyed each other's company, the sun and the environment.
He turned to her and began running two of his fingers on her thighs, buttocks and back.
"Kate, I enjoy the view but you should think about protecting your skin. You don't have sun cream here and Bomber isn't here to give you a sunburn cream".
She opened her eyes and looked at him annoyed, "Dylan you can really be a spoilsport"
"It's for your own good. Your pale skin is extremely sensitive".
"Hmm", she grumbled, getting back into a sitting position.
"Besides, I don't know what about your stomach, but I'm hungry", he said.
"I'm starving! Could we have caught something?", she said.
"Let's have a look", he said as he stood up.
"Hmm, completely dry", he said, feeling his body.
Kate grinned at him and stood up too, "You'd better get dressed before I want round two".
"For dessert?", he replied grinning.
"Don't give me any ideas", she answered, laughing, as they made their way to their clothes in a heap under the tree.
After getting dressed, she looked at her watch, "Hmm, time to call Hammersley".
Kate established contact with Hammersley, "X-Ray 82 to Charlie 82".
"Charlie 82 to X-Ray 82, is everything all right, Kate?", asked Mike, and she sensed worry in his voice.
"Yes sir, everything's fine here. No problems. How's the operation going?", she asked.
"At least another day. I plan to pick you up the day after tomorrow. How are the supplies?", he asked.
"Pretty good. We have fresh fish and papayas", she said.
"Okay, that's good to hear, because I was getting worried", he said.
"That's not necessary, sir".
"Okay Kate, I'll hear from you tomorrow unless there's something urgent", Mike replied.
"Yes sir, over and out", she said, ending the call.
"And?", asked Dylan.
"Nothing special, Mike was worried about our supplies", said Kate, putting the radio back in the bag.
"Everything's fine, but we have to be careful with the toilet paper. One roll isn't much", he said.
He saw that she was raising her eyebrows.
"Use tree leaves", he said, and watched in amusement as she wrinkled her nose.
"Get some thick leaves that aren't too small", he continued with a devilish grin.
"Lalalala, I'm not listening anymore!", she answered, covering her ears with both hands.
"You'd better tell me what we've caught", added Kate.
He waved two fish in the air, "These! They're enough for a luxury dinner and the wine is acceptable and fresh given the circumstances", he said.
"Nice! Let's start there", answered Kate, enthusiastically.
To be continued