Tempting Bounty (Inter-Galactic Bounty Hunter Series Book 2) by KD Jones Page B

yet. The island will have a water purifier when we get there so all the water we use can be recycled. We’ll have to be careful how much water we use until we reach the island.”
    “How long will the water last?” He sat his empty plate down on the table.
    “We’ll have maybe a day’s worth of fresh drinking water, if we use it strictly for drinking and cooking. Less than that if we take long showers. As long as we are conservative we’ll make it to the island before we run out.” She turned her head to look toward the steps leading down below. “Son of a bitch!” She stood up and stormed down the steps.
    *****
    What the hell happened? Vic followed Lexi down below and to her master bedroom. Then he watched as she jerked the bathroom door open, startling a wet and naked Stratford in the shower.
    “Lexi! What the hell?” Stratford didn’t try to hide his naked body.
    “We need to save the water supply until we get to the island. Once we get there we can purify the ocean water with a filter to use for cooking but we need to limit the use of showers. How long have you had the water on?”
    “Just about twenty minutes or so.”
    “You need to limit it to five to ten minutes, but not until we reach the island.” Lexi reached in and shut the water off.
    “Hey, I still have conditioner in my hair!”
    “Tough!” She spun around, but Vic wasn’t fast enough to move out of her way. She bumped into his chest.
    Vic gently held her arms to steady her. He could feel the warmth of her body pressed against his. He remembered how perfect her body was, especially her breasts. He wished he had suckled them when he had the chance. If it wasn’t for her ex who was just a few feet away watching them, he would remove all her clothes and take her right then and there. He had to force himself to let her go. He stepped back so that she could pass him.
    “I’m going to catch a few rays up top.”
    Vic watched her go, admiring the way her ass looked in her bathing suit. He forgot that her ex was still standing there watching him.
    “Give it up, man. She is way out of your league,” Stratford told him.
    Vic glared at Stratford, who was wrapping a towel around his waist. “Like I care what you think.”
    “Hey, don’t get offended. She was out of my league too, when I married her. It was one of the problems we faced in our marriage. We’re mere mortals and she is a living breathing goddess with unbelievable tits. How could we possibly keep her happy? Best thing you could do is keep your distance. She will chew you up and spit you out. Plus, you don’t have anything to offer her.”
    “You’re the one that should have kept his distance. You put her in danger by coming here.”
    “I needed help. I had planned to borrow money and disappear. What’s it to you anyway?”
    Vic growled his displeasure. “You’re the one that chews people up and spits them out. Did you even think twice about the girlfriend you abandoned?”
    Stratford stopped drying himself off. “Are you talking about Bubbles? I told her that we didn’t have enough money for both of us to come here and suggested she visit her sister until I could come back for her. She’s fine.”
    “She’s dead is what she is.”
    “What?” Stratford reached for the wall. “What are you talking about?”
    Vic felt guilty with how he was giving Stratford the news. “Bubbles was found dead near a river.”
    Stratford paled. Vic thought the man was about to fall down. “Get out.” Vic turned and walked out of the bathroom to find Lexi glaring at him.
    “You could have told him differently than that.”
    Vic felt like a shit. “I told the truth.”
    “Your truth sucks.” She looked like she was thinking about going back in to see Stratford but then turned and headed back up the stairs.
    He wandered the downstairs cabins for a few minutes. He fought with himself as he went to search her out. He denied what he was doing, convincing himself that he was keeping an eye