Unearthly Power by R. K. Page B

forceful; almost as if she was compelling herself to go through with it. He returned her kiss with his own passion, but decided to give her time to let her make sure this was what she wanted. It wasn’t long before she pulled him toward her as she moved them to the bed. She stopped him, broke away from their embrace, and removed his shirt. He helped her, and then again with hers. She kicked off her sandals and then lay on the bed. He removed his own shoes with a little more effort, and joined her. Exactly how the remaining pieces of clothing made it to the floor, neither of them could remember. Their passion moved as the waves of the sea. At first it was frantic, and then again calm, only to change repeatedly as they spent themselves emotionally and physically in an effort to satisfy each other’s needs. They dozed off for ten minutes or so after they had finished. When they awoke, they looked into each other’s eyes and smiled. Sean was glad he came ashore.
    “Did you ever find that restroom?” he asked.
    She shook her head.
    “And the food? You wanted to make sure I stayed away from the onions, garlic, and other unpleasant things.” He said realizing how far she had thought ahead.
    She nodded her head yes, while a slight blush was evident on her face.
    He smiled and laid his head on his interlaced hands as he took in a deep breath. He released it in a sigh of satisfaction and contentment. She moved nearer to him and laid her head on his chest while tracing a finger over invisible lines on his stomach. They remained in quiet consideration of their actions. When he was evidently through thinking about their encounter, he looked at the clock and said, “We have about an hour before we need to head back. As long as we have the room we mi ght as well make the most of it,” he suggested. She rolled over on top of him and stared down into his eyes, “Sometimes you come up with good ideas yourself. I guess that’s why you’re in charge.”
    “That and my virtue, innocence, natural abiliti es, honesty, and above all else, humility,” he replied in mock sincerity, which was immediately followed by her pinching one of his nipples. He yelped and grabbed her at the same time as he rolled her over and pinned her to the bed. She stared up at him without any resistance and looked once again into those mesmerizing eyes. The playful smile vanished from his face as he leaned over and placed his lips onto hers. Once again they were in the throes of passion, dispelling all thoughts of time, circumstance and reason.
     
    They remained in the room until the last possible moment. During the pleasant walk back to the boat, they were left to contemplate their individual feelings. That they were both happy was beyond doubt. Neither one knew where their relationship might lead. They were both experienced enough to know the realities of life. They agreed that they would wait on time to dictate the next step; although it was an agreement they had yet to share with each other.
    When they finally returned to the boat they saw Alex, Marcel, and the man who Sean didn’t know by name, maneuver the ROV into place on the rear deck. Tori stepped onboard first and gave Deidra a furtive look as she walked past her toward her room. Deidra then turned toward her brother as he came near.
    “Almost done, huh?” He asked her.
    “Yeah,” she answered with an arched eyebrow as she looked at him directly when he stopped by her side. “Were you able to help her find what she was looking for?”
    Sean hesitated a moment before replying. He gave his sister his full attention and managed to say, “Yes.”
    “Good,” she continued, enjoying the opportunity she had. “I mean, if anyone could help her, I was sure you could do it.” She looked at him as if daring him to make one of his wisecracks. When he didn’t reply she went on, “But then again, it must have been a challenge. You were gone all day. I wonder what it was that took you two so long to