Stella got up and went outside, down to the beach. She removed her clothing and jumped into the ocean.
Storm looked out the window, hearing a splash. " Stella?"
He got his pants on and went down to the beach.
He sat in the sand with his eyes on the water.
She was out far, swimming in the light of the moon.
She was a great swimmer.
He watched her for an hour. Finally she came in. She was breathing hard.
Storm reached out to her. She was exhausted.
She fell into his arms. " Take me upstairs," she said breathing hard.
He took her up to her room and dried her off. She was still very naked.
He took a long time drying her off. Storm didn't want to leave her.
Stella turned and climbed into her bed. She fell asleep. She wore herself out in the ocean water.
Storm looked at her with longing.
He removed his pants and climbed in next to her.
Stella moved into his arms and began to kiss him, half asleep.
He kissed her back. She put her hands on his skin.
He raised himself over her and pressed against her.
" Stella, I love you. I won't hurt you again."...
She said," Shhh. Let me dream."
He agreed. He bent down and kissed her open mouth.
She made quiet whimpering noises, then she started to cry again.
He stopped and hugged her tight.
" I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I hurt you." He whispered.
She rolled to her side. He held her in his arms and kissed her hair.
" I'm sorry, I'm not ready yet." She whispered.
He just held her all night.
In the morning Storm brought Stella a coffee. " Want me to dress you?" He asked her.
She said," no."
" Storm, I'm ready, come make love with me."
He shook his head. " No, not until its right. I will give you more time. This is a long lasting romance my love. We have time."
" We have time."She repeated.
She put her coffee down and removed her clothing.
She wore a simple summer floral dress that clung to her slim figure.
Then put her hair up in a pony tail and applied a light shade of lipstick.
Lastly she sprayed her perfume and bent down to put on her sandals.
Storm quicky knelt before her and put her sandles on her feet for her.
He picked her up and sat her on his lap.
" I am not letting you go again. I am staying right by your side.
Stella this time, I want what you want. I don't have anything more important to me, not racing, not being successful.
I want a joy that last forever."
She smiled at him. "I have a gift for you then." She stood up.
She stood by his side and held out her hand. He took it and stood up.
She looked up at him, he saw his world inside of her eyes.
" I forgive you." She said as she took his palm and kissed it.
" I don't need to start a family, it's just you and me. I'm all yours, faithfully." He vowed.
Stella walked outside with him to the waiting boat.
They were like two strangers learning to love again.
Storm was treating her like a fragile princess.
She squeezed his leg in the boat. He looked at her hand. She wore his ring again.
He kissed her as they rode to the luxurious yacht.
They were greeted by the bosun. He smiled and helped them get aboard.
The interior crew greeted them as well and gave them a tour. Stella was shown to a large room with a spacious bathroom.
She sat on the bed.
They showed Storm to his room. He lay down, he hadn't slept all night. He was very tired.
They set off towards the cliffs dripping with whitewashed cubic buildings, and then Mykonos with it's charismatic appeal.
Stella had never seen such beauty. She stayed topside during the whole journey.
She ate some delicous appetizers paired with a drink, a Santorini sour. She nibbled on koulouri (greek sesame bread rings), loukoumades (greek donuts with honey), and nuts and dried fruits.
Stella put her feet up and took in the sights.
Storm still slept.
After the sun started to go down, Storm came up. He was disoriented.
" Hey, sorry I was wiped out." He said.
She put her hand out to him.
" Ash won his race again. He's really doing very good. You should congratulate him." she said.
He nodded. " I will, but first...I'm starving." He smiled.
Stella fed him some of her left overs. " Here open your mouth."
She placed a bite of food in his mouth, he closed his eyes.
" That's very good." He drank from her bottle of water.
Stella put her hands in his hair and pulled him to her. She kissed him.
They anchored in the middle of the Aegean sea.
Storm sat between her legs as she stroked his hair. They watched the sun dip into the sea.
She hugged him from behind,
holding him tightly to her body.
" Storm, should we go into the hot tub, before dinner, or after?"She asked him.
" After, I'm starving." He admitted.
They were seated at the intimate table in the main salon.
The chef brought them some braised vegetables, a nice hummus with some warm bread.
They fed eachother. It was very sensual. Storm couldn't keep his eyes off of her.
" In this light, I see all the sparkles in your eyes, they are very beautiful." He told her.
" Storm, would you mind if Ash joined us here in a day or two?" She asked.
"Nope, this is our make up cruise. Ash can't be here for this one. Sorry. He will distract you with his sensitive sympathy."
She grinned. " I know, that's why I love him so much."
" Why do you love me?" He asked her.
" Because you make me feel cherished and your not easy on me, you make me work to be a better person." She smiled.
" What about my body, my charming looks and s*x appeal?" He asked.
She rubbed his leg under the table. " All of that too."
They started to get closer and Storm took her fingers and put them to his lips. He kissed them.
" Shall we get you tucked in?" He asked.
Stella nodded.
Storm took her to her bed and kissed her goodnight. He turned to leave.
" See you in the morning." She said.
During the night, the waves were rolling in, they had to return to Port. The yacht was moving side to side.
Stella got up and made her way to Storm's bed. He was looking green.
" I'm sea sick, sorry." He leaned over the side of the bed and threw up in the garbage.
She rubbed his back.
The yacht came to a stop. Storm was snoring. When he finally woke up he saw her watching him.
" It's not what I had planned for us." He said.
" Storm, Ash is on his way, he said he has some bad news. It's your mom, she had a stroke. You two are flying to Florida tonight. I'm so sorry."
He sat up. " Okay, get ready then."
" I'm not going Storm, family only. Ash said all you boys are meeting at the family home."
" I want you there." He said.
" I will meet you in California. Cash asked me to stay with Kira." She said.
Ash showed up 15 minutes later....
Hall, Storm's dad was expecting all of the boys in Key West. Their mother Gwen was in the hospital, she was unconscious.