(Lexi’s POV)Finn wasn’t kidding me when he said this was a workcation because after eating dinner at the picnic site and going with me to the nearest bathroom, which was a ten-minute walk from the tent to brush my teeth and change, he was already talking about work. As I got out of the bathroom, I finally looked like going camping, wearing a sweatshirt, shorts, and a pair of Crocs classic clogs, matching him.When we returned to the tent, he took the brochures and documents John had given him earlier and began studying them. He ignored me as I plumped the only pillow I had. His was placed at the farthest part of the tent as if telling me he wasn’t interested in touching me tonight. It should have been a piece of good news for me, but I took it as an insult.Brushing my thoughts aside, I lay my back on the bedding, twisting and turning a few times to find a comfortable position, when the air began to whisper outside, wind shaking our tent.“Finn,” I yelped as I listened to the wind fl
(Lexi’s POV)Could a heart go into shock?Maybe… After that nuts conversation with Finn about cheating on a family, I could not sleep anymore. Guilt must have imprisoned my lungs and heart altogether, constricting the air in my body.As I blinked my eyes in the dark while listening to Finn’s low snores, I was thinking about how cheap I got, like I was too eager to jump into bed with him. If my parents were alive, they would probably get hurt because they did not raise me to stoop so low for a man. I turned to him, sleeping farthest from me. The gap between us wasn’t vast, but his arms were crossed to his chest as if he was making sure his hands would not crawl into my pants just in case I rolled to his side. Sighing, I got up, making sure not to step over on my sleeping boss, carefully not touching Finn before I slowly exited the tent.When I got out successfully without waking Finn up, I turned my gaze to the other tent, thinking of staying there for the rest of the night. It was my
(Finn’s POV)Lexi was already asleep, now breathing evenly but snuggling to me every time I would try to move far from her. My effort to abstain myself from touching her was like a battery getting empty because as my beautiful but bossy secretary nestled to me, our skin was a match, producing fire inside me.I told her I was a light sleeper, and my naughtiness kicked in when she went outside the tent a while ago. It was my intention to scare her, so I followed her as she walked toward the bathroom and grabbed her waist from behind. But I did not expect that I would put her life in danger just because I wanted us to be okay again.She groaned, whimpering in a low sound as she rested her thigh on top of mine. Puffing air and thinking of needing her inhaler, I pushed her thigh slowly away from me because I could not breathe as I tried to restrain myself from the desire flooding my body.As soon as I successfully pushed her thigh off me, she moved again, returning her thigh on top of mine
(Finn’s POV)“Boyfriend?” Lexi mouthed, her eyes wide but glaring at me.Liam pursed his lips as if amused at how the words slipped from my mouth. He raised his hands, looking like he was surrendering to the police but glanced at her, his eyes confirming.Lexi bit her lower lip and briefly looked at me before explaining to him. “We’re actually here for a workcation.”“John mentioned that,” his eyes flashing at me and continued, “A VIP visiting to check on the place. I didn’t know you were the VIP,” he winked at her and chuckled when her cheeks blushed.It was Lexi’s cheeks reddened, but it was my blood boiling in… anger? Annoyance? Jealousy? Why would she blush with just a wink?“He’s the VIP,” She laughed and walked closer to me.“It was the plan,” I cut in their silent flirting. “But she had an asthma attack last night, so I can’t risk her health.”“Of course,” Liam said, locking his eyes on her as if she was the VIP. “You still had asthma?”She turned to me, wrapping her arms aroun
(Frank’s POV)“Frank…”I blinked, hearing Sky’s voice from afar, but I was like a ship floating in the stormy Pacific Ocean. I could still hear Lexa crying and begging me not to tell Lexi, especially Finn, everything that had happened between us.We made love at almost every part of the beach house… The home I dreamt of for my future family and the place I wanted to surprise Lexi with. The magic was overwhelming that I could only think of making love with Lexa, claiming her as mine until it was time for us to part ways.I could not believe I had cheated on my girlfriend and deceived Finn. “Frank?” Sky rested his hand on my shoulder, waking me up from the nightmare I had created.Sky chuckled but pressed his lips, suppressing another laugh.“Is everything okay?” he asked worriedly when he saw I only blinked at him.Meeting!I gasped, remembering Sky had an appointment. I shook my head as if trying to throw everything on my mind, opening my drawer, unsure what I was looking for. Cathe
(Frank’s POV)Almost a dozen of empty cans of beer were scattered on the sand. I knew we were drunk already, but I was not worried about how Sky would get home because Angela’s driver had come, and he was now sleeping in his car, waiting for what time Sky would decide to go home.Sky breathed out, blinking as he opened another can of beer and shook his head.“I’m drunk.” It was the third time he said it.I chuckled, drinking the last drop of beer from my can before crawling to the powdery sand and picking up the other cans.“What’s so special about this place?” He asked, lying on the sand.We finished several cans of beer, but Sky never asked me what was bothering me. Instead, we were like in a loop, talking about him and Angela, how they met, and what made him realize he couldn’t live without her. I pointed at the dock. “Lexi jumped there, and we fought while on water, then…” I smiled, tapping the sand. “We made love here the first time.”“Ooohhh!” A wicked smile curved his lips as
(Lexi’s POV)Fighting Finn was a waste of time and energy, so the conversation was over when he said Joko would go with him instead of me. It had been decided, so I didn’t need to argue with him. Besides, pretending Lexa was useless when I could not even swim in the river Joko showed him in the brochure. I have no idea how to rappel down just to descend faster from the higher ground.It was already past six when the main door of the cabin opened. Finn came in with a half-smile, looking tired from his adventure. For one long second, he gazed at the laptop, tablet, and planner with my colorful pens and sticky notes scattered on the dining table.“I told you to rest,” he pursed his lips, looking at me with dismay.I ignored him and continued to work on his schedule, moving some of his meetings to other days and noting the documents for his approval. I spent almost the whole day in John’s office using his telephone and Internet to confirm the changes in their appointments, and during lunc
(Lexi’s POV)“Wait!” I pushed him lightly away from me, catching my breath after our passionate and searing kisses. “What sign?” I asked curiously.Instead of answering, he parted my lips and kissed me slowly, taking his time to nibble my lips playfully, licking the corners of my mouth as if I were ice cream. When I brushed my tongue to the tip of his tongue, Finn deepened the kiss and glided his palms from my arms to my hands.I moaned, but I was afraid to shut my brain down because Finn liked doing this, making me love what he was doing but leaving me hanging in the end.And I was right!He moved away from me, sitting upright and smiling as he took the ice cream tub and gave me the spoon.“Let’s not get this ice cream to waste. Don’t eat everything.” He stood up, giving me a peck on my lips. “Wait for me, okay?”Sneering at him, I dug the spoon into the ice cream tub, scooped the dessert, and moaned as I filled my mouth with ice cream, making sure to melt it on my tongue.Finn did n