They both grew closer together on the oversized leather couch discussing their favorite foods, Spencer slowly put his arm over Destiny’s shoulder and Destiny lightly stroked the corners of his hand. For a while they were both content enjoying the intimacy of closeness. Destiny wanted to kiss him with all the passion that was building up within her but she waited for Spencer to make the first move. They both sat in silence enjoying the view of the stars from inside the window cabins. Destiny felt herself getting slightly sleepy, Spencer sensed this, and led her hand in hand to her cabin; it was lit with candles and filled with a dozen red roses.
“For the lovely lady in my life, welcome to your sleeping quarters for the evening, I hope you’ll find everything you need here, I am just in the next cabin on the left if you need anything!”
Spencer planted a cheeky kiss on the side of Destiny’s cheek and let out a tiny giggle, making his way to his own quarters. Destiny gently closed her cabin door and lent against the back of it, taking the glorious evening in, it was like a dream, she didn’t want it to end. Spencer had behaved like the perfect gentleman, this was something she really admired about him, she could easily get used to this, and however the more Spencer treated her like a lady the more she desired him. She wondered if he desired her in the same way! She hoped so, although he had showered her with affection, he made no sexual advances what so ever, this had her doubting whether he is attracted to her or not?
Looking around her cabin she discovered, there were photographs of his father and younger brother, they all shared an uncanny resemblance, and there was a photograph of a striking beautiful lady with long blonde hair, her eyes were the lightest shade of blue that Destiny had ever seen. Then she realised that this must have been Spencer’s mother, the woman in the photograph looked so happy Destiny wondered how she had died, and how tragic her death was and leaving a twelve month baby without his mother.
Destiny sank into the soft feather filled ivory bedding reminiscing of their wonderful evening together, she felt like she was in another world when she was around Spencer and although this was only their first date she felt like they had known each other for years, she could easily connect with him, felt comfortable and special in his company, he had this magic of making her feel like she was the only person in the room with him. Maybe she was falling in love, but then what did she know about love?
She found herself woken by a brief tap on the cabin door, struggling to adjust her sleepy eyes, she wondered for a moment where she was? Had she fallen into such a deep sleep? Or was she losing her bearings and then suddenly the evening before all came back to her, she was on a yacht for Christ sakes with the irresistible Spencer.
“Just a moment Spencer, I’ll be right out.” Before she could summon up the strength to make it out of bed to answer the door, Spencer had already entered carrying a breakfast tray.
“There’s no need for you to get up I thought I’d surprise you with breakfast in bed, besides you’re gonna need your energy today!”
Looking at the tray she could see there was the full Monty, croissants with fresh jam and cream, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, lightly fried mushrooms, hot steamy toast she could also smell the fresh scent of coffee. She noticed that the tray was set for two.
“How delightful, I couldn’t think of a better companion . So what have you planned for us today, it all sounds rather strenuous?”
Destiny silently cursed herself, she was hoping she would get the chance to at least look presentable before she met him again in the morning; she didn’t want him getting the shock of his life seeing her makeup free, her hair standing up all over the place, how awful she must look to him now. She reluctantly moved over to allow room next to her on the bed as if sensing her thoughts; Spencer held her chin up towards his handsome face with one hand, balancing the tray on the other hand perfectly.
“May I add you look incredibly radiant first thing on a morning, I was hoping I’d get this chance to witness your natural beauty!” Destiny turned her head away in shame, unable to meet his eyes. “Oh Spencer, you’re such a natural charmer, such compliments at this hour will get you everywhere. I usually look like shit first thing in a morning!”
Spencer burst out laughing to hide his embarrassment. “Now let’s tuck in, before it gets cold, we have quite a day ahead of us yet!” Destiny c ouldn’t help but kiss him on the side of his cheek, this time she didn’t blush, he glanced at her in wonderment and suddenly they both embraced their lips into a long sensuous kiss, she could feel her lips melt into his and her tongue find his, the heat, the shortness of breath as if they both stopped breathing in anticipation for this moment to last forever, they came to a natural stop and just gazed in to one another’s eyes, for what seemed like an eternity both saying nothing, just lost in time. He gently moved away holding her hand.
“Let’s eat before it gets cold!” They both devoured the breakfast saying very little but showing more affection than ever before. She noticed he was wearing a thick green hooded sweater with their university logo embodied on the back, navy blue jeans and some very sensible boots, with a thick tread wondering what he had planned for them today. Once finished with breakfast, orange juice and coffee Spencer began to clear up the mess they had mad, making his way out of the room.
“Meet me in half an hour on the upper deck and don’t forget to wear something warm!”
“Yes, Captain!” Destiny dashed into the shower pinn ing her hair up as she didn’t have time to wash it, half an hour would just give her enough time to look halfway presentable praising the fact that she had packed a few cashmeres and her favorite duffle coat. There was nothing more motivating than been kept in the dark when it came to surprises, how she enjoyed been kept on her toes. She managed to apply a little Clinique foundation to her flawless skin, adding an injection of bronzer to her cheeks, applied some cherry pink lipstick, satisfied with the natural look, she was ready for action. Curiosity getting the better of her she leaped to the top of the boat, already breathless when she reached Spencer, he gave her the once over from head to toe, nodding in approval of her choice of clothing, handing her a diagram of the boat.
“Today we are gonna sail this wonderful vessel, have you ever sailed a boat before Destiny?”
She gazed at him in sheer amazement, not quite believing in what she was hearing, excitement, and nervousness gripping her. “No, I’ve never sailed a boat before, only had the pleasure of been a passenger on numerous occasions. Are you serious? Oh my god this will be a super challenge, where the heck do I start?”
“Well today we ´re gonna make history, but first I’ve gotta explain a few things in order for our trip to go as smooth as possible!”
Destiny bit the corners of her inner mouth, she was in shock she never expected this, suddenly her nerves started to kick in. “ Shit, but I’ve no idea on how to sail a boat or yacht, I don’t even know if there is a difference? I am terrified at the very prospect, what if I mess up? What if we drown?”
Spencer placed his hands on each of her shoulders stroking the sides of her arms. “There’s not much chance of that my lovely, don’t worry you’ll do just fine, I was as scared as you my first time but trust me there’s nothing to worry about, besides helps on its way, there’ll be four of us sailing today, come sit down with me, I’ll explain some of the diagram to you!”
Spencer led her to the starboard of the boat reassuring her that she didn’t have to do anything if she didn’t like she could just sit back watch and learn if she wanted.
Destiny began to loosen up a little, but still couldn’t help biting onto the inside of her mouth, a nervous trait she developed as a child and hadn’t quite grown out of yet. Once Spencer was finished explaining the diagram, she decided that she´d put on a brave face and try to enjoy this new experience and learn from it all she could. While she was having her moment of clarity she noticed a middle aged man, dressed in white accompanied with a tall looking teenage guy walking on the pier towards the yacht, she recognised them
immediately from the photographs inside her cabin, oh my god was she about to meet Spencer’s family?
Before she had the time to mull this over in her head she heard Spencer calling her to the lower deck to meet their guests. “Destiny may I introduce you to my father and brother Paul ?” Destiny shook hands with them both whilst lightly blushing.
“Hi, it’s a pleasure to meet you both, may I take this opportunity to thank you for having me aboard this great boat!” “The pleasure s all mine, Spencer’s just informed me that you’ve never sailed before my dear it that correct?”
“Yes, Mr Pratt that’s right, I must apologise for my inexperience and naivety.”
“Oh please call me Anthony, and threes no need for apologies my dear. Now let me tell you something, you don’t have a thing to worry about, I have been sailing these murky waters for a long time now, for well over twenty years, in fact the first boat I had wasn’t a patch on this one and I’ll give you my word we´ll be as safe as houses.”
“Thanks for your reassurance, I feel a lot safer now!” Anthony gently patted Destiny on the back, making his way to the upper deck, Spencer and Paul followed. Spencer called down, “Don’t worry we´re just making some maintenance checks before we start sailing, come along if you want!”
Destiny slowly made her way up the stairs towards the three of them, with a renewed interest and enthusiasm asking if there was anything she could do, expecting them to say no.
Paul asked her to come over and give him a hand with the sails. “Our destination lies upwind, from directly astern the sails propel the boat forward because of “lift” created by wind blowing across them, not by wind pushing against them.”
“Ok , I think I get it, so is the wind generating the boats movement?”
“Of course by trimming the sails in tighter it’ll keep them full and generate a lift of the sails, here have a go.”
Paul slowly placed Destiny’s hands where his had been not letting go and guided her to keep turning through the wind and soon the sail will fill on the other side of the boat.
“It’s called tacking, it’s hard at first but soon as you get the hang of it you get to know how to sail the wind, it’s a great feeling!” Destiny found herself enjoying it, she caught Spencer glancing over with his pearly white smile, giving her the thumbs up, she couldn’t help but returning it with one of her best smiles.
“Hey Destiny you’re doing a marvelous job, carry on the good work!” Destiny felt the strong arms of Spencer’s father on her shoulders, tapping them again gently on her back as though she was one of the boys, part of their clan. She was glad of all their approval and gradually her confidence began to pick up, she could do it, she could feel the boat pick up speed. When she was no longer needed tacking and Paul came to relief her she couldn’t help but notice how all three of them worked so well together, no disagreements, no fuss just a respected quietness for the boat, she felt glorious to be on board sharing this, nipping herself on occasion to ensure she was here and it wasn’t another of her elaborated dreams. She couldn’t wait to tell Ella all the details, yet she wanted this date to go on forever.
Spencer came under to join her on the lower deck, putting his arm around her, congratulating her on her first sail. She met his eyes at the same time and the same electricity that seemed to go all the way through her body from earlier this morning came surging back. She was no stranger to how the body worked and the chemical reactions humans get, but this was far stronger than anything she had ever felt, even stronger than her first kiss with a guy called Edwin in junior high before leaving the disco but she couldn’t possibly compare the two because what she was feeling now wasn’t puppy love, it was a whole lot stronger and she somehow felt quite weak by it, she couldn’t resist Spencer even if she wanted to.
As if reading ever one of her thoughts Spencer began to lead her down the hall to his room.
“What about your father and brother, surely they’ll notice that we’ve just disappeared!”
“Don’t worry the big boys will be up there for at least another two hours, they won’t disturb us!” Destiny wasn’t convinced but without further warning Spencer pulled her onto the bed and whispered, “Shall we finish off what we started this morning sweetheart?”
She heard herself whispering yes. They slowly undressed each other, admiring one another’s naked beauty, their breathing becoming more urgent as they began to make sweet slow love over and over again, and it was magical.
“You don’t know how long I have wanted this, since the first day I saw you at St John’s, with your pink sweater around your shoulders and you tight white jeans showing off your great curves and lean stomach. You just stood there like a little girl lost and I wanted so much to approach you and show you the way!”
“Then may I ask why you didn’t young man? A lady needs all the help she can get when she’s lost!” “I dunno why, I guess I just couldn’t bring myself to confront you, besides I thought that maybe you were out of my league and would just brush me off with one of your perfectly manicured hands.”
They both broke out in to laughter. “ Okay I have a confession aswel, I’ve been watching and admiring you for some time on the football field, so much so, my psychology professor caught me in the act! You’re a hell of a distraction in your sexy shorts, but I guess I was just too shy to approach you, in the event you reject me like you did with my friend Audrey!”
“Wow! Some confession, I wish I’d have known and maybe we could have hooked up sooner. No offence to your friend but she just isn’t my type and besides my best friend has a major crush on her!”
They both lied there talking and laughing, enjoying each other’s nakedness agreeing that they should have done this sooner. “So Destiny Pearson, woman of my dreams would you consider going steady with me now?”
Destiny started to laugh.
“Why not, I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do.” Chapter 10
“Ella, you’ll never guess what?”
Destiny couldn’t contain her excitement any longer. “What is it? You know what time it is right?”
“Yeah, I know sorry to call you so late, but it, I couldn’t wait any longer!”
“What’s happened Destiny? You’re beginning to worry me now?” “I have just had my first date with a wonderful guy called Spencer Pratt, it was amazing Ella the best. I think I’m already in love!”
“Oh my god, that’s great, I want to hear all about it, shall we meet at Fargo’s tomorrow on my lunch break?” “No, not Fargo’s , please, how about the new Italian restaurant that just opened over in Gladstone Street, what times your lunch break?”
“Why not Fargo’s it’s your favorite?”
“It’s a long story sis, I’ll explain tomorrow, besides I fancy a breaking the habit of a lifetime!”
“Ok, why not! I’ll meet you there around 12.30?”
“Yeah, that’s great, but try not to keep me waiting again. I really need to share my good news with you and it can’t wait!” “Don’t hang up yet, is there anything I can get for Broody?” “Maybe a soother for his new teeth, they’re coming thorough by the dozen and his old ones ready for the bin!”
“Poor little man, I’ll see what I can do.”
“Good we´re both at our wits end; better hang off now he’s screaming. See you tomorrow and don’t keep me waiting!” “No chance of that, hope you manage to get a good night’s sleep. Sorry to ring so late.” Destiny waited until she heard Ella hang up, feeling guilty she had disturbed her sisters precious sleep. She knew Ella didn’t have an easy time especially after Ian announced he was leaving her and Broody as he couldn’t handle the thought of being a father.
Here Destiny was enjoying her late teenage years doing the opposite of her sister, she couldn’t yet imagine what it would be like to have a child of her own, giving up all her life to look after a child, she was far too selfish for this yet, maybe in her late twenties or early thirties when she figured out what she wanted to do with her
life, she could think about bringing her own child in to this world. A major deterrent being child labor itself! After the birth of her beautiful nephew Broody in which she was present, Ella had been in so much pain and distress due to complications of Broody´s breach position, he remained insistent on keeping until the last few remarkable hours of her labor, where he miraculously turned around. Destiny remembered her poor sister opting for all the pain relief that was available, gas and pethidine, the good old gas mask and the spinal incision epidural. Destiny sat and observed it all while Ella was screaming and shouting in excruciating pain, taking it out on everybody or anybody. Destiny couldn’t help wonder where that elusive boyfriend of Ella’s was, bloody Ian Dumbridge? Instead of his hand to squeeze, the long duration of Ella’s stages of labor, the moment both parents are both suppose to share... Ella only had Destiny and her small hand to take it out on and by hell she did, Destiny knew her sister had a temper all her life and she had managed to avoid it until then, so much so Destiny burst into tears, Ella was calling her all the names under the sun.
“Bitch, you bitch, you horrible cow, why is this happening to me and not you, how can you just sit there all so perfect when I am in this much fucking agony?”
Destiny was advised by a pretty young nurse, who was going off shift to ignore her sister’s profanity. “It’s normal for the birth mother to take it out on anyone who’s present, try and understand she doesn’t mean these words you’ll see all in good time”
Destiny found she was speechless that this young nurse couldn’t have been much older than herself, she had been present for the last eleven hours of Ella’s labor and now it was time for her to go home, whilst she was making her way out of the ward, she signaled Destiny over with her index finger.
“Try and be patience with your sister, when the baby comes along the labor will be long forgotten trust me and all you and your sister will be able to focus on is the little one!”
“Yeah, right and how can you be so sure of that?” “I am talking from experience, I was only seventeen when I gave birth to my son Christopher and my boyfriend left me before the birth, so I only had my poor mother there when I was in labor and apparently I gave her pure hell as well as all the nursing staff. One nurse refused to treat me because I was so abusive! It’s the pain you see, I was lashing out at everyone, and I had little recollection of it as soon as I held my beautiful boy in my arms.”
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