I shower lazily, stretching muscles i didnt even know i had under the wide head of the chrome rainfall faucet. I lather the peach and mango shower gel into my skin, the aroma making both myself, and our bathroom for the week, smell like the rest of the island. -Luscious and summery. When i turn, allowing the water to splatter against my shoulders and ease the stiffness of the muscles there, a familiar silhouette is shadowing the frosted glass to the shower door. I smile; "Youre not a big fan of privacy, are you?" "With you? Naked? Never." The sleazy reply comes over the sound of the cascade of water and my smile slips into grin. I turn, only to cease the flow of water and the silence that descends is the same quietly charged silence that has become so common between us. "Throw me a towel." "Not a chance," I watch as Gary moves out of sight, away towards the mirrors above the sinks."Come out and get it." "Gary dont be an arse
"Top up?" I open one eye as i hear Garys voice sounding from somewhere above my head and squint into the blinding light of the African sun. My vision adjusts, enabling me to gaze upon my husband who is standing over me as i lie on the plush sun-lounger, half under the vast spanning parasol and half directly under the suns burning glare. In his hands, Gary holds a glass that had held my cocktail, blended from exotic fruits and lemonade being as i had reluctantly declined a tipple of rum. I stretch languidly, enjoying having absolute no where to be, as well as the heat of the sun easing my sex-sore muscles, "Ill just have water thanks." "You sure?" Garys eyebrow dips before raising again and accompanying his question. I nod, a sleepy yet no doubt ridiculously goofy smile plastered across my face. Lifting my left arm, i hook my fingers into Garys balled fist in a limp sort of fashion, but he acknowledges the invitation none the less and perches on the