Part of her broke off and floated to the heavens upon hearing his words. She looked into his blue eyes and thought of how perfect the moment was.
“Jason --” Just then the clerk walked up and interrupted, spoiling the most perfect moment in her life, so they continued shopping in complete silence.
Changing clothes in the dressing rooms, they packed their other clothing purchases in the backpacks they had each bought.
They stopped by two other stores in the shopping area where they each bought flashlights, batteries, and baby wipes. Katie watched as Jason purchased a box of condoms, which had her heart fluttering the entire time they’d eaten lunch at the busy courtyard. They actually enjoyed a hamburger and French fries and watched people rushing around them.
“It’s so nice to get American food somewhere.” Jason bit into the large burger.
Katie watched in amusement as she nibbled on her chicken strips and fries.
After lunch, they walked to the middle of the mall area and purchased ferry tickets at a kiosk. The ferry was set to leave in just over two hours, which gave them plenty of time to walk the three blocks to the ferry docks.
Jason wanted to get there early, just in case they ran into trouble. So they did a little more shopping, hitting some of the smaller, more local shops on the way to the docks. Both of them kept their eyes opened, looking for either man, never losing sight of each other. Actually, he’d held onto her hand and hadn’t let go; she hadn’t wanted him to.
They finally walked the short distance through the newer part of town and arrived at the docks. Jason was totally on guard now, watching everything. They boarded the boat from the very large dock area, quickly and without incident. She did notice the extra police around and wondered if they had anything to do with the men not being around, or if they had just given up trying to kidnap them.
They quickly found their small, private cabin on the large boat and locked themselves in, ready for the almost ten-hour trip to Italy. Katie looked across the space at the small bunks they each sat on and felt more nervous than she had ever felt around him.
It reminded her of her first kiss. She’d been at a friend’s party, and they’d played spin the bottle. Whoever the bottle landed on, they would have to go into the closet with and kiss.
Of course she’d hoped that it would land on Jason so they wouldn’t have to do anything, or so her eleven-year-old mind had told her. But no, it had landed on Dave. Dave had been the boy who’d hit puberty before all the others. His hormones were in full swing and she’d nervously entered the closet where he’d instantly kissed her, pushing his tongue into her mouth. He’d tasted of Cheetos and Root Beer, a mix that still to this day turned her off.
Now she sat on one of the bunks and felt the room getting smaller, and the air somehow seemed to be leaving the space as well. She wasn’t nervous like she’d been with Dave; this was a different kind of nervousness. It was more anxious than anything. She knew what it was like to be with Jason. He was Jason, her best friend, her only lover, yet all of a sudden she didn’t know what to say to him. How to act around him. She was probably over-thinking things again.
She looked over at him and her eyes took in the bump and bruise on his forehead, then followed the path down his jaw and his neck. She noticed how wide his shoulders were and remembered how they felt above her as she grabbed them and held them to her. She watched his arms flex and remembered how they felt holding her. Her eyes traveled down his arms and she looked at his hands, remembering how they felt on her skin, how they had caused her to moan and squirm under his light touch. Then she went back to his chest and remembered nibbling on his nipples and licking his stomach muscles, following the light trail of hair down to his cock, remembering what he did with it and how she’d enjoyed sucking him to completion. She couldn’t take her eyes off his crotch and was mesmerized by every movement he made. She could see him getting hard under his jeans and couldn’t stop herself from licking her lips with desire.