I kept looking down as I waited to be pushed down onto the sand. Instead of apprehension of that occurring all I felt was a sort of giddy excitement. I had changed so much!
He was doing nothing and saying even less. I glanced up to see that he was studying me thoughtfully.
"That was gutsy of you turning in evidence on yourself like that. I've known since the plane that it would be me and you. Your brother came to me. Don't ask me how he knew, but he knew that we would crash. He made me promise to look out for you. He even gave me his blessing to have you as my woman. I thought he was crazy, but now I don't think so. Kim, I'm not a barbarian even though I admit I have acted as such. Whatever it is that's going on between us goes deeper than just skin deep on my part. I want you yes, but I'd like to continue being with you just as we are now, until you're ready to willingly be excited to be mine."
I stared at him in shock, "You're letting me pick the time and place?"
He nodded and said, "Please don't keep me waiting forever."
I quickly shook my head in denial as I voiced out, "I won't!"
He nodded and said, "Shall we continue our walk into the unknown?"
I smiled and nodded and of my own volition I took his hand with mine.
I felt very humbled by what had just transpired and I said, "Thank you for being a gentleman."
"Thank you for being willing to be my lady."
I found myself very much wanting to be his lady and yet in this moment I felt that I didn't even deserve this man. I'd gone from looking upon him as inferior as to now being my superior in terms of character.
We started out again and I asked the question that had been plaguing me, "So you haven't said why we're walking along the beach fully exposed to anybody or anything that might be watching from the jungle. I thought you said that was a bad idea?"
"Tell me what a better idea would be. Everywhere you look on this little hidden world of wonders there seems to be a threat of some kind."
I nodded conceding that he had a point there.
"By the way I just wanted to let you know that back on the plane when I flashed nine fingers at you…….."
I felt my face grow warm with the remembrance of how angry he'd made me.
"That was just to make you mad. In reality you're as perfect as perfect can be!"