Right In Front Of You

Chapter 34 - Right in Front of You!

A week and a half later; Maldives; Lily Beach Resort;
Jeff's POV;

We had been here on the little island on South Ari Atoll, which turned out to be a half hour speedboat ride from Male; the capital of the Maldives, for a grand total of two days and already I had made best friends with the shower inside the villa that Suzie had booked.

Every night I would sit and watch her asleep in the only bed in the small villa. The net curtain wrapped around the four poster bed; her tiny frame hidden under the crisp white sheets; showing off her lightly sun kissed flesh. Every now and again, she would turn around and the sheets would slip over her curves; revealing her in her bra and panties, and my entire body would ache for her.

Even after a day of being here on the island, she had started to calm down, her posture eased and she just let herself be herself without the worry of Shaun being around the other corner, our phones were switched off to secure privacy and peace. It was good to see her this way, it was amazing to watch the self assured woman coming back to life.

Sitting out here on the balcony watching the gentle ripple in the water as the tide began to come in, my entire body was seething, I couldn't handle it anymore, I had to tell her what I felt for her, because after today the thought of her with another man was enough to send me in to cardiac arrest, I was sure of it.

I had been watching her the whole day; dressed in a pair of daisy duke jeans, and a black barely there bikini top, sat at the bar and flirting with the bartender who seemed happy enough to lap it up and encourage her until I couldn't sit there watching anymore and had stomped back here to the Villa.

My mind was on the conversation that I had over heard B and Matt having at the end of last week. B had wanted to watch a movie with Matt; and I had overheard her telling Matt that Suzie thought the serenade was the most romantic gesture she had ever seen and that she absolutely loved the song.

Finally getting Matt alone, I had asked about the movie and what the song had been, it had taken a lot of searching but I had managed to track it down and had listened to it countless times over the past few days, relating to the words of the song and the passion in the singers voice had me getting up and moving to the stereo that was in the villa.

Turning back in to the room, once I had placed the song on to pause, my eyes caught her breezing in to the room; her long hair blowing behind her; her hips moving with that sexy movement that had me all but admit submission.

"Hey Nero, what you up to?" She asked smiling at me before she disappeared in to the bedroom.

"Not much!" I mumbled moving out on to the balcony only to feel her hand on my shoulder a few moments later.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" I mumbled once again.

"Awe come on babe, I know when something is bothering you," She pressed resting her head against my shoulder and it was all I could do not to pull her in to my arms and just kiss her.

"I said it's nothing!" I snapped brushing her away from me and beginning to prowl the decking.

"I'm not buying that," She whispered softly as her hand captured my wrist and stopped me from moving; her eyes burning up in to my own as her body came dangerously close to my own and as she stepped closer the more I felt completely out of my depth.

Should I tell her?

What if she laughed at me?

"Talk to me!" She pressed a little more firmly.

"What the hell do you want from me?" I demanded my voice rising slightly causing her to shrink back from me for a few moments before she seemed to catch her bearings and stood back up to her full height.