The Divit Brothers.....On Their Way Home

Chapter Twelve

      Even with all the luck in the world, they still wouldn't arrive in Palma de Mallorca until late the next day. Efe had planted himself at the wheel of the boat and he wasn't about to leave it until they docked.

      Carolina had even forbid Kadir to do any cooking. She had taken over, making sure he stayed off his feet. " No, I will do the cooking for now. You just sit back and relax. Read a book or something." She told him, pointing her finger at him.

      She made him laugh. He had taken quite a liking to the woman that had tamed his brother down to the likes of a docile and love stricken lion. " Yes ma'am, whatever you say. But I am more than able to give you a hand." He urged, as he symbolically stretched his legs out on the deck bench and rested his head back on his folded arms.

      Efe snickered as he watched the two of them banter back and forth. " Abi, you need to let her do what she wants. She has a mean streak in her, I'm not sure what she would do if you cross her." He blurted out in a laugh. 

      Kadir held up his hands as if to surrender as Carolina made her way down to the galley. Efe kept a close eye on his brother, not wanting him to over do. The quicker they got to the port the better. The gash on his head seemed to be sealing up nicely, but the bump and the bruise from the blow looked to be getting worse. 

      With dinner over and the cleanup done, Kadir had settled down on the bench with a pillow and a blanket. Efe had pushed the boat at a good clip through the water. The stars had filled the night sky letting him know that there should be smooth sailing for the time being. He had intended to stay at the wheel for as long as his body would let him. His guilt over Kadir getting hurt was running like wildfire through his mind.

       Carolina had come up from the cabin below, a blanket wrapped around her to ward off the chill of the night air. " Hey sailor, are you coming to bed? It's a little lonely down there." She mumbled quietly so Kadir wouldn't hear. She opened the blanket, displaying her naked body, as she stepped closely up against Efe. She encased Efe's body with the excess blanket, rubbing her body up next to his.

      Efe smiled at her, he wanted nothing more than to throttle back the engine, drop the anchor and wrap up with her on their bed. But that guilt from before was still there, making him feel like he was a small boy ashamed of what he had done. 

      " I think I will keep going for a while. We need to get to the port quickly." He said, letting the warmth from her body make him regret what he was saying. She looked so good standing there only inches away from his face. He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her in, giving her a strong and demanding kiss. He let his hand slide down her body, feeling each curve of her silhouette.

      Carolina drew in her breath as he explored her body, " Are you sure, I will stay awake and wait for you if you want." She whispered, pulling up her leg and rubbing it softly down the the lower part of his body. He closed his eyes, letting her movement fill him with heat.

      She could feel his erection, the warmth that radiated from his body, and she knew he wanted her as mush as she wanted him. " Carolina, please, not tonight. I need to get us to Palma de Mallorca by early to tomorrow. Let me just sail tonight, ok." He told her, hating to say those words to her.

      She nodded, but stayed connected to his body. " Babe, Kadir getting hurt was not your fault. It was just a freak accident." She spoke softly into his ear. She knew he blamed himself for Kadir's injury, and the fact they were below in the cabin when he got hurt. She kissed his cheek tenderly, letting him know she understood.

      " No it's not that, we just need to get there quickly, you know to get the rigging repaired." He explained, not looking her in the eye for fear she would see he was lying. How could he tell her how awful he felt. They were making love, filling their bodies with all the desire that you could imagine, he was satisfying himself.....While his little brother was left to man a boat that he might not have been experienced enough to handle. And he would have to explain all of this to his mother...

      She wrapped the blanket back around her body and gave him a wink, "You know where to find me if you change your mind sailor." She said in that sultry and sexy voice that drove him crazy. He watched as she sauntered across the deck and down the stairs, wishing with all his heart that he could join her. 

      But now wasn't the time for that, now was the time to take responsibility for the boat, for Carolina and for his brother. He felt like in that one moment he grew up, he felt like a man for the first time. He could imagine this is what his dad had felt like on his journey as he tried to forget about his beloved Sanem. Like he had to do this, he had to step up and be the one that they could depend on. 

      It had been hours that he had gripped that wheel of the boat, feeling the urgency to get to port. His body was tired but he would keep going, he had to. He could see that faint hint of yellow sky was rising along the horizon. A new day was about to begin but the stars had disappeared, replaced with grey fluffy, boiling clouds. He didn't like the looks of it as he strained his eyes to get a better look at them.

      Kadir hadn't moved all night, so he hated to wake him. But he was the one that watched the radar and the maps, and he really needed him to lend him a hand. He pulled back on the throttle, slowing the boat to a mere float, and went to Kadir. He gently shook him, " Abi, Abi, I hate to wake you but it looks like a storm is coming and I might need your eyes on the radar." He spoke softly.

      He stirred, moaning and stretching, " What, there's a storm coming?" Damn what time is it anyway." He asked, squinting his eyes as if there was a bright light shining in them. 

     Efe looked at his watch, " It's 5:40. Do you feel well enough to help me out? He asked, staring at the cut on his head. The cut was still pulled together tightly, but the bump was huge and the bruising had turned a deep reddish purple, expanding halfway across his forehead. He tried not to look shocked but the sight of the injury made him shiver.

      Kadir sat up on the edge of the bench trying to get his bearings. " Ok, let me get to the radio." He made his way across the deck to the radar and the map. He took a minute to look at the sky,   " Yes I think we have a good one coming in." 

      Efe instantly thought about Carolina. He had to make sure she was safe. " Hey kid, I'm going to wake Carrie, you take a look at what we've got coming. This might be trouble." 

      The thought of something happening to Carolina was now his biggest worry. 

      His heart was beating hard as he went below.....He didn't think he had ever been "scared" on the boat before, but that's exactly what he felt, "scared." 

       But this just wasn't any other time on the boat, this time he had the woman he loved with him.....

      He felt a feeling of panic, as he heard the wind begin to howl.....