Insidious Desires

Nine

Stephanie woke up super early and took a shower, she had such a bad head and she knew that was mostly just a come down from the cocaine she had snorted yesterday. It was very rare she did it, but on the occasions that she did, she would have at least four or five lines. She dried her hair and pinned it up into a messy bun, applied her make up and got dressed. She put on a blue polka dot bikini and some denim shorts with a white off the shoulder cropped T-shirt, choosing flip flops to finish the look.

She grabbed her bag, stuffed it with her phone, keys, wallet and just as a precaution she grabbed a condom or two and hid them in the zipped compartment and she was ready to leave. After her conversation on the phone with Frank last night, they had agreed to meet up today and have a day out. Frank had told her he didn't teach on Friday's and he was going to take a boat out on the water with his niece, he had told her she was welcome to come and because of how Lloyd was acting, she accepted because she didn't want to be in the house with him. Especially because she knew this party was going to go on for at least another twenty four hours so getting away from it was going to be nice, plus Frank was not only hot but he was nice and she could use some nice right about now.

She had Charlie go and get the car whilst she popped along to Lloyd's office, leaving him a Post It note on his laptop. Though she didn't know if he would even see it or go into the office but she didn't care, she headed downstairs and out of the house, hearing the music in the back. She got in the car and told Charlie she needed to go down to the marina before she sent a text to Frank to tell him she was on her way.

The marina was pretty, it was also extremely busy with fisherman coming back with their catches for the local restaurants and markets. She got a little confused and ended up going the wrong way along the dock and once she figured it out she headed back the correct way and she spotted Frank stepping off the boat, giving her a wave. She returned the wave and headed down the dock to him, grinning as she got closer and closer.

He looked super cute, he was wearing jeans and just a simple T-shirt but she thought it was his scruffy facial hair that made him look extra cute and his gel-less hair which was a nice welcome compared to Lloyd's slicked back do. When they reached each other, he gave her a smile and leaned in to kiss her cheek as his hand lightly touched her waist. He gave her a hug before he pulled his shades off, hooking them onto the collar of his T-shirt.

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you." She smiled. "I'm glad we're doing this, it's such a nice day for it."

"Yeah, I'm glad you're here." He nodded. "You wanna come on board?" He held his hand out for her and she nodded, taking it and he climbed onto the boat, helping her to step down onto it. "Right this way, lovely." She laughed and followed him to the other side of the boat, it was a good size and she didn't know whether he owned it or if he was just renting it. She didn't really care either way but it was nice to get out on the water, and with a hot guy to boot.

"What is this?" She grinned when she saw a little table covered in pastries with some orange juice and champagne. "You're so cute, Frank."

"Well this wasn't totally my idea," he pointed his head at the little girl who appeared next to him. "This is Mary, my niece."

"It's nice to meet you, Mary." Stephanie smiled and nodded a hello. "Was this your idea?"

"Yeah, Frank doesn't understand how to treat a lady the way a lady is supposed to be treated." She shrugged, making Stephanie laugh and Frank seemed a little caught off guard by her comment.

He started to laugh. "Thanks for that, Mary." He gave Stephanie a sheepish grin and grabbed her a glass, pouring some champagne in it and topping it up with a little bit of orange juice. "Mary? You want any juice?"