Chapter 90: Take off at Appollo Bay

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For two hours we follow the coast marvelling at the vista laid out before us. Most people believe Australia to be a dry and sunburnt country consisting of red dust, rocky outcrops, dangerous creatures and vast expanses of tropical beaches. You will find all of these things but Australia is huge, there are also snowy mountains, ancient forests, rugged cliffs and turbulent seas. The Great Ocean Road traversed a path through this wild country, green rolling hills on one side the unforgiving water on the other. Its natural savagery spoke to my soul leaving me with a sense of clarity and serendipity. Everything was as it should be. I took a peek to my left at Zak, he was like a different person. Instead of the dark and brooding look he wore when he thought no one was looking there was a brightness to his eyes, he looked genuinely happy. My heart skipped a beat at the sight of him.

We soon come to our next stop, our resting place for the next two nights. We bump along a dirt track for a minute or so until we crest the hill, ahead of us is the beautifully rugged beach of Appollo Bay. To the left sheltered under a copse of eucalyptus trees was a log cabin, weathered by the elements it camouflaged into the environment except for the electric lantern that glowed above the faded green door. As I pulled up next to the house Zak let out a low whistle.

"Is this where we're staying?" I nod waiting for his reaction. "Wow! Look at that view! This is amazing!" He looks in wonder at his surroundings and turns to me his face lit up like a kid at christmas. "This is perfect, thank you sweetie." I return his smile and take my time to take in the beauty of the location. There were no other signs of people to be seen other than the fences marking out the pasture and meadows that undulated over the hills and clifftops in the distance. The white horses of the waves raced in relentlessly on the dark damp sand and rocky shoreline. It was untamed and free. I sent a silent thank you to my sister who had told me about this place.

As soon as Zak opened the door and climbed out Rufus jumped over the seat after him and started exploring. I watched him with his nose to the ground as I stretched and took a deep cleansing breath of the crisp salty air. My hair whipped around my face as a gust of wind caught me unaware and obstructed my view so it was with some surprise I felt arms around my waist. Zak spins me around to face him an intensity in his aura that catches me off guard.

"Nobody has ever done anything like this for me before you know? It was always me who was expected to do these things, being the man in the relationship with the resources to spare. It came to the point that it felt like it was the only reason women wanted me, for my fame or fortune, if not both. It was all about what I could do for them, what they could get from me, its why I have remained alone for so long. Sure I have had some fun but that's all there was, a fling here a one night stand there but there wasn't anyone I connected with, someone I could share with, someone I could trust." His intensity remains and I found it difficult to hold his gaze as his eyes bore into me. "Then here's you, come out of nowhere and turned everything I thought I knew on its head. I had resigned myself to being alone and had made peace with that. Yet now I'm here and I'm daring to believe that I was wrong, that just maybe I will share my life with someone after all. In a short time I have already let love in, something I swore against a while ago after being burnt one too many times, so why shouldn't it last? I guess what I'm trying to say is you have taken my world and flipped it upside down and inside out and while it is one of the scariest things I have ever experienced I am the happiest I have been since as long as I can remember. Its all down to you Tracy, just you and I can't thank you enough. I love you more than I can find words for." I'm overwhelmed by his unexpected confession,it doesn't feel real, how could little old me have such an impact on somebody like Zak?

"I really haven't done anything special. Its you that has come into MY life and turned it around completely. I never thought I would feel like this, that I could feel so comfortable with someone. You let me be myself, in fact you encourage it and you seem to love me for it. That's something I never thought possible. This was the least I could do to thank you for that. I love you and wanted to give you the chance to relax and take some time away from your work and public life, give you the chance to be you. If i'm honest I was being a little selfish too, I wanted to make the most of the time we have left, I wanted you all to myself and I love it most when you feel relaxed enough to be yourself and keep your guard down. So here we are, no prying eyes, no work, no worries, just us." Zak's eyes were shining, his pupils huge as I smiled shyly up at him. It was quite out of character for me to be so open but he brought that out of me. I found talking to him as natural as breathing but Zak was all done with talking for now. His mouth crashed against my lips, his tongue forcing entry and dominating mine.

The kiss was passionate but brief as he broke away, took my hand and pulled me toward the cabin door. I scrabbled for the key in the hiding place where the owners had told me it would be and my hand shook slightly at the anticipation of what was to come the other side of that closed door. As the door swung open I didn't even have the chance to glance around before I was pushed up against the wall and Zak's mouth found mine once more. He had me pinned with his body flush against me, my back pressed to the wall. My hands reach up and pull the hat off his head, I flick it away not caring where it lands,I run my fingers through his unruly hair, pulling on it roughly as I reach the nape of his neck. Zak growled deep in his throat and bit my lip to reaffirm his dominance. Rufus ran in after as and Zak kicks the door shut keeping me pinned in place, I knew I was at his mercy and it made my hair stand on end. He leans back just enough to unzip my jacket, holding my gaze his cold hands brush against my skin as he reaches under my sweater. I gasp as he splays his fingers across my back and pulls me roughly to him. The chill of his hands only serves to increase the heat building in me and I reach up to take his mouth once again, I suck gently on his tongue giving him a hint of what is to come but yet again he fought with me for control, grasping the hair at the back of my head he pulls just hard enough to expose my neck to him. Lulling me with kisses on my jaw I cry out at the feel of his teeth at the crook of my neck. He nipped and grazed at my delicate skin, a shiver runs down my spine as I hold his head to me. I cry out again as he holds my hair a little tighter and bites a little harder. He simultaneously increases the pressure with his teeth and sucks and soothes with his tongue. The sensation is without description, it ignites a fire in me that only Zak and his body can extinguish. As he lets go to take a breath I pounce, I push his chin to the side and fighting against the grip he has on my hair I reciprocate the bite he had just given me. He grunts as my teeth meet his skin and I bite and suck, not holding back.

"Enough!" He growls as he gives my hair a sharp tug pulling me away from my prize. I knew I had pushed him as hard as I could get away with right now. He wanted control and he was going to take it. With his hand at the back of my neck he nudged me towards what only could be the bedroom. It was small and cosy, the owners had lit the wood burner in anticipation of our arrival and its glow illuminated the room through the gloom of the late afternoon. I didn't notice anything more as Zak pushed my jacket off my shoulders and flung it in the chair in the corner.

"Take off your boots." He ordered and I comply without delay. He shrugs off his own jacket and boots and waits for me to stand back up. As soon as I do his hand is back in my hair and he takes my lips, before I can respond he pushes me back and I fall onto the bed behind me. He stands over me and I watch as he pulls his top over his head and throws it to join our jackets on the chair. I gawp as he stands in just his pants slung low on his hips, the large silver belt buckle daring me to lower my gaze. My breaths are quick and shallow, my tongue flickers over my lips as I wait for his next move. Quick as a flash he had me by the wrist and pulls me to sit up, he whips my jumper off over my head and pushes me back onto my elbows. His hands are at my waist deftly unbuttoning my jeans and slowly lowering the zip. I automatically lift my hips as he pulls the denim down my legs and now I lay before him in just my underwear. He watches me for a moment before pulling his phone out of his pocket and quickly snapping a picture before I could move to protest.

"For my eyes only." He smirks at me, his eyes take on a predatory gleam as he steps towards me. "I'm going to make you feel so good Tracy,you won't know which way is up." I can't take my eyes off of him. "Are you ready bear cub?"

"Yes sir!" I squeak and his smile grows at my acknowledgement of his dominance.

"Mmm good girl." And I wait in apprehension for his next move.

" And I wait in apprehension for his next move

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