He always took care of me. He comforted me when I was sick, gave me a shoulder when I was upset, cared for me when I was scared, and was there to guid... me even when I didnt realize I needed guidance. And in a heat of passion, almost automatically, I reached my free hand to the back of his head and pulled his lips into mine with the force of an automotive compactor. My body drained its energy into the kiss as I was enveloped with passionate heat, a heat I had never felt before, and it felt good.. I had worked up a sweat during my trek home so I stopped below a newly discovered waterfall and rinsed off. I climbed up on the nearby sun-baked flat rocks to dry and dozed off to be awakened by girlish laughter that rose above the constant roar of the waterfall.Rolling over, I looked over the ledge into the pool below me. Two naked teenagers were having some fun swimming and splashing each other. I lay there and watched when I realized I was almost guiltily hiding there with a throbbing. ”“Shit, we’ve run out of time. I’ll talk to you in a few days so be thinking about what I said.”[a few days later on the satellite phone]“Have you thought about what I said?”“Hey, don’t be so difficult. I had dinner with an old boyfriend last night. No, I didn’t fuck him but I sure wanted to. We did get each other off like we used to though. You know, those ways you thought were so sexy when we talked about them on our honeymoon. Hey, how are you dealing with our separation?”“Are you sure there. I knew this was quite a big step, and I was glad Nicki had made me wait until now.We went to the bedroom. Away from the steel grey light of late autumn, with the curtains drawn shut, it was very warm, cosy and softly lit in her inner sanctum. Nicki had strategically placed several mirrors for us to enjoy the view. With little preamble, we slipped out of our clothes, smoked a spliff to help me relax, and had a special cuddle. When we were both feeling giggly stoned, and very comfortable, Nicki.