She sat on the beach with the sea swirling around her feet as the tide came in and out, she thought of what could have been, she had come to the island to get away from everyone and everything back home, she had run away from a wedding that should not have been planned, she sighed it was never meant to be, she placed her head on her knees and while looking out to sea she wondered what was to become of the rest of her life.
A shadow fell across her legs and face, she looked up to see a stranger stood there, a warm smile on his face, he asked her if she was all right and told her he had been watching her for some time from behind, and was wondering if she needed any company as she looked so down, she smiled back at him and tried to get up but stumbled and fell, his arms caught her and she felt the strength in them, she pushed away from him and brushed down her skirt removing the sand that had stuck to it, he stepped back not wanting to scare her, she looked up and said thankyou and smiled once again, and while doing that she thought to her self how attractive he was so dark and handsome, with bright sparkling eyes and a cheeky smile.
She once again smiled and replied with thank you but I think I will be fine, he looked at her in a way that made her realise he had only wanted to help and with that she changed her mind,
“Would you like to walk with me part of the way, I am going to go back for some food,"
He smiled and said yes and they walk next to each other back to the hotel, when they got there she turned towards him and he took her hand, looked into her eyes and asked if she would like to go out that night for a meal and maybe a dance later, she smiled and without thinking said yes, and on that he leaned forward, kissed her on the cheek and walked away saying meet you here at 7pm prompt.
All afternoon she thought about the stranger wondering about him, while trying so hard to find the right clothes to wear, maybe this? She took a red dress out of the closet, she tried it on, yes this was the one a close fitting dress with no back to it and the perfect colour for the evening, with matching shoes and bag she left her room to meet this dark stranger of hers.