Sophie and Alex woke up early and headed to breakfast, both of them nursing mojito induced headaches from the night before. Initially neither one of them seemed ready to discuss the elephant in the room. But as Alex's scrambled eggs arrived, he couldn't hold back any longer.
"About last night in the bar..." he started.
Sophie tensed and put her fork down. "Are you mad?"
"Mad? God no. You were incredible. The sexiest thing I have ever seen. But I guess it was...is...a shock to think that you could do something like that. Do you regret what happened?"
Although greatly relieved that Alex wasn't upset, her clenched body betrayed the fact that she was still coming to terms with it. And in the sober light of day, she was trying to figure out what it all meant. Was she becoming a slut? Had she been repressing something? Was it just a one-off crazy night, or was she capable of doing it again?
"I am not sure how I feel," she mused, pushing food round her plate.
Alex understood, "OK. But let me say one last thing. It was my idea to push our boundaries, and to come on this holiday in the first place. So I can't judge you. I hope you are not mad at me either, I really thought we would be stronger and happier as a couple if our sex life was more dynamic. I will be the first to admit that last night was more dynamic than even I had imagined things could get, and maybe we both need to re-calibrate what that means. But I want you to know that I love you as much now, as I ever have, and I don't respect you any less."
Sophie smiled, leaned forward, and kissed him. He didn't always say the right thing at the right time, but this time he had.
Glancing at her watch she noticed the time. "Oh, its 7:30, we need to head to the jetty in fifteen minutes, so eat up."
And the topic of conversation shifted to the impending dive.
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There was already a group at the jetty, and a friendly and attractive local with a clip board approached them, "Morning, I'm Sam, the lead diver today, what are your names?"
"Sophie and Alex."
"Ah yes, here you are," he muttered, crossing their names off his list. "You are both on the adventure dive, and diving today and tomorrow, is that correct? Good. Can I see your PADI cards please?"
Sophie handed them over.
"Right, only one more couple and we're off," Sam explained. "Weather looks perfect, and if we are lucky, the reef sharks I saw yesterday will still be hanging around."
"Sharks?" Alex gulped.
"Caribbean Reef Sharks. They aren't dangerous. Don't worry, I'll look after you," his wife reassured jokingly, knowing her husband had a phobia.
Casually turning around, Sophie's heart unexpectedly skipped a beat. Her handsome ex-boyfriend was strutting down the jetty towards them. Only, she knew it wasn't him, it was the stranger from the bar who had watched her naughty little performance the night before.
"Ah yes, you must be Ben, and this must be your wife Kristen," Sam said stepping towards them with his clip board, "You are snorkeling, correct? Perfect."
Turning to the group he then announced that they were all present and accounted for, and invited everyone aboard. Sophie's heart was still pounding as she followed the others onto the vessel.
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The small diving boat chugged away as Sam spoke loudly over the engine, going over what lay ahead. He explained that they would be visiting two different reefs, and then lunch would be served on the way back. During the briefing Sophie looked around at the other couples. But her eyes kept returning to the handsome stranger.
Whilst she found her husband attractive enough, Ben was her ideal physical type: chiseled manly features, tall, fit, and with a hint of southern European ancestry. The sort of man that Renaissance sculptors would have used as a nude model, except, she imagined, better endowed. And as she was admiring him, he turned. Their eyes met, and Sophie blushed at the recognition in his confident smile.
Sam finished his briefing by explaining that it was almost an hour to the first dive site, and suggested that everyone head up to the roof deck which would be more comfortable. Sophie followed her husband up, and they wondered to the front, gazing out across the calm blue Caribbean waters and breathing in the fresh air. It was a glorious sunny morning.
"Did you see the guy in the white shirt, the one who arrived last?" she whispered.
"Wait, don't turn around..."
But it was too late, Alex had already turned to search for him.
"The guy sitting next to the brunette you mean? Sure, why?" He asked, now eyeing his wife suspiciously.
Sophie was surprised that he hadn't made the connection, "so you don't recognize him?"
"No...should I?"
"Remember there was another couple in the bar last night? I recognize him, and his wife was there too, although she had gone to the toilet or something when I...got carried away."
Alex's head whipped around again. He was used to guys checking out his wife. But from what Sophie was now saying, this stranger had seen more of her than was decent. And as much as he wanted to dislike him for it, recalling how his hot blonde wife had lewdly masturbated in the bar made his groin strain, not his temper.
He couldn't deny how turned on it had made him, or more importantly, how turned on it had made her. Leading to some of the hottest sex they had ever had. His temperature rising, Alex removed his t-shirt, hoping the cool breeze might provide some relief.
"Could you please put cream on my back?" he asked.
Sophie reached into their bag for the new bottle of Factor 20, and then applied it liberally all over his broad swimmers shoulders. It would allow him get some colour, but without burning.
The holiday had been a sexual revelation for the young mother, and her newly shaved porn star pussy seemed to be on a hair trigger. To the point where the simple act of rubbing cream into her husband's back was enough to get her in the mood. And she took her time following the contours of his muscles, enjoying his warm skin.
It reminded her of how much she used to like exchanging massages, knowing it would always end in hot, oily, sex. However, those days had come to a screeching halt once the kids had arrived. Who had the energy? And it was easy to see, now relaxed and on holiday, that she had been in a negative feedback loop. For otherwise how could she explain the fact that she had stopped enjoying the intimacy of her husband's body?
"That feels great darling, but I think you missed a spot..." Alex said, interrupting her thoughts.
And just as he was about to tell her where, she surprised him by reaching around and slipping her hand into the front of his trunks.
"Sophie!" he yelped.
But her palm was already closing tightly around his growing erection, giving it a few well lubricated tugs.
"Is this the spot you meant?" she giggled playfully into his ear.
Alex managed to nod, but just as he was getting into it, her hand slid back out.
"My turn," she announced with a cheeky smile, turning around.
Scanning the deck it seemed everyone was busy preparing something, except Ben, who was sitting at the back, looking straight at her. And although he had dark sunglasses on, Sophie could feel herself being undressed by his eyes.
More than happy to oblige, and with anticipation building, she reached down. Like a teen undressing before her boyfriend for the first time, butterflies flew in her tummy as she grabbed the hemline of her light cotton beach dress and raised it, wiggling to help it on its way. And bit by tantalizing bit, her athletic figure and tiny orange bikini came into view.
Alex grabbed the sunscreen, and admired his wife's fit body. The Brazilian style bottoms didn't cover much of her perfect rear, and the strapless top looked fantastic. Warming up some cream in his palms, he started off by lovingly rubbing her tempting shoulders. Unable to resist, he leaned forward to plant a kiss on the nape of her neck, sending goosebumps down her spine.
"Ah," she moaned.