We treated ourselves to a holiday in the Caribbean, a small island near Tortola with just one exclusive hotel on it, we had 2 weeks to unwind and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.
We were coming to the middle of the first week and that evening we were invited to the Managers Cocktail party, Susan was wearing a stunning long black dress that clung to her fabulous figure like a second skin, her long dark hair up in a pony tail, the dress was a halter neck with a plunging neck line and no back until it got to her lower back and for good measure a long thigh high split on one side.
We went to dinner a little later than usual, afterwards we decided to have coffee and a brandy by the floodlit pool. I gave the order to Clyde who was behind the pool bar and went to sit at one of the tables near the pool. There were 3 other guys sitting at another table, one of which was the hotel Manager Peter Windsor.
He called over and invited us to join them which we did, the 2 other guys were Swedish business men, after about an hour one of the other guys suggested a game of cards, Susan excused herself and went to the ladies. A little while later I saw her sitting on a bar stool chatting to Clyde, as the card game progressed I glanced over to the bar and watched as she was evidently being given instructions from Clyde on the correct way to shake a cocktail, she was behind the bar with him, he was standing behind her with his hands over hers guiding the movements.
We ordered another round of drinks and Clyde and Susan brought them over to us, as it was late and we were the only people there Peter told Clyde to shut the bar, if we needed any more we would help ourselves. Susan then said she was ready to retire, Peter asked Clyde to run her to our bungalow in the buggy and they left us to it.
About 15 minutes later the heavens opened and we ran for cover under the pool bar roof, we decided to end the card game and call it a night and at that the rain stopped, so I made a move and walked back to the bungalow.
The walk was very pleasant, the rain had cooled the air, listening to the sea and the rustle of the palms, our bungalow was the last one along the beach, reaching the door I noticed the porch light was off and I could faintly hear the heart beat rhythm of reggae music. I put my ear to the door listened and realised that the music was coming from inside, it was then that I saw the rear of the golf buggy partially hidden amongst the bushes further down the path.
I knew that we didn't have any reggae CDs so where? And then it hit me, Susan must have invited Clyde into the bungalow, but why hide the buggy and why was the porch light off? To this day I don't know why I didn't put the key in the door and go in. Instead I walked to the rear of the bungalow to see if the patio doors were open, they were not and the louvered blinds had been pulled down!
I started to panic, my mind working at hyper speed thinking of all the possible scenarios I would find inside, I saw a chink of light coming from a bottom corner of one door, I worked my way through the bushes until I reached the door, kneeling on the ground I peered inside.
What I saw was crushing to me, I think my heart almost stopped beating, it was if I had been turned to stone.
Susan and Clyde were dancing to the music but it was the way in which they were dancing that shocked me the most, he was standing close behind her, his hands on her hips, he was spooning her as they undulated to the hypnotic beat and there was no gap between them, they were moulded as one.