I was walking down the beach. It seemed quite secluded and I wondered if I wandered onto a private beach, but I continued to walk. I was about to turn around when out of the corner of my eye I see a woman standing on a balcony barely clad in a tiny swim suit. It was purple, or so I thought. This woman was thin and long legged, but that's about all I could see from this distance. I kept walking, but I couldn't get that image out of my mind. When I got to the end of this segment of beach, I saw a sign that said, "Private beach: Please keep out." Oh well, I thought.
I guess this was a good time to say that I had won a 7 day vacation on this very private, very secluded island resort. There were very few houses; they seemed more like summer houses or bungalows. I figured there were a few rich people that had houses here which would explain the private beach.
I went back to the hotel after stretching my legs from the long flight. I sat out on the patio of the hotel because I like to watch people however, I just could not get that woman out of my mind. She wasn't like anyone that I had ever found attractive and yet..... I just can't explain it.
When a waiter came by, I asked about the beach and he said, "Yeah I know where it is, that whole section is owned by Old Lady J and I'm surprised that she didn't call the cops on you for walking across her beach." All I could think was, she was NOT an old lady, or maybe that was not her. I decided to retire to my room for the night, and just relax after the long trip, but I just could not get her off of my mind. I thought about her until I went to sleep.
The next morning I woke up and felt much better. I went down after cleaning up and sat on the patio again. I was going to take in some sun before it got too hot. I was sitting there with a glass of iced tea, watching people, and daydreaming all the while. I looked down the street and there was this frumpy old woman walking somewhat towards me. I wasn't really paying attention until I realized that she was headed right at me.
She stopped and said, "If I catch you on my beach again without permission I will call the cops on you, but if you really want to ask, and I give you permission, I wouldn't care if you walked or not."
All I could think was that this is not the woman that I saw last night, but something about her seemed strangely familiar to me. I blew it off, but thought that I should have asked her if I could walk tonight to relieve some of the stress that I was carrying.
I just goofed off all day, swimming and laying out in the sun. I was getting a little red so I went back to my room to relax. I picked up the tourist guide for the island and flipped through it. Nothing really caught my attention and now I really wanted to go walk more than ever. I thought to myself, what would it hurt to go ask her to walk, so I got ready and headed that way.
About where I figured the beach started, also started a stone wall on the front side. There towered this amazing house that you only see in magazines. I walked through the gate and was quickly greeted by several boxers which I figured were to intimidate anyone from entering the property.
This however was not the case with me. I worked my way to the door, between playing with the boxers, I almost forgot why I was there until the long legged woman stepped out in a long white robe and asked what I thought I was doing.
"A woman approached me today and said that if I wanted to walk on her beach again I needed to ask so I came to ask."
She looked at me inquisitively and asked. "How did you get in the gate?" Knowing what she meant but being a smart ass, I said, "I opened it and walked through," and then I said, "Plus, I grew up around boxers so I am not afraid of them. You have some beautiful dogs. So is the lady home so I can ask permission?"
"I thought you just did ask me."
I took a very quick double take. Was this gorgeous woman really the one that I talked to this morning? I think that she saw the question in my eyes and replied; "Yes that was me this morning. Do you want to stand out in the yard all night or are you going to do something."
I turned to walk out the gate and she said, "Well you've made it this far why not cut through the house to go to the beach."
I turned and said, "Well if you don't mind, but otherwise I will walk around." She gave me a look and I walked towards her, following her into this amazing house,
We walked into a very simple and yet elegant house. There was something about this house that just sent shivers down my spine. She asked if I would you like a tour. "If you would like to show me that would be wonderful." We walked around this big house, room after room and finally I asked, "Why did you look like an old woman today and why do locals call you Old Lady J?"