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This tale is tagged as Incest/Taboo and describes sexual activity between siblings. If that type of story is not for you, this is your last warning to turn aside.
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~~~ Week 37 (cont'd) ~~~
Early the next morning, Megan and I went down to the beach to clean up. By the time we return to the huts, we could hear the sounds of our guests waking up. I helped Megan warm up the bread and we got out the bowls of fruit that Miriam had left with us.
Looking at the tired faces of our visitors, I wondered if I should have bought some coffee. They were all moving a little slowly. Each of them had smiles on their faces - tired smiles - but they were smiling - especially when they looked at their partners.
After visiting the latrine, Johnny stepped over and asked, "What was that shit?"
I laughed softly and said, "Miriam's secret recipe."
"Man, we could trade that stuff for solid gold bars!"
I grinned at him and turned to face his sister as she approached.
"I need a bath," Nina said, giggling. "I've got Johnny's shit everywhere. They're gonna need to throw that bedding out."
Johnny's cheeks pinked, and I laughed.
"Head down to the beach," I told her. "Once you're reasonably clean, we'll hike over and explore the peninsula."
She grabbed her brother's hand, gave him a kiss on the lips, and led him towards the water.
Mom & dad came out, used the latrine, and sat around the fire.
"Coffee?" mom asked.
"Sorry," I said. "I didn't even think about it."
"How do you survive?" she asked, massaging her temples.
"Endorphins and adrenaline mostly," I replied. "How'd you sleep?"
Megan chuckled as mom raised her eyebrows and looked at dad - who blushed a little.
"Soundly," she said, finally, smiling sweetly at her husband before turning that smile back towards me.
I returned her smile.
"Johnny and Nina are rinsing off, down at the beach," I told her. "When they return, I'm going to take them on a hike over to try to map out how Nina thinks this will work. If y'all want to come along, you can. Otherwise, Meg can hang out here with you guys until we come back. I expect we'll leave here around noon and grab a late lunch in Panama City before we drop you back at the airport."
"We'll visit with Megan, if that's alright," mom said.
My sister nodded.
Mom took a bite of the fruit and her eyes shot open.
I laughed and said, "It's a lot better when it hasn't ripened in the hold of a ship as it makes its way to the grocery store."
Her plate was soon empty.
Johnny and Nina returned and changed their clothes. I grabbed the machetes, the rope, and the marker poles - along with the backpack that I'd originally been wearing when Megan and I had first landed here. It was filled with all of the survival gear I'd brought with me to the island and should have most everything we'd likely need for our trek. We each grabbed water-skins. I picked up a small bag of rations - as well - just in case. We headed north.
The peninsula ended up being slightly larger than I had estimated. That meant that we'd have plenty of room to create a visitor space that would be completely obscured from the huts - and the rest of the island. We'd need to build a trail for the tourists to get back & forth to the beach - but that's the only time they would really be visible. We found an area along the east side of the bay that would work for a dock. The dock would be used both for the construction and for loading/unloading tourists. We marked off the area with the poles. The whole peninsula area was elevated above the beach and surrounded by rocky a coastline. We'd need to figure out a solution to the lack of beach access - but the views were amazing.
We talked over infrastructure needs and how to manage the resources we had available - as well as what would need to be constructed. By the time we got back, Nina was practically salivating about starting the project. She was already working to figure out what she needed to delegate back home so that she could live down here to manage things.
By late morning, we were on the work-boat once more, and heading back to the mainland. I'd grabbed the rebreathers and water-scooters. I stored the rest of the stuff in the hut figuring that - if anybody discovered it - they'd probably just leave it alone.
I hollered at Alfonso on the radio as we made our way through the harbor and into his section of slips. He met us on the dock. Nina immediately started going over the list of boats she would need. He assured her that, by the time she returned, he would have everything she needed. He didn't have the capability to build the dock that we required so he gave her a couple names.
She asked for his recommendation - as well as his reasoning - and nodded as he explained which one he would pick and what their strengths were. He admitted that it was a distant cousin. Nina told him that she preferred using family because it was easier to hold them accountable. He nodded and smiled. She thanked the boat seller and we walked over to meet up with Jorge.
Nina gave the driver the address for Alfonso's cousin and we stopped there next. My stomach was complaining but it didn't make much sense to back-track since he was located along the waterfront as well. Soon enough, she was back and looking ecstatic - both with her impression of the business owner himself - and their ability to provide what we needed.
I told Jorge to find us some grub and he picked yet another street-side collection of food vendors. We each got something different and shared bites back and forth, deciding on which ones we liked best. Megan and Nina ended up switching meals but everything was totally edible and I was uncomfortably full by the time we headed for the airport.
When we stopped, I looked up to notice that Jorge had pulled up in front of the bank I used. I leaned over the seats to ask him what he was doing. He said that - if we were going to be, basically, running a construction project down here - we might want a local bank. Nina agreed. Megan let me out and I headed in with 'Planner' to introduce her to the bankers. A half-hour later, they had her business card and she had theirs - along with an account number and routing numbers to get funds transferred over.
At the airport, Nina grabbed Jorge and kissed both of his cheeks - before handing him a $100 bill. After she'd thanked him (and he had added her number to his phone) he waited with the car while Megan & I took our visitors to the departures desk to check-in.
We exchanged hugs & kisses with mom & dad. I shook hands with Johnny. Nina finished her hug with Megan, wrapped me in her arms, and delivered a scorching kiss. Megan swatted her on the ass and Johnny's sister giggled while still holding me close. Turning to my sister, she grinned and said, "Everything you two thought you owed me is wiped out. I can't believe I'm building a resort on a fucking desert island!" She gave me one more squeeze and stepped back, grabbing Johnny's hand and swinging it back and forth like a schoolgirl.
"I'll be back two weeks from today. Alfonso's cousin says we'll have the dock built within a day or two. After that, we can start bringing in the equipment and materials we'll need."
"Do you want to stay at the huts?" I asked.
"As cool as that was, I'm going to need a real bathroom and a real shower," she admitted, a little embarrassed smile on her face. "Alfonso's got a house-boat that he's renting me. I told him to find me a cook. He assured me he'll have everything worked out by the time we get back."
"She's letting you come too?" Megan asked Johnny, grinning at him.
"Sounds like it. Guess I'll have to adapt," he replied, laughing.
"Alfonso is getting us a floating bunkhouse for the cousins to live in while they're down here. I plan to bring them down in shifts. They'll work from sun-up to sun-down for two weeks and then cycle out. They're going to be fighting each other to see who gets to come down first. Can you get us some more of the rebreathers & water-scooters? Maybe I'll give them a day or two of down-time before they cycle home."
"I'll call my guy," I told her, smiling.
She laughed and said, "I still can't fucking believe this shit!"