Realizing she needs to cool down she decides to take a quick dip in the warm water, as she frolics in the ocean she finds herself in trouble and calls... out, a tall stranger passing by rushes in and rescues her, takes her back to the beach and performs mouth to mouth. Realizing shes onl shaken but not hurt he sweeps her up in hs large arms and carries her to her bedroom and places her tiny limp body on the bed, she reaches up throwing her arms around him and kisses him passionately the stranger. Rich's reply was to cock his head to one side, silently telling her that her question was moot. Slowly she pulled back the thin cotton sheet, which was covering her body. It didn't matter how hot it was at night, she always had to have something covering her. She'd been that was since she was a little girl growing up in Arizona. She always felt that she was too exposed to the dark if she wasn't covered and over and it scared her. She was no longer scared, not now that she had Rich sleeping next. " Yes, ma'am!" Ah, so now I'm in control." I wouldn't bet on it." OK! But I'll take a chance. So listen to me. First of all, I accept everything you said about Mary accepting me. I was frightened all the way to Heathrow." But it was you who spotted me being antsy and were so supportive." Maybe, but that was possibly because I wanted to comfort my man. I also wanted him to reassure me and you did because you still called me your princess." That little?" Yes because you put so much love into the. ” I said. Chase looked up at me and I saw a tear going down his cheek. I knew something was up. I looked deep into his eyes and drew him close. I laid his head on my chest and softly rubbed his back. He started to sob like he had just lost control of his emotions. I did my best to comfort him. I ran my fingers through his long black hair. Chase slowly stopped sobbing and he just looked into my eyes. “What happened?” I asked forcefully hoping that nobody had hurt my best friend. He said nothing.