"What the fuck do you want?" Lucy snapped.
"Oh I'm sorry" Chris said taken back by her reaction he pointed at the blanketed lump on her seat and pointed "what is that?"
"My dog, it seems that one of your fucking reporter buddies doesn't like dogs. Now he is sick and I have to take him to vet. So if you wouldn't mind, get the fuck out of my way so I can get going" Lucy said forcing more tears from her eyes.
"Oh shit, I'm really sorry" Chris said as he stepped back from the car.
Lucy continued to reverse faster than she needed to out of the garage and turned the big car around spinning the tyres on the loose gravel in her driveway. She watched Chris put his arms in front of his face as she sprayed him with the loose stones that laced her driveway. Lucy laughed and pulled the blanket off Xanther's head, whom had his fist stuck tight in his mouth to prevent the laughter that seemed to be shaking his whole body. Xanther looked up at her and started to laugh.
"You killed poor Samson" he laughed.
Lucy shrugged her shoulder and grinned.
"He'll forgive me" Lucy laughed.
Chapter Twelve
Once they were on the road the reporters were soon a distant memory and Lucy could feel freedom biting at her. They both wound down the windows and felt the spring air flow through their hair, their hands entwined and Xanther was stretched out with his feet on the dash. Lucy could have spent the rest of her life doing this. The only thing she would have changed was Samson would have been in the backseat with them.
"So where do you want to go?" Lucy asked with a laugh as she realised she was driving aimlessly.
Xanther shrugged his shoulder and looked over at her.
"We need some remote country town something really pretty, I need to be in the middle of the forest somewhere, I think" he said.
Lucy nodded her head. She knew just the spot. When she came to the turn off on the highway she turned the big car and started to head into the remote forest that she hadn't been to since she was a teenager. It wasn't long and either side of the road was huge towering trees and bracken underneath. She slowed the car and listened to the sound of the nature that surrounded them.
"Is this what you meant?" Lucy asked.
Xanther was sitting up in the seat staring out the window. He turned and looked at Lucy nodding his head.
"Yes this is exactly what I meant. This is awesome" he said with a grin.
Lucy smiled and nodded her head. She used to come and explore the forest with her grandparents when she was a child. Lucy slowed and pointed to a small house hidden amongst the trees. Vines now covered the side of it and it looked a little sad and abandoned.
"That is where my grandparents used to live. I came here when I was little" Lucy said as she looked up at the property, memories flooding her mind.
Xanther looked up at the house and smiled.
"That would have been so cool to have all of this right on your back door" he said sweeping his arm around.
Lucy smiled and nodded. It was great she thought. She remembered spending hours playing in amongst the tree's searching for fairies and wildlife. She had a huge imagination, something that her grandfather had encouraged in her. She was always bringing home something to turn into art.
"This is where my love for art came from" Lucy said with a smile. "My grandfather was a sculptor, and I used to watch him and then collect all sorts of bits and pieces to turn into my own art pieces"
Xanther took her hand in his and gave it a squeeze.
"Thanks for bringing me here Lucy, this is fantastic" he said with a smile.
Lucy grinned widely back at him and nodded her head before driving up the road toward the little motel she knew at the end of the road. She was pleased to see it was still in operation when she pulled into the driveway. It was just a tiny hidden motel and not many people knew about it so she knew that they would not be disturbed by reporters there. Xanther sat in his chair looking around amazed by the scenery.
"This is my great aunt and uncles place. My grandfather's brother, I think one of his kids runs it now. I haven't seen them in years" Lucy said as she pulled her car to a stop out the front.
Xanther smiled and nodded.
"They won't tell the media, that's why I thought it would be good" Lucy explained with a smile.
Xanther leaned over to her and kissed her gently.
"You are the best" Xanther said with a grin.
Lucy smiled and shrugged her shoulder.
"Yeah I know it" she laughed as she got out of the car.
They went into the main reception and she saw a man sitting in a chair that she recognised as her great uncle Tommy. He looked her up and down before opening his eyes wide and standing with a grunt.
"Luciana. Oh good lord child." Tommy said as he came forward and put his arms around her shoulders. "It's been such a long time"
Lucy felt tears begin to spring to her eyes as she nodded her head. She hadn't seen Tommy since her grandfather had passed away over ten years previously.
"I heard about your husband. I'm so sorry sweetheart" he said pulling her away and holding her at arm's length.
"Thank you Uncle Tommy" Lucy said wiping at the tears that slipped from her eyes.
Lucy turned to Xanther who was standing back behind her quietly watching the reunion .
"This is Xanther. He is my new husband" Lucy said.
Xanther's eyes widened. She knew that Tommy wouldn't understand that she had just a friend that was a man, he was old school and she couldn't have introduced Xanther as her boyfriend either. So husband he was. Tommy looked Xanther up and down with a frown before smiling and stepping forward and taking Xanther's hand in his.
"It's great to meet you son" Tommy said enthusiastically.
Tommy turned back to Lucy and took her hand.
"When did you two get married?" Tommy asked looking between Lucy and Xanther.
"Only yesterday" Lucy said smiling, feeling terrible for lying to him. "It was a very down low wedding"
Tommy smiled and nodded his head; she made a mental note to tell her mother in case Tommy rang.
"So you've come here for your honeymoon?" Tommy asked with a sly smile.
Lucy smiled and nodded her head.
"Would you have a room available Uncle Tommy?" she asked.
Tommy smiled widely and nodded his head.
"For you my sweet anything" Tommy said with a smile as he reached for a key.
Lucy thought that he probably had plenty of rooms available judging by the wall of keys. Tommy held the key up and waved it.
"The best room in the place" he said with a smile, handing her the key.
Lucy grinned. She knew exactly what room he was talking about. It was hidden right amongst the forest, with a big bath in the bathroom and a window with a waterfall that ran beside it. She hadn't seen the room or the waterfall in so long but it had always been her favourite place to be. She often would sneak down there and then beg her Aunt and Uncle to let her have a bath in the waterfall bath. Lucy smiled again taking the key.
"Thank you Uncle Tommy. That means the world to me" Lucy said as she leaned forward and gave him a kiss.
"Anything for my Lucy girl" Tommy said with a smile and a chuckle.
Lucy turned as her and Xanther went back to the car to drive down to the front of the little cottage that waited for them. As she turned the key in the door she sucked in a breath. It hadn't changed. The walls were a different colour and there was a new bed, but everything else was the same. Lucy dropped her bag on the bed and went into the bathroom, her favourite room. She felt tears spring to her eyes as she noticed the big window still looking out to the waterfall. Then on top of the waterfall sat a little sign that read "Luciana Falls", she couldn't wipe the tears away fast enough as they dripped from her eyes. Lucy ran her hand over the bath and noticed that it was a new big spa bath suitable for two people. Lucy smiled imagining the fun that she and Xanther were going to have in that.
Chapter Thirteen
As Lucy stood looking out the window she felt Xanther slide his arms around her waist and nuzzle into her neck. He looked up at the waterfall and gasped as he went to the window.
"Hey it's your falls" he said.
Lucy smiled and nodded her head with a giggle.
"This was my favourite room as a kid, I would come down with my grandpa and beg to take a bath in the waterfall room" she laughed.
Xanther turned and smiled at her with a wink.
"Want to take a bath?" he grinned.
Lucy smiled in return and nodded her head. Xanther bought the rest of their bags in from the car while she ran the bath. By the time he came back into the bathroom she was already in the bath. Xanther grinned and stripped his clothes and stepped in behind her, sliding his legs down the lengths of Lucy's. As she leant back against him she could feel his growing erection against her back as he slowly poured water from his hands over her breasts. Lucy closed her eyes as Xanther began to soap up his hands and run them all over her body. She couldn't hold back the moan that escaped as he rolled her stiffening nipples in his thumb and forefinger before working his way down her stomach to her pussy.