Twin Deception(14)

For those three weeks it was just her and Luke. It was almost as if nothing back home existed. When they retreated to their room, when Sadi looked into Luke’s eyes, it was as if they were the only people in the world. The way Luke looked at Sadi, like he was never going to get enough of her, even after a million lifetimes together, it awed Sadi.

“Sadi,” Luke whispered, his arm tightening around her in their bed.

Sadi glanced up, half asleep. She could see the light of the dying fire reflected on Luke’s handsome features. “Yes,” she whispered. They had spent a full day sightseeing and Sadi was exhausted. She had barely had enough in her to make love with Luke before collapsing, exhausted into bed.

“I’m having a really great time.”

“Me too.” Sadi opened her eyes and smiled. Luke looked completely adorable with his hair mussed from earlier.

“I was thinking maybe we should extend our honeymoon somewhere warm as well, like we had originally planned? I was doing some looking on my phone and I think the Bahamas would be really nice.”

Sadi was wide awake now. She sat up, gathering the quilt around her chest. “Wow. Yes! I would love to go there.” Sadi hesitated. “Are you sure you can take the time off work though?”

Luke shrugged. “Not really but let’s just call it payback for all those years I never took a day of vacation.”

Sadi swallowed hard. Seeing the earnestness in Luke’s eyes set her heart racing. He really did love her. She had always assumed he had because he said he did, but after the bombing there had been no doubting his devotion to her. He had made all the changes he had said he wanted to make and more.

However, Sadi still sensed Luke’s quiet, private grief. She knew what a gaping chasm losing Connor had left in Luke’s heart. Though he had done his best to shield Sadi from his pain, she knew it was there.

Even in his happiest moments during their honeymoon, in an unguarded moment, Sadi could see a shadow pass across his eyes but then it was gone and he returned to her once more. Maybe the extra time away would be good for Luke. Sadi worried about the business, the added stresses and pressure Luke was under, but he seemed to be coping well. Though the company was struggling through what had happened, Luke had been more relaxed about work than ever before.

“Let’s go to the Bahamas then,” Sadi, said, leaning in and kissing Luke.

He moaned, deep in his throat. Both of his hands came to rest on the side of Sadi’s face. He kissed her, a kiss full of the promise of all that they had yet to experience.

Sadi rifled through her suitcase and let out an exasperated sigh. She didn’t know how she could have been so silly. She had brought just enough birth control to last for their honeymoon in Europe. Now that they had extended their stay in the Bahamas for another three weeks, she was completely out of medication.

She sighed again. She was glad Luke had gone ahead of her to the beach. She had realized she was out of her pills that morning and had momentarily panicked. She had made up some excuse about wanting to shower before joining Luke on the beach. It made no sense if they were planning to swim, but he hadn’t seemed to mind. She had taken the extra time to search through her suitcase. She honestly couldn’t remember putting extra pills in but maybe on the off chance….

A thorough investigation had turned up nothing. Sadi sat on the edge of the bed, wondering if she should tell Luke. They could always try and find a doctor here, or they could abstain. She smiled at that thought.

Luke desired her like every day was going to be their last. There was no way he was going to keep his hands off her, especially for another two and a half weeks until they returned home.

Sadi frowned. She didn’t want to waste time having to go to a doctor or a hospital here. The idea frightened her a little. She didn’t like going to her own doctor, let alone in some country she wasn’t even from. She could just imagine the hassle. They likely wouldn’t just give her a prescription without an exam would they? And there was no way that was going to happen.

Sadi didn’t want to waste a full day dealing with trying to get her stupid pills on the off chance the pharmacy here carried the same brand. She figured it would be a day or two of wasted time. She didn’t want to put Luke through the hassle. It would probably be alright. She had read somewhere that the pills took weeks, if not months, to wear off and she had been taking them for over two years.

Sadi showered for appearances, put on her bikini, tied a bright blue sarong around her waist and donned her flip flops. The weather was gorgeous, the white sand beaches and lush sparkling water better than she ever could have dreamed possible.