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Sunday:

It was around afternoon when the team arrived at the hotel again. Had some of them complained about the little trip on their way to Kaanapali, on their way back no one of that said a single word against the trip anymore. All of them enjoyed the time they spent outside on their bikes, enjoying the beauty of the landscape and the fact they could do something together.

“I have to admit I’m pretty glad that we’re coming back to an actual hotel here, not to tents with no bathrooms,” Danny sighed as he got off his bike, stretching and freeing himself off the hated helmet.

“Yeah, a shower is needed, Messer,” Flack told him with playfully raised eyebrows, with a laughter jumping out of his friend’s reach.

“Let him tease you, I think you’re smelling very well,” Lindsay replied with a wink, linking her arms with his and placing a gentle kiss onto his cheek.

Danny smiled at her. “Sweet of you. That’s why you’re allowed to decide what we’ll do now that we can do whatever we want.”

“Oh, I can decide?” she asked, her eyes already sparkling.

“Uh...yes, I think so,” Danny replied, even if he had wanted to he was not able to resist the look she was giving him. “As long as you don’t plan anything evil.”

“As if I’d plan anything evil,” she replied, the wink she gave him causing him to raise his eyebrows anyways though.

While the team headed back into the hotel to follow whatever plans they had, Stella watched Mac with a constant smile on her face as they walked up to their own room. It didn’t stay unnoticed to him and when they reached their hotel room, he raised his eyebrows at his girlfriend, giving her a questioning look.

“What?” he asked amused, letting them into the room.

“Oh, nothing,” Stella replied warmly.

“But there has to be a reason why you’re smiling all the time, pretty much since you woke up this morning,” Mac answered. “Not that I mind. I like to see you that happy.”

Stella’s smile even widened. She stepped over to Mac who was just about to open the glass door that led onto the balcony. The soft warm and lightly salty breeze greeted them. Snuggling against his side, she wrapped her arms around his waist while he rested his around her shoulders almost instinctively.

“I’m just happy,” she explained then. “I’m happy to be here. But even more happy I am that you’re so relaxed now, Mac. I have to say sometimes you’re concerning me a bit with all the work. It’s gotten better and you seem to really calm down a bit. But on those vacations you seem to almost be a new person. You’re joking, you’re smiling, you’re so easy going. It’s wonderful to see and it’s just making me happy to see how much you’re relaxing here.”

Glancing down at Stella, Mac found her looking up at him with a warmth in her eyes that caused him to smile as well. “I’m just happy to be here myself,” he told her. “To spend some time with you. And with our friends. They might seem like kids sometimes, but in fact I couldn’t imagine any better vacation than together with my team.” With a wink, he added, “Even if some of my plans aren’t exactly what some of my team members await from their vacation.”

Stella laughed. “I bet you have stuff planned that even our two complaining guys will like. Something with lots of action where they can prove what awesome men they are.”

Mac laughed as well. “Absolutely.” With that he tightened his arm around his girlfriend. “But for now I just want to enjoy some nice time with you.”

“That sounds like a perfect plan to me,” Stella agreed, snuggling even closer against him.

“Ah, this place is too perfect for words,” Jess said, releasing a deep sigh as she took in the beautiful view from the door of the balcony.

Flack chuckled. “Will you say that every day whenever you look out of that window?” he wanted to know. Shortly he glanced up at his girlfriend before he turned his attention back to his suitcase in which he was searching.

“Maybe,” she replied. Turning around to him briefly, she noticed Flack’s busy searching. “What are you looking for?”

“Oh, nothing. Just enjoy your view,” he replied, giving her a quick smirk.

“Okay.” With her eyebrows raised at his very suspicious behaviour, Jess turned around again. Once again she turned her attention back to the beautiful view she was able to see in front of her. Beaches had always been attractive to her; there was just something wonderful about lying in the sand, occasionally jumping into the warm ocean. Even better it was to have a boyfriend who was at her side and enjoyed the time together with her. And friends. Like those friends she had in her team. Friends that were more like a family.

At the thought of that, a smile lit Jess’s face. So much fun she had with them. With Stella and Lindsay she could always talk. Especially with Lindsay, who was a very close friend for her, possibly even her best friend. They had always been close, since the day they had met for the first time. The vacation in Montana where they had shared a tent and had spent so much time together had brought them even closer, had turned their friendship into a sister-like relationship. Danny, Adam, Hawkes and Sid always meant fun. And Flack. Flack was the man she had fallen in love with. Yes, she would always willingly admit that this vacation was fantastic, in so many ways.

So deep in her thoughts, she barely missed how Flack finally found what he had been looking for. Proudly holding the items in his hand, he got up into a straight position again. With a grin, he watched his clueless girlfriend as he approached her, carefully and quietly to not cause her to snap out of her thoughts too quickly.

Successfully he managed to step behind her. He hesitated for a short moment. Then he wrapped his arms around her from behind, causing her to squirm at the sudden closeness.

“You found what you were looking for?” she asked as she instinctively sank back against his chest.

Flack nodded. “Yep. Look.” With that he presented to her what he had been searching for, causing her eyes to widen in surprise and disbelief.

“Don’t tell me those are your ties,” she stated, staring at said items.

Flack chuckled. “Well, I could also say those are Spaghetti, but that’s not true.”

Jess freed herself a bit from his tight grip so she could turn around and face him. Her eyebrows raised lightly and she hoped the amused grin that was tearing at the corners of her mouth wouldn’t give her away. “So you were serious about tying me to the bed?” she asked.

Flack’s grin widened. “At least I’m not planning on wearing those here,” he said.

Jess bit her lip, but this time her self control wasn’t strong enough. She broke out into laughter, grabbing his arms to keep her balance. It took her a couple of moments until she could calm down enough to gain the ability to speak again.

“That was supposed to be hot, not funny,” Flack complained playfully, hardly able to prevent himself from laughing as well though.

“I know and it is, believe me,” Jess answered. She took the ties from him and tossed them on a near chair before she wrapped her arms around his neck, gazing him right in his deep blue eyes. “But you don’t need to tie me to your bed to keep me in there.”

Another smirk lit Flack’s face as he rested his hands on her hips, pulling her flush against his body. “Is that so?” he asked in a low voice that, combined with the look he gave her, sent shivers down her spine.

“Yep,” she replied.

“Then prove it,” he told her.

Jess didn’t reply. Instead she pulled Flack down to her into a deep kiss. Once again she felt how he pulled her even closer, if possible. She wasn’t lying. He didn’t have to tie her to his bed to keep her there. Just a deep, passionate kiss like that was enough to convince her that his personal plans for their vacation were fantastic as well.

It was late afternoon, the sun was still standing high above the deep blue ocean, glistering in the clear water. The beach was crowded by people who were enjoying the wonderful weather.

Danny and Lindsay stayed away from the crowded parts in the middle of the beach though. Instead they had spread their blankets under a couple of palm trees at the edge of said beach. From there they had a fantastic view across the sea in front of them but still a little privacy as well.

When Lindsay had been excited about Danny making her choose what to do for the rest of the afternoon, he hadn’t been sure on what she’d make them do. Now he was glad she had chosen to just spend some time at the beach again. Still he could feel his jealously slowly starting to boil inside him whenever yet another man decided to throw an extra close glance at his girlfriend in her green bikini. But said men didn’t get the chances he had; they weren’t allowed to cuddle with her under a palm tree; something he enjoyed more than anything and that made him easily ignore those annoying guys. Or at least prevent him from commenting. Glaring though was still allowed.

“Isn’t that just the perfect place to be?” Lindsay asked, releasing a happy sigh as she lay back down on her elbows, stretching out her legs. “What a view.”

“Absolutely. I bet those guys over there would immediately agree with you on that one,” Danny replied, flashing yet another warning glare into the direction of three guys who were walking nearby. Looking into the direction as well shortly before she looked back at Danny, Lindsay chuckled.

“What? You have a problem or something?” she asked amused.

Danny sighed. “I wonder what they’re thinking we’re doing here? Some friends lying under a palm tree, accidentally lying almost on top of each other because the blanket is so small?”

At this comment, Lindsay couldn’t help but laugh, so hard she almost collapsed backwards. “Man, calm down, those guys are staring at every woman who’s wearing less than a diving suit,” she told him, hiccuping as she tried to speak, laugh and breath at the same time.

“Yeah, they can, but they’re not allowed to look at my girl,” he replied. “See, that’s all mine, no one’s gonna stare at you like you’re just something they can have if they stare long enough.”

At this point, laughing tears were running down her cheeks. Gently Lindsay smacked his arm at his words. “Hey, what’s that talk about me being yours, huh?” she teased. “But seriously, what am I supposed to do, all those women are practically melting in the sun while looking at you.”

“Who cares? All I have eyes for is you,” he told her simply, causing her to laugh again.

“Yeah, same here,” she replied with a wink. “So would you please stop glaring? Or I get jealous because those guys seem to be more interesting to you than me.”

“Very funny, Montana,” he growled playfully, laughing with her though. He bent down to her, kissing her gently. The soft kiss quickly turned more passionate though, and soon he was indeed almost lying on top of her. His hand left her face, slowly trailing down the front of her body, making her shiver lightly at the soft contact of his fingers on her bare skin. His hand soon reached her bare hips, instinctively drawing her closer against him. Instantly she felt the heat that was rising inside her to increase at the feeling of his half naked body against hers.

“Uh...I think we’re still not really alone here. That’s not one of those private beaches,” she managed to say between kisses.

Pulling back lightly, Danny gazed down at her, causing Lindsay to shiver once again at the look he was giving her. There was this passion in them she loved so much and felt herself. There was much more than that as well though. It was a warmth that made her feel even more comfortable.

“You know, I kinda agree with you,” he told her, gently running a hand through her curly hair.

“On what?” she wanted to know. She allowed one of her hands to sneak around to his back, gently rubbing up and down his spine. She smiled lightly at the way he shuddered at the loving touches. They might not be alone and currently weren’t doing anything that could offend anyone. But still the closeness was having a nice effect on them, especially combined with the location.

“That this is the perfect place to be,” he answered then. “This place here is wonderful. I have to admit though that actually it doesn’t matter where we are. As long as I get those cuddle sessions, I’m happy.” And with a playful serious expression, he added, “What I just said stays between you and me. Don’t dare to tell Don about that.”

Lindsay chuckled. “I won’t.” She bent forward a bit so she could kiss him. “You’re really cute.”

Danny sighed. “Why’s it that you always have to call me cute?” he asked her.

Once again she laughed. “It’s not my fault you’re acting that way. And yes, I promise, I won’t tell anyone.”

Danny chuckled as well. “Fine then.”

Once more he gazed at her for a few moments in silence. Lindsay liked those moments. They didn’t need words to show how much they meant to each other. Especially Danny was good with showing her what he was thinking and feeling with the expressions in his eyes. Those moments in which they just looked at each other were intimate in a way neither of them could describe. On one thing they agreed though; they enjoyed it a lot.

“I think we should make this our next tradition now,” he told her then, lying down again and pulling her with him so she could rest her head on his chest. “At least once a day we have to come here for some beach cuddling.” He paused for a moment. “And of course we need to find those beaches Sid was talking about.”

Chuckling once again, she nodded. “Yes, we’ll definitely do that.”

With that Danny and Lindsay continued lying in each other’s arms, enjoying the view in front of them but even more their closeness. This vacation was exactly what they needed. They could be together with their friends and still got the chance to have those romantic moments. It was just the perfect combination.

Preview: Monday: What will the team do this time?