The next couple hours pass in a blur of island heat and passion. Touching and grasping, rolling in the sand, with only the spray of the sea to keep them from burning up. Literal sex on the beach - a first for both of them.

After a few more one-more-times Cassie finally lets it spill that she's brought a somewhat more comfortable thing to lie down on. They rise together - still not letting go - as Cassie fetches the hammock, setting it up between the two palms they'd landed by.

She places a hand on his hip and leans into him. They'd be sharing it, coming down together.

"How's about we take a load off, handsome?"