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  Jenn spit in the sink and wiped her mouth on a towel. Looking at him, she smirked. “Nice Sean, just nice.” She shook her head and punched his shoulder. “I was thinking more about the bonfires, roasting marshmallows and sunsets we watched. But no, you had to be a perv.” She laughed and reached for her hair brush.

  Sean laughed off her little punch. “Yes, I remember all that, too. It was a great weekend. One of many we shared.”

  “Agreed. I miss that. Us. You and me. The fun we shared. I am just glad my father was lenient with me, so trusting that I was able to go to all the places we went.” She sighed, and started brushing her hair.

  “We will just have to make some new memories.” Sean pushed off the doorway and headed towards his bag. “We will have to stop and grab some swim wear from a store, I don’t seem to have any.”

  Jenn put her hair up and was ready for the day. “And you think I would have packed something to swim in?” She smirked at him and shook her head.

  He looked up at her and smiled. “Well, uh, I guess not. So we’ll hit a store for some suits on the way to the beach.”

  He gave her a full, sexy, breathtaking smile.

  Sean grabbed his wallet, and they were off.

  With no real beaches in the desert, Sean thought they would spend a few hours over at The Mandalay Bay Beach Resort. He wasn’t sure if it was open to the public, but it was worth a shot anyways.

  Once at the resort, they went directly to registration and asked about a possible day pass for the beach. They were in luck. After purchasing a couple tickets, Sean paid attention to the maps scaled around the place until they found what they had come for. He figured they would be safe there with the beach being a key card access area.

  Sean was first to come out of the change room, so he laid out the towels for them to lay on. Taking in the expanse of the beautiful man made beach, Sean was in awe of the sight before him.

  He didn’t have to wait long for Jenn to return. He just finished laying the towels and looked up. Walking toward him was a sight that made his dick twitch. He had seen her naked a few times over the past few days, but he still felt like he had to wipe the drool from his chin. Jenn had a small self-esteem issue when they were younger, but the way she carried herself around, you would never know that. If she could see what he was seeing right now. See how she looked walking in the sexy red and white bikini. It showed off every single curve her delicious body had. Self-esteem issues be damned, she would have no complaints. But he supposed, most women complained about something about themselves.

  He could feel himself getting hard just looking at her. She was so sexy, and she was his. He quickly adjusted himself and sat on a towel.

  Jenn walked over to him and looked him over. She smiled and sat on the towel beside him. She reached into her bag, pulling out the sunscreen and began to apply it to arms and legs. She glanced over to Sean with a smile and held up the bottle of lotion. “Can you do my back, please?”

  Sean tried to stop his erection from busting out of his shorts. The way Jenn was lathering the lotion on her body was one of the sexiest things he had seen, and he thought he was going to blow a nut right there. It took everything not push her on her back and fuck her right there on the beach in front of all the people, children and all. Damn, he had to get his hormones in check, he seemed to be in a sex crazed daze lately. As much as he loved it, he still needed to be alert.

  He knew he was in a daze when he had to ask her to repeat her question. “Sorry babe, what do you need?” He shook his head slightly and grinned.

  “Can you rub this on my back, please?” She asked again, grinning.

  He took the bottle from her, shifted his body to sit behind her and began to apply the lotion.

  Jenn moaned as he rubbed. “That feels good.”

  “Fuck.” Sean growled. He quickly finished applying the lotion, handed the bottle back and stood.

  “Are you okay, Sean?” She looked at him biting her lip.

  “Just need to cool down.” He started toward the water, adjusting himself along the way. When she moaned, he felt a little pre-cum trickle from his penis, and he knew if he didn’t cool down soon he was going to blow like a young computer nerd who had just seen his first playboy centerfold.

  Jenn

  Jenn watched him walk to the water, and she felt a little bad. She never realized how easy men could be turned on. All she did was moan a little, but hell, it felt great when he was rubbing her back. But she also felt good knowing that he was turned on over her.

  After soaking up the sun for a few minutes, her mind began to wander back to the conversation she and Sean had back at the hotel. Reminiscing about that trip, a trip she remembered very well had brought a smile to her face. Seeing Sean in his swimming trunks with his tan abs on display for her eyes to feast on. It was a sight she would never forget. The days were hot and the nights were cool. He always made sure she was warm enough whether it was with a sweater or by the fire. The walks they had along the beautiful beach were long and fulfilling. They were always splashing each other with the cool water as they waded in the water watching the boats go by. Watching the stars at night was common and chatting by fire light was a favorite. He made her feel like she was the only person who mattered. Spending that first weekend alone with him really flourished her feelings for him.

  Clearing her mind of those memories, Jenn thought that a nice dip in the cool water would be nice and decided to go join him. She sat up, put the lotion in her bag and began to stand when she got an eerie feeling. A chill ran up her spine. She stood up and looked around, but nothing seemed out of place. She didn’t notice anyone looking at her from the surrounding area, so she shook it off and started towards the water.

  There were a lot of people in the water, splashing around and laughing, but she had no problem finding Sean. She couldn’t miss his glorious body, even if she tried. She had become familiar with it over the past few days and couldn’t get enough of it.

  She crept up to him as quietly as she could. He was just wading in the water, staring off into space, daydreaming. When she got close enough and remained unnoticed, she pounced. She jumped on his back, trying not to slip, and giggled.

  “Are you cool enough?” She wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck.

  Sean reached around and supported her by her ass and gave it a gentle squeeze. “Yeah, I’m cool. The water is very refreshing.”

  He turned his head to look at her and she smiled, moving her head closer to his. He leaned into her and pressed his damp lips to hers for a slow passionate kiss. He took her bottom lip into his mouth and sucked gently. He bit it once and sucked again. Licking his tongue along the crease, then he plunged in and took the kiss deeper. He pulled back and shifted Jenn around the front of him.

  He held her close, cupping her ass.

  “Well, I was cool.” He slipped his hands under her bikini bottoms and began to caress her ass. He leaned into her again and crushed his lips to hers.

  Jenn moaned and shifted her body closer to him. She ran her hands up into his hair. She pulled her face back and bit her lip on a grin. Breathing heavy with her chest heaving. “We have to stop, Sean. There are kids around.”

  Sean squeezed his eyes tight and took a deep breath. “Sorry. You are just so tempting, and it is just so hard to resist you. No matter where we are.” He opened his eyes, licked his lips and smiled. He removed his hands from inside her bikini and set her down. He dipped himself in the water, grabbed her hand and started to head towards the sand.

  After a stimulating time in the water and an hour of lying on the beach, Jenn began to feel the same eerie feeling again. She was laying on her stomach, on her towel, beside Sean. She lifted her head and looked around. The fear of the situation they were in had always been sitting in the back of her mind, and being watched once was scary enough. If she was being watched again, it couldn’t be a coincidence. She glanced up and down each side of the beach as far as she could see, but it
was right in front of her. Fifty yards ahead of her sitting on a picnic table, she noticed a man watching her. She gasped, a lump formed in her throat, her pulse increased. It was the same man from the casino. A shiver ran up her spine.

  She swallowed and took a few breaths, scrambled to a sitting position and nudged Sean to wake him. “Sean, wake up.”

  Sean groaned. “What’s the matter, Jenn?” He rolled towards her.

  “There was a man, the same man from the casino. He was here. He was watching us.” The words rushed out as she was freaking out. This couldn’t be a coincidence.

  Sean sat up and looked in the direction Jenn was just pointing. “There’s no one there.”

  “But, but…” Jenn looked back frustrated, she couldn’t be losing her mind. She knew she saw him. The man must be playing with her, trying to fuck with her head.

  Sean reached over and pulled Jenn into his lap. He kissed the top of her head and held her tight. “I believe you saw someone, babe. But no one’s there now. You’re safe. I am not going to let anything happen to you.” He tipped her head up and planted a quick firm kiss to her lips.

  Jenn got up off his lap and stood. She began to pack up her things. “I have had enough beach time, how about we just walk around and maybe grab something eat.” Once packed up, she stood and waited for him.

  “Sure, sounds like a plan.” He stood and packed up his stuff. Taking hold of her hand, they headed towards the changing rooms.

  Back in their street clothes, hand in hand, they walked along the crowded street, window shopping. They talked comfortably like old times, and laughed with each other like they hadn’t missed those years apart. Jenn had begun to get that feeling again while walking, but she just brushed it off, she didn’t want Sean thinking she was crazy. She just wanted to enjoy the day.

  Jenn was talking, rambling on, as she looked in the windows when her stomach growled. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Sean check his watch.

  “Let’s go eat.”

  She looked towards him and gave his hand a squeeze in acknowledgment. “Sure.” They walked toward the next open venue of food.

  Simon

  Simon knew Jake was going to piter pat about on the job, it was his brother after all. The only smart thing he did was take him on the job. Jake was unaware of Simon’s past discretions, and Simon wasn’t about to tell him and ruin the fun he planned on having.

  Once he and Jake got separate hotel rooms at the dumpy motel at the other end of the strip, Simon told Jake he was going to go catch a hit. Jake seriously thought that Simon was into the drugs, so it benefited him. What Jake didn’t know, wouldn’t hurt him. Just because he dealt the shit didn’t mean he snorted it, too.

  Little did Jake know, Simon went to scope out Sean and the girl. He never thought he would luck out so easily when he decided to check out the casino. He stumbled upon them playing slots right at the edge of the playing area. He got himself a drink from the waitress, and he sat at a small table just watching them. He wanted to see how well they got along, to see if they even realized that they were followed. And to see how well they were taking in the surroundings.

  Just as he had figured, Connor’s son was a fool. Drinking and playing around without a care in the world. As if his life was not at stake. He knew Connor went semi soft on his youngest son, allowing him free range during his teenage years. It was too bad his life was going to get cut short. And the girl, man she was beautiful, with a banging body, but she was naïve as shit. He shook his head and sipped his drink.

  When Sean left the girl by herself, Simon thought it was his chance to get closer, but thought twice about it. He liked to play games just as much as Connor did.

  Maybe the girl wasn’t so dumb after all. She seemed to have sensed he was there, because she turned around looking for something. Not once, but twice. On the second time, she noticed him. He just stared at her. He saw no recollection of him in her expression, which was good. He remembered what he did to the girl’s mother all those years ago. He didn’t have the taste for killing back then. Thinking of the things he could do to her sent thrills up his spine.

  He noticed her gathering her things to leave. That was his sign, he had to get out of there before shit hit the fan. He sucked back his drink and immediately left the casino, and the hotel. He had to get back to Jake before he figured something was up.

  Jake

  Jake knew it was time to get a little closer to the pair of them, time to put some thoughts into action. He’d never done wrong by his father, and he didn’t plan to start now, no matter how hard it was going be to put his own brother into the ground. It had to be done.

  Simon had been taking off to places unknown. Jake just figured it was Vegas, and he was sure he was just getting a fix or out getting laid. So he decided to pay no mind to him when it came to comings and goings.

  It was mid-morning when they began to stake out the hotel, and it seemed they struck some luck in their timing. They had only been sitting in the café across the way for ten minutes when Jake noticed Sean and Jenn leave the hotel. He didn’t notice any necklaces on the woman’s neck, just the low cropped tank that presented her blessed breasts to the world. This made him groan. He really needed to get laid soon.

  He thought that if she didn’t have the pendant on, then they would have to keep a closer eye on them. If he thought about it, he never noticed it on her at any time he saw her, so how were they able to track them. She must have it stashed somewhere, possibly in her purse or some place. It didn’t matter to him, as long as they were able to find them wherever they went and he could complete his task and get home.

  Jake stood from the table and slapped Simon on the shoulder getting his attention from reading the paper. “Let’s go. They’re on the move.”

  Jake and Simon followed his brother and the girl. Jake knew his brothers car, so it was easy to keep up to them. And with Sean not knowing the vehicle Jake was in, it made it easier on them. Once there, Jake didn’t want to be seen. He knew Jennifer would recognize him, but she didn’t know Simon, so he hid behind a tree while Simon sat on a picnic table to stake out their claim.

  “You think he will ever leave her alone?” Jake asked Simon, frustrated that it was taking longer to get their task done than he thought it would.

  “Yeah, he’ll slip up soon. Your brother is a fool. Look at them, not a care in the world right now. They look like a couple in love.” Simon nodded in the couple’s direction.

  Jake quickly glanced around the tree to look and puffed out a breath of air. “I just want to get this shit done, man. I want to get home and get laid.”

  Simon chuckled. “Don’t worry Jake. We will get it done, and you can go home and get your little willy wet.” Simon shook his head.

  Jake sat and leaned against the tree. He let Simon’s jab go and began to think. He never was very close to his brother, but he was still family. He was stuck in a catch-twenty-two. His father didn’t give a shit about anyone but himself, it was kill or be killed. You fuck with his business, you fucking die. There was no ifs, ands or buts about it. Life was a game to his father and that was how he was raised. He just wished his father had even a small heart. He knew Sean did everything he could to fit in. He also knew about Jennifer, but he never spoke a word about it. Jake had been called an asshole on more than one occasion. He knew this was what he truly was and always would be. There was no chance for redemption for him, and he knew it. So if his only way of surviving against his father was to kill his brother and his girl, then fuck it, so be it.

  “She spotted me.” Simon got up from the table and moved behind a tree. Jake scrutinized and waited for clearance. Simon peaked around the tree and he sighed.

  “Sup man?” Jake asked.

  “They are on the move again.” Simon walked over to Jake and pulled him up from the ground. They began to slowly trail behind them, being careful to stay hidden in the shadows.

  Jenn

  After a fulfilling meal, another hour o
f laughter and browsing the streets, Jenn and Sean returned to their hotel room. As much as it felt like they were on vacation, they still needed to discuss future plans. Whether they wanted to travel east or south. Decide on names for possible identity changes. Stuff like that.

  It had been just over a week since they escaped Sean’s father, that didn’t mean that they were completely risk free. Jenn’s fear still sat just below the surface. She tried to hide it as much as she could from Sean. She would look over her shoulder when he wasn’t looking. He was constantly reassuring her that they were safe, but she knew it would take more than him telling her that to feel it. It needed to be over with for to feel safe. And as much as she loved being around Sean, Jenn wanted some alone time, too. She wasn’t used to being in the presence of a man twenty four seven.

  Finished with her shower, Jenn wrapped a towel around her and began searching for something to wear. While searching she came upon the beautiful necklace she once adored. She scrunched her nose up in confusion and turned to Sean who was laying on the bed watching TV. “Why is this in here?”

  Sean looked over from the TV to her and grimaced. “Uh, yeah, that was on the list of the things dad had me pick up for you. He said it was a family heirloom or something.” He shrugged his shoulders and continued. “I thought dad was just being sentimental or some shit. He was always big on things like that.”

  Jenn huffed. “This is no family heirloom. It was a gift from my ex, Joey. The only nice thing that came from that pathetic excuse of a relationship.”

  Sean sat up on the bed then moved to the edge. “So, it isn’t anything special?”

  “No. It is beautiful, but not anything worth taking while being kidnapped or on the run.” She bit her lip quizzically, and a chill come over her.

  He got off the bed and walked over to her. “What is it, babe?” He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. He rubbed his hands up and down her back.