Desert Heat (Complete)
Desert Heat Chapter 62

{Allie’s P.O.V.}

Everyone was up bright and early. We needed to be at the Marina by nine, so we needed to leave the hotel by 8:30. Breakfast started at 7:00 so we had plenty of time to eat, and then head out to the hummer limo. People stared at us when it pulled up and all eight of us got in with small go bags. The drive was going to be short as it only about twenty minutes from the hotel. I spent that time in Dorian’s lap kissing him nonstop.

“Damn girl, let the man breathe!” Sin said.

“f**k off skank, he’s my husband,” I responded kissing Dorian again.

“She has to be going into heat,” Leah implied

“Don’t jinx me hoe! I’m on vacation and my birthday is in three days! I’m not going to spend that time secluded in my hotel room,” I shouted at her.

“When was your last heat?” Sam asked

“Uhh… Two months ago?”

“Oh, then you’re fine. Heat usually comes every three to four months,” she responded. I let out a sigh of relief. “That is unless you’re pregnant,”

“I’m not pregnant, with my power to sense souls, I would know if I was. Trust me, I’m not,”

“Have you guys considered trying again?” Lucas asked. Dorian and I looked at each other.

“Look, I’m just going to clear the air with everyone. It’s not that we’re trying, but we’re not avoiding it either. But I’m also scared to get pregnant again, which is why I’ve pleaded with the moon goddess to not bless with me a pup anytime soon. At least not until Tucker is dealt with,”

“Allie, why would you do that?” This was the first time I have told Dorian this and he was reasonably upset.

“Because say I do get pregnant, and god forbid Tucker finds out. Everyone here knows what he did to our first baby, and everyone saw what it did to me. Dorian, I would not survive if I lost another baby because that psycho,” Dorian’s eyes showed me he understood where I was coming from.

“Allie, there’s no saying in how long the moon goddess will take to bless you again, even if you did plead with her. But if she thinks you guys are ready, then she’s going to give you guys another pup,” Leah said.

“That’s the thing, Leah, I’m not ready. I’m not ready at all. I’m terrified,” Dorian hugged me as tight as he could without breaking me.

“Baby, if we do get pregnant again, we can hide it,”

“How? Wolf pregnancies are five months, and I would start visibly showing after two,”

“We can use magic,” I looked at him like he was insane.

“Magic?” everyone asked.

“I think it’s time I came clean with everyone,” I just sat up straight and looked at him.

“I’ve also been concerned about what would happen if Allie got pregnant again before we found Tucker, especially after her last heat, and I’ve been consulting with the Elders about it. They said that if you did conceive again, we could use good magic to hide the pregnancy from everyone, and I mean everyone. The only people that would know is you and me, and people who we tell. But no one would see it, not even I would,”

“Wait, boss, are you talking about a cloaking barrier?” Mikey asked.

“I am. We could make your bump invisible, baby. Only you would see it,” he said to me. My eyes filled with tears and little by little, tears fell. Dorian wiped them away and gave me a gentle k**s.

“Do you guys know any good witches?” Lucas asked.

“We do!” shouted Sin. I turned to her and smiled.

“We’re going to have to call them when we get back,” I said. I looked at Dorian hugged him as tight as I could and started to lightly sob and mind linked, Dorian,

I love you so much, Dorian. Thank you.

I love you more than anything Allie. Your happiness is my happiness.

When we got the marina, we unloaded the limo and went to the harbormaster to find our rental. He gladly assisted us, and when we got to it, this thing was massive,

“Is this the right one?” I asked Lucas. He looked at the specs again and shook his head.

“No, this is the newer model, and it’s a lot bigger,”

“Oh, that’s right. I didn’t have a chance to email you the changes. The original yacht you reserved had some mechanical issues that needed to be fixed. We were hoping to get it fixed before your arrival, but it was worse than we originally thought, so the rental company gave you this in its place at no extra charge,”

“Oh, wow, thank you!” I looked at Lucas and he just shrugged. “Lucas, do you know how to drive this thing?”

“I do,”

“Hold on sir, I’m going to need to validate and verify your license,” said the Harbor Master. Lucas pulled out his boating license and handed it to him. “Well, you’re a certified captain?” Lucas nodded. No one knew what he was talking about. He went to go validate and verify Lucas’s license and came back about ten minutes later. “Alright, you folks are good to go. You need to be back by sundown tomorrow, or you will be charged an additional day,” we all nodded and loaded onto the yacht.

“YOO!!! This thing is f*****g huge!” Brandon shouted as he walked around.

“I cannot believe we get to camp out on this thing in the ocean!” Sin exclaimed.

“Babe, you got this?” Sam asked Lucas. He gave her a k**s and started it up.

“You folks be careful out there. There have been reports of pirates, so be wary of your surroundings. If you see an unmarked vessel, get out of there. All of the fishing equipment is on board, and we’ve stocked it the food and beverages you ordered. There’s a fully functioning kitchen, and everything you would need to cook what you catch. Be mindful of our laws on the species though,”

“Thank you so much,” I said to him.

“Anything else you need to know is in the waiver,” we nodded, and he untied the boat from the dock.

Lucas was a pro at driving this thing. It was second nature to him. Sam stayed with Lucas at the driver seat, while the rest of us put our stuff away in the cabin. There was a small living area, four small rooms on board with two bathrooms, and one shower. The shower probably wouldn’t be necessary, but it was a nice touch.

The kitchen was small, but it had everything we would need to cook our own meals. The fridge and freezer were stocked with fresh and frozen veggies, a bunch of meat like steaks and chicken, with lots of beer and wine. There was bread, cheese, deli meats, and condiments to make sandwiches for days. There were loads of snacks, chips, cookies, dips, and candy. There was more than enough food to last us the two days we would be out at sea.

Once we were done organizing, we changed took off our clothes and went onto the deck in our swimsuits.

“Hey, everything good?” Dorian asked

“Yeah, there’s more than enough food and snacks to last us. If you boys catch some good fish, I can make some good meals with the spices and veggies. It has everything we need,”

“This s**t is insane!!” Sin shouted as we sped through the water. For an extra-large yacht, this thing could really move. Lucas took us to an area where the water was crystal clear, and only about 20 feet deep. He anchored the yacht.

The ladies and I laid out the deck topless and tanned while the guys jumped into the water. Now that we’ve all seen each other naked, Dorian allows me to be topless in front of only these select people and doesn’t get mad at Brandon, Mikey, or Lucas. Much.

After about fifteen minutes in the sun, I started to feel hot, so I put my top back on. I went over to the back of the boat found snorkeling equipment. I was so excited. I grabbed the goggles and snorkel and jumped into the water. It was so beautiful. The water was crystal-clear emerald green and blue and I could see everything so clearly. All the different marine life was so mesmerizing. It was like an aquatic heaven.

There were so many different species of fish swimming that were so colorful it looked like a rainbow of fish. I saw pufferfish, lionfish, clownfish of different colors, and other fish I had never seen before. Then I saw the most majestic creature, a sea turtle. I read that sea turtles like to swim with humans as long as you go up to them slowly. So, I dove down and slowly approached it. It was just swimming peacefully next to me. I reached out my hand and touched the shell. I was so happy, I finally got to swim with a sea turtle and touch it.

After a minute or so, it swam away. I stayed under for a little longer knowing I could hold my breath for at least another minute. I swan over some coral and saw something interesting. It looked like a large wire. When I got closer, I saw what it was and immediately went up to the surface. I took in a few breaths, and took one long deep breath, and dove under again.

I went back to the spot I saw the creature and made sure it was still there, sure enough, it was. I looked around it to make sure nothing would stab me or stick me with poison. I reached in and grabbed it. It was fighting me and retreating backward. I was not going to give up. I got a firm hold on it and pulled as hard as I could. I got it out from the coral and grabbed the tail, so it didn’t flick and swim away. I swam to the surface clutching it with my hands. I swam back to the boat and threw it in.

I went back to where I found it because I think I saw at least two more. And I was right. Once I got all three on the boat, I got out of the water.

“LOOK WHAT I CAUGHT!!” I shouted to everyone that was on the other side holding one in each hand.

“Allie, what the f**k are those!?” Dorian asked

“They’re called Spiny Lobster! I caught three of them,” at the sound of lobster, all the guys came back in and the girls ran to the back of the boat.

“Did I hear lobster?” Sam asked.

“Yup!” I said and showed it to her. The guys got into the boat and looked for themselves.

“These look different than ones we eat back home,” Brandon said picking one up. “They don’t have the big claws either,”

“The lobster we eat at home are from Maine. These lobsters are native to tropical waters. Plus, there are like 50 or 60 different kinds of lobster in the world,”

“Baby, how did you catch these? And where?”

“With my hands silly, they don’t have claws. And I caught them over there,” I said pointing at the group of coral.

“Are there more?” Mike asked all excited.

“No, I only saw these three, but I’m sure I can find more in the surrounding area,”

“I guess we know what we’re having for dinner tonight,” Lucas said.

“Wait, does anyone know how to cook this stuff?” Mikey asked pointing at the crawling lobster.

“Of course, I do,” I said as I put the lobster on ice. From the corner of my eye, I saw something in the crevice behind the ice chest. I pulled it out and it was a spear gun. “Oh my god, yes!”

“Do you know how to use that?” Dorian asked me concerned.

“Sure do!” I got super excited. This was would allow me to catch larger fish. “We are going to eat so well these next few days!!” I shouted. Everyone just laughed at me and my antics.

I put the speargun back where I found it, and we all jumped in the water again to have fun. Leah and Sam used life vests and stayed close to Brandon and Mikey. I just swam and swam. Dorian came up to me and brought me close to him. I combed his wet hair back with my fingers. I just smiled at him,

“What?” he asked. I smiled even bigger and pushed him into the water his shoulders and swam away. “Allie!” he shouted when he came back up to the surface and started to swim after me. Luckily, I was faster than him. I climbed the ladder of the boat and ran around to the front.

“Catch me if you can!” I taunted.

“Get back here!” he shouted. I saw a clearing in the water, and I jumped off the yacht and dove back in. Dorian followed in after me. But instead of diving out, I dove down, so when he dove in, I was behind him and still under the water. I could see him at the surface looking for me. I swam up behind him and got on this back.

“HOLY f**k!”

“Hahahah!!” I laughed and kissed his neck.

“f**k, you scared the s**t out of me! Where were you?”

“Under the water, about ten feet,” I kissed his neck over and over. “I’m getting tired, let’s get out,” I said, and he nodded. Everyone else was already out of the boat and drinking away under the shade. Brandon tossed Dorian a beer, and I grabbed some water from the cooler and wrapped myself in my beach towel, sat on Dorian’s lap, and we all just enjoyed the day.

We played board games that were on board, listened to music, danced, drank, ate sandwiches with chips and snacks, had s*x, ate some more, and had more s*x. The next thing we knew, the sun was setting, so I jumped in the shower to rinse off the saltwater from my hair real fast and changed into regular clothes.

I pulled out the lobster from the ice chest on the back of the boat and brought them into the kitchen, where I started to prepare dinner. I had watched so many cooking videos, especially Gordon Ramsay, that I knew how to prepare lobster. I filled a pot with water and brought it to a boil. The lobsters were already comatose from the ice, so there was no need to kill them. I threw them into the boiling water and let them cook for ten minutes.

I cut up three of the steaks that were in the fridge along with some fresh veggies. I pulled out the lobster and removed the meat from the tails and cut those into chunks. I decided to use the meat from the legs and the head to make a lobster spinach cheese dip.

Dinner took about an hour to finish. When I was done plating everything, I sighed in contentment. I put everything on the table with some bread, butter, and chips for the dip.

“Dinner is ready!” I shouted and one by one everyone entered the dining area on the boat.

“Damn, that smells delicious!” Brandon said as he inhaled deeply.

“Luna, this looks amazing,” Lucas said sitting down.

“Way to make us ladies look bad,” Leah said.

“Allie this looks like it took a lot of work, why didn’t you ask for help?” Sam asked.

“I like to do it myself because once I get a rhythm going, I don’t want it to get messed up,” Sam smiled, and we all filled our plates. There weren’t enough chairs for all eight of us, so Sin and I sat in Mikey and Dorian’s lap like we would if were at home.

“Oh my god, this dip is awesome!” Mikey said as he shoved a chip into his mouth.

“I think this is better than Mrs. Johnson’s cooking,” Leah said.

“Oh my god, Leah, don’t ever tell her that!” I said to her.

“Baby, have you ever thought about going to culinary school?” Dorian asked me while taking a bite of steak.

“What? No way, I prefer to be an engineer one day,”

“I don’t see why you can’t do both Luna?” Lucas said. I looked at him. “You are very intelligent, and you’ve proven many times over how strong and capable you are. Why not go back to school for your engineering degree, and take culinary classes on the side?”

“Wow, I never thought of that,” I was surprised. “But there’s a lot of studying that has to be done for engineering, a lot of upper-level math courses. I don’t think I would have time to do both,”

“I believe in you,” he said while holding up his wine glass to me. I had never even considered going back to school. It’s not that I didn’t want to but it just was never an option. I couldn’t afford to go, was too afraid to go. I’m even more afraid now. I had to really think about this.

Could school really be an option for me?