Explorean Cozumel, Cozumel, Mexico

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It had been a bright, clear morning when Anders and Kathy got into the portal in Fandom, and it remained bright and clear when they stumbled out of the Portalocity terminal attached to the Explorean resort.

But Mexico was hotter -- much hotter -- and the water was a clear aqua, instead of the muddy gray of Fandom's bay. Anders sighed in pleasure as he reached for Kathy's hand.

"I can already tell this is going to be a very relaxing two weeks."

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"Porque no los dos?" Kathy asked with a laugh. "All the best times are when we're naked together."

For all that the cabana was on the smallish size, the bathroom and bedroom were huge. There was a second door to the bedroom as well that opened directly to their private section of the beach. The bed was maybe a hundred yards to the blue-green ocean, with white sand between.

"Ohhh..." Kathy sighed. "I could get used to this."

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"Don't you want to at least try the bath before you make that decision?" Anders asked as he flopped onto the bed. "Or is it just obvious?"

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"I mean, the tub would have to be pretty terrible to take away from the whole tropical beach paradise aspect of this," Kathy pointed out, laying down next to him. She propped her head on on her hand, her dark hair spilling back down over her arms to the bed. "I could probably throw a rock from where we are and have it land in the ocean. Unless the tub is an old tin can with water in it, I'm pretty sure we're good."

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"I've never seen water that color," Anders said in dreamy agreement. "Maybe we can turn into mermaids and never leave."

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Somewhere, Ada was making a face at that, but Kathy was still completely ignorant of their friend's aquatic nature. "You'd have a pretty green tail you'd flick flirtatiously at everyone on the beach," she informed him, with a smacking kiss on his cheek. Mwah! "They'd have to post warning signs about following the handsome merman too far into the ocean, just to keep the stupid tourists from drowning."

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"I'd sing them to their doom anyhow," said Anders, who knew about Ada but wasn't thinking of her just then. "Merman me would be a terrible bastard."

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"And what would mermaid me be like?" Kathy asked. "Would I try to save those poor saps you were luring to their deaths?"

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"Oh, I think so," Anders said airily. "I'd have to get clever and distract you by telling you where you could find hidden treasures. You'd spend hours diving for those."

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"I think you just called your girlfriend a literal gold digger," Kathy said, dissolving into laughter. "Be still my heart, you charmer."

He was getting another kiss for making her laugh, though her giggles probably kept it from being properly sexy.

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"A gold diver," Anders said, before he started giggling too. "It's much higher-class."

Kissing and giggling went together well, it turned out.

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"Oh, well at least I'm classy," Kathy murmured, before turning it into an altogether proper kiss.

Or, well, an altogether improper one, depending on your point of view.

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"Extremely classy," Anders murmured against her warm skin. "Class coming out of your bottom. Or whatever mermaids have instead of bottoms."

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"I think I'm going to keep kissing you, rather than trying to picture exactly how that would work," Kathy said with another soft laugh. "I mean, if you have no objections to that."

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"None I can think of," Anders said, as he kissed along her jawline. "'d rather kiss than think about mermaids, anyhow."

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"We have all week to revisit the idea of mermaids," Kathy agreed, tilting her head to offer up her throat for kisses, too. "Though we might continue to be distracted by kissing."

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"Is there something bad about that?" Anders asked innocently, hand sliding under Kathy's top.

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"Mmm..." Kathy sighed, arching into his hand. "Only if you were hoping to see something other than this bed."

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"The rest of the island will still be here tomorrow," Anders rationalized, and let that hand drift further up. "We should rest before we sightsee."

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"You're the healer," Kathy said with a nod. "Clearly you know what you're talking about. And if you think we should spend the rest of the day in bed, I can't really argue."

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"You should never argue with me," Anders agreed, hands straying toward the bottom curves of her breasts. "Not where your health is concerned."

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"Probably should just make it a point to never argue with you, period," she admitted ruefully. "Save myself a lot of trouble that way."

Not that his hands softly caressing her made her want to argue much in the first place.

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"See?" Anders said, a light laugh in his voice. "After knowing me for three years, you're finally catching on."

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Kathy's hands fell to Anders' shirt, slowly pushing the fabric out of the way. "Is that a hint you want to be in charge now?" she asked with a wink and a dirty smile. "I could be okay with that."

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"I think it does," Anders mused, and tried to capture Kathy's wrists. "I haven't bossed you around nearly enough."

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Kathy couldn't hide the flare of interest that crossed her face and wouldn't have even if she could. Her wrists in his hands felt small and fragile and she looked up at him with pupils blown. "You have a point," she agreed, voice a little breathy. "I could use a firm hand or two, I think."