After another hour of sleep and loving each other under the shower too Dave brought in the breakfast for his naked lover who was lying on the creased linen.
“So you don’t need to work today, sweetheart?” he asked as he sat next to her.
“No, finally I’m free today” she smiled sweetly at him.
“That’s great, because I prepared a surprise for you.”
“Really? What kind of surprise?”
“I won’t tell, you’ll see. Eat quickly and get dressed” she advised and took a toast for himself too.
“You make me curious, Dave. Will I like the surprise?”
“I’m sure you will” he winked and started to eat.
After they were ready, he guided Nat down to his car and they sat in.
“Where are we going?” she asked not sure if it was okay for her to leave New York.
“To your surprise of course” he smiled and glanced at her. She managed to hide her doubts and smiled back then she was just watching the streets passing by.
Dave parked his silver car behind the lighthouse, and looked expectantly at Nat ... "Are you hungry?" he asked through smiling lips, that she didn't hesitate to kiss as soon as she had freed herself from her seatbelt. Finding herself almost completely in his lap now, she snaked her arms around him and held him close as she kissed him deeply, lovingly.
Dave reclined his seat so that Nat could climb properly into his lap, without breaking this long kiss ... he held her head tenderly, enjoying the feel of her soft curls, as Nat twirled her agile little tongue around with his. He let a small moan escape from his throat.... this felt like the early days with her and he loved every second of this day so far!
Nat slowly stopped their kiss and looked into his eyes smiling. Now she seemed to Dave like the old Nat, who was shining with full of her beauty for him. He let her caress his smooth face. He missed this Nat so much and patted himself on the back for the idea bringing her here.
“Do you like the view?” he asked with a little smile.
“Absolutely. It’s beautiful” she whispered back and he couldn’t decide whether she said it because of the panorama or she was speaking about him, but he didn’t care. The most important thing was that he could hold her in his arms.
“I knew you’ll like it! Come one, princess, let’s go down to the sea!” he suggested and got out of the car just to pick up a basket containing their favourite foods. “We’ll have picnic on the shore, okay?”
“Oh yes!” she grabbed his hand like an excited little girl and they climbed down on the rocks till they were on the sand under the Montauk lighthouse.
Dave had thought to bring a blanket for them to sit on ... and when they had laid this out, he ceremoniously placed his basket in the middle and began to undo the straps. “Did you ever have beach picnics when you lived at home, or were you too far from the sea?"
Nat looked into the distance and sighed... "Well my part of Russia was a farming area, so we would have great picnics in the summer, in fields of golden corn, and secret winter picnics in our neighbour's hunting cabin ... but this is my first ever beach picnic!"
"I'm pleased then - I like the idea of doing things for the first time with you... although I had no idea about you being so far from the sea! In England, no-one is more than about 50 miles from the sea, and it's a big tradition if the weather's nice, which isn't very often...so everyone drives to the beach, and the unlucky ones get caught in the traffic and end up picnicking at the roadside."
"Oooh David do you miss England very much? Sometimes I wonder if you really fit into New York's way of life...."
"Do I give that impression?" Dave looked at her seriously - halting his arranging of the picnic food on the blanket.
"Or is it something else I see in your eyes?" Nat began to wonder as she looked deep into his eyes.
"What you have maybe seen is my longing to have more ... more than my marriage was giving me .... and at the same time less, by which I mean fewer ties .. more freedom ... am I making any sense?"
“Yes - you don't like the way your life has gone in some respects ... but your career - you don't regret anything there?” Nat was digging deep, trying to understand this fascinating man.
“Oh no - since I came back to life that time, it's been nothing but pure pleasure .... I have loved every minute of my work - and as for England, sure I miss the people, but I don't miss the lifestyle, or the crowded roads at all. I would love to take you there - you can't imagine it until you see it - how small everything is ... and yet how long it takes to get anywhere!" he laughed loudly.
"Why are you laughing, Dave?"
"Fancy coming to Basildon, to see the place I longed to escape from? The place that somehow made me who I am today?"
"Yes - if you like, one day - my sweet Dave - anything to please you ...." and Nat stroked his face as he smiled at her.
“You’re too good to me, Nat…” he touched her hand on his face “My little fragile beauty… Sometimes I wonder what I have done to have you in my life… After all those long years…”
“There mustn’t be a cause. Maybe our lives just needed to meet… to love each other, to give comfort, love and joy…” she whispered in a soft voice, looking down at his full lips.
“Maybe you’re right, my love. But I’m totally grateful for that someone who let this happen. I love you Natasha, and this love makes my life whole. Wipes my shadows away… You… you fill my life with light now… I’m so happy to have you… I’d kill anyone who tries to destroy our happiness. I’d die if anyone hurt you…” he whispered at the end, cupping her small face into his warm palms.
Nat felt that her heart sank in her chest, tears welling in her blue eyes. From this she knew that David was aware of her strange behaviour, so from now on she must be more careful. But she wiped these thoughts away and concentrated on his other sentences. He really loved her that much… this warmed her broken heart. She didn’t say a word, just gave him a long, soft kiss, showing her own emotions.
As the kiss finally ended, they smiled knowingly into each others' eyes before gazing down at all the food waiting to be devoured. Dave had selected meats and cheeses, and a variety of bread rolls, so they could choose what they ate... but Nat had an idea “Hey, my love - can I make you something to eat? And you make something for me?"
"OK - what we like ourselves or what we think our lover would like?"
Nat chuckled " Our own favourite sandwich first, and then - only then if that is devoured, something else ....” she leaned over and gave her guy a soft kiss on his neck .... "and to tell you the truth I am quite thirsty .... since I saw that bottle of bubbles over there .... is that for us, my love?" she looked expectantly at him.
"Yes - to toast our first ever beach picnic together - and your first ever ... hang on, I have some glasses here too..." and he started to rummage in the corner of the picnic basket.
While he did this, Nat tried to keep her thoughts from drifting to Yuri and the pure hate that he would be feeling for her David right now ... it scared her to think what would happen if he ever found out. As far as he knew she was resting and preparing for another grueling night of work at the sleazy bar.... and with that in mind, she decided that she would have to find an excuse to sneak in a nap at some time, or she would be too exhausted to look seductive this evening .... maybe if she drank a few glasses of champagne, she would fall asleep in the car on the way back to the city ... at that thought she gasped, and a cloud of worry passed across her face ... which Dave couldn't fail to see.... there she was already preparing for after this picnic, instead of enjoying every moment of it ... Yuri was getting to her here, despite her best efforts to keep him out of her mind.
Dave looked suddenly worried ... "What's up, hon? Didn’t I bring your favourite cheese?" Nat was relieved that he thought her worry was related to the picnic food, and managed a feeble smile...
"No - my darling, I have my sandwich already worked out ... I just thought about something to do with the dancing school - to remind the pianist that the lesson times were going to change soon ... damn!" and she acted out her lie by banging a fist down on the blanket in annoyance at her forgetfulness....
“Don’t worry babe, just enjoy our picnic. You’ll arrange this thing when we get back to New York” he smiled at her reassuringly and handed her his sandwich “Here, I’m ready with it. Tell me your opinion.”
Nat returned his smile and tasted the high sandwich full of yummy contents. “Oh God, this is fantastic!” she moaned with full mouth.
Dave laughed out loud, his green eyes shining “I knew you’d like it! But see, I’m starving here! Time to give me something to eat…”
“Oh, sorry!” she put the sandwich down and finished his before she gave it to him.
They spent a nice afternoon on the beach, eating, drinking, talking and walking along the tiny grey shore. When the weather cooled down and Nat started to tremble lightly, Dave suggested for them to leave. Nat nodded and followed him back to the car, already feeling a bit sleepy from the champagne. She thanked Dave for this beautiful day with a long and deep kiss and a smile then she nestled herself into the passenger seat and fell asleep nearly in that very moment. She needed her strength for that evening again…
Dave drove Nat back to her place, and was reluctant to wake her as they arrived in her neighbourhood ... she was sleeping so peacefully but he knew that she had calls to make about the dancing school, so after sitting watching her breathing rhythmically for a moment, he leant over to kiss her .. and whisper "Nat my love - we're here ..."
Nat began to whisper something, and then stopped suddenly ... it sounded like "if he would only leave me alone then ..."
Dave was looking seriously at her when she opened her eyes, and once again she had to think fast...
"Who are you talking about, babe? Is there someone bothering you in your life?"
Dave sounded so concerned - his anxious face at the picnic had touched her deeply ... and now she had let slip that she was worried about a man…
"Well - my - er - boss at the restaurant wants me to work longer hours ... and that if I don't accept he'd easily find someone to replace me ... so ..."
Dave seemed to accept this tale - and took her hands in his ... "I would really rather you let this job go, and concentrated on your dancing job, and your other very important job ... you know what that is I hope?"
From his smile, she could guess what he wanted her to say, so she returned the smile and said "Could that be making Mr. David Gahan a happy man?"
He nodded a "yes" to her, and continued "So if you have any money worries, you could let that job go, and I could help you out... I'm serious, honey - your hours are crazy as it is... and he wants you to do more?"
Nat shook her head "I have always wanted the independence I have now... its a thing I never had with Yuri - so please don't take it from me so soon, I am very attached to it, you see!" and she winked at him, trying to defuse the serious nature of the talk before she left his company...
Dave sighed, but nodded. He could understand her, although couldn’t see into her head. In a crazy way Nat had another reason: she was afraid to accept money from Dave. She knew it very well, that he wasn’t like Yuri and never would hurt her or play such dirty games like Yuri just to make her pay her debts, but… but she just didn’t want to feel herself like she owed Dave. She shook her head because of this crazy thought and gave him a kiss just to divert her thoughts.
“Now I think… I must go” Dave breathed onto her lips.
“Yeah…. It’d be better… I have a lot to do… ya know…” she whispered back, her hands around his neck.
They kissed for a while then Dave let her go with a smile “If you don’t want me to… Well… it’s time for me to go, before I…Anyway…” he took a deep breath to calm down “I love you.”
“I love you too, David” she smiled back and watched as he sat back into his car and drove home.
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