Forgotten Love (Derrien Island Trilogy) by Simmone Thorpe Read Free Book Online

with the other and tugging on it gently.
    “Come, and sit with me. I think Lucinda means to woo you with her food at all cost!” he said smiling at her warmly. Silently he thought that he was willing to do the same as well.
    Natasha was puzzled that despite their last tension filled moment, Marcus was not in any way deterred by what she had to say and frankly she was having a hard time believing herself at that moment too. Who was she to talk about her stand when her knees were feeling so wobbly and her mouth was so dry that she could barely think straight?
    He led them over to a mahogany tree and spread out the blanket so that they could sit on it.  From this vantage point she could see how about twenty feet away the land ended in a cliff that sloped downward to the surrounding countryside.
    Once he was sure that she was comfortable he sat beside her and opened the bags.
    “Ah Lucinda, Lucinda you slay me!” said Marcus looking inside one of the bags with a hungry sigh.
    “What’s in the bag?” asked Natasha with her curiosity piqu ed by his interest.
    “I wonder if I should tell you”, said Marcus drawing out the suspense. “Maybe I should keep it all for myself!” he joked.
    “ No way, tell me what’s in those bags right now! I have a major sweet tooth and if those desserts taste anything like her entrees, I just might fight you for them,” challenged Natasha playfully.
    “Ok ay, I’ll let you have some but only if you play a game with me first.”
    “What is it with you and games, Marcus Nicholls?” she said playfully trying to take the bag from his hands.
    “No, no snatching! We will play the dessert game first.”
    “Ok ay, tell me the rules of this dessert game,” said Natasha rolling her eyes in an exaggerated manner.
    “It is a guessing game! You will close your eyes and I will place a piece of the dessert in your mouth and you must tell me what it is.”
    “Marcus, that is hardly fair, why should I be the only one with my mouth open like a fish?” she argued.
    “Hmm, ok ay you have a point. There are two bags here with two different desserts. I will let you feed one to me first if it helps you to feel more confident. I will look like the fish first,” he said trying not to smirk at the way her eyes narrowed with suspicion.
    “Ok ay, give me the bags,” said Natasha finally.
    Marcus complied and Natasha rotated them in her hands until she was sure that Marcus had no idea which bag contained what.
    “Okay, pick your bag!” said Natasha.
    Marcus selected the bag that was in her right hand and placed it beside him an d dutifully closed his eyes and opened his mouth.
    “Aren’t you afraid I might put a stone in your mouth or something?” asked Natasha in an attempt to scare Marcus.
    “No. I’m not. I’m waiting for my dessert,” came his calm reply.
    “Ok ay then, if you say so!”
    Natasha opened the bag and looked inside and saw that it contained a transparent square plastic container with a thick slice of cheesecake inside covered in juicy blueberries.
    “Oh Marcus, this looks so good, you have to let me taste this when we are done with this game,” she breathed.
    Marcus laughed and pointed to his mouth to remind Natasha that it was still open and that he was still waiting. Natasha put a piece on the accompanying fork fed it to Marcus. He ate it slowly, never opening his eyes and then said, French vanilla cheesecake with Bourbon Blueberry Sauce.
    “Hey , you sound as if you have had this already. Isn’t that cheating, you got to look in the bags before?”
    “ You have a point there but it all depends on how you look at it. This is actually my second favourite dessert at Lucinda’s. It’s your turn!”
    Natasha deciding to play along with the game , quietly sat and opened her mouth wondering what sweet delight Marcus was going to share with her from the other bag. When he placed the dessert in her mouth with the fork, she first noticed that it had the texture of cake and