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Nikoi Island, Indonesia | Sunday Night

Bod wasn't going to let something like a bruised and sore hand stop him from spending a few days alone with Kate. He'd gone on ahead to make sure everything was settled and ready to go, giving her ample time to spend at the movie theatre beforehand.

It wasn't that much of a hardship to be there alone. Nikoi Island was beautiful and quiet and private. He'd gotten them set up in one of the beachhouses and gladly changed into a light shirt and shorts to better deal with the warm weather.

Being able to just sit in the open air lounge area, bare foot and drinking a cold water while watching the white sand and blue sea was an experience Bod wasn't soon going to forget. He'd been hoping for something different, for something they hadn't yet done and he thought this solved it.

He hadn't told Kate where they were going or anything about it but he'd send a few coordinates along that would allow her to catch a portal and find him. If she got lost, well, he hoped she didn't get lost. He had no experience with that.

[NFB and for that one girl]

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Kate... still wasn't really sure where she was, seeing as she'd just handed the coordinates she'd gotten over to the Portalocity person who'd fixed her up with the appropriate portal.

She knew it was warm, though. And she knew she'd probably have to change into lighter clothes even if the ones she was wearing weren't exactly covering all of her up, either. And she was pretty sure this was the right place, as she made her way up to the house along the beach.

It just looked right.

Once she got closer to the beach house, she'd be able to see the open air lounge on the first floor and the beach house up on stilts that made up the second floor.

The sun had long ago set but there were lights illuminating the beach houses and the lounge. Bod was still in one of the loungers because it was just so comfortable.

It looked comfortable, too, once Kate spotted him there. It made her smile, as she made her way closer, then actually into the lounge area.

"Hey."

"Hullo there," he said, waving and moving to stand up. "Welcome to Indonesia. I'm glad you came."

"Indonesia?" No, Kate hadn't known that yet. In fact, she could barely place Indonesia on a map. That didn't stop her from coming closer, because he deserved a kiss. To start with. "I'm glad you invited me."

"It's a place called Nikoi Island," he murmured against her lips, lingering there for a few long moments. "It's a private island. There's room for sixty people total but I think maybe fifteen are here now. Our beach house is right above me. We're right on the beach."

And he smiled and kissed her again.

"Mm." She took a moment to just enjoy that kiss, dropping her bag near her feet so she could get her hands on his waist. "It's beautiful. It's great."

"Are you sure?" he asked, pushing some hair back behind her ear. "I know I chose this on my own but I wanted somewhere different and a bit unusual. Something we hadn't really done before."

"It's amazing," she murmured, smiling at him. "And so are you. Indonesia, dude. I never expected to end up here. And on some paradise island, no less."

"Thank you," he said, smiling and leaning closer to kiss her cheek again. "I thought about doing something luxurious, something very...posh but, I don't know, this really attracted my attention."

"I think this is probably more us, anyway," Kate replied, curling her fingers into his shirt and smiling at him. "Not that I'm against luxury. But I just wanna be with you and relax in a comfortable environment, right now."

"Good," he murmured, smiling at her. "Would you like to go upstairs and see the house? We can put your things away and you can take a look around. They served dinner a bit ago if you're hungry."

Kate shook her head. "I had way too many snacks at the theater." She pulled away from him, only to pick up her bag and reach for his hand. "But I'd love a tour of our current digs."

Bod reached to take her hand without really thinking and winced when he realized that yes, despite the ice he'd put on it earlier, it was still stiff and sore.

He tried to hide that wince by yawning and then smiled at her. "Onward, then?"

Kate did notice that wince, though. She didn't say anything about it (for now) but maybe her touch was a little lighter than it usually was.

"Onward," she nodded, slinging her bag over her shoulder. "Or upward, I guess."

And here Bod just thought he'd covered his wince up rather nicely. Obviously not. He smiled again and led her upstairs to the house. The house upstairs wasn't huge but it was nice. Bod had opened as many windows as he could find so you could continue to hear the beach while inside.

There was a bedroom off to the back with a big king sized bed and a bathroom off the bedroom. They ended up in the living area complete with wraparound sofa, a few oversized chairs, desk, shelves filled with books, native art and other odds and ends. The living room opened to the balcony and another beach view.

There was a kitchen down the hall in case cooking needed to be done but Bod figured they'd probably just eat downstairs. All in all, it was small and cozy but he couldn't stop enjoying hearing the beach from nearby and smelling the salt coming off the ocean.

And Kate was grinning like an idiot all through the tour. She couldn't help it, she loved the place. Even if she suspected it was just going to make her pine for beaches and oceans even worse once she got home.

"Oh my gourd, I love it," she sighed. "Seriously."

"Good," he said, sounding especially pleased with that. "I love it too. There's not a lot of people who will be able to say you spent a few days on a private island in Indonesia. That's why I chose it. It's different. There are things to do during the daylight hours, of course, but I've spent the few hours waiting for you just sitting down in the lounge and watching the waves comes in."

He didn't need a lot to keep him entertained. "I figure we can do that up here as well. Did you want to possibly change? Or shower? Or anything? I didn't have anything planned for tonight because I didn't know how tired you'd be."

"I'm not tired," Kate told him with a brief shake of her head. "Though even if I was I probably wouldn't tell you." Because she wanted to take advantage of every moment she had with him. "But I think I'd wanna change, yeah. It's way warmer than I thought."

"Feel free," he said, nodding. "I'm going to go into the kitchen and get us some drinks. Did you want anything specifically? There's various juices, some alcohol, water, soda, and milk."

He didn't think she'd choose the milk.

"All of them are cold."

"There wasn't any booze at my party." Kate thought that was enough of an answer. No milk, no. She was already moving a bit, to head to the bedroom. "Combine that with juice if you can."

"Of course I can do it!" Bod protested jokingly before wandering into the kitchen to do just that. For himself, he just went for some papaya juice because it looked tasty and for Kate, he mixed orange juice and rum.

That was something he'd seen done before and knew it wouldn't be a complete disaster for her. He kept the alcohol fairly light too so she could avoid a hangover.

While he waited, he flexed his sore hand a few times to try and loosen it up. The bruise on his knuckles had faded a bit and it didn't hurt as badly as it had but still. He had to remember that punching people hurt.

Kate changed into a light summer dress and put her hair in a loose ponytail before padding her way – barefoot into the kitchen.

"So, what'd you get me?"

Bod dropped his hand when he heard her voice and reached for her drink so he could hold it up.

"I'm not the world's greatest bartender," he started, taking a nice, long, appreciative look at her before continuing, "but hopefully this will do. You look beautiful."

"Thank you," Kate replied, a little smugly, reaching out for the glass. "I often do."

It was one of those days.

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