Kyle placed one elbow on the side of the bath, his other hand sliding beneath her, pulling her into him, seeing her eyes narrow as she anticipated him.

"Go on," She moaned, inches from his face and then she smiled hungrily as she felt that first inch probe inside her.

"Give me it."

Kyle pulled with his hand as he pushed with his hips, thrusting into her.

"Fuck!" She moaned, then could say no more as his lips pressed onto hers once more. His hips began to move back and forth, lost in the exquisiteness of her pussy, moving slowly at first, as she rocked her hips to match his movements, then faster as their passion lifted them to new heights.

Water began to rock around them, deep peaks and troughs sloshing over the end and sides, splashing over their bodies, yet neither cared as they rode each others desires.

Kyle thrust, withdrew and thrust again, repeating and repeating the motion that brought such pleasure from his erection, pleasure that radiated through him as he knew it radiated through her.

He heard her moan as her tongue withdrew into her own mouth, louder as she broke their kiss to gasp for more air, and he leaned his forehead against hers.

A hand slid free from his head to his hips, beckoning him onward, calling him for more and he gave it, powering into her with everything he had, every ounce of desire, every ounce of hunger he'd felt for her over the last few days.

"Kyle," She cried, a sharp gasp that spurred him on.

"Yes," She cried, her lips probing forward for a second before they broke to accommodate her fast, hard breathing.

He knew he was close, but he knew she was too.

It would never be a case of trying to hold on, but to bring her there faster and Kyle reacted to that instinctive knowledge, pushing deeper with every thrust, as fast as he could with every thrust, as hard as he could give it to her.

"Oh."

He knew she was close and then she was there, stiffening, gasping, moaning beneath him and it was more than he could cope with.

Kyle groaned, a loud, drawn out primal noise of pure pleasure as he thrust deep, deep inside her, still pressing even though her skin was tight against his own and he came.

His entire pelvis rocked with each surge, mirrored by the water sloshing around in the bath, splashing up the walls, and slamming into their bodies like the waves that coursed through them both.

"Kyle," Patricia panted, kissing him for a long, drawn out second, breaking as he did as their bodies screamed for more air.

Their eyes remained locked on each others long after their orgasms had begun to fade, until eventually Kyle eased out of her.

"Oh my," She murmured, kissing him once more, a quick brief peck on the lips. "That was....."

"Long overdue?" He guessed.

"Very pleasurable I was going to say," Patricia replied, smiling. "But either way works for me."

"Me too," He nodded, then as he moved his elbow from the side of the bath that had been taking his weight he grimaced. "Oh, ouch."

"Muscles stiff?" She asked, tilting her head.

Kyle nodded.

"Told you should have leaned forward earlier."

"This way was much better. No pain, no gain," He chuckled, earning a slap on the shoulder and a laugh from the beautiful woman beneath him.

"I think we made a bit of a mess," She said a moment later, drawing his gaze over the side of the bath at the water all over the floor.

"I'll lick it up if I have to," Kyle told her. "I wouldn't have stopped there if the walls had fallen down."

"Neither would I," She smiled, kissing him once more. "Now get up."

"Why?"

She slapped him on the shoulder again. "We've got lunch about... ten minutes ago, and then a full afternoon."

"I better have time for.... rest and relaxation with my wonderful assistant at some point," He said pointedly. "Assuming you're interested?"

"Right now, I'd happily clear your schedule for the rest of the damned week."

"Good."

"You know, you really opened Pandora's box here, Kyle," She said, smirking. "You've no idea what you've let yourself in for."

"Meaning what?"

"You'll see," She said, kissing the end of his nose. "Later."

Kyle arrived twenty minutes late to lunch and sat down to a very different meal a few minutes later. A platter of steak and lobster, and a glass of low fat milk were brought out and Kyle grinned as he looked around the table.

"You're looking very cheerful," Kara said, giving him a shrewd look. "Like the cat that got the cream."

Kyle glanced down at the plate, seeing an excuse right there in front of him. "I've been craving steak for days and I've been getting nothing but tuna and eggs, so this is a real change. And lobster too. Lucky me."

Katie chuckled at his enthusiasm, while Kara raised an eyebrow.

He ignored her and got stuck into his meal.

Heidi asked if Patricia was joining them for lunch, but Kyle shook his head, saying she was working upstairs but would order something from the kitchen, and then before he was finished eating they moved smoothly into an hour long briefing from Peter on the basics of business management, with a focus on international marketing strategy and modern advertising.

Kyle found the whole topic a little boring, having covered it already at college and in practice at work, but he simplified a few of the questions when Kara struggled, and it was soon over.

Lakshmi reappeared, explaining that their schedule had changed for the afternoon now, and would they like to accompany her.

Exchanging puzzled glances back and forth, Kyle, Katie and Kara followed Lakshmi up to the helipad where a man in a flight suit waited for them.

"Good afternoon. My name's Captain Jonas Scott and I'll be flying you this afternoon aboard this here Sikorsky S-76," He said, jerking his thumb at the big helicopter on the landing pad behind him.

"We'll be up in the air for about thirty minutes, doing a quick tour of the Island from above then a fly over of a few of the neighbours, and if we can manage it we'll go looking for some dolphins too. Come on board," He finished, a broad smile on his face as he turned and boarded the helicopter..

"Fucking awesome," Kyle murmured.

"You're not serious," Katie replied. "I'm not going up in a helicopter."

"Come on," Kara said. "It'll be fun."

"No. It won't," Katie said, looking scared. "I don't want to."

"Katie," Lakshmi said gently. "Think of this as a drill, a training exercise."

"For what?"

"Say, for a security threat on the Island, or a foul-weather warning. In the event we have to evacuate you by helicopter, do you really want the added pressure of never having flown before."

"The terrorists will just have to put up with me," She said, drawing a chuckle from Kyle. She rounded on him. "This isn't funny."

"I know," He said, holding up his hands. "I just found it funny someone else was as scared as I was," He lied.

"You just said you tought this was fucking awesome," She said, shaking her head.

"I was being sarcastic," He improvised. "I don't want to go up in a steel box held up in the air by four rotating bits of metal and a couple of jet engines, no matter what it's safety record is, or how good the crew are," He finished, giving Lakshmi a pointed look.

She caught it and added. "I have to say, the S-76 is used all over the world and has one of the best safety records going. The government even use them for ferrying diplomats and dignitaries around, it's that good. And did I mention our crew are all ex-special forces?"

"That's kinda cool," Kara said.

"Yes. I think Captain Scott used to be a Night Stalker," Lakshmi added.

"What? One of those guys who fly the Delta Force guys around?"

"Yes, although if you ask him, he'll deny it."

Kyle pretended to consider the matter, tapping his fingers against his chin. "Katie, I'm scared, but if I'm going to fly in a helicopter for the first time, I don't suppose I can ask for a better pilot or safer aircraft."

"You're thinking about it?" Katie asked, wheeling to face him.

"You know, my dad used to tell me 'Never be ruled by that which you fear' and if I don't try it, then I'm letting the fear win, right?" He asked, then cautiously, feeling dramatic and transparent, he took a step forward, then held out his hand to Katie. "You coming?"

"No."

"Come on, please," He said, licking his lips. "We might even enjoy it, or at least that's what I'm trying to convince myself." Kyle knew it was a sneaky thing to do, but he knew how important it was that they could just jump on one of these things if anything happened.

"I don't know," Katie said, and Kyle looked at Kara.

"I'll hold your hand too, Katie," Kara said. "I'm not frightened at all. I've been dying to fly in a helicopter for years."

"Come on," Kyle said firmly, taking her hand. He moved slowly, as if he was fighting his own battle against his fears as he reached the steps and he hesitated, then went up, pulling a terrified Katie behind him.

"Oh, wow. Look at this," He said, looking around the luxury interior. Six leather armchairs on pivots sat on a carpeted floor within a white painted interior. "It's like the inside of the jet I flew in on."

He felt Katie gripping his hand as she entered the cabin and looked around. "I don't know if I want to do this," She said.

"How about we sit over here, in these three seats?" Kyle suggested, selecting the three armchairs on the right, all within close reach of each other. Rather than wait for her to reply, he led her up, Kara trailing and they sat down.

Captain Scott re-appeared through the cockpit door. "Nervous?" He asked, seeing their faces.

"A little, Captain," Kyle said. "None of us have ever been in a helicopter before, so this is new territory for us."

"Hey, that's no problem," He smiled. "Most of our flyers are nervous the first time. When it comes to the second time, they're usually the first ones on board."

"That's good," Kyle said, nodding his head, feeling like a fraud, but Katie seemed to be following his lead, thinking if he could do it then so could she. He winked subtley at the Captain then casually tilted his head towards his sister.

A brief smile crossed his lips and a barely pereceptible nod let Kyle know the message had been received.

"Let me just make sure your seatbelts are fastened for when we take off," He told them.

While he showed them how the seatbelts worked, he told them about his co-pilot, Captain Johnson, and what he was doing to start the aircraft. As soon as the door was shut, the rotor began to spin, and within a few seconds, Kyle could feel the power in the big engines.

"You know, this is kinda exciting," He told his sisters. Katie looked at him like he was mad. Kara just rolled her eyes at his theatrics, then nodded when Katie looked at her.

Captain Scott disappeared forward and then his voice crackled on a loudspeaker in the roof. "That's us about to take off, folks."

Kyle felt it at the same time he saw the scenery begin to move out the window, and then they were out over the cliff, the ocean beneath them.

"Hey, you guys did it," Kara said a moment later. "Well done."

Kyle spun his chair so it was facing Katie and looked out the window to his side. "Oh, man. This view is amazing."

"Totally," Kara agreed.

The helicopter had continued to rise as it took off and they were circling the Island a couple of hundred feet up within no time at all. It swept slowly round the west side of the Island, giving them a good view of the exterior of the main house, and drawing waves from Peter, Heidi and Garius.

Katie began to cautiously relax and was able to turn her chair to look out the window. Kyle watched her reaction to the amazing view of the Island, and grinned when she muttered, "I wish I had my camera."

They circled the Island a couple of times at different heights, then swung out to sea, flying over a couple of small islands, barely piles of sand and a few trees, and then a larger one with a small community living on it. They swung further round to the west and the water turned a much deeper blue, obviously a lot deeper beneath them now.

Kyle figured now would be as good at time as any to tell his sisters about Connor's questioning notes, Edwins response and George Crowlers thoughts on it.

"What's the big deal?" Katie asked. "There's probably no safe room."

"Maybe," Kyle allowed. "But if there is, why is he hiding it from us? What's in there? Has Edwin stashed away loads of jewels or cash or is it full of dodgy stuff?"

"It doesn't matter whats in there," Kara argued. "If it's there, it's there for a reason, right? So if we need to use it in an emergency, he's not letting us."

"Anyway," Kyle said firmly. "I'm following it up and I'm gonna get to the bottom of this, so I'm just keeping you guys in the loop, okay? Now, I suggest we don't talk about this back on the Island unless we know we're absolutely alone. We don't know who's listening, do we?"

"I don't like this," Katie muttered.

"Just don't keep us in the dark, okay?" Kara told him.

"I won't," He promised.

A few minutes later the scenery changed again as they flew around a small cluster of Islands and sand banks, and Kyle could see several fishing boats pulled up on the beach. It looked like life was simple down there, peaceful and lazy and he felt a moment of envy. Life was anything but simple.

The big helicopter swung round and began to fly gradually lower until it was only a hundred feet or so above the water. It was difficult to judge their exact height, Kyle realised. His musings were interrupted by Captain Scott's voice in the loudspeaker.

"If you look to our left in the water, you'll see some friends."

Kara darted out her seat and crossed the cabin, looking out the windows. "Oh my God, you've got to see this."

Katie grabbed Kyle's hand as he got up, and he slowed, helping her out her seat as she moved tentatively over the small cabin, and then her reaction was the same as Kara's.

The first thing Kyle saw was the Betsy, racing across the ocean at their side and then his eyes caught sight of the shapes flickering in and out the water before it.

"Dolphins."

"Ten out of ten, Kyle," Kara said, flashing him a grin.

They were beautiful. The three of them sat mesmorised, their faces glued to the small windows watching the creatures dart in and out of the water in front of the sleek catamaran as it raced towards the Island.

At some invisible signal though, the small school of dolphins turned away, disappearing beneath the water and surfacing off to the east of the Betsy.

"How amazing was that?" Katie asked, her fear of flying forgotten for the moment.

"Breath-taking," Kyle agreed.

"I am totally coming back up here to take some photos," She muttered, and Kyle and Kara exchanged a grin.

They landed a few minutes later, touching down with a barely noticeable bump and then they were off the helicopter. Kyle thanked Captain Scott and then turned to join the rest of them.

Katie had bounced over the helipad and was chatting excitedly with Heidi, while Kara was making motions with her arms, describing the dolphins jumping in and out the water in front of the Betsy.

Kyle spotted Patricia waiting for him, a slight smile on her face.

"Hey," He said as he walked up to her, feeling excited and more than a little horny. She looked great, dressed in a pair of grey loose trousers, heels and a black top that hugged her figure very nicely.

"Enjoy that?" She asked, smiling at him.

"Amazing experience," He admitted. "It's been a day for it."

She smirked. "It certainly has. I hear you had a nice treat earlier."

Kyle smiled. "I did. It was very tasty. I'd been craving it for a while." If she could talk in code, then so could he, he figured.

"Maybe you'll get more of the same later."

Kyle grinned as she turned to walk towards the house, falling in behind Katie, Heidi, Garius and Kara. He moved too, glancing over his shoulder to make sure no-one was behind him. As he got alongside Patricia, she glanced at him.

He reached out and gently ran his hand down the small of her back, then further, feeling the softness of her buttocks beneath his fingers.

She chuckled silently then took a step to his right, putting herself out of reach.

Kyle, knowing he couldn't exactly protest in words made a pouty face, but she stuck her tongue out at him, then winked.

The six of them arrived back in the main house, Katie still chattering on about how she wanted to go back up there with her cameras and take loads of pictures. Heidi was explaining to her about how the Chinook would be a better idea, as they could harness her up and lower the tailgate so she wouldn't be shooting out a window. Kara was laughing at that, given Katie's recent terror and now sudden enthusiasm and lack of fear.

"What's happening now?" Kyle asked, hoping he'd be whisked upstairs for some quiet time, but Patricia nodded to where Peter and Lakshmi waited, a presentation ready to go in the business suite off to their left. He sighed, but followed his sisters anyway.

To his surprise, Patricia, Heidi and Garius joined them, scooping up laptops and binders from a nearby table.

The meeting didn't turn out to be another briefing as Kyle expected, but a planning session to try and sort out their schedules for next week when they left the Island, and to put a few plans in place for the next few months when they'd be visiting the businesses they'd inherited.

The first decision they had to make was if they would be travelling as a trio, or if they would be going as individuals.

"If you don't mind me making a few observations," Peter said, kicking things off, "I've noticed a few things since I arrived yesterday. Kyle, you seem to be taking to the business side of things with ease, like the proverbial duck to water. Katie, you seem to be doing okay with the information, yet struggle with some concepts, and Kara. Well, frankly you seem quite lost at times."

As Kara glowered at him, Katie looked a little disappointed and Kyle shrugged, Peter continued. "I don't say this to criticise or cause offence, but to point out that the three of you are at different levels in your experiences, and we should take steps to balance that out in the coming weeks and months."

"What are you suggesting?" Kyle asked.

"Please, bear with me for a moment. Kyle, you seemed a little... awkward chatting with some of the musicians and actors yesterday, while Katie and Kara seemed a lot more comfortable."

Kyle frowned, wanting Peter to get to the point.

"My suggestion for next week and the following one is that we should split into two parties," Peter explained. "Katie and Kara should go to New York, where we can focus on several of the businesses there. This will allows to give you more of a grounded education and by the end of the fortnight you should be roughly level in terms of understanding with where Kyle is now."

Kyle didn't like the thought of being separated from Katie and Kara. He was only just getting to know them, but he realised it might not be a bad thing, as it would force his two sisters to spend more time together.

"As for you, Kyle, I'm suggesting we send you out to look at our businesses in LA. You'll be going into an environment with its own rules, truly a different world, and you'll be starting from the ground up."

"You're splitting us up?" Katie asked, frowning a little.

"I'm suggesting it for a couple of weeks," Peter nodded. "You'll still be able to talk on the phone, video-conference, etc, and if you want to meet up for dinner then I'm sure we can arrange it, however I think it's the best way to go."

"Personnel?" Heidi asked, looking up from her notes.

"Heidi with Katie. Garius with Kara. Either Lakshmi or I to come along with you both. Patricia would go to LA with Kyle, and whichever one of us doesn't go to New York will go to LA," Peter replied. "Do you have a preference, Lakshmi?"