Sweet Temptations

"Ouch! Get off me, you're heavy." Ava whined. Fernando had tackled Ava to the ground yet again. He'd been teaching her basic football skills for the last hour. Ava wished he'd go easy on her like he said he would but the Spaniard wasn't playing fair.

"It's not my fault you're slow."

"Well I'm not a professional footballer player."

"Good thing you aren't, you'd be terrible playing for Chelsea."

"Hey!"

"No offence," said Fernando, trying to catch his breath back while helping Ava up off the ground.

"Lets go again." Ava ordered before dusting herself off and then running away with the ball.

"Oi! No, that's cheating." Fernando yelled and ran straight after Ava who was far in front, giggling like crazy. She dropped the ball to her feet and started to dribble it towards the goal. Fernando had caught up with Ava and was right behind her, tacking fiercely trying to get the ball. His hand grabbed onto her tank-top but she forcibly shot one of her hands to his chest, pushing him away and Fernando, unfortunately ended up falling onto his backside. Ava let out a snide laugh and she ran off with the ball once again. She approached the goal and kicked the ball sending it into the bottom right corner.

"Goooooal!" She screamed out a shill cry then looking back at Fernando who sat still, shaking his head with an unbelievable expression on his face.

-

It was Ava and Fernando's last day at the lake house until tomorrow morning when they'd leave. Since the pair had declared their love for one another, they'd found themselves joined at the hip spending hours in bed showing how much they cared about each other. Apart from their sexual activities, Ava and Fernando had done several events including exploring the area, playing tennis, escaping away on long walks through the nearby woods and using the boat for the lake which was forbidden to use but Fernando disobeyed the rules and used it anyway.

For their last night, Fernando had planned a picnic for the two, down on the sand beside the lake. It was romantic and peaceful as they cuddled up to each other, watching the sunset. Ava was currently packing everything into her night bag. She felt sad after she'd finished so she headed out onto the balcony to clear her thoughts. Her moment was disturbed though as she sensed Fernando approach her.

"What's wrong corazón?" He asked, wrapping his arms around Ava from behind and placing his head on her shoulder.

"I don't want to leave," she said sadly. "These last few days have been incredible," Ava sighed. "Things aren't going to be the same now are they?"

"What do you mean amor?" Ava turned to face Fernando who looked down at her nervously.

"I mean us Fernando. It's going to get harder and in the end you're going have to choose Olalla or me." Ava took a deep sigh and a look of distress set on her features. "I just know it won't be me." she told him. Fernando began shaking his head.

"That's not true Ava."

"Yes, it is," Ava pushed herself out of his embrace and walked back into the living room. "Did you really think this was going to be easy?"

"No, but I knew what I was getting myself into the first time I kissed you." Fernando walked up to Ava and cupped one of her cheeks, looking deep into her eyes. "Ava, I've never wanted someone so badly in my entire life and I could have never imagined myself being with anyone else but you." It was Ava's turn to shake her head.

"You're wrong," she paused. "How can you say that? It's not fair. You don't understand what could happen if this gets out of hand. We can't keep doing this because the longer this goes on, the bigger the hole gets."

"So what are you saying?" but when Ava didn't respond back, Fernando began to panic. "Ava?"

"I don't think I can keep doing this. I'm attached to you enough as it is and...I feel so guilty about lying to people and just hiding away this huge affair like we're ashamed. I can't do this forever-"

"And we won't have to, everything will be alright." Fernando kissed Ava's forehead. "I'm gonna figure this out." He said, reassuring her with a serious smile. Ava nodded and lay her head against his. They enjoyed the silence, taking in each others scent. A mischievous smile suddenly appeared on Ava's face. She slowly began stripping down her clothes until she was only left standing in her underwear. She took off her bra and panties. Fernando watched her curiously with a smirk on his face as she swayed her hips, walking back onto the balcony and climbing onto the railing.

"Ava! What are you doing?" He asked in alarm as the smirk vanished from his face. "Are you crazy?" Ava grinned down at him and looked back at the fresh clear water.

"What's life without having a bit of fun now and again?" Ava took a deep breath and prepared herself to jump, that was until Fernando stopped her.

"You're gonna freeze." Ava rolled her eyes. "If you jump in there, I'm gonna have to jump in there and save you."

"So do it with me." Ava declared. She was about to jump again but when she turned to look at the Spaniard, he had already begun taking his clothes off. Ava didn't exactly think he'd take her seriously. Fernando climbed up onto the railing next to Ava and grabbed her hand. They both stood together naked, looking down at the cool water.

"On 3," he said, taking a deep breath while looking down at the water vigorously. "I can't believe I'm actually doing this." Fernando glanced to Ava who was grinning slightly and the grip of her hand had tightened on his. "Uno, dos, tres." he called. After 3, Ava and Fernando jumped together, both piercing through the chilly water with a splash and then going under. Fernando was the first to emerge through the surface. He breathed heavily and inhaled the air back into his nose. The coldness gave him strong shivers.

Ava came up shortly after Fernando. Her body reacted quickly to the chilly water as it shot on her skin. She gasped sharply and let out a small shriek. Ava spurted out the water she engulfed from her mouth and swatted her hands on top of surface, almost splashing Fernando in the face who was in front of her. He smiled widely. Ava soon calmed off and she looked to the the sky that bursted bright with color. The sun was finishing off setting into beautiful fiery oranges and searing reds. Ava suddenly felt overwhelmed by the happiness that filled her gut.

Fernando lifted her chin back towards him and he pulled her close, immediately letting his lips touch hers. He planted a few soft kisses on Ava's lips before parting. Ava leaned back a little and stared back at him.

"I love you."

"I love you too." Ava whispered, grinning slightly. They both swam to the edge and hoisted themselves onto the grass. Desperate in need for warmth, the pair made their way back into the house and headed for a hot shower.

-

The next morning, Ava and Fernando left the house early heading their way back to Cobham. Ava was currently asleep in her seat as she didn't sleep that well the night before. Her lack of sleep also had put the girl off her breakfast, feeling somewhat sick. Ava just assumed it was a small bug.

As Fernando turned, coming up to the lane Ava lived on, he reached a dead end because the sign in front of him clearly indicated the road had been blocked off. What caught Fernando off the most though was the numerous police cars that were parked down the road. The sound of the alarms broke Ava away from her sleep as she stumbled up in her seat. Her eyes adjusted to the bright sunshine and when she recognized her surroundings, she became more lively.

"Hey, we're back," she said while grinning and looking to Fernando. "Yet, why are we parked here?" When he didn't answer, her grin soon vanished as she noticed the small lump in his throat that he'd just swallowed. Her eyes glanced outside the window; Ava saw the multiple cop cars and two ambulances surrounding the road, right near where she lived.

"Hey wait, that's my house." Ava undid her belt and quickly shot out the car, running off down the road towards her home.

"Mierda." Fernando quickly got out and ran straight after Ava who was now being stopped by 2 police men. "Ava!" He yelled.

"Miss, I'm gonna ask you to leave." One of the police men ordered, pushing her away from the yellow line.

"Leave? I live here."

"Ma'am, I'm sorry but this is an ongoing police investigation."

"Will someone please tell me what's going on here? Where's Latoya?" Both Ava and Fernando lost their nerves, merely panicking.

"You mean Miss Adams?" The second police officer asked.

"Yes! She's my best friend, we live together. Is she alright? She's not hurt is she?" Ava's voice cracked as she asked the last question. Fernando pulled Ava closer to his chest as he watched the distress look return to her features.

"Miss, we're sorry to inform you, but she's in the hospital. Miss Adams was kidnapped."