I turn back to look at Angelo as i make my way to everyone else and find that he is looking at me, and i know right away this conversation isn't over.

But it can't be right, can it? It was just over twenty four hours when i took the pill and i am sure it has a seventy two hours timeline within which it's effective, so it must have worked just fine. Plus i got the injection not so long afterwards, which means i should be safe.

I spot the girls and walk towards them.

I can't believe Angelo just ambushed me with that question like that. Now the thought is firmly planted in my head to haunt me for the rest of the day, much less the vacation.

He is so damn observant, it's annoying.

But i must admit that the possibility did cross my own mind once or twice before, but i thought it was far-fetched, and managed to brush it off, but now hearing it from Angelo has just refreshed and magnified my suspicions.

Now that i think about it more critically, my body is sort of behaving a little more differently than usual. But again, i was almost perfectly normal before i did the workouts with Jade, so it could be just that.

I look down at my 'spilling boobs' as he put it and frown. They do always get larger and tender prior to my periods, same with my body temperature, so that's not new.

"Hey, earth to Mary! What's up?" Ally asks.

I smile.

"Nothing much, just something Angelo said that caught my attention, but it can wait..."I murmur, pushing the thoughts to the back of my mind..for now.

"So where are we going today?" I ask, changing the subject.

"We going on an expedition, taking a tour around the town" Angelo says, walking towards us along with the other guys.

"Ohh, what do we need to carry? Swim suits, a change of clothes or........" Sienna asks.

"Not this time, maybe just a camera, comfortable shoes and refreshments....we can have more serious activities tomorrow....." Nick explains.

"But if you want, you can go swimming later at night, that will work." Aarons suggests, noticing the slight dissapointment on her face.

"Ok, well, i am going to change my shoes" I murmur.

"Me too" somebody else echoes.

I turn to leave and notice Angelo is standing still.

"You are not coming?" I ask him.

"No, i am good" he utters, folding his arms over his chest.

I honestly expected him to want to go with me to the room.

"Oh, ok" I say.

"Fifteen minutes people......be back here in fifteen minutes" Nick shouts over at everyone of us.

In the room, i gather a sunhat, a scalf, a light material throw over and a polaroid camera and put them in my bag along with some sun screen and sunglasses. Angelo and i had agreed to keep our phones off for atleast a week so not to allow any distraction or disturbances, unless it was absolutely necesary, in which case they can do so through Andre, so there is no need for me to carry my phone.

I then grab the suitcase and pull out a pair of white snickers and also a pair of dark brownish-gold strappy thigh high gladiator sandles, and closely survey them to see which one of the two to wear.

"The brown ones" Angelo murmurs, as he closes the door behind him softly.

I didn't even hear him come in.

"Ok, thanks". I murmur, putting the sneakers back and sitting down on one of the sofa's in the room to put them on.

He approaches me and squats down infront of me and pulls one leg forward.

He rubs my foot slowly and proceeds to rub the back of my leg softly before placing my foot in the sandle. I quietly watch the top of his head as he is looking down to focus on the task.

I almost shiver at the gentleness of his touch and i run my fingers through his hair, pulling at it softly.

In response, he leans forward and kisses my thigh, while tying the straps just above my knee.

He grabs the other leg and does the same thing, kissing my thigh afterwards again, only this time, he doesn't stop and just keeps going higher towards my underwear. He grabs the back of my knees on each leg and pulls me forward towards the edge of the couch, which causes my dress to ride up my hips.

I gasp at the unexpectedness of his action.

He looks up at me briefly, and then down again, planting soft wet kisses on my thighs, kissing up my inner thighs and tagging my underwear forward with his teeth.

"Angelo" I whisper.

I put one leg over his shoulder and push my ankle into his back, pulling him closer to me.

He smiles as i grab his head and french kiss him softly.

I no longer feel like going on any expedition ....I just want to spend my time here, with him.

Angelo wraps his arm around my waist, the other below my behind and stands up with me, then slowly lowers me down to stand on my feet.

"I have been specifically warned to not keep the others waiting when i was coming here" he says hoarsely, but with abit of humor in his voice.

I maintain my arms around his neck, and stand on my tiptoes, not wanting to let go.

He chuckles.

"We will be time for this, just not right now, C'mon," he says, removing my hands from around his neck.

He seems way to composed in this moment....his hands are the ones i am usually trying to keep away from my body.

Taking my hand in his, he walks to the door and holds it open for me with the other hand.

As i walk passed him, he pulls me back against the door, kissing me again, while his hands have a rough exploration of my body.

This man is bipolar, with his mixed signals.

I know he has been fustrated with me and how i was holding out on him, and now i feel like he just wants to give me a taste of my own medicine.

His fingers slide up my thighs, and i hear him groan when he discovers just how turned on i am.

But summoning all my will power, i push at his chest.

He looks at me surprised, not expecting me to resist.

"We should go" I breath out, walking by his stunned face.

I smile to myself as i hear the door close behind me, then his footsteps draw closer, until his hand takes mine as we walk the rest of the way to the others.

We reach the parking lot and find everyone is already there and inside their designated vehicles.

Rita whispers to me not so quietly as we walk passed her to our jeep.

"Fix you dress"

I know she's teasing me, trying to tell me they know what made us so late, so i fight off the urge to check myself incase i really do need to fix something, however, she and Sienna laugh out loud anyway, guessing my internal struggle.

The whole group occupies three cars, myself, Angelo and Marco occupy one car and have a driver on the wheel, Aaron, Andre, Rita and Sienna occupy another jeep and which Aaron is driving and Nick and Ally in another car, with their own driver and tour guide. Aj and his team take a separate car.

We start off the tour with a drive along the sea side and enjoy the turquoise view of the water. Occasionally, we make a stop at some interesting spots so that we can better appreciate the area before moving on.

With only the two of us at the back seat, Angelo is making sure to not miss any opportunity to touch me suggestively and inappropriately, as much as the situation will allow him, without drawing too much attention to us.

Of course he knows i can't do much to restrict him without also drawing attention to us, and is using that fact to completely exasperate me.

We stop at a nature reserve to explore their wildlife.

"Stop, stop it....you need to behave yourself" I mutter to him, playfully elbowing him in the ribs, as we make our way inside the reserve.

"What?" He asks innocently, his arm draped over my shoulder.

"You know what...." I utter.

"It's all completely your fault, how can i concentrate, when you are wearing such a sexy little dress..." He grumbles, pulling the strap off my shoulder and putting it back again.

"Can you just tone it down, please..... don't think Marco and the driver haven't figured out what we are doing back there" I pout, and wrap my arms around his waist, offering him my best puppy dog eyes.

"That's just turning me on even more." He chuckles, pecking my lips and walking forward, pulling me along with him by my hand in the process.

After we finish here, we tour a few other places, and also have a lunch break, and to prove a point to Angelo, i consume a reasonable amount of food this time. Then after one more venue we make our way back to the resort.

As we arrive, we come across some people riding ATVs and dirt bikes and suddenly most of the group decide that this will be the best way to end the day.

After getting out of the jeeps, we linger by the car park and discuss the next move.

The sun is going down and the weather has become cooler, so i put on the ankle length throw over.

In as much as we just arrived today and the general idea was to spend the day rebooting and relaxing, it seems people still have way too much energy to waste, So the other guys, mostly Andre and Aaron decide to do the ATV's stuff, which i must admit, does sound exciting.

Eventually, Marco, Ri and Sienna decide to do it too.

But for me, now that we are back at the resort, i feel like reality has come back to me again and thoughts of my previous discussion with Angelo comes back to mind.

I look at him, who by the way, has said nothing more or made any reference to that discussion throughout the whole afternoon, now leaning against the side of the jeep, drinking from a water bottle.

He looks unbothered, and way too chilled under the circumstances, while i on the other hand feel like i am about to have a panick attack.

As someone is talking, my mind goes astray, providing me with all the implications of my possible pregnancy. If indeed i am pregnant, this would be the worse timing ever, considering the situation with Angelo and Claire.

But then again, maybe i am not, although, i must agree my eating habits have changed quite abit in the recent past. And i have also been so sexually needy lately, i was even having those stupid sex dreams. My libido does go up during PMS, but it's on a whole new level lately. And come to thing of it, my boobs are larger than they normally grow.....or am i just imagining things?

I need to get a test done asap, because all this thinking will drive me crazy.

I look at Angelo again, the one who planted these thoughts so firmly in my head and feel fustrated that he looks relaxed and carefree, his legs are crossed at the ankles and those bloody shades are masking any real expression. I can't even tell if he is looking at me right now and it makes me feel like smacking him with something, anything.

I am so distracted with my thoughts that i miss the last part of the discussion and all i hear is,

'Ok, let's go'

"Hey...I think i will join you guys on the ATV's." I say to Andre who seems to be in charge of the activity.

That's peaks Angelo's interes and he stands up straight.

"No....you are coming with me" he demands.

"I would like to ride the ATV's too, it looks like alot of fun." I utter.

"I think you should sit this one out babe." he suggests, but i know there is no room for disagreement in his suggestion.

"Why?" I dare to ask.

"Yeah, why?" Andre agrees.

"The dust roads are quite rough and bumpy, Ally is sitting this one out, you should do the same." he says, as if that explains everything, but to me it does, which means he is convinced i actually am pregnant and thinks the activity is not safe for me.

"Wait, what?" Nick turns to face us as he understands the implication of Angelo's words.

I notice that's it's just us four left.

"I will allow not you to get on that ride in your condition" he says, when i glare at him crossly.

"I do not need your permission to do anything... This is MY body, and i can do whatever i want." I grunt and start walking away.

I did not see where the others dissappeared off too, so i stop and turn around.

"Andre, let's go" I say, guessing he knows where to go.

Andre looks at his brother and scratches his head, abit hesitant to move, but eventually starts walking.

My mind obviously flustered, i turn around and without looking, walk right onto the road and in the way of an incoming car. The car swerves to the side and stops in some flower bushes, while i fall down to the ground in the middle of the road in my fright.

My heart skips several beats and i literally loose touch of most of my senses for a second. Andre, Angelo and Nick come at me, and even though i see their mouths moving, i don't hear a single word they are saying, while i am in this brief state of shock.

I finally regain my hearing after my initial shock has passed and the first thing i hear is Angelo's angry growl.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? How the hell do you just walk right onto a moving car like that" he grumbles.

I did not even realise i am now standing, with Angelo holding my arms in his hands and looking at me critically, checking for injuries.

A man and woman come out of the car.

"Are you alright ma'am. I didn't think you would just step onto the road like that" the man says defensively.

"I am sorry" I mumble.

"Are you ok?" They ask, looking extremely concerned.

I nod in response.

I wasn't hit or anything.

I hear Angelo and Nick thank them for having acted swiftly to avoid a serious accident and apologise for the inconvenience.

Andre, looks equally shaken as he looks at me critically.

"Are you sure you are ok? i am sorry, i should have pulled you away in time" he says solemnly, obviously feeling guilty that even though he was the closest to me, he didn't do anything to protect me.

We seem to have attracted abit of a crowd now and Angelo grabs me by the waist and placing his other hand at the back of my thighs, lifts me up and starts walking.

The resort manager must been informed about what has just happened, because he comes out of the reception building and quickly walks towards us.

"Are you alright?" He asks.

"Do you have a doctor or medical wing on the estate?" Angelo asks.

The man looks at me, now even more concerned about my condition.

"Angelo, please put me down, i can walk on my own" I murmur.

He is making it look like the car actually hit me when it didn't.

"No.

"A pharmacy?" He asks again.

"Yes"

"Do you need the doctor? we have one on call.... Should we give him a call?" he says quickly.

"No, i am fine really, it wasn't that serious" I respond more directly to the man and he gives me a small smile of relief.

However, that only seems to agitate Angelo even more because he starts walking again without saying anything else.

We move towards our Chalet and as we approach the door, i pull the access card out of my bag and push it into the door. Angelo walks across the room and sits me on the age of the bed and steps back.

Physically, i am fine, just jittery from the thought of what could have happened. I sit with my knees pressed together and my hands on my lap, avoiding to look at him.

I can tell he is breathing hard and from his arm hanging on his side, i notice that his hand is twitching and slightly shaking, so i finally look up at him.

His eyes are closed, as his other hand grips his hair tightly. He shakes his head and opens his eyes, his gaze boring into me.

"It wasn't that serious??? You could have been hit Marianne" he says hoarsely.

'But i wasn't.' I want to say but remain quiet.

"What if the car had not swerved" he says in a pained voice.

I stand up and he scoffs.

"It did. I am fine, i am ok" I murmur, feeling incredibly emotional all of a sudden.

He shakes his head and runs his fingers through his hair as if trying to fight the images from reappearing in his head.

*

"Angelo, i am ok" Marianne whispers again.

But Angelo's mind refuses to relax, still feeling the terror of what could have happened. All he can see, is the incident replaying in his head, over and over again.

He saw the car coming but he didn't feel the need to worry about it because she was standing on the side walk, out of harms way. What he didn't expect, was for her to suddenly turn and walk right across the road, in it's way.

The sound of tyres squeeking as the car swerved to the side felt like thunder in the quiet dead of the night. He saw her fall down to the ground out of his line of sight, all he could think about was that she had been hit, and as he along with Nick ran towards her, he dreaded what he would find.

Andre got to her first, but when he surveyed her himself, she seemed ok, unharmed, although in shock.

How can he have let that happened to her, allowed her to come so close to danger under his watch. His chest tightens and his body fills with nervous shivers, his hand shaking again.

Trying to calm himself down, he looks at her again, safe and in one piece, here in the safety of their room.

Marianne watches his discomposure despite still feeling uneasy herself, and realises that, whatever she is feeling, he is feeling twice over and her hearts warms upon realising the depth of his love for her.

Slowly, she walks towards him, clutching his jittery hands in hers.

"Angelo..my love, i am ok, i am fine, i promise.." she whispers, feeling close to tears.

He his hands immediately starts touching her face, her neck, shoulders and back, making sure for himself.

"What were you thinking?"

"I....I was distracted..I am sorry." she mumbles.

"Don't ever do that to me again..... I don't know what i would have done if something happened to you today, to our baby" he whispers, his hand rubbing her belly.