"Time and Distance don't mean anything when I know we will embrace and hold each other again!" - Unknown

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Zandros' POV

"How long is the flight to there?" Ashley asked a little annoyed as she leaned her head to Mario's shoulder. Mario kissed her head.

"13 hours." I replied nonchalantly, as I picked up my wine glass one of my flight attendant served us a few minutes ago.

"Wow." she remarked displeased. "Jeezzz.. we didn't booked our place there, Babe!" Ashley suddenly looked at Mario worriedly.

"I called my secretary to book two premium bungalow over the water at Pearl beach. We will know our bungalow number when we get there!" I proclaimed composed as I looked at her relieved face.

"Perfect! I can't wait.. I'm so excited! Thanks Zandros!" she giggled excitedly.

I just nod.

"So are you going to propose when you see her?" Ashley's eyes was glowing with amusement. Since, we embarked in my private plane until we take off, she didn't stop mocking, taunting me and on what I'm going to do if I see Lauren!

I was tongue-tied. And her questions left an unknown solution in my head.. Will I apologized? Or will I say that I love her and that I can't live without her? What am I gonna say?

"So what Zandros?" Ashley's tenacious voice snapped me out of my confused thoughts.

"What? Will you shut up just for a bit, Ash?" I groaned as I rolled my eyes. How can Mario put through of her non stop talking fiancee?

She raise her eyebrow and I thought she'll give me a break. It only ignites her tenacious character.

"I just want to know! What's wrong with that?" You put us through with this, so I deserve to know it!" she challenged as she furrowed her head. Mario chuckled and just leaned his head back on the chair support. I was across them.

"Please take the cabin and bring your fiancee there Mario. Just do something to shut her up!" I begged incredulously. Mario grinned mischievously. He unbuckled himself and then he helped her unbuckled her.

"I'm delighted to oblige Mailov!" he grinned deviously.

She giggled when Mario whispered something on her ears, which I didn't catch. Then she giggled more. I just rolled my eyes again and tried to close my eyes not wanting to see their intimacy.

I heard her squealed.. and I sense that Mario had carried her.

"See, that's how you do it!" I heard Ash chuckled to Mario.

"Oh, that sly chick!" I mumbled..

Then Ashley's words reeled in my head again, taunting me. I can't still find the words to tell her. God, I'm losing my guts again. Where is that confidence Zandros? I always lost myself when it comes to her.

I just decided to clear my head by sleeping. We are already airborne for almost 3 hours. We have more 10 hours before we reach the private island of Motu, Bora Bora.

I saw one of my crew approaching.

"More drinks, Mr. Mailov?" She asked in her sweet sexy tone.

"I'm fine. I'll just sleep." I said. She just nod and took the three empty wine glasses and she left me. I felt my eyes grew heavy. I reclined my seat. I was too lazy to take the other cabin. My private plane has two cabins.

In the past months, I never get a good sleep.

Before sleep engulfed me, I saw Lauren's smiling face staring at me... full of love and so much adoration..

"I love you, Lauren..." I mumbled.

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Lauren's POV

I walk up with a headache. I could feel the fresh breeze coming in from the opened door to my private deck. I decided to get up.

I swung my long legs out of the bed and took the new robe the staff left on the couch across my bed and put it on. I check the time, it's only 5 in the morning. I walk to the deck and watch the beautiful endless sea. The vibrant turquoise water was looking so calm and refreshing with the breeze softly kissing my cheeks. I leaned my hands on the wooden railings and looked down the clear water.

"Good Morning Fishy!!!" I exclaimed as I smiled.

"Sometimes, I envy you guys.. You seemed like you guys doesn't have any worries in life.. other than being eaten.. Well, that's kinda scary. But it seems your place is safe from predators!" I smiled, talking to the fish like a fool.

I looked around the water again and to the mountain.. I heaved a heavy sighed. I wished my friends are here, I thought.

Then the thought of going back to do Lagoon excursions, feeding the rays and sharks, had me forgotten all the thoughts of my friends back home and my headache.

I grinned.

I quickly walk back inside my room and into the washroom and took the quickest shower. I need to catch the cab to take us to the mainland where the boat is waiting.

I wore a halter neck two piece swimsuit, with a fresh flower and fruit print design I bought from the souvenir shop one day in Vaitape. I top it with a yellow playa beach dress.

I just tied my hair in a messy bun and stuff my sunglasses in my beach bag and made sure I have my snorkeling equipments and my wallet.

It was 6 when I headed to where the cab is waiting, after securely locking my bungalow.

I could hear the rooster noises. I was so thrilled to hear them in actual making their cocka-doodle-doos in the morning. Quite another experience.

Not long, I saw the group waiting for the cab. I smiled to them as they smiled back to me like we knew each others.. This is one thing that I would never forget here in Bora Bora. People are so friendly and their smiles are so infectious.

I saw the cab coming and soon we are climbing inside the pretty decent size of a shuttle bus as we call it.

The beautiful scenery as it passes by will make you stunned in awe. It was just so ethereal. It's out of the world. A place I would surely never forget and for sure to come back again.

Yes, today I will enjoy every bit of it, since it's going to be my last day. I will be leaving tomorrow. I was gone for a long time, and I know they must be worried sick of me.

My thoughts was too occupied with all this things going on in my mind that I didn't realize we are already in the mainland. We could see some souvenir stores. Some of the passengers went to check the souvenir stores.

I decided to buy for Mario, Isaac, Ashley and for Chrissy.

I didn't take my time, not wanting be left by the boat.

I bought two bracelets made of black pearls for Ashley and Chrissy with different styles. I bought two coffee mugs that has a picture of pearl beach resorts, bungalow over the water print style, and the other was a picture of the island, Bora Bora.

After I paid it, I stuffed it all in my big beach back and started to walk to the dock where the boat was waiting for us.

The couple I was following were also with us for the excursion to the other lagoon.

The weather was so beautiful. The sun was rising and you could see the reflection from the water. It's breath taking.

We are assisted by our guide to climb into the boat. Seems like there's a good number of excursionist this time. I sat at the edge of the boat bench. There's three tour guide today. One was steering, while the other was playing a ukelele, it seems like it's a tradition here, and the other was sitting beside him singing along with him in English. And they are singing good.

Everyone was so entertained and was clapping our hands as we joined them.

Shortly, the boat stopped again at the other lagoon, where a lot of different kind of fishes waiting for us to join them. Everyone started to change including me. I just took off my yellow dress with the two piece on and stuffed my dress in my bag, taking out my snorkeling gadgets and and put it on. I took my my camera out too, to take more photos today. I zip my beach bag and left it down on the boat and joined the fishes shortly.

The water was so refreshing. I swam happily and swam with fishes taking more photos of them and a selfie of me and the fishes.

I could hear the tour guide explaining to us about the place. I already heard it many times so I did what I want to do. Swimming more with the fishes under water and taking more videos of them underwater.

After a hundreds of photos and whole bunch of videos, the guide soon led us to feeding the rays and shark. I made sure to ride on the shark today.

It's a lagoon. The wild animals was cage with fence to keep them in one spot, but it was huge. It's like a fish zoo in the water.

Soon enough we are swimming with the sharks, fishes and the sting rays. They are so huge. The guide had to make sure that they are close to you before you could actually touching them..

The sting rays behave like small cats. It seems as if they like to come close, touch and be touched. They are so friendly and social animals.

I was swimming, trying to get closer to the sharks underwater, and one of the tour guide saw how I wanted to ride on that giant one. He swam closer to me.

"Would you like to try to ride on his back?" he asked politely as he smiled. I grinned and nod my head in excitement.

"Ohh Please.. I really wanted to!" I exclaimed excitedly. He took the camera in my hand after I set it to video and gave it to his company.

He soon swam closer to the big shark, biggest among them and then he reach for his spine. Now one hand holds the shark spine on his dorsal fin with his other hands on his side. He motioned me to swam closer and I did. His free hand pulled me closer and he guide me on how to hold it. When he was sure I was holding it well, he let go of his hands out of the sharks spine and I was replaced to his previous position. I was so excited and I was holding so well on his hard spine and let him glide with me holding on him. I was a bit scared but after a few minutes I was relaxed. The shark was not as bad as the sharks I have watch on TV.

When my hand is starting to get sore because of the unbalance position, I let his spine go and I swam closer to the guide who had my camera.

"Thank you! That was awesome!!" I exclaimed happily as I thread..

"Your welcome!" he smiled and gave me back my camera. "I'm pretty sure I got a video of you riding the shark.." he reminded me before he left.

I grinned. Riding the shark had just completed my vacation!!

After feeding the rays and sharks and swimming with them, we went back to the shore and had our lunch. There's food was serve for the excursionist. The staff explained about the food.

There's rice, tuna salad, french bread and Polynesian bread make of taro roots, a vegetable, tuna and chicken. Then a Polynesian desserts made of pineapple juice, banana with sugar with coconut milk. The food smells amazing, made me want to jump on the food not waiting for him to stop talking and just let us eat. I didn't eat breakfast so I was so famished. After filling my plate with rice and some chicken and tuna, I walk to one of the bench and started eating.

I ate my lunch with the most amazing view. The food was really good and I was so full.

After we ate, the guide said the island is ours meaning we are free to explore and do what we wanna do. But we have to be back there at 2:30.

I walked around and I just realized, the place was surrounded with palm tree and it's everywhere giving the place a shade but not covering the view of the sea.

Holes on the rocks are everywhere. I saw a hermit crab and went into the hole.

I walking barefoot and I had to make sure I won't step on any shells because they are scattered everywhere and some corals.

I walked on the shore a bit closer to the water. I saw another staff demonstrating how to open a coconut husk. It looks so easy when he did it. But the most exciting part is when he lets us tasted the coconut juice. It was good.

After an hour, I decided to go back to the group. And shortly, the boat were taking us back to the mainland and back to our hotels.

After like a decade, I was back to my bungalow, and it's already 5 in the afternoon. I decided to have a shower and maybe get a good scrub of my body since I smell fishy and tasted salty, before starting packing.

The thought of leaving the place and going back home, back to work irked me. I don't want to leave the place, but I already spent a lot.

I'll come back another day, I consoled myself.

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Zandros' POV

"Mr. Mailov and Company, This is Captain Clarence Arkos, announcing that we just reached Motu Mete, northwest of Tahiti. Please make sure the seat belts are buckled, in approximately 5 minutes the plane is ready for landing." my pilot announced and I buckled myself, shifting back the seat to it's normal. Mario and Ashley was back to their seat, buckled. Ashley's head was leaning on Mario's shoulder, sounded asleep.

I closed my eyes and relax myself, as I tried to focus on the positive scenario upon seeing her. After like a decade, the plane jerked and I felt the screeching sound which means the plane landed and was taxied down the runway, then the engine stop.

"Welcome to Motu Mete Airport Mr. Mailov and Company. The weather is 81 degrees farenheit and sunny." my pilot said.

I stood up after unbuckling myself and took my luggage. For the first time, I travelled without my securities. Ashley and Mario took their luggages and we were help by some of the crews as we disembark from the plane. The fresh breeze with the scorching sunlights welcomed us. I saw the boats from the different hotels on the docks waiting for their guests to take to their destinations.

I saw the boat with a name 'Pearl Beach Resorts and Spa'. There's two private charter plane called "Air Tahiti, and passengers came pouring out from the plane. We were soon join the others as we walked down to where the boats waiting.

I could hear my heartbeat racing as the thoughts of seeing Lauren. Smile plastered on my face unconsciously. Ashley and Mario was looking at me curiously but I just ignored them. I walked ahead of them as I pulled my luggage. I was thinking to stay here for a month. This place was one of the place I always dreamed to bring her.

Now, it's the time.

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Lauren's POV

I decided to wear, a white loose sweat shirt that has a print on the chest, 'I never liked you anyway' and a black leggings. I just wore a black flat shoes to feel comfy all the way to New York, with my hair tied in a messy french bun.

The thought of going through a long flight made me feel sick and I have to stop at Papeete's and take another flight direct to New York.

I heave a long heavy sighed as I looked around the bungalow that I come to love from the two months I stayed here, and memorized every corner of it. I walked to the private deck and heaved a heavy sighed.

I'll surely miss this kind of ambience. Calm, refreshing and relaxing. Far from the hustles and bustles of the city. Only the noises of the people snorkeling and the breeze brushing the water, very serene.

The thought of staying here for good and maybe land a job is so tempting. But I know I had responsibilities left in New York. It would be unfair to Mario.

I decided to have breakfast at the Tevairoa restaurant, which I had it called last night to booked my reservation. The only restaurant I hadn't tried since I arrived here.

I locked my bungalow and started walking down the plank to the shore. And to the restaurant. I walked to the shore and take many photos of the far view of the place, with the mountain.

After taking a lot of photos, I made my way to the main resort restaurant, the Tevairoa restaurant. The place was 20 feet above sea level, giving the customers a dramatic view, overlooking countless shades of blue in the Bora Bora lagoon below and expand out to majestic Mount Otemanu.

I ordered Linguini aux Saint Jacques, à la Créme de Truffe Blanche, a pasta with scallops, with creamy white truffle sauce. It was one of their popular dishes.

I had a white wine to complement the delicious dish and I just took my time relishing the mouth watering dish laid in front of me.

After I ate it, I asked for my bills. I paid it with my credit card and left the place with a smile.

I walk around for a little bit. The boat will take me to Motu Mete Airport in an hour. So I have a few more minutes to walk around and burn the food.

After walking a few kilometers, I decided to walk back to the direction of my bungalow. Not long, I reached my place and unlock the door.

Taking my luggage and my purse, making sure I had everything and the keys I have to give back to the reception to check out, I headed to the reception area.

After like a decade, I reach the reception area, a girl with their uniform of tahitian famous flower design, standing across the reception desk with a red hibiscus tucked in her one ear matching her uniform, smiled at me. There's also few couples there which I believe are there to check out.

After waiting for my turn, I checked out and gave back the keys to her. After confirming that it's all paid and everything is settled, I thank her, as I gave my warmest smile.

The Tahitian receptionist thank me and wish me a safe trip, I left the place and walk to where we wait our cab.

After like a decade, the cab arrived and I climbed in with the Tahitian driver helping me to carry the luggage into the cab. The other couple I saw from the reception was there too and some others.

Everyone shared the same smiles. I felt like the smile in my face already been glued. Why not? The place were so friendly and it's hard not to be infected with their friendly character.

After like a decade I could see the small airlines in the view, as the boat approaching the dock.

The crew helps us with our luggages as soon as we disembark from the boat.

I thank the guy who carried my luggage and he smiled. Then I made my way to the Airport, but as soon as I turned my heel to walk into the building out of the dock, I spotted someone...

I thought my heart stopped at beating!!..

I must be hallucinating... But the smiles was too real...

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Zandros' POV

We arrived at the dock and before I embark in the boat, I look behind me to make sure Mario and Ashley was following. I saw Mario but didn't see Ashley anywhere.

"Where's Ashley?" I asked to Mario worriedly. Mario looked behind him and then I followed his eyes, there was Ashley approaching her..

She was talking to a Tahitian guy and they were both smiling so sweetly..

My heart races rapidly. I felt like I was rooted to the ground.

"Let's go meet them!" Mario tugged my hand with his free hand, looking so excited as I followed him like a robot, feeling lost with my overwhelming feelings..

My eyes was glued to her beautiful face. She looks so stunning and her skin color just made her looks more irresistable.

"Lauren?" I murmured dumbfoundedly..

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A/N: Did your heart stop beating too?? lol..