Chapter 17 begins

This is how their first night with the Hale twins began, after getting back to to the hotel, Xation and Charles each showered and took a three hour nap before hurrying to get dressed and back down to the pier to catch the ferry back to Lanai. Xation dressed himself in an expensive pair of silk and linen grey trousers, with a white button-down, long sleeved shirt, unbuttoned and un-tucked, with a white Italian sleeveless t-shirt underneath, with a pair of black loafers and a matching belt, his short black hair slicked back. Charles just threw on a pair of comfortable Levi's 501 button-fly jeans, with a white Ralph Lauren polo shirt, his collar popped up, looking like a preppy in a pair of top-siders. The two men eagerly awaited their arrival on the island and hurried to disembark from the ferry, making their way in the sporty Corvette up the switch back roads along the mountain side until about 20 minutes later when they pulled up to the grand Lodge at Koele. Now it was strange for Xation, for he had lived in England from 1976-1980 and this hotel, even though they were smacked dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this Four Season hotel looked exactly like an Edwardian English Hunting Lodge.
      Charles and Xation remarked upon the grandeur of the hotel to one another as they drove up the long and winding drive surrounded by towering pine trees, the palatial white lodge with it's never ending front porch, set beside a beautifully manicured croquet lawn, with a massive lobby, the Great Hall, as it was called, everything was opulent and fit for royalty so, of course, Xation felt more at ease and comfortable in his new surroundings. Charles marveled at the 2 huge fire places, nearly 4 stories tall, and 15 feet wide, These massive stone monoliths were set like bookends in the Great Hall. The sitting areas arranged around the fire places; which were always kept lit, burning with cured kiawe logs that smelled like mesquite wood. Here amongst the comfortable, overstuffed chairs in deep rich earth tones, exquisite tapestries and warm woods in the furnishing abound in the huge lobby, where they looked around for the twins, not knowing where to find the bar area. Then one of them appeared, out of her golf attire, dressed in a little, short black, body hugging, cocktail dress, her long legs, flowing golden hair, and high heeled shoes; which now brought her from 5'10 to over 6 feet tall. She looked so tall and seductive, like an Amazon warrior at the heighth of breeding season. Xation and Charles had no idea which one of the twins she was, for Leah and Lexa were indistinguishable. However, when her big bright green eyes lit up at the sight of Xation, Charles and his friend knew exactly who it was. "Leah!" Xation exclaimed as the stunning woman, with ravishing, movie star looks, sashayed over to her would-be-lover. "My God you look amazing!" Xation said as he gave her a little sweet kiss on the lips as she smiled.
     "I am so happy to see you Xation!" she said with a hug, hug, kiss, kiss. "Charles..," Leah said as she stood next to Xation, who had his arms around the tall seductive blond "Lexa is in the bar waiting for you, can you order us some drinks? We will meet you in a few minutes." she asked kindly then Charles went the way Leah pointed, and as he looked back he saw Leah and Xation embrace, giving each other a deep and most passionate kiss.
     "Dr. Le Mesa, I presume." Leah said loudly sitting alone at her table for 4.
     "Oh my God! Sweet Leah!" Charles exclaimed, as he saw her in her little, white cocktail dress, with her tan, supple skin, her long, blond hair a mass of gorgeous curls cascading down her back, a radiant, mystical aura about her, with a mischievous, bright smile and golden hair.
     "What have I done now?" she said rolling her eyes, giving the tall, blue-eyed American a generous and lasting hug with a kiss on the cheek.
      "You are, my dear lady, in a word, Ravishing." Charles said giving her a tight squeeze, with the thought of bending her over, naked, across the table. Putting this potent imagery from his mind Charles asked his 'California Girl' what she would like to drink.
     "I tell you what Charles, I have been in the mood for a Planters Punch, with extra dark rum, all day." Lexa said hypnotically, her voice sounding like a love song.
     "Then I shall return momentarily." Charles smiled and off to the bar he went. Now in the short time he was gone a single, older man noticed our sweet Lexa sitting alone at her table, sans drink, and so he sallied forth, sitting himself down beside her, without the good ladies permission, asking if he could buy her a drink, and how sad she looked sitting, all, alone.
    Now, before she responded Charles turned back around from the bar, drinks in hand, and this is what he observed. Lexa leaned in closer to the stranger, her gorgeous face in her hand, her elbow on the table, she moved so close to this unknown man, then she purred like a sex kitten, or Marilyn Monroe, telling the stranger "You know.., you would look so good..," Lexa paused, licking her lips as she continued "tied up in the trunk of my car." to which a sudden horrified and confused look overcame the hapless chaps face as he rose up from the table, in a shocked silence, departing the bar without his drink.
     "What was that all about?" Charles asked shocked by what had just transpired, but still very much impressed by how easily she had extricated the interloper from her regal presence with just one sentence.
     Lexa only laughed looking up at Charles telling him "Oh.., well what was I to do? I am just a humble American girl. " she said her green eyes full of expression and focused energy. "That is just what I tell people when I don't want to reject them, but I don't want to hang out with them.., works every time. But I would never tell that to you..," Lexa paused taking a long, cool sip off her drink telling Charles with a nudge and a wink, saying, "Though, I was thinking and I have the feeling.., you would look very nice, tied up in my bed." Charles drew in a deep, sensual breath sitting next to his magnificent beauty and she smelled like rare orchids from the cloud forests of Peru.
     "May I tell you something?" Charles asked, his pulse quickening, as the mental image of this dear, sweet, lady naked dancing through is head. " You have nothing to be humble about, infact, I think you look like a movie star.., and you shall always hold a place in my dreams."
     "High praise indeed!" Lexa laughed giving him a quick, oh so tantalizing, kiss on the lips as her sister and Xation walked in.
      "So, I hope you boys are hungry?" Leah said as she gave Charles a little hug and a squeeze. "We have a table out in the English Garden by the fountain. I hope you like lobster!"