Royal Affairs: His Princess of Convenience / Her Royal Wedding Wish / The Secret Princess. Rebecca Winters

reached the boat and loaded it. Christina helped him push it into the water, and then he helped ease her up and in before he took his place at the front. Before they took off across the lagoon, he looked back at her. As far as he could see, they were the only people out on this part of the lagoon.

      “What do you want to do after we get back to the hut?” he called over his shoulder.

      “I’d love to go to that coral sea garden and do some more snorkeling.”

      “That makes two of us. When in our lives will we ever have a chance to see fish like this up close?”

      “Probably never. I’m still pinching myself to believe there’s a spot like this on earth.”

      “We’ll eat a meal and then go out for the rest of the day. Do you know what?”

      “What?”

      “You’re more fun than any of my friends.”

      “Thank you.”

      “I mean it. I don’t know anyone, male or female, who loves what I love and can do everything with me and keep up.”

      “I’m afraid I didn’t turn out to be like my socialite parents.”

      “Thank heaven!”

      Those two words warmed her heart all the way back to their island. After putting things away, they sat down to a meal, then went back out to the deck. Antonio covered her in sunscreen. His touch made her knees buckle. “Shall we stay in bed the rest of the day instead?”

      Christina could hardly talk. “I’d love it, but our time here is so short, we need to take advantage of it.” She couldn’t believe she’d worried that in a week Antonio might be bored with her. Maybe it was because all the time they’d spent together in Switzerland had prepared her to be more comfortable with him where everything felt so natural.

      “Just remember we’ll have all night,” he whispered against her neck. His breath sent tendrils of delight through her system. While she was still trying to recover, he got out the snorkels and fins. Once again they got into the boat and went looking for fish. The lagoon was home to so many species they had the time of their lives viewing everything.

      She lost track of the time. So did Antonio. It wasn’t until they suffered hunger pains that she realized it was time to go in. When they returned to the island and were tying up the boat, Manu was there to greet them.