Chapter 34
 

Gwen looked out at the picturesque view of the postcard perfect beach at sundown from the huge bedroom window, she angrily blew the wisps of hair from her eyes as she absent mindedly caressed her belly.

"So you're telling me that your friend think that we are married?" Her voice raised. Colyer winched, although her back was turned to him, he could still feel her rage.

"Gwen he made an honest mistake." He mumbled. "One look at you waddling off the plane..." Gwen snapped her head in his direction and shot him a glance that could melt an iceburg - he gluped.

"I do not waddled." She seethe. "I happen to have an unique way of walking." She explained. Colyer ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.

"Look Gwen, I'm sorry I said that you waddle." He apologized. "As I was saying." He continued. "When Sal saw your unique way of walking, he came to the wrong conclusion."

"Well you go down and tell him the truth." She demanded. "We will not be sharing a bedroom."

"Don't worry, I'll go down and tell him right now!" He snapped back.

"Good you go do that while I take myself a long relaxing bath." She hissed as she walked over and grabbed a robe from her open suitcase. "By the time you get back I expect to see your things remove from my room." She slammed the bathroom door behind her.

Colyer gaped at the bathroom door. "Who does she think she is?" He muttered under his breath. "I have half a mind to..." An evil gleam shone in his eyes...

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Sheridan and Luis had Gwen on speaker phone as she told them her latest perdicument. They couldn't help themselves as they howled in laughter - Gwen was miffed.

"Ohmigod Gwen, this gets better and better." Sheridan smiled.

"You and Colyer never have a dull moment do you?"

"Sheridan, I didn't tell you this for you to get a couple of ha ha's at my expense." She pouted. "I want you to sympathize with me, you too Luis."

Luis wiped a tear from his eye. "It's hard to sympathize with you when it's Colyer I feel sorry for."

"What?!" She exclaimed. "Feel sorry for him?! He's the reason why we're in this mess! If he told the truth in the first place..." She threw her bath sponge against the wall with a loud splat. "Arrgh! Colyer Fox is working on my last nerve!"

"Me thinks the lady protest a wee bit too much." Sheridan said. "Gwen it was an honest mistake, Colyer is going to straighten everything out."

"He better ." She spat. "He said I waddle, I don't waddle, I am not a duck."

"Gwen you're going to have to relax." Luis advised. "This can't be good for the baby."

"Luis is right." Sheridan chimed in." You and Colyer are going to be there for a while. In Cancun, Mexico for Pete's sake, the honeymoon capital of the world."

Gwen rolled her eyes. "Sheridan stop getting those stupid notions in your head." She said. "I am here on business." She reminded her. "And the sooner we finish the better."

"Aww admit it Gwen, that hunky cowboy turns you on." She teased.

"Luis please hide the alcohol, Sheridan has been nipping the cooking cherry again." She quipped.

Sheridan and Luis gave each other a knowing look.

"He does not turn me on!" She vehemently denied.

"Sure...what ever you say." Sheridan deadpanned.

"He doesn't!" She replied. "Colyer Fox is...is..." Gwen thought about his killer smile "...engaged." She lied. "Therefore he is off limits."

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Colyer found Salvator and Marlina in the middle of welcoming a large group of friends to their home. Colyer gasped, Senor Juarez was among the crowd.

"Colyer Fox." He beamed. "I am so happy to see you." He said. "When Salvator called me and told me he was throwing a post wedding reception for an old family friend, I had no idea that it was you until he told me. Where is your beautiful bride? Gwen Hotchkiss is it? I guess I will never get use to the notion of wives using their maiden names after marriage." Colyer stared in disbelief. "Colyer are you okay?" He asked in a concern voice.

Colyer slowly nodded his head. "Er...um...er..." He stammered.

Salvator walked up and slapped him on the back good naturally. "I hope you don't mind that I invited a couple of friends to help us celebrate." He said. "Marlina and I couldn't help ourselves."

"No-no the more the merrier." He replied.

"Where's Gwen?"

"She's resting....jet lag."

""Pedro wait until you meet his beautiful wife." Salvator bragged. "You will just love her."

"Colyer and his bride are here to do business with me." Pedro Juarez announced. "So I'm pretty sure that I will succomb to her charms."

'Cripes, I am in for it now.' He said to himself. 'Please don't let Gwen hurt me.' He glanced at Salvator then at Senor Jurez. 'To hell with it.' He sighed. 'You only live once.'

"Salvator I need to run into town, will it be alright if I use one of your cars?" Colyer asked.

"Why don't you have my driver chauffer you around?" Salvator suggested.

"That's even better." Colyer said. "Tell my wife I'll be back as soon as I can." He grinned before heading out the door.