index


Message-ID: <35761asstr$1016291402@assm.asstr-mirror.org>
From: "Highlander JM" <highlanderjm@hotmail.com>
Subject: {ASSM} (NEW!) "Island Paradise: The Legacy"  Part 23
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 10:10:03 -0500
Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail
Approved: <assm@asstr-mirror.org>
Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories
Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d






_________________________________________________________________
Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. 
http://www.hotmail.com


<1st attachment, "ipl-23.txt" begin>

(IPL-23.TXT)

____________________________________________________________

Story Name: "Island Paradise: The Legacy"  (Part 23 of 24) -
               M/F, F/F & just about everything else
_____________________________________________________________


   "I love you, Jeremy," Devon said, nodding her head for
emphasis.  "That's all you need to remember.  If you want
Pamela and Trish to come back, I won't stand in your way.
If not, again, I won't stand in your way."
   Frowning softly, I also nodded my head at her.  "I
think I've finally made up my mind, Devon.  You and Lindsay
are more important to me than anything else in the whole,
wide world - as is our relationship with one another.  I
love both of you more than anything."
   "I think it is truly awful what Cassidy made Pamela and
Trish do, but I'm not willing to possibly sacrifice the
relationship I have with you and Lindsay by bringing them
back into our lives."  I shook my head and added, "I know
I'm gonna feel guilty for dumping on Pamela the way I have.
But unfortunately, it has to be that way.  I'm not going to
let anyone spoil our three-way marriage with Lindsay."
   "Are you absolutely sure about Pamela?" Devon wondered.
   "Yes, I am."
   The enchanting blonde first offered me a smile, then a
gracious hug.  "Again, I love you, Jeremy.  If this is what
you want, then so be it.  I was going to stand behind you,
no matter what you chose."
   Our embrace over, I pulled back and looked deep into her
alluring blue eyes.  "You say that, Devon... but surely you
would not approve of Pamela being back in our lives?"
   "Did I want her with us?" Devon countered.  "To tell you
the truth, no, I didn't.  But it was so awful and terrible
the way she and Trish were pulled away from you and Lindsay.
I was not going to argue if you wanted to let them back in."
   "It would have been too awkward," I said, offering her
another loving embrace.  "I don't want you or Lindsay to
ever look over your shoulders in our upcoming marriage."
   "There would be too many problems with Pamela and Trish
here, too," Devon added.  "Everyone would be fighting for
their territory.  I know I wouldn't back down.  Pamela would
want to monopolize your time, Jeremy, while Trish would do
the same with Lindsay.  I would have accepted it if you
wanted her back, but it would have been a big struggle."
   "What about Lindsay, though?" I asked, pulling away from
the embrace.  "She seems to want both Pamela and Trish back."
   "Lindsay thinks with her heart, but not her head, a lot
of times," Devon answered.  "Lindsay is so sweet and loving
almost to a fault.  That's both a good and bad thing.  But,
she can't take Trish back, Jeremy.  It would be the third
time if she did.  I can talk to Lindsay if you want, though.
I can tell her that our relationship is more important than
Pamela and Trish are.  She just needs to understand that."
   "I think we should both talk to her," I said, frowning.
"She'll listen to both of us a lot better.  I just feel bad
for Pamela.  I'm going to feel guilty over sending her away
for a long, long time to come.  Although Pamela and Trish
should have trusted in me, what they did was out of pure
love.  They just wanted all of us to be safe and secure."
   "I realize that, Jeremy," Devon offered.  "But they went
about it the wrong way.  Pamela told me before she left the
other day that there was a microphone on her that day back
in December, and Cassidy was listening in.  Pamela could
have easily left a note explaining the whole blackmail
scheme.  That way, maybe Pamela and Trish would have been
gone for awhile, but we could have figured out what to do in
order to take care of Cassidy and her threats.  Then, Pamela
and Trish could come back."
   "It's pretty pointless to talk about now, though," I
mused.  "It's actually quite depressing."
   "I know, but still..." Devon said, trying to cheer me up
with a grin.  "The big thing is Lindsay's feelings.  She'll
always have a soft spot in her heart for Trish, because she
is the one who took her virginity.  I still feel that way
about my first boyfriend, even though he turned out to be a
total jerk.  We just have to convince Lindsay that allowing
Trish back into her life would not be the best thing to do.
Same goes for allowing Pamela back into her life."

                           * * *

   A short time later, I was routinely making my way through
the mansion when I came across the usually charming duo of
Christina and Lisa in the recreation room.  I offered both
ladies a nod and a smile, but what I received in return was
anything but cordial and friendly.  In fact, it was shocking.
   "HEY!" I exclaimed, after Christina stormed up to me and
slapped me across the face with an open hand.  A violent,
nasty expression was upon her own face as I openly wondered,
"What in the world was that for?"
   "How dare you, Jeremy!" Christina roared in response, her
eyes bursting with anger.  "HOW DARE YOU!"
   "What?" I asked, my hands extended in a shrug.  What had
I done to incur her wrath?  Never in my life had I seen
Christina act so aggressive and violent before.
   "PAMELA!" Christina exploded.  "You treated her and Trish
like garbage!  You act is as if you don't even care about
them!  The day after you KICKED them off the island, I go to
your suite because I think you may need some cheering up.
You had just found out that your wife left you because she
was blackmailed into doing so.  But instead of being stricken
with depression... I find you having sex with Devon!"
   "Whoa, slow up a minute..." I told her defensively, still
shaken from that sharp slap upon my unsuspecting face.
   "No!" Christina shot back, very upset.  "After all that
time, Pamela finally has a chance to come running back to
you, and she does.  But you won't even listen to her.  You
send her away faster than she even got here!"
   "What am I supposed to do?" I asked in return, my voice
raising.  "I have Lindsay and Devon now.  I just can't say
that oh... Pamela was taken away from me unfairly.  It was
all a big lie, not her fault.  I'm going to dump Lindsay and
Devon now, and get back with Pamela.  I'm sorry, Christina,
but it doesn't work that way.  I'm not about to sacrifice my
relationship with Lindsay and Devon for anyone at all."
   Christina shoved me in the shoulder and exclaimed, "You're
so insensitive, Jeremy!  I met you three years ago and all
you did was whine and complain about how no one loved you.
All you wanted was someone who would care about you, and not
so much your money.  You were so lonely on this island!"
   "So I spent three months, Jeremy, writing you a computer
program which would find the right type of woman for you.
And it did!  Her name was Pamela.  Not only did Pamela love
you more than ANYTHING, Jeremy, but she STILL DOES!  You
used to tell me all the time all you wanted was for someone
to love the real you.  Not your money, not your fame or
fortune.  JUST THE REAL YOU.  And you found her in Pamela!"
   "But now, you send her packing like she is garbage!
Pamela would do ANYTHING for you, Jeremy, and you KNOW IT!
I just can't believe that after everything you have been
through in your life - all the loneliness - you would do that
to another person - ESPECIALLY someone who loves you so much.
I was with Pamela the other night... she couldn't stop
crying, knowing you didn't want her here anymore!"
   "Wait a minute!" I told her, now angry myself.  "You seem
to forget the fact that both Pamela and Trish lied to all of
us.  They could have easily told the truth about Cassidy and
her threats.  But they didn't.  They didn't trust me."
   Christina shook her head and countered, "As misguided as
they were about the blackmail threats, the fact remains that
what Pamela and Trish did was out of pure love for you and
Lindsay.  They went along with it because they did not
either of you, or anyone else on the island, to get hurt."
   "I understand that, Christina.  But still, times are
different now.  It would not be fair of me to throw either
Lindsay or Devon, or even Amy out, because Pamela is back.
Still, she lied to us."
   "Pamela and Trish went through seven months of Hell to
protect you and everyone else here!" Christina roared.  "I
can't believe how insensitive you are, Jeremy!  Pamela may
not have said it as much as Lindsay and Devon, but she loved
you so much!  She still does!  In fact, I'd bet that Pamela
loves you much more than Lindsay or Devon EVER could!"
   "I beg to differ," I told her in a defiant tone.  "Neither
Lindsay or Devon could ever even think of hurting me the same
way Pamela did.  They'd rather die first."
   "Pamela lied only so she could protect you!" Christina
exclaimed, throwing an open hand and hitting my in the
shoulder once more.  "Can't you see that, Jeremy?"
   "Pamela should have been truthful and upfront with me
from the very beginning," I told her.  "And you are wrong
about me not caring.  I DO care.  It's awful what happened."
   "If you cared, you wouldn't have been humping Devon the
very next day after sending Pamela away!" she raged on.  "I
went to your room yesterday because I figured you needed a
shoulder to lean on.  Instead, I opened the door and there
you were - with Devon, fucking like animals.  24 hours after
sending Pamela home... 48 hours after finding out she was
blackmailed into leaving you!  That's so incredibly mean!"
   I shook my head and countered, "If I stop doing my normal
routine and allow myself to think about Pamela - and what
Cassidy did to us - I would go insane, Christina.  I HAVE to
keep myself occupied!  It's the only way I'll get through!"
Trembling, I paused and added, "What do you think I should
have done, Christina?  What?"
   "You should have taken Pamela back!" she screamed.  "But
at the very least, you should have allowed a few days for
emotions and feelings to settle down before making any type
of decision.  I just can't believe you, Jeremy!  I've always
thought you were so kind and understanding.  But now,
this... this was so cruel and insensitive of you.  You sent
her home without a second thought!  SHE WAS DEVASTATED!"
   "There was no decision to make," I told her, trying to
control my temper.  "I'm not risking my relationship with
Lindsay and Devon for anyone.  Allowing Pamela and Trish
back into our lives would cause nothing but trouble."
   "I could never trust Pamela again, either - no matter if
she was blackmailed into lying to us or not.  Honesty is
very important to me, Christina.  If my own wife can't trust
me enough to protect her and the people that we care about,
then that is a serious problem."
   "You make me SICK, Jeremy!" Christina erupted, her voice
louder and more hateful than ever before.  "OH!  This is why
I hate men so much!  I thought you were the last good one
left!"  She turned toward Lisa, who had been sitting rather
silently in the background, and said, "COME ON!  Let's get
our things and go back home!"
   "What?" I exclaimed, my eyes wide, as Christina grabbed
Lisa by the hand and made a move for the exit.  "Go home?"
   "I can't stand you anymore, Jeremy!" Christina screamed.
"Not after how you treated Pamela!  Lisa and I... we're...
we're going home!  Back to Illinois!  Right now!"
   "Christina!" I shrieked, my heart suddenly broken in two,
as she and Lisa stormed out of the recreation room.  At that
very moment, I noticed that Gabrielle was standing at the
exit.  Apparently, she had witnessed our entire discussion -
the horrified expression upon her face told me so.

                           * * *

   "Unreasonable?" I exclaimed hours later, as the trio of
Lindsay, Devon and Amy were all gathered around me at the
dinner table in the common room.  "Christina was BEYOND
unreasonable!  I never seen her act like that way!"
   "This has been a terrible couple of days," Devon frowned,
shaking her head.  "I don't think it could get any worse.
Jeremy, you can't be expected to welcome Pamela back into
your life with open arms after all these months.  I don't
understand how Christina could possibly expect you to."
   "I just can't believe that Christina and Lisa left us," I
said, shaking my head in despair.  "Gabrielle, too!"
   "Why did Gabrielle leave, as well?" Lindsay asked, upset.
   Amy pouted and replied, "Gabrielle said she had been here
for just a few days, but too many negative things were going
on.  She heard all about the big argument and the fight
between Lindsay and Devon, and Trish.  She seen Pamela and
Trish crying that night.  Then she saw Christina screaming
at Jeremy earlier today.  I tried to tell her that the island
is not a war-zone, but she wouldn't listen to me.  Gabrielle
didn't want to be in what she saw as a negative atmosphere.
So, she decided to go back home to Arizona today, too."
   "What's happened to my island?" I asked, very distraught.
"Just in the very recent past, five people - Stephanie,
Jessica, Christina, Lisa and Gabrielle - have all left.
Pamela and Trish were ripped away from us because of what
another one-time island inhabitant, Cassidy, did.  I... I
have always strived for the island to be a very loving and
peaceful place.  Now, no one wants to be here anymore."  I
shook my head and added, "Next thing I know, one of you -
Lindsay, Devon or Amy - or maybe two, or even all three of
you - will want to leave, too!  Then I'll be left alone..."
   "No way!" Lindsay exclaimed.
   "We aren't going anywhere!" Amy implored.
   "No!" Devon chimed in.  "Jeremy, we love you.  You can be
positively sure of that.  None of us will ever leave you!"
   Frowning, I countered, "I never thought Christina would
blow up at me, and act as if she hated me.  Christina and I
have been really close for years.  But now look at her..."
   "Christina is not Lindsay or Devon, or even me," Amy said
in a strong tone.  "Christina was your friend, Jeremy.  She
did not love you the way the three of us love you."
   "Christina was the one who let her emotions get the best
of her," Devon nodded.  "She and Lisa, and even Gabrielle,
are probably regretting the fact that they left the island.
It wouldn't surprise me if they ask to come back soon."
   "I miss Gabrielle already," Amy pouted.  "I was actually
getting pretty close and intimate with her."
   "They're not coming back!" I hissed, angry.
   Lindsay shook her head and surmised, "I'm not going to
let you get depressed or mad over this, Jeremy.  No way!
Christina, Lisa, Gabrielle... even Jessica and Stephanie;
they're no longer with us.  Maybe it's better this way!"
   "How can it be better this way?" I asked her.  "It's like
a trend is developing.  Soon, the three of you will want to
leave, too.  I won't be able to handle it!  I'll spend the
rest of my days in misery on this island... all alone!"
   "We're not leaving you!" Devon reiterated.
   "It is better this way!" Lindsay exclaimed.  "If all of
them don't want to be here, then be gone with them!"  She
paused and implored, "But Devon, Amy and I... we DO want to
be here, Jeremy!  We want to be with YOU!  WE LOVE YOU!"
   "I'll mess it up somehow," I retorted, still upset and
not thinking very clearly.  "I always do!  Throughout my
entire life, I've done nothing but screw up at every turn!
I even screwed up an island paradise!"

   "Marry me!" Lindsay exclaimed, completely out of the blue.

   "What?" I asked, suddenly very calm and quiet.  It was as
if the world stopped.  Did she say what I thought she said?
   "Marry me!" Lindsay told me again.  "You want some sort
of commitment or promise that I'll never leave you, Jeremy?
Then marry me!  Make me your bride!  Right now!  Next week,
or next month!  Then, both of us can marry Devon."
   "You're proposing to me?" I asked, somewhat shocked.  "I
didn't... this isn't quite the way I imagined that you and I
would officially become engaged, Lindsay.  I thought... I
would be the one to..."
   "Marry me!" she exclaimed again, cutting me off.  "I don't
know any other way that I can profess my true and undying
love for you, Jeremy.  I've said it a million times.  I've
told you that I'm not going to leave.  You want some type of
assurance?  Here it is!  Marry me!"

   Emotions were obviously running very high, but even I
knew at this very point in time that this was perhaps the
most unique (and strange) marriage proposal anyone had ever
received.  I never imagined it would be like this...

   "Lindsay..." I said softly, gulping my throat, "I... we
just can't up and get married.  Don't you want to be married
in front of your family, in Ohio?  That takes time; planning.
Certainly, I would never think of getting married in front of
the Justice of the Peace.  You deserve a lavish wedding,
Lindsay... a celebration, a big party.  It takes time!"
   "Then let's get married in a month!" she told me.
   "We need more time to plan everything," I said, laughing.
   "No we don't!" Lindsay exclaimed.  "If all of us work
together, we can make it happen.  Me, you, Amy, Devon...
both you and I have family in Ohio, Jeremy.  My family can
help us.  Your family can help.  Plus... all the planning
and work we'd have to do in order to prepare for the wedding
would help take our minds off everyone leaving us."  She
paused and continued, "I'm sad about Stephanie, Jessica,
Christina, Lisa and Gabrielle, too.  But if they don't want
to be here anymore, that's their problem!  I don't want to
have to think about them anymore!"
   I smiled at her and said, "We shouldn't get married,
Lindsay, as a way to temper our sadness."
   "Don't you want to marry me, Jeremy?" she asked, her
tone persistent.  "Isn't this what we have wanted since
Pamela and Trish left?  Isn't this what we have talked
about, and planned?  I don't think it's a way to alleviate
our sadness."  Taking a deep breath, she softly added, "I
think it's a good time to make it official."

   My eyes went wide as Lindsay dropped to one knee before
me, and grasped my hand.  "Will you marry me, Jeremy?"

   For a split-second, I glanced over at Devon and Amy.
Both of them were as awestruck as I was.  This had been
extremely sudden, and was so unique in nature.  But the
question Lindsay posed was so easy for me to answer...
   "Of course I will, princess."  Laughing in joy, I dropped
down to my knees in front of Lindsay and exclaimed, "Yes,
most definitely... I will marry you!"


                  <<<- End of Part 23 ->>>


- AUTHOR'S NOTE: There is only one more chapter to go before
this story comes to a conclusion!


---------------------------------------
Find every chapter of this story updated and archived at:
   http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/HighlanderJM/

Reader feedback (HighlanderJM@hotmail.com) is appreciated!

---> Chat with me for free on MSN Messenger : HighlanderJM



<1st attachment end>


----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------
Notice: This post has been modified from its original
format.  The post was sent as an email attachment and
has been converted by ASSTR ASSM moderation software.
----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------

-- 
Pursuant to the Berne Convention, this work is copyright with all rights
reserved by its author unless explicitly indicated.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| alt.sex.stories.moderated ----- send stories to: <ckought69@hotmail.com> |
| FAQ: <http://assm.asstr-mirror.org/faq.html>  Moderator: <story-ckought69@hotmail.com> |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Archive: <http://assm.asstr-mirror.org> Hosted by Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository |
|<http://www.asstr-mirror.org>, an entity supported entirely by donations.         |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+