The water was mirror smooth and Zeb knew that, without the weight of the two children around his neck, he should have no problem swimming to the lifeboat and back. The only problem was the depth of the water, if it were too deep then the axe and all of the other survival gear would remain out of reach. As he sat there, the sounds of waking children drifted from the makeshift shelter. Albert crawled out into the sunlight blinking and yawned.

"G'mornin Zeb."

"Morning Albert. I hope you slept well."

"Mmm yes, thank you. Can I have one of those mangoes? I'm starving!"

"Of course. Help yourself."

The little boy picked up one of the large yellow fruit and sat next to Zeb. Soon he had peeled away a portion of the thick skin and was munching on the sweet flesh inside. He sat there for a while and then, his face covered with sticky orange pulp, he looked over at Zeb.

"You are going to try and reach the boat today aren't you?"

"Yes. I'm going to go as soon as Victoria wakes up."

As if on cue, the sweet face of the pre-teen girl appeared from the bivouac.

"Hello you two. Mmmm mangoes! My favourite!"

"I hope they are Victoria" quipped Albert. "Cos that's all there is!"

Victoria giggled and grabbed a mango. She looked at it for a moment and then, smiling, she plumped herself down on Zeb's lap.

"Here you are Zeb. Can you peel it for me?"

Zeb smiled and took the fruit and tore away some of the skin. As he was doing it Victoria wriggled her little bottom and his prick began to grow

"Sit still or you won't get anything!"

Victoria could feel her lover's big thing pressing into her and she giggled again "Sorry, it's just that I am sooooo hungry."

Zeb couldn't help smiling at the irrepressible humour of the gorgeous little girl. He handed her the mango and, as she bit into it began to speak.

"Alright you two. As soon as you have finished your breakfast I am going to swim out to the lifeboat. I'll just get the axe and the tinderbox for now as they are the most important. As soon as I get back we need to start thinking about finding more food..."

"Oh Zeb, be careful!" cried the little girl, throwing her slim arms around his neck. Zeb hugged the little girl then winked at them both. "There's no need to worry about me, that water is like a millpond, I'll be back before you know it.".....(cont)