Donna glanced at Jimmy and saw a look in his eyes. She recognised it as similar to the one she felt sure she would have in hers, too. They had spoken briefly while waiting for their big moment, and suddenly, it seemed important that they had done so.

"See you soon, then," Jimmy said as he and Donna moved into their positions, attached to the experts who would see that their thrill-seeking went safely.

Jimmy's decision to sign up for the tandem skydive over Cairns had been, like the rest of his trip, to show the world that age had not diminished his love of adventure. Donna, meanwhile, had chosen to throw herself out of a plane to demonstrate that she had conquered her shyness and was prepared to celebrate in a way that she could reflect upon and inspire her in whatever other challenges presented themselves thereafter.

"Save me a seat on the bus back to town," Donna replied as she watched Jimmy and his attached expert move to the open doorway of the plane and disappear into the sky below.

As soon as Jimmy had begun his dive, Donna found herself sitting in the spot she had seen him vacate. Seconds later, she, too, was heading through the air, strapped to her mentor.

Once Jimmy had experienced his freefall and viewed the reef from a more leisurely return to earth, he smiled as he hit the ground intact. He was then led away to be unattached and get his comically worded certificate. It had been an unforgettable experience, and to see Donna walk in moments later brought a smile to his face. She returned it as if they'd known each other forever.

Jimmy and Donna had travelled to the airfield by minibus, and they were directed to where it was waiting to take everyone back to town.

"I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm buzzing too much to take a ride at the moment. I think I'll just take a slow walk back to town," Jimmy said, making Donna smile and say that she felt the same way.

Jimmy and Donna walked slowly back to town, discussing their thrill-seeking in a sea of smiles and adrenaline.

Once they had reached the edge of town, Jimmy and Donna began to pass businesses on the road that took them back to the different hostels they were staying in. One of these businesses was a chain motel.

"Dormitories are fine when you're on a budget, but they're useless when you're pumped up and with a like-minded man. We've got our certificates to commemorate what we've just done, but I thought a celebratory fuck might be fun too," Donna announced, it being quite out of character for her to do so.

***

Although Jimmy would have usually wanted to spend time explaining his relative inexperience, the thought never entered his head after he and Donna had secured a room and walked briskly to it before entering and closing the door behind them. They wrestled each other's clothes off within seconds and were locked in a kiss with their bodies pressed together on the bed very soon after that.

The shared kiss was interrupted by a sudden burst of laughter from within.

"I've got a picture of us jumping out of a plane together with you strapped to my back," Donna said as she rolled onto her front and slipped her fingers inside her wetness.

With a sigh of relief that Jimmy had received and understood the memo without the need for further instruction, Donna felt him slip his cock between her buttocks and rest his hands on her shoulders.

Donna and Jimmy were in mid-air in their minds again as Jimmy moved inside Donna, and her fingers worked busily on her clit. They relived their earlier adrenaline rush as they created another.

With a raw, uncomplicated, but symbolic frenzy, Jimmy's excited cock spilled inside Donna's body to groans and cries of a frantic shared climax.

As they writhed, laughed, and cried out together. Donna and Jimmy knew that those who had travelled back to town on the minibus would be sharing a glass of something fizzy to celebrate. Neither Donna nor Jimmy would have wanted to trade places with their fellow jumpers or ever felt their own ceremony had lacked anything. They knew everyone would always treasure memories of their jump, but they felt sure they'd remember how they'd chosen to celebrate theirs as much as the event itself. They were correct, of course.

"Jumping out of an aeroplane and a cock emptying up my bum. Two ticks off my 'to-do' list on the same day. Thank you, sir," Donna said as she and Jimmy said their farewells.

Donna and Jimmy knew this was one of the stories of their travels that they might choose to tell in different ways depending on the audience. Both versions proved to be very popular. Even though this was true, Donna and Jimmy always preferred recalling the full version whenever they found themselves nostalgically reflecting on their leap of faith alone.