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When we docked, I helped to alow, and we headed inside to get checked in

"This is incredible, babe, but unnecessary We could have stayed in the city, wouldn’t have been a problem"

"I realize that, Simon, but since ere here, your very draht we’d treat ourselves a little bit Have a few days of rest and relaxation before heading back ho htly onlike that" I smiled, but shook my head "But no honey with this rowled He had delicately suggested that certain things should wait perhaps until Simon had fully recovered from his accident Between the cracked rib and the head dent, I was in full agreeht, when the breeze starts blowing and the waves start lapping at the sand, you’ll change yourmy hair up to kiss the back of ht You’ll be all about getting into my pants"

"Uh, yes, here are your keys, Miss Reynolds" I felt Simon tense behind me as I smiled at the desk clerk

"Yes, thank you so h

"You’ll be in bungalow seven; just follow the path Your luggage should already be there"

"Thank you," Simon piped up fro Gathering up my purse and the keys, I took him by the hand and led him back out onto the beach It was late in the afternoon, al on that es soften, the colors bleed, and even the air changes a bit A war with it a salty tang that crinkledthe rock-lined path, finally co around a bend to see our own Lit with hurricane candles, hite linen curtains puffing through the s, it looked like heaven Heavenwith the option of air-conditioning Which in the tropics was sohbors," Siiven It was true, there wasn’t another soul to be seen A light or two peeked through the trees here and there, hinting at other humans, but other than that it was us and the waves

"Let’s check it out," I said, tugging hi chairs anchored by pillows flanked the ornately carved front door "Here’s the key, open it, would you? I’ to see if these chairs are as co the key fro it in the lock Just before he pushed open the door, it opened from the inside "What the--"

Benjamin stood in the doorway Jillian stood next to hiet--What’s going on?" he asked, looking back and forth between therinned

"Good to see you’re still in one piece," Benja "And don’t ever do that to ain, you hearher husband aside to grab on to Silad you’re okay No more caves, promise me that!"

"Hey, watch the ribs," Simon protested, confused but still happy to see the here?"

"We ca she needed She kind of took off like a bat out of hell when she found out you’d decided to exaot there," Benja him back down the steps to the sand "Coaloe’re just down the beach, I’ll tell you all about it Let the ladies settle in a bit"

"Okay, yeah, sure Caroline, you good with that?" Siht es of clothes and stuff I’ll poith her and then we can all head back up to theover to the front of the porch, leaning down to kiss hiood, babe," he said "Did you know they were co him once more "Surprise"

"You’re kind of terrific, you know that?"

"I do know that," I nodded, then turned him back around "Go play with Benjamin, I’ll see you in a bit"

The pair of them walked off down the beach, and I turned to Jillian

"Thank you so ot it I’ve alanted to see this part of the world And Benja over here," she replied, looping her ar with nized fro

"I did," she nodded, and watched as I pulled a long flowing dress fro white dress

"Perfect"

An hour later, Sialow to find Jillian andfor them