Chapter 3: The Royal Mistress appears in Paradise

One morning Cisco was supervising me cleaning the pool when I received a call on my radio that I was needed at the front desk. It sounded urgent so Cisco and I hurried to the lobby. There stood Suzy with a suitcase and a carry-on bag!

“I imagine you are surprised to see me.”

“I am. Leave your bags here and follow me please.”

I led her into the now empty restaurant. Breakfast was over and our guests were all out on the beach. I motioned for my cook to bring us both a coffee, then looked at Suzy, “So?”

“No, ‘Good to see you’ or maybe a ‘How have you been?’ Nothing at all?”

“Why are you here Suzy?”

“Jimmy, you know I never stopped loving you. Even after I divorced you for abandoning me, that was Paul’s idea, I still love you.”

“Speaking of old Paul, how are you guys? Still going to the moon?”

“Paul’s dead, Jimmy.”

“What happened? Did this wife catch you two together and shoot him? I promise I kept my word, if she found out, it was not from me.”

“Paul and I were at our house. He took too many blue pills and had a heart attack. The doctor said with his heart condition he should never have been taking those pills. Anyway, I had to call 911 and ... long story short. His wife found out and fired me. Then she sold the company. I went to work as a secretary for an insurance company. I had to sell the house since my salary now is way below what I was making with Paul. This is my first vacation and I thought I would use it to come see if ... you know ... maybe you and I could try and get back together. What do you say? Let’s give it a try?”