Ecstasy in Paradise: Part I. (Thursday)
Rick's plane from Miami landed in St. Monique exactly as scheduled at 4:00 PM. He took a taxi to the
Le ChΓ’teau
Hotel which took about ten minutes. Michelle's plane from Paris would arrive at 8:00 PM and she would know to go directly to the hotel and check into the room that Rick would have registered for. Rick and Michelle had been childhood sweethearts from elementary school on growing up in Minneapolis. They did things together most of the time, went to the same university but took jobs in different fields. Rick was a programmer and found a lucrative job in Miami. Michelle also found a job in Miami but in the field of marketing. Rick and Michelle were about 30 years old.
They had lived in Miami for six years at which point Michelle's firm sent her on a six month assignment to Marseilles, France. She enjoyed the job, the people and climate very much and was sad to see her assignment end. The two had arranged to meet in St. Monique, an island on the Caribbean to celebrate her return, Rick from Miami and Michelle from Paris. The two were never married but had always been faithful to each other. They had led a conservative life style behaviorally but not politically. Each loved the other deeply and really enjoyed being around each other. Thus, Rick and Michelle had looked forward to this vacation, having missed each other for over six months.
Rick checked into his room after informing the front desk that a red-headed woman named Michelle would check in a little bit later. He took a shower to get the sweat and grime off after a tiring flight and then started putting items from his luggage away, giving enough room for Michelle to hang her clothes in the closet and place her personal items in the drawers. Michelle opened the room door at 8:30 PM with her key card, her flight having arrived also on time. She looked tired but still radiant and beautiful. She had on a pink tank top and a short white skirt and wore red lipstick and sensible white sandals.
"Hi, honey," she shrieked and jumped into his open arms.
He asked, "How was your flight?"
"Long and tiring! How was yours?" said Michelle.
"So so," he replied.