The day seems to go by effortlessly, sharing time with his family, laughing, joking, and relaxing, and then time alone, wandering the beach late in the day, with naked feet in the sand. Then all too soon, Jake tells me we have to catch a flight home in the morning, and I am hit with reluctance.  

“I could stay here forever,” I grin lazily from his embrace as we lounge on a double swing bed in the huge, manicured gardens. “It’s so peaceful and so unlike the city. I love it here ...