Nick hugged her back, allowing himself to exhale in relief. It was a little silly, to be worried that she somehow wouldn't like it. It was a deserted fantasy island, though, and he worked with what he had available, which was, well, not much.

"Good," he said, leaning in to kiss her briefly, "I'm glad. It's as close as I could get to some swanky five-star stuff." The Bellagio, it was not, but they could both use their imaginations.