"This breakfast is great, Jaaja," Zach declared after he had wolfed down three eggs over easy, four pieces of toast, six pieces of bacon, and six sausages, all washed down with Moët & Chandon mimosas made with fresh-squeezed oranges. "Just perfect."

"You have quite an appetite, Mr. Zach," Mariatu said with a smile.

"You have no idea," Krista said, laughing.

"I think that you must eat much to be able to satisfy two such women," Mariatu said.

"Life is good," Zach conceded, smiling.

They went down to the beach after breakfast and Zach settled down in the sand to watch Krista and Susan. To his right were two older, heavier...