"Hey," he returned, hoping the nervous tremor in his voice wasn't too noticeable. They already had sex so he should be fine, but this was all new to him. Something he would have to force himself to get used to if he wanted to be around Des. "You look good too," he added, thinking that he should compliment Des rather than bask in the glow of being complimented.

"Yeah, let's go. I want to see this so-called Best Beach in the World."