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Lord’s Gate

aging the resort for a season. If it worked out, the arrangement
could become permanent.

Harry and his wife were ecstatic. It was just the opportunity
they had been looking for. They paid their dues for four years
at one of the most popular eco-resorts in the Caribbean. They

worked hard and had a lot of fun, but it was time for some-
thing new and challenging.
Soon after they arrived, Dawn and Russ decided to take
advantage of Harry and his wife’s presence to take an extended
vacation, leaving Harry and his wife to run the resort on their
own for just over two months. They all agreed it would be a
good opportunity for them to learn the ropes in the off season
when there were few overnight guests. They could keep the

restaurant open if they wanted, catering to the yacht crowd
that traveled on the “cheap” during the summer.

For nearly ten weeks, Harry and his wife worked like they
never had before. They cooked, they gardened, they did re-
pairs, they ran the dive shop. Most nights, they collapsed in
bed, too tired for sex. But they were happy, and surprisingly
they found themselves earning far more money than they ex-
pected. With news that the restaurant was open, the yachts
came and they found themselves serving twenty to thirty din-
ners every night. Since there were few overnight guests, they
decided to advertise a Sunday brunch in the local papers, mak-
ing it affordable for locals. They kept tight control over the
money so there would be no questions when Dawn and Russ
returned. The staff, accustomed to being laid off during the
summer, was happy to be working.

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