Through the porthole, Nick could see that the streets were quiet and the island was back to business as usual. “You’ll be safe here until I find out what’s happened.” he told her. “I don’t even know who’s running the country now,” he added, laughing. Penny put her arms around him and kissed him deeply, “Please be careful my darling.” Nick met Habib ashore and they headed for one of the local pubs to find out what had transpired over the last two days. They invited the two blokes seated at the bar to join them for a couple of pints and some gossip. When they were up to date, Nick sent his friend back to the yacht with new instructions. Penny was getting really nervous. Several hours had passed and she had expected Nick to return long before this. Finally, someone knocked on the stateroom door. It was Habib. “Nick got tied up, so he sent me to come get you and return you to your bungalow at the resort.” Penny frowned. “He is not going to come back for me himself?
