CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE - THE FINAL TEST

As their laughter subsided, they surveyed the damage. Clothes were strewn everywhere, knickknacks knocked over, and there was a suspicious-looking stain on one of the curtains. "I suppose we should start cleaning up," Amelia sighed, though she made no move to get up. Alessandro pulled her closer, pressing a kiss to her temple. "In a minute. Right now, I just want to sit here with you and appreciate the fact that our lives are never, ever boring." They spent the next hour tidying up, sharing occasional bursts of laughter as they recounted particularly funny moments from their simian encounter. By the time they finished, the sun was high in the sky, and the allure of the pool was too strong to resist. "What do you say we spend the rest of the day lounging by the water?" Alessandro suggested, already reaching for his swim trunks. Amelia grinned, slipping into her favorite bikini. "I thought you'd never ask." They made their way to a secluded corner of the resort's pool area, claimin