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are renting a long-tail boat for a ride out to the Phi Phi Islands,” he said. “One of the islands is overrun with macaque monkeys. Whenever a boat pulls up, the monkeys swarm the beach, looking to be fed longan berries.”
    She had no idea what a longan berry was, but whatever. “That’s awesome!” she said. “Friendly monkeys?”
    â€œCompletely tame. They eat fruit right out of your hand. Why don’t you come along? We can fit one more in the boat. Sari arranged a picnic lunch. We’ll make a day of it. Monkeys, snorkeling, Singha.”
    â€œYou have no idea how much I love monkeys,” she said, beaming. “It’s always been a fantasy of mine to feed a primate. Seriously! The closest I’ve come is throwing a pretzel to a squirrel.”
    Nick stared at her mouth for a count of three, and then, finally, he came in for a kiss. His lips were warm from the tea, and he smelled like lemon and ginger. In a word: yummy. She’d never kissed an Asian man before. His cheeks were silken, and his hair, which she ran her fingers through, was thick as mink and just as soft. She sighed against his mouth, opening up, letting him in. His tongue was smooth and slippery as a mango. In one deft move, Nick pulled her onto his lap and held her tightly around her tiny waist. The only thing that stopped their kiss from going on forever was the cluck of the old woman behind the bar. Nick pulled back and rested his cheek against hers. “She doesn’t approve,” he whispered in Leandra’s ear.
    She climbed off his lap, but couldn’t let the moment pass unrecorded. “A quick selfie?” she asked, taking her phone out. He nodded and they posed, the beach behind them. Leandra immediately texted it to Sophia with the message, “In love with Phuket.” She wasn’t trying to make her friend jealous or flaunt her new life while Sophia was flailing so horribly. But Leandra shouldn’t have to tamp down her own happiness. That wasn’t how friendship worked.
    Smiling at the idea, Leandra said to Nick, “Let’s go back to your place.” She had to see that villa! It probably had a king-size bed and a private pool right out the back door with jasmine and orange blossoms winding around a hidden terrace.
    Nick frowned. “Sari’s there.”
    â€œShe won’t hear us.”
    â€œShe might,” he said. “I can’t really relax with her nearby. It’d be too bizarre. You understand, right?” Oh, god, his accent when he said “bizarre.” It sounded like bizzz-ahhhhh. To die for.
    â€œWe could go back to my room,” she said hesitantly. “But don’t judge me for what a dump it is. The pictures on the website are totally fake.”
    He grinned. “I’ll only be looking at you.”
    â€œLet’s go,” she said.
    Leandra took off her shoes and they walked back along the beach, stopping every few minutes to make out. When they got to the hotel, they laughed as they ran past a worker fixing a crack in the lobby wall. As soon as they were safely alone in her room, they fell on the bed before they could turn on the lights. Neon street signs filtered in, giving the room a pink glow.
    Nick said, “I want to give you a massage.”
    â€œOkay,” she said, confused. “Should I be naked?”
    â€œNot usually for a Thai massage, but why not?”
    He peeled off her dress. He’d already seen most of her, the bikini leaving little to the imagination, but he gasped when he saw her breasts, like every man did. “Is there any part of you that’s not perfect?”
    She wished her feet were smaller, but she wasn’t going to argue with him.
    â€œLie on your belly,” he instructed. He found some lotion in the bathroom, and started rubbing her shoulders and back. She hadn’t realized how tense and stiff she was, probably from the flights. Nick’s hands were