Little was said on the walk back to the hotel, for words could not improve the setting, the mood, or the perfection of the moment.  As they crossed the lanai they had dined on, they saw it all but empty now, the few remaining were obviously the drinking crowd, for they huddled close to the bar and found delight only in flirting uselessly with the waitresses and one lone female that remained.  She seemed out of place with the five gents that still held on to hope of getting lucky that night, but perhaps even her less than beautiful face and body would seem worthy before the night had passed.  He chuckled softly as he took in the sight, and was delighted that his was not the plight of those other guys, and that Marti was not the lone woman looking to get laid.<br/><br/>As they entered the lobby and walked to the elevator his hand still entwined hers, and he stretched out one finger to press the up button on the panel.  His eyes again went to hers, a twinkling streamed from his own, and he could see that she was happy with the stars dancing within her own.  “Do we need anything before we go up Marti?” he asked in a low tone.  Her reply came in the form of a swag of her head side to side, and he smiled, for he too knew that all they had need of was each other…and a bit of rest.  His body had not been so used in years, and the drain upon the muscles was more than he would have thought, but the delights so intense he could have never dreamed two days earlier.  As the doors closed on the elevator he turned to face her, his arms went about her waist and pressed his lips to hers gently for a moment and then as he withdrew he said the three words that could best describe what he felt “I love you”.<br/>