Real life is becoming more and more of a pain . . . but here is the next installment. Please enjoy :)

Disclaimer: Covert Affairs is the property of NBC Universal, USA Network, etc. I simply borrow the characters.

~~~TOUR IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT~~~

"Ari, Lisa, I am so glad you could join us today on this little adventure," greeted Even Shafir as Annie and Eyal made their way to the meeting point for the start of the Millennium Cave Tour. The pair had awakened to a knock on their door inviting them to join Mr. Shafir and his girlfriend on the Millennium Cave Tour—they instantly agreed.

So here they were, dressed and packed for a day of hiking tropical terrain. They had a spare change of clothes each, water, snacks, sunscreen, bug repellent, and most importantly Annie's nitrate injections and a stethoscope in the event something goes wrong.

"You picked an excellent day for this," answered Eyal, a smile on his face and Annie on his arm. "Lisa and I read up on this tour, but just looking around I see that online reviews and pictures leave out much of the magic."

Shafir gave out a hearty laugh. "You are right, my friend, you are right." He looked every bit the happy tourist, though his girlfriend was not quite as charmed with the landscape it seemed. Oh, Dahlia was dressed for the terrain, but her stance revealed that something had upset her. Eyal looked down to Annie who briefly met his gaze with a nearly imperceptible nod: she saw it too.

Dahlia could very well be their way to ending the op successfully.

Annie maneuvered her way over to Dahlia as the tour guide began going over basic rules and guidelines for the trip.

"So what did he do?"

"That obvious?" questioned Dahlia in response, bending down to retie her sneakers.

Annie gave a small snort. "From where I'm standing he must have screwed up something. That or you're riding a very painful wave."

Dahlia laughed, tossing back her onyx locks. "The first one. If it were that time of the month, I would not have even gotten out of bed. No, he promised to take time away from business while we are on vacation, but I caught him meeting with some men. He knows I am not happy with him."

"Ugh, men," commented Annie. The stories she could tell . . . though perhaps not the best in keeping with her cover. "I understand what you mean. I love Ari with all of my heart, but he has a tendency to focus solely on his work as well. I had to literally pry the phone from his hands when the plane landed to keep him from forgetting we are on our Honeymoon."

"Congratulations, by the way," said Dahlia, "I don't remember if I said anything last night at dinner."

"Honestly, I don't either," reassured Annie, placing a hand on Dahlia's arm with a laugh. "Think we should bring the boys back to reality before the tour leaves them behind?"

"I'm tempted to just leave them there, or at least mine, but I'm not so sure they can fend for themselves."

"Boys, the tour is about to leave," called out Annie with a smirk. "Either get it in gear or we're leaving you behind."

"You wound me, my dear!" replied Eyal, looking up from his conversation with Shafir.

"Ah, she is right my friend," chuckled Even, "let us not keep them waiting."

"I wouldn't dream of it."

The tour Annie and Eyal are on actually exists. It is an all day affair that goes through caves, rivers, and some very beautiful tropical terrain. And I very much want to go some day. Look up the Vanuatu travel sight and Espiritu Santo Island . . . marvelous.

Thanks for reading and to all my reviewers, you guys make me smile.

Later :)