Once they arrived at Stoney Point Jetty (about 5 km from Hastings), Maverick signed the invoice for the Limo and sent the driver on his way.

Lily insisted that she know what their ultimate destination was. “In due time my darling” he answered.

She trusted him but she was so worried that she would run into someone that she knew.

“You don’t understand”, she pleaded. “I know we’re going on the Ferry because there’s no other reason for us to be at Stoney Point. My husband has family in Inverloch and I am supposed to be in Sydney on business, remember?”

“Well I can promise you this. We aren’t going anywhere close to Inverloch.” After a slight hesitation, he gave in, “We’re going to Rhyll.” Maverick hesitated then decided that it was better that there be no more surprises. “I rented the Maple Penthouse at the Youki’s on Phillip Island for the week”.

“Oh my god, Are you serious? Youki’s?” she asked.

“Nothing but the best for my Angel”

Thinking about where they were, Lily made a very important observation. With a slight tone of humorous sarcasm, she asked “Hey Captain Smarty, the ferry made its last run hours ago… how do you plan to get there from here without going back through Melbourne… without a car because the limo just left?” She loved the fact that she got one up on him. She has always known him to be right, always in charge. She loved that about him. Of the two, she was the one who thought he was perfect. He adamantly denied it but, she has never known him to make a mistake until now and oh was it a big one. A look of worry instantly came over his face. And she relished the moment.

Here they were standing on an empty dock at Stoney Point in Victoria, Australia. They had a destination in mind but no way to get there. As much as she liked the look on his face, she figured she had better “Bail him out”.

With a victorious grin, she said, “I’ll use my cell to call a cab… but you will owe me something MISTER…”

With a half hearted laugh he replied, “Owe you something? Like what the price of the call? “

“Nope, whatever I want during the course of the week.”

“So what you’re saying is that because I messed up, I owe you… but if tables were turned, that would mean you would owe me right?”

“Well seeing as though I’m not the one here who goofed, yeah… sure why not?”

Lily was taken off guard when she saw someone exiting the harbor office.