Melissa took him down to see the boat the next morning

a fifty foot sailing boat is perfect for day cruising

sailing alone the first week so Michael could learn the island coves

they tested the hidden surveillance cameras and microphones

in the evenings they hit the trendy nightspots on the island

Melissa was stunning and attracted a lot of attention

she passed out brochures for their day charters

soon the bookings came in and they got into a routine

Michael spent the early morning getting the boat ready

Melissa went to buy food and supplies

setting sail mid morning while Michelle served drinks

setting anchor in a cove and preparing lunch while their guests swam

the gourmet lunch was served with fine wine

sailing back to the harbor late afternoon

Melissa kept everybody topped up with cocktails on the way back

word soon got around that this cute couple were the best charter crew

after a few weeks they started to get bookings from Russians

the initial parties were just wealthy oligarchs 

but then their prime targets made a booking

these guys were big time Russian crime bosses 

They came on board already half drunk from the night before 

neither of them wanted to swim so Michael served more drinks

he just smiled when they spoke Russian to him

more Russian talk when Melissa served lunch

she smiled saying I have no idea what you are saying but it sounds so sexy

the Russians roared with laughter and downed more vodka

Michael was amazed at their capacity for drinking hard liquor

when they were leaving they re-booked for one week later

that evening night Michael got a secure email from CIA headquarters 

the translated transcript from the Russians conversations made chilling reading

they had said many times that Melissa was going to be killed and thrown overboard

that was a test to see if we understood Russian said Michael