While Jacob thought that Elaine's demands were despicable, he agreed to them without hesitation.

The soured Dubai trip had indeed been the darkest hour of his existence.

He would go there again, if only to silence the demons of his past from haunting him, and revel in the joys of extravagance.

"Well, Dubai's not that far from here," he told Elaine. "Why don't we send the kids home to Aurous Hill while we fly right over to Dubai after the trip?"

"Sure!" Elaine laughed. "That's actually a perf