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"No Do you?"

"Sure do That would be Mr Terrence Griffin the Third"

Caleb erously-- at least ninety, whichthe speedoht he hit as he entered the city

As he neared the streets of Old Town, he decided to pass on checking out Hunky Harry’s or even trying to call Will again

He headed straight for Sarah’s house on St George

There were no cars in the drive, so he swung in off the street practically without braking As he threw the car into Park, he saw a Bug co around the corner It jerked to a halt on the street just as he ju up with Caroline just as Barry and Renee hopped out of their car

"You haven’t found her?" Caleb asked

"No, we keep calling and calling, but…nothing," Caroline said, trying again as she spoke

Caleb headed for the porch and raced up the steps As he got to the door, he heard Sarah’s cell phone ringing--inside

"Sarah!"

He tried the door It was open, and he cursed under his breath as he rushed inside

"Sarah!" he shouted again, anxiety rising in his tone as he followed the sound of the ringing

Her purse was on the kitchen counter, her cell phone inside it

The others were right behind him "Sarah!" Will shouted He turned and headed for the stairs, then ran up them two at a time Caroline hurried into one parlor, Renee and Barry into the other

Caleb saw the door to the base to find a hidden clue? He threw it open and looked down into the darkness "Sarah!"

"What?"

He was startled when he heard her voice behind hiainst the door frame between the kitchen and the hall

And she was covered in ht of her, but he didn’t have a chance to speak, because just then Will ca back down the stairs and rushed into the room

"Sarah! Where the hell have you--" He broke off and stopped dead, just two feet away fro her in his relief, but suddenly he seeave hi into Will

Sarah offered theed to tamp down his own sense of sheer panic by then and stepped back to lean against the refrigerator "What happened to you?" he asked finally

Renee and Barry appeared just then and stopped in silence, Renee’s ed to lock myself in the baseot out now?" Caleb asked "People have been call--"

"How did you get out?" Renee asked, cutting across hiround level," Sarah said "I never knew about it--there’s a big hibiscus growing right in front of it There’s dirt all piled up in front of it, too--I don’t think anyone has noticed it for years"

"Did you just get out?" Caleb asked again

She turned her silver gaze to him and smiled, a bit embarrassed "Yes"

"Sarah," he told her, "the door to the baseot in here And so was your front door"

"Oh, Lord, I could have sworn I locked it," she said

He saw that she was treh off the experience as if it had been nothing

But he could tell that she was badly shaken

"Oh,you," Caroline said

"I’rateful that you were so concerned," Sarah said

"Well, a lot of scary shit has been going down, and when you didn’t anse got worried," Barry said

"I know, and thanks again for worrying about rimaced "I think I need to take a shower"