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Leslie htly away from him, and Joe could have sworn that her s the city a favor"

"And our stockholders, too," Hank said

The trailer door opened "Police escort," a voice said cheerfully A known voice

"Robert!" Leslie said with pleasure

Robert Adair caized quickly "I’ve just sed by you anytied each other already," Joe interrupted quickly He didn’t want Hank Sh he wasn’t sure why Let them all think that he and Leslie had a past history as friends He could protect her better that way

Protect her? Froht coht be in danger?

"Let’s get going There’s a gate in the fence in the back where I can get you out," Robert told them

They followed hied on the far side of the site "You both need baths, you know Otherwise, people will be stopping you in the street and offering you hed "I’ve seen much worse on the streets of New York"

Robert studied her and rolled his eyes "Okay, you’ve got a point But you sure do look like you just clireed

"Then dinner," Robert said

"Dinner?" Joe cut in

"Leslie pro? You can tell irl"

Joe shrugged and looked at Leslie "Deal?" he asked

"Deal," she agreed

She arrived hos House in action Melissa was handling tickets Her smile was radiant when she saw Leslie "Hi"

"Hi, yourself How’s it going?"

"Great There are two tours going on now Just wave to the guides on your way up to your room Oh, and lock your door We keep an eye on the tourists, but you never knohen so off By the way…you’re really, uh, dirty"

"I know Thanks," Leslie told her

Jeff ith a group in the hall, explaining Colonial construction He got wide-eyed when he saw her, so of course the ten or so people in his group stared at her, too Jeff just gave her a nod and said, "One of our archaeologists, always busy at work"

She was grinized froave a quick wave before hurrying up the stairs She passed the second tour group in the upper hallhere they were hearing about the house’s history as part of the Underground Railroad

She paused for a minute She’d been aware of the history of the house for a very long tiround Railroad suddenly seemed to be i there, filthy She hurried to her bedroo the door behind her, as Melissa had warned Then she leaned against it for aat the rocker by the hearth But it was e Hastings House? Or had she just wished him there, just as she had wished him into her dreams? And had his co to the flesh-and-blood Joe, a man who believed that there had been foul play at the house?

"Matt?" she whispered

But there was no answer She showered and dressed, whiing weather By the tione

Melissa was still there, though, in the s her books She whistled when Leslie walked by "That’s a knockout"

"Thanks"

"Off to a black-tie event?" Melissa asked

"No Dinner with friends"

"I heard about the crypt you discovered"

"Fell into"