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Vanessa shed easily "No Now I know," she told him She spoke to him fondly

Well

"You…should have told s that were--unexplainable," Vanessa said "It would have helped ot up and walked around the table to her, taking her hands "Vanessa…trust ht that…well, seriously, you know…most people can’t see Bartholomew"

"Frankly, I was stunned," Bartholomew said

"I--think we’re at a point where we need to trust one another," Vanessa said

He kissed her gently on the lips "Yes, but you must understand--"

"Oh, yes I do Just as you really need to understand that I ca that Jay and the others would show up--and that when you think about it, it’s not odd at all," she said solemnly

He pulled her to her feet He sain," he said softly

"Oh, good God," Bartholo out"

They both turned to look at hi out" He looked at the sound "I shall see you when you get there"

Vanessa wound her arms around Sean’s neck and kissed him A fewto leave, they needed to go And they did

O’Hara’s was insane that night, inside People had heard about the excite a pendant froraced the neck of Dona Isabella, and then the discovery of a body in a chest--and the theft of the body in the trunk For a while, as everyone arrived, they stayed inside, but when they had all gathered at last, Jaested the patio, a private area in the back, and they all agreed

Everyone in their group ould be heading out the following day was there

Clarinda was doing her first night as a karaoke hostess, and despite her innate shyness, she was doing very well

They could hear the singers and the ht was typically beautiful, not really cool but not hot

Vanessa sipped a Guinness, enjoying the taste and leaned back against Sean, oddly relaxed She’d seen a ghost

And the ghost had proved to be real, or a real mass hallucination Apparently, Bartholohost and helped out in David’s ti and conversing with the ghost, he knew there was sohtened any of a drea with soo He had told her his own sad story, which had connected bizarrely with David’s, and then he had told her that soht for hi him--because he felt he was still needed on Earth Which was really fine now, because after years and years and years, he had finally ure walking up and down Duval and haunting the cemetery for years--afraid to reach out to others Bartholomew had no explanation as to why sohosts Sohosts and not others and, of course, there were plenty of ghosts to be seen! The streets of Key West were often riddled with ghosts; after all, people had been dying there forever

Bartholomew hadn’t come to O’Hara’s with them; he was deterht with his beautiful Lucinda

Vanessa was leaning against Sean They sat at one of the benches horse-style and it was easy and coainst his back

Sean and David had spent so duties for eachboats Then Sean lifted his beer "To success--and safety!" he said

They all toasted

The conversation turned to the chest Vanessa had discovered--and the stolenas he went, "what if…what if it was Dona Isabella? The anthropologist arb Maybe she broke free herself, and was going to coe for what happened to her?" he asked, wide-eyed

"Jay!" Vanessa snapped "That’s…ridiculous Mummies don’t coe on anyone living? You’re talking as if you’re plotting out another horror reat and creepy prelared at her "There isn’t going to be a sequel--there was never really a movie Therefore, you can’t have a sequel"

"Well, actually…" Jay said

Vanessa felt her ht--thus far Sipping Guinness, h Sticks--rolled and baked corned beef in pastry--and Taht She’d been so amazed--and pleased--about Bartholomew She’d been so happy to be with Sean And now…