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He stood outside, taken by the darkness and the sea breeze, stock-still, as time ticked by, aware…

There

With her

He had to be with her

The vigil had to continue, he knew What ht stand between them, he didn’t know, only that he had to be there, to watch, to force himself into her consciousness, or subconsciousness There was danger… deeper than any thatA reason for the torht A field of light He fell back

He gave himself a shake

The vigil was over

Breakfast was a buffet

When Stephanie , she headed immediately for the coffeepot, then noted just how beautifully and completely it was all arrayed Every taste was catered to; there was even an assortment of foods that catered to any Japanese or Oriental clientele

She selected a croissant, yogurt, and a fruit cup and headed for the large, round table where she had noted that Drew and Suzette were already sitting

"Good iorno!" Drew told her

"Hey," Suzette said

Stephanie slid into her chair "Did they find the girl, Maria, do you know?"

Suzette shook her head "I haven’t seen Arturo yet this o" She s man I think he wants in on the coht now Anyway, he said that they hadn’t found the girl Merc and Franco called into the next town-- a few ist," Drew said

Suzette shrugged "Not the ones I’ve seen!" she said "Except, of course, for Grant Peterson, and he’s not really an archeologist Stephanie! I still can’t iuy you worked for at a coer"

Stephanie forced a smile "I still can’t quite believe it myself"

"He just left," Drew said

"What do youbreakfast He’s taken one of the cottages," Suzette said

"You’re kidding er filled her It was bad enough that coincidence--as he swore--had brought them to the same place He should have at least had the decency to keep sleeping out in his tent!

"No," Suzette said, and cast her head at an angle as she studied Stephanie "Is that bad? He’s devastating The best-looking,around here"

"Ouch!" Drew protested

Suzette quickly put a hand on his shoulder "I’m sorry! Drew, you, of course, are adorable!"

"I don’t want to be adorable I want to be macho!" he protested

"Of course, then there’s Clay Barton He’s a hottie, too," Suzette said

"And I’ood," Suzette assured him

Drew rolled his eyes

"Really, you know, it see to help in any way IYou can surely use him, Stephanie," Suzette said

"Suzie, Suzie, Suzie!" Drew said, sitting back "Woot it all over you on this one--of course, that may be since I’relationship that went on between our esteeasped "Really?"

Stephanie shook her head, glaring at Drew "Believe me, both Grant and I are totally professional"

"I would never doubt that," Drew said, but he was still s

"I don’t kno I didn’t realize!" Suzette said "I’ in I mean, he is just as sexy as all hell, but I’m not the type of woman…between us now, really," Stephanie said

"Maybe there’s nothing between you, but there’s so there," Drew said

"There’s not We split up We both thought that ere going places miles away from one another,"

Stephanie said

"Bad breakup, huh?" Drew said

"It’s nothing like that I care about hi, of course," Stephanie told hi