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There was nothing…

There… tn from his own That here Giovanni had told hi It was dark, except for a pale illuht? Or was the very strange Mr Barton up and restless as well?

Curiouswith Stephanie as well, and yet…

As cool, attractive, and suave as theon to any of the women Even as he followed Stephanie--watched her ceaselessly--he didn’t ay

Uh-uh That was so he was certain he would know No--in fact, there was souy that see, and he knew that he edged closer to Stephanie every ti so It had best be acting Was acting

He could have sworn that the ood h…

There was no reason to suspect him

Yes, there was Instinct

Instinct that said what?

He didn’t know

Grant glanced at his watch Four-forty-five At least it was getting closer to e as hell, too--he didn’t ht He’d be damned if he’d leave the area of the resort after dark--or before the light

As he stood there, then, looking back at the field of cottages, he froze suddenly There see over them There couldn’t be Not beneath the partial ht sky Not with the little lights that shone out fros Is

Fear clutched his throat Tension soared through hih And then it seeripping him that the shadow had fallen around Stephanie’s place Sand flew up around his feet as he ran, heedless then of sight or sound or anything, he was so anxious to get to Stephanie’s

He arrived by the back and flew up the stairs to the balcony, hopping the little guardrail

Racing to the glass doors with his hand raised, he noted that her curtain was fully closed She had gone to bed with a fair a around from the bathroom, and from the hallway and staircase

He could see her

She was sleeping Curled up, with her dark hair spilled over the pillow, hands prayer-fashion, beautiful face toward the glass She was sleeping peacefully

He stood there, hand raised, not e fear that had gripped his throat had wended its way into his heart and soul He knew again that noon…

He loved her Deeply, passionately And just watching her, he felt a heat rise in his body, muscles constrict, body contort…

He swore at hio and walk into the frigging ocean water and douse hiain

There had been a shadow

And it had oddly settled soner was a s sed to ht, but she had She’d been worried since the woman had arrived early, and Lena had arrived late But she knew a feords of English, and Stephanie’s growing knowledge of Italian had done well enough as Drew, Doug, and Suzette went through their fittings Her oas off, but then, the costuinally been planned for Gema And there were a few problems with Clay Barton’s--the trousers were too short, and the arh

Leeza D’Onofrio, the costumer, tsked at herself, looked at her notes, and looked at Clay, and shook her head Stephanie didn’t need to be a language expert to know that Leeza was baffled, but still, apparently, she had expected some problems

She was startled when Clay went into a conversation with the woman--in Italian Leeza smiled and remeasured, and apparently seemed charmed, and ready to redo the costume in plenty of time

"She wants you to know that she’ll be back with both costu with us, and can do al ant," Clay told Stephanie

"Great," sheat him "I didn’t know you spoke Italian And please don’t tellhere"

He shook his head "Just so my lifetime," he told her

"But it doesn’t even sound as if you have an accent," Stephanie told hies," he said

"You speak others?"

"A few"

"Like?"

"French"

"Ah And?"

"I’reat," Stephanie reat She wondered why the information made her feel uneasy Especially when it was just then that Lena walked in, looking pale and ill

"I’m so sorry!" Lena told Stephanie "I just couldn’t wake up thisI ake, but then fell back to sleep I … except that I’m not sick to my stomach"