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"Then you’d better both live through this, because you don’t payCampbell with that kind of news Come in here, both of you, before the sun catches you" Rafe went into the large house and shut the French doors after ere safely inside

"She’d be thrilled if I finally went up in smoke" I took my bottle and twisted off the cap It ss I’d had from Ian Still fruity but very subtle I watched Jerry sniff it suspiciously

"Ignore her, Glory I’ll tell you why Ma’s like that with you if we stay awake long enough" Jerry finally looked up "Guess we’d better drink" It was perilously close to dawn, and I’m sure he felt the heaviness of it as much as I did "To miracles" He held his bottle out toward s in his eyes but was too tired to figure theht then

"Miracles" I smiled, we clinked bottles, then both drank

"M besides blood, you know" His eyes opened wide "Well, well How are you feeling, Gloriana?"

"Great! Awake actually" I turned to Rafe "Look out and see if the sun’s co up yet"

Rafe walked over and peeked, then looked at his watch "Just about There are sheers behind these drapes Both of you step way back in the roo to open the drapes You two can enjoy the view as long as you stay awake Just don’t allow a ray of sunshine to hit you or you’ll get burned That’s what happened to Glory before"

"We’ll be careful" Jerry put his arm around me, and I could see the exciteot the drapes open and the sheers closed to filter the sunshine The sky was just beginning to lighten

"Okay, all clear Corinned "Blade, don’t press your nose on the glass That’s a little too close"

"Oh, ed me, his eyes wide

I looked It was a beautiful sunrise Even through sheer curtains and despite the fact that eren’t even facing east, the colors were incredible Jerry and I held on to each other and watched, neither of us sleepy, as the beach came to life We pulled up chairs and the hours flew by Children built sand castles, theirwith each other as they sat on towels and laid out picnics It was so wonderfully ordinary And the sun rose to shine down on all of it

"I want Ma and Da to see this"

"Why does Mag hate me so? I know I’m common, but--"

"You’re not coain" Jerry jumped up and paced around the room Rafe had headed into the den hours before, and we could see hih a doorway

"Well, you can’t tell ht?"

"Because I’d brought hoh his hair, keeping a good distance between us

"Liza?" Why had I never heard this name before?

"My wife"