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It isn’t you, but what you are that she wants

“I don’t get it,” Tara said aloud

“Don’t get what?” Cassy asked

“Ahh I don’t get how I’ with hi”

“Well, I think it’s awesoo, winter break?”

Tell her I have extended my stay, and you will be with o home without you

Tara wanted to question him further, yet Cassy’s look demanded an answer now Tara took a leap of faith One she hoped she wouldn’t regret

“Actually, he’s decided to stay around for awhile I want you to take the car and go back withoutto honeymoon for a few hed at his question Cassy laughed at the i their ht ocean breezes fanned the fla wasto get

Duncan sent Fin out ahead of them to retrieve their horses and supplies He was torn with hoas getting Tara to co out

He shut her out of his thoughts for a while to hide the truth fro area, Tara gave Cassy a frantic hug “Don’t co, know I am with him I’ll call you when I can”

“God, Tara it’s just sex Trust le tear dropped It was as if she was saying goodbye for more than a few days “You’ve been the best friend I’ve ever had”

“OhKnock it off” Cassy brushed at the tears on her cheeks “Go, pop that cherry for God’s sake”

When Tara turned to leave, Cassy said in a voice a bit too loud, “And use a condohter rose up and everyone watched as Duncan and Tara left together

Because it was expected, and many watched, they went to her tent Inside was lit up like a Christne chilled in a bucket

“Wow Did you do this?” Tara asked

“She did” Duncan dropped a bag on the bed with a frown “Fill it quickly hatever you think you need”

Tara wanted to question why his urgency was so great She didn’t Instead, she shoved all her clothes and her purse into the bag On ine

They exited the tent the same route they did the previous day The brown ht to the fair hid her pale dress and red hair

Wordlessly, they walked behind tents and stuck to the shadows When they reached the outskirts of camp they walked briskly until they reached the cover of trees

Duncan kept silent, listening for any sound of alarly anxious and unsure of her decision to follow hi in this ?” she finally asked

“Beyond this ridge Fin is waiting with the horses” Assu that meant the horses would be loaded in a trailer and they were driving to their next destination, she asked “And then?”

“Home”

“I told you I didn’t have a passport How do you expect to get ht, that’s a bit cryptic “Do you have your own plane or so such as that”