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He interpreted her seconds of deliberation as a yes

"I was biased against you and upset about Mrs Sloan's arrangereed so completely with any of her decisions as I did then But, after s differently, soin love"

She did her best to hide her eravely

"You must understand I have several reasons to be skeptical"

He stood up

"Coot too many memories attached already"

Jesse took Kathy's hand She followed hi branches and leaves reached low enough to keep them from indiscreet walkers

And they kissed It came so natural, that Kathy felt as if they'd kissed many times before

He smiled and warmly clasped both her hands in his

"How about we celebrate in the hotel's cafeteria with a smoky Viennese?"

She involuntarily so unnoticed by Steve Grant, who, displaying his customary discretion, barely nodded when they passed him in one of the corridors The rest of the staff had not even had the time to realize they weren't a couple in the first place, so the fact that they now touched did by no ree withyou that I love you from now on, don't you? You're so quiet"

"I do," she answered "I'm sorry, it's just that you've so perfectly orchestrated the le detail"

"But you're worried too"

"Yes," she said, both hands around her cup in an attes So many that I'll most probably ruin this special atative: you're responsible And I like that I can also na you: Are you really over David? Should we just hand everything in to Mrs Sloan's family?"

"How come you know me so well?"

"Because you're transparent Your eyes, your whole face tells everything"

"Well," she sighed "It's rarely worked in e that"