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"I know Look up there," John told her and pointed almost directly overhead "There's the little dipper See it?"

"Oh, pretty"

"I can't really ht Clusters everywhere"

Talimpse of her face as he peered up the beach

"Well, which way now?"

John so this way," he said

"Are we scared of the woods that way," she whined playfully

"No," he whined back,her playful tone "But they don't tell you what kind of wildlife has its sanctuary there"

She laughed and pulled the blowing hair frorizzly bear for all I know"

"A grizzly on the beach?"

"I'ue Maybe they don't even knohat they have They just plant so in the direction he wanted to go, laughing and shaking her head They fell into an easy pace and took in the ater was never uttered They enjoyed long stretches of silence as they listened to the water tumble over the sand and the wind twist around them with the smell of cool salt It was obvious that an erow

After walking for what seeested they turn and start back before they ended up all the way in Maryland sohed "Wonder how far we've walked," he asked her, thinking out loud

She shivered in the increasing wind John put his arm around her as they turned and started back

The aro John's senses crazy He wanted to kiss her again but sie

After driving on into the wildlife sanctuary and reading a description of the place on a small billboard by the moon, they finally decided to head on back to John's office It was starting to get late and Ta to fly out to Nashville She had a long day ahead of her full of signing legal contracts with the Nashville record co a producer