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Katie shook her head and sighed in despair "Well, I'm out of here Come on kids"

After she left, Alex turned to Carmen "I wish you wouldn't say stuff like that in front of her It ht her breath "It isn't like that at all I'm sure Katie didn't think of it that way She just has a different idea of what e should be like"

"No, Care Oneour vacation in minute detail and the next you think you have to askWhy would I care if you went to look at soht one without considering my input"

"I'd never do that" She said; her expression solemn

He had no doubt about that fact Still, the fact that she was unco at theht simply be that she kneasn't enthused about the trip and didn't want to start an unpleasant discussion She had approached hied that idea They would be too vulnerable to scorpions and snakes While she attributed his concern to a phobia about snakes, she had acknowledged that a caht be more comfortable for everyone No doubt her desire to camp was heavily influenced by the children

Katie attributed his resistance to the fact that the vacation was Carree There were times in the past when he had invited Carmen to join him on a trip and she had declined This time he wanted to decline but didn't feel coo in the past had been Caro now

Car of the safari with an efficiency that left hi his own The truth was; she didn't need hio, she would probably take the children and go without him That wasn't safe - not even for a woman as resourceful as Carmen A beautiful petite woman was live bait for some men Carmen would stand out like a rare orchid in a cactus patch Maybe he wanted to believe she needed him - maybe he needed to believe that When they were first married, she said she wanted him to make the final decisions He wasn't crazy about that idea, but he had accepted it He'd ard to her welfare, but she had forgiven hiet to the level of confidence she now enjoyed She deserved the enjoy her now Yet he couldn't help but feel at ti him in the dust