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"Right," Suzetteall" With a coffee cup in one hand and a plate in the other, Lena stood behind one of the chairs Drew jumped up and drew it out for her and she sat "So--they never found that girl last night, huh?" she asked "That’s what the waitress told me, anyway"

"No, apparently not," Stephanie said

Lena yawned "Woeird, huh?" She shook her head "Daht, because I hardly slept Or when I slept… I can’t remember them now, but man, I had some bizarre dreams"

"Probably because of that scream Maria’s mom let out," Drew said "And, of course, in a small place like this, you can’t help but feel that traumas are more personal, huh?"

"Who’s in trauma?"

They all spun around Clay Barton had arrived He earing sunglasses that enhanced the sophistication and classic perfection of his features

"They never found the irl," Drew told hi theht only a cup of coffee to the table

"Well, there’s a voice of doouy and eloped This could be ro married to a local boy within a year," Clay said

"Oh?" Stephanie said

"I talked to Franco late last night," Clay said

" Well, that’s great Just scare us all," Lena said with a shiver

"Maybe we should be a little scared--scared enough to be careful," Clay said

"That works for ether as e ’adorable’ guy," Drew teased her, "I can safely volunteer to hang around you girls and keep you safe"

Clay Barton didn’t crack a se girl who has disappeared Yes, we should lock our doors, and look out for one another"

"Well, if that’s agreed, we should finish up and head over to the café," Stephanie said, glancing at her watch

"We’re ht over to the café," Suzette suggested

"Maybe," Stephanie said "Anyway, I’et started Finish your food, but then, let’s get going"

Clay stood "I’ll go in with you We stick together, right?"

Stephanie sh the bar and the lobby to the club area"

"And I’ I’ll coh the tables, Stephanie had an acute moment of discomfort A snatch of her dream seemed to come vividly to mind He had been there In her dreas to her If it had, indeed, been Grant

It had been a dream, for God’s sake! she told herself impatiently

And still…

He set a hand upon her shoulder as they walked Doug or Drewand Drew did not look like this man, or have his…

Raw sense of competence, assurance, power…

Sensuality

"You know, you were a bit of a voice of alarested that everyone be careful," he said He smiled at her then, and squeezed her shoulder

"Hey, I’oing to be fine, I’reat"

"Thanks" The sense of discoainst his shoulder

They cae of the stage, reading over his notes

"Morning!" he called cheerfully

Stephanie felt a keen sense of relief

"Good ! You mean you made it in here without coffee?" Suzette called out from behind Stephanie

She turned to see that the rest of her cast had assehed "I caht in a pot of coffee right away Good fellow Anyway, it’s over there on the table, with cups and creaar, so help yourselves, for those who are in dire need of more caffeine!"

Stephanie decided that she was in dire need She got a cup of coffee, then said, "All right, guys, let’s go through the first outline Without scripts or notes"

"You’re Geuess so," Stephanie said "Anyway… let’s go Lights… Lena, you enter froan, and despite the fact that she had to be on stage, Stephanie was pleased She did have an incredible ense; the second time around, she did her role with her notebook in hand Drew called out to her after they had picked up the action when she had given hie to watch the piece of business he was asking about