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Andre had arrived hoh he hadn’t even coht her out So tonight she would go to hi Ask him the questions she’d wanted to ask for eleven years, and finally hear his explanations And she would ed to do since their one and only night together
She stepped into her silk-and-lace undies—one of the few luxuries she allowed herself—then pulled a clean, oversize T-shirt fro for the first ti moresexy Moreseductive to wear for Andre A T-shirt seemed so prosaic Certainly not rohts Too bad, she told herself with a rueful s to wait another night just so she could set the stage Andre would just have to take her as she was She was pulling the T-shirt over her head when the phone by her bed rang
The palace operator spoke in her ear when she answered the phone “I have a Mr Marty Devens froeles on the phone, Miss Richardson,” she said in her pretty, accented English “Would you like to take the call?”
“Of course” Juliana wondered what Marty could be calling her about, and then, with Marty’s first words, shock and disbelief settled in
Chapter 15
Juliana put the phone down, tears oozing fro up the phone, but nownow she could cry for Sabrina Sabrina, as dead on a hospital operating table And the twin daughters she’d tried so desperately to stay alive long enough to give her beloved husband were in neonatal intensive care—prognosis guarded but not optimistic
Dirk was crazy with grief, Marty had just told her Inconsolable Oh, Bree Bree, Julianaher breath on a sob What will Dirk do without you? Oh, Dirk, I’m so sorry I wish I could be with you noish I could say so to comfort you
But there were no words Nothing anyone could say to bring Sabrina back, and that was the only thing that would coically she rerief, when it seeo
Heartsick, she crawled under the covers and huddled there, shivering, but not froo to Andrenot now Not when her heart was breaking over Sabrina and Dirk
Bree’s dead and Dirk ht not survive That was all she could think of Bree’s dead and Dirk ht not survive She couldn’t possibly sleep, couldn’t possibly turn her eh to fall asleep, because the phrase kept repeating in her head Bree’s dead and Dirk ht not survive
On that thought she fell asleep, but it was a fitful sleep as she tossed and turned When she woke hours later, unrefreshed, her first thought was for Dirk She picked up her cell phone and placed a call to Marty “How is he, Marty?” she asked as soon as the phone was answered
“Not good I wouldn’t tell anyone except you, but I’m afraid for him I don’t think he’srational I tried to talk to hiements About Sabrina’s funeral But it’s as if he can’t even hearabout how this is God’s punishment”
“Oh, Marty”
“Yeah I always thought Dirk was so strong But now I see a lot of his strength ca by hi him believe in himself”
She took a deep breath “So what are you going to do?”
“Whatever I have to do, with Dirk the way he is Thank God I’ve got power of attorney from him Otherwise”
“I want to be there for the funeral,” she told hih for that We’re almost done here Today’s the last scheduled day, so if we can wrap things up I’ll take the first plane out of hereprobably this weekend But I can’t be sure exactly when I can get back, so”
“Don’t worry I know Dirk would want you there I’ll make sure the funeral’s at least a week froive Dirk a chance to come to his senses, too”
“What’s the word on the babies?” Please, God, she prayed Let theht
“I’ve been to the hospital, and as Dirk’s attorney I’ their own, that’s about all I can tell you at this point But they’re so tiny, Juliana” He cleared his throat and she knew e so tiny as Dirk’s little girls”