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Genevieve really had to hand it to Thor He was stubborn He pretended not to notice the seawater that per…

He awoke early Very early It was still dark

He kissed her forehead "I’ve got so to do before we take off Look out for the project for me--make sure Audrey’s priest and reporter are on the up-and-up"

"Of course," shethe door Keep it locked until you leave"

"Yes…of course," she mumbled sleepily

He left She stayed in bed, half awake, half asleep To her astonishhost

Please, come back I want to understand I want to help

I need to know the truth

Thor took the exact sa before The same waitress walked over to him

"Hi," she said cheerfully

"Hi"

"How are you this s, whole-wheat toast…I forget Hash browns or grits?"

"Well done," he congratulated her "I’ll take hash browns, please And do you really rerinned "I’h my brother insists I’m definitely warped"

"That’s a brother for you," he said "Do you remember the people I ith yesterday?"

"Well, you ith an older er hteen or twenty," he said

She shook her head, s to play some kind of trick on her "I’m sorry, I didn’t see anyone else"

"He didn’t eat He just sat with us"

"You’re pulling ht?"

Her smile faded as she stared at his face

"You honestly saw no one else, other than the older guy?"

She hesitated He winced inwardly

This hat it felt to be looked at like a crazy person

"I’ht?"

"Yeah, thanks"

A little while later, as he was leaving, he paused at the door Turning back, he saw Ada roo behind hi, serious, a little grim, even

"Have a nice day, Mr Thompson," the host called out

Thor nodded, then walked over to him

"You know Mr Harrison?" he asked the uy," the er erain, that look

"I’ about"

Josh Harrison stared straight at him and waved

Thor spun on his heel and departed

He reached the street It was still barely light

He looked up at the sun, trying to peek out and start the day

"I a crazy," he muttered aloud, and started back for the resort and the docks, his strides long and angry

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T here were no hosts or anyone else as she lay awake after Thor departed She had actually tried to go back to sleep, actually wanted so to be so afraid And she wasn’t talking to anyone except Ada she saw, felt or sensed She wasn’t going to fight the fear; she was going to find…

The truth