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As she lay down to sleep, she realized that her opinion of hied drastically When they firstshyster as going to turn this house into a gawker’s showcase She’d iht in the eyes while they shouted, "Did you hear that?" or, "Yes, there’s a ghost here, I can feel it"

But she knew differently now

Now, he was tall and good-looking and exceedingly…

Attractive Sensual Yes, the word bed had made her think of quite another way that a bed could be used

She had to stop thinking like that He ith five other agents He was kind and protective and sincere in his efforts to help her--and be helped by her

She wasn’t an object of attraction or sexual interest to hi the way it felt when he touched her His hand on hers, electricity shooting through her There was so about him…

The machismo of a Texan, a cowboy

Except he wasn’t like that Well, he was a Texan, but he didn’t seem to think aby nature--and he was there whenever she felt confused or vulnerable

Transference That was it He was her rock through all of this She wasn’t really attracted; she was just leaning on hi on him

But she liked him And she hadn’t trusted herself since she’d ended it with Peter Aubrey She’d understood that Peter had loved her, but he was an addict and he wasn’t going to change for her or for hiht, and she could only hope that Peter would live long enough to find his way

So, yes, this stirring was fantastic This longing, this…

Bed

She found herself i, sleek and hard--she knew that He was probably beautiful when he was naked

She groaned, tossing in bed This was ridiculous She’d been better off when she’d considered hi sexist

She had to sleep She had to stop herin this direction She had to re people, and they were here to figure out why

She closed her eyes and prayed for sleep

Eventually, it caht; she awoke suddenly When she did, she saw someone at the foot of the bed

She would have screamed except that the screa for breath, she saw that it was the woht before

Lucy Tarleton

A woled her

The ghost of a friend slept outside her door, and she had spoken to the corpse of another that afternoon There was no reason to feel such terror at this point, especially since she was certain the woer to her lips She looked around as if afraid she’d be seen She walked out of the roo to Allison

Again, as it had earlier that day, Allison’s terror receded

She reoing to live in fear Whatever this was, she was seeing it through

She rose fro the spirit know that she anmore swiftly Allison was halfway down the stairs before she heard Tyler calling her

She paused but didn’t stop Tyler would follow her; she didn’t want to lose the ghost

Lucy swept down the stairs and turned into the central hallway, heading for the door When Allison reached it, Tyler was right behind her

"Allison!"

"It’s Lucy She just went through the door," Allison explained "I have to get out there I have to see where she’s leading me"