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Saate had been left open for us

"What? Oh, yes"

"I had a wonderful ti to a stop "I hope you did, too"

"Yes, I did, Samuel Thank you"

He leaned over and dropped a quick kiss onforward to tomorrow, to a lot of tomorrows"

Once again his boldness took ot out quickly and rushed around to open my door He escorted me to the front door and there he put his hands on my shoulders to turn me to him

"Good night," he said and leaned in to kiss me on the lips this time "I feel like a pirate who's discovered a buried treasure," he said and returned to his car, leaving me speechless at the door

Cape Cod was famous for its weather, famous for the way a stor No wonder Saht, and went into the house, flushed and overwhely and determination Someone had lit a fire under him, I concluded I only hoped it was me

8

Deathbed Confession

There were times when I believed that Samuel

Logan had been advised that the way to my heart was to dominate my every free moment Not a day passed since our first dinner date that he didn't call and propose some activity Most of the time, I did enjoy his company Our sail

ing date was pleasant and successful He was skillful at boating, and looked to be even more comfortable at sea than he was on land

"The sea is in my blood," he told me

"Whatever percentage that salt normally makes up in our bodies is doubled in mine My father says that as a baby I was most content when he and my mother took me in a boat The roll of the waves and the sound of the surf was the best lullaby We are both children of the sea, Olivia Our lives are so tied up in it, we can't go far from shore"