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The ringing of a telephone wakens roan, I roll over and look at the clock

Ten AM

Between listening to Jonathan (I&039;ve already started thinking of Prendergast as Jonathan) and Leticia&039;s uninhibited cavorting and trying to come to terht, I didn&039;t get much sleep

I pick up the receiver and croak, "What?"

"Well, goodto you, too"

Leticia sounds rates in my ear like nails on a chalkboard

"You sound well-laid," I gruhs "And you don&039;t You&039;re next door, aren&039;t you?" As if testing, she knocks on the wall "Sorry if we disturbed you"

"I&039;m sure Is there a reason for this wake-up call?"

"We&039;reSophie downstairs at eleven Will you join us?"

I tell her I will and hang up I&039;ve no sooner swung ht I huff out a breath "Jesus Not again"

And beat it into the shower

I stand under a strea inthe knock out punch It&039;s not just aggravation I&039; It&039;s jealousy The closest I&039;ve come to a relationship like theirs ith a va I don&039;t seemed destined for a happily-ever-after

At eleven, I&039; in the lobby I&039; another round But where is Sophie? I got the i

I take a seat in the lobby and watch people co out for a day of sightseeing or hiking or fishing They all have a plan A destination

What do I have?

No doubt about it I&039;o back to work I pull my cell phone out of my pocket and pull up my pilot&039;s number I&039;m just about to hit send when the elevator door opens