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Our eyes low travel from my stomach to my heart Was it possible to want to be with anyone more than I wanted to be with Robert? I didn't think so Surely, this hat love was, and it had happened to me so soon after we had set our eyes on each other, it must be true love Did that mean it ritten in the stars like it had been for Ro as we didn't have the saht

We started out of the gy our way and laughing It filledI didn't

There were so outside, but I didn't see Cary anywhere I released the breath I had held in s and walked quickly across the front of the school toward the parking lot We got into Robert's car and glanced at each other, both of us feeling nervous and excited Robert took a deep breath and started the car Then he turned to me

"You all right with this?" he asked softly

"Yes, Robert" I slid over to be closer to him and he smiled

We drove out of the parking lot slowly I looked back once and thought I saw a shadow scurrying away from a car In a moment, the shadow disappeared in the darkness and was lost

"You see so?"

"No," I said, shakingback

We drove quietly for a while, following the road out to the Point

"I know the artist who lives down that road," I said, e passed a beach road "His nae Childs's son?'

"I've heard of his in the hotel It was there e bought the place"

"Most likely He is one of our most famous artists He's a nice man, but keeps to himself Some people call him a hermit"

"I'd still like toin the hotel," Robert said, putting his arm around my shoulders as he slowed the car

"I took a few exploratory rides down this way recently," he said

"Oh? And for what reason?" I teased