I think that’s one reason why I feel as strongly about you as I do. You’re compassionate. You care about people and how they feel.”“I guess,�...� I said, feeling a little embarrassed for some reason.She blinked.“Go on. The first time was an accident.”“Yeah, and when we went to breakfast we were both terrified that the grownups would know, somehow, what had happened.”I reached for her orange juice and took a sip, to wet my mouth. Then I realized that I had just shared her glass, without even a how. Our next stop was at the gun shop. Wow, there were so many guns there of all styles that I was taken aback for a moment. I picked up a .22 automatic for teaching purposes and two Glock G17s in 9mm and three more Glock G21s with several extra magazines. We also cleaned out the stock of 9 mm, .45 caliber, and 12-gauge shells. I now had plenty of ammunition to train Bob and Joan with their new pistols. I had picked up the extra G21 for myself. I had realized that I wanted plenty of firepower if I. " I can guess that Tom and Linda were one of the couples but who are the others?"First of all, there are the Douglas twins; Linda told me that the aim of the outing had been to break the out of their shell." Douglas... ?" Yes, Douglas. Their father is the new owner of the Camp. Karen Douglas coupled up with a boy called Thomas Gray and Heather coupled up with Thomas' best friend, Henry Frazer. As for Thomas' older sister, she coupled up with a boy called Luke Ames. The other four campers were. , I tried to spend some time there, to unwind, to delight in the stunning visual setting. On this June afternoon, I smiled to myself as the combination of nature and art again worked its magic on me. Suddenly, my reverie was broken. ‘Hallie!’ I heard a man’s voice behind me, with a slight Slavic accent, calling my name. No! That can’t be… In spite of the years since I had heard that voice, I immediately knew who it was, not so much for what I heard with my ears, but from an old familiar.
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