” Hannigan replied.“Not funny,” Tamara scowled, thoughts of Finch and Logan, Lauren and Gene surfacing regularly, “I just thought I’d visit ...here one day and not have to assume that every person I see is trying to kill me or take me prisoner.”“Not all of them want to do that,” Hannigan laughed, “only some.”“Ha ha,” Tamara finished her coffee. “So we’re out of people to help us. Erol I left behind before Salzburg. Ingrid ... who knows what happened to her...”“Ingrid?”“Major Danielson.”“Ah. Didn’t. But her church youth group sponsored a trip to Montreal. She won't be spending the summer with us this year."The rest of my visit with the Morrisons had passed in a blur. I raked dead leaves from between the rosebushes and spread fresh mulch for about an hour but my heart wasn't in it and it showed. I missed a lot of leaves and the mulch was unevenly spread, with high piles in some areas and barren patches in others. I was running on autopilot and didn't notice what an awful job I was doing. "Are you sure?" Stacey asked, then felt a bit silly after receiving the "Are you stupid, have you seen how many bikinis I've just thrown on the bed, I won't miss it," look from Ally.Before Stacey could say anything else Ally stripped off her tank top and tennis skirt, leaving Stacey flushed in the face and feeling awkward, but she didn't want to ruin her chances of seeing the second layer being removed.Stacey nonchalantly started to pick through bikinis to find anything she hoped would do her. There would usually be one or two in there by now."I'm just next door with Ms. Larson's Web Designing class. I'll check in with you after, okay? Love you, Mom!" With that, Trent was gone, closing the door behind him. Tory got up from her seat, deciding to check in the hall for her wayward students. Before she got passed her desk, however, the door in the back opened and her students began filtering in. Each had a rose in hand, which didn't surprise Tory since it was Valentine's Day. But, what.
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