We reached the foot of the hill in plenty of time. I tied up my horse near a small stream and started up the hill with the bouquet of flowers in hand.... Springtime is so wonderful in Italy. All of the low rolling hills are either covered with green grass to graze the animals on or planted with grape vines. Either way the results are the same, lovely green rolling hills for as far as the eye could see.As I reached the top of the hill I was not prepared for the sight that awaited me. My Sophi. It was the first smile I'd seen on her face since we'd gotten back from the airport three days before."I miss him," she said, and I knew she meant Burt. "I'm pretty sure that's a good thing," she said, her eyes sparkling.We laughed together.But it still left her with two or three weeks in Fiji, waiting.Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Saralinda through the connecting door, in her room next to mine. When we got to the resort, I'd gotten us a two bedroom suite, rather than a one. I. He killed some special lion, and then wore its skin asprotection." Sounds more likely than a man-lion monster," I replied.The Headmistress smiled, and then said to Kristine, "Please let us knowif there is anything we can do to assist in regards to that poor dog." Thank you, Ma'am, but since the poor beast is outside the mainbuilding, my husband can retrieve it without violating the school'spolicy," Kristine replied, and then added, "Speaking of skinning, that'sjust about what the poor dog looks. Chloe climbed into her car and replayed their kiss all the way home. She was still shaking and her stomach was still filled with butterflies. She couldn’t wait for tomorrow night. Chloe had just finished putting her second coat of mascara on when Josh pulled up in his beat up black mustang. She quickly grabbed her bag and ran downstairs. She was already smiling when she got in the car. “You look stunning,” Josh said, smiling back at her. “Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.” Chloe teased..