47Aaron found her in the garden below Randy's office window. They went back to their hotel and took a dip in the pool. The swim truly was diversion and restorative at the same time. Chione felt ready for some quiet time from all the activity and throngs of people. She needed to think. Upstairs in the hotel, the same mysterious energy from inside the coffin illuminated their room.
“It's curious how Dr. Withers insisted we accompany the remains,” Aaron said.
“He's still trying to throw us together.”
Aaron half frowned, half laughed. “It's worked. Look at us.”
The nice room was at Aaron's expense. He would not take advantage of Clifford's generosity of funding the team's expenses. Elegant modern furnishings with a four-poster bed and a huge chaise decorated room. Lamp bases and vases, fig
