Then, with a deliberate, respectful motion, he offered Katie a slight bow, a gesture of acknowledgment and deference. Without another word, he turned and glided toward the clothing racks by the Full-height glazing sunlight glinting off the polished surfaces in his wake, leaving Cleopatra suspended in a fragile space between observation and anticipation. In that instant, Katie and Cleopatra could no longer hold it in; laughter erupted from them, spilling into the room and bouncing off the walls like music. “Katie, he was completely lost!” Cleopatra gasped between peals of laughter, pressing a hand to her mouth as tears of amusement threatened to blur her vision. Katie doubled over, clutching her stomach, her eyes alight with mischief. “I really wanted to scare the living daylights out of

