Mac's surprise turned out to be a room booked at the Andover Inn, a bed and breakfast establishment near Revere Beach. From the bay window of their second-floor room, they could see the clear azure waters of Broad Sound.
Afton couldn't believe Mac had gone through the trouble of booking a suite and having the management add delft vases of Christmas lilies. He also provided a traveling case containing a lavender peignoir set and all she needed in the way of toiletries.
"This is so fantastic!" she cried when she open the black, faux-alligator case with her initials in gilt script, ATT. "And you're too, too much! A crazy man! What am I going to do with you?" Laughing with giddy excitement, Afton held up the negligee robe.
Mac bent and pressed his face against the sheer fabric. "Jus
