CHAPTER FORTY-NINEJessica
On the plane back home, I buckled into my seat and prepared
for takeoff. Saying farewell to Liz had been bittersweet.
“Don’t be such a stranger,” she’d chided me. “You should visit
more often.”
“You mean, sometime when I’m not being stalked by wacko
extremists?” I’d smiled to show my friendly intentions. “I think I can manage
that.”
Liz had enveloped me in a hug. Her spicy perfume tickled my
nostrils again.
“I love you, you know.”
My eyes had filled. “I . . . I love you,
too, Liz.”
Once we were airborne and settled into cruising altitude, I
opened my laptop. I had a big finish in mind for Alexis and Daniel. Not to
mention Swede, who’d make another appearance.
I had several hours to kill, so I used the time to bring Alexis
back to her sister Katie’
