Chapter Four
The pearl white Cadillac Escalade stopped a few feet from the side entrance. A woman leaped out and, without shutting the passenger's door, sailed up the steps.
Phoenix had heard the engine, rose to his feet and now came to a stop by the veranda rail. When the woman reached him, no words were exchanged. She merely bounced up on tiptoe, flung her arms around his neck, and her cheek to his, held on tightly. Then her mouth found his.
Sue leaned back into her chair, now obscure in the early evening shadows. This moment was obviously meant for two. Sue glared at the woman; slender and toned with a mane of golden blond hair, loose and lush. Her cat green eyes were filled with affection as she drew back and peered up into Phoenix's eyes. Sue could see how the woman in front of her
