After breakfast, and seated in the living room in a chair by the fire, Hal looked at his watch again. “So much for my calming down and trusting to faith our little flock would follow the schedule. Where the hell is everyone?”
“Oh, about, I’m sure. They can’t have gone far on this tiny island.” Katherine pulled the ottoman closer and stretched out her feet.
“God, Hal, give them a break.” Guy tossed his notebook and pen on the coffee table, and picked up his drink. Katherine had made a ton of hot chocolate in advance of the meeting, and it wasn’t bad by half. “If they show, they show. If not, let them be. We’ve encouraged them to relax and enjoy their surroundings, and that’s just what they’re doing. I bet they’re out exploring.”
“You did tell them it was a getaway of sorts, a well-deserv
