When Sarah woke up it was morning, and the sun was shining through the balcony doors. She was still alone, not that she had expected otherwise. She spent the morning at home, just so Ryan could find her if he wanted to. But either he did not want to, or he could not, because he did not show up.
At a few minutes before noon, the phone rang, and she flung herself across the coffee table to snatch it up. "It is about time you called," she said.
"Gee," a male voice said, "I did not know you were waiting."
Sarah blushed. Oops. "Sorry. I thought you were someone else."
Her brother's voice was dry. "You don't say? Would you like me to guess, or do you want to tell me?" he asked Sarah.
Her brother Daniel was two years younger than her but acted like a typical big brother. He worried a
