After more than a week of intense teamwork, Talbot House stood poised to admit the world. The new banister spindles arrived in the nick of time. The railing that gave way when Sara fell merely pulled out of the wall. It was easily secured.
Huxley had stayed. “I"m as much a part of this as you are,” he said when Sara playfully accused him of wanting to be the boss. Their love and lovemaking nourished them.
He looked better than ever. His dark blue slacks and sports jacket set off a blue-green shirt left open at the throat. He looked Gucci all the way down to his shoes, but Sara wasn"t sure about the loafers without socks, especially in cool weather. She wore stilettos and a red midi-length silk dress that Esmerelda helped pick out during one of their shopping sprees.
Esmerelda"s chandeli
