Chapter 31Sara screamed, couldn't move, couldn't close her mouth as it hung agape. Tears sprung from her eyes. Then they ran to each other. Huxley swooped her up in his arms and turned circles on the lawn. Finally, he put her down. Tears made Huxley's blue-topaz eyes sparkle even more. Yet, he looked worried and weary. He wore a tasteful aloha shirt and dark slacks.
She remembered the first time she saw him at Esmerelda's hospice. He wore an aloha shirt, drove away before they could meet, and left her wishing to know that dashing, mysterious and elusive man. Sara didn't know how long they stood entwined. Before going indoors, he retrieved a piece of carry-on luggage stowed at the side of the house.
“Thought silks would be best for indoors plants.” He hesitated but intensity was there. “L
