.. two...
three...'
A rush of air passed him with the blur that was Mandi. She set three
suitcases and a cloth bag on the floor by the bed and disappeared. Cade held his
position and counted again.
"...Four," said Cade as Mandi again blasted into the room.
"Four what?" she asked.
"Seconds. There and back, that is. The lock must have slowed you down on the
first trip."
Grinning at him, Mandi opened one of her suitcases on the bed and took out a
terrycloth bathrobe, which she laid to one side as she continued rooting through
the bag.
Cade closed the door and came to stand near her as she produced a container
of shampoo made to look like a miniature champagne bottle and handed it to Cade.
After studying the faux-vineyard label, Cade handed it back with a shrug
and, "Yes'm. That's very nice."
"Not what you were expecting, was it?" asked Mandi.
"I wasn't expecting anything. I just came over here to see if you'd pull
anything interesting out of that bag."
"Interesting? In what way?"
Shrugging again, Cade said, "Just interesting. No way in particular," and
headed for the bathroom to make a coffee.
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