Seeing Beth alone had puzzled her, and she'd scanned the hotel for
Cade.
Finding him standing at the bar drinking a beer puzzled her further. Had
something gone wrong? Mandi glanced toward Beth's room to see if she appeared
upset at all and saw Beth hurrying about, tidying up the room. A few moments
later, Beth swilled some mouthwash and checked her face and hair in the bathroom
mirror.
Hmm. Not the actions of a despondent woman.
Looking back down at Cade, Mandi saw the bartender put some bottles in a bag
and hand the bag to him, then saw Cade head for the elevators.
Uh, huh.
As far as Mandi knew, Cade wasn't that fond of booze. Unless she was
mistaken and he was bringing the drinks to her, he and Beth were going to party.
A few minutes later, Mandi heard Cade's almost inaudible footsteps
approaching in the corridor. He wasn't sneaking; the sounds of his striding
steps were no different than usual.
She watched him glide past their door and on to Beth's door, then open it
and enter, after which he used a knuckle to tap softly on the door. Beth
answered, "In here, Ed."
The way Beth kissed Cade after he delivered the wine let Mandi know that
there were definitely no difficulties between them.
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