A friend." After a short pause,
he added, "A very nice lady."
The woman had ice-gray eyes like fine gemstones that were nearly on a level
with Cade's. Her face at first seemed rather plain, or perhaps she simply wore
no makeup, but her strong character shone through her features like a beacon. A
very impressive woman.
Her full lips parted and Cade realized she was speaking again as she said,
"Are you all right?"
Shaking off her spell, Cade said, "Uhm. Yes, ma'am. Sorry. You have...
unique eyes. They're a color I don't see often enough. Very lovely." With a
grin, he added, "I guess they kind of shorted out my little brain for a few
seconds. Excuse me, but I have to be somewhere shortly."
Taking his cell phone out of his pocket as he left her, he dialed Mandi's
number, even though he'd felt her watching since Beth and he had left her room
with her luggage.
Mandi answered, "Hi, Ed. Andrea's here. I've filled her in. Come on up to
the room."
"On my way, milady."
A toddler on a leash managed to get loose and came running Cade's direction
as his mother tried to call him back. When the kid neared him, Cade's arm
flashed out and snagged the kid's collar.
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