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disappeared into rooms together. Now that the budding
romance between Hopper and Amy had cooled, Dieter
and Willow were the only potential pair, and they were
far too inexperienced with the opposite sex and too
awkward with each other to do more than sneak a first,
clumsy kiss.
Erin and Troy were the last two to go up. “Are you
coming, Ms. Mac?” Erin asked politely, pausing on the
first step.
She looked up as if surprised to realize she’d be left
alone. “Oh. No, I think I’ll read for a few more minutes.
Good night, Erin. Good night, Troy.”
Fiona waited for several minutes after they disappeared
upstairs. Then she set down her book on the arm
of the chair and went to the kitchen, where, as expected,
she found John.
He looked up. “Kids still hanging around?”
“No, they’ve all gone up.”
Very deliberately, he set a torn slip of paper in place
and closed his book. “Can I get you a cup of coffee?”
“No, I wouldn’t be able to sleep.” After a moment’s
hesitation, she chose the seat right across the long plank
table from him.
John nodded. They sat in silence for a moment.
Fiona was just gathering herself to say something—
God knew what would have come out of her mouth—
when he spoke.
“When I asked earlier if you were okay…” His turn
to hesitate. “I suppose what I was really asking was
whether I was out of line kissing you.”