lights, and through the
Beaufort City Square
. A couple of minutes later when I reached across the seat, I
finally took hold of her hand, and to complete the perfect
evening, she didn’t pull it away.
When we pulled up in front of her house, the lights in the living room were still on
and I could see Hegbert behind the curtains. I supposed he was waiting up because he
wanted to hear how the evening went at the orphanage. Either that, or he wanted to make
sure I didn’t kiss his daughter on the doorstep. I knew he’d frown on that sort of thing.
I was thinking about that—what to do when we finally said good-bye, I mean—when
we got out of the car and started toward the door. Jamie was quiet and content at the same
time, and I think she was happy that I’d asked her to come