She did her duty at breakfast and did her best to appear cheerful. It seemed to work with Nick and Helen but Hal quickly registered that she was not h...rself.He lingered becoming slightly exasperated that Helen did so too. She wanted to talk weddings but finally realised that Hal and Diana wanted time on their own."Tell me, Diana," he said taking her hands.She did, despite her earlier fears, trusting in his love for and understanding of her.She was right."Oh, Diana love, we were all so thrilled. Lily just shrugged. What she said."Jack Waldrup on the reunion planning committee..." Adele shook her head and watched him leave. "I never thought he was such a boy scout."Lily looked at the blonde, who was still watching Jack's pleasantly fit body ascend the stage, nodding at the band. The Jack that Adele knew was a much different one than the one Lily did."Welcome back, Class of 2001!" The murmur of the crowd died down as Jack's amplified voice boomed, proceeded by just a hint of feedback.. He said nothing, for about a minute - a record for him, so far. 'How long will we be trapped in here? Aren't there other engineers in the hotel?'Leah forced the breath from her body; the air, humid and still, felt like soup. 'Pepito works the day shift; he's out tonight trying his luck. And it would take the Caribbean equivalent of the Towering Inferno before Reception would call the Emergency Services, not without the manager's permission. And before you ask, he's also out for the evening with. Donald, seeing this, takes a handkerchief from his pocket and comes to Emma and dries her eyes. He implores her, “Emma, what is wrong? What has upset you? Do you want to leave? I thought we are having a nice time shopping.”Emma shakes her head, puts her arms around his neck and assures him she is alright; she just got taken in the moment of someone seeing her like this.Donald chuckles and tells her not to be upset, everything is fine, and he is sure the saleswoman enjoyed looking at her.