“It’s too late tonight, and if they’ve already moved the camp, it’ll take us over two hours to reach them as it is. Shavala, could you help me...” She’d taken Ariadne’s arm to lead her.Shavala strapped her unstrung bow to her quiver to free up one of her hands, then picked up the staff and took hold of Ariadne’s other arm.The group gathered their things and left the palace, continuing into the tunnel that would lead them to the southern junction, and from there to the central junction and the. ” Deana had that deer in the headlight look and was aware that her hands were trembling. She hoped Sue wouldn’t notice, found her voice and chose her words carefully.“Sue let me ask you a private question; you don’t have to answer it if you do not want to. Are you bisexual? Sue sat there for what seemed like an eternity, staring at her coffee cup. With trembling hands she took a sip. Her blue eyes sparkled with eagerness, and interest, of a possible long hidden secret. “I was, and yes. I think I just wanted to be sure I would have time to spend with him before he left. I must have misjudged because I had little to do when he arrived.He noticed.I had to explain."I guess I've been doing my work and I'm caught up. When we set this up I thought I'd have much more to do. But you can do your work. I'll find something to read. It's just nice to be here together."That was the first time I had ever said that and I think I meant it."That's nice of you to say. I like spending time with. They would all have a ball, he thought, riding the horses, swimming in the pool (since the weather promised to hold out, almost as though it were midsummer) playing golf, tennis, pool, and any of the many other activities that "Livingston's" offered its paying guests. For the next season, John was offering live entertainment, and the workmen were due to arrive around the middle of the month to begin work on the separate building that would serve as a nightclub. All in all, things were going.