Always a bookworm, making the transition from paperback reader to paperback writer had long been her ambition and achieving it filled her with glowing...pride. The reality of writing for a living, however, was not what she'd envisaged. She hated the pressure of deadlines and, already behind with novel number three, writing seemed to occupy every waking moment. She sometimes wished she'd kept writing as a hobby and not left her office job. She missed relaxed nights curled on the sofa with Pete,. Listen, I just got up. How about a half-hour?" That'll be fine. Make it forty-five minutes. It takes us girls longer to get it all together. There's some easy chairs in the hallway leading to the hotel restaurant. Just meet me down there, near the door."I was waiting for Josie when she walked up to me in the lobby and introduced herself. "You're already very familiar to me," I told her. "I watch the Orioles' games anytime they're playing while the Baysox aren't. I like your interviews and. We have business." We are fleeing from the priests, husband?" Rayna asked with puzzlement."No. We are going to deposit our wealth with a recommended Delucian. As moneylenders, they have certain rooms that are secure and guarded for the sake of the coin they must hold at times. One can rent space in a vault for a small fee with complete discretion."Rayna nodded at his wisdom of the moment. "Besides," Stefan continued with a slight smile, "it gives us an opportunity to learn if they have heard. Slipping her shorts on over her bikini bottom, Terri picked up her blanket and headed home.The semi was idling next to the entrance of the park, so big, so powerful. It's chrome trim shining brightly in the afternoon sun. She had always been fascinated with trucks. Even as a small girl, Terri would play with her brother's toy trucks rather than her dolls. The large man almost ran into her as he came around the front."Oh, excuse me sir," Terri said, stepping away and reluctantly removing her.