Miranda was glad of this because it took Patricias mind off the package she had and stopped the questions."Yes I'm working 'till noon then Sally is ta...ing over" Miranda left through the library double doors clutching the packaged book to her chest "Well bye for now Patricia I'll see you on Monday" Yes my dear, I hope you get some goood tips from the books , never know we might find you've changed somewhat in the fashion stakes" Patricia smiled again with that slight dig at the way in which. "What about you, Lauren, what is it that you do?" Alex asked as they waited for the elevator. Alex and Cate surreptitiously glanced around the lobby to ensure no one was looking for Alex before the elevator got there."Oh, nothing special, I'm a purchasing agent for a vegetable processing plant outside the city. Basically, I buy the various vegetables like potatoes and corn, and we process them and ship them off to be sold across the country." Ah, good honest work," Alex said, despite the fact. I liked the Bahamas a lot and remembered with a stab of pain the shared dream Zoea and I had about moving here. I know I wanted to go to an island somewhere - a remote island - but nowhere near here. After breakfast I took a taxi into Nassau to the library on Shirley Street. I grabbed a couple of large atlas and sat with a pen and paper making notes.I wasn't exactly trying to hide; I was the only one in this farce with a 'pure' heart. I didn't want the hassle of my past life intruding on a. Alex? Oh you husband." “He’s not my husband.” She said. I realised what I had said and I felt embarrassed but she just laughed and saw the joke, it sounded so dumb. I said, “I was sorry white with two sugars please.” Susan flashed me a quick smile. "You can sit down you know. I promise not to bite." I looked at my hands and I had been squeezing them together so hard, in white-knuckled grip for some reason. Susan's smile makes me feel foolish. She closes the door to the kitchen. ”How was the.