That’s a lot to put away in a couple of years. You should be proud of yourself.’ Leah was thunderstruck. ‘That much? I didn’t know.’ ‘Why ...es. I can show you the passbook.’ ‘No. I believe you,’ Leah said. ‘Oh. And what about Brian? He seems pretty interested in you,’ Sarah grinned. ‘He’s nice, isn’t he?’ ‘Yes. Tom and I have known him for some time. His wife was just a sweetheart. It was tragic when she died.’ ‘Oh,’ was all Leah could say. ‘Usually he doesn’t say much. But you seem to have. And that had been the end of it, she realised, which was where the problem lay. She'd always thought she'd wanted someone gentle who'd show how much he loved her, and now that she had it something was missing.Finally, giving up on finding solace in the silly belief that any of the warmth still in the pillow came from Marcus' broad back, she rolled out of bed and wrapped herself in a towel, heading for the shower herself.A note on the table written in Shawna's big, bold pen strokes told her that. The latest was that he was acting as a go between in trying to merge two factions together there. He was the planner of a night club attack in Ech Cheliff - frequented by non-muslins - that killed 200 people a year ago. Plans for his next big attack were in the thumb drives we had gathered from the SUV.Abu Ala Kaaf was from Guelmim located in Southern Morocco; he and Mir Madi Parsa came in the same SUV. From what my guys had found in the thumb drives that they had on them, they had planned a. “My tooth is throbbing again, mom.”“Look in the cabinet and get some Tylenol. You’re scheduled for 9:00 in the morning. I’ll drive you since you’ll be high as a kite after surgery.”Lauren groaned and went for the Tylenol. She was dreading tomorrow.Lauren was up at 7:00, showered and dressed in a button up light blue long-sleeved blouse, rolled up to the elbow, jean skirt, and white thongs. She plopped down at the breakfast table and watched her mom pour a cup of coffee.“Here hon. How’s the.