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made him dizzy. But that no longer mattered. He knew he'd won.

"We will leave tomorrow," she said, "but without you. As soon as your
fever is down, you will follow us." She pointed at the bed. "Now get some
sleep." The door shut behind her.


CHAPTER 1
THE PHONE RANG. Ross Murdock looked up, startled.

For a moment his eyes met his wife's across the room. Eveleen paused
in the act of patting down the folded tablecloth on the basket they'd both
just finished packing.

Strange, to hear a phone ring. It'd been days since they'd been so rudely
interrupted—long, glorious autumn days there at Safeharbor, on the coast
of Maine. No phone, no TV, no newspapers—nothing but seabirds, and the
sound of the breakers crashing on the rocks down the hill from the house,
and each other. Heaven.

"Let's ignore it," Ross said.

Eveleen shook her head. "This isn't our house, it's Gordon's, and it
might be someone who needs to get in touch with him."

"Who?" Ross asked as the phone rang a second time.

Eveleen's expressive brown eyes glanced at him, rounded with amused
patience. "Friends? Family?"

"Outside of the Project, he doesn't have any friends," Ross said, half
joking. "And I don't think there's any family either. The Project is his
friends and family."

Eveleen said, "I really think we should answer it."

"Then I'll get it," Ross said. "I'm closer."

On the fourth ring he picked it up. "Ashe residence."

"Ross." The voice was immediately familiar—Major Kelgarries. "I've
been trying to reach you. We've got an emergency—"

Ross slammed down the receiver. "Phone sales," he said, forcing a
smile. "Let's get going on that picnic before the weather drives us back
inside again."

Eveleen smiled back, hefted the basket, and opened the door.

Ross closed the door on the sound of the phone ringing again. "Looks