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“What about the people?” Damaris asked when they finished the salads. “You’ve talked about some of them before but there are bound to be more interesting clients.”
“Some. There was the Elephant Man. Before you ask, no he wasn’t big but he brought along a trunk for a three-day trip. Just for him. And it weighed a ton, like he’d packed it full of rocks.”
“Did you ever find out what was in it?”
“Nope. For all I know it could have been rocks.” She laughed and he continued. “We also flew the Black Widow several times, but not lately.”
“I have a feeling I know where she got her name.”
“Yep. She’s had at least three husbands, and they all kicked the bucket not long after they married her.”
“Is she beautiful?”
“Gorgeous. If you get involved with her you’d better not mind dying.”
“Maybe their deaths were coincidence.”
“Maybe, but you have to admit it’s suspicious. Especially since they all died from kind of unusual causes.”
“Like what?”
“Well, the first one ate something he was allergic to and died from anaphylactic shock. The second one died in a mountain climbing accident. The last one fell out of a tree and died.”
“Why was he up in a tree?”
“I have no idea, but it sounds like at the least she’s bad luck.”
Their entrées arrived. Nate had the surf and turf and Damaris had the sea bass. After they’d both eaten some she put down her fork and drank some wine.
“Were you tempted? By the Black Widow lady? Before you knew about her, I mean.”
“No. Not even a little.”
“Why? Wasn’t that back when you were dating a lot of women?”
He paused with his fork halfway to his mouth. “Why the sudden curiosity?”
“You brought it up. But I was just wondering what type of woman attracts you. I mean, you’ve never stuck with any of the ones I set you up with.”
He laughed. “What type of woman attracts me? What kind of question is that? I’m looking at her.”
*
Damaris opted to go back to the hotel rather than look for nightlife, which suited Nate just fine. He couldn’t think of anything he wanted more than to make love to Damaris. And this was their last opportunity before they went home and resumed all their responsibilities.
“It’s back to the real world tomorrow,” Damaris said, kicking off her high-heeled sandals. Even though they’d both been sleeping in the same room they’d kept both of them. She sat on the couch in her room and rubbed one of her feet, then the other. “I remember now why I never wear heels. They hurt.”
“Some of your cowboy boots have pretty high heels.”
“Not the same thing. I’m used to them.”
He sat beside her and pulled her feet into his lap. “Let me.”
She groaned and closed her eyes as he began to massage her feet. “You have such magic hands.”
“I’m good at massaging other things too.”
She opened her eyes and smiled at him. “I know.”
