Jake crossed to her side, reaching for her hand and folding her fingers around his. For long moments, neither of them moved or spoke, although speech was no longer necessary for the two of them to communicate.
You sensed another couple bonding, he finally said.
I think so.
Are they going to attack us?
Someone who didn’t know their history might have thought the question paranoid, but the first couple like them that they’d encountered, Kira and Mickey, had tried to kill them. The fight for their lives had made them cautious.
They were thinking the same thing now.
We have to wait and see what happens.
Are they in trouble?
Probably.
Does that meanwehave a new enemy? I don’t mean them. I mean. . .someone connected with the Solomon Clinic.
I guess we’ll find out.
Sometime later, Stephanie woke. Beside her, so did Craig.
He eased far enough away to switch on the bedside lamp, and they both blinked in the sudden glow.
When he raised himself on his elbow and smiled down at her, she felt her own smile starting with her mouth and spreading through her whole body.
Would you have believed that could happen—if anyone had told you?
No.
We’ve found something nobody else has.
Maybe somebody, she answered.
Who?
Do you think there’s nobody like us? I mean, you and Sam had it.
Close. But not exactly
Before we had to leave my dad’s house, we were talking about the Solomon Clinic. Maybe it has something to do with . . .She raised one shoulder.I don’t know how to put it, exactly.With children who had special abilities. Maybe we should look up the place.
Nice that I was able to get my computer from the bed and breakfast.”
As he went to retrieve his laptop, she admired his broad shoulders and tight butt.
I heard that.
She flushed.I guess there are some disadvantages to . . . being so . . . open to each other.
Sam and I used to practice closing off our minds from each other. We could try that.
And that other thing—that you didn’t mention.
He went still, then turned around.You mean putting thoughts in people’s minds.
Yes, that. Why didn’t you say something about it?
