ALL NIGHT LONG
Chapter One
She lowered the window and looked at him through the shield of her dark
glasses.
"Something wrong?" she asked politely.
"Where are you headed?"
She reached up and removed the glasses with a slow, thoughtful air.
"You know, I've stayed in a wide variety of lodging establishments in my
life, but this is the first time I've had to account for my comings and
goings to the proprietor."
"We do things a little differently here at the Sunrise on the Lake
Lodge."
"I've noticed." She tapped the frames of the glasses against the
steering wheel. "Would that be the military way, by any chance?"
"That would be the Marine way, Miss Stenson," Jason offered helpfully.
"My brother just got out of the service a few months ago. You'll have to
make allowances. He's still adjusting to civilian life."
She nodded once, very crisply, as though the information confirmed some
private conclusion she had already reached.
"That explains a lot." She smiled at Jason and then gave Luke a
considering look. "It crossed my mind that I owe you something for the
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