The afternoon brought more of the same with one exception. Everyone at the table seemed a lot more uptight, and every so often he would catch someone glancing at both him and Regan with a strange look. He was beginning to think Si was right and they needed to split ASAP.

Nothing changed until late in the afternoon when there was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it," Lorena said, pushing her chair back.

Everyone seemed to freeze in their seats while she walked to ...