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vacation?”
    “ Don’t be ridiculous, Sara.
It’s much too far away from our home to be of any use to us. You’d
need a vacation just to recover from the trip here and back. I’m
thinking about how much money your mother could sell this place
for. There are people who would pay a fortune for a private island
like this in a tropical paradise. Do you think she would be
interested in letting me find a buyer for it?”
    Releasing his hand, Sara sat back in
her seat and tried not to let her disappointment overwhelm her. “I
have no idea, Bart. You’d have to discuss it with her.”
    “ I’ll do that, tomorrow
after the will’s read. Do you know what time the lawyer will be
here?”
    “ According to Elias,
sometime around noon. He’s already left for the
mainland.”
    “ We’re having the memorial
service first?”
    “ No, not exactly.” Sara
proceeded to fill him in on the personal time meant to be a
memorial planned for the morning.
    “ That’s perfect. I’m sure
you and your mother will excuse me from participating since I
didn’t know the lady. I can spend that time on some conference
calls for some cases I have coming up. If they get the reading done
quickly, maybe we could be back at the airport heading home by
tomorrow night.”
    “ Elias isn’t expecting to
take us back to the mainland until day after tomorrow.”
    “ I don’t care what he’s
expecting. He’s being paid to do a job and we’ll go back when I’m
ready.”
    Sara sighed and snuggled close to
Bart’s side. She leaned up and kissed his cheek, then ran her hand
down his chest. “Don’t you feel romantic in a place like this?
Doesn’t it make you want to make love on the beach?” She tried to
pull his head down for a kiss only to have him pull away from her
hands.
    “ What’s gotten into you,
Sara? We’re here with your mother who’s probably watching us out
the window as I speak.” He glared down at her. “We talked about
this and we agreed to hold off on our relationship until after the
wedding.”
    “ You decided, but I didn’t
agree, Bart. We’re thousands of miles away from home, without your
son in the next room, in a romantic Garden
of Eden . How can you not be romantic in a
place like this?”
    “ Romance has its place, but
not at somebody’s funeral. We’ll have our romantic honeymoon after
the wedding.”
    She could see his anger building and
her courage drained away. “I’m sorry, Bart, you’re right. We’re
here for a reason and I should stick to the plan.”
    “ That’s my good girl,” he
soothed. “We’ll have a good life together, Sara, if you just give
it a chance.”
    “ I know and I am sorry.” She
let out a shaky breath. “So, you haven’t told me where this
romantic honeymoon is gonna take place.”
    “ I’d planned on it being a
surprise, but I guess it would be better to let you know so you
pack the appropriate wardrobe.” He smiled, a look of utter
satisfaction coming over his face. “I’ve been offered a chance to
second chair a civil rights case in Houston. I know what you’re
going to say, that I’m a corporate attorney and you’re correct. My
friend and former school mate, Alex Walson, is the head attorney
and he’s asked me to come in with him.” He turned and looked at
Sara. “It’s a news-making case, Sara. It’ll make national headlines
and we’ll be right in the thick of it. I’ve already passed the bar
exam for Texas.”
    “ We’re going to Texas so you
can try a case for our honeymoon?” Sara hated the indignation in
her voice.
    “ Houston is a great place
for a honeymoon. There are plenty of sites for you to take in
during the day and we’ll be together most evenings. I’m sure there
will be a few working strategy dinners for the case, but it won’t
be every night.”
    “ I see,” Sara choked
out.
    “ It’ll be great, I promise.
You’ll get to meet a lot of interesting, important people. It’s the
chance of a lifetime for us. It could really