Second Spring

ALONE HERE WITH HIM, LYDIA COULDNT COPE. Her legs were decidedly weak as she asked, "How long will it take us to get back to the harbor at Palma?" Luis shrugged and said, Who can say? A few hours...perhaps all night." He noticed her alarm, and asked, Would that be so terrible? The two of us stranded here alone until morning? We who have lived a lifetime in a few days. We're not strangers, Lydia." Lydia finally managed to say primly, As head of an important fashion house, I have my reputation to think of." Had she fooled him? She didn't know until after he docked and began to drive in the opposite direction of the hotel. Luis was taking her to his villa. She knew and, strangely, she welcomed it.