had gone through all these same anxieties then, butLuke hadnt bothered to contact her. Hed returned to theStates and married Bianca.Morning, Alison. The head receptionist looked up with asmile.Morning, Clare; how is everything today? It was herstandard greeting and she sounded remarkably cool but thatwasnt how she was feeling; in truth, every nerve-endingseemed to be standing on edge