Music in the Night (Logan 4)

peekaboo with the parting clouds. The surf rose and

fell against the dark sand, resembling a giant wet hand

reaching out of the ocean, crawling out onto the sand.

Night was our respite, the time to put aside the trials

and torments of the day, to rest our weary bones and

stuff our troubled thoughts into dark corners and then

welcome sleep like a long-cherished friend.

I closed my eyes and prayed and waited for the

surprise of morning.

The next day, Daddy and Cary went to work

right after breakfast and were gone almost all day.

They were just coming home when Robert pulled in to

pick me up for our date. Both Daddy and Cary knew I

was going to Robert's for dinner, but not even Cary

knew that Robert's parents had left for Boston and

wouldn't be home until late the next day.

With all the trouble circling our lives recently, I

was eager to leave our gloomy house. I felt guilty

about not telling Daddy and Mommy that Robert's

parents wouldn't be there, but I knew if I did, Daddy

would scowl and say he didn't think it would be

proper.

Instead I waved good-bye to the both of them

and got into Robert's car.

"You all right?" he asked.

I forced a small smile, took a deep breath, and

nodded. "Yes, fine," I said.

Robert squeezed my hand gently and then

backed out of the driveway. A moment later, we were

headed toward the inn and our romantic evening. The