the back of her shirt。
〃The better to see the town；〃 he murmured wickedly。 He had to know that
her neck tingled from the touch of those fingers； her ear from the brush
of his breath； so much so that she was oblivious to much of their
surroundings。 When at last they reached the wharf； with its graceful
fleet of pleasure craft； she was almost sorry。 The intimacy had been
nice。 She was strangely torn。
Not so Ross。 〃Ah！ There's a place that looks like it'll fit the bill。
Can we eat there？〃
The ultimate humiliation had to be being bested by a restaurant。
Apparently the way to a man's heart was through his stomach after all。
But then； Chloe wanted no part of Ross's heart。 The restaurant could
have him。
She smiled； pleased to have so neatly talked herself sane。 〃If you're
really hungry； this is the place to be。〃
Ross was really hungry。 He was game to sample most anything and
everything； from clam fritters to little necks on the half shell to
swordfish puffs； a specially of the house。
Chloe savored his enthusiasm； taking pride in pointing out the small
groups of local fishermen on the pier arduously scraping barnacles off
tall…stacked lobster traps。 The bright yellow of their rubber overalls
was a bit of sunshine stolen from the sky； adding a spark to the
otherwise sleepy air of the harbor。 It was； all in all； a peaceful
lun