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guards are used to the ravings of drug addicts! Go back to your room, and
end this ridiculous charade.”
    A crowd was gathering behind them;
other guests of the retreat, followed by a line of doctors in white coats.
Apple and Peach were leading them, pointing fingers.
    “We told you!” Peach said, nodding
her head so that her pale blonde hair danced in the lights. “They were beating
this guy! We saw them!”
    “Dr. Grant, is this true?” a gruff woman asked.
    “Of course not!” he lied. “This patient
got out of hand. He was beating me! We have the situation well-covered. All of you, return to your rooms!”
    “I don’t think we will, Dr. Grant,”
the woman decided. “We’ve heard way too many rumors about your methods. As a
matter of fact, that’s why we came here. You’re under arrest!”
    She and two male doctors pulled out
badges. The guards drew tasers they had hidden in
their shirts. The cops drew guns. Ned Grant, realizing defeat, slumped into the
two guards’ arms. Then he laughed.
    “I should have known,” he kept
repeating, “I should have known.”
    “Take him to his office! Lee, Miller,
see that they do!” the gruff woman ordered. Then she stepped forward. “Mr.
Westcott, are you all right?”
    “Yeah, sure. But why didn’t you tell me you were
a cop?”
    “We’ve been undercover here for
awhile, gathering evidence. We couldn’t ruin that. But with your testimony, and
some from these others, I think we’ll have a strong case. If you’ll stay the
night in your bungalow, we can wrap this up in the morning.”
    “Fleet, someone is waiting for us,
out there!” Tegan pointed to the sea.
    “Well, officer, looks like we have a
rendezvous!”
    “Fine. We’ll get your statements in Marathon . Good night!”
    She walked off, followed by the
guests. Some of them began to laugh and skip like kids set loose from school.
Apple and Peach taunted the guards, chasing them back into the fence.
    “So, who’s waiting for us?”
    “A good friend that I just met
today!”
    “Couldn’t he have at least sent us a
boat?”
    As if on cue, a dark form appeared in
the water beyond the shore. Grissom’s boat.
    “Hello there! I
been watching you all with my binoculars! Figured I could move in now
without getting in trouble! Care to hop aboard?”
    Tegan smiled, pulled Fleet through the
water until they reached Grissom’s boat. He helped them up and shook Fleet’s
hand.
    “That’s a great girl you got, Mister!
Not many would tear out after a man in danger, and save his fool butt!”
    “Don’t I know it! Thanks for bringing her here.”
    “Weren’t nothing .
If I was braver I’d have gone into the fence with her. But somehow I knew she’d
bring you back! You two get below! The air’s cooling down. Wouldn’t want you to
catch cold in those wet things, now would we? I got duds in my locker, if
you’ve a mind to change.”
    “Thanks again!” Tegan grinned and kissed his stubbly cheek.
    He rubbed it like she’d bit him and
laughed. “Been a long while since a young girl kissed that
cheek! Yes sir!”
    They laughed, crept down the steps as
he started the engine.
    “Um, that stings!” Tegan hissed as she removed her wet clothes.
    “What does?”
    “I fell into some rose bushes, got
caught on the thorns. See?” She revealed her body, speckled with bloody dots.
“The salt water seeped into every one of them! God that
hurts!”
    “Yeah, my wounds are stinging, too.
We look pretty battle worn. But it’s beautiful, on you!”
    “On you, too. Oh, Fleet, I’m so glad I found you!
I mean, I know you probably could have escaped without me. Especially since you
had cops in there. But I’m thrilled I was able to be with you, to help you.”
    “So am I, baby. You know, I kept thinking you were
near. Ned said he had you locked up. I thought you must be at the retreat. It’s
weird how I can sense when you’re near me.”
    “We’re two parts of a whole. Of
course one can feel the other.”