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about her safety.  Deep down, I barely allowed myself to acknowledge my greatest fear: she was blissfully happy in the arms of another man.  My stomach churned as I imagined her in the throes of passion with someone other than me.
We had been in Bali for approximately three weeks when the dreams began again.  Cautiously optimistic, I observed how the intensity of the dreams seemed to increase each time she was in close proximity to me.  If her influence was this strong now, I could not imagine the power she would have once I found her.
“Maybe I shouldn’t waste my time then.”  Lukas huffed and sat down on the edge of the lounge chair.  He feigned a sudden interest in his fingernails and refused to meet my burning stare.
Leaning forward, my voice lowered an octave. “If you value your life, you will tell me.  I will then decide if it is worth my effort and consideration.”
He cocked his head to the side and gave me an impish grin.  “I don’t know…”
I struggled to remain calm.  Drawing in a few deep breaths, I did my best to not snap when I addressed him again.  “Lukas.  As your maker…”
“You don’t have to pull the maker crap.  I’m joking, Stefan.  Remember what that is? Christ on a cracker.”  He drew his legs up and faced me on the chair.  “Remember the realtor I told you about?  The one that sold us this house?”
I could see this was not going to be a simple explanation.  Lukas was going to draw this out, making me wait purposelessly.
Patience, Stefan.   Taking a deep breath, my muscles tensed regardless of the measures I took to relax. “Yes.  And this matters to me for what reason exactly?”
Lukas crossed his arms and smiled widely, showing off his gleaming white teeth.  “Today I was in town and happened to run into the realtor.  Her name is Anna.  Anyway, we starting chatting and we ended up in her office.  While I was there, she received a phone call from…”
“Enough!  Cut to the chase,” I snapped.  Lukas jumped at the brusque tone and the irritability in my words.  I ran my fingers through my hair and sighed.  “Please, can you just explain without turning this into an epic novel?”
“Anna received a phone call from a friend of hers while we were chatting.  They were arranging a GNO.  It seems they are trying to fix up a perpetually single friend that refuses to date,” Lukas gushed, the speed of his speech increasing as he spoke.  “Want to know who the friend is?”
My eyebrows furrowed as I listened to him talk.  He spoke in circles, giving me too much information on certain things that were worthless to me and vague on what was necessary.  “A GNO?”
Lukas rolled his blue eyes towards the ceiling. ”Girl’s Night Out, grandpa.  You really need to get with the lingo.  Women get together for date nights.  But that’s not the point.  They’re meeting in about two hours.”
I chose to ignore his insult and gestured with my fingers for him to continue.  “Who is she, Lukas?”
If possible, Lukas’ smile increased in size.  “Anna, Georgia and their single friend, Josie.”
Speechless, I fell back into my chair.  It could not be her.  This was much too easy.  “Josie?”  The shortened version of her name felt strange on my tongue.  “As in my Josephine?”
Could it be this simple?  Had Lukas found her without even trying?  My mind raced as I attempted to process what he had told me.  I realized quickly it was not the time to ponder the probability of this being the woman I had narrowly missed too many times to count.
I stood up, pacing the length of the pool aimlessly.  “Where are they going?”
Lukas watched me pace and sat back in the chair I had vacated.  “Some dive called Echo Beach Club.  They have a live band…”
I could care less about a live band or if she was visiting a circus for that matter.  Lukas was still talking as I hurried up the steps into the house, stopping only long enough to grab my keys