Chapter 13
Maggie gazed over the cruise ship's rail at the magnificent sunset. Jack stood beside her with his arm around her waist. It was all too good to be true.
For a moment her mind flashed back to the sheet of flame which she had seen engulfing the cabin and consuming the bodies of the three lawmen who had tormented her. She felt no remorse. Whatever they got, they deserved. But she would never really understand how Jack had been able to walk away from it without fear of legal hassles. "The Agency has a little pull," was all he would say.
It was the Agency too which had arranged for their passage on the luxury liner. And it was the Agency which had a new home waiting for them in Africa. It was all so exciting.
Sensing where her thoughts had strayed, Jack turned to kiss her and smiled. "You're going to love it in Africa," he promised.
"Will you be home with me all the time?" she asked hopefully.
"Not all the time," he answered with a twinkle in his eye. "But lots more of it." Then he grinned and added, "Besides, when I'm not home, you'll have Petey to take care of you. And you can tell me all about it when I get back."
Standing next to him, the youngster's face beamed with lust. It sounded like he was going to like Africa too.