rable

ora asked. She was amazed by s

e waiter and ordered some

, you ca

ld be democratic enough to let her cho

n considering his position at the Depa

and it's going to take another day or

dating, without the charity auction involved. Bu

at do y

the list. "I like sailing,

Of course. Wha

came. It was only 10 o'c

ones that weren't too heavy,

ast yet, was grateful to see

g to eat, so she qui

-

d from Chelsea Ha

ere with Nora after f

ort. "We're going to borrow my brother's yacht." He turned to Nora. "We're lucky,

ive a boat?" she asked, quickly r

om made sense to be a

rised if Leon could a

a sunburnt face greet

im to Nora. "Is everything ready, Harry? Please

he wrinkles around his eyes

d him imm

y calls, but is always quick to take yours because he cares more abo

bother him about his business in Belgium as a

e was again on

. "I always warn Max to be car

to run int

Leon told her a little about hi

r own yacht." Nora smiled

d. "With all my officework. You know,

ame city. The Department of State is based in Washington D.C. And of co

you guys hop on right away?"

herself. "I'm guessing you've been sailing yacht

tly. No, that's n

ed sailing, it was about a m

ising through waters, circling small islan

fore her father passed

wen and our friends

yacht began to slowly dr

er. But the salt-scented breeze sweeping across he

nking about?" Leo

questioning face. "I'm thinking of my father.

ever sail

told anyone that her fa

" Nora nodded awkwardly. "He must love you very much to mak

er didn't own a

a small law firm he st

A small town on the coas

peeling white painted building on t

often visit the office with her fathe

worn-out leather sofas, was where Nora sat eating her

r, Katie, to deliver the lunch her

ger in the office. Katie didn't really like sailing

at a local college, they still often made time to drop by thei

said so. It was strange that she couldn

made him into a drunken, angry man, which

o his two partners, and spent

to England to live with her m

"I don't want you to witness your father's downfall. He has become a drunken fool, no

n she had been in E

being able to say g

ng with you and your father? My father used to have a sailboa

liked sailing too, but she didn't come muc

de hair fluttering in the wind a

rbor, never remarrying although

ometown, as being there always

father and Katie, but it was as if there was s

ust like Aun

ike Miss Lansing with

ok? Come on." Leon motion

behind him, whileLeon w

am. It looked elegant with sleek

usso." Although he said it expressionlessl

e day when he was 15, he accidentally sank our father's favorite

sation. She didn't expect Leon to be so open to share stori

father doesn't t

n deck which had a p

large window with gently fluttering curtains, a place to relax and e

of the chairs. She rested her achi

ying the light refractin

rious life of a conglomerate

be sailing all the time. In an hour, we

. Blessed is the person who arrang

d at that sort of thing. I'm closer to her than to Max. Well, t

ou're very un

" The tone of humor was ag

ly closed her eyes, enjoying th

-

a friend of Leon's at Yale despite their different majors. Nora watched thei

iend was he

A typical person who was wealthy from bir

with a judgmental gaze, even though he probably alrea

"Did you convey my apologies to

private beach," Leon said. "You don't have to worry about ba

"But I didn't bring a

ase. I'm not the only one who likes to borrow the yacht. Our younge

sorry for Max. He can't even enj

also borrows Diego's Hunting cabin

ust enjoyed the view of the resort and t

Leon took her ba

date here," he said. "I've Pre

ng dinner o

calmly,"We'll have