Chapter 1 Across the room, he looked into her eyes, she knew it was him immediately, the one who would fulfill all her romantic desires...she looked away momentarily, then looked again, but he was gone... Later in the evening, she saw him again, this time looking longingly at another woman, a dark-haired beauty, who did not seem to be interested in him, and as the beauty turned to look at him as she talked about herself, she realized that he was not interested in her either, as he had left without saying a word, which had he said, she would not have heard above the sound of her own endless drivel about herself... Her eyes followed him as he walked across the room toward the large balcony doors partially hidden by the soft wispy white curtains gently blowing in the warm breeze...as he slipped effortlessly through the slightly open door, she felt deep inside that the time had finally come for her to make the first move and let herself be guided by the strong beat of her pounding heart as she followed him into the dark warm night... This was her chance...