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  64. AUTHOR’ S NOTE

“And you aren’t tired of me?”

“Not in the least. I’m not sure how long I can keep up the pace, though. I may need a little rest now and then.”

“Maybe now and then,” she said, throwing a leg over him.

STONE WENT BACK to the Marquesa in the morning, had breakfast and called Bill Eggers.

“Morning, Bill.”

“Good morning.”

“I thought you’d like to know that Evan Keating and his girlfriend, Gigi Jones, are getting married today.”

“Congratulate them for me,” Eggers said.

“I’ll do that.”

“You can tell Evan, if his grandfather hasn’t already, that the sale of Elijah Keating’s Sons closed yesterday, and that I’ve wired his share of the proceeds to his bank in Miami. And it’s more than he expected, because old Eli got another fifty million out of the buyers.”

“So Evan’s share is four hundred and twenty-five million dollars?”

“How’d you know that?”

“Because Evan showed me the contract.”

“Oh.”

“What does a kid his age do with that much money?”

“He’ll think of something,” Eggers said.

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STONE PICKED UP Annika, who looked fetching in an actual dress, something he hadn’t seen her in, and they drove back to the Marquesa.

“Do you go to a lot of weddings?” she asked.

“Not if I can help it,” he replied. “I had to go to one last year that I couldn’t avoid.”

“How about you?” he asked.

“My only family is a sister, Greta, who lives in Washington, D.C., and she’s not married yet, so I’ve been to fewer weddings than most, I suppose. Once in a while one of the girls at the hospital gets married.”

THEY PICKED UP Dino at the cottage and walked up the path to Evan and Gigi’s cottage, where Evan was seated on the front porch with a man in a suit. He greeted them and introduced the justice of the peace. Stone introduced Annika.

“We’ve met,” she said.

“Of course, in the hospital,” Evan replied.

“I’m glad you recovered so well.”

“Thank you. Gigi’s inside doing God-knows-what,” he said.

“She’ll let us know when we can go in. I’d offer you some champagne, but Gigi says we have to wait until after the ceremony.”

Stone whispered in his ear, “I just heard that the deal for the sale of the business closed yesterday, and there’s four hundred and twenty-five million dollars in your Miami bank account.”

Evan laughed, the first time Stone had seen him do so. “Well, that’s a nice wedding present. Oh, I forgot.” He pulled an envelope from his pocket. “I’ve made a will, and I’d like for you and Dino to witness it, if that’s all right.”

“Of course,” Stone said, reaching for his pen. “Ask the JP to sign, as well. Three signatures is good.”