“Somewhat,” Sully said. “But I don’t think the rest of us knew him as well as you did.”

Lindsey raised her eyebrows and gave him an inquiring look. “How well do you think I knew him?”

Sully gave her a rueful smile. “Not as well as he would have liked.”

They paused in front of the theater. The breeze blowing in from the water pushed his dark curls forward over his forehead. Lindsey wanted to push them back, but she didn’t.

“I think I was just a novelty for him,” she said.

“I disagree,” Sully said. “I think he saw something wonderful in you, the same way I do when I look at you.”

Lindsey felt her breath catch and when she looked into his eyes, she was undone. She wasn’t sure which one of them started it, but she realized they were leaning toward one another, caught up in the moment.

“Hey, you big shirker!” Ian yelled as he banged open the theater door and popped his head out. “I’ve been looking for you. Get in here! We have a set to finish for dress rehearsal tomorrow night.”

Sully muttered something under his breath that did not flatter Ian, and Lindsey bit her lower lip to keep from smiling.

“Excuse me, duty calls,” Sully said.

Together they strode in through the door that Ian held open, and Lindsey could swear she saw a mischievous sparkle glinting in Ian’s eye.

Ian and Sully jostled one another as they strode down the side aisle that led backstage. Lindsey shook her head and went across the theater toward the costume room.

Once she got there, Nancy grabbed her by the arm and said, “Thank goodness you’re here. Dress rehearsal is tomorrow and I swear Brian has put on ten pounds since I measured him for his costume. Could you let it out?”

Without waiting for an answer, Nancy shoved the costume into Lindsey’s hands and grabbed a rolling rack of costumes, which she began to push toward the stage.

“Let me help you,” Lindsey said. She draped Brian’s tunic over her shoulder, grabbed the back of the rack and helped Nancy wheel it out the door toward the stage.

The costume-changing area backstage was a small one, but most of the players had few costume changes, and they were at staggered times, so the rolling rack would provide all of the cover they might need. There was also a small makeup table for touch-ups.

Nancy wheeled the rack into position, and then had the actors playing Demetrius and Helena, come and try on their costumes. Kitty was playing Helena and Lindsey was pleased to see that although she looked a bit down, she was polite to Nancy during the costuming and even managed to thank her.