Chapter 48. A Room Above The Water

On Saturday afternoon, Diana stood in the hotel room and counted the windows.

“Three,” Gabriel said behind her.

“I'm deciding which view I like best.”

He put their bags down. The lake lay beyond the glass, a wide, quiet sheet of gray beneath the changing sky. There was a fireplace, two chairs, and a bed Diana was trying not to examine too obviously.

“You could rotate,” he suggested.

“A demanding schedule.”

He came up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. She leaned back into him, still looking at the water.

They had agreed on the security arrangements before leaving. Ruth had a room downstairs and a number at reception. Diana knew where she was. She also knew she would not knock because somebody wanted a conversation that could wait until Monday.

For one night, there were no folders on the table and no spare clothes waiting at another apartment.

Gabriel kissed the side of her neck.

“Would you like to unpack