Chapter 49 Forty-nine

• Carmen
• I heard him rustle with his clothes and knew that he'd left the room. I turned my head, staring at the envelope. Whatever had occurred when he was gone had disturbed him in several ways. I knew better than to ask what he was hiding or what he planned on doing. It just wasn't my place.
• Huffing, I concentrated on the sounds of the ocean, the sloshing waves just loud enough to allow me to relax, catch my breath.