
"We're the Calhouns," Amanda said from the foot of the bed. "Welcome to The Towers."
Calhouns. There was something familiar about the name, but it drifted away, like the dream of drowning. "I'm sorry, I don't know how I got here."
"Lilah brought you," C.C. told him. "She–"
"You had an accident," Lilah interrupted her sister, and smiled at him. "Don't worry about it right now. You should rest."
It wasn't a question of should, but must. He could already feel himself drifting away. "You're Lilah," he said groggily. As he drifted to sleep, he repeated the name, finding it lyrical enough to dream on.
"How's the lifeguard this morning?"
Lilah turned from the stove to look at Sloan, Amanda's fiance. At six–four, he filled the doorway, was so blatantly male–and relaxed with it–she had to smile.
"I guess I earned my first merit badge."
"Next time try making a pot holder." After crossing the room, he kissed the top of her head. "We wouldn't want to lose you."
"I figure jumping into a stormy sea once in my life is enough." With a little sigh, she leaned against him. "I was petrified."
"What the hell were you doing down there with a storm coming?"
"Just one of those things." She shrugged, then went back to fixing tea. For now, she preferred to keep the sensation of being sent to the beach to herself.
"Did you find out who he is?"
"No, not yet. He didn't have a wallet on him, and since he was in pretty rough shape last night, I didn't want to badger him." She glanced up, caught Sloan's expression and shook her head. "Come on, big guy, he's hardly dangerous. If he was looking for a way into the house to have a shot at finding the necklace, he could have taken an easier route than drowning."
