himself,
don’t
waste
your
time.
Rock
Mason
is
as
hard
as
they
come
when
the
discussion
of
marriage
comes
up
and
he
intends
to
maintain
his
bachelor
status
for
quite
a
while.”
Stone
switched
off
the
television,
shaking
his
head.
Of
course,
as
usual,
Noreen
had
reported
only
part
of
the
truth.
At
the
moment
he
hadn’t
made
a
decision
about
Europe.
And
of
course
she
had
put
her
own
spin
on
what
she
had
gleaned
from
their
conversation.
He
crossed
the
room
to
finish
packing.
The
cab
would
be
arriving
shortly
to
take
him
to
the
airport.
Right
now
the
only
thing
on
his
mind
was
getting
back
to
Madison.
Hundreds
of
miles
away,
Madison
was
also
packing.
She
had
watched
Entertainment
Tonight
and
had
heard
everything
the
reporter
had
said.
Stone
had
been
gone
for
ten
days
and
she
hadn’t
heard
from
him.
Although
the
phone
lines
were
down,
if
he
had
wanted
to
contact
her
he
could
have
sent
her
a
letter
or
something.
The
postal
plane
delivered
mail
to
the
residents
in
the
area
at
least
twice
a
week.
He
still
prefers
bedding
women
to
wedding
them…
She
closed
her
eyes,
fighting
back
tears.
Why
had
she
allowed
things
to
get
serious
with
Stone
when
he
had
told
her
from
the
very
beginning
what
his
feelings
were
on
the
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