Daniel finished, and sat back in his seat. Melissa watched as he picked up the muffin he had ordered almost half an hour before and practically inhaled it. Ryder had arrived barely five minutes after she and Daniel had reached the bakery-café and they had ordered a plate full of the chocolate-hazelnut muffins and a pitcher of water. Melissa and Ryder had sipped at the water and eaten a few of the baked goods each, so Daniel had taken one of the muffins and placed it on his own plate but continued to explain their situation instead of eating it. She and her lover watched Ryder digest the summary of events and order his thoughts. Deeply tanned with shaggy black hair, Ryder looked like a mixture of any number of possible races. She could well understand now why the man was such a talented Sharp Shooter. He would fit in almost anywhere and blend in. Handsome but not devastatingly so, he had an easy grin and perfectly white teeth. Built on large lines, he was well-muscled, though not overly bulky.
