Going to Europe the summer after freshman year of college had been one of Amanda Sands’ most cherished dreams and the boyfriend she chose to accompany her, Colby Hodge, was an experienced traveler who could easily carry her extra bag. Colby wondered why Amanda even needed two suitcases, arguing that they ought to be traveling lighter, with backpacks instead of suitcases on wheels, but Amanda looked at him with a steely expression in her pale blue eyes, and said, “I’m going shopping in Paris and Rome.” Colby shrugged and accepted her will. They were both spoiled only children, but he was less spoiled and more willing to compromise, whereas she was more determined to get exactly what she wanted at all times.

      They were examining designer mark downs in the luggage department at Bartlett’s department store in Woodbridge, Mass, the little village