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They both know it’s true

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire!

Working with the new fire chief, Roe for Frankie Bettencourt Everyone in Butterfly Harbor agrees she was the one destined for the top job at the station house! So, should she quit? No way! But she will steer clear of Roman from now onor at least until his kindness, quick smile and can-do attitude win the town—and possibly Frankie—over for good!

“You’re right I don’t know anything about this townyet

“But the respectful thing would have been for you to co the offer to Jasper I probably wouldn’t have said no, but you took the choice away from me and that I don’t appreciate”

“So, you’re what?” Frankie had to adun, and should have consulted with Ro to say no and place the blame on me?”

His relaxed face tensed for the first time “Sassy doesn’t ith me, Frankie”

Yeah It didn’t ith her, either

“You and I need to con off on Jasper’s employment as a probie”

She gnashed her teeth “Yes”

“And I need you here, focused on the job Not trying to find the best place to sat the diner I can’t do this job without you So, here’s e’re going to do”

Dear Reader,

Thethe characters becoest I’ve written She has it all together, but even still, her insecuritiesin the footsteps of her father and grandfather, she lives and breathes her work and her love for the coh, independent, and has knohat she’s wanted fro and no one will ever stand in her way…insert evil writer laugh here