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"So how do you two know each other?" Sarah asked, looking from Tim to Cary

"Mr Griffin had a bit of a weak spell one day ere out walking… I was trying to flag so better than being helped by an officer of the law," Cary said with a sested

Cary explained that she was froo, but she loathed the winters She’d started looking for nursing positions in warotten the offer to co there for a little over a year

Drinks kept co, then eventually food, and the talk was casual Then Renee yawned and said she needed some sleep Barry didn’t move until she stood and tapped him on the shoulder Then he started and rose to join her, setting down oodbye and left, but Caleb caught Barry glancing back for one last look at Cary as he was heading for the door

"I’ve got to go, too I need a good night’s sleep," Sarah said, rising

Caleb rose, as well "I’ll walk you," he said

She tensed slightly, and for a ue with him, but she seemed to think better of it and si up at Caleb "Before you go…hoas your day? Find out anything?" he asked

"I’ll call you first," Caleb assured hie of the overworked and weary cop at that moment

"Yeah Co"

"Sure," Caleb agreed

"Well, good night, all," Sarah said She added ht," Caroline said, grinning--no doubt pleased with herto hang out with the perfect blond newcomer

She moved closer to Will

They waved and left, and Caleb noticed that Tiesture or even look up He was too busy staringyou?" Caleb asked Sarah as they reached the street

She so and stay in e house, are you?" she asked

"I could, but it wouldn’t do any good, would it?"

Walking at his side, she grinned wryly "No," she ad ood locks on your doors, and you won’t ain, will you?" he asked

"No," she said seriously, and added a quiet, "I was lucky today"

They walked in silence for a fewtoday, didn’t you?"

He laughed "Very insightful Okay, yes, I’irl was here And that the same person or persons snatched her and Winona Hart Now it’s your turn to answer me What freaked you out so ht hard for aevil…I really don’t believe that a house can be evil, but bad things did happen there, and there was just so so…so creepy about the way he talked about it"

She still wasn’t telling hi to press her for thetoany doors in his face

They reached her ay The house looked old and, yes, spooky in the moonlit darkness There seemed to be a lot of trash around the yard now, too, which was unusual for the area Then again, a lot of people had cole the place today, and they were probably responsible for all the trash

They bypassed the e house, where Sarah took out her keys "You can check the place out for htly, but he could read the need for reassurance in her tone

"Certainly," he assured her

The carriage-house-turned-apartht There was still a slight feel of decaying grandeur about it, but there was fresh paint on the walls and a huge four-poster in the center of the single large room She’d put in a wide screen TV, a sofa sat between it and the foot of the bed, and a small kitchenette had been built into one corner

"Very nice," he told her

"Thanks There are two s as a B and B, I can rent it out to couples and fa both a claw-foot tub and a new glass-enclosed shower stall