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Which turned out to be good Matt Stone’s concept of time was not at all precise She had barely otten anything when there was a knock at her door

She opened it He stood there, sunglasses in place, a lock of his dark hair windblown and sprawling over his forehead In her business heels, she was just a shade under six feet He still seeht didn’t really

"Ready, Ms Trerie to drawl out a si z, and a filthy one at that My na by it"

He cocked his head slightly She couldn’t read his eyes because of the shades "All right--Darcy I’et back into the office so let’s get going, you know, quickly Where’s your bag?"

"I can take it ?"

She set her hands on her hips "Soht to call the local cops on you Youlandholder in these here parts, bucko, but you’re the rudest individual I’ve ever met"

"Sorry, but my time is li?" he said sarcastically

"Fine Right there It rolls--unless you’ll feel that youran easy route"

He offered her a dry gri, and started out

She followed hi the spiderweb filled hallways of the place, out to the parking lot

She didn’t see any regular cars--there were a few trucks, a code-enforcement vehicle, and a county cop car in the lot

He had a really long stride, but had paused just outside the building and re for her to catch up He saw that she was staring expectantly out at the parking lot

"Oh, sorry," he told her flatly "It’s that one I guess everyone forgot to tell you I’m the local sheriff Guess Adam didn’t tell you, either But then, since you’re supposed to be a psychic, you should have known" He stared at her, a light of mockery in his eyes

She smiled sweetly in return "Mr Stone, I’m not exactly a psychic There are certain areas in which I can deduce things There are certain things about people I don’t know But then again, there are things that people really don’t want known that I can deduce very easily I’ skeletons in closets, and I’m sure that there are dozens of the back at her, he was dead still then His eyes were dark, not brown, but a deep gray Disturbing They seeh her, and yet wear a protective veil that kept her fro within theiven hi to see what bones you can dig up, Ms Tre"

"Great Just…"

"Just what?"

"Be prepared Sometimes, people don’t like the skeletons we find"

Chapter 3

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"T o me, it’s simply one of the most incredible houses--and historical sites--on the face of the earth!" Penny said enthusiastically

Darcy sreed--despite the difficulty involved with the place, and that difficulty being Matt Stone