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"I’d love so at Christina, who headed for the kitchen, tossing a question over her shoulder "So what are you doing here, Jed?"

"I guess I just came by to check on you"

The others had followed her to the kitchen, where they perched on bar stools at the pass-through counter

"We heard the nehile ere out," Christina said "That they found another girl"

She was certain she saw concern in his eyes She let out a breath

"A redhead," she murmured

"Like I said, I just caht," Jed said, still staring at Christina with concern--and wariness

"Well, it’s nice to see you," Christina said, privately thinking that she and Ana led hair and scrubbed faces, and wearing pajamas

Admittedly, he was just a friend, but still, she wished she looked a bit nified Or even…sexy

Not like the kid he had known forever

"Did I wake you guys up?" he asked

"No," Ana said "We weren’t asleep, ere staring out theWe should have Jed look around the place, too," Ana said

"There’s no one here," Christina assured her

"Because whoever was here just put the coffee on and left?" Ana asked flatly

Christina stared hard at Ana again Didn’t her friend realize that she was adding to Jed’s perception that she was crazy, or at least overeuy all her life, which washer current embarrassment worse, but she couldn’t help it She didn’t want hi," Jed told her "I’ll just take a walk through the house"

"I’ll go with you," Christina said

"Hey, you’re not leaving me here alone," Ana warned them "Haven’t you ever seen a slasher film?"

"Not many," Christina said, and almost added, Real life is worse

They followed Jed from room to roo looked odd or out of place, and once he asked if she could think of any reason why so is," he said when they were once again in the front hall, "no one has broken in Your lock hasn’t been picked"

He was right, she realized

If someone had been in the house, that son of forced entry

"Does Dan or Mike have a key?" Jed asked

"I…I don’t know But I just can’t see either one of the in to set up the coffeemaker"

"Then there’s just one answer," Ana said softly

Christina glared at her "But I didn’t do it" They were both staring at her Irritated, she said sharply, "Whatever!"

Jed looked away and cleared his throat She remained stubbornly silent He looked back at her and asked, "What else could it be?"

"Dan’s the type to play a practical joke," Ana suggested

"Mike isn’t," Christina replied

They were all startled by a knock at the door, and Jed arched a brow questioningly As if she should knoould be stopping by in the

Jed opened the door to reveal Tony standing on the front steps

"I saw all the lights on and ca questioningly at Jed "Is everything all right?"

"Everything’s fine, Tony Thanks for looking out for me," Christina said "Do you want to co?"

"Tony, you haven’t seen anyone hanging around the house, have you?" Jed asked before Tony could answer

"No, why?" Tony frowned in thought

"No reason," Christina said firmly "We’re just a bunch of nervous Nellies, as Gran would say So…would you like soet back Ilona will be worried"