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He shrugged, clearly not about to tell her as really on his h "I just had coffee with Katherine Kidd," he told her

"Katherine Kidd?" she said

"Beau Kidd had a sister," he said

"I ree You know, he was buried the sarave it was, but I saw his parents there His h"

"Maybe they wouldn’t let her go," he said "There was so much hatred for Beau at the time, so many people who believed he was a killer"

"So has she hired you to work the case?" Christina asked

"No one needed to hire htened his shoulders "So, did I hear soested

"Sure"

She turned and walked to the kitchen, leaving hi there

A minute later, she felt hands on her shoulders and froze

Beau or Jed?

She spun around It was Jed, pitch-dark eyeshers "I don’t want to talk about this all the time," he said "I don’t want it to becoht," she s?"

"Whatever you want"

"Do youdown to the basement?" she asked him

"Sure" He turned away and headed for the stairs She reached for a spatula, then jerked when she felt a touch on her ar here?" she demanded, irritated

He looked hurt, but all he said was, "Thanks"

She shook her head "You didn’t need to hauntperplexed "I can’t help it The flower on rave, the Ouija board…there’s a connection between us, though I have to adot coo somewhere else?"

They could both hear Jed’s footsteps on the stairs

"Got a thing for hih "I sure would love to see Kitty…rinned

"Who are you talking to?" Jed called

"I was just talking to the dog," she returned, glaring at Beau

Jed reentered, and when she looked back to where Beau had been, he was gone Jed poured the hile she finished the eggs "I saw an old acquaintance of yours tonight," he told her

"Oh?"

"Mike’s ex-wife"

"Really?" Christina felt herself stiffen She couldn’t help it Angie had hurt Mike She’d cheated on him and hadn’t particularly cared that he’d found out, or that she’d hurt him He’d been head over heels in love with her, and she’d used that to her advantage They hadn’t had any kids, but Mike was still stuck paying alimony

"What did she have to say for herself?"

"She wanted me to suck up to you," he said flatly

Christina stared at hi to be looking for singers"

Christina laughed suddenly "Wow I don’t think of eful, but…well, she could suck up to me froured"

"I do think Mike is finally over her," Christie said as she dished out the eggs, saving soive Killer later As she set their plates out on the dining-room table, she realized that she was nervous

Just what had last night been? A moment’s insanity? The natural result of so many years of pent-up attraction, at least on her part?

Or was he here now because this was the beginning of so different, for both of theations hoot ready to shut down the co news alert suddenly flashed on, and she gasped