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"But wait That’s not the crazy thing Listen" Scanning down the page, she found the line she wanted and read, "‘You may be fancy, Mister Buck Larsen, but my mama told me to stay away froht hilance at the screen of his cell, checking the time Apparently Damien had a lot more time for sex than he did for old letters
"Buck Larsen," she repeated, eends, Buck Larsen was right up there with men like Kit Carson, or Davy Crockett, or Daniel Boone even Pioneer, frontiersend She jabbed the table with her finger "He lived here In Sierra Falls During the gold rush Before he becaht finally clicked on in Damien’s eyes "Cool," he said, and this time it sounded like he ets better" She rifled through the pages "Every single one of these is written to hiuess she was too chicken to send theets really good ‘If I’d told you the boy was yours, would you have come back to me?’"
"Wow, they had a kid? That is pretty cool, Bailey"
"Not just any kid," said Sorrow "Don’t you get what this means? It means I’m related to Buck Larsen"
Her mother appeared at the door "She tell you her news?"
"Hi, Edith" Dareet her, as well-mannered and articulate as his parents Dabney and Phoebe Simmons were the Sierra Falls answer to royalty, and they’d raised their prince right "Your daughter was just telling "
"We didn’t know before, who the father was" As Sorrow spoke, she watched Damien pocket his phone in a way that told her he was about to make his escape
She felt an unexpected breath of relief, and the reaction surprised her But she wanted to be alone to finish her work so she could curl up with her great-great-great-grand, and said, "One favor before you leave, hon?"
Da for you, ma’am"
"I’m late for my hair appointment, but the car won’t start"
Sorrow shook her head,First the roof, now this "When it rains, it pours"
"I’ve got cables in ht there"
As her mom went for her coat, Sorrow repeated a thank-you Da her family’s collective hides
"No prob I’ juave her a quick kiss "Seriously, Bailey It’s all good Congrats on those letters--pretty cool Don’t forget us little people when you’re a famous California icon" He shouldered into his coat "You need anything--and I do ive a call"
And with that last flirty co all thislot was a pain in the neck Or in the lower back, to be precise
Sully hauled another side of beef from the trunk He’d driven the Jeep to Reno for hisup, and he supposed he should be thankful he could still do this at his age There were plenty ofaround with his buet back on his bike and ride off It felt like he’d wandered for years, searching for so and thatwould never appear
Damien breezed out the door, with Edith on his heels They spotted hi out their hellos
Edith stopped short and faced Daive me a jump I don’t want to trouble you"
Sully had plenty on his plate already but kept his mouth shut He kneell as Edith that her offer had been merely a formality Lately, Damien seemed to take every opportunity he could to help anyone even remotely related to Sorrow The kid orse than a rent collector, coun to wonder just how h Da you is never any trouble"
He certainly was a sh to be left out of it all He hid his amusement as he pulled a pallet of bread and buns from the back and carried it to the tavern
Granted, Sully appreciated the fact that so her a hand But there was so those tere having And by the way sos would be perfect
He supposed a girl wouldn’t exactly be overwhel options in a small town like Sierra Falls Especially soet to nearby Silver City to experience any sort of nightlife
His eyes cut back to Dae too suave Maybe that hen Sully saw the two of theet it
Dahts on? That’ll burn out the battery in no time"