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Laura foisted it at her "Wear it And don’t leave until he kisses you"

Twenty-five

Billy knew he should do so It was too early in the evening to pop in a hts he kept in his garage, but his heart hadn’t been in it Considering he wore only an ancient pair of jeans, it see dressed

He hadn’t been able to get events at the lodge out of his mind The Bailey family had scoffed at his suspicions Fallen trees, the errant road closure, car and appliance troubles galore--they blamed it all on coincidence Just a slew of innocent incidents that ca But the cut freezer lines had cast all those e on Soame

And, one of these days, one of those innocent incidents could turn lethal

He couldn’t bear the thought that Sorrowaround, but it’d been no good Bear had been right on one count: Sierra Falls was a friendly tohere everybody knew their neighbors So who on earth would want to e?

He balled up his T-shirt and tossed it onto one of the kitchen chairs As ht All he wanted to do was store and protect her, but it wasn’t his place

He had to get his s before he drove hie to stare inside Food He needed food

There was nothing to eat And he didn’t feel like cooking anyway He slammed the door shut

He’d already had pizza once that week, which just about covered the delivery options in Sierra Falls He thought about the tavern, but there was no way he could go there

Even though that was all he wanted to do

The early birds would be showing up for dinner right about now Sully had probably made some sort of meaty special--ers He hadn’t et a hot s Sorroould be in and out, probably working on her own creation in the family kitchen

Sorrow If he went for dinner, he probably wouldn’t even see her He could just swing by, grab a quick bite,her a visit If he saw her, he saw her, and if he didn’t, well, it’d be no big deal He grabbed his T-shirt, decided

And then he stopped He wadded the shirt back up and tossed it back onto the chair He couldn’t go back to the tavern again People would start to talk, if they hadn’t already He’d lost count of the number of ti had happened on that car ride A shift It went deeper than hi to keep her safe It was that he wanted her

More, that it was okay to want her That maybe he even needed her

Except there was that damned boyfriend He’d never co, powerful, good-looking…the list went on and on

But then again, Sully had said Sorroould be giving the guy his walking papers any day now Could that possibly be true? And, if it were, would she possibly be interested in him?

He could always look elsewhere If he’dto that bar across toas that ridiculous na so ? Sorroas the only woed to burrow her way beneath his shell

The doorbell pulled hilanced at the clock Five was late for so up at his doorstep He raked his hand through his hair a couple of times People coot

He opened the door, and his jaw dropped It was her "Sorrow Hi"

"Hey, Sheriff"

He drank in the sight of her Her cheeks were flushed from the cold and her sandy blond hair danced in the breeze She earing a fuzzy bluish green hat that was an exact ot prettier every ti different about her today, or was it just hi her differently?

"Laura kicked roceries," she said, sounding nervous, "and they’ll spoil if I don’t do soht that ry I could cook for us"

He’d been feeling listless, but now he felt rooted to the spot, his entire focus consu her there before him, it struck hihts And now she was here On his doorstep It was strange--like he’d su in his clothes--or lack thereof

Da you," she said hesitantly

"God, yes I ry" Hungrier than you realize He laughed and stepped back "I’ain Hi, Sorrow, please coroceries and took it for her "Let el who’d appeared at his door, and now she alking through his house as though it were sole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>