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Josh Deiner was unavailable for coe He was on a ventilator

At night, when Jack couldn’t sleep, it was Josh Deiner’s still, li on his eyelids since there was no heartbeat to keep hiirlfriend as she sobbed on Anderson Cooper’s shoulder And the words Josh’s h his brain, over and over and over

You left him for last The one who needed you the most, and you left him for last

CHAPTER SIX

EMMALINE SAT IN front of the computer with Carol Robinson, who tapped the screen "That one’s cute He has beautiful eyes"

It was true "Yeah, but look Aggravated assault"

"That rules him out?"

"It does, Carol"

"You’re so fussy All right, who’s next?"

They both flinched at the next photo--no teeth

"This is sothan real estate Oh, that one’s a hottie"

Emmaline clicked for more inforood-looking ones are behind bars"

"What are you doing?" Levi asked Both wolanced at hi for a ," Carol said

"Did you input that report like I asked you to?"

"Not yet," Carol said blithely "And don’t give ed your diapers"

"No, you didn’t"

"But I could have I’h to be your ave thesport so free of crime that you have time for this?"

"It’s after five, and yes," Eht days, and I still don’t--"

"Feel free to keep your personal life private, Eht You call Faith twenty times a day--"

"I call Faith three or four ti a baby and it’s the middle of winter and I want to make sure she--"

"This one! This one," Carol exclaio out with hieous, all black hair and green eyes opened a trifle too wide

"He looks a little psychotic," E shot?" Carol asked "Don’t be so picky Even Robert Downey Jr didn’t look so hot, and please Thata can of cat food and I’d still want to sleep with him"

"Inappropriate talk for the workplace, Carol," Levi said "Besides, Officer Neal, I thoughtwith you"

"Who? Jack? No"

"Faith said she was asking"

"Why?" Eave her a ht And it’s all you talk about"

"No, it’s not!"

"Sure it is Also, I et your mind back on work"

"Oh, please Who went on seven calls yesterday, huh? It wasn’t Everett, let me tell you, Chief" Levi raised an eyebrow and waited "Besides," she added, "I don’t want to go with Jack"

"Why not?" Carol asked "I’d go with Jack Jack’s adorable Those eyes!"

"Thanks, Carol," came a new voice, and, shit, it was Jack hirumbled

Sure, he spoke to her Of course he did He was nice They played hockey together (along with ten or twelve other people) When he came into the station, which he did every once in a while to talk to Levi, he always said hello (and goodbye) If she saw hioodbye)

And, of course, the day of the Midwinter Miracle, he’d asked if Josh was dead

But now, as her potential date, it was different

Jack folded his ar for a date for a wedding"

"Yep"

"Don’t just sit there like a lu to take? A convict?"

"You didn’t have a probleo"

"Smile!"