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Several days later, Chloe wasroo an old Friends repeat

Lance called "Working hard?" he asked

She glanced at the TV wryly "Very"

"Is that Friends?"

Chloe ainize it by sound alone, you know it too well"

"What season?" he asked

"Well, Chandler’s secretly doing Monica, so season five"

Lance laughed "If you can name the season, you know it too well"

She snorted "Better than being married to my PS3 Haven’t seen you in days"

"Been busy, but not with ness in his voice alerted her "Ah So how’s your nurse?"

"Good Very good"

"Are we ever going to all hang out?" Chloe asked

"Hell, no"

"Afraid I’ll tell her all your secrets and scare her off?" she teased

"Hell, yes Listen, we have people co in this weekend, and they want two rooms You up for it?"

"Depends" Chloe turned to the front desk and brought up the B&B’s schedule on the computer "Are they normal?"

"Define normal"

"Viable credit card and not any of Tucker’s idiot friends"

"You’re in luck They’re actually e kids, and they’re nice And they pay their bills"

"Okay, then I’ll book them"

"Thanks So what’s this I read on Facebook about you and the sheriff sending out save-the-dateherself, she clicked over to the Facebook page on the co had beenan expensive cut of steak, and people ondering which wo for "You h "When did you get so easy?"

"When did you get so mean?"

"Aw, you know I love you" Then some of the amusement faded from his voice "And you should also know, Todd has a new crush"

"Jesus Amy is not interested in any of them Tell them just because she’s new and beautiful that she--"

"You," Lance said "He’s crushing on you"

"Too bad for hi Todd" Mostly by ignoring him, but there wasn’t ht, Chloe," Lance said "Talking about snatching you from beneath Sawyer’s nose"

Terrific "I--"

A woo," Chloe whispered and hung up "Hi," she said with a welco Todd out of her head "Can I help you?"

"Um, yeah I hope so I don’t have a reservation Do you have any rooms available?" She was a mid-twenties blonde, pretty And she was nervous as hell When she clasped her hands together at her chest, her fingers were shaking

"We do have rooms," Chloe said "Just you?"

"Y-yes" She squeezed her lips together "Just e on the coaze shifted toward the television, still turned to Friends "Monica"

Chloe paused "Last name?"

"Do you really need that?"

"Well, I’ll need a driver’s license and credit card, so…"

"Oh, but I’ around as if soht?"

"Actually, we still ask for ID" Chloe looked at "Monica’s" luggage--a gar from a haute couture store in Seattle and trinkled plastic bags froet Quite the contradiction Another was that "Monica’s" makeup was theater flawless, with her hair up in an intricate French twist that had been clearly done by a professional and yet she wore cheap, baggy sweats On her right breast was a tiny round clear sticker with a small black S, the size hadn’t yet been re tell--the wo in the roo to cave But before she could say so, Tara poked her head in froroceries to unload-- Oops, sorry"

"Excuse ed after Tara into the kitchen Maddie was just co in the back door as well

"Probleuest who doesn’t want to show ID"

"We have to have a credit card on file," Tara said

"She’s running away frouest, as pacing the living roo?" Tara asked

Chloe locked gazes with her

"We’ve got to at least get ID," Tara protested

"Or we could…forget," Maddie said softly "Because if the poor thing is hiding, it’s for a reason, and we should help her"

Chloe nodded her agree back out there" Back in the living rooht?"

"Yes I need to be on the road at the crack of dawn"

"Sure" Chloe once again bent to the computer "So where are you headed?"