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"My mother" Dani didn’t o of the washcloth, her hands flattened on the counter Her head lowered Her eyes narrowed,her sister’s "She’s ed to me as much as it did to you?"

"She did it" Julia pointed at her, turning to Jake again "You can arrest her That was a confession"

Jake tugged on his collar His eyebrows bunched together "That wasn’t a confession of anything, and this is a picture You two are fighting over a photograph"

"It’s so that’s priceless It’s mine, and I want it back"

It was more than priceless It was a memory It was a time capsule It was the last ite to re to her children

Jake let out an aggravated sigh He raked a hand through his hair, looking at Dani "Did you take it?"

A look of fa the times when they snuck into the creamery and stole candy, or when they sold candy at the football concession stands and pocketed a few iteht’ve been a cop now, but he hadn’t always been above the law Most those tie you It’s your ht to know if you took the picture or not"

She felt Boone observing the entire exchange Her fingers curled into the counter, her nails pressed down She couldn’t have taken away the way Jake just talked to her, how it spoke volumes of unsaid history between the, but she didn’t dare sneak a peek at Boone

She didn’t want to see as there

"Yeah" Her tone cooled She straightened up, her hands falling back to her side "I took it" Her eyesit back"

"What?!"

Dani shrugged "Soet ant"

Julia’s reaction was i like they were going to pop out, and her cheeks reddened She started forward again, saying, "You did not just say that!"

"He--hey!" Jake tried to haul her back Julia kept co both of his fiancé’s ar her in place "Stop! Julia You can’t assault your own sister"

"Watch /half of a hold "Okay We’re leaving" He glanced over his shoulder "Dani, stop pushing your sister’s buttons We’re going, but I’d strongly advise you to give that picture back"

She pressed her lips together Fat chance of that happening